Mehitable (Spring) Brigham (abt. 1665)

Born about 1665 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Jonathan Stimson — married 21 Mar 1699 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Wife of Gershom Brigham — married 17 Feb 1730 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Mehitable Spring was born around 1665 in Watertown Massachusetts, the daughter of Mehitable Bartlett and Henry Spring.^[1]

She married Jonathan Stimpson, son of Jonathan Stimpson and Elizabeth Stubbs, on 21 March 1699 at Watertown, Middlesex, MA. (Jonathan Stimpson was b. 8 Aug 1675, d. 15 Apr 1728).^[1]

Mehitable married Gershom Brigham, son of Thomas Brigham and Mary Rice, on 17 February 1730 at Marlborough, Middlesex, MA.^[1][2]

She wrote her will on January 12, 1757, leaving her estate to her son-in-law (stepson) Benjamin Brigham. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Marlyn R. Lewis (2005). "Person Page - 457." Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins (over 183,000 names). Retrieved 18 March 2019 by Clare Spring from https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p457.htm.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCDP-WVH : 9 February 2018), Gearshum Brigham and Mrs. Mehitable Stimson, 28 Dec 1729; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 892,239.
3. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts. [1]

• Watertown Records (Fred G. Barker, Watertown, Mass., 1906) Vol. 4, Page 130. Marriages Consummated by Henry Gibbs in Watertown.