Children:

(James Trowbridge & Margaret Atherton)

Elizabeth Trowbridge

Mindwell Trowbridge
Born: June 20, 1662, Cambridge, now Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Died: Feb. 22, 1758, Cambridge, now Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Marriage: unknown
Buried: Grave number 426, Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Note: Headstone inscription reads: "The memory of the blessed is just.6"
Husband: Jonathon Fuller
Born: Feb. 23, 1648, Cambridge, now Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Died: Aug. 12, 1722, Cambridge, now Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

John Trowbridge

Margaret Trowbridge

Thankful Trowbridge

Mary Trowbridge
Born: June 11, 1670, Cambridge, now Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Died: unknown
Husband: Thomas Stedman
Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Hannah Trowbridge
Born: June 15, 1672, Cambridge, now Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Died: June 21, 1728, Cambridge, now Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Husband: John Greenwood
Born: 1673, Massachusetts
Died: 1737, Massachusetts

(James Trowbridge & Margaret Jackson)

Experience Trowbridge
Born: Nov. 1, 1675, Cambridge, now Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Died: Oct. 10, 1705, Cambridge, now Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Marriage: unknown
Husband: Samuel Wilson
Born: unknown, Cambridge, now Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Died: unknown

Thomas Trowbridge

Deliverance Trowbridge

James Trowbridge II

William Trowbridge

Abigail Trowbridge
Born: Apr. 11, 1687, Cambridge, now Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Died: unknown
Marriage: unknown
Husband: James Greenwood
Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Increase Trowbridge
Born: 1690, Cambridge, now Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Died: Dec. 31, 1690, Massachusetts

Rev. Caleb Trowbridge


The headstone of James Trowbridge.

 

JAMES TROWBRIDGE

From http:www.oocities.org/HeartlandFields4791trowbridge.html

Deacon James Trowbridge, third and youngest son of Thomas Trowbridge (1), was born at Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1636, and baptized two years later. In 1641 he removed with his father to New Haven, Connecticut. He lived in New Haven until nearly twenty-one years old, when he returned to Dorchester and occupied the land his father had owned before removing to New Haven. He removed in 1664 to Cambridge Village, now Newton, Massachusetts. His wife Margaret, Thomas Wiswan, Goodman Kinwright, were dismissed by the Dorchester church, July II, 1664, to the church gathered at Cambridge Village. James Trowbridge was elected deacon to succeed his father-in-law, in 1675, and held that office forty-two consecutive years. In 1675 he bought of Deputy-Governor Danforth a farm of eighty-five acres with house and other buildings where the governor had lived several years, adjoining his farm, and the descendants of James Trowbridge have ever since kept in their possession a considerable part of the original homestead in Newton. In the seventh generation the place was owned by Nathan Trowbridge. He was selectman on the very first hoard, elected August 27, 1679, and served nine years. He was clerk of writs 1692-93, lieutenant of the military company, deputy to the general court from 1700 to 1703. He made his will in 1709 and added a codicil in 1715; it was proved June, 17l7. He mentions his rights in land at Dorchester received from his father, Thomas Trowbridge. The estate amounted to two hundred and forty pounds and seven shillings. He married Margaret Atherton, daughter of Major-General Humphrey Atherton, December 30, 1659, and had seven children. She died August 17, 1672. He married (second) Margaret Jackson, daughter of Deacon John Jackson, Jan. 30, 1674. She died September 16, 1727, aged seventy- eight years.

Children of James and Margaret (Atherton) Trowbridge were:

Elizabeth, born October 12, 166o, married John Myrick
Mindwell, born June 20, 1662, married Jonathan Fuller;
John, born May 22, 1664, married Sarah Wilson;
Margaret, born April 30, 1666, married Hon. Ebenezer Stone;
Thankful, born March 4, 1668, married Deacon R. Ward;
Hannah, born June 15, 1672, married John Greenwood.

Children of James and Hannah (Jackson) Trowbridge were:

Experience, born November 1, 1675, married Samuel Wilson;
Thomas, born December 4, 1677, married (second) Mary Goffe; (third) Susanna _____ ;
Deliverance, born December 31, 1679, married Eleazer Ward;
James, see forward; William, born November 19, 1684, married Sarah Ann Ward and (second) Sarah Fullam;
Abigail, born April 11, 1687, probably never married;
Caleb, born November 9, 1692, married Sarah Oliver and (second) Hannah Walter.

 

FROM "THE TROWBRIDGE GENEALOGY" BY FRANCIS BACON TROWBRIDGE

Thomas Trowbridge [James father] after the death of his father came into his inheritance, being the only surviving son. He succeeded his father as the chief Trowbridge in Taunton, just as the latter had succeeded his father, and that he was a man of consequence there is shown by the prominence given him in the pedigree in the wife's family, which has been previously quoted. He wrote often to the authorities in New Haven to bring Gibbons to an account for his breach of trust, but Gibbons kept possession of the Trowbridge estates in New Haven for many years, and affairs remained thus until the sons came of age. They had continued in the meantime to pass their boyhood under the care of Sargeant Jeffrey, their father evidently being satisfied with that arrangement. They had received a good education under the instruction of Mr. Ezekiel Cheever, the famous colonial schoolmaster who taught the first school in New Haven. In the colony records it is noted that at a court held Feb. 8, 1643-44, "Mr. Cheever desired 4-3-6 out of the estate of Mr. Trowbridge which is justly due him for teaching the children." The course of instruction to be pursued by the schoolmaster for his scholars at that time was "after they are entered and can read in the Testament; to perfect them in English; and teach them Latin tongue as they are capable, and to write." Soon after he came of age William Trowbridge endeavored to have an accounting made of his father's estate that was left in New Haven, and for this end presented to the court two letters from his father, one dated March 6, 1655, and the other, March 4, 1658, wherein his father wrote that he "marvells that there is not an account of it given." This attempt to to recover from Gibbons was a failure, but finally, on Jan. 19, 1663-64, Mr. Trowbridge executed, and sent to his three sons a power of attorney, makiing over to them jointly and severally the property in New England wherever found, to be retained and equally divided between them, and bring the said Gibbons to account and punishment:

"To all Christian people in whom this present writing shall come greeting: Know ye that I Thomas Trowbridge of Taunton in ye county of Somerset. Gent doe hereby make ordaine, constitute and depute and in my place and stead put my three sons Thomas Trowbridge and William Trowbridge of New Haven, and James Trowbridge of Dorchester in ye Bay in New England in ye ports of America beyond ye seas, to be my true and lawfull attornies, jointly, and severally for me and to my name to aske, sue for, and chattles whatsover, which I left in trust in New England aftersaid with Henry Gibbons, sometimes my servant, or doe otherwise belongs unto me and upon detaining thereof or of any particular parcell therof, to are or any particuar parcell theroff, to arrest, attach, call to an account, sue implead and imprison ye said Henry Gibbons, and all and every other person and persons whatsover in whose lands,custody, or possession of my estate, houses, lotts, goods, eattel and chattels whatsoever are or have or hath beene in any way or course of law or equity. And ye same suit or suits to persecute and issue to judegement, sentence and final execution, until recovery shall be had off my said estate, houses, lotts, goods, cattle and chattels whatsoever with all costs and deamages to be had for detaining the same. And upon receipt htereof or of so much thereof as my said attourneys or any or eyther of them shall agree for and accept by way of composition, the said person of persons soe by my said atturnies or any or eyther of them said atturneyes or any or eyther of them sued or imprisoned, out of prison to release and discharge and also to make seale and deliver acquittances releases or other sufficient discharge to and for the same or any part therof, and I doe hereby given and grant unto my said attornies, jointly and severally, my full and whole power and authority in and around the premises and by the aforesaid or any other lawful waies and means whatever to get in and recover my said estate, houses, lotts, goods, cattle and chattles whatsover in as full and ample manner in every respect to all intents considerations and purposes as allowing and confirming whatsover my said atturnies or any or either of them sall lawfully doe or cause to be done in ye premises by virtue of these presents, and I do alsoe hereby order and appoint that all and whatsover of my said este, houses lott goods cattle or chattels whatsover shall be recovered and received by my said attornies or any or either of them shall be kept and enjoyed by my three sons Thomas William and James equally divided between them to their own use and behoff without any account to be rendered unto me for ye same. In whitness thereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale, the nineteenth day of Jan. in ye fourteenth year of ye reign of King Charles the second et Anno gr. deus 1663.
Thom. Trowbridge, [Seale]
Sealed and delivered in ye presence of Henry Chase Notary Publick. Robert Chase, John Chambers
The above written is a true record of the originel composed therewith and recorded ye 26th day of Feb., 1683. By John Nash, recorder"
{New Haven Land Records, vol 1, p. 202]

The sons sued Gibbons for possesion, but as matters were found, a settlement could not easily be effected before Mr. rowbridge's death, which occurred in Taunton, Feb. 7, 1672-3. The suit was finally settled in 1680 by Gibbons "for sundry good cause best known to myself, who made a deed of the property for Thomas Trowbridge, the younger to take effect after the death of Gibbons. This deed included his house and lot, and sundry other property including "the bed and bolster I lie on...To all people to whom the present writing shall come greeting. I Henry Gibbons of New Haven in New England husbandman bring greeting. Know ye that I the said Henry Gibbons for and in considertion of sundry good causes and reasons (best known to myself) have given, granted, conveyed made over. And by these presents doo give, grant convey & make over unto Thomas Trowbridge of New haven, merchant, in New England aforesaid merchant as follows viz: Imrints my houses home-loft & yard, scituate lying 7 being in the towne of Newhaven aforesaid, bounded on ye South with the house & homelott now belonging unto Nathan Andrews, on the West by ye homelotts now belonging unto John Winston & Wm. johnson on the N Morth with a homelott belonging unto Allen Ball and on the East with the streets or highway. Also foure acres of meadow lyeing by the old ferry & three acres & a half of upland lying in the suburbs quarter alsoe in ye town of Newhaven aforesdid as the bed & bolster I lye on. To have & to hold after my decease all & singular, the houses land mew and be as aforesaid to the aforesaid Thomas Trowbridge his heirs, executors, administrators, or assignees for ever to his & their power use and hehoof, thereof & therewith to doe & dispose at his will and please. In witnesse whereoff I have hereunto sett my hand & seal dated at New Haven this fifth day of Feb. in the yeare of our Lord, one thousand six hundred and eighty.
Henry his (=) marke Gibbons
Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us, John Nash, William Gibbons (his mark)} Henry Gibbons appeared in New Haven this 5th of Feb. 1680 & acknowledged the above written deed to be his voluntary act according to the law. Jn Nash Assistant"
[New Haven Land Records, vol. 1, p. 162]

Gibbons died in 1686, and as his brother William Gibbons refused to take out letters of administration, Thomas Trowbridge was appointed administrator, and as the said Henry Gibbons had no children, the matter was concluded.

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