Jacob Bradbury Esq. (1743 - 1811)

Born 30 Oct 1743 in Biddeford, York, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Goodwin) Bradbury — married 8 May 1766 in Buxton, Maine

Descendants

Died 30 Oct 1811 at age 68 in Buxton, York, Maine, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Buxton, Maine One Place Study.

Sergeant Jacob Bradbury Esq. served with York County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Jacob Bradbury Esq. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 119362
Rank: Sergeant

Jacob Bradbury Esq. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A013307.

Jacob Bradbury was born on 30 October 1743 in Biddeford, Maine. His parents were Jacob Bradbury and Abigail (Eaton) Bradbury.^[1]

He married Mary Goodwin on 8 May 1766 in Buxton, Maine.^[1] He married second Mrs. Catherine (Simonton) Morris.^{[2] [3]}

Jacob Bradbury, Jr., served in the American Revolution. He was a Sergeant in Captain John Elden's Co. on "alarm at Falmouth the day it was set on fire by the enemy; marched to assist in preventing the enemy's landing." ^[4] Jacob Bradbury also distributed blankets to the soldiers from Buxton.^[5][6]

Jacob passed away on 30 October 1811 in Buxton.^[7] and is buried in South Buxton Cemetery.^[8] His obituary was printed in the Portland Gazette on 4 November 1811.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Lapham, William Berry. Bradbury memorial. Records of some of the descendants of Thomas Bradbury, of Agamenticus (York) in 1634, and of Salisbury, Mass. in 1638, with a brief sketch of the Bradburys of England. Portland, Maine: Brown Thurston, 1890.Page 82
2. ↑ By: Henry B. Dawson;: The Historical Magazine, Notes and Queries, Concerning the Antiquities, History and Biography America;: VOL. iv. SECOND SERIES.;:MOHRISANIA, N. Y.:; 1868;: page 207
3. ↑ Lapham, William Berry. Bradbury memorial. Records of some of the descendants of Thomas Bradbury, of Agamenticus (York) in 1634, and of Salisbury, Mass. in 1638, with a brief sketch of the Bradburys of England. Portland, Maine: Brown Thurston, 1890.Page 96
4. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5GR-61ZM : 1 March 2021), Jacob Bradbury, 14 Dec 1775; citing Military Service, Buxton, York, Massachusetts, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140770.
5. ↑ Baxter, James Phinney; Documentary history of the state of Maine; Volume 19; The Baxter Manuscripts; Pub: 1914, Lefavor-Tower Company, Portland, Maine. Page 279; https://archive.org/details/documentaryhisto19main/page/278/mode/2up
6. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of 23 Sep 2021", Ancestor # A013307.
7. ↑ "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZB-FXF : 11 February 2018), Jacob Esq. Bradbury, 30 Oct 1811; citing reference vol 3 pg 3; FHL microfilm 10,594.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34059398/jacob-bradbury : accessed 23 September 2021), memorial page for Jacob Bradbury (30 Oct 1743–30 Oct 1811), Find A Grave: Memorial #34059398, citing South Buxton Cemetery, Buxton, York County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by genealogyfever (contributor 46554566).
9. ↑ Buxton, Me. Proprietors; Goodwin, William Frederic, ed; Records of the proprietors of Narraganset township, no. 1, now the town of Buxton, York county, Maine, from August 1st, 1733, to January 4th, 1811; Pub: 1871, Concord NH; Page 383 https://archive.org/details/recordsofproprie00inbuxt/page/383/mode/1up

See also:

• Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, (Boston, 1891), Vol. 2, 397, Bradbury, Jacob Jr.- Sergeant, Capt. John Elden's Co.; Service 4 days, on "alarm at Falmouth the day it was set on fire by the enemy; marched to assist in preventing the enemy's landing." roll dated Buxton, 14 Dec 1775.

• "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQ8-92Q : 4 December 2014), Jacob Bradbury, 30 Oct 1811; citing Death, , State Archives, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,001,837.

• "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZB-FXN : 4 December 2014), Jacob Bradbury in entry for Jacob Esq. Bradbury, 30 Oct 1811; citing reference vol 3 pg 3; FHL microfilm 10,594.

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F486-6WG.