Deacon James Trowbridge

1636 - 1717  (81 years)

• Name	James Trowbridge
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	1636	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Christening	1638	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [4]
  Moved To	Abt 1639 (3 years)	New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
  Moved To	Abt 1657 (21 years)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Moved To	1664 (28 years)	Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [2, 4]
  He moved and purchased 85 acres of land with a house and outbuildings which had been owned by Deputy Governor Danforth.
  Freeman	1665 (29 years)	Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Offices Held	1666 (30 years)  [4]
  He was appointed a Constable.
  Deed	1675 (39 years)	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [5]
  James Trowbridge was deeded land from Deputy Governor Danforth which became the Trowbridge Homestead.
  Religion	1675 (39 years)	Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [2]
  He was elected a deacon in the Newton Church,.
  Offices Held	1679 to 1688 (43 years)	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  He was a Selectman.
  Offices Held	1700 (64 years)	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  He was elected the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Newton. He served again in 1703.
  Will	1709 (73 years)	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Death	22 May 1717	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 4, 6]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Trowbridge   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth Price  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	4 Siblings
  1. Elizabeth Trowbridge,   c. 6 Mar 1628, Exeter, Devonshire, England bur. 10 May 1630, Exeter, Devonshire, England  (Age ~ 2 years)   2. John Trowbridge,   c. 5 Nov 1629, Exeter, Devonshire, England bur. 16 Feb 1653/54, Taunton, Somersetshire, England  (Age ~ 24 years)   3. Thomas Trowbridge,   c. 11 Dec 1631, Exeter, Devonshire, England d. 22 Aug 1702, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut  (Age ~ 70 years)   4. Willaim Trowbridge,   c. 3 Sep 1633, Exeter, Devonshire, England d. Nov 1690, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut  (Age ~ 57 years) + 5. Deacon James Trowbridge,   b. 1636, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 22 May 1717, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 81 years) ▻ Margaret Atherton,  m. 3 Dec 1659 ;   Margaret Jackson,  m. 30 Jan 1674
  Person ID	I587	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas Trowbridge,   b. Mar 1598 to Apr 1598, Taunton, Somersetshire, England bur. 7 Feb 1672/73, Taunton, Somersetshire, England (Age ~ 74 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth Marshall,   c. 24 Mar 1602/03, Exeter, Devonshire, England d. Abt 1641, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age ~ 37 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Atherton,   b. 1638, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Jun 1672, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	3 Dec 1659	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 4, 7]
  Greenwood (1914) and Larson (1998-Wales) give their marriage date as 3 December 1659. [2, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years - She : ~ 22 years.
  Children	1 son and 6 daughters
  1. Elizabeth Trowbridge,   b. 12 Oct 1660, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 15 Jul 1734, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 73 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Mindwell Trowbridge,   b. 20 Jun 1662, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 22 Feb 1758, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 95 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Deacon John Trowbridge,   b. 22 May 1664, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 2 May 1737, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 72 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   4. Margaret Trowbridge,   b. 30 Apr 1666, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 4 May 1710, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 44 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   5. Thankful Trowbridge,   b. 4 Mar 1667/68, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 17 Sep 1742, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   6. Mary Trowbridge,   b. 11 Jun 1670, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 7. Hannah Trowbridge,   b. 15 Jun 1672, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 21 Jan 1728, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 55 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ John Greenwood, Esq  m. 1695
  Family ID	F66	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Jackson,   b. 20 Jun 1649, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 16 Sep 1727, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	30 Jan 1674	Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 4, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 38 years and 1 month - She : 24 years and 7 months.
  Children	4 sons and 3 daughters
  1. Experience Trowbridge,   b. 1 Nov 1675, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Oct 1705, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 29 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Thomas Trowbridge,   b. 9 Dec 1677, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 2 May 1725, New London, New London County, Connecticut (Age 47 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Deliverance Trowbridge,   b. 30 Dec 1679, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 1742, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 62 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Eleazer Ward  m. 1707   4. James Trowbridge,   b. 20 Sep 1682, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 21 May 1714, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 31 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   5. Deacon William Trowbridge,   b. 19 Nov 1684, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 19 Nov 1744, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 60 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   6. Abigail Trowbridge,   b. 11 Apr 1687, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 1709, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 21 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   7. Rev. Caleb Trowbridge,   b. 7 Nov 1692, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 19 Sep 1760 (Age 67 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F592	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  1. Deacon James Trowbridge (1636 – 1717) 2. Thomas Trowbridge (1598 – 7 Feb 1672/73) 4. John Trowbridge (1570 – ) 8. Thomas Trowbridge ( – 20 Feb 1619/20) 9. Joan Lawrence alias Hutchins 5. Agnes Prowse (1567 – 1622) 10. John Prowse 11. Elizabeth Collack 3. Elizabeth Marshall (24 Mar 1602/03 – Abt 1641) 6. John Marshall 12. Robert Marshall 13. unknown Owsley 7. Alice Bevys 14. Richard Bevys 15. Elizabeth Price

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1636 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Christening - 1638 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Moved To - Abt 1639 - New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Moved To - Abt 1657 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Marriage - 3 Dec 1659 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Moved To - 1664 - Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Freeman - 1665 - Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Marriage - 30 Jan 1674 - Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Deed - 1675 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Religion - 1675 - Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 1679 to 1688 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 1700 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Will - 1709 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Death - 22 May 1717 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S88] Paige, Lucius R. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register , (Boston: H. O. Houghton and Company, 1877). [S954] Greenwood, Frederick. Greenwood Genealogies, 1154-1914 , (New York: The Lyons Genealogical Company, 1914). [S1378] Jacobus, Donald Lines. "The Trowbridge Ancestry in England" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume XVIII, January 1942). [S86] Gozzaldi, Mary Isabella. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register - Supplement and Index Reprint of 1930 edition, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1986). [S451] Martyn, Charles. The William Ward Genealogy - The History of the Descendants of William Ward of Sudbury, Mass. 1638-1925, (New York: Artemas Ward, 1925). [S1064] Lawson, Stephen M. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Wales, (Online http://sml.simplenet.com/ancestries/wales.html. Printout dated 22 March 1998). [S12] Brown, John C. J. "The Atherton Family in England" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XXXV, January 1881).