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Governor William BRADFORD 1590–1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1590

Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 9 May 1657, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Bradford

Mother: Alice Hanson

Spouse(s): Alice Bradford, Dorothea May

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

In 1590, Governor William BRADFORD entered the world in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, born to William Bradford And Alice Hanson. Governor William BRADFORD married Alice Carpenter Southworth Bradford, Dorothea May, and had children including Alice Bradford, Ephraim Bradford, John Bradford, Joseph Bradford, Mary Bradford, Mercy Bradford, Susanna Bradford, William Major Bradford. Governor William BRADFORD passed away in 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1590, Governor William BRADFORD entered the world in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, born to William Bradford And Alice Hanson.
  • Governor William BRADFORD married Alice Carpenter Southworth Bradford, Dorothea May, and had children including Alice Bradford, Ephraim Bradford, John Bradford, Joseph Bradford, Mary Bradford, Mercy Bradford, Susanna Bradford, William Major Bradford.
  • Governor William BRADFORD passed away in 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, 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 Bradford
1590–1670
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, England
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Dorothea May
1597–1620
Birth Location: Wisbeach, Cambridgeshire, England
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Children(s)

William Bradford
1624–1703
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Ephraim Bradford
1625–1679
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
EB
Alice Bradford
1632–1671
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
AB
Mercy Bradford
1627–1657
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
MB
Joseph Bradford
1630–1715
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
JB
John Bradford
1618–1676
Birth Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
JB
Mary Bradford
1627–1671
Birth Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Susanna Bradford
1610–1681
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Bradford
1627–1715
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
JB
John Bradford
1618–
Birth Location: –
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Governor BRADFORD's Ancestors

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Governor BRADFORD
1590–1657
Birth Place: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Bradford
1559–1591
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Alice Hanson
1562–1597
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Governor BRADFORD's Descendants

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Governor (William) BRADFORD (19 Mar 1590–9 May 1657, Plymouth, Massachusetts) m. Alice (Carpenter-Southworth) Bradford (3 August 1590–29 Mar 1670) m. Dorothea May (ABT 1597–07 Dec 1620)
  1. 1. William ((Major)) Bradford 1624–1703 m. Alice Richards 1627–1671 m. Alice Richards 1627–1671 m. Mary Wood 1650–1715 m. Mary (Sarah) Fitch 1623–1675 m. Mary (Atwood) Holmes 1625–1686 m. Mary (Wood) Atwood 1655–1715
    1. 1. William BRADFORD 1655–1687 m. Rebecca ((Mayflower)) BARTLETT 1663–1741 m. Rachael RAYMOND 1659–1677
      1. 1. William Bradford 1686–1761 m. Grace Elliott 1687–1714
        1. 1. Samll Bradford 1720–1776 m. Mary Taylor 1720–1777
        2. 2. Josiah Bradford 1722–1777
        3. 3. Charles Bradford 1716–1739
        4. 4. Mary Bradford 1710–1734
        5. 5. William Bradford 1726–1726
        6. 6. Mercy Bradford 1729–1762
        7. 7. Jerusha Bradford 1722–1820
        8. 8. William (Lieut) Bradford 1715–1815
        9. 9. Elizabeth Bradford 1730–1730
        10. 10. William Bradford 1700–
        11. 11. Samuel Bradford 1720–1776
        12. 12. Sarah Bradford 1718–1719
        13. 13. Elizabeth Bradford 1714–1714
        14. 14. Andrew Bradford 1717–1798
        15. 15. Robert Bradford 1708–1790
        16. 16. Lucy Bradford 1729–1760
        17. 17. Bethia Bradford 1726–1757
        18. 18. Patience Bradford 1723–
        19. 19. Mercy Bradford 1710–1755
        20. 20. William Bradford 1715–1815
        21. 21. Rachel Bradford 1712–1713
        22. 22. Mary Bradford 1710–1734
        23. 23. William Bradford 1700–
        24. 24. Rachel Bradford 1712–1750
        25. 25. Mercy Bradford 1710–1711
        26. 26. William Bradford 1715–1794
      2. 2. Alice BRADFORD 1680–1773
      3. 3. Rachel BRADFORD 1684–1685
      4. 4. Sarah BRADFORD 1686–1718
      5. 5. JERUSHA BRADFORD 1720–
      6. 6. Rebecca Bradford 1692–1694
      7. 7. Abigail Bradford 1682–
      8. 8. John Bradford 1688–1777
      9. 9. Abigail Bradford 1682–1732
      10. 10. Lydia Stanford 1690–1734
      11. 11. Bathia Bradford 1692–1693
      12. 12. Alice Bradford 1679–1746
      13. 13. Thomas Bradford 1658–1731
      14. 14. Abigail Bradford 1682–1732
    2. 2. John Bradford 1653–1736
    3. 3. Thomas Bradford 1657–1731
    4. 4. Alice Bradford 1659–1745
    5. 5. Mercy Bradford 1660–
    6. 6. Hannah Bradford 1662–1738
    7. 7. Melitiah Bradford 1664–1715 m. John Steele 1660–1697 m. Samuel Stevens 1656–1712
    8. 8. Samuel Bradford 1668–1714 m. Hannah Rogers 1668–1747
      1. 1. Jerusha Bradford 1699–1783
      2. 2. Welthea Bradford 1702–1755
      3. 3. Gamaliel Bradford 1704–1778
      4. 4. Elizabeth Bradford 1696–1777
      5. 5. HANNAH BRADFORD 1689–1772
      6. 6. Gershom Bradford 1691–1757
      7. 7. Perez Bradford 1694–1746
      8. 8. Peter (Lane) Bradford 1697–
    9. 9. Mary Bradford 1668–
    10. 10. Sarah Bradford 1671–1712
    11. 11. Mercy Bradford 1635–
  2. 2. Ephraim Bradford 1625–1679
  3. 3. Alice Bradford 1632–1671
  4. 4. Mercy Bradford 1627–1657
  5. 5. Joseph Bradford 1630–1715
  6. 6. John Bradford 1618–1676
  7. 7. Mary Bradford 1627–1671
  8. 8. Susanna Bradford 1610–1681
  9. 9. Joseph Bradford 1627–1715
  10. 10. John Bradford 1618–

Governor BRADFORD's Timeline

4 Records

1589
19 Mar 1589
Governor William BRADFORD was baptized in Austerfield, Yorks, England
Austerfield, Yorks, England
1590
19 Mar 1590
Birth of Governor William BRADFORD in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
1623
14 Aug 1623
Age 33
Governor William BRADFORD was married in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1657
9 May 1657, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Age 67
Death of Governor William BRADFORD in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1590
    Event Place: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source Citation: Source number: 918.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CTF
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source Citation: Source number: 4409.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJK
    [6] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1589
    Event Place: Austerfield, Yorks, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1623
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source Citation: Source number: 918.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CTF
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source Citation: Source number: 4409.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJK

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1657, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
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