Descendants of William Brackett
Jenks Lineage
1. William Brackett born c. 1520, married 1545, in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, Alice (?), born c. 1520. William died May 6, 1575, Sudbury, Suffolk, England, buried: St. Peters, Sudbury, Suffolk, England.
Children:
2. i Edmond Brackett born 1547, Sudbury, Suffolk, England.
3. ii Edward Brackett born c. 1548, Sudbury, Suffolk, England, died 1581/2.
+4. iii Richard Brackett born c. 1550.
5. iv William Brackett born 1560, Sudbury, Suffolk, England, married Jul 21, 1582, in St. Peter, Sudbury, Suffolk, England, Alis Bull.
6. v Maud Bracket born 1562, Sudbury, Suffolk, England.
Second Generation
4. Richard Brackett (1.William1) born c. 1550, Sudbury, Suffolk, England, married (1) Feb 4, 1601/2, in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, Elizabeth (?), married (2) Sep 25, 1589, in All Saints, Sudbury, Suffolk, England, Alice Harper, born c. 1550, died c. 1595, married (3) (?) Greengrasse. Richard buried: May 26, 1626, Long Melford, England.
Children by Elizabeth (?):
+7. i Peter Brackett born c. 1580.
Third Generation
7. Peter Brackett (4.Richard2, 1.William1) born c. 1580, Sudbury, Suffolk, England, married Rachel (?), born c. 1580, England, died Sep 15, 1651, Braintree, MA. Peter died Jul 25, 1616, Sudbury, Suffolk, England.
Children:
+8. i Richard Brackett.
Fourth Generation
8. Richard Brackett (7.Peter3, 4.Richard2, 1.William1) baptized: Sep 16, 1610, Sudbury, England, married Jan 16, 1633/4, in St.Katherine, London, England, Alice Blower, born c. 1613, St. Gregory, Sudbury, Suffolk, England, (daughter of Thomas Blower and Alice Frost) died Nov 3, 1690, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, buried: Mod. Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, MA. Richard died March 5, 1691, Braintree MA. 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.
Fifth Generation
9. Hannah Brackett (8.Richard4, 7.Peter3, 4.Richard2, 1.William1) 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.
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.Richard4, 7.Peter3, 4.Richard2, 1.William1) 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.
32. iii Thomas Crosby born Mar 10, 1665/6, Billerica, MA, died Oct 28, 1737.
+33. iv Joseph Crosby born Jul 5, 1669.
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.
+36. vii Josiah Crosby born Nov 11, 1677.
+37. viii Mary Crosby born Nov 23, 1680.
+38. ix Sarah Crosby born Jul 27, 1684.
15. Sarah Brackett (8.Richard4, 7.Peter3, 4.Richard2, 1.William1) 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, Middlesex, 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.
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.
Sixth Generation
19. Thomas Blanchard (9.Hannah5, 8.Richard4, 7.Peter3, 4.Richard2, 1.William1) 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.
Children by Ruth Adams:
46. i Thomas Blanchard born Aug 12, 1699, Dunstable, Middlesex, MA.
47. ii William Blanchard born 1701, Dunstable, Middlesex, MA.
48. iii Ruth Blanchard born Apr 1, 1703, Dunstable, Middlesex, MA.
49. iv Elizabeth Blanchard born Jan 13, 1705, Dunstable, Middlesex, MA, died May 28, 1774.
50. v Benjamin Blanchard born Dec 28, 1706, Dunstable, Middlesex, MA.
51. vi Nathaniel Blanchard born Sep 30, 1709, Dunstable, Middlesex, MA.
52. vii James Blanchard born Dec 29, 1711, Dunstable, Middlesex, MA.
31. Simon Crosby (13.Rachel5, 8.Richard4, 7.Peter3, 4.Richard2, 1.William1) 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.
Children by Hannah (?):
53. i Simon Crosby born Aug 23, 1689, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, died Feb 2, 1771, Billerica, Middlesex, MA. Genealogy calls him Lt.
54. ii Abigail Crosby born Jan 6, 1691/2, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, died bf. 1723.
55. iii John Crosby born Apr 11, 1694, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, died Jan 6, 1695/6, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
56. iv John Crosby born Apr 18, 1696, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
57. v Samuel Crosby born Oct 4, 1698, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
58. vi Hannah Crosby born Jun 12, 1700, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
59. vii Mary Crosby born May 1, 1702, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
Children by Abigail Whittaker:
60. viii James Crosby born May 29, 1704, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
61. ix Phinneas Crosby born Nov 26, 1705, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
62. x Solomon Crosby born Apr 8, 1708, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
63. xi Nathaniel Crosby born Dec 3, 1710, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
64. xii Rachel Crosby born June 7, 1712, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
65. xiii Benjamin Crosby born Dec 16, 1715, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
33. Joseph Crosby (13.Rachel5, 8.Richard4, 7.Peter3, 4.Richard2, 1.William1) 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.
Children:
66. i Joseph Crosby born Sep 2, 1692, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, married bf 1719, Hannah (?). Joseph died bf. 1744.
67. ii Sarah Crosby born June 12, 1694, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, married (1) Mar 6, 1714/5, in Andover, MA, Ephriam Abbott, born Aug 6, 1682, Andover, MA, (son of John Abbott and Sarah Barker) died Jun 8, 1748, married (2) in prob. Billerica, MA, Thomas Hunt, (son of Samuel Hunt and Mary (?)) died Sep 16, 1709, Billerica, MA, married (3) Aug 1, 1749, John Dane. Ephriam: For family, see WFT3 and Crosby File Thomas: one child - Sarah Hunt b. Nov 20, 1709, after his death.
68. iii Rachel Crosby born Apr 18, 1695, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, married bf 1719, Samuel Stearns, born Jan 8, 1693/4, Billerica, MA. Rachel died Jan 18, 1757.
69. iv William Crosby born Feb 13, 1696/7, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, married bf 1721, Hannah Ross. William died Nov 4, 1756, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
70. v Mary Crosby born Jan 12, 1699/00, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, married Jun 5, 1718, in Dedham, MA, Eleazer Ellis.
71. vi Thomas Crosby born Oct 12, 1701, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, married (1) Jun 24, 1724, in Chelmsford, MA, Anna Parker, born Arp 3, 1692, Billerica, MA, died Sep 20, 1720, married (2) Mar 2, 1730/1, Susanna Brown. Thomas died Dec 7, 1745.
72. vii David Crosby born Mar 27, 1703, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, married bf 1727, Sarah Foster, born Jun 30, 1709, Billerica, MA, died prob. Shrewsbury, MA. David died bf. 1759, Middleton, CT.
73. viii Prudence Crosby born May 11, 1705, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, married Jan 20, 1724/5, in Needham, MA, Jeremiah Fisher, born Sep 8, 1701, Needham, MA.
74. ix Hannah Crosby born Mar 9, 1706/7, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, married (1) Nov 8, 1728, in Boston, MA, John Peploe, died bf 1732, married (2) May 6, 1732, in Boston, MA, Samuel Watts. Samuel: One child, John Watts, b. Jul 16, 1729.
75. x Deborah Crosby born Jul 13, 1709, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, married Mar 31, 1727, in Andover, MA, Peter Russell, born Apr 23, 1700, Andover, MA. Deborah died Nov. 1759.
76. xi Robert Crosby born Jul 20, 1711, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, died 1743, Townsend, MA.
77. xii Peletiah Crosby born Nov 5, 1713, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
35. Nathan Crosby (13.Rachel5, 8.Richard4, 7.Peter3, 4.Richard2, 1.William1) 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, Middlesex, MA.
Children:
78. i Sarah Crosby born Dec 22, 1706, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
79. ii Nathan Crosby born Apr 5, 1708, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
80. iii Rachel Crosby born Mar 30, 1710, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, married Peter Hill.
81. iv Catherine Crosby born Feb 18, 1713/4, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
82. v Dorothy Crosby born Apr 9, 1714, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, married Benjamin Whiting.
83. vi Oliver Crosby born Jan 21, 1716/7, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, died Feb 27, 1746/7, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
84. vii Mary Crosby born May 17, 1722, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, died Dec 1, 1794.
36. Josiah Crosby (13.Rachel5, 8.Richard4, 7.Peter3, 4.Richard2, 1.William1) 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.
Children:
85. i Josiah Crosby born Aug 5, 1704, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, died 1743, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
86. ii liphalet Crosby born Aug 6, 1705.
87. iii Elizabeth Crosby born Aug 7, 1706, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, died July 14, 1709, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
88. iv Anna Crosby born Apr 29, 1708, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, married Aug 14, 1733, in Billerica, Middlesex, MA, John Bowers.
89. v Isaac Crosby born Nov 7, 1709, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
90. vi Ephriam Crosby born Nov 7, 1709, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, died Nov 10, 1709, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
91. vii Mary Crosby born Aug 24, 1712, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, married Roger Toothmaker.
92. viii Elizabeth Crosby born Dec 1, 1713, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
93. ix Jane Crosby born June 14, 1716, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
94. x Joanna Crosby born July 16, 1718, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
95. xi Johnathan Crosby born Aug 1, 1719, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
96. xii Esther Crosby born Dec 31, 1721, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, died Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
37. Mary Crosby (13.Rachel5, 8.Richard4, 7.Peter3, 4.Richard2, 1.William1) 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.
Children:
97. i Rachel Blanchard.
98. ii Mary Blanchard born Aug 18, 1702, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
99. iii Hannah Blanchard born Oct 24, 1704, Billerica MA, married c. 1729, Cornet Nathaniel Page, born Sept 4, 1703, Bedford, MA, (son of Nathaniel Page and Susanna Lane) died April 6, 1779, Bedford MA. Hannah died Sept 7, 1763, Bedford, MA.
100. iv Abigail Blanchard born Jan 23, 1708/9, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
101. v Sarah Blanchard born June 5, 1711, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, died June, 1711.
102. vi Sarah Blanchard born May 23, 1712, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
103. vii John Blanchard born Mar 15, 1713/4, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
104. viii Samuel Blanchard born Aug 17, 1717, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
105. ix David Blanchard born Mar 20, 1719/20, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
106. x Benjamin Blanchard born Jul 5, 1722, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
107. xi Simon Blanchard born Mar 16, 1724/5, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
38. Sarah Crosby (13.Rachel5, 8.Richard4, 7.Peter3, 4.Richard2, 1.William1) 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.
Children:
108. i William Rawson born Feb 20, 1710/1, Mendon, Worcester, MA, married May 13, 1731, in Mendon, Worcester, MA, Margaret Cook, born Dec 18, 1711, Mendon, Worcester, MA, (daughter of Thomas Cook and Mary Carey). William died 1790.
109. ii Perne Rawson born Oct 3, 1713, Mendon, Worcester, MA.
110. iii Anna Rawson born c. 1714.
111. iv Sarah Rawson born Jan 3, 1714/5, Mendon, Worcester, MA, married c. 1740, (?) Saunders, born c. 1712.
112. v Racheal Rawson born Sep 19, 1716, Mendon, Worcester, MA, married (?) Torrey.
113. vi Thomas Rawson born May 2, 1717, Mendon, MA, married (1) Apr 14, 1737, in Bristol, RI, Anna Walden, born Sep 25, 1720, died Jul 29, 1783, married (2) Mar 29, 1785, Hannah Nelson. Thomas died Jul 10, 1802, Mendon, MA.
114. vii Anna Rawson born 1720, Mendon, Worcester, MA, married Oct 1, 1747, William John Holton, born c. 1718.
115. viii Perne Rawson born Jan 1, 1725/6, Mendon, Worcester, MA, died Apr 19, 1741.
41. Joseph Crosby (15.Sarah5, 8.Richard4, 7.Peter3, 4.Richard2, 1.William1) 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.
Children by Anne Belcher:
116. i Mary Crosby born 1749, married Aug 20, 1768, in Braintree, MA, Peter Boylston Adams.
117. ii Joseph Crosby born Feb 9, 1750/1, died c. Aug. 1783.
118. iii Ebenezer Crosby born 1753, died 1788.
119. iv Josiah Crosby born 1755.
Children by Abigail Adams:
120. v Joseph Crosby born c. 1727, died June 9, 1749.
121. vi Abigail Crosby born Feb 23, 1730/1, Braintree, MA, married (1) Apr 21, 1748, Henry Turner, died bf. 1757, married (2) 1757, Samuel Bass.
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