Major William Bradford, III

1624 - 1704  (79 years)

• Name	William Bradford  [1]
  Prefix	Major
  Suffix	III
  Born	17 Jun 1624	Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	King Philip's War   [1]
  Died	20 Feb 1703/04	Kingston, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   [1]
  Notes	From Jean Robinson, correspondent, note of September 26th, 2006      William Bradford was achief military man of the Colony.  In King Philip's Ware, he was commander in chief of the Plymouth forces.  At the Narraganset Fort Fight he received a musket ball.  In the war with the Indians, he held the rank of Major, and was Assistant Tresurer and Deputy Governor of Plymouth from 1682 to 1686 and from 1689 to 1691. [1]
  Person ID	I83065	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Governor William Bradford, II,   b. Mar 1590, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 9 May 1657, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Alice Carpenter,   b. Bef 13 Aug 1590, Wrington, Somerset, England ,   d. 26 Mar 1670, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	14 Aug 1623	Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F19130	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 1	Alice Richards,   b. 1627, Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA, USA ,   d. 12 Dec 1671, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 44 years)
  Married	Bef 28 Jan 1649/50	Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   [3]
  Children	+ 1. John Bradford,   b. 20 Feb 1652/53, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 8 Dec 1736, Kingston, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 83 years) + 2. William Bradford, IV,   b. 11 Mar 1654/55, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 5 Jul 1687, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 32 years) + 3. Thomas Bradford,   b. 1657,   d. 1 Oct 1731, Windham Co., CT, USA  (Age 74 years) + 4. Mercy Bradford,   b. Abt 2 Sep 1660, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA ,   d. 1720  (Age ~ 59 years) + 5. Alice Bradford,   b. 1661,   d. 15 Mar 1744/45, Canterbury, Windham Co., CT, USA  (Age 84 years)   6. Hannah Bradford,   b. 9 May 1662,   d. 28 May 1738, Windham Co., CT, USA  (Age 76 years)   7. Meletiah Bradford,   b. Abt 1664,   d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Lieut. Samuel Bradford,   b. 1668,   d. 11 Apr 1714, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 46 years)   9. Mary Bradford,   b. Abt 1669,   d. Yes, date unknown + 10. Sarah Bradford,   b. 23 Mar 1670/71, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA ,   d. 18 Oct 1705, Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 34 years)
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F31154	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 2	Sarah Tracy,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1673	Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Joseph Bradford,   b. 1674,   d. 16 Jan 1746/47, New London Co., CT, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F89193	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 3	Mary Wood,   b. 1643, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 6 Jan 1714/15, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1675	Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, USA
  Children	+ 1. Israel Bradford,   b. 1683,   d. 26 Mar 1760, Kingston, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 77 years) + 2. Lt. Ephraim Bradford,   b. 1685, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 6 Oct 1746, Kingston, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 61 years) + 3. Hezeckiah Bradford,   b. 1687,   d. 20 Feb 1764  (Age 77 years) + 4. David Bradford,   b. 1690,   d. 16 Mar 1729/30, Kingston, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 40 years)
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F31153	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Jun 1624 - Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, USA Married - Bef 28 Jan 1649/50 - Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, USA Married - 1673 - Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, USA Married - 24 Dec 1675 - Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, USA Died - 20 Feb 1703/04 - Kingston, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S161] Correspondent: Robinson, Jean Parker, note of September 26th, 2006. [S442] Great Migration Begins, Anderson, Robert Charles, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1995), Volume I, page 208. [S1033] Correspondent: Simmons, Glenn, note of April 30th, 2006.