Did Edmund Angier, b. ca. 1610, Ancestor of President Franklin Pierce, Marry Bridget Rogers?

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The profile for Edmund Angier, Angier-9, born ca. 1610, shows three wives. There is evidence that Edmund married twice: to Ruth Ames and to Ann Batt. There does not appear to be evidence that Edmund married a woman named Bridget or that he had a daughter Bridget.  The Edmund born about 1610 was probably too young to have the child Bridget born about 1626.

I propose that wife Bridget Rogers and child Bridget be disconnected from this profile. After the Bridgets are removed, this profile should be merged with Angier-83.
WikiTree profile: Edmund Angier
in Genealogy Help by Vic Watt G2G6 Pilot (357k points)
edited by Vic Watt

In his Will, William Anger (Angier) of Dedham mentions a daughter Bridget, who was under 20 in 1620. The only mention in William's Will to Rogers is to Mr. Rodgers, preacher.

In his Will, John Anger (Angier) of Dedham, mentions wife Ann, sons Bezaleel, Samuel and John, brothers William and Edmund, daughter Mary Sparhawke (wife of Nathaniel), daughter Ann, "my sister Smith," sisters Elizabeth and Bridget Ainger,  the Rev. Mr. Rogers, god-daughter Abigail Rogers and her father John Rogers, and various "brothers" and "Sister" for whom I haven't figured out the relationship.

Farther on, at page 405, there is a 3 line summary for Edmund Angier of Wiston, Suffolk, which shows that this Edmund Angier who made his Will on 16 March 1677, which was proved 12 June 1678, had a wife Bridget and sons Samuel, Edmund, John and Nathaniel.  A note implies that this Edmund married Bridget Rogers, daughter of John Rogers, the famous preacher of Dedham.  

The Edmund Angier in the previous paragraph died in 1678.  The Edmund Angier who married Ruth Ames and Ann Batt died in 1692.  So, there are two different Edmunds.  I still have to figure out whether they were father and son or uncle and nephew.

Gary Boyd Robert, in Ancestors of American Presidents, 2009 Ed., shows that the Edmund Angier who married Bridget Rogers (and had a daughter Bridget) was baptized in Dedham, Essex, England, on 5 May 1601 and died at Wiston, Suffolk, (England) on 19 May 1677/8.

According to Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Abel Lunt, 1769-1806, of Newbury, Massachusetts, starting at page 163,

  • Edmund, the son of William, married Bridget Rogers, daughter of Rev. Jon Rogers of Dedham, Suffolk, England.  it is believed that he had a daughter Bridget who married John Harris. This Edmund did not leave England.
  • Edmund, baptized 31 March 1610, was the grandson of William and the son of John Angier. Edmund married twice, first to Ruth Ames and second to Anna Batt.  This Edmund died on 4 March 1691/2.  He was in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by 1636, when he was a proprietor in Cambridge.

This shows that there were two Edmunds, uncle and nephew. One came to Massachusetts and the other, the husband of Bridget Rogers, did not come to America.

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Given the information in my comment added above, I propose to reorganize this family, with Bridget being married to Edmund the uncle. (There is already a profile for this Edmund, Angier-5, with the correct dates.)

After removing Bridget as a wife of the Edmund Angier bpt.1610 (Angier-9), I will propose a merge with the other Edmund Angier with the same dates  (Angier-83).  The children of Edmund Angier-83 all correctly belong to the Edmund baptized in 1610.

Are there any objections?
by Vic Watt G2G6 Pilot (357k points)

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