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William Bradford 1590 – 1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 MAR 1590

Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 MAY 1657

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America

Father: William Bradford

Mother: Alice Hanson

Spouse(s): Alice Carpenter

Children(s): William Bradford, Mercy Bradford, Joseph Bradford

In 1590, William Bradford entered the world in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Bradford and Alice Hanson. William Bradford married Alice Carpenter, and had children including William Bradford, Mercy Bradford, Joseph Bradford. William Bradford passed away in 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1590, William Bradford entered the world in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Bradford and Alice Hanson.
  • William Bradford married Alice Carpenter, and had children including William Bradford, Mercy Bradford, Joseph Bradford.
  • William Bradford passed away in 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bradford
1559 – 1591
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Alice Hanson
1562 – 1597
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Carpenter
1590 – 1670
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Bradford
1624 – 1703
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America
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Mercy Bradford
1627 – 1657
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
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Joseph Bradford
1630 – 1715
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
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William Bradford's Ancestors

Self
William Bradford
1590 – 1657
Birth Place: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Bradford
1559 – 1591
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Hanson
1562 – 1597
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William Bradford
1533 – 1595
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Morton
1535 – 1600
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
John Hanson
1531 – 1601
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Gresham
1542 – 1603
Austerfield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Bradford
1482 – 1553
Elizabeth Turvin
1495 – 1566
Alice Bozon
John Hanson
1493 – 1554
John Hanson
1493 –
Gressamgresham Gressam
1510 – 1570
Mrs grressam
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Bradford
1460 – 1542
Elizabeth Peter
1460 – 1500
Sir Derby
1455 – 1536
Lady Markham
1467 – 1505
John Hanson
1465 – 1514
Katherine Brooke
1469 –

William Bradford's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Mary Whiting (JAN 1717 – 26 JUL 1787) m. Hosea Gardner (27 FEB 1716 – 25 NOV 1744)
        2. 2. John Whiting (3 AUG 1719 – 17 DEC 1770) m. Philena Coggeshall (ABT 1717 – 7 JUL 1776)
        3. 3. Sybil Whiting (JUL 1722 – 27 APR 1790) m. William Noyes (18 MAR 1715/1716 – NOV 1809)
        4. 4. Charles Whiting (AUG 1725 – 20 MAR 1765) m. Honor Goodrich (22 FEB 1732 – 21 AUG 1801)
        5. 5. Gamaliel Whiting (17 SEP 1727 – 27 NOV 1790) m. Ann Gillett ( – 27 FEB 1808)
        6. 6. William (Bradford) Whiting (15 APR 1731 – 13 OCT 1796) m. Amy Lathrop
        7. 7. Berenice Whiting (1733 – )
        8. 8. Major (Ebenezer) Whiting (18 MAY 1735 – 6 SEP 1794) m. Annabella Fitch (18 APR 1747 – 27 JUN 1827)
        9. 9. Dorothy Whiting (17 SEP 1740 – )
        10. 10. Elizabeth Whiting ( – AFT 16 OCT 1780) m. Samuel Goodrich (1 NOV 1721 – 16 NOV 1773)
      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 – )

William Bradford's Timeline

3 Records

1590
19 MAR 1590
Birth of William Bradford in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1590
19 MAR 1590
William Bradford was christened in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1657
9 MAY 1657
Age 67
Death of William Bradford in Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America
Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 MAR 1590
    Event Place: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 19 MAR 1590
    Event Place: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 MAY 1657
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burial Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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