Bridget Doughty
Events
Date of Baptism: 25 September 1603.
Place of Baptism: Ulceby, Lincolnshire.
The baptism is recorded in the parish register.
Date of Burial: 15 March 1670/1.
Place of Burial: Ulceby, Lincolnshire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: John Doughty.
Mother: Margaret Stork.
Bridget’s baptism record names her father. Margaret’s name is given in her marriage record.
Spouse: Robert Cowlam. Married 4 May 1632 Ulceby, Lincolnshire.
The marriage is given in the FamilySearch database “England Marriages, 1538-1973”, citing the FHL microfilm 509002.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
John Cowlam (baptized 11 April 1633 in Wootton, Lincolnshire- buried 26 March 1679 in Ulceby) married Elizabeth Coverdale 29 November 1674 in Ulceby.
William Cowlam (baptized 7 March 1635/6 in Wootton)
Mary Cowlam (baptized 7 March 1635/6 in Wootton - buried 12 January 1635/6 in Wootton)
Robert Cowlam (buried 27 April 1683).
Jane Cowlam (baptized 26 September 1644 in Ulceby) married Edward Hewit 27 November 1670 in Ulceby.
Evidence
From the Ulceby parish register:
[1603]
Bridgetta filia Jhis Doughty baptizat: fuit 25o die Septembris
[1670]
Bridgett Cowlam vid: was buried March the. 15.th
Bridget's will:
In the nam of god amen the twelf day of march 1670 according to the Computation of the Church England I Briggit Cowlham of Ulceby in the County of lincoln being of perfit memory and remembrance prased be God doe make my Last will and testament in manner and forme following
First I bequeath my Soull into the hands of almighty God my maker hoping that through the meritorious death and passions of Jesus Christ my only Saviour and redemmer to receive fre pardon and forgivenes of all my Sinnes; and as for my body to buried in Christian buriall at the disscrestion of my Executor here after nominatted.
Imprimis I give to Jane Cowlham my daughter all my wearing Clothes and suts of apparall and all my lininges and one Brass pan and one Chist
Item all the rest of my goods & Chatells whatsoever I give unto my Sonne John Cowlham and my Sonne Robert Cowlham equaly to be devidad betweene them paying all my debts and legatias
It. I doe make my Sonn John Cowlham Sole Executor of this my last will and testament revoking all other wills and Testaments
Briggitt. / Cowlham
[Probate 6 May 1671]
References
Lincolnshire Parish registers. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 2 January 2018).
Will of Brigitt Cowlham of Ulceby. Proved 1671 in the Lincoln Consistory Court. Digital images on FamilySearch, accessed 11 January 2018.