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From: "Toni Pedersen" <>
Subject: Re: [BRADFORD-L] Re:Descendents of John Bradford
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1998 16:30:27 -0700


Excellent, Thank you!

Now, the information that I had on Richard Bradford and Anna Roles came to
me from Terry Fregly. Terry notes that the children of Richard and Anna
are: Richard Bradford III, B 1691-93; Ralph (Nathaniel?) b 1695; Thomas B
1699; Philemon Bradford, B 169501700, John B 1704.

As I was trying to varify this research, I began to find conflicting stuff
that said John 1662,was the John who married Rebecca Pace. I had to
question, also, the age difference between this John and Rebecca who was
born about 1704. The date of their marriage sources indicate as 1723. This
makes John 61. The same research indicates that the children of John
Bradford and Rebecca Pace are Richard Bradford, B 1704-1719 died 1775,
Northampton Co, Nc; Nathaniel Bradford B about 1722, Died bef Feb 1757: John
born about 1708, died 1787 Halifax Co, NC; Frances Bradford; Rebecca
Bradford and Sarah Bradford.

Obviously, there is something not okay here: While John may sire children
at 61, if the dates are correct for John and Richard, it is doubtful that
Rebecca could conceive children herself at four to a max of 15 years old.
If the dates are correct, that the couple married in 1723, and John died in
1735, then these six children would have to be born in that 12 year span,
which then throws off the next generation.

The reasons above were those that made me doubt that our John, 1662 and
Rebecca Pace were married...today, after reading the arguments given on the
Pace Net Work against Rebecca being married to our John, I guess I had to
agree....

Hey, Terry out there in Bradford Land, could you help out here?
Toni
-----Original Message-----
From: George McSwain <>
To: <>
Date: Sunday, October 04, 1998 3:26 PM
Subject: [BRADFORD-L] Re:Descendents of John Bradford

>You said:
>>(A) John Bradford, son of Richard, was born about 1662. He married (1)
>unknown or (2) Rebecca Pace (which seems unlikely)<
>
> John Bradford's will dated 3 Nov 1732 and probated 6 Nov 1735 in
>Brunswick Co, VA lists his children and widow Rebecca and details his
>slaves and land holdings in Brunswick Co, VA and Northampton Co, NC. John
>Bradford's neighbor on Beaver Pond Creek in Brunswick Co, VA was John Moore
>who married Tabitha Pace, sister of Rebecca Pace. Their father, Richard
>Pace's will probated in Bertie Co, NC 12 Mar 1736 mentions seven married
>daughters including Tabitha Moore and Rebecca Bradford. Furthermore,
>Richard Pace patented 285 acres of land in Prince George Co on 12 Jul 1718
>which he subsequently assigned or gave to John Bradford.
>
>John's son Richard, b. abt 1719, inherited 400 acres of land from his
>father on the north side of the Tar River in Pamlico and then disappears
>from the records. My research has not turned up a wife or descendants for
>him.
>
>p.s. Capt. Richard Bradford who married Anna Roles had three sons Richard,
>Thomas and Philemon but not a John according to the David Bradford book and
>Sandlund.
>
> George McSwain
> 1219 62nd St. NW
> Bradenton, FL 34209
> e-mail:
>

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