William Bradley, lll, of Coventry in Warwickshire

William Bradley, lll, of Coventry in Warwickshire and his wife Johanna Bradley are not known to be the parents of William Bradley, of New Haven, or of Elizabeth Evarts, both of whom were colonists to New Haven in New England.

Biography

Updated 7 May 2023

William Bradley was christened 26 Jan 1585 in Bingley, West Riding, Yorkshire, England. He died Nov 1641 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England and was buried 27 Nov 1641 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

He was the third son of William Bradley (son of Willam Bradley and Anne) and Agnes Margates (daughter of Thomas Margates and Elizabeth Thomas).

Family

From Hal Bradley’s website: < link >

William married Joanna WADDINGTON on 1613 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. was christened 2 Feb 1594 in Coreley, Shropshire, England. She died Jan 1683 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

They had the following children:

• F i Anna BRADLEY 1 was born 1614 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.
• M ii N.N. BRADLEY 1 was born 1616 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. He died Sep 1619 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England and was buried 4 Sep 1619 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.
• F iii Magdalena BRADLEY 1 was born 1618 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.
• F iv Elizabeth BRADLEY 1 was born 1620 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.
• F v Leticia BRADLEY 1 was born 1622 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

Notes

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bradley-175

He married Johanna, daughter of ____ Waddington of county Nottinghamshire.

Their children were:

• Child: son age 3 days 4 September 1619.
• Child: 1. Anna
• Child: 2. Magdalena
• Child: 3. Elizabetha
• Child: 4. Letticia

PLEASE NOTE: NO SON WILLIAM IS LISTED

The visitations of Warwickshire list a male child of William Bradley and Joanna Waddington, and the Cutter book puts forth several arguments in favor of this scenario.

The Bradley Line

From: Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and family history of the state of Connecticut : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation. Volume II. New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1911 p. 1150 See attached.

"The connection of the Connecticut Bradleys with theirr English home has not been absolutely proved, yet there seem many proofs in favor of this conclusion."

Many genealogists have accepted as gospel the Bradley line as laid out by Cutter that is:

I. William Bradley of Sheriff Hutton
II. William, son of William, who was of Coventry England and married Agnes Margate
III. William, son of William and Agnes Bradley, married Joanna Waddington who allegedly had:
IV. William who died in New Haven in 1691

From A Compilation of ... Roger Prichard:

The Bradley family was from West Riding, Yorkshire, England, and were staunch Cromwell men. Sir William's title and the right to bear arms were conferred by Henry VIII. [Since Henry VIII died in 1547 and Sir William was born in 1597, this conferrence must have been to his father or grandfather.] He was an officer in the Parliamentary Army.

[After his wife died, Sir William entrusted his eldest son, William, to Theophilus Eaton, William Davenport, and a small band of dedicated men to sailed to the New World in 1638 to found a new colony.]

Marriage to: Joanna Bradley (born Waddington),1618 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England

William Broadley in entry for Thomas Broadley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"- from England Births and Christenings: Name: Thomas Broadley, Gender: Male, Christening Date: 09 Dec 1593, Christening Date (Original) 09 DEC 1593, Christening Place: BINGLEY,YORK,ENGLAND, Father's Name: William Broadley

Did not have a son William.

Bradley 1619 Visitation

Sources

• https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~hwbradley/genealogy/aqwg1545.htm#26068 cites
• Camden, William, The Visitation of the County of Warwick in the Year 1619 (London: Harleian Society, 1877.), p. 355, Los Angeles Public Library, Gen 942.005 H284 v.12. < Archive.Org >
• International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. AGNES OR AGNETA MARGATES; Female; Birth: About 1575 Of, Coventry, Warwick, England; Spouse: WILLIAM BRADLEY; Marriage: 1596 Of, Coventry, Warwick, England; Batch Number: F610545; Sheet: 003; Source Call No.: 1621456 Type: Film
• Camden, William, 1551-1623; Fetherston, John; College of Arms (Great Britain), The Visitation of the county of Warwick in the year 1619. Volume 12 of the Publications of the Harleian Society. London, 1877. < Archive.Org > p. 355
• http://otal.umd.edu/~walt/gen/htmfile/2632.htm