William Brackenbury

M, #22270, ( - August 1668)
Last Edited7 Feb 2010
       William Brackenbury married Alice (–?–).1,2 The name of Will. Drakenbury was included on a list of "such as desire to be made ffreemen" of Massachusetts Bay," 19 Oct 1630.3 20 Aug 1638, he took the oath as constable of Charlestown, succeeding Thomas Ewar.4 20 Dec 1650, William Brackenbury ["Brakenbury"], late of Charlestown, conveyed to Henry/1w Brooks, yeoman of Woburn, six parcels of land in Woburn (178 acres) at a place commonly called Horn Pond, together with a house frame. His wife Alice ["Ales"] gave her consent by mark.5,6 He died in Aug 1668, probably at Malden, where he then lived.7,1 Buried in Charlestown.1
     Sir Robert Brackenbury — an ancestor? — figures prominently in the tale of the boy princes in the Tower of London during the reign of Richard III.

Family

Alice (–?–) b. c 1600, d. 28 Dec 1670
Child
  • Anne/2 Brackenbury1 b. circa 1629, d. 22 Sep 1714

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S318] Wyman, Charlestown, 1:108, William1 Brackenbury.
  2. [S302] Malden VR, 332, Alice Brackenbury d. (g.s.).
  3. [S222] Paige, "Massachusetts Freemen", 10, Will. Drakenbury.
  4. [S1590] Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Recs. of the Massachusetts Bay, 1:230.
  5. [S318] Wyman, Charlestown, 1:108, William Brackenbury; 1:132, Henry Brooks: 1650.
  6. [S1640] Edward F. Johnson, Early Woburn Deeds, 3-4, Brakenbury/Brooks (Book 1, Page 25).
  7. [S302] Malden VR, 332, William Brackenbury d.
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