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Henry BRIGHTMAN

Male Abt 1640 - 1728  (~ 88 years)


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  • Name Henry BRIGHTMAN 
    Born Abt 1640  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1728  Freetown, Bristol Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I19791  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Family Joan JAMES 
    Married Abt 1675 
    Children 
    +1. Joseph BRIGHTMAN, Sr.,   b. 1691, Portsmouth, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1753, Freetown, Bristol Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F07500  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    • 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.