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Governor William Bradford

Governor William Bradford

Male 1588 - 1657  (69 years)

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  • Name William Bradford 
    Title Governor 
    Born 19 Mar 1588  Austerfield, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christened 19 Mar 1589/1590  Austerfield, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 May 1657  Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I66544  Day Family Tree
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2014 

    Father William Bradford,   b. 19 Mar 1558/1589, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1591, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years) 
    Mother Alice Hanson,   b. 21 Jun 1562, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1597  (Age 34 years) 
    Married 21 Jul 1584  [1
    Family ID F24441  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Dorothy May 
    Married 30 Nov 1613  Leyden Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F36328  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Alice Carpenter,   b. 3 Aug 1590, Wrington, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1670, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 14 Aug 1623  Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
    +1. Deputy Governor William Bradford,   b. 9 Jun 1624, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1703, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. Mercy Bradford,   b. Bef May 1627
     3. Joseph Bradford,   b. May 1630, Hingham, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1715  (Age ~ 85 years)
    Family ID F24440  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Mar 1588 - Austerfield, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 19 Mar 1589/1590 - Austerfield, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • William came in the Mayflower 1620 with wife Dorothy May. Dorothy failed to reach the land of promise, being drowned at the anchorage in Cape Cod 7 Dec 1620. William was chosen Governor after death of Carver early in 1621 and until his death. [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] Family Tree Maker, World Family Tree, pre-1600 to present (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1311] http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/.

    3. [S30] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, 232 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S453] American Marriage Records Before 1699, William Montgomery Clemens, 1926 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S30] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England.