Ezekiel
Bradford
Sr.
Born in Kingston, MA
Ancestors 
Son of Ephraim Bradford
and Elizabeth (Brewster) Bradford
Brother of
Deborah Bradford, Anna (Bradford) Chandler, Mary Bradford, Elizabeth (Bradford) Whiting, Ephraim Bradford, Abigail (Bradford) Holmes, Lusannah (Bradford) Everson, Elijah Bradford, Ruth (Bradford) Chandler, Simeon Bradford and Wait Bradford
Husband of
Betty (Chandler) Bradford
— married
21 Jul 1750 in Duxbury Massachusetts Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Ephraim Bradford, Deborah (Bradford) Winslow, William Bradford, Rebecca (Bradford) True, Jesse Bradford, Ezekiel Bradford Jr., Chandler Bradford, Martin Bradford, Philip Bradford and Betsey (Bradford) Briggs
Died
at age 88
in Turner, ME
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Dec 2011
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Biography
Ezekiel was born in 1728. Ezekiel Bradford ... He passed away in 1816.
In 1747, above the age of 14 years, Ezekiel made the choice of Wrestling Brewster of Kingston to be his guardian.[1]
American Revolutionary Patriot. Ezekiel was the son of Ephraim & Elizabeth (Brewster), grandson of Major William, and great-grandson of Governor William Bradford. In about 1783, he moved with his family to Turner; formerly, Sylvester Canada.
Children
Ezekiel and Betty (Chandler) Bradford had the following (10) children:[2]
- Ephraim, born 13 December 1750; married Judith Moulton and Anna Warren
- Deborah, born 18 August 1752; married Barnabas Winslow
- William, born 9 March 1754; married Asenath Mason
- Rebecca, born 22 September 1756; married William True
- Jesse, born 7 March 1758; married Judith Weston
- Ezekiel, born 15 December 1759; married Mary House
- Chandler, born 15 August 1761; married Sarah French
- Martin, born 17 October 1763; married Prudence Dillingham and Sarah Reed/Read
- Philip, born 8 June 1756; married Mary Bonney
- Betty, born 22 August 1767; married Daniel Briggs, Jr.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-NNV2 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1748-1750 and 1841-1848 vol 11-11B > image 49 of 642; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in December 1620, Volume Twenty-Four, Part 3, The Descendants of Elder William Brewster Through His Children Patience, Fear, and Love, Generations 5 and 6, by Barbara Lambert Merrick, edited by John Bradley Arthaud, previewed by Peggy M. Baker, published in 2019 by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 4 Winslow Street, Plymouth, MA 02360, page 222
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56937533/ezekiel-bradford : accessed 22 November 2021), memorial page for Ezekiel Bradford (28 Apr 1728–26 Sep 1816), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56937533, citing Upper Street Cemetery, Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Tari L Elam (contributor 47250223) .
Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Mayflower families Fifth Generation Descendants 1799-1880 lists Ezekiel Bradford who married Betty Chandler, daughter of Phiillip and Rebecca. [1]
Mayflower Society Application Database: "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QVQV-GNG : accessed 13 June 2021), entry for Ezekiel Bradford, cites sources; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 24 February 2020 by FamilySearch.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ezekiel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ezekiel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ezekiel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ezekiel:
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~0.78%
Karen Burchard
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Lucinda Jester :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A830988 [compare], Ancestry member Lucindaejestersmith
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~0.78%
Ronald Perkins :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Rperk
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~0.78%
Rebecca (Holtz) Reed :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Lloyd Smith :
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http://person.ancestry.com/tree/37239629/person/19058192354/story Birth date of 1736 would have meant his father was 61 years old, and his mother 58 years old. The birthe date is clearly wrong. These represent the same person.