 Edward Brydges worked in family businesses in Canterbury, co-inheriting Wootton Court in 1712 with his brother John.Anne was born probably in 1747, and was followed by Edward Timewell (or Tymewell) in 1749; Jane in 1750; John in 1752 (died in infancy); Deborah in 1755; John Egerton in 1758 (died in infancy); Charlotte Jemima, known as Jemima, in 1759; Samuel Egerton in 1762; John William Head in 1764; and Charlotte in 1766.Anne's brother Samuel was later to write about his sister