John Brimblecomb, of Marblehead

John Brimblecomb House 9 Mechanic St, Marblehead

Biography

John Brimblecomb, fisherman, lived in Marblehead from 1661 until his death in 1678. He was born circa 1623 based on the marriage dates of his three children. Tabitha was wife of John Brimblecomb and administrator of his estate on 29 Nov 1678 (Will dated 11 May 1678). They lived in a house on a lot that originally belonged to John Legg by 1661. The lot was passed down to their son Philip. They had three children: Philip (m Sarah Fluent and an unknown first wife), Richard (daughter married Edward Holman) and Mary (m Andrew Tucker).[1] [2] [3] [4][5]

In 1677 juvenile problems came to the attention of the town and the town meeting action ordered Ensign Norman and John Brimblecombe “to looke after the youth and boyes on the Lord’s Dayes that they behave themselves well and orderly.” Donald A. Doliber, HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF THE MARBLEHEAD POLICE DEPARTMENT

Children

1. Mary bp 16 JUL 1646 Modbury, Devon, England died young
2. Richard (daughter) born 1646 probably Modbury, Devon, England died Dec 1719 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts married about 1668 Edward Holman
3. Mary bp 16 JUN 1647 Modbury, Devon, England; died Jan 1726 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts married 16 Jul 1647 Andrew Tucker
4. John bp 10 AUG 1649 Modbury, Devon, England died 29 JUN 1658 in Modbury, Devon, England
5. Philip bp 28 OCT 1651 in Modbury, Devon, England died before 6 DEC 1692 Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts married first to an unknown wife about 1670 and married second to Sarah Fluent 8 Feb 1680 in Marblehead. She married second David Furnace.

Modbury Devon Olypic Torch carried by Leah Burch 2012

Origins

Based on what we know of the names of his wife and children it seems likely he was the Jonn Brimblecombe baptized on 2 Mar 1623 to John and Richard (mother) in Modbury, Devon. His baptism is followed by the baptisms of two of his children who married in Marblehead. The wife on the baptism record is Tabitha as well.[6]

Church of England, Parish Register Transcripts of Modbury, Devon, 1553-1837:

1. Brimblecombe John m Mar 2 1623 John Richard

Children:

1. Brembelcom Mary f Jul 16 1646 John Tabitha
2. Brimblecomb Mary f Jul 16 1647 John Tobitha
3. Brimblecombe John m Aug 10 1649 John Tabitha (d 29 Jun 1658)
4. Brimblecomb Phillip m Oct 28 1651 John Tabitha

aka Brimblecom, Brimblecome, Brimblecombe, Brimbelcom, Brimbelcome, Brimbelcomb, etc.

Modbury Devon

Also baptized there was Richard Brimblecomb (John's sister) on 3 AUG 1621 to John and Richard. She married Christopher Crispin on 24 Sep 1658 and had a daughter Margaret Crispine who married Robert Leight aka Lee who had a number of children born there (Surname changed to Lee). Richard appearendly had a bastard daughter Elizabeth bp 25 Aug 1643 as well before she was married.

1. Brembchrom Elizabeth f Aug 25 1643 Richourd bastard

Also in this town a Margery - probably and aunt of John married 28 Jul 1606 to John Cranne and had several children baptized there from 1607-1624: Henry, Margery, Mary, Joane and Nathaniel.

Will

John "Brimbellcom" of Marblehead made his will 11 May 1678 (inventory 12 Nov 1678), naming wife Tabitha, son Philip Brimbelcom and daughters Richard Holman and Mary Tucker.

ESTATE OF JOHN BRIMBLECOM OF MARBLEHEAD

The Last Will and Testament of John Brimbellcom Being in his perfecte memory the 11th maye 1678 Imprmis That first I Bequeue my Body to the Dust and my spiritte To god that gaue it as for my Estat firist I order That after the Charge of my fenerall (is paide) that all my Deptes Bee fully satisfied By my Excetors: secondly my will is that what Estate is Lefte After my Deptes is paide that Tabitha my wife shall fully and wholly Inioye it for the Terme of Her Naturall Life Thirdly my will is That after The death of my sd: wife That my soon Phillipe Brimbelcom and his Children after Him shall Inioye the full and whole Estat that shee shall Leave to saye my wife what is Leafte of what I Leave her :fourthly my will is That my Excecetors out of what Estat I Leave shall pave to my too Daughters Richard Holman and mary Tucker as a Legaci Twenty shilings a peece. fiftly my will is that my wife Tabitha and my soonn Philipe bee jointe Excecetrex and Exceceter of my whole Estate In Being By them To bee managed and Emproued as above further my will is Th.at my Trusty frinds John Codner and John Leg Bee my overseeres of my Excetors for the Emprouement of The Estate according to this my will and Testament my will further is that if my sd: sun Die without Issue that what is Lefte of my Estate after the death of my sd: wife and sonne and his Child or what Childrin he maye have that it shall bee Equally divided Betwext my too Daughters Richard and mary."

John (his I B mark) Brimbellcom.

Witness: John (his T C mark) Codner, John Legg.

Proved in Salem court 29: 9: 1678 by the witnesses.

Inventory of the estate taken Nov. 12, ,1678, by William Nick and Thaddeus Riddan : one halfe of a shallop & connue & what else belongs to ye half & boat, 15li.; one dweling house, out house and land with ye priviledge belonging to it, 40li.; one halfe of a servants time, 5li.; one bed filled with silke grasse with Rugg, Blankets, bedsteed & 2 pr. ould sheetes, 4li.; 3 Chests ould ones & ould barrells, 8s.; one muskett, one houldbert, one Cutles, one swoard & Belt, 2li.; 4 potts & a small Kittle, lli. 10s.; two pair pott hangers, two pair pott hooks, one fire shoovell & tonges, gridiron, &c., 10s.; pewter dishes, cupes & warming pann, 15s.; Table & forme & a spitt, 1 Os. ; one frying pan &. two ould Axes, 5s. ; three ould Chaires, two ,pailes, washing tubs, wooden Trays & a dresser, 6s.; wearin~ appa1·rell in all, 3li.; one spining wheele, 2s.; several lean swine, halfe a cow & Calfe, 3s. ; total, 7 6li. 6s. Signed by Thaddeus Riddan and Christopher N ecke. Attested in Salem court 29: 9: 1678 by Tabitha Brimbelcom, one of the executors.

Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 30, leaves 26, 27.

Sources

1. The Essex Antiquarian, Sidney Perley, ed. (Salem 1908) 12:34
2. The Essex Genealogist 25:20 link note this suggestion is incorrect
3. Essex Institute Historical Collections, Volume 47:92-3 link
4. PROBATE RECORD : 1678 LOCATION : Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States VOLUME : 3 PAGE : 283; Wife Tabitha, leave house to son Philip names dau Mary Tucker and Richard Holmon
5. Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700 1:206 1640 Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; BRIMBLECOME, John (-1678) & 2/wf Tabitha ____; Marblehead {Essex Ant. 12:34; EIHC 47:93
6. Church of England, Parish Register Transcripts of Modbury (Devon), 1553-1837
7. Essex Antiquarian Vol. XII [1]
8. Pope's "Hooper Genealogy" (Boston: C. H. Pope, 1908.), pp. 94-95: Points out that Robert Hooper also had a daughter Richard and one wonders if the Hoopers came from the same area of England where the name was common: "The name of Robert Hooper's daughter comes to us in two deeds which she signed with her husband and in the spouse's will; strange as it may appear "Richard" is the way the scriveners wrote it. Possibly the baptismal name was really the feminine form 'Richarda;' but the copies of deeds and the notary's spelling in the will are plain 'Richard.'" Marblehead Genealogy Project
9. http://essexcountyma.net/Wills/brimblej.htm