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Governor Simon Bradstreet 1604 – 1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1604

Birth Location: Horbling, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: Mar. 27, 1697

Death Location: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Rev. Bradstreet

Mother: Margaret Sawyer

Spouse(s): Anne Dudley, Anna Gardner

Children(s): Hannah Bradstreet, Rev Bradstreet

The story of Governor Simon Bradstreet began in 1604 in Horbling, Lincolnshire, England. Governor Simon Bradstreet married Anne Dudley, Anna Downing Gardner, and had children including Hannah 'Ann' Bradstreet, Rev Simon Bradstreet. Governor Simon Bradstreet passed away in 1697 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Governor Simon Bradstreet began in 1604 in Horbling, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Governor Simon Bradstreet married Anne Dudley, Anna Downing Gardner, and had children including Hannah 'Ann' Bradstreet, Rev Simon Bradstreet.
  • Governor Simon Bradstreet passed away in 1697 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Bradstreet
1580 – 1630
Birth Location: Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
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Margaret Sawyer
1584 – 1631
Birth Location: Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Dudley
1612 – 1672
Birth Location: Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
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Anna Gardner
1633 – 1713
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Hannah Bradstreet
1640 – 1707
Birth Location: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Rev Bradstreet
1640 – 1684
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, Colonial America
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Governor Bradstreet's Ancestors

Self
Governor Bradstreet
1604 – 1697
Birth Place: Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Rev. Simon Bradstreet
1580 – 1630
Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret Sawyer
1584 – 1631
Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Simon Bradstreet
1542 – 1620
Gislingham, Suffolk, England
Margaret Norman
1543 – 1623
Gislingham, Suffolk, England
Lord (Edmund Thomas Hind) Sawyer
1556 – 1638
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Mary (Margaret) West
1560 – 1630
Weybridge, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bradstreet
1518 – 1559
Johane Smyth\Smythe
1522 – 1558
Thomas Norman
1520 – 1594
Johanna Smythe
1522 – 1558
Sir Sawyer
1540 – 1564
JANE FISKE
1543 – 1570
Lord West
1520 – 1602
Lady Strange
1524 – 1611
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir. Bradstreet
1500 – 1556
Eleanor Habsburg
1493 – 1556
Sir Smyth
1494 – 1550
Catherine Brereton
1487 – 1520
Lord Sayre
1512 – 1564
Lady Squire
1514 – 1572
Jeffrey Ffyske
1500 – 1558
Lord West
1504 – 1538
Elizabeth Morton
1512 – 1554
Sir LeStrange
1494 – 1579
Lady Vaux
1513 – 1569

Governor Bradstreet's Descendants

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Governor (Simon) Bradstreet (18 Mar 1604 – Mar. 27, 1697) m. Anne Dudley (20 Mar 1612 – 16 Sep 1672) m. Anna (Downing) Gardner (1633 – 19 Apr 1713)
  1. 1. Hannah ('Ann') Bradstreet (1640 – 18 Apr 1707) m. Colonel (Honorable Andrew) Wiggins (3 Jun 1635 – 9 January 1708)
    1. 1. Jonathan Wiggins (11 November 1683 – 31 May 1738) m. Mary (Jewett) Emery (14 Dec 1685 – 5 April 1744)
      1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Wiggins (27 Mar 1719 – 29 Mar 1774) m. Winifred Sessums (29 Dec 1684 – 15 Apr 1745)
        1. 1. Pvt. (Thomas Frederick) Wiggins (abt 1816 – 3 Jan 1799) m. Sarah (Elizabeth Tabitha) Cooper (1732 – 1764)
  2. 2. Rev (Simon) Bradstreet (September 28, 1640 – 10 Feb 1684) m. Lucy Woodbridge (1641 – 1714)

Governor Bradstreet's Timeline

20 Records

1603
18 March 1603
Birth of Governor Simon Bradstreet in Horbling, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Horbling, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
1603
18 March 1603
Birth of Governor Simon Bradstreet in Eng, Massachusetts
Eng, Massachusetts
1603
18 Mar 1603
Governor Simon Bradstreet was baptized in Horbling,Lincoln,England
Horbling,Lincoln,England
1604
18 Mar 1604
Birth of Governor Simon Bradstreet in Horbling, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Horbling, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
1604
1604
Birth of Governor Simon Bradstreet in Horbling, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Horbling, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
1604
18 Mar 1604
Birth of Governor Simon Bradstreet in Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
1604
18 Mar 1604
Birth of Governor Simon Bradstreet in Horbling, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Horbling, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
1604
1604
Birth of Governor Simon Bradstreet in Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
1604
Mar 1604
Birth of Governor Simon Bradstreet in Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
1604
1604
Birth of Governor Simon Bradstreet in Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
1604
18 Mar 1604
Birth of Governor Simon Bradstreet in Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
1628
1628
Age 24
Governor Simon Bradstreet was married in MA
MA
1630
1630-1855
Age 26
Governor Simon Bradstreet resided here in Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1639
1639-1800
Age 35
Governor Simon Bradstreet resided here in Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1641
31 Dec 1641
Age 37
Governor Simon Bradstreet resided here in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1676
2 May 1676
Age 72
Governor Simon Bradstreet was married in Andover, Massachusetts
Andover, Massachusetts
1692
1692
Age 88
Governor Simon Bradstreet resided here in Salem
Salem
1697
1697
Age 93
Governor Simon Bradstreet resided here in Horbling, Lincolnshire
Horbling, Lincolnshire
1697
Mar. 27, 1697
Age 93
Death of Governor Simon Bradstreet in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1697
Mar. 27, 1697
Age 93
Death of Governor Simon Bradstreet in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 March 1603
    Event Place: Horbling, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [6] Millennium File
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [8] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    [11] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
    [12] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889
    [13] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1604
    Event Place: Horbling, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Horbling, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1604
    Event Place: Horbling, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1604
    Event Place: Horbling, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 March 1603
    Event Place: Eng, Massachusetts
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1604
    Event Place: Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1604
    Event Place: Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1603
    Event Place: Horbling,Lincoln,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: MA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 May 1676
    Event Place: Andover, Massachusetts
    Record Source: American Marriages Before 1699

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1630-1855
    Event Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] History of the town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts : from its first settlement in 1630 to 1855
    [2] The Memorial history of Boston : including Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 1630-1880

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1639-1800
    Event Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: History of the early settlement of Newton, county of Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1641
    Event Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1692
    Event Place: Salem
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Horbling, Lincolnshire
    Record Source: Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Data concerning the families of Bancroft, Bradstreet, Browne, Dudley, Emerson, Gamble, Goodridge, Gould, Hartshorne, Hobson, Kemp, Kendall, Metcalf, Nichols, Parker, Poole, Sawtell, Wainwright, Woodman, etc. in England and America, 1277 to 1906 A.D.
    [2] Mary Bradstreet Helmershausen : with illustrations from the family albums

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar. 27, 1697
    Event Place: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
    [5] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [6] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1648-1840
    [7] Millennium File
    [8] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
    [11] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889
    [12] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar. 27, 1697
    Event Place: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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