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John BRADFORD

Male 1618 - 1676  (58 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John BRADFORD was born in 1618 in England (son of Governor William BRADFORD, 10 Saints and Dorothy MAY, Seperatist); died on 21 September 1676 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut.

    Family/Spouse: Martha BOURNE. Martha (daughter of Elizabeth BOURNE and Thomas BOURNE) died in 1689. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Governor William BRADFORD, 10 Saints was born on 19 March 1590 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England (son of William BRADFORD, 11 and Alice HANSON, 11); died on 09 May 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    William Bradford
    description
    Born: 1589, Austerfield
    Died: 1657, Plymouth

    Orphaned at 7. Childhood illness meant he was too ill or weak to work on the farm so read and studied especially the Scriptures. As a teenager drawn to local Separatist Church and regularly listened to Richard Clyfton. When faced prosecution started meeting secretly at William Brewster's house. When Church congregation moved to Holland in 1608 he went with them. Married Dorothy May who was originally from Wisbech in 1613 in Amsterdam. They had a son John born in 1617. Leading member of group planning move to America. Kept journals of early experiences. Active in searching for settlement. Married widow Alice Southworth (nee Carpenter) in 1623. Elected 2nd Governor - re-elected 31 times before his death missing only 5 years. Plymouth commissioner for the United Colonies. President 1652 and 1656. At his death in 1657 he had a library of over 100 books.

    Governor married Dorothy MAY, Seperatist on 9 Nov 1613 in Leyden, Holland. Dorothy (daughter of Henry MAY, seperatist) was born in Abt. 1597 in Wisbeach, England; died on 9 Dec 1620 in Cape Cod Harbor; was buried in Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Dorothy MAY, Seperatist was born in Abt. 1597 in Wisbeach, England (daughter of Henry MAY, seperatist); died on 9 Dec 1620 in Cape Cod Harbor; was buried in Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Dorothy Bradford (nee May)
    description
    Born: around 1597, probably in Wisbech
    Died: 1620 Provincetown Harbour

    New research by Sue Allan and Caleb Johnson has shown that Dorothy certainly moved to Amsterdam with her non-conformist father, Henry May, in around 1608. She married William Bradford on 10 December 1613 in Amsterdam, Holland- she was 16 and he was 23. They had a child – John - who was probably born in 1617. He was left behind when Dorothy and William sailed for New England. On 7 December 1620, while her husband, William, was ashore exploring, Dorothy accidentally drowned in Provincetown Harbour after falling from the Mayflower.

    Buried:
    Burial: Winthrop Street Cemetery Provincetown Barnstable County Massachusetts,

    Died:
    Dorothy accidentally drowned in Provincetown Harbour after falling from the Mayflower.

    Children:
    1. 1. John BRADFORD was born in 1618 in England; died on 21 September 1676 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William BRADFORD, 11 (son of William BRADFORD); died in 1591.

    William married Alice HANSON, 11. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Alice HANSON, 11
    Children:
    1. 2. Governor William BRADFORD, 10 Saints was born on 19 March 1590 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England; died on 09 May 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

  3. 6.  Henry MAY, seperatist
    Children:
    1. 3. Dorothy MAY, Seperatist was born in Abt. 1597 in Wisbeach, England; died on 9 Dec 1620 in Cape Cod Harbor; was buried in Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William BRADFORD died in 1596.
    Children:
    1. 4. William BRADFORD, 11 died in 1591.