Bridget ______1
F, ( - 10 October 1673)
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- Whelpley Line
Last Edited=26 May 2026
Bridget ______ was born at England. Her married name was Travis.1
Bridget ______ married Henry Travis.1,2 John Emery for his miscarriage with the wife of Henry Traverse was fined £3 or to be whipped, and pay witness fee to Chrisopher Bartlet. Bound to good behavior and not to frequent the company of the wife of Henry Traverse. Brigett Traverse fined 10/ for her misdemeanors.3
Bridget married second on 30 March 1659 at Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Richard Winslow of Gloucester, Massachusetts. After their marriage, they settled in Gloucester. Richard'swill was dated 2 May 1665.4,5,3,6,7 Her estate was probated on 27 September 1659. Henry's will was presented, but not proved with administration granted to his wife, Bridget, now wife of Richard Window on 27 September 1659:
She died on 10 October 1673 at Bradford, Massachusetts Bay Colony.3
Compeller's Note:
Bridget ______ married Henry Travis.1,2 John Emery for his miscarriage with the wife of Henry Traverse was fined £3 or to be whipped, and pay witness fee to Chrisopher Bartlet. Bound to good behavior and not to frequent the company of the wife of Henry Traverse. Brigett Traverse fined 10/ for her misdemeanors.3
Bridget married second on 30 March 1659 at Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Richard Winslow of Gloucester, Massachusetts. After their marriage, they settled in Gloucester. Richard'swill was dated 2 May 1665.4,5,3,6,7 Her estate was probated on 27 September 1659. Henry's will was presented, but not proved with administration granted to his wife, Bridget, now wife of Richard Window on 27 September 1659:
To the Honored Court assembled at Ipswich, the humble petition of Bridgett Travers of Newbury, humbly sheweth.
That whereas Henry Travers, my husband, went away to England from mee seaven years agone, and left mee two children ; my Daughter was of the age of ten years, and my son not full three years of age. He then made his will and gave my daughter a Cow and a Heifer, to be paid to her at twelve years old, and he gave to my son also at the same age of twelve years, two Steers and 4 Akers of Upland and 8 Akers of Marsh, and all the household stuff we had, only he gave me a bed and a Coverlet which was very meane, and also I and my children was very mean in apparell, and this was the whole estate of my husband. I had not so much as an house to dwell in, and left me also five pounds in debt. And since he went I have not heard of him but once, which is five years since.
The honored Court may be pleased to understand that since my husband went away I have paid the five pounds and laid out about twenty more for building — and breaking up the land, and also my daughter being now marryed I have payed to her two heifers. Now my humble petition to this hon'ble Court is that they would bee pleased to consider this my Condition, that I may enjoy my house and land till my son shall be of the age of one and twenty years, and after to have the thirds during my natural life, and so I shall
ever pray for your happyness and shall rest
Your poore supplyant
Bridgett Travers.3,6
That whereas Henry Travers, my husband, went away to England from mee seaven years agone, and left mee two children ; my Daughter was of the age of ten years, and my son not full three years of age. He then made his will and gave my daughter a Cow and a Heifer, to be paid to her at twelve years old, and he gave to my son also at the same age of twelve years, two Steers and 4 Akers of Upland and 8 Akers of Marsh, and all the household stuff we had, only he gave me a bed and a Coverlet which was very meane, and also I and my children was very mean in apparell, and this was the whole estate of my husband. I had not so much as an house to dwell in, and left me also five pounds in debt. And since he went I have not heard of him but once, which is five years since.
The honored Court may be pleased to understand that since my husband went away I have paid the five pounds and laid out about twenty more for building — and breaking up the land, and also my daughter being now marryed I have payed to her two heifers. Now my humble petition to this hon'ble Court is that they would bee pleased to consider this my Condition, that I may enjoy my house and land till my son shall be of the age of one and twenty years, and after to have the thirds during my natural life, and so I shall
ever pray for your happyness and shall rest
Your poore supplyant
Bridgett Travers.3,6
She died on 10 October 1673 at Bradford, Massachusetts Bay Colony.3
Compeller's Note:
There is a lot of confusion in Henry's marriage. The detailed analysis by Robert Charles Anderson in his Great Migration volume clears it up, One marriage, and that to Bridget, surname unknow. Bridget later remarried, Richard Winslow.
Children of Bridget ______ and Henry Travis
- Sarah Travis (1636 - )
- James Travis+ (28 Apr 1645 - 1717)
Citations
- Coffin, Joshua. A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport and West Newbury. Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1845.
- Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985.
- Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration. VII. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.
- Temple, J. H.. History of Framingham, Massachusetts, Early Known as Danforth's Farms, 1640-1880; with a Genealogical Register. Framingham, Massachusetts: Town of Framingham, 1887.
- Essex Institute. Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849. Volume II Marriages and Deaths. Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911.
- Daniels, Nathan Hagar. Descendants of Henry Travers of London, England and Newbury, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Boston: N. H. Daniels, 1903.
- Essex Institute. Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. Volume 2 - Births. Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1916.