Governor Simon Bradstreet

1604 - 1697  (~ 93 years)

• Name	Governor Simon Bradstreet  [1]
  Title	Governor
  Christened	18 Mar 1603/4	Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Mar 1697
  Notes	Simon Bradstreet (baptized March 18, 1603/4 - March 27, 1697) was a colonial magistrate, businessman, diplomat, and the last governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Arriving in Massachusetts on the Winthrop Fleet in 1630, Bradstreet was almost constantly involved in the politics of the colony but became its governor only in 1679. He served on diplomatic missions and as agent to the crown in London, and also served as a commissioner to the New England Confederation. He was politically comparatively moderate, arguing minority positions in favor of freedom of speech and for accommodation of the demands of King Charles II following his restoration to the throne. Bradstreet was married to Anne, the daughter of Massachusetts co-founder Thomas Dudley and New England's first published poet. He was a businessman, investing in land and shipping interests. Due to his advanced age (he died at 93) Cotton Mather referred to him as the "Nestor of New England". His descendants include the famous jurists Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and David Souter.
  Person ID	I3696	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Anne Dudley,   b. 20 Mar 1612, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England ,   d. 16 Sep 1672, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 60 years)
  Married	1628
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F1667	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Ann Downing,   b. 1634,   d. 19 Apr 1713  (Age 79 years)
  Married	Abt 1676  [1]
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F1666	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] Thomas Gardner, Planter, and Some of His Descendants, Frank A Gardner, MD, (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1907), 100 (Reliability: 1), 16 Jun 2014.