BRIDGE AND STREAM - Genealogical History of the Philbrick/Philbrook Family

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Genealogical history traces the Philbrick/Philbrook family from England to colonial and United States events. The text outlines the family’s participation across major conflicts and social developments, then focuses on Thomas Philbrick, the emigrant founder figure, including his birth and baptism in Bures, Suffolk County, his marriage to Elizabeth Knapp, and the children who traveled to New England. It also describes Thomas’s life in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and provides family background records in England.

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BRIDGE AND STREAM

Thomas THE EMIGRANT

THE FAMILY IN ENGLAND

39999066636752 JUL 12 SDlal5CIEnE5 # BRIDGE AND STREAM by Michael Philbrook CS71 .P545 1990x # BOSTONPUBL1C11BRARY) # BRIDGE AND STREAM by Michael Philbrook Copyright ®1990 S71 P545 1990- 'Information for this chart came from:English Origins of New England Familiesand A Genealogy of Philbrick and Philbrook Families. :lateo元, The Philbrick/Philbrook family is one of the mostinteresting families of New England.Over the threecenturies that the family has been in America,it has beeninvolved in all the major events of Colonial and UnitedStates history.Through the Indian Wars of the 1600's,the witchcraft trials of Massachusetts,the War of theRevolution to the War of 1812,the Mexican War,CivilWar,and World Wars,the Philbrick/Philbrook familyhas providedanever-ending supply of distinguished menand women who have influenced American history andculture.This family has contributed judges,lawyers,ministers of various denominations,actors,writers,professors,and medical men.The Philbrick/Philbrookfamily originally came from England and has an equallyinteresting background there,as well as in ColonialAmerica. # THOMAS THE EMIGRANT The father of the American Philbrick/Philbrook family(there are British Philbrick and Philbrook families)wasThomas Philbrick.He was born about 1584 and baptizedthe 13th of September 1584 at Bures in Suffolk County,England.His family was of the yeoman class which,inthe 1500's,was the class of working farmers who ownedproperty.The manor records at Bures mention Thomasseveral times as a tenant of the manor at Bures.1 It is saidthat he was a mariner as a young man and was a ship'smaster when he lived in England.2 He married ElizabethKnappat Bures in 1615andall his children-John,James, 上lizabeth,I homas,Hannah,Mary,Margaret,and Martha-were born and baptized at Bures and came with him toNew England.³After he brought his family to America,Thomas resided for a time in Watertown,Massa-chusetts,where his children grew to adulthood.Whenhis sons moved to Hampton,New Hampshire,he soldhis property in Watertown and moved to Hampton withthem.His wife died in 1663 and he died in 1667.4 # THE FAMILY IN ENGLAND Thomas the Emigrant came from a middle classfarming family in Bures,Suffolk County,England.Hewas the 4th child of a family of ten children and his fatherwas also named Thomas.From the available records,itappears that his father was a fuller.5 This occupationinvolved working with cloth,cleaning and shrinking itwith water and heat in order to make the cloth thick.6Thomas the Emigrant's mother was Elizabeth.She diedin 1619 and his father died in 1632/3.Thomas had fourbrothers:John,Robert,Edward,and William.?Possiblythey came to America also,for a William Filbrigg was inVirginia in 1638andaRobert Filbrick died in 1649in NewEngland.8 The parish records of Bures list dozens of Thomas'family members with names such as Robert,Edward,Thomas,William,and John.The family name,writtenFilbrick in the records,was probably pronounced"Philbrook."Some of the family wrote its name the wayit was usually spelled,Philbrick or Filbrick,and somespelled its name the wayit was usually pronounced, 上 Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2012 with funding fromBoston Public Library http://www.archive.org/details/bridgestream00phil

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What family history does the document describe?

It describes the Philbrick/Philbrook family’s roots in England and its role in major colonial and United States history.

Who is identified as the father of the American Philbrick/Philbrook family?

Thomas Philbrick is presented as the father of the American branch of the family.

Where did Thomas Philbrick come from and where did he live in America?

He was born and baptized in Bures, Suffolk County, England, and later resided in Watertown, Massachusetts, then moved to Hampton, New Hampshire.

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