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Richard BRACKETT

Male 1610 - 1690  (79 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Richard BRACKETT was born on 16 Sep 1610 in St. Gregory, Sudbury, Suffolk, England; died on 3 Mar 1690 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Admitted to Boston church as member #144, which would be shortly before11 November 1632 [ BChR 15]. On 5 December 1641 he and his wife Alicewere recommended to Braintree church [ BChR 35], and on 8 May 1642Richard Brackett was dismissed to Braintree church "at their desire ofhim unto the Office of a Deacon amongst them" [ BChR 36].
    Admitted Freeman 25 May 1636.
    Braintree selectman, 1652, 1653, 1670, 1672, 1683 [ BrTR 5, 6, 9-13, 21].Braintree clerk of writs, 1646 to 1654.
    Appointed to various other town committees. Agent for Braintree in caseagainst John Andrews and Benjamin Phippeny, 12 November 1659.
    Admitted to Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1639.
    On 15 October 1684 on "the request of Capt[ain] Richard Brackett, beingabove seventy-three years of age, & infirmities of age upon him, havingdesired formerly, & now also, to lay down his place as chief militarycommander in Braintry, the Court grants his request ..." [ MBCR 5:459].

    Richard married Alice BLOWER on 6 Jan 1634 in At St. Katherine By The Tower, London, England. Alice (daughter of Thomas BLOWER and Alice FROST) was born on 30 Jun 1615 in St. Gregory, Sudbury, Suffolk, England; died on 3 Nov 1690 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Rachel BRACKETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Nov 1639; was christened on 3 Sep 1639; died in 1735.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rachel BRACKETT Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born on 3 Nov 1639; was christened on 3 Sep 1639; died in 1735.

    Rachel married Simon CROSBY on 15 May 1659 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Simon (son of Simon CROSBY and Anne BRIGHAM) was born in Aug 1637 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 22 Jan 1725; was buried in Old South Cem., Billerica, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Joseph CROSBY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jul 1669 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Joseph CROSBY Descendancy chart to this point (2.Rachel2, 1.Richard1) was born on 5 Jul 1669 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts; and died.

    Joseph married Sarah FRENCH on 6 May 1691. Sarah (daughter of William FRENCH and Mary LOTHROP) was born on 29 Oct 1671 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Rachel CROSBEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Apr 1695 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Rachel CROSBEY Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph3, 2.Rachel2, 1.Richard1) was born on 18 Apr 1695 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts; and died.

    Notes:

    Surname: Spelled "Crosbey" in the Vital Records, may have been "Crosby"in other records.

    Rachel married Samuel STEARNS, Jr. about 1719 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Samuel (son of John STEARNS, Captain and Elizabeth BIGELOW) was born on 8 Jan 1694 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died before 14 Oct 1728. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Rachel STEARNS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jun 1720 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 25 Jul 1795 in Milford, Hillsborough, Massachusetts; was buried in Jul 1795 in Elm St Cemetery, Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.


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