Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register

2. Thomas, s. of John (1), m. Dorcas——, and had Dorcas, b. 16 Feb. 1648-9, m. Daniel Champney 3 Jan. 1665-6. Thomas and his w. Dorcas both d. before 28 Nov. 1654, when his father was appointed administrator.

3. Matthew, s. of John (1), m. Anna, dau. of Nicholas Danforth, and had John, b. 15 June 1645, d. 1672, and his father administered; Anna, b. about 1647, living in 1674, m. Saml. Livermore, Wat., 4 June 1668; Martha, b. 19 Jan. 1648-9, d. 15 Jan. 1649-50; Matthew, b. 5 May 1650; Samuel, b. 14, 17, or 24 Feb. 1652-3, d. 25 Feb. 1672-3; Thomas, b. 1 June 1656, d. 28 Mar. 1673; Elizabeth, b. 17 Aug. 1659, m. Capt. Benj. Garfield, Wat., 19 Jan. 1677-8, and (2d) Samuel Harrington. Matthew the f. rem. to the Farms, now Lex., where he owned 400 acres, m. 1668, previously to which he had prob. resided on the estate at the N. W. corner of Brattle and Mason streets, which he bought in 1657, and sold to Capt. Pyam Blowers in 1672, being then occupied by Reuben Luxford. He inherited his father's homestead, which he sold to John Marrett in 1683. In early life he was accused, probably without sufficient cause, of a heinous crime, for which he was arraigned before the General Court. June 4 1637, ‘Matthew Bridge, being accused to be guilty of the untimely death of John Abbot, the said Matthew and John Bridge his father were bound in £ 40. for his appearance at the next Quarter Court, to be held the first Tuesday in the 7th mo. at Boston.’ Sept. 19, 1637, ‘Matthew Bridge appearing, and no evidence coming in against him, he was quit by proclamation.’ His innocence is to be presumed, not only from the absence of testimony against him, but from his subsequent character and conduct. He married into one of the most respectable families in Camb. and appears to have lived to a good old age, respected by his townsmen. He d. 28 Ap. 1700, when he must have been more than 80 years old; his w. Anna d. 2 Dec. 1704.

4. Matthew, s. of Matthew (3), m. Abigail, dau. of Joseph Russell, and had Mary, b. 19 June 1688, m. Wm. Russell; Anna,b. 12 Sept. 1691, m.—— Watson; Matthew, b. 1 Mar. 1693-4; Abigail, b. 1 Ap. 1696, m.——Whitney; Joseph, b. 8 July 1698, d. 1 Nov. 1778, and his w. Abigail d. 13 Dec. 1797, a. 95; John, b. 1 Sept. 1700; Elizabeth, b. 30 Nov. 1703; Samuel, b. 2 May 1705, d. 8 June 1791, and his w. Martha d. 10 June 1793, a. 76; Martha, b. 20 Sept. 1807. Matthew the f. resided on the homestead in Lex., which was secured to him by deed from his father in 1674. He d. 29 May 1738, a. 88; his w. Abigail d. 14 Dec. 1722, a. 55.

5. Matthew, s. of Matthew (4), m. Abigail, dau. of Nathaniel Bowman, 24 Mar. 1719-20, and had Matthew, b. 18 July 1721, grad. H. C. 1741, ordained at Framingham 19 Feb. 1745-6, and d. 2 Sept. 1775; Anna, b. 1723, m.——Brooks; Nathaniel, b. 8 July 1725; Sarah, b. 30 Sept. 1728. Mat-Thew the f. d. at Waltham 25 Mar. 1761. His w. Abigail d. 15 June 1785. See Barry's Hist. Fram.

Brigham, Sebastian, about 1638 bought house and garden at the N. W. corner of Holyoke and Winthrop streets, which he sold to John Bridge in 1639. He prob. rem. to Rowley, where one of the same name was Captain of the militia, 1643, and was Representative in 1650. Gage's Hist. Rowley.

2. Thomas, came to N. E. in the Susan and Ellen, 1635, then aged 32, and about 1638 resided at the easterly corner of Brattle and Ash streets. By his w. Mercy he had Thomas, b. about 1641, d. 25 Nov. 1717, a. 76; John, b. 9 Mar. 1644-5, d. 16 Sept. 1728, a. 83; Mary, b.——, m. John Fay of Marlborough, had John, b. 30 Nov. 1669, David, b. 15 Oct. 1671, d. 2 Aug. 1676, and Samuel, b. 11 Oct. 1673, not long after whose birth the mother died; Hannah, b. 9 Mar. 1650-51, m. Wm. Ward of Marlborough; Samuel, b. 12 Jan. 1652-3, d. 24 July 1713, aged 60. Thomas the f. was Constable in