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Governor William (Mayflower Compact) Bradford 1589–1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1589

Birth Location: York, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 9 May 1657

Death Location: Plymouth Township, Plymouth Settlement, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Bradford

Mother: Alice Hanson

Spouse(s): Alice Carpenter, Alice Carpenter, Dorothea May

Children(s): William Bradford, Mercy Bradford, Joseph Bradford, William Bradford, Alice Bradford, John Bradford, John Bradford, Joseph Bradford, Mercy Bradford

In 1589, Governor William (Mayflower Compact) Bradford entered the world in York, Yorkshire, England, born to William Bradford And Alice Hanson. Governor William (Mayflower Compact) Bradford married Alice Carpenter, Dorothea May, and had children including Alice Bradford, John Bradford, Joseph Bradford, Mercy Bradford, William Bradford. Governor William (Mayflower Compact) Bradford passed away in 1657 in Plymouth Township, Plymouth Settlement, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1589, Governor William (Mayflower Compact) Bradford entered the world in York, Yorkshire, England, born to William Bradford And Alice Hanson.
  • Governor William (Mayflower Compact) Bradford married Alice Carpenter, Dorothea May, and had children including Alice Bradford, John Bradford, Joseph Bradford, Mercy Bradford, William Bradford.
  • Governor William (Mayflower Compact) Bradford passed away in 1657 in Plymouth Township, Plymouth Settlement, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bradford
1559–1591
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
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Alice Hanson
1562–1597
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Carpenter
1590–1670
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, England
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Alice Carpenter
1590–1670
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, England
AC
Dorothea May
1596–1620
Birth Location: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Bradford
1624–1703
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Mercy Bradford
1627–
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Bradford
1630–1715
Birth Location: –
JB
William Bradford
1624–1703
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, Massachusetts, USA
WB
Alice Bradford
1632–1671
Birth Location: Plymouth Township, Plymouth Settlement, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts, USA
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John Bradford
1618–
Birth Location: Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas
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John Bradford
1615–1676
Birth Location: Leyden, Sud-Holland, Pays-Bas
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Joseph Bradford
1630–1715
Birth Location: Plymouth Township, Plymouth Settlement, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts, USA
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Mercy Bradford
1627–
Birth Location: –
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Governor Bradford's Ancestors

Self
Governor Bradford
1589–1657
Birth Place: York, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Bradford
1559–1591
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Alice Hanson
1562–1597
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Govenor (William) Bradford
1532–1595
Austerfield, Blyth, Yorkshire, England
Alice Morton
1536–1595
Austerfield, Blyth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Preacher
1487–1553
Elizabeth Boteler
1510–1556
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Governor Bradford's Descendants

1.
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Governor (William (Mayflower Compact)) Bradford (1589–9 May 1657) m. Alice Carpenter (3 August 1590–26 Mar 1670) m. Alice Carpenter (1590–29 March 1670) m. Dorothea May (19 March 1596–9 December 1620)
  1. 1. William Bradford 1624–1703
    1. 1. Sarah (Richards) BRADFORD 1671–1705 m. Kenelm Baker 1657–1712
      1. 1. Kenelm (Bradford Baker) Jr. 1695–1771 m. Patience Doty 1697–1784 m. Patience (Jones) DOTY-baker* 1697–1784 m. Patience (Jones) Doty 1697–1784
        1. 1. Sarah Baker 1726–1792
        2. 2. Alice Baker 1722–1791
        3. 3. Elizabeth Baker 1730–
        4. 4. John Baker 1719–1804
        5. 5. Kenelm Baker 1728–
        6. 6. Kenelm Baker 1724–
        7. 7. William Baker 1734–1807
        8. 8. Bradford Baker 1755–1834
        9. 9. Lucy Baker 1737–1806 m. Daniel Fisher 1730–1774 m. David Fisher 1735–1819
        10. 10. John (Doty Baker) Captain 1719–1804
        11. 11. Alice Baker 1722–1791
        12. 12. Sarah Baker-Little 1726–1792
        13. 13. Kenelm (Doty) Baker-hewitt 1724–1777
        14. 14. Elizabeth Baker 1730–1771
        15. 15. William Baker 1734–1807
        16. 16. Kenelm (Baker) III 1724–1724
        17. 17. Elizabeth Baker 1730–1790
        18. 18. Kenelm Baker 1728–1760
        19. 19. Bradford Baker 1755–1834
      2. 2. Sarah Baker 1688–1765
      3. 3. Alice Baker 1690–1715
      4. 4. Eleanor Baker 1692–1727
      5. 5. Abigail Baker 1693–1753
      6. 6. Bethiah Baker 1699–1741
      7. 7. Keziah Baker 1701–1790
      8. 8. Samuel Baker 1702–1793
      9. 9. Edward Baker 1705–1781 m. Hannah Gibbon 1709– m. Mehetable Blanchard 1718–
      10. 10. William Baker 1706–1791
      11. 11. Josiah Baker 1701–1702
  2. 2. Mercy Bradford 1627–
  3. 3. Joseph Bradford 1630–1715
  4. 4. William Bradford 1624–1703 m. Alice Richards 1627–1671
    1. 1. Hannah Bradford 1662–1738
    2. 2. Mercy Bradford 1660–1720
    3. 3. Samuel Bradford 1667–1714
    4. 4. Thomas Bradford 1657–1731
    5. 5. Alice Bradford 1661–1745
    6. 6. John Bradford 1653–
    7. 7. William Bradford 1655–1687
    8. 8. Melatiah Bradford 1664–
    9. 9. Mary Bradford 1668–
  5. 5. Alice Bradford 1632–1671
  6. 6. John Bradford 1618–
  7. 7. John Bradford 1615–1676
  8. 8. Joseph Bradford 1630–1715
  9. 9. Mercy Bradford 1627–

Governor Bradford's Timeline

9 Records

1589
1589
Birth of Governor William (Mayflower Compact) Bradford in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
1589
1589
Birth of Governor William (Mayflower Compact) Bradford in York, Yorkshire, England
York, Yorkshire, England
1589
19 Mar 1589
Governor William (Mayflower Compact) Bradford was baptized in Ansterfield, Eng
Ansterfield, Eng
1590
19 March 1590
Age 1
Birth of Governor William (Mayflower Compact) Bradford in York, Yorkshire, England
York, Yorkshire, England
1623
14 Aug 1623
Age 34
Governor William (Mayflower Compact) Bradford was married in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Massachusetts
1632
1632
Age 43
Governor William (Mayflower Compact) Bradford resided here in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
1657
9 May 1657
Age 68
Death of Governor William (Mayflower Compact) Bradford in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1657
19 May 1657
Age 68
Death of Governor William (Mayflower Compact) Bradford in Plymouth, Mass.
Plymouth, Mass.
1657
9 May 1657
Age 68
Death of Governor William (Mayflower Compact) Bradford in Plymouth Township, Plymouth Settlement, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth Township, Plymouth Settlement, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 March 1590
    Event Place: York, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: York, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1589
    Event Place: Ansterfield, Eng
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Austerfield, Eng
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1623
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: American Marriages Before 1699

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Governor William Bradford and his son, Major William Bradford

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1657
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1657
    Event Place: Plymouth, Mass.
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1657
    Event Place: Plymouth Township, Plymouth Settlement, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA
    [5] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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