Governor William Bradford

1590 - 1657  (67 years)

• Name	William Bradford  [1]
  Prefix	Governor
  Christening	19 Mar 1589	Austerfield, Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Birth	19 Mar 1589/90	Austerfield, Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	per MAYFLOWER INCREASINGS by Susan Roser
  Note	Came to America on the Mayflower. Chosen first governor of Plymouth Colony in 1621. REFERENCE: D.L. Jacobus; 'Waterman Family' (1939); I; p. 625 REFERENCE: Ruth Gardiner Hall; 'Descendants of Gov. William Bradford' (1951); p. 1 REFERENCE: Eugene Stratton; 'Plymouth Colony, Its History and People, 1620-1691' Birthyear may have been 1588. Deathdate may have been 9 May 1657. Went to Holland and joined Separatist Pilgrims about 1608. Surname recorded as 'Bretfoort' on first marriage records. When his father died he was sent to live with his grandfather.
  Death	9 May 1657	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, -USA   [1]
  Burial	Aft 9 May 1657  [1]
  Person ID	I9298	HHTT
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	William Bradford, Jr.,   b. Abt 1559, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England d. 15 Jul 1591, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F7721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Dorothy May,   b. Abt 1597   d. 7 Dec 1620, Cape Cod Harbour, Massachusetts, -USA (Age 23 years)
  Marriage	10 Dec 1613	Amsterdam, Holland   [1]
  Children	> 1. John Bradford,   b. Abt 1618, Leyden, Holland d. Bef 21 Sep 1676, Norwich, Connecticut, -USA (Age < 58 years)
  Family ID	F3349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Alice Carpenter,   b. 3 Aug 1590, Wrington, Sommerset, England d. 26 Mar 1670, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, -USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	14 Aug 1623	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, -USA   [1]
  Family ID	F2681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family 3
  Children	> 1. Major William Bradford,   b. 1624, Plymouth, Massachusetts, -USA d. 20 Feb 1702/03, Plymouth, Massachusetts, -USA (Age 79 years) > 2. Mercy Bradford,   b. Bef May 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, -USA d. (WFT Est. 1628 1721) > 3. Joseph Bradford,   b. 1630   d. (WFT Est. 1631 1720)
  Family ID	F9205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Christening - 19 Mar 1589 - Austerfield, Yorkshire, England Birth - 19 Mar 1589/90 - Austerfield, Yorkshire, England Marriage - 10 Dec 1613 - Amsterdam, Holland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] Lorinda Stover Steadman 'Lori' (Reliability: 1).