Richard
BRACKETT
(b.
16 September 1610
,
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
d.
5 March 1690
,
Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony
)
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Richard BRACKETT was born 16 September 1610 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Richard BRACKETT was the child of ? and ?Richard was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1634.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Richard married Alice BLOWER 16 January 1633 in London, England . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Alice BLOWER was born 30 June 1615 in England (United Kingdom). Alice died 3 November 1690 in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA.
Richard BRACKETT died 5 March 1690 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
son of Peter Brackett (1585 - 1616) and Rachel Brackett Saunders (1595 - 1651)
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Family and Children of Richard BRACKETT
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Alice BLOWER-- Date: 16 January 1633 Place: London, England
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St. Katherine's By The Tower, London, England
Children of Richard BRACKETT and Alice BLOWER:
Hannah BRACKETT (b.4 June 1634, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 3 July 1706, Nashua, New Hampshire Colony )
m. Samuel KINSLEY 1655 in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA
m. John BLANCHARD 1663 in , Massachusetts, USA
John BRACKETT (b.7 May 1637, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 18 March 1687, Billerica, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England )
Peter BRACKETT (b.7 May 1637, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. , )
Rachael BRACKETT (b.3 November 1639, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. , )
m. Simon CROSBY 15 July 1659
Mary BRACKETT (b.1 February 1641, Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 23 March 1678, Billerica, Massachusetts Bay Colony )
m. Joseph THOMPSON 22 July 1662 in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA (North Billerica)
James BRACKETT (b.8 July 1645, Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 8 April 1718, Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
Sarah BRACKETT (b.abt. 1650, , Massachusetts Bay Colony d. , )
Josiah BRACKETT (b.8 May 1652, Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. , )
Alice BLOWER-- Date: 16 January 1633 Place: London, Englandancestry.com
St. Katherine's By The Tower, London, England
Children of Richard BRACKETT and Alice BLOWER:
Hannah BRACKETT (b.4 June 1634, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 3 July 1706, Nashua, New Hampshire Colony )m. Samuel KINSLEY 1655 in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA
m. John BLANCHARD 1663 in , Massachusetts, USA
John BRACKETT (b.7 May 1637, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 18 March 1687, Billerica, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England ) Peter BRACKETT (b.7 May 1637, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. , ) Rachael BRACKETT (b.3 November 1639, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. , )m. Simon CROSBY 15 July 1659
Mary BRACKETT (b.1 February 1641, Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 23 March 1678, Billerica, Massachusetts Bay Colony )m. Joseph THOMPSON 22 July 1662 in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA (North Billerica)
James BRACKETT (b.8 July 1645, Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 8 April 1718, Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay) Sarah BRACKETT (b.abt. 1650, , Massachusetts Bay Colony d. , ) Josiah BRACKETT (b.8 May 1652, Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. , )
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Discovering the Ancestry of Richard BRACKETT: Events, Photos & Historical Records
Title Fifty Great Migration Colonists to New England & Their Origins
A Heritage classic
Author John Brooks Threlfall
Edition illustrated
Publisher Heritage Books, 2008
ISBN 1556136854, 9781556136856
Length 556 pages
Page 65
1610 Birth 16 September 1610
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Biography
RICHARD BRACKETT
ORIGIN: Sudbury, Suffolk
MIGRATION: 1632
FIRST RESIDENCE: Boston
REMOVES: Braintree 1641
RETURN TRIPS: Travelled to England in 1633 for his marriage, and then returned to New England in 1634
OCCUPATION: Husbandman. Boston jailkeeper, 1637-1640 [MBCR 1 :217,260; WP 4:175,252].
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Admitted to Boston church as member #144, which would be shortly before 11 November 1632 [BChR 15]. On 5 December 1641 he and his wife Alice were recommended to Braintree church [BChR 35], and on 8 May 1642 Richard Brackett was dismissed to Braintree church 'at their desire of him unto the Office of a Deacon amongst them' [BChR 36]. (Savage gives 21 July 1642 as the date of Brackett's ordination as deacon, but the source for this has not been found.)
FREEMAN: 25 May 1636 [MBCR 1 :372].
EDUCATION: Sufficient to be Braintree clerk of writs. Signed will with shaky hand.
OFFICES: Deputy for Braintree to General Court (as 'Capt. Richard Bracket'), 23 May ...Read MORE...
Richard Brackett, New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
div class='flex-item-no-border' style='justify-content:flex-start;'>RICHARD BRACKETT
ORIGIN: Sudbury, Suffolk
MIGRATION: 1632
FIRST RESIDENCE: Boston
REMOVES: Braintree 1641
RETURN TRIPS: Travelled to England in 1633 for his marriage, and then returned to New England in 1634
OCCUPATION: Husbandman. Boston jailkeeper, 1637-1640 [MBCR 1 :217,260; WP 4:175,252].
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Admitted to Boston church as member #144, which would be shortly before 11 November 1632 [BChR 15]. On 5 December 1641 he and his wife Alice were recommended to Braintree church [BChR 35], and on 8 May 1642 Richard Brackett was dismissed to Braintree church 'at their desire of him unto the Office of a Deacon amongst them' [BChR 36]. (Savage gives 21 July 1642 as the date of Brackett's ordination as deacon, but the source for this has not been found.)
FREEMAN: 25 May 1636 [MBCR 1 :372].
EDUCATION: Sufficient to be Braintree clerk of writs. Signed will with shaky hand.
OFFICES: Deputy for Braintree to General Court (as 'Capt. Richard Bracket'), 23 May ...Read MORE...
Richard Brackett, New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
163 Marriage / PartnerRichard BRACKETT and Alice BLOWER 16 January 1633, London, England
He was 22 years old.
1634 Birth of ChildHannah BRACKETT was born 4 June 1634, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
Richard was 23 years old.
1637 Birth of ChildJohn BRACKETT was born 7 May 1637, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
Richard was 26 years old.
1637 Birth of ChildPeter BRACKETT was born 7 May 1637, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
Richard was 26 years old.
1639 Birth of ChildRachael BRACKETT was born 3 November 1639, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
Richard was 29 years old.
1641 Birth of ChildMary BRACKETT was born 1 February 1641, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA
Richard was 30 years old.
1645 Birth of ChildJames BRACKETT was born 8 July 1645, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA
Richard was 34 years old.
1652 Birth of ChildJosiah BRACKETT was born 8 May 1652, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA
Richard was 41 years old.
1662 Marriage of ChildMary BRACKETT married 22 July 1662, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA (North Billerica) to Joseph THOMPSON
1678 Death of ChildMary BRACKETT died 23 March 1678, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA (North Billerica)
Richard was 67 years old.
1687 Death of ChildJohn BRACKETT died 18 March 1687, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA (North Billerica)
Richard was 76 years old.
Will
Will (ancestry.com):
'In the name of God amen. I Richard Brackett of Braintree in New England, being mindful of my mortallyty and bieng of a disposing mind and trusting in God through Jesus Christ, my only savior, for eternal life salvation, revoking and making null all former wills made by me, do make this my last will and testament as followeth:
My will is that all my just debts, if any be, be paid in full and funeral charges be defrayed.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Alice Brackett, all my estate in housing, orchards, lands and meadows in Braintry for her comfortable subsistance during her natural life, as also the income of my estate in Billerica.
Item: I give to the children of my son John Brackett one fourth part of all my land and meadows and housing in Billerica, as it shall fall by equal division, to be equally divided between them and their hiers. My meaning is the children that he had by his wife Hannah Brackett.
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Will (ancestry.com):
'In the name of God amen. I Richard Brackett of Braintree in New England, being mindful of my mortallyty and bieng of a disposing mind and trusting in God through Jesus Christ, my only savior, for eternal life salvation, revoking and making null all former wills made by me, do make this my last will and testament as followeth:
My will is that all my just debts, if any be, be paid in full and funeral charges be defrayed.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Alice Brackett, all my estate in housing, orchards, lands and meadows in Braintry for her comfortable subsistance during her natural life, as also the income of my estate in Billerica.
Item: I give to the children of my son John Brackett one fourth part of all my land and meadows and housing in Billerica, as it shall fall by equal division, to be equally divided between them and their hiers. My meaning is the children that he had by his wife Hannah Brackett.
Item: I give and bequeath...Read MORE...
1690 Death 5 March 1690
Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony
He died at the age of 79.
Richard is buried at: Hancock Cemetery Quincy Norfolk County Massachusetts, USA
Added: 6/29/2009 11:31:58 AM
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