Ichabod Bradford

Mayflower Families Through Five Generations Vol22 pp122-123

97. ICHABOD BRADFORD (Israel, William, William), b. Plymouth 22 Sept. 1713; d. Kingston 6 April 1791 aged 77

He m. (1) Kingston 25 Nov. 1743 MARY JOHNSON, d. Kingston 13 July 1761.

He m. (2) Kingston 31 May 1763 MARY (SAMSON) COOKE, b. Pembroke 6 Jan. 1724; living 28 Oct. 1766 (b. last ch.); daughter of Peleg and Mary (Ring) Samson, a descendant of Pilgrims John Alden, Stephen Hopkins, and Myles Standish. She m. (1) int. Kingston 26 Sept. 1741 NATHANIEL COOKE with whom she had Mary, Peleg, Nathaniel, Susannah, Isaac, Deborah, and Levi.

In the 1771 Valuation List, Ichabod Bradford appears in Kingston with two polls and one house. Figures for Ichabod Bradford's household in Kingston in 1790 suggest that he and his wife were living by themselves. No Plymouth County probate or useful land records were found for Ichabod Bradford.

Children of Ichabod and Mary (Johnson) Bradford, b. Kingston:

• 495 ICHABOD BRADFORD, b. 28 Aug. 1744
• 496 ELIZABETH BRADFORD, b. 10 July 1747
• 497 RHODA BRADFORD, b. 20 July 1751
• LEMUEL BRADFORD, b. 22 Aug. 1755
• 498 ANNE BRADFORD, b. 15 April 1758

Child of Ichabod and Mary (Samson) (Cooke) Bradford, b. Kingston:

• 499 ISRAEL BRADFORD, b. 28 Oct. 1766

MARY is called JOHNSON in int. and GORSON in mar. rec. in VR Kingston.

References: VR Kingston pp. 25-30(b. 5 ch.), 180(both m.) 198(Mary's 1st m.), 320(d. Ichabod), 321(d. first wife). VR Pembroke p. 182(b. Mary). VR Plympton p. 33(b. Israel). MF 14:82-3. 1771 Valuation p.640