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Captain Moses Bradstreet
The town of Ipswich was established on August 5, 1634, from common land called Agawam. On October 18, 1648, that portion called the "Village" at the New Meadows was set off as Topsfield. The boundary line between Ipswich and Topsfield was established, February 28, 1694.

Anne Dudley Bradstreet (1612-1672) was the first women poet published in America and England. She was the wife of Governor Simon Bradstreet.

Captain Moses Bradstreet was born about 1636 in Ipswich, (now Rowley), Essex County, Massachusetts. His parents were Humphrey and Bridget Bradstreet. 

In 1666 he inherited from his mother his father’s farm, a barn, a musket a chest and chair, a kettle, a Bern vessell, two kelers, and a churn.

His first wife was Elizabeth Harris. They married on March 11, 1661/62 in Rowley. Elizabeth was born November 14, 1644. Her parents were John Harris and Bridget Angier.

Their children included:
John Bradstreet (1662),
Elizabeth Bradstreet (1667)
Moses Bradstreet (1675),
Dr. Humphrey Bradstreet (1669, married Sarah Pierce),
Nathaniel Bradstreet (1671/72, married Priscilla Carrell)
Hannah Bradstreet (1673),
Samuel Bradstreet (1675),
Bridget Bradstreet (1676),
Aaron Bradstreet (1680), and
Samuel Bradstreet (1682).

Elizabeth died about 1682. She probably died in childbirth.

He his second wife was Sarah Platts Prime. She was the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Platts and her first husband was Samuel Prime. Sarah was born August 16, 1654 in Rowley.

Moses died on August 17, 1690 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.
MaryRolandson
Mary White Rowlandson,Talcot
was captured by Native Americans
during King Philip's War (1675-1676).
Children of Humphrey and Bridget Bradstreet
  • Hannah Bradstreet Rolfe Holt
  • John Bradstreet
  • Martha Bradstreet Beale
  • Mary Bradstreet Kimball
  • Captain Moses Bradstreet
  • Sarah Bradstreet Wallis
  • Rebecca Bradstreet Bonfield
    • Old Style Calendar
    Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
    Children of Humphrey and Bridget Bradstreet
  • Hannah Bradstreet Rolfe Holt
  • John Bradstreet
  • Martha Bradstreet Beale
  • Mary Bradstreet Kimball
  • Captain Moses Bradstreet
  • Sarah Bradstreet Wallis
  • Rebecca Bradstreet Bonfield

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    Estate inventories give us a glance into the home life of Colonial Americans.
    Childbirth was was perilous. Around 1.5 percent of births ended in the mother's death. Since women gave birth to many children, chances of dying in childbirth were quite high.

    Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts was first settled in 1639.
     

    HERE LYS WHAT WAS MORTAL
    OF ye WORTHY CAP. MOSES BRADSTREET
    DESEASED AUGUST ye 17, 1690, & IN ye
    47th YEAR OF HIS AGE.
    FRIENDS & RELATIVES
    YOU MIGHT BEHOLD
    A LAMB OF GOD
    FITT FOR THE FOLD

         
    HERE LIES THE
    BODY OF Mrs
    HANNAH BRADSTREET
    THE WIFE OF MR
    MOSES BRADSTREET WHO
    DIED JANUARY THE 3
    1737 AGED 67 YEARS
    		  
     

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