Edmund Bridges, Sr.^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1612 - 1685  (73 years)

• Name	Edmund Bridges
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	1612	England   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1635	Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts   [4]
  	from London aboard the James
  Civil	7 Sep 1639	Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
  	was made a Freeman
  Occupation	black smith
  _FSFTID	L52F-QB9
  _UID	E76CBA0B18C04CA0901B7C7AB5CBCC80494B
  Died	13 Jan 1685	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I1464	Strong History
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2018

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1612,   d. 31 Dec 1664, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Married	Abt 1636	Essex Co., Massachusetts
  Children	1. Mary Bridges,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mehitable Bridges,   b. Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Edmund Bridges, Jr.,   b. 4 Oct 1637, prob Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 24 Jun 1682, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 44 years)   4. Hackaliah Bridges,   b. 1639, prob Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 1671, Lost at Sea  (Age 32 years)   5. Bethia Bridges,   b. 26 Jan 1640, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 20 Mar 1721, Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 81 years)   6. John Bridges,   b. 1644, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 1704, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 60 years)   7. Faith Bridges,   b. 1645, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 1679, Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 34 years)   8. Obadiah Bridges,   b. 1646, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 25 Oct 1676, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 30 years)   9. Josiah Bridges,   b. 1649, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 9 Feb 1715, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Lancton,   b. Abt 1626, England ,   d. 24 Oct 1691, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Married	6 Apr 1665	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He was an immigrant from England aboard the Ship "James" in July, 1636, giving his age as 23 years old. He settled at Lynn, Massachusetts and followed his trade as a 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 of law at Ipswitch. he was also a proprietor of Rowley. The general court, May 26, 1647 ordered him to answer at the Essex court for "neglect to further public service by delaying to shoe Mr. Symond's 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 48 years of age. he removed to Ipswich and was a subscriber to the Denison fundin 1648. he was a commoner of Ipswich as early 1664 and a voter in 1679. He administered on the estate of of his wife's third son, John Littlehale, Nov. 25, 1675. He removed finally to Topsfield (Ipswich), where he died Jan 13, 1684/5. His will is dated Jan 6, 1684/5 and proved Mar 31, 1685. The inventory amounted to 235 pounds. - Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Vol.2, William Richard Cutter

  
  

• Sources

  [S95] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [S95] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [S191] American Marriages Before 1699. [S85] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Lynn, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 389.