Family register
Thomas Brigham (the emigrant)
- Great Puritan Migration
Great Puritan MigrationThomas Brigham (the emigrant) (1603 – 8 December 1653) was born in Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England. His child was Thomas Brigham Jr.. He died in 1653, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Early life
Thomas Brigham, known as "the Puritan", was born in Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England, about 1603.[1][2] According to the family history, his parents married in 1599 and had nine children, of whom Thomas was the third.[3]
Emigration to New England
In 1635 a small party of Yorkshire colonists decided to emigrate to New England.[1][2] The party went to London, where on 16 April they embarked on the Susan and Ellen.[1][2] Thomas Brigham, aged 32, appears on the passenger list.[1] He settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[1][2]
Marriage and family
His son Thomas Brigham Jr. was his second child, born at Cambridge, Massachusetts, about 1640.[4]
Later life and death
Thomas Brigham died at Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 8 December 1653.[1]