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• FamilySearch ID: LRDM-KJ8
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 1723

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Colonial Governor. Bradstreet received bachelor's and master's degrees from Cambridge's Emmanuel College. He married Anne Dudley, who was the daughter of Puritan leader Thomas Dudley and later became the first published poet in North America. Dudley and Bradstreet relocated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 and Dudley was soon chosen to serve as governor.

Bradstreet was involved in numerous business pursuits, most notably land speculation, and founded several new towns. He also filled several important positions in local and colonial government, including deputy governor. In 1661, he was chosen as envoy to the court of Charles II, confirming the colony's charter when Charles assumed the throne of England after years of civil war. In 1679 Bradstreet was selected to serve as governor and held office until 1686, the last person to hold the position under the colony's original charter. In 1686 the colony was denied its previously held right to self-rule, and Edmund Andros was appointed governor. After Andros was removed Bradstreet served again as governor from 1689 to 1692. Bradstreet was remarkably active even old age, maintaining his participation in government and his business pursuits almost until his death at age 94.

The tomb in Salem, Massachusetts which contains the plaque memorializing Simon Bradstreet is a cenotaph. In the 1790s the Bradstreet family sold the tomb to the Hathorne-Ingersoll family, who removed and disposed of the remains inside to make room for new burials. In the 1890s researcher Robert Rantoul determined what had happened to Bradstreet's remains. His research was published, which led to placement of a plaque in Bradstreet's memory on the Hathorne-Ingersoll Tomb.

Bio by: Bill McKern

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Family/Spouse: Anne Dudley. Anne (daughter of Governor Thomas Dudley and Dorothy Yorke) was born on 20 Mar 1612/13 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England; died on 16 Sep 1672 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; was buried after 16 Sep 1672 in Old North Parish Burying Ground, North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dorothy (Bradstreet) Cotton ~
Birth: 1636 - Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Death: 6 February 1671 -Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Granddaughter of Colonist, Colonial Governor, Thomas Dudley

Father:
Governor Simon Bradstreet ~
Birth: 18 Mar 1603 Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
Death: 27 Mar 1697, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Mother:
Anne (Dudley) Bradstreet ~ (1st American poet)
Birth: 20 Mar 1612 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Death: 16 Sept 1672 in Andover, MA, USA
was an English-American writer, the first notable American poet, and the first woman to be published in Colonial America. Her work was very influential to Puritans in her time.

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Spouse:
Seaborn Cotton ~
Birth: 1633 in at sea
Death: 1686 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British America.
~ Married ~
Seaborn Cotton - 14 Jun 1654
Age: 21
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
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Children:
Sarah Cotton
Birth: 2 May 1663 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British America
Death: 1690 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British America
Spouse:
Richard Pierce 1660 Mass.

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Dorothy married Seaborn Cotton on 14 Jun 1654 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. Seaborn was born on 12 Aug 1633; was christened on 8 Sep 1633 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Apr 1686 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; was buried on 23 Apr 1686 in Pine Grove Cemetery, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mercy Cotton married Peter Tufts Dec. 16, 1684
1/1/2014 Esther Norton Malcolm (#47142712) suggestion:
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Hi Bob, her last name is "Cotton"
Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850 about Mercy Cotton
Name: Mercy Cotton
Spouse: Peter Tufts
Marriage Date: 16 Dec 1684
Marriage Place: Medford
Source: Vital Records of Medford
Full Text: Mercy and Peter Tufts, Dec. 16, 1684. Intention not recorded. [Mary, ]
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Add'l suggestion:
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Hi Bob, on her birth certificate it states that her name is Mary, but other information states "Mercy". Very confusing. She was born in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire and died in Medford.
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Bio by: BobBoston

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Mercy married Captain Peter Tufts on 16 Dec 1684 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Peter was born on 5 May 1648; died on 20 Sep 1721; was buried after 20 Sep 1721 in Salem Street Burying Ground, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1/1/2014 Esther Norton Malcolm (#47142712) suggestion:
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Hi Bob:
Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850 about Simon Tufts
Name: Simon Tufts
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1699
Birth Place: Medford
Father's First Name: Peter Tufts, Mercy Cotton
Gender: Male
Source: Vital Records of Medford
Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850 about Abigail Smith
Name: Abigail Smith
Spouse: Simon Tufts
Marriage Date: 28 Oct 1725
Marriage Place: Charlestown
Source: Vital Records of Medford
Full Text: SMITH, Abigail of Charlestown, and Simon Tufts, Oct. 28, 1725, in Charlestown. Intention not recorded.
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6/15/2018 Christopher Brooks (#47624489) suggestion:
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Re DOB edit I submitted:
The published VR of Medford say, births, p. 152:
Tufts, Simon, s. Peter [and] Mercy, Jan. 31, 1699– 1700. [Jan. 30, P.R.4.]
That's 31 Jan 1700 in N.S. (New Style, or Gregorian) dating.

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Simon married Abigail Smith on 28 Oct 1725 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Abigail was born on 6 Jan 1700/01 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 21 Aug 1790 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried after 21 Aug 1790 in Salem Street Burying Ground, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]