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First Name
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Gov William BRADFORD

Gov William BRADFORD[1]

Male 1590 - 1657  (67 years)

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  • Name William BRADFORD 
    Prefix Gov 
    Born 19 Mar 1590  Austerfield, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Migration 11 Nov 1620  “Mayflower” Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Noteworthy First Governor of Plymouth Colony 
    Immigrant? Y 
    Mayflower Flag Y 
    Died 9 May 1657  Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I40564  Main
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2023 

    Father William BRADFORD,   b. 19 Mar 1559, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1591, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Mother Alice HANSON,   b. 18 Dec 1562, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1597, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Family ID F31915  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Dorothy MAY,   b. Abt 1597, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1620, Provincetown Harbor, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 23 years) 
    Married 10 Dec 1613  Amsterdam, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lt John BRADFORD,   b. Abt 1617, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1676, Norwich, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 59 years)
    Last Modified 11 May 2018 
    Family ID F28453  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Alice CARPENTER,   b. 3 Aug 1590, Wrington, Somersetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1670, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 14 Aug 1623  Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Maj William BRADFORD,   b. 16 Jun 1624, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1702, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Mercy BRADFORD,   b. Abt 1626,   d. ?
    +3. Joseph BRADFORD,   b. Abt 1630, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1715, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years)
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2023 
    Family ID F28450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Dec 1613 - Amsterdam, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Aug 1623 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 May 1657 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Histories
    The Good Ship Mayflower 1620    		The Good Ship Mayflower 1620
    Passenger list

  • Notes 
    • He was an English Separatist leader who grew up in Yorkshire, and later moved to Leiden, Holland, and helped found the Plymouth Colony. He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact while aboard the Mayflower in 1620. He served as Plymouth Colony Governor five times covering about thirty years between 1621 and 1657. His journal, Of Plymouth Plantation, covered the period from 1620 to 1657 in Plymouth Colony. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S162] BRADFORD, Descendants of Gov. William Bradford-to the family of Martin Bryne Bradford of Charlotte County,-New Brunswick, Canada.

    2. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 124.

    3. [S76] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bradford_%28Plymouth_Colony_governor%29.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.

I strive to document my sources. However, some people and dates are best guesses and will be updated as new information is revealed. If you have something to add, please let me know.

Updated 23 Dec 2023