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Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM4 BRADFORD (ROBERT3, PETER2, ROBERT1) was born Abt 1527 in England, and died April 30, 1593 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England. He married MARGARET FOX October 19, 1567.
Child of William Bradford and Margaret Fox is:
2. i. WILLIAM5 BRADFORD, b. Abt 1561, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England; d. January 10, 1595/96, England.
Generation No. 2
2. WILLIAM5 BRADFORD (WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, PETER2, ROBERT1) was born Abt 1561 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, and died January 10, 1595/96 in England. He married ALICE HANSON June 21, 1584, daughter of John Hanson and Margaret Gressam.
Children of William Bradford and Alice Hanson are:
3. i. WILLIAM6 BRADFORD, SR., b. March 29, 1590, Yorkshire, England; d. May 09, 1657, Plymouth, MA.
ii. MARGARET BRADFORD, b. March 08, 1584/85, bapt. Austerfield, Yorkshire, England; d. March 09, 1584/85, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.
iii. ALICE BRADFORD, b. October 30, 1587, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England; d. October 30, 1587, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.
iv. ANN BRADFORD, b. Abt 1590, Bently, Arksey, Yorkshire, England; d. Bef 1639, Taunton, Bristol, MA.
Generation No. 3
3. WILLIAM6 BRADFORD, SR. (WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, PETER2, ROBERT1) was born March 29, 1590 in Yorkshire, England, and died May 09, 1657 in Plymouth, MA. He married (1) DOROTHY DOITY MAY November 13, 1613 in Leyden, Netherlands. He married (2) ALICE CARPENTER August 14, 1623 in Weymouth, MA, daughter of Alexander Carpenter and Priscilla ?.
Marriage Notes: Location needs to be confirmed--some researcher records say Plymouth.
Child of William Bradford and Dorothy May is:
i. JOHN7 BRADFORD, b. Abt 1618, Leyden, Netherlands; d. Bef September 21, 1676, Norwich, CT; m. MARTHA BOURNE, Bef 1651.
Children of William Bradford and Alice Carpenter are:
4. ii. WILLIAM7 BRADFORD, JR., b. June 17, 1624, Plymouth, MA; d. February 20, 1703/04, Plymouth, MA.
iii. MERCY BRADFORD, b. Bef May 1627, Plymouth, MA; m. BENJAMIN VERMAYES, December 21, 1648, Plymouth, MA.
iv. JOSEPH BRADFORD, b. Bef May 1627, Plymouth, MA; d. July 10, 1715, Plymouth, MA; m. JAEL HOBART, May 25, 1664, Hingham.
Generation No. 4
4. WILLIAM7 BRADFORD, JR. (WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, PETER2, ROBERT1) was born June 17, 1624 in Plymouth, MA, and died February 20, 1703/04 in Plymouth, MA. He married (1) ALICE RICHARDS 1650 in Plymouth, MA, daughter of Thomas Richards and Welthean Loring. He married (2) FITCH WISWALL Aft 1671. He married (3) MARY WOOD Aft 1676, daughter of John Wood and Mary Masterson.
Children of William Bradford and Alice Richards are:
i. JOHN8 BRADFORD, b. February 20, 1651/52, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. December 08, 1736, Kingston, Plymouth, MA; m. MERCY WARREN, January 06, 1673/74, Plymouth, MA.
ii. WILLIAM BRADFORD, b. March 11, 1653/54, Plymouth, MA; d. July 05, 1687, Plymouth, MA; m. REBECCA BARTLETT, Abt 1679.
iii. THOMAS BRADFORD, b. Abt 1658, Plymouth, MA; d. October 01, 1731, Windham, CT; m. (1) KATHERINE; m. (2) ANNA SMITH; m. (3) ANNE RAYMOND, 1681, Windham, CT.
5. iv. ALICE BRADFORD, b. Abt 1659, Plymouth, MA; d. March 15, 1745/46, Canterbury, CT.
v. MERCY BRADFORD, b. September 02, 1660, Boston, Suffolk, MA; d. Bef April 05, 1720, Hartford, CT; m. (1) SAMUEL STEELE, September 16, 1680, Hartford, CT; m. (2) JONATHAN FREEMAN, October 12, 1708, MA.
vi. HANNAH BRADFORD, b. May 09, 1662, Plymouth, MA; m. JOSHUA RIPLEY, November 28, 1682.
vii. MELATIAH BRADFORD, b. November 01, 1664, Plymouth, MA; m. (1) JOHN STEELE; m. (2) SAMUEL STEVENS.
6. viii. SAMUEL BRADFORD, LT., b. 1667, Plymouth, MA; d. Abt 1714.
ix. MARY BRADFORD, b. 1668, Plymouth, MA; d. May 07, 1720, Chilmark, Duke, MA; m. WILLIAM HUNT, Abt 1687, MA.
7. x. SARAH BRADFORD, b. 1671, Plymouth, MA; d. October 18, 1705, Marshfield.
Child of William Bradford and Fitch Wiswall is:
xi. JOSEPH8 BRADFORD, b. April 18, 1675, Plymouth, MA.
Children of William Bradford and Mary Wood are:
xii. ISRAEL8 BRADFORD, b. Abt 1677, Plymouth, MA.
xiii. EPHRAIM BRADFORD, b. Abt 1685, Plymouth, MA.
xiv. DAVID BRADFORD, b. Abt 1687, Plymouth, MA.
xv. HEAZEKIAH BRADFORD, b. Abt 1687, Plymouth, MA.
Generation No. 5
5. ALICE8 BRADFORD (WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, PETER2, ROBERT1) was born Abt 1659 in Plymouth, MA, and died March 15, 1745/46 in Canterbury, CT. She married (1) WILLIAM ADAMS, REV. January 29, 1679/80 in Dedham, MA. She married (2) JAMES FITCH, MAJOR May 08, 1687 in Canterbury, CT.
Children of Alice Bradford and William Adams are:
i. ALICE9 ADAMS, b. Abt 1682.
ii. ELIZABETH ADAMS, b. Abt 1684.
iii. ABIEL ADAMS, b. Abt 1686.
6. SAMUEL8 BRADFORD, LT. (WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, PETER2, ROBERT1) was born 1667 in Plymouth, MA, and died Abt 1714. He married HANNAH ROGERS.
Child of Samuel Bradford and Hannah Rogers is:
8. i. JERUSHA9 BRADFORD, b. March 10, 1698/99, Dedham, Norfolk, MA; d. August 19, 1783, Hingham, Plymouth, MA.
7. SARAH8 BRADFORD (WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, PETER2, ROBERT1) was born 1671 in Plymouth, MA, and died October 18, 1705 in Marshfield. She married KENELM BAKER, son of Samuel Baker and Eleanor Winslow.
Children of Sarah Bradford and Kenelm Baker are:
9. i. SARAH9 BAKER, b. October 28, 1688, Marshfield, Plymouth, MA; d. Aft July 26, 1765, Rochester, Plymouth, MA.
ii. KENELM BAKER.
Generation No. 6
8. JERUSHA9 BRADFORD (SAMUEL8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, PETER2, ROBERT1) was born March 10, 1698/99 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA, and died August 19, 1783 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. She married EBENEZER GAY, REV. November 03, 1719 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA.
Child of Jerusha Bradford and Ebenezer Gay is:
i. MARTIN10 GAY, b. December 29, 1726.
9. SARAH9 BAKER (SARAH8 BRADFORD, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT3, PETER2, ROBERT1) was born October 28, 1688 in Marshfield, Plymouth, MA, and died Aft July 26, 1765 in Rochester, Plymouth, MA. She married JOHN SHERMAN II March 26, 1712 in Rochester, Plymouth, MA, son of John Sherman and Jane Hatch.
Child of Sarah Baker and John Sherman is:
i. ABIGAIL10 SHERMAN, b. July 27, 1721, Darmouth, Bristol, MA; d. Abt 1785, So. Woodstock, Winsor, VT; m. SYLVANUS COTTLE.
**More information about the SHERMAN and COTTLE can be found by going to the Surname List and selecting either of those family names.
Last updated 12/17/1998.
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