Joel Bradley (1738 - 1801)

Born 8 Dec 1738 in Quinnipiac village, New Haven County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Tuttle) Bradley — married 10 Jan 1760 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 18 Sep 1801 at age 62 in Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant Joel Bradley served with 2nd Connecticut Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Joel Bradley is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A013510.

Lieutenant Joel Bradley was born December 8, 1738 at Quinnipiac village, New Haven County, Connecticut, British Colonial America and died on September 18, 1801 in New Haven County,Connecticut.^[1]

Joel Bradley married Abigail Tuttle on 10 January 1760 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.^[1][2][3] Children from this union included:

• Elam Bradley (unknown–1773)
• Mary Bradley Munson (1760–1797)
• Amasa Bradley (1762–1827)
• Chloe Bradley Dickerman (1764–1853)
• Blain Bradley (1771–1773)
• Seymour Bradley (1780–1821)

In colonial times, most male residents in New England were expected to serve in the militia. Connecticut's local militiamen organized as trainbands (later companies). Each company/trainband normally had a Lieutenant, an Ensign and 2 sergeants. If the company exceeded 64 men, it would have a Captain and additional Sergeants as well. In 1776 Connecticut had 25 Regiments commanded by Majors (later Colonels); the 2nd Regiment was comprised to companies/trainbands from Branford, Derby, Milford & New Haven. The Regiments were grouped into Brigades, commanded by a Major General. The 2nd Regiment was commanded by Colonel Joseph Thomson from October 1776 through May 1778.^[4]

Joel Bradley served in the Revolutionary War as a Lieutenant for the New Haven trainband/company in Colonel Thomson/Thompson's 2nd Regiment.^[5] We have further confirmation of Joel Bradley's service in the Connecticut Record of service of Connecticut men in the War of the Revolution, which states^[6]:

"In North Haven a number of volunteers of more than 60 men having enlisted themselves into the service of their country, chose the following for their officers, January 13, '77, viz. Hezekiah Sabin, Captain; John Gilbert, Lieutenant; Joel Bradley (of Mount Carmel), 2nd Lieutenant; Jared Hill, Ensign."

In the 1790 US Census for Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut we find ^[7][8]: Joel Bradley is head of household with 2 white males over 16 years of age and 2 females of all ages. These 2 pages images have 7 Bradley families and several Tuttle families.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #11394097
2. ↑ Citing this Record: "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H963-3ZPZ : 11 January 2020), Joel Bradly, 1760.
3. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP93-1ZQ8 : 21 September 2019), Joel Bradly, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143430.
4. ↑ DECODING CONNECTICUT MILITIA 1739-1783 by John K. Robertson July 27, 2016 https://allthingsliberty.com/2016/07/connecticut-militia-1739-1783/
5. ↑ DAR Ancestor #: A013510; Service Source: BATES, ROLLS & LISTS OF CT MEN IN THE REV, VOL 8, P 179; Service Description: 1) ALARM LIST, COL THOMPSON, 2ND REGT
6. ↑ Record of service of Connecticut men in the I. War of the Revolution, II. War of 1812, III. Mexican War by Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office; Johnston, Henry Phelps, 1842-1923; Publication date 1889 PAGE 612 https://archive.org/details/waroftherevolution00recorich/page/612/mode/2up
7. ↑ 1790 US Census 1790 Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut
8. ↑ citing this Record: "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKV-V8G : accessed 7 September 2020), Joel Bradley, Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 68, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 568,141. Affiliate Film Number: 1 -- Digital Folder Number: 005157133 --Image Number: 00182
9. ↑ :1800 Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut

   Head of the Household

   Name: Joel Bradley https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR8X-Y2K?i=5&cc=1804228&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXHRS-DG6

• Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven (Clarence D. Smith, Rome, New York, 1922-1932) Page 267-8
• Todd, John. The Todd Family in America (Gazette Printing Co., Northampton, Mass, 1920) Page 39
• Dickerman, George Sherwood. The Old Mount Carmel Parish (Yale Univ. Press, New Haven, 1925) Page 85: He had six sons and three daughters.