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Maj William Bradford 1627 – 1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: WFT Est 1627-1659

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: WFT Est 1686-1743

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Governor Bradford

Mother: Alice Carpenter

Spouse(s): Alice Richards

Children(s): Samuel Bradford

Maj William Bradford IV was born in 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Governor William Bradford and Alice Carpenter. Maj William Bradford IV married Alice Richards, and had children including Samuel Bradford. Maj William Bradford IV passed away in 1686 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Maj William Bradford IV was born in 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Governor William Bradford and Alice Carpenter.
  • Maj William Bradford IV married Alice Richards, and had children including Samuel Bradford.
  • Maj William Bradford IV passed away in 1686 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Governor Bradford
1590 – 1657
Birth Location: Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
GB
Alice Carpenter
1590 – 1670
Birth Location: Wrighton, Somerset County, England
AC

Spouses(s)

Alice Richards
1629 – 1671
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
AR

Children(s)

Samuel Bradford
1683 – 1714
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
SB

Maj Bradford's Ancestors

Self
Maj Bradford
1627 – 1686
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Governor William Bradford
1590 – 1657
Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Alice Carpenter
1590 – 1670
Wrighton, Somerset County, England
Grandparents
William Bradford
1559 – 1591
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Alice Briggs
1562 – 1597
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Alexander Carpenter
1546 – 1612
Wrington, Somerset, England
Priscilla Dillen
1552 –
Wrington, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
William Bradford
1533 – 1595
Alice Morton
1536 – 1567
Margaret Grasham)
1539 – 1603
William Dallyn
1525 – 1595
Mary Dyer
1530 – 1604
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Gresham
1527 – 1558
Mary Mead
1500 – 1570
Thomas Skiner
1500 – 1567
Sarah Bush
1500 – 1570

Maj Bradford's Descendants

1.
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Maj (William) Bradford (WFT Est 1627-1659 – WFT Est 1686-1743) m. Alice Richards (1629 – 12 Dec 1671)
  1. 1. Samuel Bradford (23 DEC 1683 – 11 Apr 1714) m. Hannah Rogers (16 Nov 1668 – 26 Sep 1754)
    1. 1. Gamaliel Bradford (18 March 1704 – 24 Apr 1778) m. Abigail Bartlett (18 Mar 1703 – 30 Aug 1776)
      1. 1. Hannah Bradford (30 Jul 1740 – 7 Dec 1819) m. Robert Stanford (1753 – )

Maj Bradford's Timeline

4 Records

1624
17 Jun 1624
Birth of Maj William Bradford IV in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1627
WFT Est 1627-1659
Birth of Maj William Bradford IV
None
1686
WFT Est 1686-1743
Age 59
Death of Maj William Bradford IV
None
1703
20 Feb 1703
Age 76
Death of Maj William Bradford IV in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1624
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: WFT Est 1627-1659

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1703
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: WFT Est 1686-1743
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