Descendants of John Watson
Jenks Lineage
1. John Watson born c. 1475, Holme, York, England, married Margaret (?), born c. 1478. John died c. 1521, Holme, Yorks, England.
Children:
+2. i John Watson born c. 1500.
Second Generation
2. John Watson (1.John1) born c. 1500, Holme, York, England, married Margaret (?), born c. 1500. John died Aug 31, 1568.
Children:
+3. i James Watson born c. 1530.
Third Generation
3. James Watson (2.John2, 1.John1) born c. 1530, Holme, Yorks, England, married Margaret (?). James died Jul 10, 1615, Holme, Yorks, England.
Children:
+4. i Isabel Watson born Feb 21, 1560/1.
Fourth Generation
4. Isabel Watson (3.James3, 2.John2, 1.John1) born Feb 21, 1560/1, Holme, Yorks, England, married Thomas Brigham, born May 21, 1576, Holme, Yorks, England, (son of Thomas Brigham and Gillian (Trevlinson) Twelison) died Mar 19, 1632/3, Holme, Yorks, England. Isabel died Jun 25, 1634, England. Thomas: Other reference: Marshall. The Brighams trace their ancestry to Thomas Brigham who was born about 1475.
Children:
+5. i Anne Brigham born c. 1606.
+6. ii Constance Brigham.
Fifth Generation
5. Anne Brigham (4.Isabel4, 3.James3, 2.John2, 1.John1) born c. 1606, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., married (1) Apr 21, 1634, in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., Simon Crosby, born 1608/9, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., (son of Thomas Crosby and Jane (Sothern) Sotheron) occupation Surveyor, constable, selectman, died Sept 1639, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, married (2) abt 1645, William Thompson, born 1597/8, Lancashire, England, occupation Minister, died 1665/1666, Braintree, MA. Anne died Oct 11, 1675, Braintree, MA. other references: Crandall, Marshall Simon: Other references: Crandall, Marshall. The history of the Crosbys can be traced in an unbroken line from 1440 down to Simon, who came to New England on the Susan & Ellen in 1635. He settled in Cambridge, MA where he died 4 years later. He arrived age 26, with wife Anne, 25 and son Thomas 8 weeks. William: Not Pilgrim - died shortly after arrival at Cape Cod - left no issue
Children by Simon Crosby:
7. i Thomas Crosby born Feb 26, 1634/5, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., occupation Minister, married c. 1662/3, in Barnstable, Yarmouth, MA, Sarah Fitch, born c. 1640, Eastham, Barnstable, MA. Thomas died Jun 13, 1702, Boston, Suffolk, MA.
8. ii Simon Crosby born Aug 6, 1637, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, married (1) July 15, 1659, in Braintree, Norfolk, MA, Rachel (Mary) Brackett, born Nov 3, 1639, Boston, (daughter of Richard Brackett and Alice Blower) died May 7, 1748, Cambridge, MA. Simon died Jan 22, 1725/26, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
9. iii Joseph Crosby born Aug 12, 1639, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, married (1) Elaine Paine, married (2) Oct 5, 1693, Ellen (Eleanor) Versey, (daughter of William Veasy and Eleanor Tompson) married (3) Apr 1, 1675, in Braintree, Middlesex, MA, Sarah Brackett, born c. 1647, Braintree, Middlesex, MA, (daughter of Richard Brackett and Alice Blower) died c. 1690, Braintree, Middlesex, MA. Joseph died Nov 26, 1695, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, buried: Hancock Cem, Quincy, MA.
6. Constance Brigham (4.Isabel4, 3.James3, 2.John2, 1.John1) married c. 1622, Robert Crosby, born Oct 30, 1596, (son of John Crosby and Jane Webster) died c. 1640.
Children:
10. i John Crosby born Jan 25, 1623/4.
11. ii Jane Crosby born Apr 22, 1627, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., married Oct 29, 1644, in Rowley, MA, John Picard. Jane died Feb 22, 1714/5.
12. iii Mary Crosby born Dec 4, 1629, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., married Jan 16, 1647/8, in Rowley, MA, Richard Longhorne. Mary died Rowley, Essex, MA.
13. iv Robert Crosby born Jul 22, 1632.
14. v Hannah Crosby born Oct 31, 1634, married Dec 6, 1655, in Rowley, MA, John Johnson.
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