Comfort Bradway

William Bradway/Broadway married probably at Portsmouth, R.I., ca. 1714/15 to Comfort Fish

Daniel wrote his will on January 8, 1716/17. Because he doesn’t mention his wife, she is believed to have already died. It is recorded in volume 2 of the Portsmouth Town Council and Probate records as the will of Daniel Fish of the Town of Portsmouth. In it, he leaves all of his houses and land in the township of Portsmouth, to his four daughters, and names them: Comfort Broadway, Sarah Fish, Abigail Fish and Mary Fish. This inheritance is equaly to be divided and each of these daughters should pay £25 “unto my daughter Ruth Thomas” within four years of his death. He leaves his houses and land in the township of Kingstown to his youngest son Jeremiah Fish. He leaves to all his children, “all my cattle both horse kind and neat cattle and sheep and swine to be equally divided.” To the “three youngest daughters, Sarah, Abigail, and Mary all the rest of my moveables that are undisposed of.” His eldest child Comfort Broadway was named as executrix.

Daniel and Abigail had at least eight children together, all born in Portsmouth – Comfort, born on February 7, 1682/83, married into the Broadway family; Thomas, born on July 3, 1685; Ruth, born on November 2, 1687, married Joseph Thomas; Daniel born on July 11, 1690; ancestor Sarah; Abigail, born about 1696, has no documented birth record; Jeremiah, born on September 15, 1698, who married Mary Shearman; and his twin sister Marion/Mary. James Gregory Mumford states in his book, Mumford Memoirs, “The family was very well-to-do for the times and lived in comparative affluence."