Edmund Bridges

• Birth: 1612 England
• Death: 13 Jan 1684, Topsfield, Massachusetts
• Parents: not known
• Married (first) Alice; (second) Elizabeth , who died December, 1664; (third), April 6, 1668, Mary Littlehale, who died October 21, 1691, and was widow of Richard Littlehale.

I) Edmund Bridges, immigrant ancestor, was born in England in 1612. He came in the ship "James" in July, 1636, giving his age as twenty-three. He settled at Lynn and followed his trade as blacksmith. He was admitted a freeman, September 7, 1639, and was one of the proprietors of the town. He removed to Rowley and was living there in 1641 when he had a suit at law at Ipswich. He was a proprietor of Rowley. The general court, May 26, 1647, ordered him to answer at the Essex court for "neglect to further public service hy delaying to shoe Mr. Symonds' horse when he was about to come to the General Court." That was before the days of labor unions and strikes in America. He deposed in 1658 that he was aged about forty-eight years. He removed to Ipswich and was a subscriber to the Denison fund in 1648. He was a commoner of Ipswich as early as 1664 and a voter in 1679. He administered on the estate of his wife's third son, John Littlehale, November 25, 1675. He removed finally to Topsfield. He died January 13, 1684. His will is dated January 6, 1694, and proved March 31, 1695. The inventory amounted to two hundred and thirty-five pounds.

Children (orders vary / wives vary according to author)

By 1st wife:

1. Mehitable, born at Rowley 1640
2. Edmund, Jr., born 1637, died 1682; lived at Topsfield and Salem: married, January 11, 1659-60, Sarah Towne, daughter of William Towne; she married (second) Peter Clayes.

By 2nd wife:

1. Hachaliah, lost at sea 1671-72.
2. Obadiah, born about 1646, died about 1677; married, October 25, 1671, Mary Smith; (second) Elizabeth . who married (second) Joseph Parker.
3. John, mentioned below.
4. Josiah, born about 1650, married (first), November 13, 1676. Elizabeth Norton: (second), September 19, 1677, Ruth Greenslip.
5. Faith, married Daniel Black, who settled at York, Maine.
6. Bethia, married, October 26, 1663, Joseph Peabody.
7. Mary.

Citations

1. from Torrey: BRIDGES, Edmund (1612-1684/5) & 1/wf Alice ?MILLINTON (-1641+) (perhaps Alice and Elizabeth were the same); by 1637; Ipswich/ Topsfield/Salem/Rowley {Sv. 1:249; Salem 2:405; Essex Ant. 3:83, 12:26; Deerfield 88; Fulton Anc. 557; Cole Anc. (1935) 44; Tingley-Meyers 141; Lynn Hist. 150; Reg. 8:252; Bridges Anc. 1}
2. from TORREY:BRIDGES, Edmund (-1684/5, Ipswich) & Elizabeth _____ (-1664); Ipswich/Lynn {Lynn Hist. 150; Hammatt: Ipswich 40; Salem 1:405; Cole Anc. (1935) 42; Essex Ant. 12:26; Tingley-Meyers 195; Reg. 8:252}
3. from TORREY: BRIDGES, Edmond (-1684/5) & 3/wf Mary (LANGTON) LITTLEHALE (-1691), w Richard; 6 Apr 1665; Ipswich {Rowley MA Fam. 42; Sv. 1:249; Littlehale 1; Reg. 8:252; Tingley-Meyers 195; Lynn Hist. 150; Bridges Anc. 1}

Links

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Sources

1. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of ..., Volume 2. edited by William Richard Cutter. Page 1012