New England Colonists, 1600-1700 Camp-Carter

Camp

Edward was living at New Haven, Conn. in 1643.
John was a freeman at Hartford, Conn. in 1669.
Nicholas was born in Nasing, Essex, England pre-1630 before going to Watertown, Mass. in 1638. He then removed to Guilford in 1639 and was lastly in Milford, Conn. by 1646.
William was married in New London, Conn. in 1683.

Campbell

Duncan was a bookseller in Boston in 1685.
John was the owner of Boston News Letter in Boston in 1695.

Camfield or Canfield

John was at Portsmouth, R.I. in 1655.
Matthew was at New Haven, Conn. in 1644 and then went to New Jersey in 1665.
Thomas, brother of the preceding, was born at Yorkshire, England and was living in New Haven before moving to Milford, Conn. by 1646.

Campion

Clement was at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1647.

Canada

James was at Rowley, Mass. by 1601.

Cande

Zaccheus was a proprietor at New Haven, Conn. in 1685.

Cann

John was married at Boston in 1661.

Canney

Thomas was sent over by Mason to Portsmouth, N.H. in 1631 and then went to Dover, N.H. in 1644.

Cannin or Canon

John was at Plymouth, Mass. by 1621.

Canterbury

Cornelius was at Hingham, Mass. in 1639 but left no male issue.
William first lived in Salem in 1638 before removing to Lynn, Mass. by 1641.

Capen

Bernard came from England to Mass. in 1630. He was a proprietor at Dedham, Mass. by 1633 and had only one son named John, who may have came to New England BEFORE his father did.

Capron

Benfield or Banfield was born at England around 1660 before coming to N.E. by 1680. He settled at Barrington, R.I. and later to Attleboro, Mass..

Card

Richard was at Newport, R.I. in 1665.

Carder

Richard was at Roxbury, Mass pre-1636, when he is found at Boston. The following year he is found at Warwick, R.I..

Carleton

Edward, was the son of Eramas, mercer of London and the 19th generation from Baldwin de Carleton. Edward was born in 1605 in England and was one of the founders of Rowley, Mass. between 1638-9. He returned to England in 1651 and died the same year. His son, John, came to N.E. after his fathers death.

Carlilie, Carley or Carlisle

Bartholomew was married at Sudbury, Mass. in 1686.
William was at Hingham in 1637 and was one of the first planters of Hull, Mass. in 1642. He was also a founder of Lancaster, Mass. in 1653 before settling at Marlboro, Mass. afterward.

Carman

John was at Roxbury in 1631, removed to Long Island afterward, and was also a patentee of Hempstead.

Carnes

John was at Boston in 1649.
Thomas was at New Haven, Conn. in 1684.

Carney

James was a surgeon at Boston in 1685.

Carpenter

David was at Farmington, Conn. when he died in 1651.
John lived at Ipswich, Mass. in 1678.
Thomas was a carpenter who came from Amesbury, Wiltshire, England to Boston in 1636.
William was the ninth generation from John and was born in 1576. He came with his son, William, in 1637. The elder returned on the same ship back to England and his son settled at Providence, R.I. in the same year. He was the founder of the Carpenter branch of the family in that state before living at Weymouth in 1640, was a carpenter by trade and was also one of the founders of Rehoboth.

Carr

Caleb was the son of Benjamin and was born at London in 1616 before going to Newport, R.I. in 1638.
George was a shipwright at Ipswich in 1633 and went to Salisbury, Mass. in 1640. He was at Amesbury in 1662.
Richard, born in 1606 and came to N.E. in 1635. He is at Hampton, N.H. in 1640 before removing to Ipswich in 1678.
Robert was a tailor by trade and a brother of Caleb. He was also born in London in 1614 and settled at Briston, R.I. by 1635. He became a resident of Portsmouth, R.I. in 1639 and then went to Newport, R.I. then to "Conanicut Island" in Narragansett Bay.

Carrier

Thomas was born in Wales around 1630 and is found at Billerica, Mass. by 1674, then Andover, Mass. and finally at Colchester, Conn..

Carrington

Edward was at Charlestown in 1633.
John was at Wethersfield, Conn. in 1644.

Carroll

Anthony was at Topsfield Mass. in 1661.
Nathaniel was living in Mass. in 1672.

Carter

Caleb was married at Charlestown, Mass. in 1678.
John was at Charlestown in 1640 and was an early settler of Woburn, Mass..
Joshua was at Dorchester, Mass. in 1634 and removed to Windsor, Conn sometime before 1647.
Lawrence was at Hadley, Mass. in 1686.
Philip was at Exeter, N.H. in 1677.
Ralph was at Boston in 1676.
Richard was a broadweaver at Boston in 1640 but left no male issue.
Robert was at Malden, Mass. in 1674.
Samuel was at Charlestown, Mass. in 1647.
Thomas is living at Charlestown in 1637.
Rev. Thomas was born at St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England before coming to Dedham in 1641. He was the first minister of Woburn, Mass. in 1642.
Thomas was a planter and born in England. He settled at Ipswich in 1638 and was at Salisbury, Mass. in 1639.
Thomas was at York, Maine in 1663.
William was at Marblehead, Mass. in 1668

New England Colonists, 1600-1700 Butts-Calverly

Good ol' Thurston Howell, III certainly tried to replicate a New England accent in Gilligan's Island but never quite got it down. But he certainly gave it the Yankee try. If my memory serves me correctly, he was a Rhode Islander, worth billions before losing most of it and only becoming a millionaire from the Depression, he was a proud 'Hahvad' graduate and a Republican.



Butter or Butters

Isaac was at Medfield, Mass. in 1666.
William was born in Scotland in 1630 before coming to Woburn, Mass. pre-1689.

Butterfield

Benjamin was at Charlestown, Mass. in 1638, then to Woburn in 1640 and was one of the original proprietors of Chelmsford, Mass. in 1654.

Butterworth

John was a resident of Rehoboth, Mass. in 1643 before going to Swanzey, Mass. before 1663.

Samuel was a freeman at Weymouth in 1640 before moving to Rehoboth, Mass. in 1645.

Buttolph

Thomas was a glover who was born in England in 1603. He was at Boston in 1635.

Button

John was a miller and a freeman at Boston in 1634.
Matthias, a Dutchman, was at Boston before 1634.
Robert was a freeman at Salem in 1642.

Buttrick

William was born at England around 1615 at Kingston on the Thames before coming to Concord, Mass. in 1635. He moved to Chelmsford, Mass. after.

Buttry or Buttery

Nicholas was born in England in 1602 at London and came to Cambridge in 1635.

Buxton

Anthony was born in England in 1601 and is found at Salem in 1637.

Buzzell or Buswwell

Isaac was born about 1593 at England and was an early settler of Salisbury, Mass. in 1639. He then went to Hampton, N.H. the same year but returned to Salisbury shortly afterward.

Byam

George was at Sal;em in 1642, then went to Wenham, Mass and Chelmsford, Mass. about 1653.

Byfield

Nathaniel was the son of Rev. Richard and was born at Long Ditton, Surrey, England in 1653 before being a resident of Bristol county, Mass. in 1679.

Byles

Josiah was a sadler from Winchester, Hants, England before coming to Boston in 1695.

Byley
Henry was a tanner who was born in England in 1612. He was an early settler of Salisbury, Mass. in 1639.

Bynns

Jonas was at Dover, N.H. in 1654.

Byram

Nicholas was a physician at Weymouth, Mass. as early as 1638 and is found at Bridgewater, Mass. by 1662.

Cabell

George was a merchant at Boston in 1695.

John came to N.E. in 1631 and settled at Springfield,Mass. in 1636 before being found as a freeman at Fairfield, Conn. in 1669.

Cabot

George, son of Francis of St. Trinity Island, Jersey, England came to Boston in 1670.
Jean, brother of George, was at Boston in 1670.

Cadman

George was at Dartmouth, Mass. in 1685.

Cadogan

Rice or Richard, was at Kittery, Maine sometime in the second quarter of the 1600s.

Cadwell

Thomas was at Hartford, Conn. in 1632.

Cady or Cade

Benjamin was married at Andover, Mass. in 1664.
James was from Wales and came to Hingham, Mass. in 1635 before removing Boston in 1640 and lastly to Yarmouth, Mass. afterward.
Jonathan was at Rowley pre-1667 and is found at Killingly, Conn. in 1669.
Nicholas was born at England and is found at Watertown, Mass. by 1645, then in Groton, Mass. by 1668.
Richard was at Mass. in 1652.

Caffinge or Caffins

John was an original proprietor at Guilford, Conn. in 1639 before removing to New Haven, Conn. by 1643.
Samuel, brother of John, was at new Haven, Conn. in 1649.
Thomas, also a brother of the above two, died at New Haven, Conn. in 1647.

Cahoon

William was at Swanzey, Mass. in 1669.

Caine or Cain

Christopher was at Cambridge.

Cakehead(Yes, Cakehead)

Thomas at at Watertown, Mass. in 1634 and is found at Dedham and Sudbury, Mass. after.

Caldwell

John was a weaver who was born in England in 1624. he is found at Boston in 1643 before removing to Ipswich, Mass. by 1654.

Calef or Calfe

James is at Rowley, Mass. in 1644.
Robert was born in England around 1648 and settl;ed at Boston in 1688. He then went to Roxbury by 1707.

Calkins

Deacon Hugh was of Welsh descent and was born in Wales in 1600. He settled at marshfield, Mass. between 1638 and 1640 before remving to Gloucester, Mass. later.

Call

John was at Charlestown, Mass. in 1637. Thomas was a tilemaker and/or husbandman when he is found at Charlestown, Mass. in 1636.

Callender

Ellas was a cooper and one of the founders of the First Baptist Church at Boston in 1669.

Calloway or Callowe

Oliver was a mariner at Watertown, Mass. in 1642 before removing to Boston in 1655.

Callum

John was at Haverhill, Mass. in 1677.

Calverly

Edmund is found at Warwick in 1661 and then at Newport, R.I. after. No issue is found for him.

New England Colonists, 1600-1700 Burmin-Butts

Colonial Boston

Burman

Thomas, at Barnstable, Mass. pre-1663.

Burn or Burns

Edward, was a freeman at Hingham, Mass. in 1666.
John was at Plymouth in 1651.
Lawrence was a resident of Marblehead, Mass. in 1668.
Richard was at Lynn, Mass. in 1635, before removing to Sandwich, Mass. in 1637.
Thomas was at Marshfield, Mass. in 1648.
William was living at Duxbury, Mass. in 1638.

Burnap

Robert was born in England in 1595 before settling at Roxbury pre-1642 when he is seen at Reading, Mass..


Burnwell

William was of Yorkshire, England and settled at Boston in 1630.


Burnham

John was a carpenter and the son of Robert. John was born in 1616 and came to Ipswich, Mass. in 1639.
Robert, brother of the preceding, was born at Norwich, Norfolk, England and came to Boston in 1635. He then removed to Dover, NH..
Thomas was a brother of preceding and a carpenter. He was born at Norwich as well, in 1619, and settled at Ipswich, Mass. in 1639.
Thomas was a lawyer who was born at Hatfield, Herefordshire, England in 1617 before removing to Barbadoes in 1635. He then went to Hartford, Conn. in 1649.

　
Burpee

Thomas came from England to Mass. sometime around 1644. He is first seen at Rowley, Mass. in 1651.

Burr

Benjamin was the first settler of Hartford, Conn. in 1635.
Jehu was born in England and came with Winthrop's Fleet in 1630 to Boston. He is found as a freeman at Rowley in 1632, then a pioneer at Springfield, Mass. in 1636 and lastly at Fairfield, Mass. in 1636.
Rev. Jonathan was born at Redgrave, Suffolk, England in 1604 and came to Dorchester, Mass. in 1639. He died of smallpox there in 1641.
Simon, brother of the preceding, was a settler of Hingham, Mass. pre-1645.

Burrage

John, son of John and the 4th generation from Robert of Seething(a small parish near Norton, Subcourse, which is about 9 miles south of Norwich, England)was a freeman at Charlestown, Mass. in 1637.
Thomas was married at Lynn, Mass. in 1687.

　

What is deemed to mightiest hurricane ever to hit New England was in 1635, August 15th to be precise. My ancestors ship, the Angel Gabriel didn't make it but my ancestors(John Bayley and family) did, as their sister ship the James did as well. here is a great link to some of the story.

http://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/remembering-great-colonial-hurricane-1635/

Burrill

George was a resident of Lynn, Mass. in 1630.
John was at Roxbury, Mass. pre-1632.
John was a resident of Weymouth pre-1659.
William was at New Haven, Conn. in 1650.

Burritt

William was born at England and one of the first settlers of Stratford, Conn. in 1640.

Burroughs or Burrows

Francis was a merchant at Boston in 1685.
Jeremiah was at Scituate, Mass. in 1647.
John was a cooper and came from Yarmouth, England to Salem in 1637.
John was at New Haven, Conn. in 1644.
John was at Enfield, Conn. in 1684.
Peter was of Wethersfield, Conn before removing to New London, Conn..
Robert was at Wethersfield, Conn. in 1645, the year of his marriage.
William was born in 1616 and came to New England in 1635, living at Providence, R.I. in 1641.

Bursley

John was at Weymouth pre-1630, when he is found as a freeman at Dorchester, Mass..

Burt or Burr

George was at Lynn in 1635.
Henry was at Roxbury pre-1640, where and when he is found at Springfield, Mass..
James came from England to Newport, R.I. in 1639 before removing to Taunton in 1645.
Richard was one of the first purchasers at Taunton, Mass. in 1639.
Roger was at Cambridge in 1643.

Burton

Boniface was at Lynn in 1630, then a freeman at Salem in 1635 and finally at Reading, Mass. in 1644.
Edward was at Charlestown, Mass. in 1633. He then removed to Hingham, Mass by 1647.
John was a tanner at Salem in 1637.
Thomas was at Hingham in 1640.
William was at Warwick, R.I. before removing to Providence, R.I. pre-1714, the date of his death.

Burwell

John came from County Herts, England to Milford, Conn. in 1639.

Busby

Nicholas was born in England in 1587 and was a weaver before coming from Norwich, England to Boston in 1635. He then removed to Watertown, Mass. in 1637 and then back to Boston by 1646.

Bush

Edward was at Salem in 1665.
John was at Cambridge in 1652.
John was at Wells, Maine in 1654.
Randolph, Randolf or Renold was at Brighton, Mass. in 1641.
Samuel was at Suffield, Conn. in 1679.

Bushell

Edward was a merchant at Boston in 1635.

Bushnell

Francis was born in England and came to New England in 1635, settling at Guilford, Conn. by 1639.
John was a glazier and born in England in 1614. He was a resident of Boston in 1635.


More of the story on the hurricane of 1635.

https://storiesfromipswich.org/2014/08/27/the-great-colonial-hurricane-and-the-wreck-of-the-angel-gabriel-august-25-1635/

The ship James unloading at Pemaquid after the great storm

Buss, Busse or Bussey

Isaac was a weaver who was born in England in 1592. He was at Salem in 1639 and then Salisbury in 1640.
John was a brother of the preceding and also a resident of Salisbury in 1640.
William was married at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1687.

Butcher

John was married at Boston in 1662.

Butler

Daniel was at Wickford, R.I. in 1674.
Henry was a schoolmaster who came from County Kent, England in 1642. He went to Dorchester that year but returned to England the same year.
James was at Lancaster, Mass. in 1663, removed to Woburn and then to Billerica, Mass., where he died in 1681.
John was a physician at Boston in 1644. He was at Hartford, Conn. by 1666, then at Branford, Conn. by 1669.
John was at New London, Conn. pre-1685.
Nicholas came from Eastwell, Kent, England to Dorchester, Mass. in 1637, removed to Martha's Vineyard in 1651.
Peter was at Boston pre-1655.
Richard came from Braintree, England in 1632 to Cambridge, then removed to Hartford pre-1643.
Stephen was at Boston in 1652.
Thomas was at Lynn, Mass. before removing to Sandwich, Mass. in 1637.
Thomas was born in 1674 at England and settled at Berwick, Maine in 1690.
Walter was at Greenwich, Conn. in 1672.
William, borther of Richard, was at Cambridge in 1634, then to Hartford, pre-1641.

Butman

Jeremiah was at Salem pre-1659.

Butts or Butt

Richard was at Dorchester, Mass. pre-1675.

New England Colonists, 1600-1700 Budley to Burlisson

I love woodcuts from the 17 century so here are a few to look at. It really gives an accurate(more or less with the exception of the clothing)view of life during this time. But, as in formal portraits today, people often embellished their clothing, adding their "Sunday best" in these 17th century "photographs".

Haying season

Budley

Giles was in Ipswich, Mass. by 1648


Budlong

Francis was at Warwick, R.I. in 1669.


Buell

William, born at Chesterton, Huntingdonshire, England in 1610 before coming to Dorchester, Mass. in 1630. He was also one of the first settlers of Windsor, Conn. in 1635.


Buffington

Thomas was a Quaker at Salem, Mass. in 1650.


Buffum

Robert was from Yorkshire, England and came to Salem in 1638.


Bugby

Edward was born in Stratford-le-Bow, England(near London)before coming to Roxbury, Mass. in 1634.
Richard was a brother of the preceding and came with Winthrop's fleet to Roxbury in 1630.


Bulfinch

John was at Salem in 1642.


Bulgar

Richard was a bricklayer who went to Boston in 1630, then to Exeter, N.H. by 1638, and finally to R.I., where he died in 1679.


Buckeley or Buckley

Thomas was at Boston pre-1685.
William was at Ipswich, Mass. by 1648.

Bull

Henry was born 1610 and came to Roxbury in 1635. He then removed to Boston and finally to Portsmouth, R.I. in 1638.
Isaac was at Boston in 1653.
John was a feltmaker at Boston in 1658.
Robert was at Saybrook, Conn. by 1653.
Thomas was born in 1610 before landing at Boston in 1635. He then removed to Hartford, Conn. shortly after.
William was living at Cambridge in 1644.


Bullard

Benjamin was at Watertown, Mass. in 1642. He was raised by his uncle, William(below)when his father died.
George was a freeman at Watertown, Mass. in 1641.
Robert was born at England in 1599. He went to Watertown, Mass. in 1630, dying in 1634 and leaving one son, Benjamin who is listed above.
William, brother of preceding, was born at Kent, England in 1601 and was granted land at Dedham, Mass. in 1635.


Bullen

John was at Medfield, Mass. in 1649.
Samuel was a freeman at Dedham in 1641.


Bullis

Phillip was a mariner at Boston in 1663.

Bullock

David was at Rehoboth, Mass. in 1668.
Henry was born at Essex, England in 1595. He went to Charletown, Mass. in 1635, then to Salem by 1643.
Richard was born at Essex, England and went to Rehoboth in 1643.
Samuel was married at Rehoboth in 1673, but left no issue.


Bully

Nicholas was a constable at Saco, Maine in 1664.


Bumpass or Bumpus

Edward was at Plymouth in 1621 but removed to Duxbury, Mass. He then went to Marshfield, Mass. and finally to Dartmouth, Mass. by 1652.


Bumstead

Edward was at Boston in 1640.
Thomas was at Roxbury in 1640.


Bunce

Thomas was a Scotsman but was born in England in 1612. He settled at Hartford, Conn. in 1636.


Bundy

John was at Plymouth in 1643. He then went to Boston and finally to Taunton, Mass..


Bunker

George, was the son of William, who was a French Hugenot, born in England. He came to Ipswich, Mass, then to Topsfield, Mass., where he drowned in 1656.
George was at Charlestown in 1634.


Bunn

Edward was at Hull, Mass. in 1673, where he married.
Matthew was also at Hull before 1659.

Witch burning

Bunnell

Benjamin was at New Haven, Conn. in 1657.
Solomon, brother of preceding, was at New Haven, Conn. in 1638.
William, brother of both preceding, was from Cheshire, England and came to New Haven, Conn. in 1638.


Burbank

John, was born in 1600 at England and was at Rowley, Mass. in 1640.
Joseph was born in 1611 at England before coming to Boston in 1635.


Burbeen

John was a tailor who came from Scotland to Woburn, Mass. sometime prior to 1660.


Burchsted

John Henry was a physician from Silesia, Germany before coming to L:ynn, Mass. sometime before 1660.


Burden

Francis was at Portsmouth, R.I. in 1655.
George was a shoemaker who was born in England in 1615 before coming to Boston in 1635.
Robert was married at Lynn, Mass. in 1650.


Burdett or Burditt

Rev. George was from Yarmouth, Norfolk, England before coming to Salem in 1635. He then went to York, Maine and then back to England.
Robert was born in 1633 at England and was married at Malden, Mass. in 1653.

Burdick

Robert was at Newport, R.I. pre-1652 before removing to Westerly, R.I. pre-1661.


Burdon

George was at Boston in 1636.


Burdsall

Henry was a freeman at Salem in 1638.


Burge

Giles was at Dorchester, Mass. in 1682.
Thomas was at Lynn in 1635 and then went to Sandwich, Mass. in 1637.


Burgess or Burgiss

Francis was at Boston pre-1654.
James was born in England in 1621 and came to Boston when he was 14 years of age in 1635.
Richard was at Sandwich in 1643.
Roger was at Boston pre-1664.
Thomas came from England to Duxbury in 1637 and moved to Sandwich the following year.
Thomas was at Concord in 1660.


Burkby

Thomas was at Rowley, Mass. in 1643.


Burke

Richard was born in England in 1640 and went to Sudbury, Mass. in 1670. He was granted land at Stow, Mass. in 1686.


Burleigh

Giles was at Ipswich in 1648.


Burlingham or Burlingame

Roger was at Stonington, Conn. in 1654 before going to Warwick, R.I. in 1660. He then went to Providence pre-1670.


Burlisson

Edward at at Suffield, Conn. in 1677.

New England Colonists, 1600-1700 Brownell-Budd

Brownell

Thomas, born in 1619 in Derbyshire, England and came to Portsmouth, R.I. as early as 1636.

　

1620 Seal of the Plymouth Colony

Browning

Henry was at New Haven, Conn. in 1639.
Joseph was a printer and bookseller at Boston in 1683. He was of Dutch descent and spelled his name, at times, Brunning.
Nathaniel was born in London about 1618 and came to Portsmouth, R.I. in 1640.
Thomas was at Salem, Mass. in 1637 but left no male issue.

　
Bruce

John was at Sudbury, Mass. pre-1672.
James was at Haverhill, Mass. in 1677.
Peter was also at Haverhill in 1677.
Roger was living in Marlboro, Mass. pre-1691.

Bruen

Obadiah was at Marshfield, Mass. in 1640, then to New London, Conn. by 1667. He ended up at New Jersey after that date.

　
Brundish

John was a freeman at Watertown, Mass. in 1635, then removed to Wethersfield, Conn..

A 17th century woodcut of a New England earthquake

　
Brunnet

Henry was a merchant at Boston, and died in 1687 at Boston.

　
Brush

George was a Scotchman and married in 1659 at Woburn, Mass.

　
Bryan or Bryant

Abraham was a blacksmith at Reading, Mass. by 1644.
Alexander was born at Aylesburg, England in 1602 and settled at Milford, Conn. by 1639. He then removed to Meriden, Conn. and finally settled at Watertown, Conn..
John was at Taunton, Mass. in 1637.
John was born at Kent, England and moved to Scituate, Mass. by 1639. He later went to Barnstable, Mass..
Stephen was living in Duxbury, Mass. in 1643, removed to Plymouth before 1650.
William was an Inn Keeper at Boston pre-1683.

　
Bryer or Briard

Elisha was at Portsmouth, N.H. by 1689.
Richard was at Newbury, Mass. pre-1665.

The first page of a 17th century New England primer

　
Bubier

Joseph was living in Marblehead, Mass. in 1668.

　
Buck

Emanuel or Enoch was at Wethersfield, Conn. pre-1650.
Ephraim was married at Woburn, Mass. in 1671.
Henry was at Wethersfield, Conn. pre-1660.
Isaac was at Scituate ca. 1642.
James was born at Hingham, England and came to Hingham, Mass. in 1638.
John was a brother of the preceding and went to Hingham in 1638 before removing to Scituate in 1650.
William was a ploughwright and was born in 1585. He came to Cambridge, Mass. in 1635 with his only son, Roger.
Roger, son of the preceding, came to Cambridge with his father, William, in 1635.

　
Buckingham

Thomas was from London and came to Boston in 1637. He settled at New Haven, Conn. the following year before removing to Windsor, Conn..
William came from Weymouth, England and lived at Hingham, Mass. by 1635 before removing to Rehoboth, Mass. by 1658.

An early sketch of the Mystic River in Malden, Mass..

Buckman

William was at Ipswich, Mass. in 1631 before removing to Salem in 1632. He is then found at Chelsea, Mass. and Malden, Mass. pre-1664.

　
Buckminster

James was an original proprietor of Sudbury, Mass. in 1640.
Thomas was a descendant of John Buckminster, of Northampton, England. He was a freeman at Sudbury, Mass. in 1636 before removing to Scituate in 1639 and finally to Boston.

　
Bucknam

William was living in (what is now)Malden, Mass. in 1647.
　

Budd

Edward was a carver and resident of Boston in 1668.
John was at Greenwich, Conn. in 1664 before removing to Milford, Conn. by 1677.
Jonathan was at New Haven, Conn. in 1643.

New England Colonists, 1600-1700 Brookes to Brown

Brookes or Brooks

Ebenezer was at Woburn, Mass. pre-1688.
Gilbert was born in 1621 and came to N.E. at age 14 years, with William Vassall. He lived at Marshfield, Mass before being found in Scituate, Mass. in 1645.
Henry was at Boston in 1630, then to Concord by 1639 before finally settling at Woburn, Mass. by 1649.
Henry was of Cheshire, England and came to Wallingford, Conn. by 1660 before settling at New Haven in 1670.
John, brother of preceding, was at New Haven in 1649, then to Wallingford, Conn. in 1685 with his brother.
John was at Windsor, Conn. in 1652, when he was married. He then removed to Simsbury, Conn. after.
Richard, born in 1621 was a resident of Lynn, Mass. by 1635 before removing to Easthampton, L.I. after.
Richard was a gunsmith at Boston in 1674.
Robert was a mercer at Maidstone, Kent, England before coming to New London, Conn. in 1635.
Robert married the daughter of Gov. Edward Winslow at Plymouth.
Capt. Thomas was born in 1613 in Suffolk, England and was given land at Watertown, Mass. in 1631. He then removed to Concord, Mass. by 1636.
Thomas, brother of Richard of Lynn, was born in England in 1617 and came to New England in 1635. He was one of the first settlers of Haddam, Conn..
Thomas was living in Kittery, Maine in 1640.
Thomas was a freeman at Portsmouth, R.I. in 1655.
Timothy was at Billerica, Mass. by 1679.
William was born in England in 1615, "with a brother named Gilbert". He came to Boston in 1635, then to Scituate, Mass. and finally to Marshfield, Mass. in 1643.
William, Sr. was an early settler of Milford, Conn. where he died in 1684.
William, Jr. was born in England and came to Boston in 1635, then to Springfield, by 1649 and finally to Deerfield in 1686.

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Brooman

Joseph was married at Rehoboth, Mass. in 1681.

Brough or Bruff

Edward was at Marshfield, Mass. by 1643.
William lived in Boston by 1654.

Broughton

John was an early settler of Northampton, Mass. between 1651-1660.
Thomas was born in Gravesend, England in 1616. He first settled in Virginia in 1635, but then came to Watertown, Mass. in 1643.

Brounsmayd or Brounsmaid

John was living in Stratford, Conn. in 1650.

Brounson or Bronson

John was born in England in 1580 before coming to Hartford, Conn. in 1636. He then removed to Farmington, Conn. in 1641 and finally to Waterbury, Conn. after.
Richard, brother of the preceding, was a resident of Farmington, Conn. in 1641.

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Brown

Abraham was a surveyor and the son of Thomas. He was born in 1590 at Swan Hall, Hawkendon parish, Suffolk, England and among the first planters of Watertown, Mass. He was still there in 1632.
Abraham was a merchant at Boston in 1650.
Alexander was living in "Kennebeck", Maine by 1674.
Andrew was at Scarborough, Maine in 1658.
Arthur was a resident of Saco, Maine in 1636.
Rev. Chad was born in 1600 in England and came to New England in 1638. He is found in Boston by 1638 and then to Providence, R.I. by 1642.
Charles was born in England and settled in Rowley, Mass. in 1647.
Christian was an early settler of Salisbury, Mass. in 1640.
Daniel was at Providence, R.I. in 1646.
Rev. Edmund came to New England in 1637 and was the first minister at Salisbury, Mass. in 1640. Left no male issue.
Edward came over as a hired hand of William Colborn pre-1634 in Boston before removing to Newport, R.I. in 1639.
Edward at at Salem, Mass. in 1638.
Edward was a freeman at Ipswich, Mass. in 1641.
Francis was a tailor and was born in Stamford, England. He came to Boston in 1637, then to New Haven, Conn. by 1639 and lastly to Stamford, Conn.
Francis was a servant to Henry Walcott when he came to Boston. He is then found at Farmington, Conn. by 1649, then Stamford, Conn. in 1660.
George was a carpenter and an early settler of Newbury, Mass. in 1635.
George was at Stonington, Conn. in 1680.
Henry was born in 1615 and was granted land as a shoemaker at Salisbury, Mass. by 1639.
Henry was at Providence, R.I. in 1652.
James is at Boston in 1630.
James is found at Charlestown, Mass. in 1633.
James was born at Southampton, England before coming to Chalestown in 1635, then to Newbury in 1637.

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James was at Hatfield, Mass. in 1678, then to Deerfield, Mass. in 1682 before finally locating at Colchester, Mass..
James is at Brandon, Conn. pre-1687, when he is found at Norwalk, Conn..
John, son of John of Hawkedon, Suffolk, England was baptized in 1601 and is found at Watertown, Mass. in 1636. He then went to Duxbury, then to Taunton by 1643. He died in 1662 at Swanzey, Mass..
John was a shipbuilder and born in 1595 at England. He is found at Salem by 1629 and Duxbury by 1636. He is then found at Taunton, Mass. by 1643 and moved, the next year, to Rehoboth.
John was born in 1588 and came to New England in 1635, where he is found at Salem by 1637, then to Hampton, N.H..
John was a mason and son of Richard, of Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England. He is found in Maine by 1641.
John was a tailor from Badstow, Essex, England and is found to have come to New England in 1635, when he moved to Ipswich by 1641.
John was at Milford, Conn. in 1648.
John was a Scotchman at Cambridge, Mass in the middle of the 17th century and is found at Marlboro, Mass. by 1662. He is then found at Falmouth, Maine in 1678, then at Watertown, Mass..
John was married at Reading, Mass. in 1659.
John was at Duxbury, Mass. pre-1673.
Lt. John was born in 1584 and was a nephew of Peter Brown, a Mayflower passenger. He came to Plymouth pre-1633 and lived "near Phillip Brown". He was a proprietor at Taunton in 1637 before removing to Swanzey in 1643.
John was at York, Maine in 1680.

　

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John was married at Billerica, Mass. in 1682.
Capt. John was at Marblehead, Mass. in 1686.
Joseph was at Lynn in 1680.
Nathaniel was at Hartford, Conn. in 1647, then to Middletown, Conn. by 1654 before finally residing at Springfield, Mass. He was killed in King Phillips War in 1675.
Nathaniel was a freeman at Ipswich, Mass. in 1685.

Massachusetts paper money of 1690

Nicholas was a mariner and son of Edward of Inkborrow, Worcestershire, England. He was at Lynn in 1638 and removed to Reading by 1663.
Nicholas was at Portsmouth, R.I. in 1655.
Peter, a Mayflower passenger, came to Plymouth in 1620 and afterwards to Duxvury, Mass..
Phillip was at Plymouth ca. 1635.
Robert was born in 1611 and came to Cambridge in 1635, leaving no issue.
Stephen was at Newbury, Mass. pre-1656.
Thomas was a weaver from Malford, Wiltshire in1635. He was still there by 1639.
Thomas was born in 1609 and went to Concord, Mass. in 1632. He was an early settler of Salisbury, Mass. in 1638.
Thomas was married at Cambridge, Mass. in 1656.
William was under the employment of Gov. Winthrop in 1633 at Boston.
William, son of Francis of Brandon, Suffolk, England, and was born in 1609. He lived at Salem in 1635.
William was an original settler of Sudbury in 1639.
William was at Gloucester, Mass. in 1644.
William was married in Plymouth in 1649.
William, brother of George the carpenter, was at Salisbury, Mass. in 1640.
William was a soapboiler at Salem and Boston pre-1650.
William was at Boston pre-1655.

New England Colonists, 1600-1700 Bridges-Brooking

Bridgeham

Henry was born in 1613 at Teltain, Suffolk, England and came to Dorchester, Mass. in 1641, then to Boston in 1644.
James was a carpenter from Winchester, Hants, Engalnd and went to Hartford, Conn. in 1641, then to Springfield, Mass. between 1643-1655 before removing to Northampton, Mass. by 1656.

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Bridgeman

James was at Hartford, Conn. pre-1641 and by 1645, he was living in Springfield, Mass..

Brigden

Thomas came from Faversham, Kent, England to Charlestown, Mass. by 1635.

Briggs

Clement was a felmonger(called a felsmonger in colonial times) who came from Southwarke, England to Plymouth, Mass. by 1621, then to Dorchester, Mass. by 1631 and lastly to Weymouth in 1633.
Edmund was living at Topsfield, Mass. in 1667.
James was a settler in Mass. by 1683.
John was born in 1609 and was living in Newport, R.I. in 1638, then to Portsmouth, R.I. by 1650 and lastly at Kingstown, R.I. in 1678.
Joseph was living in Mass. in 1679.
Matthew, or Matthias, is found being married at Hingham, Mass. in 1648.
Thomas was born in England in 1603 before settling at Cambridge, Mass. in 1637.
Walter was at Scituate, Mass pre-1643.
William was at Boston by 1642.

Brigham

Sebastian was at Cambridge, Mass. in 1636 before removing to Rowley, Mass. by 1644.
Thomas was born in 1603 and is found as a freeman at Cambridge, Mass. by 1636.

Bright

Henry was the son of Henry, of Bury St. Edmunds, England. He came from Ipswich, Suffolk, England to Watertown, Mass. by 1634. He was born in 1602.

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Brightman

Henry was at Portsmouth, R.I. in 1670. Thomas was at Watertown, Mass. by 1640.

Brighton

Samuel was at Boston in 1692.

Brimblecome

John was a woolcomber at Boston in 1654 before removing to Marblehead, Mass. pre-1674.
Philip was brother of John and was at Marblehead in 1668.

Brimsden or Brimsdell

Robert was a merchant and married at Lynn, Mass. in 1667.

Brimsmead or Brinsmade

John was at Charletstown, Mass. in 1637 and then went to Stratford, Conn. in 1650.
William went to Dorchester, Mass. between 1628-1630.

Brinley

Francis was the son of Thomas of Datchett, Buckinghamshire, England and was born in 1632. He was at Newport, R.I. in 1652.

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Brintnall

Thomas was living in Boston pre-1655.

Briscoe

Benjamin was a shoemaker at Boston and was married there in 1656.
Nathaniel wa a tanner and known as "Rich Tanner". He was a descendant of Edward Bisco of Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England, who died in 1653. Nathaniel was the 4th generation from Edward, who was bapt. at Little Missenden, England in 1595. Nathaniel came to New England in 1639, then to Watertown, Mass. Nathaniel then returned to England by 1654, leaving two sons named Nathaniel and John, as well as two daughters in New England.
William was a tailor at Boston in 1640.

Bristol or Bristow

Henry was a cooper who was born in England in 1625 and is found at New Haven, Conn. by 1647.
Richard was a brother of Henry and is also a cooper. He was living at Guilford, Conn. by 1640.

Britton

James was born in England in 1610 and is found at Woburn, Mass. in 1637.
William came from Bristol, England to Newport, R.I.. His family name was Summerill, but on leaving England, he assumed his mother's maiden name of Britton.



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Broadbridge

Richard is found at Casco, Maine by 1680.

Brock

Henry is found at Dedham, Mass. in 1642 and left no male issue.
Richard was at Watertown, Mass. in 1635.
William is found at Salem in 1639.

Brockett

John was at New Haven, Conn. in 1639.

Brocklebank

John is at Rowley, Mass. pre-1655.

Brockway

Woolstone was born in England in 1638 and is found to have purchased land in Saybrook, Conn. in 1659.

Brodbent or Broadbent

Joshua married at Woburn, Mass. in 1685.

Bromfield

Edward was a merchant and the son of Henry, grandson of Arthur. He was born at the Haywood House in New Forest, Hants, England in 1649 and came to Boston in 1675.

Bromley

Luke was at Stonington, Conn. pre-1692.

Bronsden

Robert was born at England in 1638 and is found in New England colonial records in 1667. He was at Boston in 1690.

Bronson or Brunson(see Brounson)



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Brooker

John was at Guilford, Conn. in 1695.

Brookhaven

John was living in London, England before coming to R.I. in 1681.

Brooking or Brooken

John was at Boston in 1658.
William was sent over by Mason in 1631 to Portsmouth, N.H. before removing to Charlestown, Mass.