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     Lieut. Nathaniel Bradstreet was christened on 18 November 1705.¹ He was the son of Moses Bradstreet.² Lieut. Nathaniel Bradstreet married Hannah Northend, daughter of Capt. Ezekiel Northend and Dorothy Sewall, on 19 April 1727.¹ Lieut. Nathaniel Bradstreet died on 2 December 1752 in Ipswich at the age of 47.¹

     Dr. Samuel Bradstreet was born. He was the son of Governor Simon Bradstreet and Ann Dudley.¹ Dr. Samuel Bradstreet graduated in 1653 from Harvard.¹ Was a physician in Boston. From 1657 to 1661 he was in England and went from there to Jamaica. He married first Mercy Tyng, daughter of Capt. William Tyng and Elizabeth Coytemore, in 1662? At Boston they had five children.^1,2 Dr. Samuel Bradstreet married secondly Martha (Unknown) before 3 July 1674 at Cambridge ? there were three children of this marriage.^1,2 Dr. Samuel Bradstreet died in August 1682 in Jamaica.¹

     Sarah Bradstreet was the daughter of Governor Simon Bradstreet and Ann Dudley.¹ Sarah Bradstreet married firstly Richard Hubbard circa 1658 at Cambridge.² Sarah Bradstreet married secondly Samuel Ward on 24 June 1684 at Marblehead, Massachusetts.²

     Governor Simon Bradstreet was born in February 1604 or March 1604 in Horbling, Lincolnshire.^3,4 He was the son of Rev. Simon Bradstreet and Margaret (Unknown).^1,2 Governor Simon Bradstreet was baptised on 18 March 1603/4 at Horbling, Lincolnshire.^2,5 He married firstly Ann Dudley, daughter of Govenor Thomas Dudley and Dorothy Yorke, before 1630 at England.⁵ He matriculated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, but did not finish his course, perhaps on account of his father's death. He came to America in 1630 with Governor Winthrop in the Arabella. He was one of the founders of Newtown, now Cambridge. For a while he resided probably at Salem, certainly, at Ipswich, removing in 1648 to Andover, where he was one of the first settlers and the leading citizen. Among his important offices and functions were these: secretary of colony, from 1630-34; one of the commissioners of the united colonies, in 1643.

In 1653 he successfully opposed a projected war on the Dutch and Indians. He was a commissioner with regard to the boundary between New Amsterdam and New Haven in 1650, and the next year a commissioner concerning the jurisdiction of Massachusetts over York and Kittery, Maine. About 1662 he went to England to answer charges against the colony. He was deputy governor 1673-79; he was assistant fifty years together. From 1679 he was governor of the colony until the dissolution of the charter in May, 1686. Although then almost ninety years old, he was active in resisting. Andros; and when Andros was imprisoned he took charge of the government. The old charter was restored and he was governor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire until May, 1692.⁶ Governor Simon Bradstreet married secondly Anne Downing, daughter of Emanuel Downing and Lucy Winthrop, on 6 June 1676 probably in Salem, Massachusetts.^7,2 Governor Simon Bradstreet died on 27 March 1697 in Salem, Massachusetts, The General Court, in consideration of his long and extraordinary public service, voted £100 toward defraying the expenses of his interment. He was buried in the Charter burying ground at Salem.^1,2

     Rev. Simon Bradstreet was born on 28 September 1640 in Ipswich, Massachusetts.^3,1 He was the son of Governor Simon Bradstreet and Ann Dudley.² Rev. Simon Bradstreet graduated in 1660 from Harvard.¹ He married Lucy Woodbridge on 2 October 1667.⁴ Rev. Simon Bradstreet was ordained on 5 October 1670 at New London, Connecticut, as the first minister.¹ He died between 6 September 1683 and 19 November 1683.¹

     Rev. Simon Bradstreet. Vicar of Horbling.² He married Margaret (Unknown).³

     Rev. Simon Bradstreet 2nd was born on 7 March 1670/71 in New London, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Rev. Simon Bradstreet and Lucy Woodbridge.^2,3 Rev. Simon Bradstreet 2nd graduated in 1693 from Harvard.¹ He was ordained on 26 October 1698 at Charlestown.¹ He married Mary Long.¹ Rev. Simon Bradstreet 2nd died on 31 December 1741 in Charlestown at the age of 70.¹

     Rev. Simon Bradstreet 3rd was born on 26 June 1709 in Charlestown.¹ He was the son of Rev. Simon Bradstreet 2nd and Mary Long.^2,1 Rev. Simon Bradstreet 3rd graduated in 1728 from Harvard.¹ He married Mary (Unknown) widow Hills on 16 November 1737. Rev. Simon Bradstreet 3rd was ordained on 4 January 1738 at Marblehead.¹ He died on 5 October 1771 in Marblehead at the age of 62.¹

     Catherine of Braganza married King Charles Stewart, Charles II, King of England, son of King Charles Stewart, Charles I, King of England and Henriette Marie of France,, on 21 May 1662 in Church of St. Thomas a Becket, Portsmouth.^1,2

     Hannah Bragden married Benjamin Titcomb, son of Stephen Titcomb and Abigail Stone.¹

     Dummer Bragdon was the son of Joseph Bragdon Jr. and Mary Sewall.¹

     Joseph Bragdon was born on 6 May 1745.¹ He was the son of Joseph Bragdon Jr. and Mary Sewall.¹

     The marriage intention of Joseph Bragdon Jr. and Mary Sewall, daughter of Capt. Samuel Sewall and Lydia Storer, was published on 18 January 1742 in York, Maine.⁴ Joseph Bragdon Jr. is also recorded as Joseph Bradon.⁵ He was born on 7 March 1709/10 in York, Maine.⁶ He was the son of Samuel Bragdon and Isabella Austin.^2,3

     Lydia Bragdon was the daughter of Joseph Bragdon Jr. and Mary Sewall.¹ Lydia Bragdon died young.¹

     Lydia Bragdon was the daughter of Joseph Bragdon Jr. and Mary Sewall.¹

     Mary Bragdon was born on 27 October 1743.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Bragdon Jr. and Mary Sewall.¹

     Samuel Bragdon married Tabitha Bankes.² Samuel Bragdon was living in York, Maine.¹

     Samuel Bragdon was born circa December 1673.² He married Isabella Austin on 25 December 1694.² Samuel Bragdon died on 3 March 1746/47.³

     Tabitha Bragdon is also recorded as Tabitha Brougham.³ She was born on 1 December 1723 in York, Maine.² She was the daughter of Samuel Bragdon and Tabitha Bankes.^1,2 Tabitha Bragdon married Stephen Longfellow, son of Lt. Stephen Longfellow and Abigail Thompson, on 19 October 1749 in Falmouth, Maine.^1,2 Tabitha Bragdon died on 11 June 1777 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, at the age of 53.²

     Mary Fuller Braley married George Alexander Gray.

     Simon Branch married Hannah H. Johnson on 11 October 1860 in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.¹

     Dorothea Brandenburg was born in 1430.¹ She married Christian I of Denmark, King of Denmark and Norway, son of Count Dietrich Oldenburg and Hedwig Schleswig and Holstein, on 28 October 1449 in Copenhagen. Dorothea Brandenburg died on 25 November 1495.¹

     Ephraim McLean Brank was born in 1870.¹ He was the son of Rev. Robert Garland Brank and Ruth Ann Smith.¹ Ephraim McLean Brank died in 1875.¹

     Robert Campbell Brank was born in November 1879 in St. Louis, Missouri.^1,2 He was the son of Rev. Robert Garland Brank and Ruth Ann Smith.¹

     Rev. Robert Garland Brank was born on 3 November 1826 in Greenwill, Kentuky.^2,3 He married Ruth Ann Smith, daughter of Dr. John Rockwell Smith and Sarah Jane Warfield, in 1865 in Kentuky.¹

     Rockwell Smith Brank was born on 18 July 1875 in St. Louis, Missouri.¹ He was the son of Rev. Robert Garland Brank and Ruth Ann Smith.¹

     Sarah Warfield Brank was born in 1867 in Kentuky.¹ She was the daughter of Rev. Robert Garland Brank and Ruth Ann Smith.¹ Sarah Warfield Brank died in 1923.¹

     Mary Brann married William Sylvester on 18 November 1788 in Norridgewock this makes the date of their marriage 13 days before Betsey's reported birth date. see Norridgewock Vital Records.¹

     Catherine Brattle married John Eyre.¹

     Katherine Brattle was born on 2 June 1730 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.³ She was the daughter of William Brattle and Katherine Saltonstall.³ Katherine Brattle married John Mico Wendell, son of Hon. Colonel Jacob Wendell and Sarah Oliver, on 13 August 1752 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.⁴ Katherine Brattle died on 30 January 1821 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 90.⁵