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Richard Bradford II (abt. 1636 - abt. 1716)

Richard Bradford II
Born about in London, Englandmap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1660 in Charles City, Virginiamap [uncertain]
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Died about at about age 80 in Charles City, Virginiamap
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Biography

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Richard Bradford II was a Virginia colonist.

Richard Bradford is the first Bradford of this line to reach American shores. He is listed as having been transported by Roger Walters via Northumberland company in 1653.[1]

He first appeared in the Court Records February 12, 1655 when Abraham Wood acknowledged the receipt of full payment from him (Richard Bradford) of all debts due, and demands "from beginning of the world" to that date.[2]

On July 21, 1656 Thomas Stegge received "1656 pounds of tobacco in full payment of Bradford "half of 1200, Harold Pryce sold Richard Bradford 1197 acres and 11 poles of land bounded according to patent already delivered.

In 1710 Richard Bradford and Richard Bradford Jr, then in Charles City (later called Prince George) signed a petition to add part of James City to Charles City County,[3] he was sheriff of Charles City in 1705.

Richard Bradford and Richard Bradfor Jr witnessed a deed for Ralph Bradford on July 14, 1716. This is the last appearance of these two men in Charles City (Prince George).

Ralph remained in Prince George County, Virginia. The third son was John Bradford who married Rebecca Pace. Among her ancestors were Richard Pace, the man historians have credited with having "saved Jamestown" from the Indians during the Good Friday Massacre of 1622.

Richard made his will 3 Nov 1731 which was probated in Brunswich County, VA on 6 Nov 1735.

His six children are identified as:

  1. John
  2. Richard (under age in 1732)
  3. Nathaniel
  4. Frances
  5. Rebecca
  6. Sarah

Anecdotal Evidence on Marriage

"Interestingly enough, we know that this Richard (II) married before 1661 because a Charles City County court record from that year which mentions some ulcers on his wife's legs. In that record, John Seaward (apparently an indentured servant working for Richard I) testified:

"Mr. Thomas Culmer comeing to the house of Richd Bradford where the dept (Seaward) dwelled was desired to cure certeine ulcers on the legs of the sd Bradford's wife, wch he promised and undertooke to perfecting of the sd cure, the sd Culmer was to have 1,000 lbs tobacco if successful but in case of neglect or no cure to have or require nothing, whc cure is yet performed."[4]
"While we will never know if Thomas Culmer managed to collect his 1,000 pounds of tobacco for curing the "certeine ulcers" on my 8th great-grandmother's legs, I certainly hope so. If not, I trust that Richard (II) branded him a charlatan and a quack and ran him out of Charles City County as promptly as possible."[5]

DNA

Group 1
This group contains several confirmed descendants of Richard Bradford of Charles City County, VA, who emigrated to America probably in the 1650s. There is evidence to suggest that participant 18264 is likely a descendant of Nathaniel Bradford of Accomack Co., VA, who was a contemporary of Richard. One of the main goals of the DNA Project with respect to this group would be to see if we can genetically distinguish the Nathaniel descendants from the Richard descendants.[6]


Research Notes

RootsWeb Profile

The below record would be Richard I, the father of the present Richard II:

  • England Births and Christenings
    • Name: Richard Bradford
    • Gender: Male
    • Christening Date : 09 Dec 1611
    • Christening Place: Saint Thomas the Apostle, London, London, England
    • Father's Name: Vespasian Bradford
      • "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch: accessed 25 Sep 2015, Richard Bradford, 09 Dec 1611; citing Saint Thomas the Apostle, London, London, England, reference FHL microfilm 845,228. Describes Richard Bradford (ca. 1618-1648) with reference to the present Richard's apparent grandfather, Vespasian. Note, however, that the profile for Ancestral File Number (AFN) LBDQ-RNP ascribes a birth year that does not match with the christening; ascribes birth and death in Gloucestershire for Richard with vital dates of ca. 1618-1648.

Additional Sourcing

See also (available through Ancestry.com subscriber access):

  • Cavaliers and Pioneers. Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1666, Vol. I
  • Charles City County court orders, 1655-1658
  • Early Virginia Families Along the James River: Their Deep and Tangled Branches. Volume II.
  • Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors, Vol. III
  • U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s: Rich Bradford, Arrival 1654 - Virginia. Ancestry Record 7486 #4127874

Sources

  1. Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666, G.C. Greer, p, 41
  2. Fleet, Beverly. Abstract of Virginia County Records.
  3. Virginia Historical Society Magazine. Vol. 18, p. 399
  4. Record of Seaward's deposition, dated 3 Aug 1661, Charles City County Order Book. 53
  5. Quote from Bradford, David Thomas. The Bradfords of Charles City County, Virginia.
  6. [1] Bradford DNA Project

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Two sons named John?
posted by Porter Fann
Found a couple of problems with this family. John Bradford based on family trees found elsewhere and especially on familysearch.org should be grandson of this Richard and wife Frances Taylor, not son.

Also son Ralph Bradford is shown as born in 1610, 20 years before his father's birth in 1630.

Think maybe we could fix these problems?

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