Zephaniah (75) Bradford

Abt 1750 - 1790  (40 years)

• Name	Zephaniah (75) Bradford  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1750	Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Fathers	29 Oct 1766	Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	In his will Levin Bradford gave wife Joana whole estate during her widow to bring up my children, then to be divided between my children then living. Wife & Jacob Bradford Exrs. Witt: Arthur Upshur, William Bradford, Jacob Bradford. Zephaniah Bradford was named heir-at-law at probate.
  Will - Witnessed	3 May 1777	Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  	It was on this date that Henry Minson, William Kellam & Zephaniah Bradford witnessed the will of Benjamin Kipp.
  Rev War Pub Ser	1781	Accomack Co, Virginia   [2, 6]
  	He was shown as Zephaniah Bradford on a list found in the Archives of the Virginia State Library of Accomack County people who were paid for public service from 1781 to 1783. From DAR site: Zephaniah Bradford, Birth circa 1740 Accomack Co, VA, Death 1790 Accomack, Service Source: Lib of Va, Public Svc Claims, Commissioners Books Vol 1, Pg 33, Furnished Supplies.
  Tax list (personal)	6 Apr 1787	St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [7]
  	He was shown as Zephemiah Bradford, next to Edmund Bradford. He had 0 white males between age 16 & 21, 4 blacks above age 16, 3 blacks under age 16, 7 horses, 22 cattle and a two wheeled carriage.
  Reference Identifer	DAR Patriot #A013443 (Patriot Service, Furnished Supplies)
  Record ID	49739
  Death	29 Apr 1790	Accomack Co, Virginia   [8]
  	It was on this date that administration on the estate of Zepheniah Bradford was granted to Elizabeth Bradford with John Mears, son of John, Robert Twiford, Robinson Savage & William Polk securities.
  Person ID	I49739	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Levin (47) Bradford,   b. Abt 1718, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 30 Jun 1772, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 54 years)
  Mother	Joana 'Johannah' James,   b. Abt 1734, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1750  [9]
  Family ID	F18612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth (--?--),   b. Abt 1750   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Between 1770 and 1775
  Children	+ 1. Abel (of Zephaniah) Bradford,   b. Between 1770 and 1775, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 1840, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 69 years) + 2. Mary Bradford,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Aug 1814 (Age 39 years) + 3. Jane 'Jinney' Bradford,   b. 7 Jan 1776, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 28 Apr 1855, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 79 years) + 4. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Bradford,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Mar 1816 (Age 36 years) + 5. Esther Bradford,   b. 28 Mar 1783, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 12 Oct 1829, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 46 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F8672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 206 (Richard Smith Family), 940. [S3025] JoAnn Hines, Hines, JoAnn - DAR Patroits of Accomack Co, VA, (Provided to MK Miles by Mary Jane Burn, 10 Mar 2018), 3025. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 266 (will of Levin Bradford, wife Joana), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 306 (will of Benjamin Kipp, wife Elizabeth), 570. [S577] Walker & Turman, Acc Soldiers & Sailors in Rev, (Parksley, VA: A Project of the Eastern Shore Chapter National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1975 (Manuscript at the E.S.P.L.)), 577. [S142] Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florence Love, Schreiner-Yantis & Love, Acc Co Tax Lists 1787, (Genealogical Books in Print, Springfield, VA, 1987), p. 91 & 111, 142. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 372 (adm of Zepheniah Bradford to Elizabeth Bradford), 570. [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 205 (Richard Smith Family), 940.