Sarah (McBride) Bradshaw (abt. 1736 - aft. 1777)

Born about 1736 in Goochland County, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of John Bradshaw — married before 1758 in Goochland County, Virginia

Descendants

Died after 1777 after about age 41 in Goochland, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born about 1736 in Goochland County Virginia. Her parents were John McBride and Mary Curd ^[1]

In 1756, William Lewis & Sarah McBride had a son Lewis McBride. ^[2]

About 1758 in Goochland County, Sarah married John Bradshaw. They were the parents of at least seven children, Clayburn, Mary, John, Shadrach, Benjamin, Brice, and Sarah. ^[3]

John died intestate in Goochland County, Virginia prior to 26 September 1777, when the inventory and appraisal of his estate was recorded. ^[4] On 15 December 1777, Sarah's dower land was laid off for her, along with the widow's allotment of the personal estate. ^[5]

The division of John's estate was made to his children on 13 February 1782. The children named as legatees were Claybourne Bradshaw, Ann Bradshaw wife of Larner Bradshaw, Mary Bradshaw, John Bradshaw, Shadrach Bradshaw, Ben Bradshaw, and Brice Bradshaw. Ben and Bryce were not yet of age. ^[6] Robert Coleman was appointed in court September 1777 as guardian for all the children. ^[7]

Although Sarah survived her husband, the date and place of her death is yet unknown.

Research Notes

Although daughter Ann's birth record does not appear in the Douglas Register with her siblings, she is one of the seven children of John Bradshaw who were appointed Robert Coleman as their guardian in September Court 1777. She is also listed as one of the seven legatees to John Bradshaw in the 1782 division of his estate as Ann the wife of Larner Bradshaw. In both of these records she is shown as child number two, placing her birth as sometime between Clayburne (1759) and Mary (1763).

The daughter named Sarah, who appears in the Douglas Register as born September 3, 1772, was not one of the children assigned a guardian in 1777 nor one of the legatees in 1782. Indicating she died prior to 1777.

Sources

1. ↑ Deed of gift from John McBride to daughter Sarah Bradshaw, Goochland County Virginia Deed Book 8, p 359-360, FHL film 31655, written 8 August 1763, for natural love and affection to my beloved son in law John Bradshaw and Sarah his wife, John McBride and his wife Mary, witnesses include John Lewis and Ann Bradshaw, images are here https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-9K73?i=632&cat=406600
2. ↑ Douglas Register: William Lewis and Sarah McBride - a son named Lewis (McBride) born May 1756 baptized 21 Aug 1756, Rev. William Douglas, The Douglas Register 1750-1797 (Richmond, Va. 1928, reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company of Baltimore, Md.). "Being a detailed record of Births, Marriages and Deaths as kept by the Rev. William Douglas from 1750 to 1797."
3. ↑ "The Douglas Register", transcribed and edited by W. Mac Jones, published by J W Ferguson and Sons, Richmond VA, 1928. (Transcribed from the original journal of the Rev William Douglas of Goochland County Virginia his records dated from 1750 to 1797 of his parish and surrounding areas, including birth marriage death and funerals). Page 161 of the register which is done alphabetically shows: John Bradshaw and Sarah McBride a son named Clayburn born Nov 4, 1759, baptized Feb 29, 1760 (page 56 of original records), a daughter named Mary born Jan 29, 1763, baptized May 21, 1763, p 64, a son named John born Nov 23, 1764, baptized Jan 26, 1765, p 69, a son named Shadrach born Aug 16, 1766, baptized Oct 1, 1766, p 75, a son named Benjamin born May 3 1768, baptized June 12, 1768, p 81, a son named Brice born Mar 20, 1770, baptized May 27, 1770, p 87, and a daughter named Sarah born Sep 3, 1772, baptized Dec 6, 1772, p 93, FHL film 31690, digital copies, images available beginning here https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/451350/?offset=0#page=163&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=
4. ↑ Inventory and appraisal for estate of John Bradshaw, Goochland County Virginia Deed Book 12, p 47-51, FHL film 31657, 26 Sep 1777, images are here https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P6-9N2Y?i=40&cat=406600
5. ↑ Sarah Bradshaw relict of John Bradshaw, deceased. allotment and dower, Goochland County Virginia Deed Book 12, p 82-83, FHL film 31657, 15 Dec 1777 , images are here https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P6-9NK6?i=57&cat=406600
6. ↑ John Bradshaw division of estate among children, Goochland County Virginia Deed Book 12, p 177-178, FHL film 31657, 13 Feb 1782, images are here https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P6-9JST?i=295&cat=406600
7. ↑ Goochland County Virginia Order Book Volume 12, p 504, FHL film 31675, "Robert Coleman appt guardian for Clayburne, Ann, Mary, John, Shadrack, Benjamin, and Bryce Bradshaw, orphans of John Bradshaw", images are here https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL6-H99S-6?i=273&cat=401120 [edit]