Andrew Wiggin married Hannah Bradstreet in 1659, Andover Ma. Is Bradstreet Wiggin b 25 Mar 1675/76 in Squamscott d 18 Jun 1708/9 Stratham, Andrews and Hannah's son? He married Ann Chase in 25 Aug, 1697, in Hampton NH.

yes, i'd be greatly interested. i've seen a copy of a marriage cert. dated june, 1633 in london, england. i've been wanting to write to london to get my own copy but they tell me i need the name of the church or parish. i had heard "rumors" for years that thomas was from sherwsberry but could never pin point it. the family has a contract by thomas to nathanell fryer dated may 12th, 1663 if you'd like, i'd be more than happy to e-mail it to or send you a copy on parchment paper. thanks, al.

What has been widely reported as their marriage license is acutally an application for marriage dated ll JUL 1633. I have a photycopy of it from the Guildhall in London. It reads in part "Thomas Wiggin, widower aged appx 46 and Catharine Whiting, spinster aged 32" The application was for the marriage to take place at, I believe St Margarets on New Fish Street. Unfortunatly the church and all marriage records went up in the Great Fire of 1666 since the church was only 1 1/2 blocks from the origin of the fire.

I do know in 1624 he petitioned the Crown for a letter of Marque against France. That would have to be in relationship to his being a ship's Captain. Need to pursue that info also.

Am very interested in what you have on Thomas Wiggin's connection with Shrewsbury. I know he was involved with a group of Merchants from there but could have made the contact in London. If you have info that would pin it down would live to have it. Will be going back to England in a couple of years and can perhaps do some personal searching.

The line is this: Thomas b appx 1592 m Catharine Whiting 1633 probably (application for marriage dated 11 JUL 1633) No wedding certificate as was probably burned in he Great Fire of London of 1666. Son Andrew b circa 1635 probably Dover, NH m Hannah Bradstreet b. 1642 Ipswich had son Thomas b. 5 MAR 1660/1 who m. Martha Dennison

i've seen a lot of info stating an origin to shrewsberry but, nothing concrete. i'm begining to see info that thomas was showing up in new england around 1629. i've been trying to find ship records of these travels. would like to get together and share your info. thanks, alwiggin@netscape.net

Hi Al, I notice that you have done extensive research on your Wiggin line. I have traced ours (my husband is Gordon Wiggin) to John William Wiggin born in 1853 in Maine. He brought his familly up in Tuftonborough NH and is buried in Sanbornville NH. Just wondering if there might be some connection. I have been told that our line goes back to Thomas and Sara Barefoot but have not been able to verify that yet. My husband's father was Maurice E. Wiggin. I think that was John William's youngest son. John William Wiggin had 7 children- Albert, Harry Lindey, Edward Perley (we always knew him as Perley), Leila, Rosco, Austin, and Maurice. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Juanita

i'd like to see what we can do cuz you're talking my line. thanks alwiggin@netscape.net

Juanita: I think you will find the information you need in the extended volumes of the Wiggin Genealogy by Arthur C. Wiggin, Agnes P. Bartlett and Alexander Lincoln which was done for the Library of the New Hampshire Historical Society. (The first volume goes only through Generation 8). Maurice Elliott Wiggin is listed as a son of John W. Wiggin, who in turn is the son of Alonzo L. Wiggin (#3686 in the numbering system they used.) Gordon isn't listed as a son of Maurice's but my guess is that the research was done before he was born Opel is the last child, born in 1930. Hope this helps!