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Subject: [BRADFORD-L] Alamance County, NC Bradfords
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 22:46:56 EDT

Hello Bradford list,

I am sending along a tentative lineage for the branch of Bradfords who
settled in Old Orange County, NC in the part that is now Alamance County. I
believe, but cannot prove that there was some connection within my King
family of the same area, with this Bradford family. I would greatly
appreciate any critical analysis of my data, and some possible assistance in
furthering my cause.

If you have problems getting this outline format to fall into place, I would
suggest that you copy and paste this e-mail into a new word processing
document with the margins set at the widest possible setting and the font
size reduced to accomodate the format.

Best regards,

John Fox
Winston-Salem, NC



Bradford Family

The Bradford name appears often in Orange County in connection with the
King family, as well as, the Faucette family. Ruth Herndon Shield's
Abstracts of Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for December
1753, lists David Bradford recording a cattle mark and in 4 December 1756
David is named overseer of a road. Richard Bradford wrote a will in
Granville County, North Carolina in 1757, which listed son, Richard son,
John(under 21 at the time), brother Philip Bradford, wife Rachael,, daughter
Sephirah Bradford, daughter, Elizabeth Bradford, daughter, Hannah Poe, and
daughter Mary Bird.
Thomas Bradford of Granville County listed a son, David, in his will of
1786. D. Bradford and Thomas Bradford are listed as witnesses of the will of
John King 17 February 1797.
A Nancy Bradford was the wife of Thomas Bird, son of James Bird of
Caswell County; Elizabeth Bradford Walker was named in the will of Nancy B.
Bird, as well as Margaret Bradford McOllogh.
Another David Bradford listed his will 6 August 1856 in Alamance County,
in which he listed 3 daughters and seven grandchildren. At least one son and
one daughter must have pre-deceased him since he listed Bradford and McAdams
grandchildren.
24 September 1755, a Thomas Bradford and Mary his wife of Northampton
County, North Carolina deeded land to Thomas Bradford Junr. of Orange County,
thirty pounds, 220 acres in Orange County on S side of Lick Creek,
........part of a tract granted Thomas Bradford by deed dated 25 March 1752;
signed Thos. Bradford, Mary (X) Bradford; witness: John (X) Richardson,
Justin Knott, William (X) Day; proved December Term 1755 by William Day.

Margaret McAdams, wife of David McAdams. Died Mar. 13, 1838, in the 57 year
of her age. (Cross Raods Cemetery)
David McAdams. Died August 3, 1868. Aged 85 Years.
Eli McAdams, son of D & M McAdams. Born Oct. 13, 1816. Died Oct. 2, 1856.
Jamie Bradford. Born April 20, 1816. Died June 26, 1851. (Cross Roads
Cemetery)
Eli McAdams. Born Aug. 9, 1817. Died Dec. 1, 1879. Aged 62 ys. 3 ms & 22
days.
Margaret McAdams, Wife of Eli McAdams, died Jand 28 1849. A. 38 ys, 4 ms. 18
ds.

+ Richard Bradford
- Richard Bradford
+ Philemon Bradford
Will written in Granville County in 1770 which listed his wife
Mary,
who was given as the mother of David; and all his chidren.
- Elizabeth Bradford
Married a Hudspeath.
+ Thomas Bradford
The 1786 Granville County will of Thomas named the following
children.
- Phileman Bradford
- David Bradford
Married Elinor Faucet 3 June 1806, William Wilkinson wit>
- Mary Bradford
- Thomas Bradford
Married to daughter of Jacob Garrison according to the
will of Jacob 5 May 1829/August 1832. Thomas was left
$500
in Jacob's will. Jacob did not name the daughter who had
married Thomas; she may have predeceased him.
- Ephraim Bradford
- Richard Bradford
- Benjamin Bradford
- Sarah Bradford
- Seaby Bradford
- Phileman Bradford
- Mary Bradford
Married a White.
- Richard Bradford
+ John Bradford
The 1787 Halifax County will of John named the following
heirs and
wife, Elizabeth. The information regarding Col. John, Henry,
Rebecca, Dr. Edward, and Margaret Bradford came from Charles
E.
Cheek, Harmonyville Rd. Star Route, Pottstown, Pa. 19464.
- Joseph Bradford
+ John Bradford
Married to Patience Reed, daughter of Henry Reed.
+ Henry Bradford
Born 4 December 1761; died 1837; married Sarah
Crowell,
born 1763; died 1839.
+ Dr. Edward Bradford
Born 25 August 1798; died 28 August 1873; married
-?-
10 November 1825.
- Margaret Bradford
Born 1810 in Caswell County; married and was
first wife to Eli McAdams; who died 1
December 1879
in Caswell County.
- Rebecca Bradford
Named by Charles E. Cheek as sister to Henry. She
was
born 25 December 1752; married in 1770 John Branch,
born
1750; died 1806. Rebecca may have died before the
will of
her father, John Bradford.
- Richard H. Bradford
+ William Bradford
Apparently was neighbor to James Bird according to an
Orange County deed recorded 25 October 1782, which stated
that the land that James purchased was adjacent to
William
Bradford on waters of Jordan Creek of Avens Creek. (Deed
Book
2 Orange County, Page 263) William's will written in
Orange
County 28 December 1821 did not name a wife, but did list
his
heirs as follows.
+ David Bradford
Possibly the David Bradford whose will of 6 August
1856 in Alamance County listed his wife, Elizabeth
and the
following heirs.
+ James Bradford
Born 8 April 1816 in Orange County, North
Carolina.
Married Nancy Bird, daughter of James Bird and
Polly
Vincent, 15 December 1846, J. H. McAdams wit.
James
died 26 June 1851; was buried in Cross Roads
Church
Cemetery. David's will names the following
Bradford
grandchildren. Nancy remarried Murray Lambeth
and
moved to Misourri, where she had another child,
Virginia
Lambeth. Nancy also raised the son of her
daughter, Mary
J. Bradford Morris, John Bradford Morris. Nancy
died 30
April 1892, and was buried next to her daughter,
Mary J.
in Webster County, Missouri.
- William James Bradford
- William Henry Bradford
- Ann Bradford
Possibley married James B. Richmond 5 May
1866, R. B.
Warren, bm.
- Mary J. Bradford
Born 8 October 1847. She married William
Henry
Morris; and died in childbirth with a son,
John
Bradford Morris. She was buried in Webster
County,
Misourri.
+ Margaret Bradford
Married to Eli McAdams. Born Aug. 9, 1817.
Died
Dec. 1, 1879. Aged 62 ys. 3 ms & 22 days. (Cross
Roads
Cemetery)
Margaret McAdams, Wife of Eli McAdams, died Jand
28 1849. A. 38 ys, 4 ms. 18 ds. (Cross Road
Cemetery)
Referred to as Martha, married to Eli McAdams,
named in
the will of Nancy Bradford Bird. The following
grandchildren were listed in David Bradford's
will.
- Julia McAdams
- Levi McAdams
- Martha McAdams
- Catherine Bradford
Married a Younger.
- Celia Bradford
Married James Christopher 14 December 1830, John
Compton, bm..
- Mary Bradford
Married William Faucette.
- Thomas Bradford
Married Edith Ray 24 May 1818, Robert Morrow, bm.
- Joseph Bradford
- Elizabeth Bradford
Married a Douglas.
- Margaret Bradford
Married Robert Ray 3 October 1804, David Bradford,
bm.
(Orange County Marriage Bonds).
- Jane Bradford
Married Wm. P. Ray.
+ Sarah Bradford
Married a McCauley, possible Robert, son of Andrew
McCauley, who named Sarah McCauley in his will of
1841,
probated 1844..
- Hammilton McCauley
- Grandison McCauley
- Elizabeth Bradford
Married a Walker, perhaps Bedford Walker. (Will of Nancy
Bird)
- Tabitha Bradford
- Ann "Nancy" Bradford
Married Thomas Bird according to her will dated 5 April
1858 in
Alamance County.
Margaret Bradford, sister of Nancy Bradford, married to
Eli McAdams. Born Aug. 9, 1817. Died Dec. 1, 1879.
Aged 62 ys.
3 ms & 22 days. (Cross Roads Cemetery)
Margaret McAdams, Wife of Eli McAdams, died Jand 28
1849. A. 38 ys, 4 ms. 18 ds. (Cross Road Cemetery)
Referred to
as Martha, married to Eli McAdams, named in the will of
Nancy
Bradford Bird. The following grandchildren were listed in
David
Bradford's will.
- Mary Bradford
- Martha Bradford
+ David Bradford
Son of his present wife, Mary. Married Merryan Hamilton 2
August
1783, William Bradford, bm.
- Samuel Bradford
Married Nancy Patterson 6 November 1804.
- William Bradford
Married Sally King 18 April 1815.
- George Bradford
Born 1755; died 6 October 1846 in Fayetteville, North
Carolina.
- Thomas Bradford

- Phillip Bradford

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