Born in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Brightman
and Hannah (Potter) Brightman
Sister of
Christian Brightman, Bethany (Brightman) Dwelly, Henry Brightman II, Rhoda (Brightman) Durfee, Phebe (Brightman) Macomber and Israel Brightman
Wife of
John Simmons
— married
22 Jan 1767 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Mother of
Rhoda (Simmons) Bennett, Pardon Simmons, Lucy (Simmons) Pearce, Stephen Simmons and John Simmons
Died
at age 74
in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Nov 2012
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Biography
This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.
Sources
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-H9JY : 10 November 2020), Hannah Brightman, 8 Aug 1746; citing Birth, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009325.
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHNF-V83 : 10 November 2020), Hannah Brightman in entry for John Simmons, 28 Dec 1766; citing Marriage, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004279436.
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Brightman-50 created through the import of Oct 14 2012.ged on Nov 10, 2012 by Pam Carter. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Pam and others.
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