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Subject: [BRADFORD-L] Re: Your Bradford LIne
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 22:10:21 +0000

The interesting problem is there are about 3-5 Thomas
Bradfords bn abt 1750 or so one was from Ireland and was
a musician who lived in Charleston. The other from Orange
co NC and one in Granville (he died drunk and broke ) he
married Eve Kearney. Then Thomas Who married Polly
Hargraves in 1782 just the same time Thomas Bradford
married Eve kearney. I am pretty sure that Thomas
Bradford (hargraves) was son of Thomas Bradford M Sarah
(Ransom) maybe.

THomas Bradford who married hargraves had a son Brazil
Ransom Bradford who named his children with
hargraves/hargroves as middle name ergo Polly hargraves
was his mother. I also have circumstantial proof Thomas
Bradford (Hargraves) was the same one who was captured at
the 1780 battle of Charleston. Here I can show he was
with many of his neighbors from Sumter co, SC where the
whole family moved as they sell the land in Northampton
co, NC when they are "of Craven co, SC"

Keep me in mind if you run across any info on this line

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> Terry, Thanks for your reply, I can understand how all my notes were somewhat
> hard to decipher, so to speak.
>
> I do not think I am connected to that Bradford/Garrison family. I am copying
> a part of my notes which explains why I believe this way.
>
> NOTE:(Herbert D. Lewis - 6/28/97) The later part of Feb. or early March '97 I
> found another family on a genealogy bb (AOL) having as their ancestors a
> Thomas Bradford, Jr. who married Martha Garrison 13 Feb 1804. That is her
> husband's ancestors. Her AOL handle is SophiesPal. Snail mail address and
> name: Mrs. H. G. Bradford, 438 S. 127th E. Ave., Tulsa, OK 74128. She has
> the marriage bond as our family does. Also the will of a Thomas Bradford,
> Jr.'s father WHICH IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT than the will we have for his
> father. Some of their Thomas Brdford Jr.'s & Martha Garrison's sons have as
> their middle name Garrison. She and I are in agreement that a Thomas Bradford
> married a Martha Garrison but neither of us know which Thomas. Since none of
> our G3 (be his name William or Thomas) grandfather's sons ever mentioned the
> name of their mother and the note I received from Sandra Goddard I am now
> inclinded to believe this is the real family of the Thomas Bradford, Jr. who
> married Martha Garrison. He may not be related at all to the Richard Bradford
> who came to America in 1653.
>
> I had other correspondence with Mrs. H. G. Bradford, but the above note is a
> brief summery of our conclusion, to the best of my knowledge, not actually
> proven.
>
> To me a rather interesting situation developed by my getting into this
> genealogy bit. By thinking we were related to William Bradford of the
> Mayflower and thinking that perhaps one of daughters might be interested in
> becoming a member of the DAR. Well, then I became somewhat interested overall
> in genealogy. I found one of my mother's lines included the Gist family of
> Maryland a most interesting family from a historical standpoint. A brother or
> one of my ancestors was a guide to Gen. George Washington. Another was
> governor of SC when they seceded for the Union, George (Sequoyah) Gist was of
> this family and developed the Cherokee alphabet and was the one that the
> trees of CA were named after. I am not descended form any of these, just
> interesting from the historical standpoint. A Joseph Gist of my line did
> serve in the Revolutionary War and one of my first cousins proved and is a
> member. of the DAR. In another of my mothers lines, Froman, a man and his son
> both served in the Revolutionary War. So - I guess one can say in a way I
> accomplished my goal but certainly from a very different track than I
> expected.
>
> Hope you and your family have a great 2001.
>
> Herb Lewis
>

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