Humphrey Bradstreet
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Humphrey Bradstreet (bef. 1669 - 1717)

Dr. Humphrey Bradstreet
Born before in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Husband of — married before 1692 [location unknown]
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Died after age 48 in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

Humphrey Bradstreet was born, probably at Ipswich, Massachusetts, 6 Jan. 1669/70, [1] [2] and was baptized, 27 Feb 1669/70, at the First Congregational Church of Rowley, Massachusetts, the son of Moses Bradstreet and Elizabeth Harris. [3] died at Newbury, 11 May 1717, [4] [5] and is buried in the Old Town Cemetery. [6]

He married Sarah Pierce, [7] [2] daughter of Joshua Pierce (1642-1670) and Dorothy Pike (1645-), born March 18, 1668/69 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; [7] died January 12, 1743/1744 in Newbury (Essex) Massachusetts.

Many published records exist which detail the life of Dr. Humphrey Bradstreet, but perhaps the most interesting is described by Sarah Anna Emery, in her book Reminiscences of a Nonagenarian. She writes of the home Humphrey had provided to his youngest daughter, who married the Rev. William Johnson:

Madame Johnson's father, Dr. Humphrey Bradstreet, had furnished his daughter's new house in a style not frequent in those days. the principal entrance opened into a spacious hall, handsomely furnished in dark wood, from which a highly ornamented staircase led to the story above. The white wall was decorated with the portraits of Lieut. governor Dummer and his wife, and a view of Harvard College. Under the pictures stood a large, massive dining table. the parlor, a square, pleasant room, was to the left of the entrance. Its three windows commanded a lovely view of the surrounding country and the river, bounded by the rolling hills of its farther shore. This room displayed an unusual embellishment; the walls were hung with a velvet paper, a purple figure on a buff ground.

Paper walls had not yet become common, no paste was used; four polished hard wood convex slats running round the room held the hangings in place. Small, slender brass andirons, and a tiny brass shovel and tongs adorned the tiled fireplace, an antique table, its legs curiously carved and ornamented, stood between the front windows; over it hung a mirror in a black and gilt frame; the chairs were cane seated and a strip of cane was inserted into the high, carved backs. An armchair occupied one corner; opposite stood the buffet, lustrous with rich silver, brightly pained china and glasses of various shapes and graceful device.[8]

Upon Humphrey's death, his own mansion was left to his son Moses. Moses' daughter Betty remained unmarried. Upon the death of her parents, Betty continued to live in the Bradstreet mansion, which Emery describes as follows:

The Bradstreet mansion had been a pretentious house at the period of its erection, and with its extensive and well kept garden was then a model of neatness and elegance. The windows commanded as exquisite a view as can be found.... over the mantel, which was decorated with tall brass candlesticks, hung the portrait of Dr. Humphrey Bradstreet, in a red coat, buff vest, white wig, ruffled shirt, and delicate ruffles at the wrist, the right hand grasping a lancet."[9]

Of interest to note: all of the children born to Humphrey and his wife, Sarah Pierce, are listed in the Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, except for Humphrey, Anna and Benjamin. Based on the Essex Antiquarian's history of the Bradstreet family, as well as the Vital Records of Newbury, it is thought that Humphrey was born c1698, Anna would have been born sometime around 1702, and Benjamin about 1705. Since the family had ties in New Hampshire (see Patents and Deeds and Other Early Records of New Jersey 1664-1703, William Nelson, 1899, p. 197) and was listed in a real estate transaction in 1693, one may wonder if these two children may have been born in New Hampshire, or if their births were simply never recorded in Newbury.

"Wee Joshua Pierce Malster, & Humphry Bradstreet Physician both of Newbury… stand firmly bound & obliged to Elizabeth addington of Boston… Widdow in the full & just sum of One Hundred & twelve pounds… to be paid to the sd Elizabeth Addington… this sixteenth day of December… 1715… do… truly pay…unto… Elizabeth Addington… the full & just Sum of ffifty six pounds… at the rate of six pounds per annum… on or before the fifteenth of December next ensuing…
Joshua Pierce
Humphry Bradstreet
In presence of us
Humphrey Bradstreet Junr
John Wainwright

The Seventh Day of May… 1717… I Humphry Broadstreet of Newbury… Physitian… doe make… my Will and Testament…

Item I give to my loving wife Sarah Broadstreet all that my now Dwelling House Barnes out houses garden orchards and Land adjoyneing… in the Township of Newbury… and one third part of all my other Landes… which I have in Newbury, Salesberry or Almesberry or elsewhere… all which I give my said wife for and dureing her natural life… also I give to my said wife one halfe of all my household stuff of all sorts… and three Cowes one Horse which she please and all my swine in Newbury…

Item I give to my oldest son Humphry Broadstreet Two fifths of all my Reall estate, Lands, Houseing, Meadow, Marsh Messuages Tenements being and scituate in Newbury, Almesberry and Salesberry… or elcewhere… to enter into the Possession of it at the age of Twenty one years Excepting wht I have already given in this my will to my wife Sarah my said son not to possess his part of that until after her decease…

Item I give to my son Daniell Broadstreet one fifth part of my Reall Estate… when he comes to the age of Twenty one years…

Item I give to my son Benjamin broadstreet one fifth part of all my Reall estate… when he comes to the age of Twenty one years…

Item I give to my son Moses Broadstreet one fifth part of all my Reall Estate… when he comes to the age of Twenty one years…

Also my mind and will is that in case any of my said sons should die before they comes to the age of twenty one years then his or their parts… shall be equally devided… among the surviveing son or sons also my will is that In case my son Daniell Broadstreet should come to Injoy his part of my farme at Almesbury now in the occupation of Improvement of Capt Joseph [  ? ] and others and what Land I Lately Bought of Thomas Wood then my said son Daniell’s part be set out to him in that part I bought of said Woodthat he may have a convenient building and Landing place for shiping

Item I give to my daughter Dority Sergeant one hundered and fifty pound what she has received already to be deducted out of it and then to be made up so much, to be paid as here after named.

Item I give to my daughter Sarah Tufts one Hundered and fifty pounds what she has Received to be deducted out of it and then to be made up so much to be paid as hereafter named.

Item I give to my daughter Anna one Hundered and fifty pounds to be paid her at her day of Marriage or when shee comes to the age of Twenty one years to be paid as here after named.

Item I give to my Daughter Betty Broadstreet one Hundred and fifty pounds at her day of marriage or when shee comes to the age of Twenty one years… also my will is that is case either of my said Daughter… should die before they come to be married or to Twenty one year old then the surviveing daughters in equall proportion…

Item my will is that one halfe of my House hold stufe… shall be equally devided between and amongst my said two daughter and shall be received as part of the one Hundered and fifty pounds I have given them vizt Anna and Betty...

Item my will is that all my debts that I owe funeral charges and Legacys given to my four daughters aforesaid be paid by my Executors out of my Debts due to me and Personall estate excepting what I have given to my wife, But in case my Personall estate should fall short of paying the sume then my will is that my Executors shall sell that Lands that I have in Salesberry that I bought of Abraham Morrell and a Lott of fourty acres of Land in Almesberry which I bought of Dority Light and Sarah Pike and in case there be any overplus after my debts are paid as afore then I give to my son Benjamine Broadstreet One Hundered pounds towards the Bringing him up in Learning and in the Coledge if he desiers and is Capable of it and if there is any more of my personal estate should remaine that … my… four daughter shall have thirty pounds apiece beside what is alredy given them.

Item my will is that my Executors shall have the Improvement of the Estate and Legacyes I have given to my sons and daughters that are minors for their maintainance and bringing up until they severally come to the ages aforemencioned

Item my Books of Phisick I give to my son Humphry Broadstreet I will that my younger children shall be brought up in vertious learning…

I dessier my son Humphry and all the other my Children in their seveall places to be obedient and [  ? ] loveingly to their mother and that my said son that is acquainted wth my debt out standing and my other bussenesse to be helpful and [  ? ] to my Executors in the [  ? ]

Item my will is that in case any one or more of my said sons Humphry Daniell Benjamin and Moses should see cause to sell or dispose of all or any part of their shares and part of Lands in this my will Given them they shall give the offer of it to the other Brothers who shall have it… and I dessier… that farme I have in Almesbury under the Improvement of Capt. Joseph Chamber… [  ? ] amongst themselves in the name of my family the Broadstreets if it may be done wthout Prejudice to them

Item I make… my Loveing wife Sarah Broadstreet and Capt Joshua Peirce of Portsmouth… to be my… Executors…
Humphry Broadstreet
In the presence of…
Edward Sargent
Enoch Sawyer
D Davison

An Inventory of ye Estate of Docter Humphery Bradstreet late of Newbury… June ye 10th 1717

A dwelling house & out housings with two acres a
a quarter of land & River lotts......................343 00 00
About six acres of land in ye pasture near John
Stickes..............................................................040 00 00
In Salisbury two flats lotts.............................120 00 00
A parcel of land by Moses Riks.....................060 00 00
& two acres & halfe of land wc was epraim
winslows..........................................................020 00 00
In Amsbury a parcel of land at Harrys hill...070 00 00
A farme with ye land bought of [  ? ] with ye
housings ects................................................1700 00 00
In Hampton one hundred acres of land....2353 .. ..
In wels alias coks hall 150 acres of land

Wearing apparrill & arms, Books, instruments &
medicens.........................................................198 16 00
7 beds, curtings Bedlining ect & table lining [  ? ]
of chairs looking glasses chists of drawers Tables &
cives & towels & wheels & old caske ect:....171 13 00
3- hunks: 5-chists: 4 : boxes..........................002 18 00
Plate & goold..................................................023 04 00
Brass ware for ye house...............................020 10 00
Iron ware for ye house..................................010 00 00
Puter platters basons plats porringers ect a stilt
lanthorn- candle box.....................................010 14 00
Morters driping pans knifes & forks & spuns.003 10 00
Utencils of husbandary- ect..........................002 10 00
Earthen ware & glasses ect...........................005 00 00
Five swine- two cows two horses a maer &
colt....................................................................034 00 00
Sadls bridls ect................................................003 00 00
A clock & watch...............................................017 00 00
One Boet.........................................................010 00 00
One Cow..........................................................002 10 00
5 straw beds & 1 flock bed............................002 00 00
A new side sadel.............................................004 00 00
Taken out for ye Widow: 231£....................2684 05 00

In Capt Chandlers hands with ye farm at Amsbury
one: 3- year old hors. Two young maers: four cows
& a halfe & four calves & a halfe: two two year olds
& a halfe & halfe a calfe: one four year old stear one
three year Old stear one ox: four yearlins: six ews &
six lams all apprised at...................................060 15 00

And allso in 3d- Chandlers hands- one cart one tumbril two pair of wheels two plows: three chains one cops & pin

Five yoaks rings & stapls- four hows two sleds four sickls five dishs Bettle rings & weges: an Iron bar- four

Forks four raks thirteen traies three augers two
chisels & a gouge & three shufvels: the one halfe of
These utencils are prised at..........................009 00 00
Provision in ye family not prized................2754 00 00

Nathaniel Coffin
Edward Sargent

Ipswich October 19: 1719 account of admr on ye Estate of Dr Humphry Bradstreet of Newbury Decd…

The Said Estate Crd
By as Reall ae p Inventory............................2353.00.0
By ye Prsonall p Ditto.....................................501.00.0
By Debts Recd P ex Bill...................................500.00.0
By money in the House..................................200.00.0
........................................................................1201.00.0

The Estate Dr
To Sundry Prsons pd pr Execr Pr Receipts to be
brought In.........................................................984.19.0
Due to province................................................420-00-0
To Jno White Esqr ...............................................40.00.0
To Tho Challis 35................................................35.00.0
To James Smith..................................................40.00.0
To Abell Hues- all p Bond.................................20- 0- 0
To Henry Jaquis................................................ 14- 0- 0
To Rebecca Hilton.............................................10- 0- 0
To Mr Tho Cotton............................................. 50- 0- 0
To Mr Jno Gillman............................................. 20- 0- 0
To Dr Creesy?.....................................................18- 0- 0
To Jno March..................................................... 20- 0- 0
To Capt Sergeant...............................................11-00-0
To be devided given to ye widow................1682.19.0
.......................................................................... 239.15.0
Total prsonall Credr.......................................1443.4.0
............................................................................962-05-0
............................................................................. 80-19-0

.........................................................................1682-19
...........................................................................962-5
.........................................................................740-4

Dod Bradstreet Dr money Debts
To Province...........................................................420
To Jno White...........................................................40
Jho Challice.............................................................35
James Smith...........................................................40
Abell Huse..............................................................20
Hen Jaquish...........................................................14
Robert Hilton.........................................................10:
Mr Cotton...............................................................50
Mr Gillman Exetr...................................................20
Doctr Creece Boston............................................18
Jno Marsh...............................................................20
Capt Sargant..........................................................11
..............................................................................698

By Money in ye Houses:....................................200
By Debts Recd of Severall.................................500
By Bills standing out............................................09
.............................................................................709

Sundry Debts Pd: by ye Executrix to ye Sume of ye
Recepts to be brought in:..................................984

To be added to ye Inventory
money in ye House............................................200
Debts Recd in bills standing out:.....................500
parsonall Inventory to be bal:..........................270

To Capt: John Fuller, Capt Richd Cuiner, Leut Joseph Pike, Leut Orlando Bagley and Leut Thomas Hoyt all free holders in the County of Essex… Trusting in your Care Prudence and fidelity I do… Impower you a committee according to your best skill and Judgement… to Devide and Sett out one third part of all ye Reall Estate of Doctr Hump: Brodstreet, Late of Newbury Decd to and for ye use and Improvement of Mrs Sarah Brodstreet alias Sargeant widow and Relict of ye sd Decd as her Right of Dower in sd Estate according to the Will of ye sd Decd… this 22d day of Jan… 1726/7
John Appleton Esqr, Judge of the Probate

Wee… being appointed to set out to Mrs Sarah Bradstreet allies Sargent widdow and Relect to ye Estate of Doctr Humphry Brodstreet late of Newbury deceased one third part of ye Reall Estate of ye deceased as her Right of Dower wee having ocationally met on ye sd lands in Almsbury Joyning to a six Rod highway westerly and Merimak River Southerly Easterly on land of Mr Plant and on a Town high way having vewed ye Lands and after due consideration do set out to ye afore sd widdow for her Right of Dower and thirds of sd Estate aboute twenty acres bounded as followeth… on ye six rod way… to Merimak River… with ye addition ofye west half part of ye dwelling house and ye west third part of ye barne on sd land Reserving ye East half part of sd House and ye east two third parts of sd barne… for ye use of ye Heirs of ye Remianing part of ye Estate… with ye addition of a convenant way to sd barne and house and also convennant yard roome to each of them… this twenty fourth day of June… 1728
Richard Currier
John [  ? ]
Thomas Hoyt
Joseph Pike
Orlando Bagley

And for ye servis Expended in order to said division wee ye afore sd subscribers prays allowance for ye same as followeth

Richard Currier....................................................0-15- 0
John Hoat.............................................................0-12- 0
Thomas Hoyt.......................................................0-15- 0
Joseph Pike..........................................................0-15- 0
Orlando Bagly for service and retuning 1- 0- 0"[10]

Humphrey and Sarah had eight children: [1] [11]

  1. Dorothy Bradstreet was born December 19, 1692 in Newbury (Essex) Massachusetts, and died December 11, 1743 in Newbury. October 16, 1710 -- Dorothy Bradstreet and Nathaniel Sargeant married in Newbury, Nathaniel Sargent was a son of Edward Sargent (1662 - 1742 MA) and Elizabeth Plaisted (1662 ME - 1718 MA).
  2. Nathaniel was born on January 16, 1685/1686 (1686) in Saco, Maine.
  3. Joshua Bradstreet was born 23 February 23, 1694/1695 (1695) in Newbury (Essex) Massachusetts, and died May 16, 1710 in Newbury.
  4. Sarah Bradstreet was born January 14, 1696/1697 (1697) in Newbury (Essex) Massachusetts, and died October 1, 1765 in Salisbury (Essex) Massachusetts. December 9, 1714 -- Sarah Bradstreet and John Tufts married at Newbury. John Tufts, son of Peter Tufts (1648 MA - 1721 MA) and Mercy Cotton (1666 NH - 1715 MA). John was born on May 5, 1689 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and died August 17, 1750 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.[12]
  5. Humphrey Bradstreet was born 19 Jan 1699/00 in Newbury (Essex) Massachusetts, and died 19 Dec 1717 in Newbury, age 17.
  6. Daniel Bradstreet was born 13 Feb 1700/01 in Newbury (Essex) Massachusetts.
  7. Moses Bradstreet was born 17 Feb 1707/08 in Newbury (Essex) Massachusetts, and died 9 Mar 1785 in Newbury. He married Sarah ___. Sarah was born about 1709 and died 15 Jan 1779 in Newbury.
  8. Ann Bradstreet was born Jul 1710 in Newbury (Essex) Massachusetts, and died 8 Jan 1780 in Newbury. She married 7 Nov 1728 in Newbury, Benjamin Moody. Benjamin was born 1 Jul 1708 in Newbury, and died there 2 Nov 1781.
  9. Elizabeth Bradstreet was born 16 May 1713 in Newbury (Essex) Massachusetts, and died 2 Aug 1756 in Newbury. She married 20 Aug 1731 in Newbury, William Johnson, son of William Johnson (1679 MA - ) and Martha Pierce (1677 MA - 1732 MA). William was born 31 May 1706 in Newbury, and died there 22 Feb 1772.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Essex Antiquarian, "Bradstreet Genealogy" (Sidney Perley, Editor, Salem, Massachusetts), Vol. XI (1907), p. 58. Cit. Date: 18 Apr 2021
  2. 2.0 2.1 Compiled by George Brainard Blodgett, A. M.; revised, edited and published by Amos Everett Jewett, Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts (Newcomb & Gauss Co., Printers, Salem, Massachusetts, 1933, 472 pages), p. 35. Cit. Date: 18 Apr 2021.
  3. The Essex Institute, Vital Records of Rowley, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Newcomb & Gauss Co., Printers, Salem, Massachusetts, 1928), p. 32. Cit. Date: 18 Apr 2021.
  4. The Essex Institute, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, VOLUME II. - MARRIAGES AND DEATHS (Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, Salem, Massachusetts, 1911, 759 pages), p. 551. Cit. Date: 18 Apr 2021.
  5. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH84-M2D : 10 November 2020), Dr. Humphrey Bradstreet, 11 May 1717; citing Death, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009725.
  6. Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 April 2021), memorial page for Dr Humphrey Bradstreet (6 Jan 1669–11 May 1717), Find A Grave: Memorial #65486193, citing Old Town Cemetery, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568). NB: The Old Town Cemetery is towards the back of the Evergreen Cemetery. They are separate Cemeteries with a fence dividing the two.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Frederick Clifton Pierce, Peirce Genealogy, Being the Record of the Posterity of John Pers, an Early Inhabitant of Watertown, in New England (Press of Chas. Hamilton, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1880, 283 pages), p. 234. Cit. Date: 18 Apr 2021.
  8. Sarah Emma Emery, Reminiscences of a Nonagenarian (William H. Huse & Co., Printers, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1879, 336 pages), p. 24. Cit. Date: 18 Apr 2021.
  9. Reminiscences of a Nonagenarian, p. 34. Cit. Date: 18 Apr 2021.
  10. Essex County Registry of Probate- Docket No. 3082
  11. The Essex Institute, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, Salem, Massachusetts, 1911, 564 pages) VOLUME I. - BIRTHS
  12. Larkin T. Tufts and Edward C. Booth, "Tufts Genealogy - Earlier Generations" (The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.), Vol. 51 (1897), p. 302. Cit. Date: 18 Apr 2021.




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