Exploring My Husband's Ancestral Roots Ingrahams, Herricks, Moshers, and Brands

   
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My husband, Robert Philip Ingraham, and I have been married for 56 years. About thirty years ago, I began to study my own family history, but about ten years later, I began to explore his. Although some work had been done by other family members, there was less information about his family than I had had about mine.

My husband has always complained that his lineage is “all British” and “not very interesting.” But, as with all families, his family has some interesting stories to tell — of courage, hardship, challenge, and adversity. The four surnames of his grandparents are Ingraham, Mosher, Herrick, and Brand. These are the four families I have researched.

Below is a brief history of each family and then a table of contents.

Susan Overturf Ingraham

My husband’s paternal and maternal surnames are

The Ingrahams

The Ingrahams seem to have originated from Essex County in eastern England. Richard Ingraham and Elizabeth Wignall are considered to be the first in this family, immigrating to Massachusetts in about 1630. From there, some family members moved on to New York and even further west. Below is a list of the couples in this line.

The Moshers

The Moshers are in the United States even before the Ingrahams. Hugh Mosher is born in Rhode Island in 1633, just three years after Richard Ingraham arrived on colonial soil. The family lived in Rhodes, Massachusetts, and eventually New York state. Below is a list of the couples in this line.

The Herricks

Henry Herrick immigrated to Massachusetts from England in the early 1600’s. He settled in Salem, and several generations of Herricks lived there until the infamous Salem Witch Trials. Although some Herricks were involved in the trials (one was the constable; another on the jury), some were not. They left the area and settled in New York state, remaining there for several generations. The following couples are in the Herrick family tree:

The Brands

The Brands appear in England in the late 1700’s. John Brand never left England but his son, Benjamin, emigrated to Wisconsin and married Abigail Baker King. The Brands moved a lot and finding them in records is difficult. Here are the couples in the Brand Family Tree:

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