Isabel Watson
Isabel was part of the heroic, civic-minded Elizabethan Generation. Her younger sister, Constance, and her second husband, Thomas, were part of the adaptive Sentimental Generation. (Thomas's parents, Isabel's inlaws, were part of Isabel's own Elizabethan Generation.) Her two daughters were part of the puritanical, idealistic Righteous Generation.
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The later life of Isabel Watson in its historical context
| Birth of Isabel Watson | |
| Born (baptized): | 21 February 1561 (or perhaps 1560) |
| Birthplace: | Holme upon Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England |
| Parents | |
| Father: | James Watson (our ancestor) |
| Mother: | Margaret UNKNOWN (our ancestor) |
| Siblings | |
| Sister: | Constance Watson b. 17 August 1571 d. (WFT est.) no earlier than 1616 and no later than 1666 m. 30 September 1599 to John Brigham [who was b. 1573, Holme upon Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England, and d. 11 May 1621, Hothan, Yorkshire, England] (brother of our ancestor Thomas Brigham V, 1576-1633) [more information on this line] |
| No information on other siblings | |
| Spouses and children | |
| Husband 1: | Richard Ellithorpe, d.
1597 Married 27 October 1583 Holme upon Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England |
| Husband 2: | Thomas Brigham V, 1576-1633
(our ancestor) (son of Thomas Brigham IV, 1550-1586 and Gillian Twelison Brigham, b. 1558, our ancestors) Married 3 February 1600 (or perhaps 1599) Holme upon Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England |
| Daughter: | Constance Brigham, 1602-1683 our ancestor) |
| Daughter: | Ann Brigham b. 1610, Holme-upon-Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England d. 11 October 1675, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts m. 1635 (or before) in Holme-upon-Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England to Simon Crosby, d. September 1639, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (fourth cousin, and brother-in-law, of our ancestor Robert Crosby, 1596-1640) [more information on this line] |
| Other information | |
| Occupation: | No information available |
| Religion: | Church of England (?), probably whatever the prevailing law required |
| Death of Isabel Watson Ellithorpe Brigham | |
| Died (buried): | 25 June
1634 (probably of old age [age 73]) |
| Deathplace: | Holme upon Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England |
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Source on Isabel Watson Ellithorpe Brigham: 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."