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William Bradford 1590–1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 March 1590

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

Death Date: 9 May 1657

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William II

Mother: Alice Hanson

Spouse(s): Alice Carpenter

Children(s): William Bradford

William Bradford was born in 1590 in Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, the child of William Bradford Ii And Alice Hanson. William Bradford married Alice Carpenter, and had children including William Bradford. William Bradford passed away in 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • William Bradford was born in 1590 in Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, the child of William Bradford Ii And Alice Hanson.
  • William Bradford married Alice Carpenter, and had children including William Bradford.
  • William Bradford passed away in 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William II
1559–1591
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorks, England
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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: Weymouth, Weymouth and Portland Borough, Dorset, England
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Children(s)

William Bradford
1624–1704
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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William Bradford's Ancestors

Self
William Bradford
1590–1657
Birth Place: Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Bradford II
1559–1591
Austerfield, Yorks, England
Alice Hanson
1562–1597
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John HANSON
1530–1600
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Gressam
1536–1603
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bradford's Descendants

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William Bradford (19 March 1590–9 May 1657) m. Alice Carpenter (3 August 1590–26 March 1670)
  1. 1. William Bradford 1624–1704 m. Alice Richards 1627–1671 m. Mary (Atwood) (Wood) 1643–1714
    1. 1. Hannah Bradford 1662–1738 m. Joshua Ripley 1658–1739
      1. 1. Faith Ripley 1686–1720 m. Samuel Bingham 1686–1760
        1. 1. Jerusha Bingham 1709–1776 m. Benjamin Robinson 1704–1776
        2. 2. Abisha Bingham 1710–1813
        3. 3. Lemuel Bingham 1713–1788
      2. 2. Alice Ripley 1683–1768
      3. 3. Jerusha Ripley 1704–1792
      4. 4. Ann Ripley 1704–1747
      5. 5. Irene Ripley 1700–1727
      6. 6. David Ripley 1697–1781
      7. 7. Hezekiah Ripley 1695–1779
      8. 8. Leah Ripley 1693–1782
      9. 9. Margaret Ripley 1690–1774
      10. 10. Olive Ripley 1689–1705
      11. 11. Joshua Ripley 1688–1773
      12. 12. Joshua Ripley 1688–1773
      13. 13. Faith Ripley 1686–1788
    2. 2. Alice Fitch 1659–1745
    3. 3. Hannah Bradford 1662–1738
    4. 4. John Bradford 1653–
    5. 5. William Bradford 1655–1687
    6. 6. Thomas Bradford 1657–1731
    7. 7. Alice Bradford 1659–1745
    8. 8. Mercy Bradford 1660–
    9. 9. Melatiah Bradford 1664–
    10. 10. Samuel Bradford 1668–1714
    11. 11. Mary Bradford 1668–
    12. 12. Sarah Bradford 1671–1712

William Bradford's Timeline

4 Records

1589
19 Mar 1589
William Bradford was baptized in Austerfield, Yorks, England
Austerfield, Yorks, England
1590
19 March 1590
Birth of William Bradford in Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
1657
9 May 1657
Age 67
Death of William Bradford in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
1657
9 May 1657
Age 67
Burial of William Bradford in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 March 1590
    Event Place: Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 855
    [2] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1589
    Event Place: Austerfield, Yorks, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1657
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 855
    [2] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 May 1657
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 855
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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