William Royall Bradley (1804 - abt. 1888)

Born 14 Sep 1804 in Cumberland County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ellen Sarah Theodosia (Carrington) Bradley — married 16 Dec 1829 in Cumberland County, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 21 Aug 1888 at about age 83 in Beaverton, Lamar County, Alabama

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Irene Williams [send private message]

Biography

William Royall Bradley was born on 14 Sep 1804 at Auburn Plantation, Cumberland County, Virginia, son of William Royall Bradley (1764 - 1811) and Elizabeth (Harrison) Bradley (~1764 - <1844).

His siblings were:

1. Carter Henry Bradley (1794 - )
2. Harriett Cabell (Bradley) Meredith (1796 - )
3. Susan Randolph (Bradley) Pleasants (1797 - )
4. Martha Hales (Bradley) Ayres (1800 - )
5. Robert Harrison Bradley (1802 - ~1843)
6. Mary Anne Harrison (Bradley) Spencer (1806 - )

William married Ellen Sarah Theodosia Carrington (1814 - 1898) on 16 Dec 1829 in Cumberland County, Virginia.

Their children were:

1. Martha Carrington (Bradley) Shields (1831 - 1859)
2. Robert Edward Bradley (1834 - 1911)
3. Richard Carrington Bradley (1838 - 1902)
4. Emma Cabell (Bradley) Metcalf (1840 - )
5. Virginia Ellen (Bradley) Metcalf (1843 - 1925)
6. Henry Clay Bradley (1845 - 1864)
7. Elizabeth Franklin (Bradley) Evans (1847 - 1925)
8. Lucy Harriet Bradley (1849 - 1849)
9. Thomas Shields Bradley (1851 - 1940)
10. Willie Anna (Bradley) Minor (1853 - 1947).

William died about 21 Aug 1888 in Beaverton, Lamar County, Alabama aged 83. His date of birth on his tombstone is 14 Sep 1804 and his date of death is 21 Aug 1888. However the information provided by John M. Bradley in his "Bradley-Harrison Descendants" article published in the Virginia Historical Magazine indicates his date of birth was 7 Sep 1804 and death was 24 Aug 1889. He is buried in the Old Brown Cemetery, Beaverton, Lamar County, Alabama.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYM-B17 : 2 March 2021), Wm R Bradly, Cumberland, Virginia, United States; citing p. 285, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5Q-LXH : 19 December 2020), William R Bradley, Marion, Alabama, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD2-KDP : 18 February 2021), William R Bradley, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHKD-1XV : 28 May 2021), W R Bradley in entry for J G B Bradley, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JG-N2Z : 19 February 2021), W R Bradley in household of R E Bradley, Township 13 and 14 Range 14, Lamar, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 128, sheet 554D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,017.

• Bradley, John M. "Bradley-Harrison Descendants", Virginia Historical Magazine, v.48, October 1940, page 362-367.

• Bradley, John M. "The Ancestry and Descendants of William Royall Bradley and Ellen Sarah Theodosia Carrington of Cumberland County, Virginia and Alabama.", unpublished, copy given to The Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham, Alabama, October 25, 1956 by Mr. Bradley.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7093231/william-royal-bradley: accessed 02 October 2022), memorial page for William Royal Bradley (14 Sep 1804–21 Aug 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7093231, citing Old Brown Cemetery, Beaverton, Lamar County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Joyce Rye Kasberg (contributor 47602318) .