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Subject: Bradford (VA, IL, KY)
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 15:10:33 EST

Don't know where we are in the alphabet for posting, but.....Does anybody have
any connection to this line?

Descendants of James M. BRADFORD
Generation No. 1

1. James M.1 BRADFORD was born September 28, 1795 in Culpepper County,
Virginia (1850 census says KY), and died March 03, 1852 in Bradfordton,
Sangamon County, Illinois. He married (1) Ann E. BARNES July 04, 1820 in Port
Gibson, Mississippi. He married (2) Arsenath/Arsena TALBOTT December 27, 1836
in Sangamon County, Illinois.

Notes for James M. Bradford:
1850 Sangamon Co., IL
pg 230 No Township Listed

James M. Bradford54 KY
Arsena Bradford 36 KY [2d wife]
Thomas Bradford29 MS [by 1st wife]
Elizabeth Madison27 KY [dau by 1st wife]
Susan Bradford 25 KY [dau by 1st wife]
William Bradford12 IL [son by 2d wife]
Harriet Bradford10 IL
Isabell Bradford08 IL
Sarah Bradford05 IL
Edward Bradford1/12IL
James Madison08 IL
Patrick Maher21 Ire
Levi Bolder25 NJ

More About James M. Bradford:
Fact 1: 1807, When 12 yrs old, moved to Scott County, Kentucky
Fact 2: Commencement in Business: trading down the Ohio and Mississippi
Rivers.
Fact 3: 1812, Soldier in War, from Scott Co., KY
Fact 4: Abt. September 1834, To Sangamon County, Illinois
Fact 5: 1840, Fall of 1840, elected & served 1 term in Gen. Assembly of IL

More About Ann E. Barnes:
Fact 1: 1807, Moved with parents to Mississippi.
Fact 2: Educated at Port Gibson/French Catholic convent
Fact 3: Abt. 1811, Moved to Scott County, Kentucky
Fact 4: Abt. 1812, to Franklin Co. near Frankfort, KY/within 3 miles of Dick
Johnson's Indian schl

Notes for Arsenath/Arsena Talbott:
Bradford family farm became known as township of Bradfordton, on the Ohio and
Mississippi railroad.

After her husband, James, died March 3, 1852, she stayed on the farm until
April, 1874, when she moved to Springfield....on North Fifth St.

Children of James Bradford and Ann Barnes are:
+2i.Thomas A.2 Bradford, born August 02, 1821 in Port Gibson, Mississippi;
died December 25, 1856 in Near Wyandotte, Kansas.
+3ii.Elizabeth E. Bradford, born July 31, 1823 in Scott County, Kentucky;
died Aft. 1876 in Sangamon County, Illinois.
4iii.Susan Bradford, born May 25, 1825 in Scott County, Kentucky. She
married William G. HAWKINS June 11, 1858 in Sangamon County, Illinois.

More About William G. Hawkins:
Fact 1: 1858, Had been residing in St. Louis at time of marriage, then to
Sangamon Co., IL

5iv.Martha A. Bradford, born May 26, 1832 in Scott County, Kentucky; died
August 1848 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.

More About Martha A. Bradford:
Fact 1: 1848, Died while attending school in Springfield, IL

Children of James Bradford and Arsenath/Arsena Talbott are:
+6i.William Talbott2 Bradford, born June 08, 1838 in Bradfordton, Sangamon
County, Illinois; died 1900-1920.
7ii.Harriet E. Bradford, born February 03, 1841 in Sangamon County,
Illinois. She married Hiram E. GARDNER February 08, 1865 in Sangamon County,
Illinois.
8iii.Isabella/Isabell M. Bradford, born 1842-1843 in Sangamon County,
Illinois.
+9iv.Sarah Jane Bradford, born November 03, 1845 in Sangamon County,
Illinois.
10v.Infant Bradford, born 1846-1848 in Sangamon County, Illinois; died
1846-1848 in Sangamon County, Illinois.
+11vi.Edward T. Bradford, born May 19, 1850 in Sangamon County, Illinois.

Generation No. 2

2. Thomas A.2 Bradford (James M.1) was born August 02, 1821 in Port Gibson,
Mississippi, and died December 25, 1856 in Near Wyandotte, Kansas. He married
Jane BAKER Abt. 1841 in Lebanon, Illinois.

Notes for Thomas A. Bradford:
1846
Was in Co. B., Col Doniphan's regiment and marched overland to Mexico. Col
Doniphan had orders, on arriving at Chihuahua, to report to Gen. Wool. He was
unable to learn the whereabouts of Gen. Wood and Thomas A. Bradford was one of
six men who volunteered to carry through the dispatches, which they delivered
to Gen. Wool at Saltillo, having gone the distance of three hundred miles,
through an enemy's country, without the loss of a man. He was, with John
Calhoun, engaged in the survey of public lands for the U. S. Government, and
died Dec. 25, 1856, near Wyandotte, Kansas, his wife and only child having
died before.

More About Thomas A. Bradford:
Fact 1: 1834, To Sangamon County, Illinois
Fact 2: Educated at McKendree College, Lebanon, IL
Fact 3: Went to Missouri/enlisted in Co. B., Col. Doniphan's regiment
Fact 4: 1846, Marched overland to Mexico

Child of Thomas Bradford and Jane Baker is:
12i.child of Thomas & Jane3 Bradford, born Abt. 1842; died Bef. 1856.

3. Elizabeth E.2 Bradford (James M.1) was born July 31, 1823 in Scott
County, Kentucky, and died Aft. 1876 in Sangamon County, Illinois. She
married David MADISON May 24, 1840 in Sangamon County, Illinois.

Child of Elizabeth Bradford and David Madison is:
13i.James B.3 MADISON, born 1841; died 1855.

6. William Talbott2 Bradford (James M.1) was born June 08, 1838 in
Bradfordton, Sangamon County, Illinois, and died 1900-1920. He married
Grissela/Grizella Ann PARKINSON October 01, 1861 in Sangamon County, Illinois,
daughter of James PARKINSON and Mahala/Mahaly EARNEST.

1880 Soundex - Illinois
B-631
T746 #15
Sangamon County, Gardner Twp.
Bradford, Willims....Williams 50-208-10-17
W M 42 b: Illinois......farmer, Father born: KY Mother born: KY
Grazella (f, 44, wife, kphs, IL, PA, KY)
Thomas P. (13, son, atschl, IL, IL, IL)
William A. (4, son, IL, IL, IL)
Ralston, Robert (45, lab, flab, PA, PA, PA)

Children of William Bradford and Grissela/Grizella Parkinson are:
14i.James3 Bradford, born Abt. 1862 in Sangamon County, Illinois; died Bef.
1865 in Sangamon County, Illinois.
15ii.Elizabeth A. Bradford, born Abt. 1864.
+16iii.Thomas P. Bradford, born March 1867 in Illinois or Missouri.
17iv.Laura M. Bradford.
18v.Sue H. Bradford.
19vi.William Austin Bradford, born August 16, 1875 in Curran Township,
Sangamon County, Illinois.

9. Sarah Jane2 Bradford (James M.1) was born November 03, 1845 in Sangamon
County, Illinois. She married William Henry PARKINSON February 12, 1868 in
Sangamon County, Illinois, son of James Parkinson and Mahala/Mahaly Earnest.

Children of Sarah Bradford and William Parkinson are:
21i.John Alexander3 Parkinson, born November 25, 1873 in Gardner Twp.,
Sangamon County, Illinois.

22ii.James B. Parkinson.

23iii.William W. Parkinson.

11. Edward T.2 Bradford (James M.1) was born May 19, 1850 in Sangamon
County, Illinois. He married Caroline "Carrie" M. VANPATTEN February 17, 1870
in Sangamon County, Illinois.

Child of Edward Bradford and Caroline VanPatten is:
24i.Edward M.3 Bradford, born Abt. 1871 in Bradfordton, Sangamon County,
Illinois.

Thank you,
KFM

(researching: Bradford, Coates/Coat, DeLoach, Foster, Hole, Howell, Low,
Lowe, Nash, Parkinson, Rawson, Rupert, Shephard, Stubblefield, Sterling,
Summerall, Taft, Terrell, Tison, Wheeler and....
Colaizzi/Colaizy/Colaizzy, Damiani, DePonti/DePonty, Ranallo/Ranall,
Tempest/Tempesta.)

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