Thomas Brigham V
The Yorkshire village of
Holme upon Spaulding Moor is about 10 miles from the River Homden and 25 miles from the North Sea, about halfway between York and Kingston upon Hull. This Thomas Brigham of Holme upon Spaulding Moor, our ancestor, designated here as the "Fifth," was, according to WFT pedigree number 1760, married to Isabel Watson. However, WFT pedigree number 0893 indicates that Thomas Brigham V was married to Isabel's sister, Constance. And WFT pedigree number 4456 has Constance Watson married to Thomas's brother John Brigham. What a mess!
The children of the supposed Thomas-Constance marriage and of the John-Constance marriage match, as do the ancestors of Thomas and John.
Thomas and his siblings were part of the adaptive Sentimental Generation. His parents and his wife were part of the heroic, civic-minded Elizabethan Generation. His two daughters were part of the puritanical, idealistic Righteous Generation.
Year by year in the life of Thomas Brigham V
The early life of Thomas Brigham V in its historical context
The later life of Thomas Brigham V in its historical context
| Birth of Thomas Watson V | |
| Born: | 21 May 1576 (or perhaps 1575 ) |
| Birthplace: | Holme upon Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England |
| Parents | |
| Father: | Thomas Brigham IV, 1550-1586 (our ancestor) |
| Mother: | Gillian Twelison (Trvelinson), b. 1558 (our ancestor) (her death date, from an WFT estimate, was no earlier than 1586 and no later than 1652) |
| Siblings | |
| Sister: | Elizabeth Brigham b. 1571, probably in Holme-upon-Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England |
| Brother: | John Brigham b. 1573, Holme-upon-Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England d. 11 May 1621, Hothan, Yorkshire, England m. 30 September 1599 to Constance Watson, b. 17 August 1571 (sister of our ancestor Isabel Watson, 1561-1634) [ more information on this line] |
| Brother: | William Brigham, b. Jun 1578 |
| Brother: | Richard Brigham, b. Aug 1579 |
| Brother: | Robert Brigham, b. May 1582 |
| Spouse and children | |
| Wife: | Isabel Watson, 1561-1634
(our ancestor) (daughter of James Watson and Margaret UNKNOWN Watson, our ancestors) Married 4 February 1601 (or perhaps 1600 or before) Holme upon Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England |
| Daughter: | Constance Brigham, 1602-1683 (our ancestor) |
| Daughter: | Ann Brigham b. 1610, Holme-upon-Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England d. 11 October 1675, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts m. 1635 (or before) in Holme-upon-Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England to Simon Crosby, d. September 1639, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (fourth cousin, and brother-in-law, of our ancestor Robert Crosby, 1596-1640) [ more information on this line] |
| Other information | |
| Occupation: | No information available |
| Religion: | Church of England (?), probably whatever the prevailing law required |
| Death of Thomas Brigham V | |
| Died: | 19 March
1633
(or perhaps
1632) (age 57) |
| Deathplace: | Holme upon Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England |
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