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Subject: Re: [BRADFORD-L] Re: BRADFORD FAMILY CONNECTION
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 11:04:10 EDT

In a message dated 6/14/99 4:27:59 PM, wrote:

<< All I know for sure about my Bradford ancestors is that I am
descended
> from Mary Ann Bradford who married John Russell in Grainger County,
> Tennessee, on January 14, 1800; with Benjamin Bradford posting the
> marriage bond.
> It is my belief at this time there is a very strong possability that
> Mary Ann is the daughter of David Bradford of North Carolina, and his
> second wife, Elizabeth Mann.
> However, there is also a possability, though a slim one, that Mary
Ann
> is the daughter, or granddaughter, of General David Bradford, of
> Pennsylvania and Whisky Rebellion fame, and his first wife, name
> unknown.>>

Hello Terry and B. Russell,

I have been going over my e-mail since returning from several weeks away, and
encountered the above part of a longer message. The statement about a
General David Bradford of Pennsylvania, caused me to raise my antenna!! I
have just returned from New Castle County, Delaware in search of information
on several of my family lineages, and found the possibility that my King
family of Orange/Alamance County, NC who seemed to have had some
intermarriage with a David Bradford and a Thomas Bradford there, was from
Wilmington, Delaware. This King family had a given name of Armour which
followed down several generations; this has led me to believe that there was
a connection of an Armour family . When I purused the records of New Castle,
an Armour family was certainly present, especially in the records of Old
Swedes Church in New Castle.

The above message makes me think that the Bradfords of Pennsylvania could
also have definite connections to the Bradfords in Orange County, NC. My
research has shown that many families of northern Orange, now Alamance
County, NC came from the New Castle, Delaware/Chester County, PA area:
Birds, Grahams, Garrisons(Garretsons), Andersons, Thompsons, possibly Kings,
and several other possibilities.

I would like to hear from anyone who seems to have had similar inclinations
with regards to their research.

Best regards,

John Fox
Winston-Salem, NC

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