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William Bradbury

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: December 04, 1678 (29)
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Captain Thomas Bradbury and Mary Bradbury, Salem Witch Trials
Husband of Rebecca Bradbury
Father of William Bradbury; Thomas Bradbury and Jacob Bradbury, Sr.
Brother of Wymond Bradbury, I; Judith Moody; Thomas Bradbury; Mary Stanyan; Jane True and 5 others

Occupation: Merchant
Managed by: David Lee Kaleita
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About William Bradbury

Biography

William Bradbury was born on September 15, 1649 in Salisbury, Massachusetts, United States. His parents were Capt. Thomas Bradbury and Mary (Perkins) Bradbury, Salem Witch Trials. He was a Merchant.

William married Rebecca (Wheelwright) Bradbury on March 12, 1672 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Together they had the following children: Thomas Bradbury; Jacob Bradbury, Sr.; William Bradbury.

He died on December 4, 1678 in Salisbury, Massachusetts, United States and was buried in December 1678 in Essex, Massachusetts, United States.


Died age 29


His will was inventoried by Samuel Fellows!

Estate of William Bradbury of Salisbury.

Administration upon the estate of Mr. Willi. Bradbury of Salisbury, deceased, was granted Apr 8, 1679, unto Thos. Bradbury and Caleb Moudy upon their request, who gave bond of 200li. and to bring an inventory to the next court.

The court, Nov 11, 1679, granted the administrators until the next Salisbury court to bring in an inventory of the estate

Salisbury Quarterly Court Records, vol. 2, leaves 68, 74.

Inventory of the estate of Mr. William Bradbury of Salisbury who intestate Dec. 4 1678, taken Apr 4 1679, by Henry Brown and Samuell Felloes:

in cash, 5li. 17s.;

his wareing apparrell, 14li. 11s;

his armes & amunition, 3li. 10s.;

feather bed, bedding & furniture, 14li;

a great brass kettle, warming pan, skillet, morter, 4 poringers, quart pot, bellowes & 1-2 a hundred of Bare shot, 4li.

other brass 1li. 15s;

2 payer of Andirons, a pott, kettle & other iron things belonging to ye chymny 3li. 5s.;

other small things 1li. 10s.;

her wareing clothes with other lining in a trunke, 13li. 10s.;

linin in another trunk, 6li. 4s. 6d.;

2 hatts, 12 s.;

some toyes & other things, 10s.;

a little trunk with childs linen, 1li. 2s.;

a box with childbed linnen, 3li. ;

cradle & an old case, 5s.;

cotton wool about 55li., 2li. 15s.;

chayers, stooles, livery cubbard & bedstead in ye parlor chamber, 4li;

for tables, 2li. 10s.;

9 chaers, old & nue flag bottoms 1li. 4s.;

barrills, hogshead, keelers & other old tubbs, hors sled and cheese press, 2li. 10s.

Iron worke appraised Apr. 5, 1679 by Richard Hubbard:

Angors 14s.; small tooles & a payer of fetters, 1li. 12. 10d.;

a ring, hookes & a few small spikes, 3s. 8d.;

2 whipswaes, 16 s.; Old Iron, 7s 6d.;

Iron for ship worke, 1li. 11s 10d.

Cattles appraised Apr.5, 1679 by Joseph Fletcher and Henry True:

24 yeare old steers & a fower year old Heiffer, 2 two year old steers, 22li. 5s.;

a 2 year old heifer, 5 small yearlins, a gelding & a young sowe, 4li. 1s.;

2 sacks & 3 pouond of cotten yarne, 13s, 6d.

Goods appraised by Richard Hubbard:

4 barrills of molassis, 6li.; 8 tirkie leather chayers, 4li.; 2 barrills of salt & ye barrills, 1li. 4s.;

a tymber cheyne, 4 boxes, 4 Iron cart hoops, 1 broad Axe, 1 small maule, a little bottle, lethern pouch, earthen pott, an ads, 2li. 7s.

Debts appraised by Tho. Bradbury and Caleb Moody:

due to the estate, received & in Mr. Checky's hand, 23 li.;

Phillip Grele for Moses Gillman 4 thousand foot of board, 8li.;

from Jno. Garland by bill, 2li, 2s.;

from Jacob Brown of Hampton pr. bill, 1li. 10s.;

from George Carr, jr., 16s. 6d.;

by Richd. Smith in staves, 2li.;

from Mr. Anthony Stanian 5 C. foot of board, li.;

from Jon. Stanian about 2li.;

from Mr. Anthony Checkly in money 30li.;

from Jno. Davis, 3s.;

from Job ye Indian, 8s.

Debts due from the estate:

to Mr. John Stockman, 30li.;

Mr. Davison of Nubery, 10li.;

Jno. Severans. sr., 3li.;

Joseph Norton for work about 2 vessels, 5li. 12s.;

Joseph Eaton for work about ye Pinke 16s. 3d.;

Jno. Easman in mony,14s.;

Joseph Fletcher in money, 9s.; Jno. Bradbury 49 dayes work about ye Pink, 7li. 18s.;

clayemd by Mr. Rich. Dole in money & other pay, 6li. 13s.;

Jno. Dickson, jr., 2li. 7s.;

Samll. Felloes, jr., 1li. 2s. 6d.;

Samll Felloes, sr., 10s.;

Moses Gill for work about ye Pinke, 1li. 3s.;

Mar. Carr, sr. 1li.;

Henry True, 3li. 16s.;

claymed by Phillip Grele,__-;

claymd by Robert Downer, ___;

Tho. Bradbury, 2li. 10s.;

James Chase about 2li.;

Tho. Fowler for his daughters service, 2li. 10s.;

Major Pike, 8s.;

Mr. Tho. Woodbridge, 1li.;

Ensigne Greenleafe 6s. 6d.;

claymed by Edmond Marshall, 19s.;

Ms. Hewes for nursing ye youngest child 15 months & attending ye mother when sick 10li. 11s.

Attested in Ipswich court Mar. 30, 1680 by Caleb Moody and Apr. 24, 1680 by Mr. Thomas Bradbury.

Copy of deed of Thomas Bradbury of Salisbury, planter, who in consideration of my affection to my son William Bradbury of the same town have given unto him

"all that my dwelling house lately erected with all other houseing therunto belonging now standing & being upon that houselott which I formerly bought of John Gill of ye same town Planter with ye Oarchyards & all ye other upland adjoyning therunto bounded wth north east upon ye street & wth ye south west upon marsh & upland of Isaac Buswell in part & in part upon land which I bought of Iasaac Colby as far as the heithermost side being ye northeast of ye range of ye meadow wch I bought of ye said Colby & allowing liberty to bring ye hay out of ye sd. Colbies meadow to ye ferrie high way & wch way is ye bounds of ye aforesd land upon ye northwest & ye southeast, bounded wth ye marsh of Isaac Buswell Jno. Bayly, Richard Bartlett, Phillip Challis, & yt called Mr. Hodges meadow adjoyning in part, to ye sayd upland & in part, upon ye land of John Severans to Hodges ditch so called: As also my halfe part of fresh & salt marsh wch I wth John Stevens Senr. Bought of Henry Ambross, as also all ye salt marsh ltts wch I bought of George Martyn, as also lying neare a place cald Brushie Iland, As also ye marsh lott wch I bought of Onesiphorus Page, lying in ye range of Mr. Hookes farme so called; as also fower cowes comons, wthall ye marsh & upland therunto belonging...., As also my sixscore acre lott att ye beach hill joyning to ye land of Joseph Fletcher upon one side, & all ye rest of ye sd lott incumpassed wth a fresh river or brooke; As also all my division of swamp land towards ye ferrie Adjoyning to ye land of Samll. Felloes & Rodger Easman wth one end & wth ye other end upon swamp land of John Severans lying between ye land of Isaac Buswell, & ye lotts or lands of Richard Goodales & Richard Hubbard As also two thirds of all my pasture land towards the ferrie, "

all these to my son and to Ms. Rebecca Maverick after her marriage with him during her life, and to his heirs lawfully begotten forever, provided that during mine and my wife's lives, we have the use of certain parcels of the land. Signed and sealed March 11, 1671-2.

Witness: Jane True, Mary Weed.

The 4:3m: 1680 John Severans and Phillip Grelee appraised the houseing and lands contained in the deed of gift to be worth 300Li.

The Ipswich court May 4, 1680, orderd that the lands in this deed of gift given by Mr. Thos. Bradbury, be to William the eldest son of William, deceased, he paying unto his other two brothers Thomas and Jacob, 50li. each when they come to age. The names of Wm. Bradbury's children Wm. the eldest, Sam. and Jacob.

The court Sept. 27, 1681, upon further consideration of the estate of Wm. Bradbury deceased, ordered that the estate given by his father as by deed of Mar. 11, 1671-2, be settled upon Wm. the eldest son of ye said Wm., he paying to ye other two brothers Thomas and Jacob, 50li. each, and that the rest of the estate be equally divided between the said younger brothers, Thomas and Jacob.

Essex County Probate Files, Docket 3,013

Sources

  1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register page 157-9 "Genealogical Research in England - Samuel Maverick"
  2. https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salisbury/aBirthsB.shtml "(Bradbury) William, s. Thomas and Mary, 15: 7m: 1649."
  3. https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salisbury/aMarriagesB.shtml "(BRADBURY (Bredbury)) William, and Rebecka Maverick, Mar. 12, 1671-2."
  4. Bradbury memorial. Records of some of the descendants of Thomas Bradbury, of Agamenticus (York) in 1634, and of Salisbury, Mass. in 1638, with a brief sketch of the Bradburys of England. Comp. chiefly from the collections of the late John Merrill Bradbury, of Ipswich, Mass. by Lapham, William Berry, 1828-1894, comp; Bradbury, John Merrill, 1818-1876 (Publication date 1890) page 73-74. < Archive.Org >
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William Bradbury's Timeline

1649
September 15, 1649
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1672
October 16, 1672
Salisbury, MA, United States
1674
December 24, 1674
Salisbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony,, British Colonies in America
1677
September 1, 1677
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1677
Age 27
USA
1678
December 4, 1678
Age 29
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
December 1678
Age 29
Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1996
January 12, 1996
Age 29
2000
October 12, 2000
Age 29