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William Bradford 1559 – 1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 MAR 1559

Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: ABT 15 JUL 1591

Death Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Bradford

Mother: Alice Morton

Spouse(s): Alice Hanson

Children(s): Margaret Bradford, Alice Bradford, William Bradford, Ann Bradford

In 1559, William Bradford entered the world in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Bradford and Alice Morton. William Bradford married Alice Hanson, and had children including Margaret Bradford, Alice Bradford, William Bradford, Ann Bradford. William Bradford passed away in 1591 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1559, William Bradford entered the world in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Bradford and Alice Morton.
  • William Bradford married Alice Hanson, and had children including Margaret Bradford, Alice Bradford, William Bradford, Ann Bradford.
  • William Bradford passed away in 1591 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bradford
1533 – 1595
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Alice Morton
1535 – 1600
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Alice Hanson
1562 – 1597
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Bradford
1585 – 1586
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Alice Bradford
1587 – 1608
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Bradford
1590 – 1657
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Ann Bradford
1591 – 1639
Birth Location: Arksey, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Bradford's Ancestors

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William Bradford
1559 – 1591
Birth Place: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Bradford
1533 – 1595
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Morton
1535 – 1600
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Bradford
1482 – 1553
Welling Parish Of Tukhill, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Dorothy) Turvin
1495 – 1566
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Bozon
Great-Grandparents
Peter Bradford
1460 – 1542
Elizabeth Peter
1460 – 1500
Sir Derby
1455 – 1536
Lady Markham
1467 – 1505
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Bradford
1435 – 1525
Edith Mirfyn
1439 – 1460
Sir Markham
1430 – 1495
Lady Cotham
1440 – 1495
Sir Skipwith
1415 – 1482
Agnes Constable

William Bradford's Descendants

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William Bradford (19 MAR 1559 – ABT 15 JUL 1591) m. Alice Hanson (18 DEC 1562 – 23 MAY 1597)
  1. 1. Margaret Bradford (8 MAR 1585 – 9 MAR 1586)
  2. 2. Alice Bradford (30 OCT 1587 – 30 JAN 1608)
  3. 3. William Bradford (19 MAR 1590 – 9 MAY 1657) m. Alice Carpenter (1590 – 26 MAR 1670)
    1. 1. William Bradford (17 JUN 1624 – 20 FEB 1703) m. Alice Richards (16 JUN 1627 – 12 DEC 1671)
      1. 1. John Bradford (20 FEB 1652 – 8 DEC 1736) m. Mercy Warren (23 SEP 1653 – MAR 1747)
      2. 2. William Bradford (11 MAR 1655 – 5 JUL 1687)
      3. 3. Thomas Bradford (1659 – 1708) m. Ann Raymond (12 MAY 1664 – BEF 8 MAY 1705)
      4. 4. Alice Bradford (27 MAR 1659 – 15 MAR 1745/1746) m. William Adams (27 MAY 1650 – 17 AUG 1685) m. James Fitch (2 AUG 1649 – 10 NOV 1727)
      5. 5. Mercy Bradford (2 JUL 1660 – BEF 5 APR 1720) m. Samuel Steele, (15 MAR 1651/1652 – 2 JAN 1709/1710) m. Benjamin (Joseph) Vermayes (1624 – 28 SEP 1665)
      6. 6. Hannah Bradford (9 MAY 1662 – 28 MAY 1738) m. Joshua Ripley (9 NOV 1658 – 18 MAY 1739)
      7. 7. Meletiah Bradford (1 NOV 1664 – 24 APR 1739) m. John Steele (1660 – 6 MAR 1698) m. Samuel Stevens (1 MAR 1656 – 7 JUL 1712) m. John Steele (1660 – 1697/1698)
      8. 8. Samuel Bradford (ABT 1667 – 11 APR 1714) m. Hannah Rogers (16 NOV 1668 – 11 APR 1735)
        1. 1. Hannah Bradford (14 FEB 1689 – 28 JAN 1772) m. Nathaniel Gilbert (19 JUL 1683 – 17 AUG 1765)
        2. 2. Jerusha Bradford (10 MAR 1689 – 8 SEP 1783) m. Ebenezer Gay (15 AUG 1696 – 18 MAR 1787)
        3. 3. Gershom Bradford (21 DEC 1691 – 4 APR 1757) m. Mary Reynolds (ABT 1695 – 1711) m. Priscilla Wiswall (21 DEC 1690 – 12 SEP 1780)
        4. 4. Perez Bradford (28 DEC 1694 – 19 JUN 1746) m. Abigail Belcher (23 APR 1693 – 15 NOV 1740)
        5. 5. Persis Bradford (28 DEC 1694 – )
        6. 6. Elizabeth Bradford (15 DEC 1696 – 10 MAY 1777) m. Charles Whiting (5 JUL 1692 – 7 MAR 1738)
        7. 7. Wealthea Bradford (15 MAY 1702 – 2 JUN 1755) m. Peter Lane (25 MAR 1697 – 17 MAR 1764) m. Peter Lane
        8. 8. Gamaliel Bradford (18 MAY 1704 – 24 APR 1778) m. Abigail Bartlett (1703 – 30 AUG 1776) m. Elizabeth Hickling (1767 – 19 MAY 1817)
        9. 9. Hannah Bradford (ABT 1706 – )
      9. 9. Mary Bradford (1668 – 10 OCT 1720) m. William Hunt (1655 – 2 JAN 1726)
      10. 10. Sarah Bradford (23 MAR 1671 – 18 OCT 1705) m. Kenelm Baker (23 MAR 1657 – 10 NOV 1727)
    2. 2. Mercy Bradford (ABT MAY 1627 – BEF 9 MAY 1657) m. Benjamin Vermayes (1624 – 28 SEP 1665)
    3. 3. Joseph Bradford (ABT 1630 – 10 JUL 1715) m. Jael Hobart (28 DEC 1643 – 18 APR 1730) m. Wiswall (ABT 1630 – )
  4. 4. Ann Bradford (1591 – 1639)

William Bradford's Timeline

4 Records

1559
19 MAR 1559
Birth of William Bradford in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1561
1561
Age 2
William Bradford was christened in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1591
ABT 15 JUL 1591
Age 32
Death of William Bradford in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1591
15 JUL 1591
Age 32
Burial of William Bradford in Austerfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Austerfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 MAR 1559
    Event Place: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 15 JUL 1591
    Event Place: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 JUL 1591
    Event Place: Austerfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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