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Birthplace:
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Probably Scotland |
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Birthdate:
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ABt 1630-1640 |
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Ancestry/history:
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Unknown, possibly Scottish prisoner taken by Cromwell at Dunbar and
resettled in the colonies.See general background:
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| Immigration |
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Immigration Date:
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Prob abt 1650-70 (after the Great Migration), possibly
as prisoner of Cromwell after Scottish defeat. |
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First Record:
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April 21, 1676, list of inhabitants of Sudbury, Mass |
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Immigration Marital status:
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Probably single |
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Ship:
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Unknown |
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| Biographical and
Family |
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The
Michael Roman Biography of Thomas Bruce |
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Resided:
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Sudbury by 1676 > Marlborough 1670 |
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Spouse:
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Magdalen (_____) |
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Children:
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Thomas, Jr., John, Roger, David |
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Notable descendants:
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Subsequent generations:
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Roger, see Forbush |
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Notes:
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Wife Magdalen may be another line for us, if Thomas
migrated single, as is suspected. Her origins are unknown, however.
It is interesting that a child of Thomas Bruce, suspected to be of Scottish
origins, married a Forbush, also thought to be of Scottish origins. |
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