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Subject: Re: [BRADFORD-L] Bradfords
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 16:20:17 -0600
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Hi Carol,
I have a copy of DavidBradford's book, [The Bradfords of Charles City Va.
and some of their Descendants {1653-1993}. My gggf John Bradford who m.
Matilda Wray/Ray in Wilson Co. Tn. [Lebonon] 24 May 1821 was son of Harris
who was son of Philomene II [will from N.C. archives of Philomene II,
Children Massy Fuller, Elizabeth Hooker, Booker Bradford, Sarah Tuggle, John
MooreBradford, Harris Bradford twenty shillings current mony @, dau Mary
Bradford all land I now live on, dau Nancy one feather bed andf funiture
ect, Wife Elizabeth, Left sheep and Hogs ect to Jemimah Bridges ?????, Vol
6 pp 107 Granville co N.C. records of wills.
Harris went to Sumner co Tn which adjoines Wilson Co. then to Gibson Co. Tn.
John and Matilda went to Henderson Co. Tn along with a couple of her bro.'s
Helen June Sykes Hamilton dau of Sarah Frances Maybelle McArthur Dau of
Sophronia Annette Wilkins McArthur dau of Benjimin Franklin Wilkins and
Frances Emily Bradford D/O John and Matilda.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Stiffler" <>
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Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 8:25 PM
Subject: RE: [BRADFORD-L] Bradfords


> A lot of your trouble is that Philemon had several brothers and they
> all named their sons after their brothers. So you have a bunch of 1st
> cousins named Philemon, Richard, Thomas, etc. who all named their sons
> after their brothers--I can't sort my Thomas out either. I even found
> a couple of cousins with the same name, born within months of each
> other, in the same area. Almost impossible to sort out which is
> which--even though you know they are all family.
>
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> Surname: NC Bradfords
> -------------------------
>
> There is a family of Bradfords in NC, who originated in Va with
> Richard
> Bradford who owned FluerDue plantation. The most memorable name of the
> sons who came to NC is Philemon.
> I did a lot of research on this family, since I thought my Bradfords
> might
> be connected; however, I have been unable to prove a connection.
>
> A man named David Bradford has written a very definitive book on these
> people. I can't remember the title of the book; however, National
> Genealogical
> Society has the book in their library. I did have his E-mail address,
> but
> my E-mail crashed and it was lost. These people were in Halifax County
> and at one time in Edgecombe Co. NC. There is another family in NC in
> Orange
> Co., so you might want to check them out. There was a branch of
> Philemons
> family who immigrated to TN.
>
> I have been looking for my Thomas Bradford's parents for the past 10
> years
> with no luck, so I really wish you luck.
>
>
>

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