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John Henry Bridges 1578 – 1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1578

Birth Location: Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England

Death Date: 15 Apr 1665

Death Location: Watertown,Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Brydges

Mother: Anna Scrope

Spouse(s): Joane French, Elizabeth French, Elizabeth Holyoake

Children(s): Edward Bridges, John Bridges, Mary Harris?, Matthew Bridges, John Bridges, Edward Bridge, Mary Bridge, Marie Bridges, Edward Bridge, Mary Bridges, Elizabeth Bridge, John Bridges, Thomas Bridge, Sarah Bridge, John Bridge

In 1578, John Henry Bridges entered the world in Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England, born to Thomas Bridges \ Brydges and Anna Scrope. John Henry Bridges married Joane French, Elizabeth "Marjory" French, Elizabeth Holyoake, and had children including Edward Bridges, John Edmund Bridges, Mary Bridget Harris?, Matthew Bridges, John Bridges, Edward Bridge, Mary Bridge, Marie Bridges, Edward Bridge, Mary Bridges, Elizabeth Bridge, John Edmund Bridges, Thomas Bridge, Sarah Bridge, John Bridge. John Henry Bridges passed away in 1665 in Watertown,Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1578, John Henry Bridges entered the world in Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England, born to Thomas Bridges \ Brydges and Anna Scrope.
  • John Henry Bridges married Joane French, Elizabeth "Marjory" French, Elizabeth Holyoake, and had children including Edward Bridges, John Edmund Bridges, Mary Bridget Harris?, Matthew Bridges, John Bridges, Edward Bridge, Mary Bridge, Marie Bridges, Edward Bridge, Mary Bridges, Elizabeth Bridge, John Edmund Bridges, Thomas Bridge, Sarah Bridge, John Bridge.
  • John Henry Bridges passed away in 1665 in Watertown,Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Brydges
1547 – 1581
Birth Location: West Ham, Essex, England
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Anna Scrope
1549 – 1623
Birth Location: Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Joane French
1576 – 1648
Birth Location: Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
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Elizabeth French
1580 – 1648
Birth Location: St Mary, Suffolk, England
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Elizabeth Holyoake
1590 – 1681
Birth Location: Alcester, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

Edward Bridges
1601 – 1683
Birth Location: Essex, England
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John Bridges
1612 – 1684
Birth Location: London, England
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Mary Harris?
1615 – 1675
Birth Location: of Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Matthew Bridges
1615 – 1700
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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John Bridges
1599 – 1665
Birth Location: Braintree, Essex, England
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Edward Bridge
1601 – 1683
Birth Location: Essex, , England
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Mary Bridge
1606 – 1640
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Marie Bridges
1618 – 1671
Birth Location: Harbledown, Kent, England
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Edward Bridge
1601 – 1683
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Mary Bridges
1606 – 1706
Birth Location: Boston,Suffolk,Massachusetts,USA
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Elizabeth Bridge
1609 – 1664
Birth Location: Alcester, Warwickshire, England
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John Bridges
1610 – 1675
Birth Location: Alcester, Warwickshire, England
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Thomas Bridge
1622 – 1656
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Bridge
1622 –
Birth Location: Essex, England
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John Bridge
– 1665
Birth Location: Essex, England
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John Bridges's Ancestors

Self
John Bridges
1578 – 1665
Birth Place: Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Bridges \ Brydges
1547 – 1581
West Ham, Essex, England
Anna Scrope
1549 – 1623
Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Anthony (\ Antoni Bridges \ Brydges \) Bardyga
1522 – 1601
West Ham, Essex, , England
Prudence Carew
1524 – 1586
Antony, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir. Bridges)
1488 – 1557
Eleanor Robbins
1499 – 1557
Sir Carew
1493 – 1549
Lady Howe
1505 – 1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir VIII
1461 – 1520
Lady Troutbeck
1458 – 1507

John Bridges's Descendants

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John (Henry) Bridges (1578 – 15 Apr 1665) m. Joane French (28 February 1576 – 18 Mar 1648) m. Elizabeth ("Marjory") French (25 Jul 1580 – 18 Mar 1648) m. Elizabeth Holyoake (4 Dec 1590 – 10 Nov 1681)
  1. 1. Edward Bridges (1601 – 20 Dec 1683)
  2. 2. John (Edmund) Bridges (1612 – 13 Jan 1684)
  3. 3. Mary (Bridget) Harris? (Apr 1615 – 13 Mar 1675) m. Benjamin Crispe (Abt 1611 – 5 November 1683)
    1. 1. Mehitable Crispe (1634 – 28 May 1691)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Crispe (8 January 1636 – 28 May 1681) m. Lawrence
    3. 3. Jonathan Crispe (29 JAN 1637/38 – 25 Oct 1688)
    4. 4. Mercy (Mary) Crispe (20 May 1638 – 13 Jul 1713)
    5. 5. Jonathan (Martin "John") Crispe (29 Nov 1639 – 28 Oct 1698) m. Lydia (Deliverance Mansell) Pease (1640 – 27 Jul 1699) m. Joanna Crispe (1643 – 1 Dec 1676)
      1. 1. John (Caswell) Crisp (1660 – 1726)
      2. 2. William (Mansell Mansil) Crisp (1695 – 14 Feb 1783) m. Mercy (Downs) Doane (15 October 1681 – 13 April 1739) m. Henson (1702 – 1737) m. Frances (Whitley) Crisp (1716 – 14 Feb 1783) m. Mary Crisp (1710 – 1747)
        1. 1. Susannah Crisp (1721 – 1784)
        2. 2. Mary Crisp (1724 – Feb 1785) m. Boaz (Kitching) Kitchens (1 Jun 1720 – 8 Jun 1776)
        3. 3. Anne Crisp (1725 – 1784)
        4. 4. John Crisp (1726 – 1726)
        5. 5. William (Mansell) Crisp (1 October 1727 – 25 August 1819)
        6. 6. Sarah Crisp (1731 – abt 1783)
        7. 7. Susannah Crisp (1738 – 1788)
        8. 8. Ezekiel Crisp (7 May 1744 – 26 May 1795)
        9. 9. Lydia Crisp (1745 – 1801)
        10. 10. John (Lowery) Crisp (14 Jan 1751 – 1830)
        11. 11. William (Mansell, Jr.) Crisp (01 Oct 1753 – 1826)
        12. 12. Samuel (Mathis) Crisp (1755 – 10 Jun 1829)
        13. 13. Bray Crisp (1736 – 1820)
        14. 14. Jesse Crisp (16 Jul 1760 – 27 Jul 1831)
    6. 6. Eleazer Crispe (14 Nov 1641 – 10 Apr 1726)
    7. 7. Zachariah Crispe (1644 – 1677)
    8. 8. Mercy (Mary) Crispe (1648 – 1 Apr 1686)
    9. 9. Deliverance Crispe (1650 – 27 July 1694)
    10. 10. Lydia (Crispe) (Pease) (1651 – 1686)
    11. 11. Elizabeth Crispe (24 Mar 1662 – 28 May 1691)
  4. 4. Matthew Bridges (1615-04-02 – 29 Apr 1700)
  5. 5. John Bridges (1599 – 15 Apr 1665)
  6. 6. Edward Bridge (1601 – 20 Dec 1683)
  7. 7. Mary Bridge (1606 – Abt 1640)
  8. 8. Marie Bridges (25 Oct 1618 – 1671)
  9. 9. Edward Bridge (1601 – 20 December 1683)
  10. 10. Mary Bridges (1606 – 16 Apr 1706)
  11. 11. Elizabeth Bridge (1609 – 2 Jan 1664)
  12. 12. John (Edmund) Bridges (28 September 1610 – 5 Sep 1675)
  13. 13. Thomas Bridge (1622 – 10 Mar 1656)
  14. 14. Sarah Bridge (16 Feb 1622 – )
  15. 15. John Bridge ( – 15 APR 1665)

John Bridges's Timeline

2 Records

1578
1578
Birth of John Henry Bridges in Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England
Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England
1665
15 Apr 1665
Age 87
Death of John Henry Bridges in Watertown,Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Watertown,Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1665
    Event Place: Watertown,Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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