Person:William Bradford (36)

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Major William Bradford (a.k.a. William Bradford IV and William Bradford the Younger; 16 June 1624 – 20 February 1703) was a political and military leader in Plymouth Colony in the late 17th century.

Major William Bradford (16 June 1624 – 20 February 1703) was the son of Governor William Bradford and his second wife, Alice Carpenter Southworth. Born four years after the Pilgrims arrival in 1620, William was his father's second child, but the first born in the new world, as his older half-brother John Bradford had been left behind in Leiden, Netherlands. He later served as the deputy governor of Plymouth Colony under Governor Josiah Winslow. He was the commander of the military forces of Plymouth Colony during the King Philip's War, during which his eye was wounded in the notable Great Swamp Fight.

Birth: Jun. 17, 1624 Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Death: Feb. 20, 1703, Massachusetts, USA

Son of William Bradford, second governor of Plymouth Colony. Bradford Jr was assistant to the colony, deputy governor, treasurer and a Major in King Philip War where he was severely wounded at the Narraganset Fort Fight.

Family:

Married Alice Richards B. 06/16/1627, D. 12/12/1671 Children John 1652-1736 William 1654-1687 Thomas 1658-1681 Alice 1659-1745 Mercy 1660-1720 Hannah 1662-1738 Melatiah 1664-1739 Samuel 1667-1714 Mary 1668-1720 Sarah 1671-1705

Married Mary (Fitch) Wiswall Child Joseph 1675-1746

Married Mary (Wood) Holmes Children Israel 1677-1760 Ephraim 1685-1741 David 1687-1729 Hezekiah 1687-1761

1.   Hall, Ruth Gardiner, and Bradford Family Compact. Descendants of Governor William Bradford: Through the First Seven Generations. (1951)
   p4.
2.   William Bradford (Plymouth soldier), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
3. ↑ Maj William Bradford, in Find A Grave.

   Inscription: "Here lyes ye body of Honourable Major WILLIAM BRADFORD who expired Febr ye 20th 1703/4 Aged 71 years.
   
   He lived long but still was doing good, & in his country's service lost much blood. After a life well spent he's now at rest, His very name and memory is blest."

4.   Colonial Families of America.

   COLONIAL FAMILIES OF AMERICA
   Copyright, 1909, by Frank Alldben Genealogical Company
   William, was commander-in-chief of the Plymouth forces in Philip's war, and, next to Miles Standish, the chief military man of the colony.
   
   http://archive.org/stream/colonialfamilies01smitiala/colonialfamilies01smitiala_djvu.txt

5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 death 20 Feb 1703.

   Name: William Bradford
   death date: February 20, 1703/04
   death place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
   birth date: June 17, 1624
   birth place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
   vital date: 20 Feb 1703
   vital place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
   http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=fasattler&id=I3419

6.   American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) birth date: June 17, 1624.

   Name: William Bradford
   birth date: June 17, 1624
   birth place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
   http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=fasattler&id=I3419

7.   Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862).

   
   1:17; ADAMS; WILLIAM 3 of 5; "... of New London; William, 17 Jan. 16~9. His w. d. 24 June 1679, and he m. 29 Mar. foll. Alice, d. of William Bradford the sec. had Elizabeth b. 23 Feb. 1681; Alice, 3 Apr. 1682; William, 17 Dec. 1683; and posthum. d. Abiel, 15 Dec. 1685. He had preach. at Boston the Gen. Elect. sermon 27 May preced. and d. 17 Aug. ..."
   
   1:231; BRADFORD; WILLIAM 1 of 2; "... neighb. of Bradford's youth, and Carpenter was not. She surv. till 26 Mar. 1670, aged 79, and had William, b. 17 June 1624; Mercy, wh. m. 15 June or 21 Dec. 1648 (such is the diversity of rec. tho. the later date is more prob.) Benjamin Vermayes; and Joseph, above ment. 1630. Winsor mistakes in mak. this ..."
   
   1:231-232; BRADFORD; WILLIAM 2 of 2; "WILLIAM, Plymouth, s. of the preced. rep. 1657, assist. 1658, was wound. in the gr. Narraganset fight, 19 Dec. 1675, and carr. the ball in his body to the end of life; was dep.-gov. of the Col. from 1682 till arr. of new chart. exc. when one of Sir E. Andros's counc. 1687 and 8; d. 20 Feb. 1704; by first ..."
   
   3:534; RICHARDS; THOMAS 1 of 5; "... Welthian, mo. of these ch.in her will of July 1679, pro. Nov. foll. ment. only James, John, and Ann, w. of Ephraim Hunt, as then liv.; Mary, m. 7 Dec. 1641, Thomas Hinckley of Barnstable, after Gov. of that Col. and d. 24 June 1659; Alice m. William Bradford, the Dep. Gov. of the same Col., and d. 12 Dec. 1671."
   
   3:543; RIPLEY; JOSHUA; "JOSHUA, Hingham, s. of the preced. m. 28 Nov. 1682, Hannah, d. of Dept. Gov. William Bradford."
   
   4:181; STEELE; SAMUEL 2 of 2; "SAMUEL, Hartford, s. of the sec. John, m. 16 Sept. 1680, Mercy, or Mary, d. of Lieut. Gov. William Bradford, had Thomas, b. 9 Sept. 1681; Samuel, and Jerusha, tw. 15 Feb. 1685; William, 20 Fehb. 1687; Abiel, 8 Oct. 1693; Daniel, 3 Apr. 1697; and Eliphalet, 23 June 1700; and d. 1710. His wid. d. 1720. Ten of this name, half ..."