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William Bradford 1624 – 1703 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 JUN 1624

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America

Death Date: 20 FEB 1703

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

Father: William Bradford

Mother: Alice Carpenter

Spouse(s): Alice Richards

Children(s): John Bradford, William Bradford, Thomas Bradford, Alice Bradford, Mercy Bradford, Hannah Bradford, Meletiah Bradford, Samuel Bradford, Mary Bradford, Sarah Bradford

In 1624, William Bradford entered the world in Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America, born to William Bradford and Alice Carpenter. William Bradford married Alice Richards, and had children including John Bradford, William Bradford, Thomas Bradford, Alice Bradford, Mercy Bradford, Hannah Bradford, Meletiah Bradford, Samuel Bradford, Mary Bradford, Sarah Bradford. William Bradford passed away in 1703 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1624, William Bradford entered the world in Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America, born to William Bradford and Alice Carpenter.
  • William Bradford married Alice Richards, and had children including John Bradford, William Bradford, Thomas Bradford, Alice Bradford, Mercy Bradford, Hannah Bradford, Meletiah Bradford, Samuel Bradford, Mary Bradford, Sarah Bradford.
  • William Bradford passed away in 1703 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bradford
1590 – 1657
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Alice Carpenter
1590 – 1670
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Alice Richards
1627 – 1671
Birth Location: Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Bradford
1652 – 1736
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
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William Bradford
1655 – 1687
Birth Location: Plymouth, British Colonial America
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Thomas Bradford
1659 – 1708
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Alice Bradford
1659 – 1745
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America
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Mercy Bradford
1660 – 1720
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Hannah Bradford
1662 – 1738
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Meletiah Bradford
1664 – 1739
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Samuel Bradford
1667 – 1714
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Bradford
1668 – 1720
Birth Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Sarah Bradford
1671 – 1705
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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William Bradford's Ancestors

Self
William Bradford
1624 – 1703
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America
Parents
William Bradford
1590 – 1657
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Carpenter
1590 – 1670
Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Bradford
1559 – 1591
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Hanson
1562 – 1597
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Alexander Carpenter
1560 – 1611
Wrington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Priscilla Dillen
1562 – 1653
England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Bradford
1533 – 1595
Alice Morton
1535 – 1600
John Hanson
1531 – 1601
Margaret Gresham
1542 – 1603
William Carpenter
1520 – 1570
Abigail Blunther
1522 – 1590
Nicholas Dillon
1530 –
Margaret Incledon
1532 –
2nd-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
John Carpenter
1494 – 1540
Elizabeth Mountfort
1494 – 1520
John Blunther
1490 – 1550
Margaret Bellentyne
1495 – 1570
Robert Dillon
1491 –
Isabel Fortescue
1496 –
Robert Incledon
1510 – 1558
Agnes Wolf
1515 –

William Bradford's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. William Noyes (13 APR 1743 – 28 AUG 1798) m. Elizabeth Gillette (1740 – 1825)
        2. 2. Sibyl Noyce (19 NOV 1743 – From 1767 to 1839) m. Samuel Avery (17 OCT 1731 – 14 AUG 1805) m. Samuel Avery (11 FEB 1741 – 26 NOV 1812) m. Joseph Hancock (1743 – 14 AUG 1818)
        3. 3. Samuel (A) Noyes (3 NOV 1747 – 24 JUL 1781) m. Abigail Harding (<1749> – )
        4. 4. John (Bradford) Noyes (NOV 1750 – 7 JUL 1818) m. Mehetabel Wright (1 OCT 1754 – )
        5. 5. Mary Noyes (22 JUL 1754 – 23 AUG 1841) m. Elihu Finney (14 JUL 1755 – 12 JUL 1813)
        6. 6. Temperance Noyes (26 JUL 1755 – ) m. William Allen (ABT 4 MAY 1755 – )
        7. 7. Nathaniel Noyes (ABT 1756 – 1793) m. Temperance Champlin ( – BEF 1848) m. Lovice Woodward
        8. 8. Lucy Noyes (1757 – ) m. Joseph Hancock (ABT 1751 – )
        9. 9. Nathan Noyes (1758 – 5 MAR 1813) m. Lula Baldwin (1760 – ) m. Noyes (ABT 1758 – ) m. Azuba Baldwin (ABT 1770 – ) m. Nathan Beebe (ABT 1770 – )
        10. 10. Elizabeth Noyes (1762 – 4 SEP 1838) m. Jason Warner (2 APR 1760 – 5 SEP 1841)
        11. 11. Charles (Whiting) Noyes (1 MAR 1765 – 19 AUG 1850) m. Abigail Harding (<1749> – )
      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)

William Bradford's Timeline

3 Records

1624
17 JUN 1624
Birth of William Bradford in Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America
Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America
1703
20 FEB 1703
Age 79
Death of William Bradford in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1703
FEB 1703
Age 79
Burial of William Bradford in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 JUN 1624
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 FEB 1703
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: FEB 1703
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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