Children of ROBERT BRADFORD and ELIZABETH BRADFORD are:
4. i. WILLIAM4 BRADFORD, b. 1513, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England; d. 10 Jan 1594/95, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.
ii. ROBERT BRADFORD.
iii. THOMAS BRADFORD.
iv. JOHN BRADFORD.

Generation No. 4

4. WILLIAM4 BRADFORD (ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born 1513 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, and died 10 Jan 1594/95 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England. He married (1) ALICE MORTON Bef. 28 Nov 1552. He married (2) MARGARET FOX 19 Oct 1567 in Harworth, Co. Notts, England, daughter of WILLIAM FOX. She was born ABT 1538 in of Austerfield,YKS, ENG, and died ABT 1578 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.

Children of WILLIAM BRADFORD and MARGARET FOX are:
5. i. WILLIAM5 BRADFORD, b. 1561, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England; d. 15 Jul 1591, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.
ii. ALICE BRADFORD, b. Bef. 28 Nov 1552, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.
iii. ROBERT BRADFORD, b. 25 Jun 1561, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England; d. 23 Apr 1607, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England; m. ALICE WAINGATE, 31 Jan 1584/85, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.

Notes for ALICE WAINGATE:
Alice's last name may have been spelled Waigestafe

iv. ELIZABETH BRADFORD, b. 16 Jul 1570, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England; d. 25 Jun 1595, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England; m. (1) JAMES HILL, 20 Jan 1594/95; m. (2) JAMES HALL, 25 Jun 1595.
v. THOMAS BRADFORD, b. 09 Mar 1577/78, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England; d. 01 Oct 1631, England.

Generation No. 5

5. WILLIAM5 BRADFORD (WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born 1561 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, and died 15 Jul 1591 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England. He married ALICE HANSON 21 Jun 1584 in Ausyerfield, YKS, ENG, daughter of JOHN HANSON and MARGARET GRASHEN. She was born Bef. 08 Dec 1562 in Harworth, Yorks, England, and died 23 May 1595 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.

Notes for WILLIAM BRADFORD:
Buried July 15, 1591 Austerfield, Yorkshire, England

Children of WILLIAM BRADFORD and ALICE HANSON are:
6. i. WILLIAM6 BRADFORD, b. 19 Mar 1589/90, Austerfield, Co., York, England; d. 09 May 1657, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA.
ii. MARGARET BRADFORD, b. 06 Mar 1584/85, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England; d. 08 Mar 1584/85, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.
iii. ALICE BRADFORD, b. 30 Oct 1587, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England; d. 30 Jan 1606/07, Austerfield, England.

Generation No. 6

6. WILLIAM6 BRADFORD (WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born 19 Mar 1589/90 in Austerfield, Co., York, England, and died 09 May 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA. He married (1) DOROTHY MAY 10 Dec 1613 in Amsterdam, Holland, daughter of JOHN MAY and CORDELIA BOWES. She was born ABT 1597, and died 07 Dec 1620 in Cape Cod Harbor, MA. He married (2) ALICE CARPENTER 14 Aug 1623 in Plymouth MA, daughter of ALEXANDER CARPENTER and PRISCILLA DILLEN. She was born Bef. 03 Aug 1590 in Wrington, Co. Somerset, England, and died 26 Mar 1670 in Plymouth MA.

Notes for WILLIAM BRADFORD:
From the book "Mayflower Families in Progress, William Bradford of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Four Generations," compiled by Robert S Wakefield, FASG, Fourth Edition, Published by General Society of Mayflower Descendants 1994.

William Bradford bp. St. Helena's Church, in Austerfield, Co. York, England 19 March 1589/90; d. Plymouth 9 May 1657; son of William and Alice (Hanson) Bradford.

William married (1) Amsterdam, Holland 10 Dec. 1613 Dorothy May b. ca. 1597. Her father was Henry May of Wisbeech, Co. Cambridge, England. The marriage intention of William Bradford and Dorothy May in Nov. 1613 says he was from Austerfield, 23 years old and that she was from Wisbeach in England, 16 years old.

"The Last Will and Testament Nuncupative of Mr. William Bradford Senir : Deceased May the Ninth 1657 and exhibited to the court held att Plymouth June 3d 1657.
Mr William Bradford senir : being weake in body but in prfect memory having Defered the forming of his Will in hopes of having the healp of Mr. Thomas Prence therin; feeling himselfe very weake and drawing on to the conclusion of his mortall life spake as followeth; I could hav Desired abler then myselfe in the Deposing of that I have; how my estate is none knowes better than youerselfe, said hee to Lieftenant Southworth; I have Desposed to John and William alreddy their proportions of land which they are possessed of;
My Will is that what I stand Ingaged to prforme to my Children and others may bee made good out of my estate that my Name Suffer not;
Further my Will is that my son Josepth bee made in some sort equall to his brethern out of my estate;
My further Will is that my Deare & loveing wife Allice Bradford shalbee the sole Exequitriz of my estate; and for her future maintainance my Will is that my Stocke in the Kennebecke Trad bee reserved for her Comfortable Subsistence as farr as it will extend and soe further in any such way as may bee Judged best for her;
I further request and appoint my welbeloved Christian ffrinds Mr. Thomas Prence, Captaine thomas Willett and Lieftenant thomas Southworth to bee the Suppervissors of the Desposing of my estate according to the prmises Confiding much in theire faithfulnes.
I comend unto youer Wisdome and Descretions some smale bookes written by my owne hand to bee Improved as you shall see meet; In speciall I comend to you all little booke with a blacke cover wherin there is a word to Plymouth, a word to Boston and a word to New England with sundry usefull verses;
These pitculars were expressed by the said Willam Bradford Govr the 9th of May 1657 in the prsence of us Thomas Cushman, Thomas Southworth, Nathaniell Morton; whoe were Deposed before the court held att Plymouth the 3d of June 1657 to the truth of the abovesaid Will that it is the last Will and Testament of the abovesaid Mr. William Bradford senir."

William Bradford left an extensive estate which included many books.
The will of Allis Bradford Sr. of Plymouth, widow dated 29 Dec. 1669, exhibited 7 June 1670, asks tobe "Intered as neare unto my Deceased husband; Mr. Willam Bradford as conveniently may be" and makes bequests to her sister Mary Carpenter; son Constant Southworth; son Joseph Bradford; son Capt. William Bradford; honored friend Mr. Thomas Prence; grandchild Elizabeth Howland, dau. of son Thomas southworth deceased for the benefit of her son James Howland; servant maid Mary Smith. Alice Bradford also left an extensive estate, including books.

William Bradford came on the Mayflower with his wife Dorth (May). She fell off the Mayflower and drowned when it was anchored in Cape Code (Provincetown) Harbor. Some historians believe this may have been a suicide. (Note: The story of the suicide comes from a fictional story published in a nathional magazine in 1869. For further information on this hoax, see "Mayflower Descendant" 29:97-102. Dorothy Bradford did not have an affair with Captain Christopher Jones either, another totally absurd falsehood without a single shred of historical evidence).
After the death of John Carver, he was elected governor of the Plymouth colony, and continued in that capacity nearly all his life. He also wrote "Of Plymouth Plantation", chronicalling the history of the Plymouth colony, and the events that led up to their leaving England for Holland, and later to New England.

The Ancestry of William Bradford is as follows:
(6) Robert? Bradfourth, b c 1435, taxed 1522, d. prob. 1523.
(5)Peter Bradfourth, of Bentley, Arksey, York, England; b. c1460, d. 1542/3; married at least twice, names unknown.
(4)Robert Bradfourth, of Wellingley, Tickhill, York, England; b. c 1487; d. 1552 or 1553; m1. ___ ___; m2. Elizabeth ___.
(3) William Bradford, bur. Austerfield, York, England 10 January 1595/6; m. bef. 1552, ___ ___; m2. Margaret Fox, 19 October 1567, Harworth, Nottingham, England.
(2) William Bradford, b. c1560, bur 15 Uuly 1591, m. Alice Hanson on 21 July 1584, Austerfield, York, England. Alice Hanson, bp. 8 December 1562, m2. Robert Briggs, 23 February 1593. She the daughter of John Hanson and Margaret Gressam.
(1) William Bradford, Mayflower passenger.

Interesting quotes from Mayflower passengers
All quotes are from William Bradford unless otherwise noted:

(PILGRIMS PREPARED TO DEPART LEYDEN, HOLLAND)
"So they left the goodly and pleasant city which had been their resting place near twelve years; but they knew they were pilgrims, and looked not much on those things, but lift up their eyes to the heavens, their dearest country, and quieted their spirits."

(THE MAYFLOWER DEPARTS HOLLAND)
"The next day (the wind being fair) they went aboard and their friends with them, where truly doleful was the sight of the sad and mournful parting, to see what sighs and sobs and prayers did sound amongst them, what tears did gush from every eye,a nd pithy speeches pierced each heart; that sundry of the Dutch strangers that stood on the quay as spectators could not refrain from tears. Yet comfortable and sweet it was to see such lively and true expressions of dear and unfeigned love. But the tide stays for no man, calling them away that were thus loath to depart, their reverend pastor falling down on his knees (and they all with him) with watery cheeks commended them with most fervent prayers to the Lord and His blessing. And then with mutual embraces and many tears they took their leave one of another, which proved to be the last leave to many of them."

(DEATH AT SEA)
"And I may not omit here a special work of God's providence. There was a proud and very profane young man, one of the seamen, of a lusty, able body, which made him the more haughty; he would always be contemning the poor people in their sickness and cursing them daily with grievous execrations; and did not let to tell them that he hoped to help to cast half of them overboard before they came to their journey's end, and to make merry with what they had; and if he were by any gently reproved, he would curse and swear most bitterly. But it pleased God before they came half seas over, to smite this young man with a grievous disease, of which he died in a desperate manner, and so has himself the first that was thrown overboard. Thus his curses light on his own head, and it was an astonishment to all his fellows for they noted it to be the just hand of God upon him... In all this voyage there died but one of the passengers, which was William Butten, a youth, servant to Samuel Fuller, when they drew near the coast."

(THE MAYFLOWER ARRIVES AT CAPE COD)
"Being thus arrived in a good harbor, and brought safe to land, they fell upon their knees and blessed the God of Heaven who had brought them over the vast and furious ocean, and delivered them from all the perils and miseries thereof, again to set their feet on the firm and stable earth, their proper element."

(OVERVIEW OF CONDITIONS AFTER ARRIVAL)
"But here I cannot but stay and make a pause, and stand half amazed at this poor people's present condition; and so I think will the reader, too, when he well considers the same. Being thus passed the vast ocean, and a sea of troubles before in their preparation... they had now no friends to welcome them nor inns to entertain or refresh their weather beaten bodies; no houses or much less towns to repair to, to seek for succor... and for the season it was winter, and they that know the winters of the country know them to be sharp and violent, and subject to cruel and fierce storms, dangerous to travel to known places much more to search an unknown cost. Besides, what could they see but a hideous and desolate wilderness, full of wild beasts and wild men--and what multitudes there might be of them they knew not...If they looked behind them there was the mighty ocean which they had passed and was now as a main bar and gulf to separate them from all the civil parts of the world."

(PILGRIMS PLACE IN HISTORY)
"May not and ought now the children of these fathers rightly say: 'Our fathers were Englishmen which came over this great ocean, and where ready to Perich in this wilderness, but they cried unto the Lord, and He heard their voice and looked on their adversity...Let them therefore praise the Lord, because He is good: and His mercies endure forever'....When they wandered in the desert wilderness out of the way, and found no city to dwell in, both hungry and thirsty, their soul was overwhelmed in them. Let them confess before the Lord His loving kindness and His wonderful works before the sons of men."

(THE FIRST WINTER)
"But that which was most sad and lamentable was, that in two or three months' time half of their company died, especially in January and February, being the depth of winter, and wanting houses and other comforts; being infected with the scurvy and other diseases which this long voyage and their in accommodate condition had brought upon them. so as there died some times tow or three a day in the aforesaid time, that of 100 and odd persons, scarce fifty remained. And of these, in the time of most distress, there was but six or seven sound persons who to their great commendations, be it spoken, spared no pains night nor day, but with abundance of toil and hazard of their own health, fetched them wood, made them fires, dressed them meat, made their beds, washed their loathsome clothes, clothed and unclothed them. in a word, did all the homely and necessary offices for them which dainty and queasy stomachs cannot endure to hear named; and all this willingly and cheerfully, without any grudging in the least, showing herein their true love unto their friends and brethren; a rare example and worthy to be remembered. Two of these seven were Mr. William Brewster, their revered Elder, and Myles Standish, their Captain and military commander, unto whom myself and many others were much beholden in our low and sickly condition. And yet the Lord so upheld these persons as in this general calamity they were not at all infected either with sickness or lameness. And what I have said of these I may say of many others who died in this general visitation, and others yet living; that whilst they had health, yea, or any strength continuing, they were not wanting to any that had need of them. and I doubt not their recompense is with the Lord."

(INDIAN RELATIONS)
"All this while the Indians came skulking about them, and would sometimes whow themselves aloof off, but when any approached near them, they would run away; and once they stole away their tools where they had been at work and were gone to dinner. But about the 16th of March, a certain Indian came boldly amongst them and spoke to them in broken English, which they could well understand but marveled at it. At length they understood by discourse with him, that he was not of these parts, but belonged to the eastern parts where some English ships came to fish...his name was Samoset. He told them also of another Indian whose name was Squanto, a native of this place, who had been in England and could speak better English than himself. being, after some time of entertainment and gifts dismessed, a while after he came again, and five more with him, and they brought again all the tools that were stolen away before, and made way for the coming of their great Sachem, called Massasoit. Who, about four or five days after, came with the chief of his friends and other attendance, with the aforesaid Squanto. With whom, after friendly entertainment and some gifts given him, they made a peace with him (which hath now continued this 24 years.)" [written in 1645]

(TWO ACCOUNTS OF THE FIRST THANKSGIVING)
"[BRADFORD] They began now to gather in the small harvest they had, and to fit up their houses and dwellings against the winter, being all well recovered in health and strength and had all things in good plenty. For as some were thus employed in affairs abroad, others were exercised in fishing, about cod and bass and other fish, of which they took good store, of which every family had their portion. All the summer there was no want; and now began to come in store of fowl, as winter approached, of which this place did abound when they first came... And besides waterfowl there was great store of wild turkeys, of which they took any, besides venison, etc."

[WINSLOW] Our harvest being gotten in, our Governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a more special manner rejoice together, after we had gathered the fruit of our labors. They four in one day killed as much fowl as, with a little help besides, served the company almost a week. At which time, amongst other recreations, we exercised our arms, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and amongst the rest their great king, Massasoit with some 90 men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted. And they went our and killed five deer which they brought to the plantation and bestowed on our Governor and upon the Captain and others."

(EDWARD WINSLOW AND INDIAN AND ENGLISH WOMEN)
"[The poor Indian women] sold their coats from their backs, and tied boughs about them, but with great shamefacedness (for indeed they were more modest then some of our English women)."

(BRADFORD REMINISCES IN 1630 ABOUT THE COLONY'S SUCCESS)
Thus out of small beginning greater things have been produced by His hand that made all things of nothing, and gives being to all things that are; and, as one small candle may light a thousand, so the light here kindled hath shown unto many, yea in some sort to our whole nation; let the glorious name of Jehovah have all the praise."

Bradford, William
William Bradford was or one of the leaders of the pilgrims who established Plymouth Colony. He was its governor for more than 30 years. His History of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647, first printed in full in 1856, is a minor classic, reflecting the usual qualities of the man and the values of the small group of English separatists who became known as Pilgrims. Bradford was born in March 1590 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, the son of a yeoman farmer. He was self-taught. As a young man, he joined Puritan groups that met illegally in nearby Scrooby and was a member of that congregation when it separated from the Church of England in 1606. Bradford was among the 125 Scrooby by separatists who sought (1608) religious sanctuary in Holland. when the congregation decided (1617) to seek refuge in American. Bradford took major responsibility for arranging the details of the emigration. The erm Pilgrim is derived from his description of himself and his coreligionist as they left Holland (July 22, 1620) for Southampton, where they joined another group of English separatists on the Mayflower. Bradford was one of about a dozen original Scrooby church members who sailed for America on the Mayflower. When John Carver, Plymouth Colony's first governor, died suddenly in April 1621, Bradford was unamimously elected to replace him. He was reelected 30 times. In 1640, Bradford and the group of original settlers known as t6he "old comers" turned over the colony the proprietary rights to its land, which had been granted (1630) to him by the Warwick Patent and then shared by him with the old comers. During the period of his governorship, and especially during the first few years, Bradford provided the strong, steady leadership that kept the tiny community alive. He strove to sustain the religious ideals of the founders and to keep the colony's settlements compact and separate from the larger neighboring colonies. Bradford died on May 9, or 19, 1657.

William Bradford wrote Of "Plymouth Plantation," chronicling the history of the Plymouth colony, and the events that led up to their leaving England for Holland, and later to New England. William Bradford also wrote part of the first chapter of "Mourt's Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth," and he recorded some of the important letters he wrote and received in a letterbook which still partially exists. The Pilgrim Hall Museum has in its collection William Bradford's armchair, and his Bible.

Source: Everton's Genealogical Helper March-April 1999 p.42 "William Bradford and His Wives", By Dorys Crow Grover

William was the son of William Bradford, a yoeman farmer of the parish, and Alice Hanson, daughter of the village shopkeeper. His father died on 15 July 1591 when William was about two years old, leaving him a comfortable inheritance. His mother married again and after the death of his grandfather, his uncles who reared him on their sheep farm, trained him to be a farmer.

After a long illness when he was about twelve years old, he became a constant reader of the Bible (the Geneva version which he generally quotes). When he was still a boy, he was so moved by his study tht he joined a group of people who met for prayer and discussion at the home of William Brewster in the nearby village of Scrooby.

Bradford knew Dutch, French, Latin, and Greek as well as English, and in his old age, he was a deligent student of Hebrew. He endeavored to read the scriptures in the "ancient and holy tongue," he writes in a preface appended to his history "Of Plymouth Plantation".

Many of the members had occupations in cloth making. Bradford was a fustian maker (weaver). Brewster and John Winslow ran a printing business where they published religious tracts that could not get a license in England.

When the Mayflower set sail on 6/16 Sept. 1620, with approximately one-hundred and three persons aboard. Dorthy May was twenty-three and William Bradford Thirty-one. After a stormy sailing, the ship anchored off Cape Cod Bay on 11/21 November 1620. Prior to their landing, forty-one men signed The Mayflower Compact sometime between 19 and 21 November 1620, which formed a "civil body politick," and confirmed John Carver as governer.. No women signed the Compact.

From the deck of the crowded Mayflower, the new emigrants could see a wilderness, or untamed land, quite different from the green and cultivated England they had left behind. It was winter in New England. Bradford pauses in his History to relate: "the poore people's pre-sente condition," further remarking there were "no friends to wellcome them, nor inns to entertaine or refresh their weather beaten bodys, no houses or much less townes to repaire too, to seeke for succoure".

Bradford, with a few of the men, took part in a boat expedition to explore Cape Cod (now Provincetown area) to seek home sites and to determine whether or not the harbor was suitable for shipping, and "So
they returned to their shipp againe with this news to ye rest of their people which did much comforte their harts" (Bradford 104-05).

Willison notes that, "All needed comfort, especially Bradford, who returned to the ship to learn that his young wife, Dorothy, only twenty-three, had drowned in his absence. The circumstances of her death are
not known, though legend has it that she accidentally fell from the ship while it was riding quietly at anchor".

Morison notes when Bradford learned his "dearest consort, accidentally falling overboard, was drowned in the harbor," (Mather I: 111), he fails to mention the event in his history, which Morison remarks, "is consistent with his modest reticence about his own role of leadership in the colony; but it may be that he suspected [as do we] that Dorothy Bradford took her own life after gazing for six weeks at the barren sand dunes of Cape Cod".

"Under the heading of 'Deaths'," written in his "pocket notebook" (sometimes referred to as Register), "Bradford made the laconic entry, 'Dec. 7' [17 December n.s.]. Dorothy, Wife to Mr. William Bradford," and never mentions her name again (Willison. Saints 156). Bradford's pocket book is not extant in that its contents are known because it was used by the Reverend Thomas Prince (Prence), of the Old South Church, Boston, who incorporated them in his Chronological History of New England in the Form of Annals (1736) (Willison, Saints 124). Whether Prence made an exact and total transcription of its contents, or whether he paraphrased parts of the pocket book, is not known.

It is a historical fact that many emigrant women took their own lives when faced with the wilderness of the American frontier, whether it was New England or Kentucky or Wyoming. Many women, before Dorothy May and since, have failed in fear and terror of the "hideous & desolate wilderness". It is impossible for anyone today to imagine the forlorn lot and soul-searching experience of the pioneer women who first came to the shores of this nation.

After Carver's death in April 1621, in May, Bradford was unanimously chosen to succeed Carver as Governor of the Virginia Company of London, and during his lifetime was re-elected to that office thirty times, for a total term of thirty-three years. He served as Governor of Plymouth Colony continuously from 1621 to 1656, excepting for five years when he "by importunity gat off," according to Governor John Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Salem.

This principal leader of the Pilgrim father did not remain single. Three years after his wife's death he married a former member of the Leyden Church, the widow Alice Carpenter Southworth, who came to Plymouth on the Anne in July 1623 with her sister and family. Her two sons, Constant Southworth and Tomas Southworth came later.

Article dated 12/19/00 from Investor's Business Daily
"Puritan William Bradford - His Desire for Religious Freedom Helped Build the Foundation of Our Country"
By Alison Young
William Bradford dreamed of freedom: the freedom to worship as he wished, without fear of persecution. And there was a way to win it. But it meant that he - and anyone else who joined him - would have to risk death.
That was a reality that he and 101 others had to accept as they boarded the Mayflower in September 1620. The passengers knew of the vast, rough ocean that lay ahead and of the silent, unknown wilderness that would greet them on the other side.
But bradford (1590-1657) wascompletely focused on his goal. He urged those unsure they could face such perils to do the same: After all, he said it takes risk to achieve something worth having.
Sixty-five days later, in November 1620, Bradford, his fellow Puritans and other accompanying settlers anchored in what they called Plymouth Harbor off what would become Massachusetts.
From the start Bradford worked hard to ensure survival. He kept in constant contact with the other members of Plymouth Colony. When others seemed hopeless, he reminded them of their purpose.
After the death of John Carver in April 1621, Bradford was elected governor of Plymouth Colony at age 31. The admired leader was re-elected 30 times in the next 35 years. Expect for five yearlong breaks, he remained governor until his death in 1657. He was the first person elected to office in any European settlement in the New World.
Bradford won the hearts of the original Pilgrims time and time again. They consivered him a diligent, openminded leader.
He knew that a set of standards would be key to group success. Before stepping off the Mayflower, Bradford helped write the Mayflower Compact. It provided the basics for self government and supported just and equal laws "thought most to meet the equal laws "thought most to meet the general good of the colony."
Bradford, who was no stranger to hardship, tried to prepare himself mentally before embarking on his journey. It was a tactic he'd learned as a child.
He was born in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, the son of a yoeman's family that farmed its own small estate.
At age 2, William lost his father. Orphaned at age 7 when his mother died, he went to live with relatives.
Weakened in youth by a long illness, he turned his attention to studying. He focused on the task in front of him and tried not to dwell on problems, such as his illness.
At 12 he joined a Separatist church. His remaingin family members, in fear for his life, urged him to avoid the Separatists, who formed the most extreme part of the Puritan movement, which aimed to reform the Church of England. His relatives pleading convinced him he was doing the right thing in following the Separatists, however. He wanted to encourage change rather than fear it.
He figured that to effect change, he had to be well informed. He delved into studying: As a young man, he wought out books and mentors to expand his knowledge. He became fluent in Dutch, Franch, Latin, Greek and Hebrew. He mastered history philosophy and theology.
Yet he remained true to his belief that the Church of England had to become less bureaucratic and more attuned to faith in Christ. Church leaders disagreed and began persecuting nonconformists.
Bradford and 470 other fled England in 1608 in search of religious freedom in Holland. To support himself there, he worked 12 hour days as a weaver of fustian, a thick, corduroy-like cloth.
He remeined focused on his faith. Bradford asked himself, "How can we increase membership within the movement?"
He understood Holland didn't offer recruits much of an opportunity for good jobs. It was overcrowded. Young people could lose the sense of their English heritage there. The exiles needed a place where they could build their ideal community, free from religious tyranny, from the ground up. With a local pastor's encouragement, Bradford saw America as the answer.
To persuade Separatist followers to make the journey, he knew he had to tackle their doubts. He listened carefully to their concerns: isolation, disease, change of air and diet, and Indians. Then he reasoned with them and focused on the positive.
"All great and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties," he said. "The dangers are great, but not desperate; the difficulties are many, but not invincible."
Bradford's generosity took precedent over personal gain. As governor, he received no compensation for the first 10 years. After that he was paid only expenses. Only 50 of the original settlers made it through the first winter. Of those, 18 lived with Bradford, many of them ophans.
Bradford preferred negotiation over force when confronting possible enemies. In 1621 he talked long into the night for weeks to work out a treaty with the Wampanoag tribe, a strategic step in the colony's growth. Under the deal, Chief Massasoit disavowed claims to the area, and placed with mutually established.
For several years, the settlers were plagued with food shortages. Bradford noticed the communal crops weren't producing a large enought harvest to feed everyone. Aslo certain people were working harder and longer than others.
So he devised a plan to assign each family a parcel of land to cultivate as it wished. With this came a sense of personal responsibility. Women and children were now working in the fields. He noted: "THis had good success; for it made all hands more industrious."
Bradford sought comment from the settlers. He organized town meetings and encouraged people to voice their opinions. He also discouraged sectarian labals and welcomed all sorts of Separatist to the fledgling colony. He emphasized fairness. In the Mayflower Compact he wrote: "Every person is entitled to impartial justice and trial by jury."
Bradford's dedication to the colony's survival was noted by many. Cotton Mather, author of "Life of William Bradford," wrote, "He was indeed a person of a well-tempered spirit, or else it had been scarce possible for him to have kept the affairs of Plymouth in so good a temper for 37 years.

Notes for DOROTHY MAY:
Death: drowned Cape Cod Harbor

Source: Plymouth Colony Its History & People 1620-1691 by Eugene Aubrey Stratton

MAY, DOROTHY - The first wife of Gov. William Bradford, q.v., Dorothy May crossed the sea with him on the 1620, but drowned at Cape cod on 7 December 1620 (George E. Bowman, "Governor William Bradford's First Wife Dorothy May Bradford Did Not Commit Suicide," MD 29:97, and "Dorothy May's Death," MD 31:105). In her marriage intention at Amsterdam in November 1613, she gave her age as sixteen, and thus would have been born ca. 1597. Charles Hervey Townshend, "Dorothy May and Her Relations," NFHGR 50:462, calls her the daughter of John and Cordelia (Bowes) May of Wisbech, cambridgeshire - however, see below. David H Kelley, "A royal Line from Edward I to Dorothy May Bradford of Plymouth Mass.," TAG 46:117, 47:87 (erroneously attributed to another in TAG 46, and corrected in TAG 47), constructs a royal line for her, which he acknowledges needs more evidence, but aside from that is dependent on Dorothy being the daughter of Cordeha Bowes, the wife of John May, and this is not yet a proven fact. Though we know little of her, she is a classic example of why secondary sources must be used very cautiously. The story of her supposed suicide was first made by Jane Goodwin Austin, "William Bradford's Love Life," Harper's New Motitlily Magazine, June 1869, long, long after the facts or after the story could have been accurately transmitted by oral history. Even such a careful historian as Samuel Eliot Morison seems to have been taken in by this hoax, for in Bradford (Morrison), P. xxiv, he writes, "It may be that [Bradford] suspected (as we do) that Dorothy Bradford took her own life, after gazing for six weeks at the barren dunes of Cape cod." It should be noted that the Mayflower first landed at Cape Cod on 11 November 1620, and Dorothy May drowned on 7 December 1620 (Bowman, MD 29:99 from Rev. Thomas Prince form Bradford's "register" and Mather's Magnalia). she hardly had the chance to gaze on those barren dunes for six weeks. Bowman meticulously analyzed avery contemporary scrap of information available, concluding that there was no evidence to support Mrs. Austin's story. That should have been sufficient, but two years later Bowman was able to add to his debunking of this strange tale. In MD 31:105, Bowman writes of his discovery that in the 1892 revision of her article, Mrs Austin confessed that her youth "perhaps in the first flush of delight and surprise" at contemplating the "romance" of Plymouth, history, may have been under a "certain fermentation of fancy, suggesting rather what might have been, than what is known to have been. Certainly, the author recalls with rather rueful mirth the reproof received from an aged relative who, after vainly inquiring for the documents in the case' of William Bradford remarked: 'You have no right to defraud people by pretending to have what you have not.' "Ine the Townshend article we find, "In a letter to Governor Bradford from Roger White, a brother-in-law of the Rev. John Robinson, written from Holland in December 1625, mention is made of John May, your (Governor Bradford's) father in law." In Bradford (ford) 1:396-97 (in) we find, "Bradford gave an account of these troubles to his father-in-law, Henry May, which produced some hesitation among those at leyden about going. Roger White speaks of ... Your letter to your father-in-law, Mr. May." well, now, which was her father, John May or Henry? Both writers seem to be basing their information on contemporary facts. How do we find what the facts were? Again, we refer to Mr. Bowman, who, in MD 9:115-17, gives both the original Dutch language and the English translation of the Bradford-May marriage intentions: "geassisteet met herrij Maijr' and "assisted [a better translation would be attended] by Henry May." So there is nothing here to say that Henry May was her father; he could have been a brother, or cousin, or, conceivably, an unrelated May. Bowman was also responsible for the reprinting of Bradford's Letter Book, where, on P. 20 we find the Roger White letter, and the pertinent part "your letter to our father-in law, Mr. May. "No first name appears in the Letter. Nowhere in the contemporary evidence is there anything to tell us whether Dorothy May's father was John or Henry. We may conclude that a Henry May was in Leiden at the time, and that Dorothy May's father was probably in Leiden at the time, but they may have been either one person or two.

"Mayflower Families in Progress, William Bradford of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Four Generations," compiled by Robert S Wakefield, FASG, Fourth Edition, Published by General Society of Mayflower Descendants 1994.
Note: Bradford Desc p. 1, Tag 46:117 and NEHGR 50:462-5 all say Dorothy May is dau. of John May. It seems more likely she is dau. of Henry May. See Plymouth Colony Its History and People 1620-1691, Eugene A. Stratton, Salt Lake City, 1986, pp. 324-6, for a discussion of this problem.

Notes for ALICE CARPENTER:
Buried 29 Mar 1670

Source: Everton's Genealogical Helper March-April 1999 p.45 "William Bradford and His Wives", By Dorys Crow Grover

Alice (Allis or Els) Carpenter was the daughter of Alexander Carpenter, and Mary (Reyner) (1577-1664/65) of Wrington near Bath in Somersetshire. Her father was a member of the Ancient Bretheren, and after the Separatists left Leyden, he and his family returned to Wrington sometime before 1644.

The Plymouth church record of 1667 mentions a daughter of Mary Carpenter, also named Mary, who cared for her aged mother after their return to Wrington; who had never married, and who died at Plymouth, 19 March 1687-88 in her ninety-first year. The reference that the mother, Mary, was a Reyner probably comes from the tradition at Plymouth that another daughter, Alice, second wife of Governor Bradford, was the sister of the Reverend John Reyner, or confusion "arising from the fact that Alice Carpenter Bradford's son by her first marriage, Thomas Southworth, married Elizabeth Reyner," daughter of the Reverend John Reyner.

Alice Carpenter was the widow of Edward Wouthworth, a silk worker of Sturton le Steeple, whom she married in Leyden, 25 May 1613. Their two sons were born in Leyden. Constant came to Plymouth in 158, probably on the White Angle, and Thomas is reported to have come later. Alice had four sister, all of whom came to Plymouth except Agnes who died before 1617. Alice was a member of the Separatists community in Leyden and after Edward Southworth's death in Leyden. Bradford courted her by letters.

Soon after Alice Southworth's arrival in Plymouth the banns for her marriage to Bradford were posted and they were married in a civil ceremony on 14 August 1623 in Plymouth Colony.

Alice arrived on the Anne in 1623

Child of WILLIAM BRADFORD and DOROTHY MAY is:
i. JOHN7 BRADFORD, b. ABT 1615, Leyden, Holland; d. Bef. 21 Sep 1676, Norwich CT; m. MARTHA BOURNE, Bef. 1650; b. ABT 1614, Prob England; d. Bet. 1679 - 1683, Norwich CT.

Children of WILLIAM BRADFORD and ALICE CARPENTER are:
7. ii. WILLIAM7 BRADFORD, b. 17 Jun 1624, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. 20 Feb 1703/04, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.
iii. MERCY BRADFORD, b. Bef. 22 May 1627, Plymouth MA (Source: "Mayflower Families in Progress, William Bradford of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Four Generations," compiled by Robert S Wakefield, FASG,.); d. Bef. 09 May 1657; m. BENJAMIN VERMAYES, 21 Dec 1648, Plymouth, MA.

Notes for BENJAMIN VERMAYES:
Last name may have been spelled Fearmayes

8. iv. JOSEPH BRADFORD, b. 1630, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. 10 Jul 1715, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

Generation No. 7

7. WILLIAM7 BRADFORD (WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born 17 Jun 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: "Mayflower Families in Progress, William Bradford of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Four Generations," compiled by Robert S Wakefield, FASG,.), and died 20 Feb 1703/04 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA. He married (1) ALICE RICHARDS 28 Jan 1650/51 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co. MA, daughter of THOMAS RICHARDS and WELTHEAN LORING. She was born 16 Jun 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA, and died 12 Dec 1671 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA. He married (2) FITCH (MNU) BRADFORD Bet. 1655 - 1675. He married (3) MARY WOOD 1676 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA (Source: Mayflower Families in Progress Mayflower Descendent. Bowan, George E., ed 1899-1940. 34 Vols. Boston, 1981 Microfiche Mayflower Increasings), daughter of JOHN WOOD and SARAH MASTERSON. She was born ABT 1643 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Mayflower Families in Progress Mayflower Descendent. Bowan, George E., ed 1899-1940. 34 Vols. Boston, 1981 Microfiche Mayflower Increasings), and died 06 Jan 1714/15 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

Notes for WILLIAM BRADFORD:
Ref. Source: Mayflower Families in Progress, William Bradford, Gen. Society of the Mayflower Decendants.

William is buried on "Burying Hill", Plymouth, MA. He was deputy governor of Plymouth Colony from 1682, and was wounded in the Narraganset fight 19 Dec 1675.

From the book "Mayflower Families in Progress, William Bradford of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Four Generations," compiled by Robert S Wakefield, FASG, Fourth Edition, Published by General Society of Mayflower Descendants 1994.

Alice Richards' mother, Welthean (Loring) Richards' will. The will states Wealthian Richards, widow of Boston, drawn 3 July 1679, names Thomas, Alice, Hannah, Marcy, William Jr., John, Samuel Melatiah, Mary and Sarah Bradford "children of William Bradford of Plimoth Colony & my daughter Al(ce) deceased."
William married three times, the second wife's name unknown but she is said to be a Widow Wiswall, maiden name Fitch, for which there is no primary evidence. She d. bef. 1677. (NOTE: He had a son Joseph with her)
On 23 April 1650 William Bradford deeded land to his son William upon his agreement to marry Allice, dau. of Mr. Thomas Richards of Waymouth.
On 28 11mo. (Jan.) 1650/1 William Bradford signed a letter with the other heirs of Thomas Richards.
On 11 Sept. 1679 William and Mary Bradford, late wife of Mr. John Holmes late of Duxbury conveyed land for the use of the children of John Holmes.
On 18 March 1688/9 William Bradford of Plymouth gave to son in law (Stepson) Joseph Holmes 30 acres in Plymouth.
The will of William Bradford "living in the Township of Plimouth, " dated 29 June 1703, proved 10 March 1703(/4), names wife Mary Bradford; sons David, Ephraim, Hezekiah, eldest son John who was to have "my father's manuscript viz.: a Narrative of the begining of New Plimouth"; grandson William, son of son William deceased; son Thomas to have lands in Norwich CT which were the lands of my brother John Bradford; sons Samuel and Joseph, the lattrer to have "a portion of lands near Norwich part of which was his mother's"; son Isreal; grandsons John Bradford and William Bradford sons of son John; daus. Mercy Steel, Hannah Riply, Melatiah Steel, Mary Hunt, Alce Fitch and Sarah Baker; Hannah wife of son Samuel; sons John, Samuel and isreal executors.
On 17 March 1704/5, ack. 15 Dec. 1713, Isreal, Ephraim, David and Hezekiah Bradford divided land given them by their father Major William Bradford.
No Plymouth Colony LR or PR for Mary Bradford. No Plymouth Colony LR for William Bradford mentioning wives.

Notes for MARY WOOD:
Another source has last name as Atwood

Children of WILLIAM BRADFORD and ALICE RICHARDS are:
9. i. JOHN KINSTON8 BRADFORD, b. 20 Feb 1652/53, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. 08 Dec 1736, Kingston, Plymouth, MA.
ii. WILLIAM BRADFORD, b. 11 Mar 1654/55, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. 05 Jul 1687, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; m. REBECCA BARTLETT, 1679, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.
iii. THOMAS BRADFORD, b. ABT 1658, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. 01 Oct 1731, Windham, Windham, CT; m. (1) ANN RAYMOND, 1681, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; m. (2) KATHERINE (MNU) BRADFORD, Bef. 08 May 1705.
iv. ALICE BRADFORD, b. 1658, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. 15 Mar 1745/46, Canterbury, Windham, Conn; m. (1) WILLIAM ADAMS, 29 Jan 1679/80, Dedham, MA; m. (2) JAMES FETCH, 08 May 1687; b. 1649; d. 1727.

Notes for JAMES FETCH:
Major James Fetch 1649-1727
Connecticut Norwich Governor's Assistant 1681-1706
In French Indian War 1702. Serg. Major 1696
Commanded all the troops of New London County
Ref: Year Book 1922 soc of col. Wars p. 175

v. MERCY BRADFORD, b. 02 Sep 1660, Boston, Suffolk County, MA; d. Bef. 05 Apr 1720, Hartford, CT; m. SAMUEL STEELE, 16 Sep 1680, Hartford, CT.
vi. HANNAH BRADFORD, b. 09 May 1662, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. 28 May 1738, Windham, Windham, CT; m. JOSHUA RIPLEY, 28 Nov 1682, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.
vii. MELATIAH BRADFORD, b. 01 Nov 1664, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. Aft. 24 Apr 1739; m. (1) JOHN STEELE, ABT 1689; b. 1660, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. 06 Mar 1697/98, Hartford, Hartford, CT; m. (2) SAMUEL STEVENS, Aft. 23 Jun 1702, Killingworth, CT.
10. viii. SAMUEL BRADFORD, b. ABT 1667, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. 11 Apr 1714, Duxbury, Plymouth Co, MA.
ix. MARY BRADFORD, b. 1668, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. 07 May 1720, Chilmark, MA; m. WILLIAM HUNT, 1687.
x. SARAH BRADFORD, b. 1671, Boston, Suffolk County, MA; d. Bet. 1705 - 1712, Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA; m. KENELON BAKER, 1687.

Child of WILLIAM BRADFORD and FITCH BRADFORD is:
11. xi. JOSEPH8 BRADFORD, b. 18 Apr 1675, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. 17 Jan 1746/47, New London, CT.

Children of WILLIAM BRADFORD and MARY WOOD are:
12. xii. ISRAEL8 BRADFORD, b. ABT 1677, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. 26 Mar 1760, Kingston, Plymouth, MA.
xiii. EPHRAIM BRADFORD, b. 1685, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Mayflower Increasings); d. Bet. 1741 - 1746, Kingston, Plymouth, MA (Source: Bradford Register, Vol 4, 83 &84 Mayflower Increasings); m. ELIZABETH BREWSTER, 13 Feb 1709/10, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Bradford Register, Vol 4, 83 &84 Mayflower Increasings).
xiv. HEZEKIAH BRADFORD, b. Bef. 1687, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Mayflower Increasings); d. Aft. 10 Apr 1761 (Source: World Family Tree 5251); m. MARY CHANDLER, 21 May 1714, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Mayflower Increasings).
13. xv. DAVID KINGSTON BRADFORD, b. 1690, Kingston, Plymouth, MA; d. 16 Mar 1729/30, Kingston, Plymouth, MA.

8. JOSEPH7 BRADFORD (WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born 1630 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: "Mayflower Families in Progress, William Bradford of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Four Generations," compiled by Robert S Wakefield, FASG,.), and died 10 Jul 1715 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA. He married JAEL HOBART 25 May 1664 in Hingham, MA.

Notes for JOSEPH BRADFORD:
Sealed to A. Carpenter & 1st husband E. Southworth

Children of JOSEPH BRADFORD and JAEL HOBART are:
i. JOSEPH8 BRADFORD, b. 18 Apr 1665, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. Bef. Oct 1712.
ii. ELISHA BRADFORD, b. 1669, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. 16 Jun 1747, Kingston, Plymouth, MA; m. (1) HANNAH COLE, Bef. 28 Jan 1702/03; m. (2) BATHSHEBA LEBROKE/BROCK, 07 Sep 1719, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.
iii. PETER BRADFORD, b. 01 Mar 1676/77, Hingham, MA; d. Bef. Oct 1712.

Generation No. 8

9. JOHN KINSTON8 BRADFORD (WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born 20 Feb 1652/53 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA, and died 08 Dec 1736 in Kingston, Plymouth, MA. He married MERCY WARREN 05 Jan 1673/74 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

Children of JOHN BRADFORD and MERCY WARREN are:
i. MERCY9 BRADFORD, b. 20 Dec 1681, Plymouth MA; d. 27 Jun 1738, Plympton, MA; m. (1) JONATHAN FREEMAN; m. (2) ISAAC CUSHMAN, 10 Oct 1717, Harwich, MA; b. 15 Nov 1676, Plymouth MA (Source: Harlow Family, Decendants of Sgt. William Harlow, 1997, Harlow Family Association.); d. 04 Sep 1727, Plympton, MA (Source: Harlow Family, Decendants of Sgt. William Harlow, 1997, Harlow Family Association.).
ii. SAMUEL BRADFORD, b. 23 Dec 1683, Plymouth, MA; d. 21 Oct 1740; m. SARAH GRAY, 21 Oct 1714; d. 1770.

10. SAMUEL8 BRADFORD (WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born ABT 1667 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA, and died 11 Apr 1714 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co, MA. He married HANNAH ROGERS 31 Jul 1689 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

Child of SAMUEL BRADFORD and HANNAH ROGERS is:
14. i. GAMALIEL9 BRADFORD.

11. JOSEPH8 BRADFORD (WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born 18 Apr 1675 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA, and died 17 Jan 1746/47 in New London, CT. He married (1) ANNA FITCH 05 Oct 1698 in Lebanon, CT. He married (2) MARY SHERWOOD 25 Feb 1715/16 in New London, CT.

Child of JOSEPH BRADFORD and MARY SHERWOOD is:
15. i. JAMES9 BRADFORD.

12. ISRAEL8 BRADFORD (WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born ABT 1677 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Bradford Register, Vol 4, 83 &84 Mayflower Increasings), and died 26 Mar 1760 in Kingston, Plymouth, MA (Source: Mayflower Increasings). He married SARAH BARTLETT 27 Nov 1701 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Bradford Register, Vol 4, 83 &84 Mayflower Increasings), daughter of BENJAMIN BARTLETT and RUTH PABODIE.

Child of ISRAEL BRADFORD and SARAH BARTLETT is:
i. JOSHUA9 BRADFORD, b. 23 Jun 1710, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. 22 May 1758, Meduncook or Friendship, ME; m. HANNAH BRADFORD; b. 17 Feb 1735/36, Kingston, Plymouth, MA.

13. DAVID KINGSTON8 BRADFORD (WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born 1690 in Kingston, Plymouth, MA, and died 16 Mar 1729/30 in Kingston, Plymouth, MA. He married ELIZABETH FINNEY 23 Feb 1713/14 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA, daughter of JONATHAN FINNEY and JOANNA KINNICUT. She was born 27 Oct 1695 in Bristol, Bristol, MA (Source: LDS - IGI.), and died in of Kingston, Plymouth Co, MA.

Notes for DAVID KINGSTON BRADFORD:
From the book "Mayflower Families in Progress, William Bradford of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Four Generations," compiled by Robert S Wakefield, FASG, Fourth Edition, Published by General Society of Mayflower Descendants 1994.

On 1 April 1730 Mrs. Elizabeth Bradford of Kingston was appointed administratix of the estate of her husband David Bradford late of Kingston deceased and in Sept. 1733 Samuel Foster of Kingston was appointed guardian to Nathaniel and Jonathan, both over 14, and Nathan, Lemuel and Lydia, all under 14, children of David Bradford late of Kingston decd.
On 13 April 1742, ack. 26 April 1742, Elkanah Cushman of Plymouth mariner and wife Lydia sold their rights in land of David Bradford of Kingston deceased and of Jonathan Bradford of Plymouth deceased. On 9 Oct. 1746 Benjamin Ludden of Braintree and wife Elizabeth, who was widow of David Bradford late of Kingston, sold their rights to land of her late husband and of deceased (son) Jonathan and Lemuel Bradford.
No Suffolk Co. PR or later Suffolk Co. LR for Benjamin or Elizabeth Ludden.

Notes for ELIZABETH FINNEY:
Living Braintree 9 Oct. 1746

Children of DAVID BRADFORD and ELIZABETH FINNEY are:
16. i. NATHANIEL9 BRADFORD, b. 10 Dec 1715, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. 27 Mar 1751, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.
ii. JONATHAN BRADFORD, b. 13 Nov 1717, of Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. Bef. 13 Apr 1742, of Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.
17. iii. LYDIA BRADFORD, b. 23 Dec 1719, of Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. 28 Oct 1756, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.
iv. NATHAN BRADFORD, b. 03 Nov 1722, of Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. of Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.
v. LEMUEL BRADFORD, b. 01 Mar 1726/27, of Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. Bef. 09 Oct 1742, Of Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

Generation No. 9

14. GAMALIEL9 BRADFORD (SAMUEL8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) He married ABIGAIL BARTLETT.

Child of GAMALIEL BRADFORD and ABIGAIL BARTLETT is:
18. i. PETER10 BRADFORD.

15. JAMES9 BRADFORD (JOSEPH8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) He married (FNU) BRADFORD 1712.

Children of JAMES BRADFORD and (FNU) BRADFORD are:
i. JOHN10 BRADFORD, b. 30 Jan 1713/14.
ii. JERUSHA BRADFORD, b. 27 Jun 1716.
iii. WILLIAM BRADFORD, b. 01 Jul 1718.

Notes for WILLIAM BRADFORD:
William married four times having 15 children. He was a minister and was buried in the Bradford Cemetery in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT. The first child of the fourth marriage was Lydia 2 Jul 1760. She married Rufus Hebbard in 1777 and had 12 ch.

iv. SARAH BRADFORD, b. 27 Aug 1720.
v. ANNA BRADFORD, b. 1722.

16. NATHANIEL9 BRADFORD (DAVID KINGSTON8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born 10 Dec 1715 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Finney-Phinney Families in America and Plymouth MA, Vital Records.), and died 27 Mar 1751 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Plymouth MA, Vital Records p 94.). He married SARAH SPOONER 24 Jun 1746 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Plymouth MA, Vital Records p 94.), daughter of THOMAS SPOONER and SARAH NELSON. She was born 31 Jan 1726/27 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, and died 01 Jan 1782 in Bridgewater, MA.

Children of NATHANIEL BRADFORD and SARAH SPOONER are:
i. NATHANIEL10 BRADFORD, b. 26 Jul 1748, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA (Source: Plymouth MA, Vital Records p 94.); d. 24 Nov 1837, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. REBECCA HOLMES, 06 May 1775, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA.
ii. LEMUEL BRADFORD, b. 25 Feb 1750/51, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA (Source: Plymouth MA, Vital Records p 94.); d. Plymouth, Plymouth, MA.

17. LYDIA9 BRADFORD (DAVID KINGSTON8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born 23 Dec 1719 in of Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: (1) Plymouth MA, Vital Records p 94., (2) Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.), and died 28 Oct 1756 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: (1) Descendants of Governor William Bradford, compiled by Ruth Gardiner Hall under Auspices of Bradford Family Compact, 1951, Higginson , (2) Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855., (3) "The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family in New England", by Joseph Augustine Cushman . (Gravestone Photo'd. 1935, JAC)). She married (1) ELKANAH CUSHMAN (Source: Historical and Biographical Gene. of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855 pg 136.) 31 Mar 1740 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: (1) Mayflower Families in Progress Mayflower Descendent. Bowan, George E., ed 1899-1940., (2) Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855., (3) Plymouth Vital Records,., (4) Mayflower Descendants, Vol.4, p. 159.), son of ELKANAH CUSHMAN and HESTER BARNES. He was born 10 Jul 1706 in Plymouth MA (Source: (1) Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855., (2) "The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family in New England", by Joseph Augustine Cushman ., (3) Plymouth Vital Records, pg 44.), and died ABT 1742 in Plymouth, MA (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.). She married (2) LAZARUS LEBARON 02 May 1743 in Plymouth MA, son of FRANCIS LEBARON and MARY WILDER. He was born 26 Dec 1698 in Plymouth MA, and died 02 Sep 1773 in Plymouth MA.

Notes for LYDIA BRADFORD:
On 21 Jan. 1742 appraisers were appointed for the estate of Elkanah Cushman late of Plymouth, mariner, Inventory was taken 18 Feb. 1742. On 10 Nov. 1742 widow Lydia Cushman of Plymouth was appointed administratrix of the estate of Elkanah Cushman.
On 4 June 1743 Lazarus LeBaron, physician, and wife Lydia, both of Plymouth were appointed guardians of Elkanah Cushman, minor son of Elkanah Cushman, dec.
The will of Lazarus LeBaron of Plymouth, physician, dated 24 Sept. 1772, presented 2 June 1777, names sons Lazarus, Bartlett, Isaac, Lemuel, Frances and William; daus. Lydia Goodwin, widow of nathaniel; Mary Bradford, wife of "Doct Bradford of Bristol"; Hannah Goodwin, wife of Benjamin of Boston, elizabeth robins, wife of Ammy of Norfolk CT; Priscilla LeBaron; granddau. Sarah Hazen, wife of Mr. Hazen, dau. to son Joseph dec.; son-in-law (stepson) Elkanah Cushman; four sons I had by last wife viz: Isaac, Lemuel, Francis and William.

Notes for ELKANAH CUSHMAN:
A descendant of Pilgrim Isaac Allerton. A mariner.

Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855
In the settlement of his estate he is called "Elkanah cushman, Mariner."

Notes for LAZARUS LEBARON:
Studied medicine with Dr. MacKay, a Scotch physician of Southampton, L I about 1719. Practised his profession, phsician and surgeon in his native town, Plymouth, and throught the surrounding country. For many years served Plymouth as Moderator, Selectman and in other capacities. Had no Tory leanings. Hero of Novel by Jane G Austin "Doctor Le Baron and his Daughters." In 1769, he presented to the Old Colony Club Gov Wm Bradford's chair, now again in possession of the family. Interred on burial Hill, MI Num 4763.
Source: Descendants of Governor William Bradford, compiled by Ruth Gardiner Hall under Auspices of Bradford Family Compact, 1951, Higginson

Child of LYDIA BRADFORD and ELKANAH CUSHMAN is:
19. i. ELKANAH10 CUSHMAN, b. 13 Nov 1741, Plymouth MA; d. 1776, Probably Nova Scotia.

Children of LYDIA BRADFORD and LAZARUS LEBARON are:
ii. ISAAC10 LE BARON, b. 25 Jan 1743/44.
iii. ELIZABETH LE BARON, b. 21 Dec 1745.
iv. LEMUEL LE BARON, b. 01 Sep 1747.
v. FRANCIS LE BARON, b. 03 Sep 1749; d. Sep 1773, South Carolina.
vi. WILLIAM LE BARON, b. 08 Aug 1751.
vii. PRISCILLA LE BARON, b. 03 Aug 1753.
viii. MARGARET LE BARON, b. 05 Jul 1755; d. 20 Nov 1756.

Generation No. 10

18. PETER10 BRADFORD (GAMALIEL9, SAMUEL8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) He married ABIGAIL LORING.

Child of PETER BRADFORD and ABIGAIL LORING is:
20. i. MARY11 BRADFORD, "POLLY", d. 25 Nov 1860.

19. ELKANAH10 CUSHMAN (LYDIA9 BRADFORD, DAVID KINGSTON8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born 13 Nov 1741 in Plymouth MA (Source: (1) Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855., (2) "The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family in New England", by Joseph Augustine Cushman . (Plymouth Vital Records, and Mayflower Desc. Vol. 15, p 159) ), and died 1776 in Probably Nova Scotia (Source: Descendants of Governor William Bradford, compiled by Ruth Gardiner Hall under Auspices of Bradford Family Compact, 1951, Higginson). He married MARY LATHROP (Source: "Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families", by William T. Davis), daughter of ANSEL LATHROP and MARY THOMAS. She was born 01 Oct 1739 in Plymouth MA (Source: (1) Descendants of Governor William Bradford, compiled by Ruth Gardiner Hall under Auspices of Bradford Family Compact, 1951, Higginson, (2) "The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family in New England", by Joseph Augustine Cushman . (Plymouth Vital Records p. 222) ), and died in Probably Nova Scotia.

Notes for ELKANAH CUSHMAN:
Source: Descendants of Governor William Bradford, compiled by Ruth Gardiner Hall under Auspices of Bradford Family Compact, 1951, Higginson
One of seven who founded "Old Colony Club" in 1769, which was the first organized commemoration of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, in 1620. In 1769 made a survey of a shorter route from Plymouth to the Metropolis. In 1776 embarked for Halifax with the British Army and nothing more known about him.

Note: source above list only one child, Elkanah b. June 1, 1769. We had Eleanor born 1793. By looking at the birth date of the mother, Mary Lothrop b. Oct 1, 1739, it seems Elkanah would be more likely to be correct.

Research done by Certified Geneoligist, David T. Robertson, Genealogical Consultant & Family History Researcher, Telephone (617)- 479-3095, E Mail DTRobertson@Prodigy.net, P.O. Box 309, Quincy Center, Massachusetts 02269-0309, on August 23, 1998 found:
Elkanah Cushman of Plymouth was the custom house tideman or tax collector. He fled to Halifax in 1776. That is why we neither find his or his wife's death in Boston. Either he left behind his children or they returned to Boston later. If that is correct then Eleanor was born in Nova Scotia. (David T. Robertson's belief at this time is that Eleanor is the son of this Elkanah and brother of Elkanah, husband of Susannah W. Lathrop, see Elkanah Jr for more on this)

Notes for MARY LATHROP:
"Daughter of Ansell Mariner" Chose. Sept 16, 1756, Ebenezer Spooner, gentleman, as her guardian. She died single about 1792. (note: See Family Page, we have her married to Elkanah Cushman, per "Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families", by William T. Davis.)
Source: "A Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family in this Country Embracing the Descendants, as Far as Known," by the Rev. E. B. Huntington, A.M.

Child of ELKANAH CUSHMAN and MARY LATHROP is:
21. i. ELKANAH11 CUSHMAN, b. 01 Jun 1769, Plymouth MA; d. 13 Jun 1841, Boston, MA.

Generation No. 11

20. MARY11 BRADFORD, "POLLY" (PETER10, GAMALIEL9, SAMUEL8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) died 25 Nov 1860. She married FRANCIS MASON ROLLINS 20 Mar 1803 in China, Maine.

Notes for MARY BRADFORD, "POLLY":
Source: The Mayflower Quarterly, Vol 69 No. 3 Sept. 2003
In her family Mary Bradford was known as "Polly." She was married March 1803, in China, Maine, to Francis Mason Rollins from Stratham, New Hampshire.

Child of MARY BRADFORD and FRANCIS ROLLINS is:
22. i. LAVINA12 ROLLINS.

21. ELKANAH11 CUSHMAN (ELKANAH10, LYDIA9 BRADFORD, DAVID KINGSTON8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born 01 Jun 1769 in Plymouth MA (Source: (1) Descendants of Governor William Bradford, compiled by Ruth Gardiner Hall under Auspices of Bradford Family Compact, 1951, Higginson, (2) Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855. p. 301 , (3) "The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family in New England", by Joseph Augustine Cushman . ), and died 13 Jun 1841 in Boston, MA (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.). He married (1) SUSANNAH WENDELL LATHROP 26 Dec 1790 (Source: The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family in New England by Joseph Augustine Cushman.). She was born ABT 1765, and died 08 Feb 1815 (Source: (1) The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family in New England by Joseph Augustine Cushman., (2) Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.). He married (2) MARY ELIZABETH BABBITT 18 Oct 1815 in Boston MA (Source: (1) The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family in New England by Joseph Augustine Cushman., (2) Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.), daughter of ERASAMUS BABBITT and MARY SANDERS. She died in Liverpool, England (Source: "The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family in New England", by Joseph Augustine Cushman .).

Notes for ELKANAH CUSHMAN:
Research done by Certified Geneoligist, David T. Robertson, Genealogical Consultant & Family History Researcher, Telephone (617)- 479-3095, E Mail DTRobertson@Prodigy.net, P.O. Box 309, Quincy Center, Massachusetts 02269-0309, on August 23, 1998 found:
In the Index of Marriages in Massachusetts Centinel and Columbia Centinel 1784-1840 published by the American Antiquarian Society 1952 (Vol. II C-D under Cushman) it was the marriage of Elkannah Cushman, merchant, to Eliza Babbitt in Boston which appeared in the Columbia Centinel 18 Oct 1815. At this time (see further research below) he believes this Elkanah is the son of my Elkannah and the brother of Eleanor Cushman. In the Index of Deaths in Massachusetts Centinel and Columbian Centinel 1784-1840 published by the American Antiquarian Society 1952, (Vol. 3 C under Cushman), he found the death notice of Mrs. Elkanah Cushman, consort (wife) of Elkanah Cushman who died in Boston aged 49 which was published in the Columbia Centinel 11 Feb 1815. He believes this was Elkanah Jr. first wife and that he remarried in October of the same year.

This is supported in The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family in New England by John Augustine Cushman, which tells us that Elkanah, son of Elkanah and Mary (Lothrop) Cushman married first 26 Dec 1790, Susannah Wendell Lothrop who died 8 Feb 1815 aged 49 and that this Elkanah married secondly 18 Oct 1815 at Boston, Mary Eliza Babbit.

Elkanah Cushman Jr. is in Boston 1 Aug 1797. He is described as "hair-dresser" and he purchases a brickhouse and wooden house and land from Joseph Greene situated on the north-west side of Washington St. between West and Boylston Sts. (Suffolk Deed 188:24). It is uncertain whether he had remained in the U.S. during the War or returned afterwards. If he returned, his sister might have accompanied him, or joined him. Elkanah Cushman, hairdresser, and his wife Susanna, obtained a mortgage from Joseph Greene which was paid up and canceled 30 Dec 1802. (Suffolk Deeds 188:25) . Elkanah (Jr.) married secondly 1815, Mary Elizabeth Babbitt, daughter of Erasmus and Mary (Sanders) Babbitt was the father of Charlotte Sanders Cushman, an actress (1816-1876) and four other children. They lived on Prince St. (In Boston's North End.) The Index contained nothing more on the family.

Elkanah Jr. had been seen in the 1820 census in Boston, but in 1830 he appears in Charlestown, just over the river from the North End. Elkanah does not appear thereafter unless he is the one in Kingston, Plymouth County, MA, but I do not think so. In the Columbia Centinal his youngest son Augustus dies in Lebanon, NY. I expect that Elkanah moved there.

Further research done by same source as above on Sept. 7, 1998

The first thought I had when I reviewed everything is that Eleanor Cushman is most likely not the daughter of Mary Lathrop, who would have been fifty four years of age at her birth. Rather, I expect Eleanor to be the daughter of Elkanah Jr. whom we know lived in Boston after his father fled to Canada. This Elkanah Jr. married first, Susannah Wendell Lothrop, 26 Dec 1790. It was probably Susannah who gave birth to Eleanor in 1793. Susannah died and Jr. married secondly Mary Eliza Babbit 18 Oct 1815. He died 13 Jun 1841 in Boston.

Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855
Buried in a family vault in Copp's Hill Burying Ground, and afterwards buried at Forest Hill Cemetery Roxbury

Children of ELKANAH CUSHMAN and SUSANNAH LATHROP are:
23. i. ELEANOR WENDELL12 CUSHMAN, b. 19 Aug 1793; d. 18 Dec 1847.
ii. ANSEL LOTHROP CUSHMAN, b. 1791 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.); m. ELIZA ANN NICHOLS, 1813 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.).

Notes for ANSEL LOTHROP CUSHMAN:
Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855
He was a Lt. in the U.S. Navy and commanded a gun-boat; was taken prisoner during the war of 1812, and was confined in Dartmoor prison eleven months.

iii. CORDELIA HOWARD CUSHMAN, b. 10 Jul 1795 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.); d. 10 Oct 1803, Tyngsboro' (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855\.).
iv. ALEXANDER CUSHMAN, b. 27 Apr 1797 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.); d. Oct 1841 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.); m. JANE AMANDA RAMSEY, 11 Nov 1822, Richmond VA (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.); b. 03 May 1798, Edinburgh, Scotland (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.).
v. MARY ANN CUSHMAN, b. 20 Mar 1800 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.); d. 23 May 1845, New York City (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.); m. (1) THOMAS HENDRY, 22 Nov 1818 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.); m. (2) JOHN RIDDLE, JR., 14 Sep 1821 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.); d. 04 Aug 1836 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.).

Notes for THOMAS HENDRY:
Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855
Lieut. Thomas Hendry of Philadelphia. He was of the U.S. Navy.

24. vi. ISABELLA CUSHMAN, b. 31 Mar 1801, MA; d. 11 Jul 1877, Linnfield, Essex Co., MA.

Child of ELKANAH CUSHMAN and MARY BABBITT is:
vii. CHARLOTTE SANDERS12 CUSHMAN.

Notes for CHARLOTTE SANDERS CUSHMAN:
An Actress 1816-1876
Had 4 siblings

Generation No. 12

22. LAVINA12 ROLLINS (MARY11 BRADFORD, "POLLY", PETER10, GAMALIEL9, SAMUEL8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) She married GEORGE CLIFFORD GETCHELL.

Child of LAVINA ROLLINS and GEORGE GETCHELL is:
25. i. CAROLINE LAVINA13 GETCHELL.

23. ELEANOR WENDELL12 CUSHMAN (ELKANAH11, ELKANAH10, LYDIA9 BRADFORD, DAVID KINGSTON8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) (Source: (1) Boston VR which have been microfinched by Jay Mack Holbrook. Recorded in Vol 2 pg 414 of the Boston Marriages., (2) Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.) was born 19 Aug 1793 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.), and died 18 Dec 1847 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.). She married JAMES WELD 17 Feb 1811 in New North Church of Boston MA (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.), son of EDMUND WELD and SARAH HARRIS. He was born 1768, and died 18 Jun 1867 in Roxbury MA.

Notes for JAMES WELD:
Research done by Certified Geneoligist, David T. Robertson, Genealogical Consultant & Family History Researcher, Telephone (617)- 479-3095, E Mail DTRobertson@Prodigy.net, P.O. Box 309, Quincy Center, Massachusetts 02269-0309, on August 23, 1998 found:

In the Index of Marriages in Massachusetts Centinel and Columbia Centinel 1784-1840 published by the American Antiquarian Society 1952 (Vol. II C-D under Cushman) it was found that Eleanor Cushman's marriage to James Weld was in Boston on the Sunday prior to the newspaper notice which appeared in the Columbia Centinel 20 Feb 1811.

With the knowledge that the Weld - Cushman marriage was in Boston, I found it in Boston Vital Records which have been microfiched by Jay Mack Holbrook. It was recorded in Vol. 2 pg. 414 of the Boston Marriages. James Weld and Eleanor W Cushman were married 17 Feb 1811 by Revd. John Eliot. From Boston Churches and Ministers by John Hayward 1849 we find that Revd. John Eliot was pastor of New North Church (Unitarian).

It is believed James first appears in the census in Boston in 1830. James Weld appears in 1840 in Dorchester and in 1850 he is in Roxbury (1850 US Census Film M432-330 pg. 122) . He is aged 62 and is a baker with an estate of $12,000. His wife Isabella Weld, aged 50, was born in Mass. living with him was twelve year old Charles Eaton who was in school and two domestics, Sarah Hammond, aged 40 and Elisha W. Cobb aged 50.

Further research done by same source as listed above on Sept. 7, 1998

I my earlier letter to you I told you that I had found a James Weld in the 1850 census, but that I was unsure that he was yours as he had a wife Isabella. I speculated that he had remarried. I found a copy of that page (1850 US Census, Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Film M432-330 pp. 122-123). James was aged 62 (born about 1788) and a Baker and his Real Estate was valued at $12000, a very rich estate in those days. Isabella was aged 50 (born about 1800).

Just a few doors farther along the same street was the home of Ellen Cartwright, (born about 1815) aged 35, born in Massachusetts. Living with her were daughters Ellen, aged 16, Susan 14, Ann 12, Mary 3 and Sarah 8, and sons James 7, and Edmund 5, all born in Massachusetts. They also had two domestics, Mary and Delia White aged 20 & 18 respectively, born in Ireland. Also living with her were Samuel and Martha Eaton (23 & 22) who may have been related to Charles Eaton aged 12 seen in James' household. (They appear too young to be his parents).

Proof of death of James was found in (Massachusetts Vital Records - Deaths 1867, vol. 203 pg. 264, Roxbury, Norfolk Co., Mass. ). James died 18 Jun 1867 in Roxbury aged 78 years, 7 months, 8 days. He was married and he died due to Old Age. He was a merchant and had been born in Roxbury, son of Edmund and Sarah Weld, both of Roxbury.

Based on this new information I returned to the Weld Collections by Charles Frederick Robinson (1938) and found an Edmund Weld, a tanner, b. 12 Jan 1728/9, with a wife Sarah. He had eleven children, though none named James are listed and it is unlikely that he would have had a son as late as 1788. But he did have a son Edmund Grindell Weld, b. 12 Oct 1753 a "felt-monger." He would be the right age to be the father of James.

Edmund Grindell Weld was b. in Roxbury 12 Oct 1753. He died before 5 Apr 1796, the date that his wife, Sarah, applies for the administration of his estate. Roxbury had just recently been set off as a part of Norfolk County. I have located this administration (Norfolk County Probate #19565 Roxbury 1796). An allowance was made to the widow but the estate was insolvent so there is no distribution to their children. The bondsmen to James' estate was Samuel Weld of Boston and John Harris of Boston. This suggests that Sarah may have been a Harris. Roxbury Vital Records lists no children for this couple, though he was sexton of the First Church of Roxbury.

Dedham Courthouse has the will of James Weld of Roxbury (Norfolk County Probate #19587 Roxbury 1867.
James wrote the will 28 Jan 1860. He mentions his properties on Cottage Street, Roxbury, and India Street, Boston. His will created a trust for the support of his wife and sister and the excess of the income of the trust was to go to his daughter Ellen M. Cartwright, wife of John Cartwright. She to be his residual legatee. Edward S. Rand was both sole executor of the estate and Trustee of the Trust.

Highlights of these records include; Edward S. Rand of Boston asked to be executor of the estate of James Weld of Roxbury who died 18 Jun 1867, leaving a widow, Isabella Weld and his only child and daughter, Ellen M. Cartwright, wife of John W. Cartwright of Nantucket. James Weld was a Baker. Mrs. Weld received $65 per month from the trust and C. E. Cartwright received a sum for "the board of Mrs. Cobb." Mrs. Cobb is not mentioned after Sep 2, 1874. I suspect that Mrs. Cobb is the sister of James Weld. The 1878 report names the children of Ellen M. Cartwright as "the only parties interested" in this trust. This suggests that Isabella died in 1877, probably in August (She received payment 5 July). Ellen must have also died before her as she is not named and her children are. In the Final report dated 13 Feb 1879, the children of "his [James Weld's] deceased daughter Ellen M. Cartwright" each receive a settlement from the trust amounting to $147.14. They were:

John W. Cartwright, Ann E. Richardson, Sarah W. Galucia, Edmund G. W. Cartwright, Susan H. Folger, Mary S. Coffin, James W. Cartwright, Wallace F. Cartwright, Frederick H. Cartwright, Charles E. Cartwright, Frederick G. Cartwright, Annie M. Cartwright

The last three in this list appear to be grandchildren of Ellen, children of her son Charles E. Cartwright.

In the History of The Graveyards of Boston, by William H. Whitmore (1878) Benjamin Weld and his wife Nabby sold the Town of Boston a parcel of land to enlarge Copp's Hill burial ground on Hull Street. The 37th Lot in this new section went to James Weld who sold it to Phineas Capen, 23 May 1851. The Capen family was originally from Dorchester and James Weld had moved from Dorchester back to Roxbury by 1850.

Boston Taxpayers in 1821 by Lewis Bunker Rohrbach (1988) shows James renting a shop in the Custom House, valued at $1,200 while he owns a Bake House in the Custom House valued at $2,300, and another shop in the Custom House valued at $100, also a building on Broad St. valued at $500, and a building on White Bread Street valued at $200. Clearly, James is a man of property. James' Mother was living in his property on White Bread Street and must have died after 1821. The widow Sarah Weld who died in Roxbury 12 Mar 1824 aged 91 (b. 1733) was probably the wife of the elder Edmund6 Weld, not Edmund Grindell Weld (Roxbury VR 11.662).

The Town of Roxbury by Francis S. Drake (1878) tells us that Edmund Weld bequeath the Weld Estate to his son Edmund, being "part of the homestead and training field, and the land adjoining." This land was bounded by the present Moreland, Fairland, Greenville and Winthrop Streets and is in the Mount Pleasant section of Roxbury.

Lastly, I went through Norfolk County Deeds for James Weld. He appears to have had extensive real estate dealings, primarily in Dorchester, both buying and selling and mortgaging and giving mortgages, over fifty deeds in all. His holdings are throughout Dorchester. Eleanor W. Weld released her dower rights on each sale up to 22 Jul 1847, when Ellen M. Cartwright witnesses her signature (suggesting that Eleanor was too ill to attend the signing herself). Ellen appears to have taken an active role in her father's ventures and often appears as a witness on his deeds. On 1 Aug 1848 James states that he "has no wife," and repeats that statement 2 Dec 1848 and on 14 Jun 1849, Isabella Weld signs off her dower rights on a deed. So, Eleanor died between 22 Jul 1847 and 1 Aug 1848 and he married Isabella between 2 Dec 1848 and 14 Jun 1849. James moved from Dorchester to Roxbury just after his wife's death.

Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855 p. 495
Married sisters Eleanor and Isabella Cushman

Child of ELEANOR CUSHMAN and JAMES WELD is:
26. i. ELLEN MARIA13 WELD, b. 21 Aug 1814, Roxbury, MA; d. 26 Apr 1873, Roxbury MA.

24. ISABELLA12 CUSHMAN (ELKANAH11, ELKANAH10, LYDIA9 BRADFORD, DAVID KINGSTON8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.) was born 31 Mar 1801 in MA (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.), and died 11 Jul 1877 in Linnfield, Essex Co., MA (Source: Death Registered in the Town of Lynnfield.). She married (1) SAMUEL A EATON (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.) 24 Aug 1824. She married (2) JAMES WELD ABT 1849, son of EDMUND WELD and SARAH HARRIS. He was born 1768, and died 18 Jun 1867 in Roxbury MA.

Notes for ISABELLA CUSHMAN:
Married twice

Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855
Eleanor's Sister

Notes for JAMES WELD:
Research done by Certified Geneoligist, David T. Robertson, Genealogical Consultant & Family History Researcher, Telephone (617)- 479-3095, E Mail DTRobertson@Prodigy.net, P.O. Box 309, Quincy Center, Massachusetts 02269-0309, on August 23, 1998 found:

In the Index of Marriages in Massachusetts Centinel and Columbia Centinel 1784-1840 published by the American Antiquarian Society 1952 (Vol. II C-D under Cushman) it was found that Eleanor Cushman's marriage to James Weld was in Boston on the Sunday prior to the newspaper notice which appeared in the Columbia Centinel 20 Feb 1811.

With the knowledge that the Weld - Cushman marriage was in Boston, I found it in Boston Vital Records which have been microfiched by Jay Mack Holbrook. It was recorded in Vol. 2 pg. 414 of the Boston Marriages. James Weld and Eleanor W Cushman were married 17 Feb 1811 by Revd. John Eliot. From Boston Churches and Ministers by John Hayward 1849 we find that Revd. John Eliot was pastor of New North Church (Unitarian).

It is believed James first appears in the census in Boston in 1830. James Weld appears in 1840 in Dorchester and in 1850 he is in Roxbury (1850 US Census Film M432-330 pg. 122) . He is aged 62 and is a baker with an estate of $12,000. His wife Isabella Weld, aged 50, was born in Mass. living with him was twelve year old Charles Eaton who was in school and two domestics, Sarah Hammond, aged 40 and Elisha W. Cobb aged 50.

Further research done by same source as listed above on Sept. 7, 1998

I my earlier letter to you I told you that I had found a James Weld in the 1850 census, but that I was unsure that he was yours as he had a wife Isabella. I speculated that he had remarried. I found a copy of that page (1850 US Census, Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Film M432-330 pp. 122-123). James was aged 62 (born about 1788) and a Baker and his Real Estate was valued at $12000, a very rich estate in those days. Isabella was aged 50 (born about 1800).

Just a few doors farther along the same street was the home of Ellen Cartwright, (born about 1815) aged 35, born in Massachusetts. Living with her were daughters Ellen, aged 16, Susan 14, Ann 12, Mary 3 and Sarah 8, and sons James 7, and Edmund 5, all born in Massachusetts. They also had two domestics, Mary and Delia White aged 20 & 18 respectively, born in Ireland. Also living with her were Samuel and Martha Eaton (23 & 22) who may have been related to Charles Eaton aged 12 seen in James' household. (They appear too young to be his parents).

Proof of death of James was found in (Massachusetts Vital Records - Deaths 1867, vol. 203 pg. 264, Roxbury, Norfolk Co., Mass. ). James died 18 Jun 1867 in Roxbury aged 78 years, 7 months, 8 days. He was married and he died due to Old Age. He was a merchant and had been born in Roxbury, son of Edmund and Sarah Weld, both of Roxbury.

Based on this new information I returned to the Weld Collections by Charles Frederick Robinson (1938) and found an Edmund Weld, a tanner, b. 12 Jan 1728/9, with a wife Sarah. He had eleven children, though none named James are listed and it is unlikely that he would have had a son as late as 1788. But he did have a son Edmund Grindell Weld, b. 12 Oct 1753 a "felt-monger." He would be the right age to be the father of James.

Edmund Grindell Weld was b. in Roxbury 12 Oct 1753. He died before 5 Apr 1796, the date that his wife, Sarah, applies for the administration of his estate. Roxbury had just recently been set off as a part of Norfolk County. I have located this administration (Norfolk County Probate #19565 Roxbury 1796). An allowance was made to the widow but the estate was insolvent so there is no distribution to their children. The bondsmen to James' estate was Samuel Weld of Boston and John Harris of Boston. This suggests that Sarah may have been a Harris. Roxbury Vital Records lists no children for this couple, though he was sexton of the First Church of Roxbury.

Dedham Courthouse has the will of James Weld of Roxbury (Norfolk County Probate #19587 Roxbury 1867.
James wrote the will 28 Jan 1860. He mentions his properties on Cottage Street, Roxbury, and India Street, Boston. His will created a trust for the support of his wife and sister and the excess of the income of the trust was to go to his daughter Ellen M. Cartwright, wife of John Cartwright. She to be his residual legatee. Edward S. Rand was both sole executor of the estate and Trustee of the Trust.

Highlights of these records include; Edward S. Rand of Boston asked to be executor of the estate of James Weld of Roxbury who died 18 Jun 1867, leaving a widow, Isabella Weld and his only child and daughter, Ellen M. Cartwright, wife of John W. Cartwright of Nantucket. James Weld was a Baker. Mrs. Weld received $65 per month from the trust and C. E. Cartwright received a sum for "the board of Mrs. Cobb." Mrs. Cobb is not mentioned after Sep 2, 1874. I suspect that Mrs. Cobb is the sister of James Weld. The 1878 report names the children of Ellen M. Cartwright as "the only parties interested" in this trust. This suggests that Isabella died in 1877, probably in August (She received payment 5 July). Ellen must have also died before her as she is not named and her children are. In the Final report dated 13 Feb 1879, the children of "his [James Weld's] deceased daughter Ellen M. Cartwright" each receive a settlement from the trust amounting to $147.14. They were:

John W. Cartwright, Ann E. Richardson, Sarah W. Galucia, Edmund G. W. Cartwright, Susan H. Folger, Mary S. Coffin, James W. Cartwright, Wallace F. Cartwright, Frederick H. Cartwright, Charles E. Cartwright, Frederick G. Cartwright, Annie M. Cartwright

The last three in this list appear to be grandchildren of Ellen, children of her son Charles E. Cartwright.

In the History of The Graveyards of Boston, by William H. Whitmore (1878) Benjamin Weld and his wife Nabby sold the Town of Boston a parcel of land to enlarge Copp's Hill burial ground on Hull Street. The 37th Lot in this new section went to James Weld who sold it to Phineas Capen, 23 May 1851. The Capen family was originally from Dorchester and James Weld had moved from Dorchester back to Roxbury by 1850.

Boston Taxpayers in 1821 by Lewis Bunker Rohrbach (1988) shows James renting a shop in the Custom House, valued at $1,200 while he owns a Bake House in the Custom House valued at $2,300, and another shop in the Custom House valued at $100, also a building on Broad St. valued at $500, and a building on White Bread Street valued at $200. Clearly, James is a man of property. James' Mother was living in his property on White Bread Street and must have died after 1821. The widow Sarah Weld who died in Roxbury 12 Mar 1824 aged 91 (b. 1733) was probably the wife of the elder Edmund6 Weld, not Edmund Grindell Weld (Roxbury VR 11.662).

The Town of Roxbury by Francis S. Drake (1878) tells us that Edmund Weld bequeath the Weld Estate to his son Edmund, being "part of the homestead and training field, and the land adjoining." This land was bounded by the present Moreland, Fairland, Greenville and Winthrop Streets and is in the Mount Pleasant section of Roxbury.

Lastly, I went through Norfolk County Deeds for James Weld. He appears to have had extensive real estate dealings, primarily in Dorchester, both buying and selling and mortgaging and giving mortgages, over fifty deeds in all. His holdings are throughout Dorchester. Eleanor W. Weld released her dower rights on each sale up to 22 Jul 1847, when Ellen M. Cartwright witnesses her signature (suggesting that Eleanor was too ill to attend the signing herself). Ellen appears to have taken an active role in her father's ventures and often appears as a witness on his deeds. On 1 Aug 1848 James states that he "has no wife," and repeats that statement 2 Dec 1848 and on 14 Jun 1849, Isabella Weld signs off her dower rights on a deed. So, Eleanor died between 22 Jul 1847 and 1 Aug 1848 and he married Isabella between 2 Dec 1848 and 14 Jun 1849. James moved from Dorchester to Roxbury just after his wife's death.

Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855 p. 495
Married sisters Eleanor and Isabella Cushman

Children of ISABELLA CUSHMAN and SAMUEL EATON are:
i. SAMUEL ADAMS13 EATON, b. 10 Dec 1825 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.); m. MARTHA M DELANO, 25 Jul 1847 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.).

Notes for SAMUEL ADAMS EATON:
Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855
His father's name was Samuel Adams, and for his being so named by his father; the old patriot, his namesake, presented him with a pair of silver shoe buckles, which he wore in the Hall of Liberty at Philadelphia, when he signed the Declaration of Independence, and which are now preserved by Samuel Adams Eaton of Boston, a precious relic of the great and good man after whom he was named.

ii. JAMES WELD EATON, b. 14 Dec 1824 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.).
iii. HENRY HUGGERFORD EATON, b. 18 Jun 1831 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.); d. 10 Feb 1832 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.).
iv. MARY ISABELLA EATON, b. 17 Apr 1833 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.); d. 07 Aug 1833 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.).
v. ISABELLA EATON, b. 06 Jul 1835 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.); d. 19 Aug 1835 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.).
vi. CHARLES FREDERICK EATON, b. 07 Aug 1837 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.).
vii. EMILY CORDELIA EATON, b. 16 Jun 1839 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.); d. 23 Mar 1841 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.).
viii. ELLEN MARIA EATON, b. 03 Dec 1845 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.); d. 01 May 1849 (Source: Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Desc. of Robt. Cushman, the Puritan, by H.W. Cushman, Boston: Little Brown, and Co. 1855.).

Generation No. 13

25. CAROLINE LAVINA13 GETCHELL (LAVINA12 ROLLINS, MARY11 BRADFORD, "POLLY", PETER10, GAMALIEL9, SAMUEL8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) She married BENJAMIN FLINT.

Child of CAROLINE GETCHELL and BENJAMIN FLINT is:
27. i. WALTER PALMER14 FLINT, b. Jun 1871, Waterville, Maine; d. 1941.

26. ELLEN MARIA13 WELD (ELEANOR WENDELL12 CUSHMAN, ELKANAH11, ELKANAH10, LYDIA9 BRADFORD, DAVID KINGSTON8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born 21 Aug 1814 in Roxbury, MA (Source: Place: Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997)), and died 26 Apr 1873 in Roxbury MA. She married JOHN WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT, SR. 05 Jun 1832 in Nantucket, MA (Source: Nantucket Vital Records 3:180 ), son of CHARLES CARTWRIGHT and SUSAN HAYDEN. He was born 08 Sep 1812 in Roxbury, MA (Source: Nantucket Vital Records 1:179 & Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997) ), and died 19 Feb 1869 in Nantucket, MA (Source: copy of Cert. of death Record #8.).

Notes for ELLEN MARIA WELD:
Nantucket VR 2:611 has birth date Aug. 21, 1814

Research done by Certified Geneoligist, David T. Robertson, Genealogical Consultant & Family History Researcher, Telephone (617)- 479-3095, E Mail DTRobertson@Prodigy.net, P.O. Box 309, Quincy Center, Massachusetts 02269-0309, on August 23, 1998

Ellen Maria Weld was not born in Nantucket. In the book Vital Records of Nantucket she is the only Weld birth listed and following the entry is the source note "p.r.38" meaning private record 38. This record was the genealogical research of William C. Folger which was placed in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association. The authors of Nantucket VRs noted "This compilation has been used because of the valuable clues it affords, but its statements should be received with caution, as it is not free from errors. It should be understood that in many instances the events recorded did not take place in Nantucket.." In fact I find evidence to doubt that Ellen ever lived on Nantucket. Her husband's family, the Cartwrights, did originate on Nantucket. It is possible that John W. Cartwright, Sr. was born there, though his birth record comes from the same source as his wife's. I found that their son John W. Cartwright Jr. also married a Boston woman, (Nantucket VR 179). Their daughter Ann Eliza married James H. Richardson of Boston, (Nantucket VR 177). Their son John W. married Mary J. Johnson of Boston, (Nantucket VR 179). This suggest to me that they lived in Boston not Nantucket.

According to David Freeman e-mail Dvfree@aol.com
He was doing research in family boxes and had turned up the family bible started when Ellen Maria Weld Married John W. Cartwright, Sr. The page where vital data is typically listed has a handwritten entry signed by JWC that they were married 5 June 1832 by George Gay Justice of the Peace.

This finding backs up other data he has that the 5 April 1832 date for the marriage in the Nantucket Vital Records 4:493 is wrong. John Jr. (his G Grandfather) was born 23 December 1832. Ellen Maria was two months pregnant when they were married. That explains why someone from a Boston Blueblood family was married by a JP rather than a minister.

Marriage Notes for ELLEN WELD and JOHN CARTWRIGHT:
From the Family Bible in the posession of David Freeman, 1509 Birch Anenue, Richland WA (address as of 1/1/2003) the marriage date was 6/5/1832 not 4/5/1832 as some records have it. The bible note was written by John William Cartwright himself and adds that Justice of the Peace George Gay performed the ceremony.
Since my G Grandfather John Jr. was born in December, this means Ellen Maria was quite pregnant when they were married. As further evidence is the fact that a JP married them. Ellen Maria Weld was from a very well known Boston Braman family and, under normal circumstances, a large church wedding would have been planned. Better to have a JP marry them and tell everyone they had been married earlier.

Children of ELLEN WELD and JOHN CARTWRIGHT are:
i. JOHN W14 CARTWRIGHT, JR, b. 23 Dec 1832, Nantucket, MA (Source: Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997)); m. MARY PRISCILLA JOHNSTON, 1860 (Source: Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997)); b. of Boston.

Notes for JOHN W CARTWRIGHT, JR:
According to Nantucket VR 179 John W. Cartwright Jr. also married a Boston woman.

Marriage Notes for JOHN CARTWRIGHT and MARY JOHNSTON:
Had 8 children - last was stillborn.

ii. ELLEN M CARTWRIGHT, b. 25 Nov 1834, Nantucket, MA (Source: Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997)); d. 04 Apr 1877, Nantucket, MA; m. HENRY L JONES; b. of Boston.
iii. SUSAN H CARTWRIGHT, b. 22 Feb 1836, Nantucket, MA (Source: Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997)); m. PHILIP H FOLGER.
iv. ANNE ELIZA CARTWRIGHT, b. 23 Aug 1837, Nantucket, MA (Source: Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997)); m. JAMES M RICHARDSON, May 1863 (Source: Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997)); b. , of Boston (Source: Nantucket VR 177.).
28. v. CHARLES E. CARTWRIGHT, b. 14 Mar 1839, Nantucket, MA; d. 19 Mar 1877, Nantucket, MA.
vi. SARAH W CARTWRIGHT, b. 04 Mar 1841, Nantucket, MA (Source: Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997)); d. 30 Jun 1903, Nantucket, MA; m. WARREN B GALUCIA, Dec 1865 (Source: Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997)); b. of Dedham, MA.
vii. JAMES W CARTWRIGHT, b. 03 Apr 1842, Nantucket, MA (Source: Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997) ); m. EMILY J AVERY, Dec 1867; b. of Cincinnati, OH.

Notes for JAMES W CARTWRIGHT:
served in the civil war

viii. EDMUND G W CARTWRIGHT, b. 27 Aug 1844, Nantucket, MA (Source: Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997)); m. CATHARINE (KATE) MCCOY, 1865 (Source: Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997)); b. Of Salem, MA.

Notes for EDMUND G W CARTWRIGHT:
Served with distinction in the civil war - an officer in a "coloured" heavy artillery unit.

ix. GEORGE FREDERICK CARTWRIGHT, b. 05 Feb 1846; d. 08 Feb 1846.
29. x. MARY STARBUCK CARTWRIGHT, b. 01 Oct 1849, Nantucket, MA; d. 06 Jun 1893, Wash DC Buried Oakhill Cem Georgetown.
xi. WALLACE CARTWRIGHT, b. 10 Feb 1853, Nantucket, MA (Source: Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997)).
xii. FREDERIC H CARTWRIGHT, b. 05 Oct 1855, Nantucket, MA (Source: Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997)); d. 29 Dec 1901, San Antonio, TX (Source: Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997)).

Generation No. 14

27. WALTER PALMER14 FLINT (CAROLINE LAVINA13 GETCHELL, LAVINA12 ROLLINS, MARY11 BRADFORD, "POLLY", PETER10, GAMALIEL9, SAMUEL8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born Jun 1871 in Waterville, Maine, and died 1941. He married NEAH GULICK 1906.

Notes for WALTER PALMER FLINT:
Source: The Mayflower Quarterly Vol. 69 No. 3, Sept. 2003
He was born in June 1871, the sixth of seven children born to Benjamin and Caroline Flint, their only child born in Waterville, Maine. The other children were all born in San Juan Bautista, California. He was a small man with a great love for God, as his ancestors had. He would quote scriptures to his son while walking daily at the family ranch in Hollister, California. He had an artistic gift, which, as an architect, enabled him to help design the original facade of the Stanford Chapel at the University in California. He was raised in a family of ranchers and business men, living his youth in San Juan Bautista, Hollister, and Oakland, California, sporting bib overalls, acting in plays or entertaining on the family tennis courts in Oakland.

Shortly after marrying Neah Gulick in 1906, they moved to the family ranch in the hills, east of Hollister. He was then an orchardist, rancher, farmer, and an insurance agent. His family grew with the addition of his daughter, Elizabeth, and son, Walter. It was always said that he was a kind and good man.

Children of WALTER FLINT and NEAH GULICK are:
i. ELIZABETH15 FLINT.
ii. WALTER FLINT.

28. CHARLES E.14 CARTWRIGHT (ELLEN MARIA13 WELD, ELEANOR WENDELL12 CUSHMAN, ELKANAH11, ELKANAH10, LYDIA9 BRADFORD, DAVID KINGSTON8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born 14 Mar 1839 in Nantucket, MA (Source: Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997)), and died 19 Mar 1877 in Nantucket, MA. He married ELVIRA O BRADWATER. She was born in of VA.

Children of CHARLES CARTWRIGHT and ELVIRA BRADWATER are:
i. CHAERLS E.15 CARTWRIGHT.
ii. FREDERICK G. CARTWRIGHT.
iii. ANNIE M. CARTWRIGHT.

29. MARY STARBUCK14 CARTWRIGHT (ELLEN MARIA13 WELD, ELEANOR WENDELL12 CUSHMAN, ELKANAH11, ELKANAH10, LYDIA9 BRADFORD, DAVID KINGSTON8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)3, PETER (BRADFOURTH)2, ROBERT (BRADFOURTH)1) was born 01 Oct 1849 in Nantucket, MA (Source: Nantucket, MA VR 1:180.), and died 06 Jun 1893 in Wash DC Buried Oakhill Cem Georgetown (Source: Oak Hill Cem. Records.). She married GEORGE WILLIAM COFFIN 18 Dec 1866 in Nantucket MA (Source: (1) Barney Genealogical Record, a 1594-page holograph document in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assoc., considered to be the most accurate of any genealogical records of Nantucket now available. (1/1997), (2) Copy of Cert of Marriage.), son of FRANCIS COFFIN and EMELINE WYER. He was born 22 Dec 1845 in Nantucket Island MA (Source: Nantucket Vital Records 1:276 ), and died 15 Jun 1899 in Yokohama Japan Buried Oakhill Cem Georgetown (Source: Oak Hill Cem. Records.).

Notes for MARY STARBUCK CARTWRIGHT:
Supposedly had only one child.
Vital Records has b 10/1/1849
Cemetary records has 9/30/1847

Notes for GEORGE WILLIAM COFFIN:
On July 20,1858, Timothy W Calder and Francis E Coffin (his brother) were appointed guardians of a minor son of Francis C Coffin and Emeline Coffin both deceased.

He was appointed as an acting midshipman from MA. He rose steadily and was commissioned a Captain on September 27, 1893. In 1863, he was assigned to the Sloop Ticonderoga. He served in 1864/65 in both attacks on Fort Fisher, being wounded in the ground assault. In 1884 he commanded the Rtr. ALERT of the Greeley Relief Expidition under Schley. He retired in 1897 because of ill health.

The following is from a letter attached to George William Coffin's portrait, Perhaps his Obituary, Portrait currently owned by Langley Hoge Kenzie (1/1/94):

George William Coffin was born at Nantucket, MA Dec. 23, 1845, son of Francis C. and Emiline (Wyer) Coffin. Tristam Coffin, his first paternal American ancestor, was one of the first settlers of Nantucket. The descent from him and his wife Dionis Stevens being through James and Mary (Severance) Coffin: and Charles and Miriam (Parker) Coffin, the grandparents of George W.

Entering the U.S. Naval Academy in 1860 he was graduated and commissioned an ensign in 1863 and assigned to the steam sloop "Ticonderoga" of the North Atlantic blockading squadron in which he served until the end of the Civil War, participating in all actions in which that vessel took part. He was severely wounded in the land assault on Fort Fisher, North Carolina, but continued in command of his men until the Blue Jackets were withdrawn. For conspicuous bravery on this occasion he was especially commended in dispatches, and by a special act of congress was given a medal and the thanks of Congress and was advanced 30 numbers in grade. He wa