John Brinsmade

- Bef 1673

• Name	John Brinsmade  [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 1 Nov 1673  [4]
  Alternate death	Bef 3 Nov 1673	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut   [1, 5]
  Person ID	I40413	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2025

  
  

  Family	Mary Carter,   b. Bef 15 Jan 1614   d. Aft 3 Nov 1673 (Age > 59 years)
  Marriage	Bef 24 Oct 1639  [3, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Brinsmade,   b. 24 Jul 1640, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. Bef 28 Dec 1704, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age < 64 years)
  Family ID	F23712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Also spelled Brinsmead. He was a blacksmith, and owned about 60 books. He settled in Charlestown by 1636, and was made freeman 2 May 1638. He removed to Stratford and was a deputy to the Connecticut legislature in Oct 1671, May 1672, and Oct 1672.

  
  

• Sources

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