Descendants of John Blower
Jenks Lineage
1. Thomas Blower born c. 1555, Stanstead, Sussex, England, married Feb 27, 1581/2, in Bildeston, Suffolk, England, Susanna Vincent, born 1560, Bildeston, England, died af 1597, Bildeston, England. Thomas died Feb 27, 1581, Stanstead, Sussex, England.
Children:
+2. i Thomas Blower born Apr 23, 1587.
3. ii Susanna Blower born 1582/3, Stanstead, Sussex, England.
4. iii Thomas Blower died bf 1587.
5. iv Caleb Blower died bf 1597.
6. v Alice Blower.
7. vi Rachel Blower.
Second Generation
2. Thomas Blower (1.Thomas1) born Apr 23, 1587, Stanstead, Suffolk, England, married Nov 19, 1612, in Stanstead, Suffolk, England, Alice Frost, born Dec 1, 1594, Stanstead, Suffolk, England, (daughter of Edmund (Edward) Frost and Thomasine Belgrave) died af Sep 9, 1639, Suffolk, England. Thomas died c. 1639, Suffolk, MA.
Children:
+8. i Alice Blower born c. 1613.
Third Generation
8. Alice Blower (2.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) born c. 1613, St. Gregory, Sudbury, Suffolk, England, married Jan 16, 1633/4, in St.Katherine, London, England, Richard Brackett, baptized: Sep 16, 1610, Sudbury, England, (son of Peter Brackett and Rachel (?)) died March 5, 1691, Braintree MA. Alice died Nov 3, 1690, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, buried: Mod. Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, MA. Richard: DAR has Brachett, everyone else has Brackett. He was known as Captain Brackett, also as Deacon Brackett. He came with Gov. Winthrop to Charlestown in 1630, moved that fall to Boston, where he resided until 1641, when he bacame a first settler of Braintree, then called Mt. Wollaston. C8B.GED calls him Roland Brackett, son of Peter Brackett.
Children:
+9. i Hannah Brackett born Jun 4, 1634.
10. ii James Brackett born Nov 10, 1636, Sudbury, Middlesex, MA, died bf 1652.
11. iii Peter Brackett born May 7, 1637, Boston, Suffolk, MA, married (1) Elizabeth Bosworth, married (2) Sarah Parker Foster. Peter died Aug 7, 1661.
12. iv John Brackett born May 7, 1637, Boston, Suffolk, MA, married (1) Sep 6, 1661, in Braintree, Middlesex, MA, Hannah French, born Feb 16, 1644, (daughter of William French and Elizabeth (?)) died May 9, 1674, married (2) Ruth Morse Ellis. John died Mar 18, 1687, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
+13. v Rachel (Mary) Brackett born Nov 3, 1639.
14. vi Mary Brackett born Feb 1, 1642, Braintree, Middlesex, MA, died Mar 23, 1671.
+15. vii Sarah Brackett born c. 1647.
16. viii Josiah Brackett born May 8, 1652, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, married Feb 4, 1673, in Billerica, MA, Elizabeth Waldo. Josiah died 1678, Braintree, Norfolk, MA.
17. ix James Brackett born Jul 8, 1652, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, married 1674, in Braintree, Norfolk, MA, Sarah Marsh. James died Apr 8, 1718, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, buried: Hancock Cem, Quincy, MA.
Fourth Generation
9. Hannah Brackett (8.Alice3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) born Jun 4, 1634, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, married (1) bf. 1666, Samuel Kinsley, died May 22, 1662/3, married (2) 1663/4, in Braintree, Norfolk, MA, John Blanchard, born 1631, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England, (son of Joseph Blanchard and Ann (?)) died 1693, Dunstable, Middlesex, MA. Hannah died Jul 3, 1706, Dunstable, Middlesex, MA.
Children by John Blanchard:
18. i Josiah Blanchard born Mar 15, 1655, Braintree, Norfolk, MA.
19. ii Thomas Blanchard born c. 1657, Dunstable, Middlesex, MA, married (1) Oct 11, 1698, Ruth Adams, born Mar 8, 1673, Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA, died prob. Dunstable, MA, married (2) 1683, Tabitha Adams, born 1671, Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA, died Nov 29, 1696, married (3) Feb 13, 1689, in MA, Tabitha Leppingwell. Thomas died Mar 9, 1727, Dunstable, Middlesex, MA. Tabitha: could be incorrect wife - C8B.GED had multiples. She might be sister of Ruth. Tabitha: could be incorrect wife - C8B.GED had duplicates.
20. iii Joseph Blanchard born c. 1664, Braintree, Norfolk, MA.
21. iv Benjamin Blanchard born Mar 15, 1665, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, died c. 1695, Dunstable, MA.
22. v James Blanchard born Mar 10, 1666, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, married Anna Blood. James died Feb 8, 1704.
23. vi Sarah Blanchard born 1670, Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA, married Jul 23, 1694, in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA, Robert Usher.
24. vii Joseph Blanchard born Sep 1, 1672, married May 25, 1696, Abiah Hassell. Joseph died Dec 8, 1746.
25. viii Nathaniel Blanchard born Sep 23, 1674, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, married c. 1700, Lydia (?). Nathaniel died Jul 3, 1706, Dunstable, MA.
26. ix Mary Blanchard born Sep 23, 1674, Chelmsford, MA, married (1) John Derbyshire, married (2) Nathaniel Woods.
27. x Martha Blanchard born 1676, Middlesex, MA, died Nov 16, 1676, Middlesex, MA.
28. xi John Barnard born c. 1678, Braintree, Norfolk, MA.
29. xii Sarah Blanchard born c. 1681.
13. Rachel (Mary) Brackett (8.Alice3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) born Nov 3, 1639, Boston, married July 15, 1659, in Braintree, Norfolk, MA, Simon Crosby, born Aug 6, 1637, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, (son of Simon Crosby and Anne Brigham) died Jan 22, 1725/26, Billerica, Middlesex, MA. Rachel died May 7, 1748, Cambridge, MA.
Children:
30. i Rachel Crosby born Aug 20, 1660, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, married Aug 4, 1685, in Billerica, Middlesex, MA, Ephraim Kidder, (son of James Kidder and Anna Moore). Rachel died Sep 24, 1721, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
31. ii Simon Crosby born 1663, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, married (1) Hannah (?), died May, 1702, married (2) Mar 16, 1702/3, in Billerica, Middlesex, MA, Abigail Whittaker, (daughter of John Whittaker and (?)). Simon died Feb 2, 1771, Billerica, MA.
32. iii Thomas Crosby born Mar 10, 1665/6, Billerica, MA, died Oct 28, 1737.
33. iv Joseph Crosby born Jul 5, 1669, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, married Aug 4, 1691, in Billerica, Middlesex, MA, Sarah French, born Oct 29, 1671, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, (daughter of William French and Mary Lathrop) died 1727, Billerica, Middlesex, MA. Joseph died c. 1736.
34. v Hannah Crosby born Mar 30, 1673, Billerica, MA, married (1) Jan 8, 1694/5, in Billerica, Middlesex, MA, Samuel Danforth, born Feb 5, 1665/6, (son of Jonathan Danforth and Elizabeth Poulter) died bf. 1743, married (2) June 4, 1743, Enoch Kidder. Hannah died Oct 3, 1752, Billerica, MA.
35. vi Nathan Crosby born Feb 9, 1674/5, Billerica, MA, married Sep 28, 1706, in Billerica, Middlesex, MA, Sarah Shedd, (daughter of John Shedd and Sarah Chamberlin). Nathan died Apr 11, 1749, Billerica, Middelsex, MA.
36. vii Josiah Crosby born Nov 11, 1677, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, married Nov 2, 1703, Mary Manning, (daughter of Samuel Manning and Abihaile (Abiel) Wright). Josiah died Oct 7, 1745, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
37. viii Mary Crosby born Nov 23, 1680, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, married Aug 7, 1701, in Billerica, MA, John Blanchard, born July 3, 1677, Charlestown MA, (son of Samuel Blanchard and Hannah (Daggett) Doggett) died Apr 10, 1750, Billerica MA. Mary died May 7, 1748, Billerica, Middlesex, MA. John: Crosby genealogy has his mother as Mary Sweetster.
38. ix Sarah Crosby born Jul 27, 1684, Billerica MA, married Oct 26, 1710, in Billerica, Middlesex, MA, William Rawson, born Dec. 8, 1682, Braintree MA, (son of William Rawson and Anne Glover) died Oct 26, 1769, Mendon MA. Sarah died 1748, Billerica, Middlesex, MA. Another genealogy lists her death date as 1734.
15. Sarah Brackett (8.Alice3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) born c. 1647, Braintree, Middlesex, MA, married Apr 1, 1675, in Braintree, Middlesex, MA, Joseph Crosby, born Aug 12, 1639, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, (son of Simon Crosby and Anne Brigham) died Nov 26, 1695, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, buried: Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, MA. Sarah died c. 1690, Braintree, Middlsex, MA.
Children:
39. i Sarah Crosby born Oct 29, 1677, died May 16, 1686.
40. ii Anne Crosby born Feb 22, 1678/9, Braintree, MA, married Sep 26, 1710, John Beal. Anne died Jul 18, 1717.
41. iii Joseph Crosby born Dec 10, 1681, married (1) Anne Belcher, (daughter of Moses Belcher and Anne Sarson) died bf. 1726, married (2) Dec 23, 1726, in Braintree, MA, Abigail Adams, (daughter of Zachariah Adams and Dinah Lord). Joseph died Feb 1769, Braintree, MA.
42. iv Josiah Crosby born May 16, 1683, died c. 1769, Braintree, MA.
43. v Sarah Crosby born May 16, 1686.
44. vi Thomas Crosby born Jan 16, 1688/9, married Nov 13, 1718, in Edgertown, MA, Mary Worth, (daughter of John Worth and Miriam Gardner). Thomas died Apr 13, 1758.
45. vii Simon Crosby born Jan 16, 1688/9, Braintree, MA, married July 13, 1711, in Charlestown, MA, Rachel Kettle, (daughter of Hannah Kidder and Nathaniel Kettle). Simon died May 18, 1785, Braintree, MA.
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