Anne Bradstreet's 'Slippery Sam'

Anne Bradstreet, daughter of Thomas Dudley, was married to Simon Bradstreet Sr. They had two boys together named Simon Bradstreet Jr. and Samuel Bradstreet. Anne was born March 20th of 1612, but later died on September 16, 1672. Her husband, Simon, was a colonial businessman. He was also the last Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, born in 1682, and died in 1672.
Samuel Bradstreet was born in October of 1738. He was an Irish Politician, however he was also a judge. Samuel soon got married to Ellen Bradstreet in 1773, she was the daughter of his uncle. Samuel went to Trinity College, and to Middle Temple in 1758. He had a nickname “Slippery Sam,” also known as the “second son.” Shortly after his first marriage fell apart he remarried to Elizabeth

Tully in 1771, daughter of Dr. James Tully. In 1767 Samuel became apart of The King’s Counsel, he was described as firm and decisive. Samuel later died in 1791.
Simon Bradstreet Jr. was baptized on March 18, 1603 and 1604. Simon Jr happened to be the 20th and the 21st Governor. He shortly became the Commissioner of New England, he claims to have wrote part of the Confederation. When Simon died he own 1,500 acres of empty land, in 5 communities and country wide. In 1660 he purchased shares, soon after that he lost his house to a fire because the maid wasn’t careful with what she was doing. She was being carelessness.
Anne was one of the very rare women that liked to write, but the only time she could write was when the children were asleep or between household chores. She was a Puritan, Puritan’s had a certain way they did things, they wore dark clothes and they wrote literature. Puritan’s were hard working people but also was devoted to religion. When Anne decided to be a writer it was an unacceptable activity for women, meaning it wasn’t appropriate. Even though she knew it wasn’t right, she still wrote poems that were bestsellers.
In conclusion, she had two healthy boys. Her husband was a colonial businessman, and also worked for Massachusetts. Anne was a rare writer due to the fact that it was an unacceptable activity for women to write. Samuel became a politician, and Simon Jr. became Commissioner and Governor. They were a religious Puritan family.