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Melatiah Bradford 1664–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 October 1664

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 24 April 1739

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Alice Richards

Mother: William Bradford

Spouse(s): John Steele

Children(s): Mary Steele, Elizabeth Hubbard, Berthia Shepard

Melatiah Bradford was born in 1664 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Alice Richards And William Bradford. Melatiah Bradford married John Steele, and had children including Berthia Shepard, Elizabeth Hubbard, Mary Steele. Melatiah Bradford passed away in 1739 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melatiah Bradford was born in 1664 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Alice Richards And William Bradford.
  • Melatiah Bradford married John Steele, and had children including Berthia Shepard, Elizabeth Hubbard, Mary Steele.
  • Melatiah Bradford passed away in 1739 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melatiah Bradford's Ancestors

Self
Melatiah Bradford
1664–1739
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Alice Richards
1627–1691
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
William Bradford
1624–1703
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
William Bradford
1589–1657
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Alice Carpenter
1595–1670
Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melatiah Bradford's Descendants

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Melatiah Bradford (1 October 1664–24 April 1739) m. John Steele (10 December 1660–6 March 1698)
  1. 1. Mary Steele 1689–1747 m. Rev (Adam) Rankin 1688–1747 m. James Alexander 1685–1717
    1. 1. William (Steele) Rankin 1723–1792 m. Victoria (Isabelle) Alcorn 1725–1787 m. Mary Huston 1742–1824
      1. 1. Sarah Rankin 1758–1813 m. William (Lockhart) Sr 1747–1808
        1. 1. David Lockhart 1784–1845
        2. 2. James Lockhart 1780–1815
        3. 3. Nancy Lockhart 1782–1847 m. James Phillips 1765–1847
        4. 4. Samuel Lockhart 1777–1820 m. Elenore Kelley 1780–1808
        5. 5. Thomas Lockhart 1782–
        6. 6. William (Lockhart) Jr 1776–1820 m. Ann Moore 1799–1820
      2. 2. James Rankin 1766–1847
      3. 3. Margaret Rankin 1754–1842 m. Joshua Browning 1758–1807
        1. 1. Joshua (R) Browning 1780–1844
        2. 2. John (Radford) Browning 1757–1844
        3. 3. Anne Browning 1781–1835 m. Joshua Crow 1781–1850
        4. 4. Margaret Browning 1789–1871 m. Aaron Parker 1788–1881
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth "Polly" Browning) ✔️ 1784–1836 m. Thomas (Jefferson) McKissack 1773–1836
        6. 6. William Browning 1777–1820
        7. 7. Elizabeth Browning 1775–1850 m. William Pyron 1770–1853
        8. 8. Nancy Browning 1793–1870 m. Garrett Morris 1790–
        9. 9. Phoebe Browning 1782–1861 m. Nathaniel (L) Walker 1774–1847
      4. 4. James (Huston) Rankin 1750–1827
      5. 5. William Rankin 1770–1847 m. Abigail McGinley 1773–1812
        1. 1. William (M) Rankin 1795–1872
        2. 2. Adam Rankin 1801–1882
        3. 3. Susannah Rankin 1818–
        4. 4. James (Munsey) Rankin 1799–1868
        5. 5. Joseph (Alexander) Rankin 1806–1888
        6. 6. Archibald Rankin 1810–1886
        7. 7. Abigail Rankin 1810–
        8. 8. John (McGinley) Rankin 1797–1838
      6. 6. Victoria (Victory) Rankin 1756–1792
      7. 7. David Rankin 1777–1853
      8. 8. Elizabeth Rankin 1774–1820
      9. 9. Mary (Polly) Rankin 1746–1822
      10. 10. Adam Rankin 1762–1817
      11. 11. Archibald Rankin 1764–1849
      12. 12. John Rankin 1779–1848
      13. 13. Jeremiah Rankin 1783–1874
    2. 2. John Alexander 1713–1802
    3. 3. Joseph Alexander 1708–1778
    4. 4. Jeremiah (Steele) Rankin 1720–1760
    5. 5. William (Steele) Rankin 1713–1792
  2. 2. Elizabeth Hubbard 1702–1744
  3. 3. Berthia Shepard 1690–1746

Melatiah Bradford's Timeline

2 Records

1664
1 October 1664
Birth of Melatiah Bradford in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1739
24 April 1739
Age 75
Death of Melatiah Bradford in Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 October 1664
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 April 1739
    Event Place: Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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