William J. Bradford, III the American Revolution

William Bradford (1718-1781) lived all his life on a farm in Canterbury CT. He had inherited much of his father's farm there. He occupied himself in farming, clearing land, raising cattle, and tanning hides. He married four times and had a total of 20 children.

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William Bradford

Born 1 Jul 1718 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut

Son of James Bradford and Edith (Adams) Bradford

Brother of Thomas Bradford, John Bradford, Jerusha (Bradford) Pellett, Sarah (Bradford) Adams, Anna (UNKNOWN) Cleveland and Mary (Bradford) Woodward [half]

Husband of Zerviah (Lathrop) Bradford — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Husband of Mary (Cleveland) Bradford — married 6 Apr 1743 in Canterbury, CT

Husband of Abigail (Hazen) Nott — married 1776 (to 19 Jun 1781) in Canterbury, Connecticut

Father of Zerviah Bradford, Mary (Bradford) Pellet, William Bradford, Ebenezer Bradford, David Bradford, John Bradford, Joshua Bradford, Abigail (Bradford) Barton, James Bradford, Olive (Bradford) Barstow, Josiah Bradford, Lydia (Bradford) Hibbard, Beulah (Bradford) Butterfield, Moses Bradford, Joseph Bradford, Benjamin Bradford, Keziah Bradford, Zerviah Bradford and Samuel W. Bradford

Died 19 Jun 1781 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Profile last modified 1 Oct 2019 | Created 28 Apr 2011

Biography

William Bradford (1718-1781) lived all his life on a farm in Canterbury CT. He had inherited much of his father's farm there. He occupied himself in farming, clearing land, raising cattle, and tanning hides. He married four times and had a total of 20 children.

Child with Zerviah Lothrop:

Zerviah, born 1740 September 06. Children with his second wife, Mary Cleveland:

Mary, born 1744 March 01, married William Pellet. William, born 1745 March 04, married Anna Spaulding, died 1800. Ebenezer, born 1746 May 29, married Elizabeth Green, died 1801 January 03. David, born 1748 May 08, married Rhoda Palmer. John, born 1750 July 27, married 1st, Elizabeth Bond; 2nd, Hannah Lyon. Joshua, born 1751 October 17, married Anna Cleveland. Abigail, born 1753 September 02, married Lewis Barton. James, born 1755 February 01, died 1755 September 17. Olive, born 1756 July 13, married Hezekiah Barstow. Josiah, born 1757 November 25, married Elizabeth Merritt, died 1796 March 10. a daughter, died immediately. Lydia, born 1760 July 02, married Rufus Hibbard. Beulah, born 1763 September 03, married Moses Butterfield. Moses, born 1765 August 06, married 1st, Charlotte Bradstreet; 2nd, Sarah Eaton. Children with his third wife, Martha Warren:

Joseph, born 1767 January 22, died 1775 September 23. Benjamin, born 1768 March 29, married Ruby Allen. Keziah, born 1770 June 11, died 1770 June 20. Zerviah, born 1770 June 12, died 1775 September 23. Samuel W., born 1772 November 05, died 1775 September 03.[1] Sources

↑ Fessenden, G.M. A Genealogy of the Bradford Family, New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, 1850) Vol. 4., Page 244 Fessenden, G.M. A Genealogy of the Bradford Family, New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, 1850) Vol. 4., Page 236 Caulfield, Ernest. Connecticut Triplets, The American Genealogist (New Haven, Conn., 1949) Vol. 25, Page 57: William Bradford and Martha Warren had triplets June 11-12, 1770 in Canterbury.

Revolutionary War Records

• William Bradford (July 1, 1718-aft. April 13, 1799) Patriotic service CT, m(1) Zeriah Lathrop, m(2)Mary Cleveland, m(3)Martha Warren (p.71).
• These entries are from the book Bradford Family History © 1978 by the American Geanological Research Institute

+ These entried are from the DAR Lineage Books entitled Lineage Books of the Charter Members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Copyright varies for every volume, and there were a LOT of volumes this info came out of, so I am not going to put the copyright info of every volume used, but do realize that it IS copyrighted material. Instead of typing out the full entries from these sources, I have typed out just the pertinent information. If you are interested in finding out more about these entries, I have included the page and volume numbers for your convenience so you can check them for yourself to get what you need.

William Bradford*; b. July 1, 1718, Canterbury CT; d. June 19, 1781, Canterbury CT.

m1. Zerviah Lathrop in 1738. Zerviah died on Oct 22 1740, probably from complications of childbirth of their daughter:

Zerviah Bradford; b. Sep 6 1740; d. in infancy.

m2. Mary Cleaveland* (1720-1765) on Apr. 6, 1743.

William and Mary had 14 children all born at Canterbury CT:

Mary Bradford; b. Mar. 1, 1744.

m. William Pellet

William Bradford; b. Mar. 4, 1745; d. Mar. 1808.

m. Anna Spaulding. No children.

Ebenezer Bradford; b. May 29, 1746; d. Jan 3, 1801. Reverend; Grad. Princeton College, 1773

m. Elizabeth Green, brother of Ashbel Green (1762-1848), President of Princeton College. Ebenezer and Elizabeth had 9 children.

David Bradford; b. May 8, 1748.

m. Rhoda Palmer; on Jul 1, 1770. They had 5 children.

John Bradford; b. July 27, 1750; d. Oct. 9, 1827

m1. Elizabeth Bond, on Apr. 22, 1773. She died Mar. 18, 1822. No known children.

m2. Hannah Lyon (1761-1828), "of Canterbury", on Jan. 15, 1823. They had 4 children

Joshua Bradford; Oct. 17, 1751; d. June 11, 1819, Braceville OH.

m. Anna Cleveland on Feb. 9, 1775. They had 4 children.

Abigail Bradford; b. Sep. 2, 1753; d. 1815.

m. Lewis Barton. Had no children.

James Bradford; b. Feb. 1, 1755; d. Sep. 17, 1775, Norwich CT

Olive Bradford; b. July 13, 1756; d. Apr. 10, 1841.

m. Hezekiah Barstow (1755-1826), on May 23, 1776.

Josiah Bradford; b. Nov. 25, 1757; d. Mar. 10, 1796.

m. Elizabeth Merritt (c1759-1841), on May 17, 1785.

a daughter, stillborn.

Lydia Bradford; July 2, 1760.

m. Rufus Hibbard, and had 12 children.

Elisha Bradford; b. Mar. 1762.

Beulah Bradford; b. Sep. 3, 1763; d. 1799.

m. Moses Butterfield in 1793 and had 4 children.

Moses Bradford* (1765-1838).

m1. Dorothy Charlotte Bradstreet (1765-1838)

m2. Sarah Eaton* (1771-1848).

m3. Martha (Warren) Killingsly, in about 1766. She died on Sep. 23, 1775.

The cause of Martha's death was described as "...with the dizzintery". In view of the fact that two of her children also died on the same day and a third only 20 days before, and one of her step-sons, James, died on Sep. 17, 1775 of the same disorder, although in Norwich, there must have been a deadly epidemic of dysentery in CT in Sept. 1775. They had five children, all but one of whom (Benjamin) died young:

Joseph Bradford; b. Jan. 22, 1767, d. Sep. 23, 1775.

Benjamin Bradford; b. Mar. 29, 1768, d. Dec. 16, 1843.

m. Ruby Allen; on Oct 1, 1797; She was "of Windham", b. 1769; d. Nov. 1, 1847. Benjamin and Ruby had four daughters.

Keziah Bradford; b. Jun 11, 1770; d. Jun 20, 1770, triplet.

Zerviah Bradford; b. Jun 12, 1770; d. Sep 23, 1775, triplet.

Martha Bradford; b. Jun 12, 1770; d. Sep 23. 1775, triplet.

Samuel Warren Bradford; b. Nov. 5, 1772, d. Sep. 13, 1775.

m4. Abigail Stedman, in about 1776. William and Abigail had no children, and Abigail remarried to Dr. Franklin Knott after William Bradford died in 1781.

Brief Biography:

William Bradford* (1718-1781) lived all his life on a farm in Canterbury CT. He had inherited much of his father's farm there. He occupied himself in farming, clearing land, raising cattle, and tanning hides. He married four times and had a total of 20 children.

He died from "... a sickness occasioned by a blow he received upon his head from the head of his horse..." presumably leading to apoplexy and death.

References:

The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, by E. J. Cleveland and H. G. Cleveland, pub. by Case Lockwood & Brainard, Hartford CT, 1899.

Descendants of Governor William Bradford, by Ruth Gardiner Hall, under auspices of the Bradford Family Compact.

Bradford Genealogy by Faith Bradford

A Line of Bradfords 1460-1988 by Bradford Stone

William Bradford (1718-1781) lived all his life on a farm in Canterbury CT. He had inherited much of his father's farm there. He occupied himself in farming, clearing land, raising cattle, and tanning hides. He married four times and had a total of 20 children.

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