William (of Abel & Sally) Bradford

Abt 1803 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	William (of Abel & Sally) Bradford  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1803	Bradford Neck, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census head of household	1850	St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	He was shown as Wm. Bradford the head of HH#657, a 47 year old carpenter. Listed with him were the following Bradfords: Nancy, age 35; and Geo., age 15.
  Census head of household	1860	Locust Mount, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	HH#921 was headed by William Bradford, a 57 year old day laborer with real estate valued at $100 and personal property valued at $50. Listed with him were Maria Bradford, age 43; Maria Johnson, age 14; Francis Bradford, age 3; and Anna B. Bradford, age 1. He was listed between Thomas W. Davis, a 50 year old farmer and Peter Turlington, a 49 year old farmer. Anthony Bell, age 70, was nearby in HH#925.
  Census head of household	1870	Eastville, Northampton Co, Virginia   [4]
  	HH#535 was headed by Wm. Bradford, a 65 year old farmer. Listed with him were Mariah Bradford, age 53; Anna B. Bradford, age 17; and Francis, Bradford, a 14 year old laborer.
  Census with son	9 Jun 1880	Johnsontown Precinct, Eastville District, Northampton Co, Virginia   [5]
  	HH#117 was headed by James W. Bradford, a 52 year old laborer. Listed with him were the following Bradfords: Margaret, a 32 year old wife; Kate, an 8 year old daughter; John, a 7 year old son; Thomas, a 4 year old son; and Cora, a 1 year old daughter. Living next door in HH#118 was William Bradford, a 79 year old father and Maria Bradford his 65 year old wife.
  Record ID	43447
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Siblings	5 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. Thomas J. (of Abel & Sally) Bradford,   b. Abt 1802, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Apr 1858, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 56 years) ╚═Ann 'Nancy' D. Watson,   b. Abt 1805, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 18 Feb 1833, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 2. William (of Abel & Sally) Bradford,   b. Abt 1803, Bradford Neck, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Nancy Mears,   b. Abt 1815, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 17 Jun 1855, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 40 years),  m. 17 Feb 1831, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Mariah Bell,   b. Abt 1817, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 17 Jun 1855, Matchapungo, Northampton Co, Virginia     3. Abel (of Abel & Sally) Bradford,   b. Abt 1808, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 4. John (of Abel & Sally) Bradford,   b. 24 Mar 1809, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Oct 1870, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 61 years) ╚═Esther P. 'Hester' Ridley,   b. Abt 1825, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 28 Dec 1846, Northampton County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Emily Jane Hyslop,   b. 1833, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 2 Nov 1897, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 64 years),  m. 17 May 1855, Accomack County, Virginia, USA     5. Fisher W. (of Abel & Sally) Bradford,   b. 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 26 Feb 1896, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 80 years) ╚═Anne B. Walter,   b. Abt 1807, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 25 Dec 1848, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Tabitha Wyatt 'Bicey' Joynes,   b. 15 Nov 1832, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 25 Dec 1928, Franktown, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age 96 years),  m. 26 Sep 1877, Northampton County, Virginia, USA   + 6. Nathaniel J. (of Abel & Sally) Bradford,   b. 1818, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Jul 1894, Norfolk, Virginia  (Age 76 years) ╚═Esther S. Belote,   b. Abt 1827, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Jan 1867, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age 40 years),  m. 12 Apr 1847, Northampton County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Lizzie (--?--),   b. Abt 1846, New York d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. May 1870     7. Rachael (of Abel & Sally) Bradford,   b. Abt 1820, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Nathaniel Bradford,   b. Abt 1640   d. Bef 19 Nov 1690, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 50 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah 'Sally' (--?--),   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1830, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 49 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I43447	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	Abel (of Zephaniah) Bradford,   b. Between 1770 and 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1840, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 69 years)
  Mother	Sarah 'Sally' (--?--),   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1830, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 49 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1800	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F32273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Mears,   b. Abt 1815, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 17 Jun 1855, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 40 years)
  Marriage	17 Feb 1831	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	Joshua Turner was the security on the M.L.B. of William Bradford and Nancy Mears of Wm.
  Children	+ 1. James W. (of Wm & Nancy) Bradford,   b. 1831, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 28 Sep 1894 (Age 63 years) ╚═ Susan Mears  m. 11 Oct 1863;    ╚═ Margaret Sary 'Maria' Johnson  (Age 83 years)  m. 28 Jan 1867   2. George Bradford,   b. Abt 1835, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F13528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mariah Bell,   b. Abt 1817, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  Other Partners: ╚═John Johnson,   b. Abt 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Sep 1846, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 36 years)  m. 28 Feb 1833
  Marriage	17 Jun 1855	Matchapungo, Northampton Co, Virginia   [1]
  	He was shown as William Bradford, a 43 year old widowed carpetner, born in Bradford Neck, the son of Abel & Sally Bradford and she was shown as Mariah Johnson, a 38 year old widow, born in Matchapungo, the daughter of Anthony & Nancy Bell & (widow of John Johnson dec'd).
  Children	+ 1. Francis Morris Bradford,   b. 14 Jul 1856, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Feb 1938, Parksley, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 81 years) ╚═ Rachel Ann Miller  (Age 59 years)  m. 2 Sep 1883 + 2. Anna Bell Bradford,   b. 24 Nov 1858, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Feb 1931, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age 72 years) ╚═ J. Zachariah 'Zackary' Taylor Pearson  (Age 74 years)  m. 8 Dec 1875
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F32235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 17 Feb 1831 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S7] 1860 Accomack County, Virginia, Federal Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S710] Frances Bibbins Latimer & Doris Adler, 1870 Northampton Co, VA, Census, (Eastville, VA: Hickory House, 1996), 710. [S802] Ancestry.com, 1880 Federal Census, Northamton Co, VA, 802. [S722] Accomack Co, VA, Deeds, No. 012, 1807-1810, p. 390 (Abel Bradford & wife Sally to John Garretson Senr), 722. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.