BRIDGMAN OF LUXULYAN
The 1672 marriage entry for Nicholas Grose and Mary in the Luxulyan parish registers does not give the bride’s surname. However, the will of Edward Bridgman of Luxulyan, written in 1692, names “my Sister mary the wife of Nicholas Grose” as well as other siblings, which enables Mary to be identified as a daughter of John and Constance Bridgman.
John Bridgman may be the John, son of Thomas Bridgman, baptised on 3 December 1604 at Luxulyan, but there seems to have been more than one contemporary John Bridgman in the area. A Margery, daughter of John and Mary Bridgman, was baptised at Luxulyan on 16 September 1651.[1]
One John Bridgman was buried at Luxulyan on 30 March 1668. John Bridgman, the husband of Constance, was dead by 1675 when he was described as deceased in the marriage entry of his son Walter.
The will of Edward Bridgman was witnessed by a Joseph Bridgman, whose connection is uncertain. Joseph was born about 1640.
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BRIDGMAN
JOHN BRIDGMAN married on 30 January 1639/40 at Luxulyan, Cornwall, CONSTANCE.[2]
Children of John and Constance
Bridgman:
i JOHN BRIDGMAN, bap 1 Jan 1640/41,
Luxulyan.[3]
ii THOMASINE BRIDGMAN, bap 6 Nov 1642,
Luxulyan,[4]
bur 11 Jul 1689, St Ewe;[5] m(1) 12 Aug 1667, St Ewe, JOHN PASMORE;[6] m(2) 29 Apr 1682, St Mewan, JOHN VIAN.[7]
iii EDWARD BRIDGMAN of Luxulyan, bur 10 Dec 1692, Luxulyan.[8]
iv THOMAS BRIDGMAN of Luxulyan, tinner, bap 30 Aug 1646, Luxulyan,[9]
bur 1 Mar 1715/16, Luxulyan;[10] m
26 Dec 1677, Luxulyan, ELIZABETH.[11]
v WALTER BRIDGMAN of Lanivet and Roche, tinner, bap 16 Oct 1649, Luxulyan,[12]
bur 13 Mar 1702/03, Roche;[13] m(1) 8 Jun 1675, Lanivet, MARY
DOBB;[14] m(2) 16 Jun 1679, Lanivet,
KATHERINE HOOPER.[15]
vi MARY BRIDGMAN, bap 12 Jan 1651/52, Luxulyan,[16]
bur 2 Nov 1733, Luxulyan;[17] m
30 Nov 1672, Luxulyan, NICHOLAS GROSE[18]
(see here).
vii JANE BRIDGMAN; m SAMUEL SATCHELL.[19]
[1] This Margery may be “[...]gery Bridgman my kinswoman” mentioned in the 1671 will of Thomas Collins of Luxulyan (Kresen Kernow, AP/C/1632).
[2] Luxulyan parish registers.
[3] Luxulyan parish registers. He may be the John Bridgman who married Elizabeth in 1662 at Luxulyan.
[4] Luxulyan parish registers. The entry gives the mother’s name as Jane, which seems to be an error. The will of Edward Bridgman mentions “my sister Thomzens fower Chilldren John Pasmoor Philipi Pasmoor Mary Pasmoor & Elizabeth Vian”.
[5] St Ewe parish registers.
[6] St Ewe parish registers; Kresen Kernow, AP/P/1483.
[7] St Mewan bishop’s transcripts.
[8] Kresen Kernow, AP/B/2307; Luxulyan parish registers.
[9] Luxulyan parish registers.
[10] Luxulyan parish registers; Kresen Kernow, AP/B/2933.
[11] Luxulyan parish registers.
[12] Luxulyan parish registers.
[13] Transcription of Roche bishop’s transcripts by Walter Harvey Lancelot Shadwell; Kresen Kernow, AP/B/2599.
[14] Lanivet parish registers.
[15] Lanivet parish registers.
[16] Luxulyan parish registers.
[17] Luxulyan parish registers; Kresen Kernow, AP/G/5061.
[18] Luxulyan parish registers; Kresen Kernow, AP/B/2307.