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Governor William Bradford 1624–1703 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1624

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 20 Feb 1703

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Bradford

Mother: Alice Southworth

Spouse(s): Alice Richards, Mary Holmes

Children(s): Samuel Bradford

Governor William Bradford was born in 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of William Bradford And Alice Carpenter Southworth. Governor William Bradford married Alice Richards, Mary Atwood Holmes, and had children including Samuel Bradford. Governor William Bradford passed away in 1703 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Governor William Bradford was born in 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of William Bradford And Alice Carpenter Southworth.
  • Governor William Bradford married Alice Richards, Mary Atwood Holmes, and had children including Samuel Bradford.
  • Governor William Bradford passed away in 1703 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Governor Bradford's Ancestors

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Governor Bradford
1624–1703
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
William Bradford
1589–1657
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Alice (Carpenter) Southworth
1590–1670
Somerset, England
Grandparents
William Bradford
1559–1591
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Alice Hanson
1562–1597
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Alexander Carpenter
1546–1612
Wrington, Somerset, England
Priscilla (Drucilla) Dillen
1552–1653
Wrington, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
William Bradford
1533–1595
Alice Morton
1536–1600
Reverend Hanson
1532–1601
Margaret Gresham
1536–1603
William Carpenter
1520–1550
Abigail
1522–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Bradford
1487–1553
Dorothy Turvin
1504–1604
Thomas Hanson
1508–1536
Agnes Olsen
1511–1536
Gressam Gresham
1510–1570

Governor Bradford's Descendants

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Governor (William) Bradford (17 Jun 1624–20 Feb 1703) m. Alice Richards (16 Jun 1627–12 Dec 1671) m. Mary (Atwood) Holmes (1643–6 January 1714)
  1. 1. Samuel Bradford 1667–1714 m. Hannah Rogers 1668–1733
    1. 1. Hannah Bradford 1689–1772 m. Capt (Nathaniel) Gilbert 1683–1765
      1. 1. Hannah Gilbert 1712–1756 m. Ebenezer Smith 1705–1756
        1. 1. Comfort Smith 1756–1846 m. Benjamin (Franklin Sexton) Sr 1752–1831
      2. 2. Samuel Gilbert 1723–1796
      3. 3. Thomas Gilbert 1714–1797 m. Mary Godfrey 1718–1804
        1. 1. Thomas (Nathaniel) Gilbert 1738–1810
      4. 4. Mary Gilbert 1716–1811
      5. 5. Abigail Gilbert 1727–1747
      6. 6. Nathaniel Gilbert –1757
      7. 7. Wealthy Gilbert 1710–1792 m. Ebenezer Hathaway 1719–1791

Governor Bradford's Timeline

3 Records

1623
14 Aug 1623
Governor William Bradford was married in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Massachusetts
1624
17 Jun 1624
Birth of Governor William Bradford in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1703
20 Feb 1703
Age 79
Death of Governor William Bradford in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1624
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [3] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
    [6] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [7] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1623
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: American Marriages Before 1699

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1620; Page Number: 32

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1703
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [3] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [6] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index

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