Bray Wilkins

Bray Wilkins (probably pronounced US: /wɪlkiːnz/; c. 1610 – January 12, 1702 [O.S. January 1, 1702]) was a patriarch and founder of Middleton, Massachusetts. Bray's origins are not concretely known and are supplanted (and probably distorted) by familial tradition, however his reputation was already prolific in the Massachusetts Bay Colony decades before his death. His progeny, the Wilkins family, had a strong presence in the area. Bray and his family were prominent figures in some Salem Witch Trials.