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William Gov Bradford 1590 – 1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1590

Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 9 May 1657

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Bradford

Mother: Alice Hanson

Spouse(s): Dorothy May, Alice Carpenter

Children(s): Susanna Bradford, William Bradford, Mercy BRADFORD, Joseph BRADFORD, Alice BRADFORD, William Bradford

In 1590, William Gov Bradford entered the world in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, born to William Bradford and Alice Hanson. William Gov Bradford married Dorothy May, Alice Carpenter, and had children including Susanna Bradford, William Bradford, Mercy BRADFORD, Joseph BRADFORD, Alice BRADFORD, William Bradford. William Gov Bradford passed away in 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1590, William Gov Bradford entered the world in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, born to William Bradford and Alice Hanson.
  • William Gov Bradford married Dorothy May, Alice Carpenter, and had children including Susanna Bradford, William Bradford, Mercy BRADFORD, Joseph BRADFORD, Alice BRADFORD, William Bradford.
  • William Gov Bradford passed away in 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Dorothy May
1590 – 1620
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
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Alice Carpenter
1590 – 1670
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Susanna Bradford
1610 – 1681
Birth Location: Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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William Bradford
1624 – 1703
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Mercy BRADFORD
1627 – 1645
Birth Location: Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Joseph BRADFORD
1630 – 1715
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Alice BRADFORD
1632 – 1671
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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William Bradford
1655 – 1703
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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William Bradford's Ancestors

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William Bradford
1590 – 1657
Birth Place: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Bradford
1559 – 1591
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Alice Hanson
1562 – 1597
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William Bradford
1533 – 1595
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Alice Morton
1536 – 1600
Blyth, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Bradford
1487 – 1553
Dorothy Turvin
1504 – 1604
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Bradford
1460 – 1543
Phillis Ripple
1460 – 1510

William Bradford's Descendants

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William (Gov) Bradford (19 Mar 1590 – 9 May 1657) m. Dorothy May (19 Mar 1590 – 7 Dec 1620) m. Alice Carpenter (3 Aug 1590 – 26 Mar 1670)
  1. 1. Susanna Bradford (1610 – 15 Sep 1681) m. Henry Brooks (1592 – 12 Apr 1683)
    1. 1. Mary Brooks (1628 – 24 Feb 1672) m. Richard Norcross (11 Dec 1621 – Oct 1709)
      1. 1. Samuel Norcross (1650 – )
      2. 2. Mary Norcross (27 Aug 1652 – 19 Oct 1661)
      3. 3. Jeremiah Norcross (3 Mar 1655 – 30 Nov 1717)
      4. 4. Sarah Norcross (28 Dec 1657 – 1705)
      5. 5. Richard Norcross (4 Aug 1660 – 1 Dec 1745)
      6. 6. Mary Norcross (10 Jul 1663 – 1722)
      7. 7. Nathaniel Norcross (18 Dec 1665 – 1 Dec 1717) m. Susanna Shattuck (6 Aug 1675 – 15 Dec 1712)
        1. 1. Nathaniel Norcross (20 Dec 1695 – 19 Apr 1749)
        2. 2. Philip Norcross (5 Mar 1698 – 18 Jan 1748) m. Sarah Jackson (28 Oct 1703 – 2 Mar 1754)
        3. 3. Susanna Norcross (26 Feb 1701 – 27 Feb 1735)
        4. 4. Thankful Norcross (17 Jan 1708 – )
      8. 8. Samuel Norcross (4 May 1671 – )
  2. 2. William Bradford (17 Jun 1624 – 20 Feb 1703)
  3. 3. Mercy BRADFORD (1627 – 21 Dec 1645)
  4. 4. Joseph BRADFORD (6 May 1630 – 10 Jul 1715)
  5. 5. Alice BRADFORD (1632 – 12 Dec 1671)
  6. 6. William Bradford (11 Mar 1655 – 20 Feb 1703)

William Bradford's Timeline

2 Records

1590
19 Mar 1590
Birth of William Gov Bradford in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
1657
9 May 1657
Age 67
Death of William Gov Bradford in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1590
    Event Place: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1657
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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