New England Colonists, 1600-1700 Bowers-Bradstreet

A great example of how 17th century town centers were laid out.

Bowers
George was in Plymouth, Mass. in 1639, then to Cambridge, Mass..

Bowker

Edmund(or Edward) was at Dorchester, Mass. in 1635, then moved to Sudbury by 1666.
James was originally from Sweden and came to Scituate, Mass. ca. 1674.


Bowles

John was at Roxbury, Mass. in 1640.
Joseph was in Saco, Maine by 1640 before moving to Wells.
Richard was at Dover, N.H. by 1666.

Bowman

John was in Plymouth, Mass. in 1633.
Nathaniel settled in Watertown, Mass. by 1630, then to Lexington.

Bowne

Thomas was born in Matlock, Derbyshire, England in 1595 before coming to Boston in 1648. He was also an early settler at Flushing, L.I..

Boyden

Thomas, born in Suffolk, England and then went to Ipswich, England by 1634. He then came to Scituate, Mass pre-1650. By 1651, he is found Boston, then Medfield, Watertown and lastly Groton, Mass..

Boyes or Boyce

Antipas, was at Boston in 1659 with only one issue, his son(who went back to England).
Joseph, was at Salem by 1639.
Matthew was at Roxbury, Mass. by 1638, removing to Rowley pre-1641. He went back to England by 1657.
Richard was at N.H. pre-1677.
Samuel was at Saybrook, Conn.(where he married)by 1668.

Boylston

Thomas, s/o Thomas of London and grandson of Henry, of Litchfield, England. He was at Watertown, Mass. by 1635.

Boynton

John was born at Knapton, Wingham, Yorkshire, England in 1614 and came to Mass. by 1635, settling in Rowley.
William, was brother of preceding, and son of William(who was the 23d generation from Bartholomew de Boynton). He was at Rowley, Mass by 1638, having came to New England in 1635.
William was at Salisbury, Mass. pre-1670.

Brabrook or Braybrook

John was at Watertown, Mass. by 1640.
Joseph was at Concord, Mass. by 1672.
Richard was an early settler at Ipswich, Mass.
William was at Lynn, Mass. in 1637 before removing to Sandwich, Mass.

Brace or Bracy or Bracie

John was at New Haven, Conn. by 1644, then to Wethersfield, Conn. in 1647.
Stephen was a 'hatter' at Swanzey, Mass. in 1669, then to Hartford, Conn. in 1692 where he died the same year.
Thomas was a resident of Ipswich, Mass. in 1635 before removing to Branford, Conn.
Thomas, brother of John, was at Wethersfield, Conn before removing to Hatfield, Mass. when he died in 1704.

Brackenbury

John was at Charlestown, Mass, then to Boston, where he married in 1655.
William, son of William of the Mayflower
Richard was with Governor Endicott when he came to N.E., residing in Salem by 1628.
Samuel was at Boston in 1677.
William, came in Winthrop's Fleet in 1630 and then went to Malden, Mass.

Brackett

Anthony was in Maine on the "Piscataqua River" as early as 1623 before going to Portsmouth, N.H. pre-1640.
Peter was at Braintree, Mass. by 1643, then to Scarborough, Maine in 1673.
Capt. Richard, brother of the preceding, was at Boston in 1632, then removed to Quincy by 1639.
William, was under the employment of Mason and was at Portsmouth, N.H. by 1624.

Bradbury

Capt. Thomas, s/o Wymond, great grandson of Matthew, was at York, Maine in 1634. Two years later, he was at Ipswich and then one of the original proprietors of Salisbury, Mass.

Brade

Joseph was at Marblehead, Mass. in 1638.

Bradfield

Lesby was at Wethersfield, Conn pre-1643.

Bradford

Alexander was at Dorchester, Mass. in 1638 but left no issue.
Robert was a freeman at Boston in 1642.


Bradhurst

Ralph was at Roxbury, Mass. (where he was married the same year) in 1677, but left no issue.

Brading

James was at Newbury, Mass. in 1659.

Brandish

Robert was at Cambridge as early as 1635.

Bradley

Daniel was at New Haven, Conn. in 1657.
Daniel was at Haverhill, Mass. in 1635 and at Rowley, Mass by 1662.
Francis went to Branford, Conn. by 1660 before removing to Fairfield, Conn. in 1657.
Isaac was first at Branford, Conn. in 1667, the went to New Haven, Conn. by 1683.
John was at Dedham, Mass. in 1642
John was at Dover, N.H. by 1667.
Joseph was at Haverhill, Mass. in 1649.
Joshua was in Rowley, Mass. by 1663.
Nathan resided in Guilford, Conn. pre-1669.
Nathaniel was at Dorchester, Mass. pre-1701, when he died at age 70 years.
Peter, was at New London, Conn. in 1654.
Richard was in Boston in 1651.
Stephen took the oath of fidelity in 1660 in Guilford and New Haven, Conn..
William took the oath of fidelity at New Haven, Conn. in 1644.

Bradshaw

Humphrey was at Cambridge, Mass. in 1642

Bradstreet

Humphrey came to Ipswich, Mass. from Ipswich, England with the Winthrop Fleet in 1630 before removing to Cambridge, Ipswich, Andover and Boston.