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MAJ William Bradford BIRTH 17 Jun 1624 Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 20 Feb 1703 (aged 78) Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL Burial Hill Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Show Map PLOT B 247.1 MEMORIAL ID 7190993 Mayflower Descendant of his father. Son of William Bradford, second governor of Plymouth Colony. Bradford was assistant to the colony, deputy governor, treasurer and a Major in King Philip War where he was severely wounded at the Narraganset Fort Fight. Bradford wrote his will June 29, 1703, he died Feb. 20, 1703/4, his small moveable inventory was taken Feb. 28, 1703/4, his will probated Mar. 10, 1703/4 and recorded Mar. 29, 1704. Per the old Julian calendar then in use in England and the American colonies. (Info. provided by Don Blauvelt 8/10/15) Family: Married Alice Richards B. 06/16/1627, D. 12/12/1671 Children John 1652-1736 William 1654-1687 Thomas 1658-1681 Alice 1659-1745 Mercy 1660-1720 Hannah 1662-1738 Melatiah 1664-1739 Samuel 1667-1714 Mary 1668-1720 Sarah 1671-1705 Married Mary (Fitch) Wiswall Child Joseph 1675-1746 Married Mary (Wood) Holmes Children Israel 1677-1760 Ephraim 1685-1741 David 1687-1729 Hezekiah 1687-1761 Inscription Here lyes ye body of Honourable Major WILLIAM BRADFORD who expired Febr ye 20th 1703/4 Aged 71 years. He lived long but still was doing good, & in his country's service lost much blood. After a life well spent he's now at rest, His very name and memory is blest. Epitaphs from Burial Hill By Bradford Kingman Published 1892 Epitaph #11 Major William Bradford (a.k.a. William Bradford IV and William Bradford the Younger; 16 June 1624 - 20 February 1703) was a political and military leader in Plymouth Colony in the late 17th century. Early life Major Bradford was the son of Governor William Bradford and his second wife, Alice Carpenter Southworth. Born four years after the Pilgrims arrival in 1620, William was his father's second child, but the first born in the new world. His older half-brother John Bradford had been left behind in Leiden, Netherlands. Military service Bradford was commissioned as the ensign (3rd in command) of the Plymouth militia company on 7 March 1648. He held this position until he was promoted to lieutenant on 2 October 1659. He was commissioned as the major-commandant of the Plymouth Colony militia regiment on 3 June 1673. He succeeded newly elected Governor Josiah Winslow who held the position since it was established in 1658. He held the rank of major in the militia and was the commander of the military forces of Plymouth Colony during the King Philip's War.[1] He commanded the Plymouth Regiment, consisting of two companies, at the Great Swamp Fight, in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, on 19 December 1675. During the battle, his eye was wounded and he was hit by a musket ball which he carried in his body to his grave. Political service He later served as the deputy governor of Plymouth Colony under Governor Thomas Hinckley from 1682 to 1686 and from 1689 to 1692 when the colony was merged with the Massachusetts Bay Colony to form the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Bradford was suspended from office during the governorship of Sir Edmund Andros from 20 December 1686 to 18 April 1689. Family Major Bradford was married three times (1st: Alice Richards; 2nd: Sarah -, widow of Francis Griswold; 3rd: Mary Atwood, widow of John Holmes) and fathered fifteen children from the three marriages. Burial He is buried in the Burial Hill Cemetery in Plymouth, near the grave of his father. References Field, Edward (1 January 1902). State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations at the End of the Century: A History, Illustrated with Maps, Facsimiles of Old Plates and Paintings and Photographs of Ancient Landmarks. Mason Publishing Company. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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