Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v1p258


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4 June 1648; Abigail, b. 10, bapt. 24 Mar. 1650; Samuel, 14, bapt. 18
Jan. 1652; Jabez, b. 24 Feb. 1654; was of the earliest sett. at Wallingford
1670, as was Samuel; there the f. d. 12 Mar. 1690, aged 80. He made his
will nine days bef. nam. four s. and ds. Mary Pennington, w. of Ephraim;
Silence Bradley, w. of Joseph; both m. at Milford, 25 Oct. 1667; and gives
legacy to John Paine, wh. m. 22 Jan. 1673, his d. Abigail. JOHN, New Haven,
s. of the preced. had Mary, b. 18 Feb. 1675; John, 23 Oct. 1676; Elizabeth
26 Nov. 1677; Moses, 23 Apr. 1680; Abigail, 31 Mar. 1683; John, again,
13 Sept. 1686, d. at 23 yrs.; Samuel, 8 Nov. 1691; and Benjamin, 28 May
1697, d. young; and d. 1720. In early days, as sometimes in our own, the
name was Brackett.

    BROCKLEBANK, JOHN, Rowley, had Samuel, b. 1655. SAMUEL,
Rowley, came says tradit. but it omits, as usual, to say when, with his
br. the preced. and their mo. Jane, wh. d. 1668; was a deac. and capt. k.
in Philip's war, Hubbard says 18, but prob. 21 Apr. 1676, in battle, at
Sudbury, aged 48, leav. wid. Hannah, and ch. Samuel, b. 1653; Francis,
1655; Hannah; Mary; Elizabeth; Sarah; and Joseph, b. 1674. His wid.
m. Richard Dole of Newbury; her d. Hannah m. John Stickney, and
ds. Mary, and Sarah, m. sever. William and Henry, s. of Richard Dole.
SAMUEL, Rowley, s. of the preced. m. Elizabeth Platts, had John, b. 1686;
Francis, 1694; beside five ds. Decend. at Rowley are num. as well as
in Maine, New Hampsh. and Vermt.

    BROCKWAY, WOOLSTONE, Saybrook, 1664, by w. Hannah, wh.
d. 6 Feb. 1687, had Hannah, b. 14 Sept. 1664, William, 25 July 1666;
Woolstone, 7 Feb. 1668; Mary, 16 Jan. 1670; Bridget, 9 Jan. 1672;
Richard, 30 Sept. 1673; Eliz. 24 May 1676; Sarah, 23 Sept. 1679;
and Deborah, 1 May 1682. Hannah m. Thomas Champion. This
name, on the Lyme side of the riv. after, may now be Brockwell.

    BRODBENT, JOSHUA, provost-marshal, and Shf. of New Hampsh.
1681, m. at Woburn, 6 Apr. 1685, Sarah Osborn, perhaps wid. of Thomas
of Malden.

    BROMFIELD, EDWARD, Boston 1675, was third s. of Henry, wh.
was s. of Arthur, and b. 10 Jan. 1649, at Haywood ho. in the New
Forest, Hants; Merch. ar. co. 1679, a gent. of high esteem, rep. 1693,
one of the counc. 1708; m. 1678, Elizabeth d. of James Brading, had only
Elizabeth wh. d. unm. 1717. His sec. w. m. 4 June 1683, Mary, d. of Rev.
Samuel Danforth
, had six ch. wh. d. young; and she d. 17 Oct. 1734, he
hav. d. 2 June preced. leave. two ds. Mary, b. 2. June 1689; Sarah, 11
Oct. 1692; and Edward, 5 Nov. 1695. One d. Frances, b. 8 June
1694, had m. Rev. John Webb of Boston, and d. 14 Sept. 1721. EDWARD,
Boston, s. of the preced. m. 21 Feb. 1722, Abigail Coney, had
Edward, b. 30 Jan. 1723, H. C. 1742, a man of talents, untimely cut off,
18 Aug. 1745; Abigail, 9 Jan. 1725, wh. m. Hon. William Phillips;
Henry, 12 Nov. 1727, liv. at Harvard until 23 Feb. 1820; John, 25