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William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" 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

Father: William Bradford

Mother: Alice Hanson

Spouse(s): Dorothea Immigrant, Alice Southworth, Alice Carpenter

Children(s): William, Plymouth)

The story of William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" Bradford began in 1590 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England. William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" Bradford married Dorothea (1st wife of Gov William Bradford III) May - Mayflower Immigrant, Alice Carpenter Southworth, Alice Carpenter, and had children including William, Honorable Major Jr. Bradford (2ND Gov of Plymouth). William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" Bradford passed away in 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" Bradford began in 1590 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.
  • William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" Bradford married Dorothea (1st wife of Gov William Bradford III) May - Mayflower Immigrant, Alice Carpenter Southworth, Alice Carpenter, and had children including William, Honorable Major Jr. Bradford (2ND Gov of Plymouth).
  • William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" Bradford passed away in 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bradford's Ancestors

Self
William Bradford
1590 – 1657
Birth Place: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Eliot Bradford
1559 – 1591
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Hanson
1562 – 1597
Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Major Governor William Sr. l "Father Mayflower" (1533–1595) Bradford
1533 – 1595
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Alice Morton
1536 – 1599
Blyth, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Bradfourth
1487 – 1553
Lady Browning
1510 – 1566
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (Moton)
1470 – 1534
Lady Moreton
1482 – 1541

William Bradford's Descendants

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William (III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact") Bradford (19 Mar 1590 – 9 May 1657) m. Dorothea ((1st wife of Gov William Bradford III) May - Mayflower) Immigrant (19 March 1596 – 17 Dec 1620) m. Alice (Carpenter) Southworth (3 Aug 1590 – 29 March 1670) m. Alice Carpenter (3 August 1590 – 26 Mar 1670)
  1. 1. William, (Honorable Major Jr. Bradford (2ND Gov of) Plymouth) (17 JUN 1624 – 20 FEB 1703) m. Alice Hunt (16 JUN 1627 – 12 DEC 1671) m. Mary Fitch (1643 – Abt. 1676) m. Mary (Wood Atwood; Holmes) (3rd) (January 1655 – 6 Jan 1714)
    1. 1. Hannah ((Bradford)) Ripley (9 May 1662 – 28 May 1738) m. Joshua (Ripley 1st Justice of the Peace, Wyndham,) Ct. (9 Nov 1658 – 18 May 1739) m. Joshua (Ripley) I (9 Nov 1658 – 18 May 1739)
      1. 1. Joshua Ripley (13 May 1688 – 18 Nov 1773) m. Mary Backus (8 Nov 1692 – 19 Oct 1770)
        1. 1. William Ripley (12 Feb 1734 – 17 Feb 1818) m. Lydia Brewster (18 March 1740 – 3 November 1829)
      2. 2. David (Bradford) Ripley (20 May 1697 – 16 Feb 1781) m. Mary Backus (8 Nov 1693 – 19 Oct 1770) m. Lydia Cary (12 February 1705 – 9 Apr 1784)
        1. 1. Faith Ripley (1 May 1722 – 8 Mar 1787) m. Capt (Caleb) Jewett (25 Jun 1710 – 18 Jan 1778) m. James Brewster (1 May 1715 – 2 Oct 1755)

William Bradford's Timeline

4 Records

1590
19 Mar 1590
Birth of William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" Bradford in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
1613
30 Nov 1613
Age 23
William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" Bradford was married
None
1623
14 Aug 1623
Age 33
William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" Bradford was married in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Massachusetts
1657
9 May 1657
Age 67
Death of William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" Bradford in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1613

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1623
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1657
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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