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Catherine "Caty" Bradley 1764–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1764

Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia Colony

Death Date: 1810

Death Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Father: Lawrence Bradley

Mother: Winifred Wisdom

Spouse(s): Jesse Lay, Jesse Lay

Children(s): John Lay

In 1764, Catherine "Caty" Bradley entered the world in Orange County, Virginia Colony, born to Lawrence Eli Bradley And Winifred Wisdom. Catherine "Caty" Bradley married Jesse Duncan River Jesse Lay, Jesse Lay, and had children including John Michael Missouri Jack Lay. Catherine "Caty" Bradley passed away in 1810 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1764, Catherine "Caty" Bradley entered the world in Orange County, Virginia Colony, born to Lawrence Eli Bradley And Winifred Wisdom.
  • Catherine "Caty" Bradley married Jesse Duncan River Jesse Lay, Jesse Lay, and had children including John Michael Missouri Jack Lay.
  • Catherine "Caty" Bradley passed away in 1810 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lawrence Bradley
1689–1811
Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia Colony
LB
Winifred Wisdom
1734–1818
Birth Location: Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States
WW

Spouses(s)

Jesse Lay
1765–1863
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
JL
Jesse Lay
1744–1830
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
JL

Children(s)

John Lay
1790–1874
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
JL

Catherine Bradley's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Bradley
1764–1810
Birth Place: Orange County, Virginia Colony
Parents
Lawrence Eli Bradley
1689–1811
Orange County, Virginia Colony
Winifred Wisdom
1734–1818
Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Richard (B.) Bradley
1677–1749
Great Choptank Parish, Dorchester County, Colony of Maryland
Alice Short
1671–1749
Great Choptank, Dorchester, Maryland, United States
John Wisdom
1698–1762
Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Ann) Collins
1718–1799
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, English Colony, America
Great-Grandparents
Henry Jr
1629–1679
Mary Lute
1632–1682
Christopher (English)
1645–1703
Ann Wheeler
1653–1676
Francis (Immigrant)
1662–1750
Catherine Miller
1680–1728
Joseph Jr.
1687–1748
Susannah Lewis
1692–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry (Immigrant)
1614–1650
Fraunces (Immigrant)
1602–1658
Gebrai Lute
1600–1658
Mary Lute
1602–1665
Hugh (Immigrant)
1625–
Jane (English)
1621–
'Sergeant' Immigrant
1621–1704
Sarah Merriam
1626–1676
Moses Wisdom
1630–1672
Rachel Fox
1637–1671
Thomas England)
1650–1719
Dorothy Winslow
1663–1681
John Collins
1655–1748
Mary Wyatt
1650–1780
Zachary Sr.
1672–1732
Mary Walker
1672–1755

Catherine Bradley's Descendants

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Catherine ("Caty") Bradley (24 May 1764–1810) m. Jesse (Duncan "River Jesse") Lay (1765–24 Jul 1863) m. Jesse Lay (Abt. 1744–Bef. 1830)
  1. 1. John (Michael "Missouri Jack") Lay 1790–1874 m. Rachel (Foley) (Twin) 1789–1879
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Lay 1816–1889 m. Andrew (Jackson) Willhite 1815–1895
      1. 1. Ellen (Jane Wilhite (Native) ancestry) 1849–1908 m. Andrew (James) Housden, 1842–1895
        1. 1. William (Wesley) Housden 1873–1943 m. Sarah (Achsa "Axie") Jones 1879–1978

Catherine Bradley's Timeline

2 Records

1764
24 May 1764
Birth of Catherine "Caty" Bradley in Orange County, Virginia Colony
Orange County, Virginia Colony
1810
1810
Age 46
Death of Catherine "Caty" Bradley in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1764
    Event Place: Orange County, Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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