Joseph
Bruce
Born in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of George Brush
and Elizabeth (Clark) Brush
Brother of
Elizabeth Bruce, Mary (Bruce) Brooks, William Bruce, John Bruce, Elizabeth (Bruce) Swan, George Bruce, Samuel Bruce, Marjory (Bruce) Walker and Lydia Bruce
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
George Bruce and Hannah (Bruce) Johnson
Died before
before age 72
in Mendon, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
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Biography
Joseph was born on 29 October 1676 in Woborn. He was the son of George Brush/Bruce and Elizabeth Clark.[1]
He married Hannah (Unknown) (Online trees have her LNAB as Hardy).
They had the following children:
- George Bruce, b. 20 September 1703 in Woburn.[2]
- Joseph Bruce, b. 6 September 1704 in Woburn, d. 29 June 1711.
- Joseph Bruce
- Hannah Bruce
Land Records
Middlesex County
- In 1701, Joseph Bruce of Woburn, husbandman, bought from his brother Samuel, part of his deceased father, George Bruce's estate.[3]
In 1713, Joseph Bruce of Woburn, weaver, and his wife Hannah sold a wood lot to Joseph Winn Jr of Woburn.[4]
In 1713 (recorded in 1735), Joseph Bruce of Woburn, weaver, and his wife Hannah sold his father's estate to Joseph Peirce of Woburn.
Worcester County
- In 1729 (recorded in 1744), Joseph Bruce of Mendon, weaver, sold to his son George Bruce of Mendon, cordwainer half his homestead in Mendon.[5]
Probate
In 1749, George Bruce and Hannah, the wife of Joseph Johnson signed a distribution agreement.[6]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9M-VNP : Fri Mar 08 02:46:38 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Brush and Georg Brush, 29 October 1676.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NV-NK3 : Sun Mar 10 22:05:47 UTC 2024), Entry for Georg Bruce and Joseph Bruce, 20 September 1703.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9Z7-P4VD : 22 May 2014), Middlesex > Deeds 1696-1716 vol 12-13 > image 393 of 832; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99Z7-D6GL : 22 May 2014), Middlesex > Deeds 1714-1716 vol 17 > image 148 of 351; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9ZH-P8VH : 22 May 2014), Worcester > Deeds 1741-1744 vol 16-18 > image 837 of 912; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts.
- ↑ "Probate records v. 3 1748-1751, 1793-1837, 1865-1898" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-F3DK-6 : 20 March 2024), Film# 007704428, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 96, Vol 3, Page 175.
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