Thomas Brigham I
The Yorkshire village of Holme upon Spaulding Moor is about 10 miles from the River Homden and 25 miles from the North Sea, about halfway between York and Kingston upon Hull. The earliest Brigham of this village of whom we have a record is this Thomas Brigham, our ancestor, designated here as the "First." He appeared as Thomas Brigham Senior on the rental roll of the Manor of Home in 1528 as holding "one toft and orchard, a barn, a close called Leyre pitts, and half a bovat of land called Salvan Lands." HIs annual rent for this holding was 14s 8d.
Thomas was part of the Humanist Generation. His son was part of the idealistic Reformation Generation.
| Birth of Thomas Brigham I | |
| Born: | 1475 |
| Birthplace: | Holme upon Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England |
| Parents No information available | |
| Siblings No information available | |
| Spouse and children | |
| Wife: | No information available |
| Son: | Thomas Brigham II, 1500-1559 (our ancestor) |
| Other information | |
| Occupation: | Tenant farmer |
| Religion: | Born Roman Catholic; prob. became Church of England adherent (Anglican) with the 1534 Act of Supremacy |
| Death of Thomas Brigham I | |
| Died: | No earlier than 1506, no later than 1566 (WFT est.) |
| Deathplace: | Holme upon Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England |
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Source for this page: The Fay Family Homepage Genealogies, created by Ken and Susan Jean Fay Barbi, 1809 View Top Court, Annapolis, MD 21401-5873, phone (410) 757-5044 [Copyright � 2001], citing source "WFT Pedigree number 893."