Gov William Bradford1

M, #2272, b. 19 March 1589/90, d. 9 May 1657
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Father*William Bradford2
Mother*Alice Hanson2
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Names and Titles

Titled: Pilgrim in 1620.2
Gov William Bradford was baptized on 19 March 1589/90 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.2 He was the son of William Bradford and Alice Hanson.2 Gov William Bradford married Pilgrim Dorothy May on 10 December 1613 in Amsterdam, Holland.2 Gov William Bradford married Alice Carpenter, daughter of Alexander Carpenter and Mrs (?) (?) Carpenter, on 14 August 1623 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.3 Gov William Bradford died on 9 May 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, at age 67.2
He became the father of John Bradford between 1614 and 1620.2 Gov William Bradford and Pilgrim Dorothy May emmigrated in 1620 from in Leyden, Holland, on the Ship 'Mayflower'.4 Gov William Bradford and Pilgrim Dorothy May immigrated in November 1620 to in Plymouth, Plymouth County, New Plymouth Colony, on the Ship 'Mayflower'.2 Gov William Bradford signed The Mayflower Compact on 11 November 1620 at Cape Cod. Gov William Bradford became a widower when his wife, Pilgrim Dorothy May died Drowned in December 1620 in Cape Code Harbor.2 Gov William Bradford became the father of Mercy Bradford between 1624 and 1627. Gov William Bradford became the father of William Bradford on 17 June 1624.5 Gov William Bradford became the father of Joseph Bradford about 1630.6

Census

DatePlace
1627in Plymouth, Plymouth County, New Plymouth ColonyGov William Bradford is head of household on the census of 22 May 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, New Plymouth Colony, as Governor Mr William Bradford Enumerated with him were Alice Carpenter, William Bradford, Mercy Bradford, Pilgrim Joseph Rogers, Thomas Cushman, Pilgrim William Latham, Manasseh Kempton, Juliana Carpenter, Nathaniel Morton, John Morton, Ephraim Morton and Patience Morton.7

References

Gov William Bradford is described in The Great Migration Begins.

Child of Gov William Bradford and Pilgrim Dorothy May
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3 Children of Gov William Bradford and Alice Carpenter, daughter of Alexander Carpenter and Mrs (?) (?) Carpenter,
Children
ChartsDescendant Chart for William Bradford
Indented Descendant Chart for William Bradford
Last Edited9 May 2002

Citations

  1. [S22] Mayflower Families Web site, online http://MayflowerFamilies.com. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Families.
  2. [S132] Mayflower Passengers (on the Complete Mayflower Descendant CD), CD-ROM (n.p.: Broderbund Software). Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Passengers.
  3. [S142] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol I-III, CD-ROM (n.p.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2000). Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration Begins.
  4. [S130] Caleb Johnson's Mayflower Web Pages, online http://members.aol.com/calebj/, contingents.html. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Web Pages.
  5. [S141] Algernon A. Aspinwall, "Grandchildren of the Passengers on the Mayflower," NGS Quarterly, Vol 4, No 3 (Oct 1915): Vol 4, pg 39. Hereinafter cited as "Mayflower Grandchildren."
  6. [S141] "Mayflower Grandchildren", Vol 4, pg 40.
  7. [S143] The Division of Cattle, 1627.