The history of the Brigham family; a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653 . (1629-1678) married Elizabeth , of Cam-bridge, about 1651, settled in Marlboro, for which town he was one of the petitioners,and died in England in May, 1678. His real estate at his death was valued at£431. His house was garrisoned, burned by the Indians and one of his sons wasscalped during King Philips War. His son Peter * married Abigail Barnes. Theirson Peter* of Marlboro (1707-1798) served in the General Court and the firstthree Provincial Congresses. Peter Bent Brighams
The history of the Brigham family; a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653 . (1629-1678) married Elizabeth , of Cam-bridge, about 1651, settled in Marlboro, for which town he was one of the petitioners,and died in England in May, 1678. His real estate at his death was valued at£431. His house was garrisoned, burned by the Indians and one of his sons wasscalped during King Philips War. His son Peter * married Abigail Barnes. Theirson Peter* of Marlboro (1707-1798) served in the General Court and the firstthree Provincial Congresses. Peter Bent Brighams mother was Elizabeth Fay,who6e mother was Mary (Bent) Fay, wife of Josiah Fay of Southboro and daughterof Peter Bent * and sister of Abigail (Bent) Brigham, wife of Benajah Breck Brigham, nephew of Peter Bent Brigham, was fifth in descent from the distinguished Peter Bent 4. * Mr. Brigham bequeathed $40,000 to his native town; $10,000 to be devotedforever to maintaining and beautifying the village cemetery, and $30,000 foreducational purposes. The town voted to use the income of the Brigham School. J]y^^r $^^1/ /?<rt
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