William Bradford1, born about 1639, was a husbandman and rope maker; and lived in Beverly, 1676-1717. He married Miss Rachel Rayment of Beverly Nov. 14, 1676; and she died before Feb. 1, 1696-7. In 1708, he conveyed his homestead to his eldest son William, reserving a life estate to himself. He died in Beverly Jane 15, 1717, at the age of seventy-eight.