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Henry BRIGHTMAN

Male Abt 1640 - 1728  (~ 88 years)


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  1. 1.  Henry BRIGHTMAN was born Abt 1640, England; died 1728, Freetown, Bristol Co., MA.

    Notes:

    A copy of Henry Brightman's will, dated 9 Apr 1728, is in the Portsmouth (RI) Town Council Book 2. His will identifies him as "of Freetown in the County of Bristol in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England yeoman who was formerly of Newport in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations."

    In Portsmouth, RI, at a Town Council meeting on 14 August 1683, Henry Brightman was chosen as one of four deputies for the next General Assembly of the colony. He was chosen again on 9 Aug 1689, 31 Mar 1690, and 30 Mar 1691 (possibly other times as well).

    Henry was also chosen Town Moderator several times.

    Henry married Joan JAMES Abt 1675. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Joseph BRIGHTMAN, Sr. was born 1691, Portsmouth, RI; died 3 Mar 1753, Freetown, Bristol Co., RI.

Generation: 2