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_Henry BRIDGHAM _____|
| (1595 - 1640) m 1610|
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_Henry BRIDGHAM _____|
| (1623 - 1670) m 1644|
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| |_Ursula BRETT _______|
| (1581 - 1622) m 1610|
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|--John BRIDGHAM
| (1645 - 1721)
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|_Elizabeth HARDING __|
(1623 - 1672) m 1644|
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It may be that John never married. Or if he did, he may have had no children. His will mentioned his nephew Samuel, his brother Jonathan, and made his nephew, Joseph, his primary heir.
From "History of Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton":
"1721, May 2d. Dr. John Bridgham d. in his seventy-sixth year. He graduated at Harvard College 1669. His will mentioned a nephew, Samuel, son of his brother Jonathan deceased, and made his nephew Joseph, son of his brother Joseph, his chief heir. He was a skilful physician. "
It is possible that John Bridgham had an involvement in the Salem Witch trials. The records show that a "Dr. Bridgham" was "summonsed to the court to testify to the innocence of Rachell Clenton," although there is no record of him actually having testified. John Bridgham is the only Bridgham known to be a physician in 1692.