Surname: Bronson

None of the Bronsons pictured here are my direct-line ancestors.
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what the Bronson genes look like in action.

The Bronson surname is part of Rosmer P. Kerr's heritage. Rosmer's eighth great-grandfather may have been:

• Richard Bronson, thought to be the father of John Bronson. If correct, he's my tenth great-grandfather.
  
• John Bronson of Hartford and Farmington, born probably before or about 1620. With his wife, whose name is shrouded in mystery, he had seven children. John John died at Farmington 28 November 1680. He was my ninth great-grandfather.
  
• Dorcas Bronson, whose birthdate isn't known. Some of her siblings were born 1641-1647. She is listed as the sixth of seven children, but if that's the case, she would have been quite a bit younger than her husband, Stephen Hopkins of Hartford, who was born 1634. Dorcas did outlive him by more than seven years, dying 13 May 1697. Dorcas and Stephen were my eighth great-grandparents.
  

Bronson, Henry. The History of Waterbury, Connecticut; The Original Township Embracing Present Watertown and Plymouth, and Parts of Oxford, Wolcott, Middlebury, Prospect and Naugatuck. Waterbury: Bronson Bros, 1858. My direct-line ancestors didn't live in Waterbury, but some of their children did. As a result, you'll find some Bronson genealogy (beginning on p. 137), some Hopkins genealogy (p. 151), and some Judd genealogy (p. 155) in this book. Images for The Bronson Look came from this book also.

Hinman, R. R. A Catalogue of the Names of the Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut, With the Time of Their Arrival in the Country and Colony, Their Standing in Society, Place of Residence, Condition in Life, Where from, Business, &C., As Far As Is Found on Record. Hartford: Case, Tiffany, 1852. Hinman's Bronson genealogy begins at the bottom of p. 341.