Family
Bridget's maiden name seems to have been Playfer.
She was married three times:
She married her first husband Samuel Wesselbe on April 13, 1660, at St. Mary-in-the-Marsh, Norwich, Norfolk, England. He is referred to in the Boston Public Records as deceased at the time of the birth of their last child there.
Her second marriage on 26 July 1666 was to Thomas Oliver, a widower and prominent businessman. She was earlier accused of bewitching Thomas Oliver to death, but was acquitted for lack of evidence. They had one daughter, Christian (born 8 May 1667), who later married Thomas Mason.
Her last marriage circa 1687 was to Edward Bishop, a prosperous sawyer, whose family lived in Beverly.
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