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William Bradford 1559 – 1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 March 1559

Birth Location: Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 July 1591

Death Location: Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

Father: William Bradford

Mother: Alice Bradford

Spouse(s): Alice Hanson

Children(s): James Bradford, Margaret Bradford, Alice Bradford, Gov Bradford, Ann Bradford

In 1559, William Bradford entered the world in Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William (Bradforthe) Bradford and Alice Jane Morton Richards - Bradford. William Bradford married Alice Hanson, and had children including James Bradford, Margaret Bradford, Alice Bradford, Gov William Bradford, Ann Bradford. William Bradford passed away in 1591 in Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

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  • In 1559, William Bradford entered the world in Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William (Bradforthe) Bradford and Alice Jane Morton Richards - Bradford.
  • William Bradford married Alice Hanson, and had children including James Bradford, Margaret Bradford, Alice Bradford, Gov William Bradford, Ann Bradford.
  • William Bradford passed away in 1591 in Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

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William Bradford's Ancestors

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William Bradford
1559 – 1591
Birth Place: Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William (Bradforthe) Bradford
1533 – 1595
Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Alice (Jane Morton Richards -) Bradford
1536 – 1599
Austerfield,Blyth,Yorkshire,England
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William Bradford's Descendants

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William Bradford (19 March 1559 – 15 July 1591) m. Alice Hanson (8 December 1562 – 23 May 1597)
  1. 1. James Bradford (1580 – 1651)
  2. 2. Margaret Bradford (8 March 1585 – 9 March 1586)
  3. 3. Alice Bradford (30 November 1587 – 30 January 1608)
  4. 4. Gov (William) Bradford (19 March 1590 – 9 May 1657) m. Alice Carpenter (Abt. 1595 – 26 Mar 1670) m. Dorothy May (19 March 1596 – 7 December 1620)
    1. 1. William Bradford (17 June 1624 – 20 February 1703) m. Alice Richards (16 June 1627 – 12 December 1671)
      1. 1. Thomas Bradford (11 March 1658 – 1 October 1731) m. Ann Raymond (12 May 1664 – 8 May 1705)
        1. 1. Joshua Bradford (23 November 1682 – )
        2. 2. Nehemiah Bradford (1683 – )
        3. 3. James Bradford (24 Mar 1689 – 26 Mar 1762) m. Edith Bradford (25 JUN 1688 – 17 Mar 1752)
        4. 4. Jerusha Newcomb (26 November 1692 – 5 November 1739)
        5. 5. William Bradford (28 May 1693 – 1696)
        6. 6. Ann Bradford (26 July 1699 – 9 October 1788)
      2. 2. Hannah Bradford (9 May 1662 – 28 May 1738) m. Joshua Ripley (9 Nov 1658 – 18 May 1739)
        1. 1. Anne Ripley (1 Nov 1704 – 17 Feb 1747) m. Solomon Wheat (1711 – 1797)
        2. 2. Joshua Ripley
        3. 3. Alice Ripley m. Samuel Edgerton
    2. 2. Mercy Bradford (22 May 1627 – 9 May 1657) m. Benjamin Vermayes (1622 – 1666)
      1. 1. Mercy Vermayes (1654 – 1714)
      2. 2. Eliphalet Steel
        1. 1. Mercy Steel
    3. 3. Joseph Bradford (1630 – 10 Jul 1715) m. Jael Hobart ( – 14 Apr 1730)
      1. 1. Elisha Bradford m. Bathsheba Brock (21 May 1703 – )
        1. 1. Deborah Bradford (18 Nov 1732 – ) m. Jonathan Samson (3 Apr 1729 – Aft. 2 Apr 1811)
    4. 4. John Bradford (1615-17 – )
  5. 5. Ann Bradford (June 1590 – 1639)

William Bradford's Timeline

3 Records

1559
19 March 1559
Birth of William Bradford in Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1584
21 June 1584
Age 25
William Bradford was married in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1591
15 July 1591
Age 32
Death of William Bradford in Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 March 1559
    Event Place: Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 June 1584
    Event Place: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 July 1591
    Event Place: Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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