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BENJAMIN, s. of Benjamin Banks 2. b. Nov. 1681. (probably a mistake for 30. Oct. 1682.) covenanted & bapt. 5. June 1726. Ruth, wife of Benjamin Banks, b. 18. May 1683, bapt. in infancy. Their children were Benjamin, b. 8, Aug. 1706 ; Thomas, 13. Nov. 1707 ; John, 8. Sept. 1710, & died about four years of age ; Gershom, I. May 1712 ; Johanna, 28. Feb. 1714 12 ; John, 7. Nov. 1717 ; David, 22. April 1718 ; Nehemiah, 27. April 1720, & died in infancy ; Mary, 18. March 172122. His first wife died, & he m. the wid. Sarah Hull, & had son Eliph- alet b. 25. July 1740.
JOSEPH, s. of John Banks 2. b. 29. Dec 1691, & bapt. 13. April 1712. He m. Mary - b. 8
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Jan. 1693. Their children were Joseph, b. 12. April --; Sarah, I. Feb. 171516 ; David, 22. April -; & Mindwell, 6. Oct 1720 ; Nehemiah, 28. Feb. 1722 ; Ebenezer, 9. Dec 1724 ; Mary, 19, July 1731.
BARLOW
JOHN BARLOW I. was one of the earliest settlers of F. He owned the lot next S. W. of Roger Ludlow, on the Ludlow Square. He sold this place to Thomas Morehouse before 1653. & set- tled on the beautiful plain, running northwest of the Ludlow Square & Concord Field, which in honor of his name was called Barlow's Plain. He was possessed of a large estate. His will is dated 28. March 1674, in which he mentions w. Ann, & children John ; Isabella w. of Peter Clap- ham ; Ruth, w. of Francis Bradley ; Elizabeth w. of Daniel Frost ; Martha w. of James Beers I. & Deborah w. of John Sturgis.
JOHN 2. s. of John Barlow I. m. Abigail, d. of Robert Lockwood. Their children were : John, Joseph, Samuel, Abigail, Deborah, Elizabeth & Ruth. Elizabeth was b. II. May 1677. (F. T. Rec.) Abigail, m. Jonathan Rowland 28. Jan. 1690. The inventory of his estate was taken 6. March 169091. F. T. Rec.
JOHN 3. s. of John Barlow 2. renewed the Church Covenant at F. on the 24. of Feb. 16945. His s. John was bapt. at the same time ; Samuel, bapt. 26. April 1696 ; Abigail, 5. Sept. 1697. Ann, 19. Nov. 1699 ; Joseph, 18. May 1701 ; Francis, 16. Aug. 1702 ; Sarah, 5. March 17034 ; Deborah, 3, March 17055, at which time the father was called Lieut. F. Par. Rec.
SAMUEL I. s. of John Barlow 3. m. -- d. of - their children were : Gershom, bapt. 17 Feb. 17056 ; Samuel, 16. March 17067 ; Gershom, 19, Dec. 1708 ; Samuel, 22 : Jan 170912 ; Daniel, 28, Oct. 17II, at which time the father was called Sergt ; Elizabeth, 20, June 1714 ; Abigail, 5, Aug. 1716 ; Mary, 2. Nov. 1718. F. Par. Rec.
SAMUEL 2. s. of Samuel Barlow I m. Eunice, d. of Daniel Bradley 12, Aug. 1731, & lived at Redding. Their children were : Daniel, b. 24 Nov. 1734 ; Ruhamah, 22, Jan. 1737 ; James, 29, Jan. 1739 ; Jabez, 21, March 1742.
Samuel Barlow 2, again m. second wife, Esther, d. of Nathaniel Hull, 7. Aug. 1744 ; Their children were Nathaniel, b. 13, May 1745 ; Aaron, II, Feb. 1750 ; Samuel, 3. April 1752 ; & Joel, 24. March, 1754. The father died 20. Dec. 1773.
JOEL s. of Samuel Barlow 2 ; born at Redding 24 March 1754, first entered Dartmouth College in 1774 or 5 ; but graduated with high honors at Yale in 1778, in the class with Hon. Zepheniah Swift ; Uriah Tracy ; Noah Webster ; Oliver & Alexander Wolcott, & other distin- guished men, at which time he delivered a creditable poem entitled, "The Prospect of Peace." He early showed talent of a superior quality, & became a marked favorite with Dr. Trumbull & Dr. Dwight. He was an intimate college friend of Thomas Paine, who probably had not at that time become imbued with French infidelity. He studied law, & divinity for a short time, & after being licensed as a Congregational minister, he became a Chaplain in the army of the Revolution
until the close of the war. In 1783 he opened a law office at Hartford, & upon Elisha Babcock removing his printing press from Springfield to Hartford, he entered into partnership with him in editing " The American Mercury." In 1785 he was chosen by the General Association of the Congregational Church, to revise the Psalms of Dr Watts. In 1787 he published his "Vision of Columbus ; " but his popular poem entitled " Hasty Pudding," written in France in 1793, exhib- ited a more decided poetical talent. In 1788 he went to England, as agent for the " Sciota Land Company," & then to France, where he became interested in the politics of the country, &, giving up his agency, joined the Girondists. In 1791 he returned to England, & there causing offence by his publications, he returned to France in 1792. In 1795 he was appointed by General Washington Consul to Algiers, where he effected a treaty which liberated Americans held as slaves by the Dey. He also succeeded in a treaty at Tripoli, by which the American prisoners there were redeemed: In 1797 he returned to Paris, & in 1805 to the United States, & settled in the vicinity of George-
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town. In 1808 he published the great poem of his life " The Columbiad ; " which was repub- lished in 18II in London. He was diligently engaged in writing a history of the United States in 1812, when he was appointed by General Washington Minister Plenipotentiary to France. Unfortunately, while on his way to Wilna to confer with the Emperor Napoleon, he contracted a severe cold, & died from inflammation of the lungs at Zarwanica, a small village in Poland, 2. Oct. 1812. He m. Ruth, a d. of Michael Baldwin of New Haven, who with her sister Clarissa accompanied her husband to France. Clarissa m. Col. Bomford of the U. S. Army. Both ladies were sisters of the Hon. Henry Baldwin of Pittsburg, Penn., & probably half sisters of the Hon. Abraham Baldwin of Georgia. Hinman's Puritan Settlers, Vol. I. pp. 113, 13I.
Thomas Barlow early settled at F., & was probably a near kinsman of John Barlow I. He was granted from the town six acres of land on the n. w. of the school & church land on the n. w. corner of the Frost Square, which was recorded 3, Dec. 1653. His will is dated 8, Sept. 1658, in which he mentions wife Rose & their children Phebe, Deborah & Mary. He appointed Dr. Thomas Pell overseer of his children & estate. He was a large land holder in F, & his surviving children Phebe & Deborah, were granted the various land dividends made by the town after his death. His d. Mary, probably died before him, or about the same time, as no mention is made of her in the distribution of his estate. I have seen mention of a s. Thomas, who must have died before his father. His wife Rose was probably the widow of Thomas Rumbell of Stratford, Conn., who came to N. E. in the ship True Love in 1635 aged 22, & served in the Pequot War. Mrs. Rose Barlow, the widow, m. Edward Nash of Norwalk. Phebe Barlow m. Francis Olm- stead of Norwalk Ct. Deborah Barlow m. John Burritt of Stratford Ct. Francis Olmstead & John Burritt on the 2, Sept. 1700, in right of their wives, sold the Barlow six acre lot, in the rear of the meeting-house, to the Rev. Joseph Webb for 30£.
BARTRAM
JOHN BARTRAM settled at F. & m. Sarah d. of -. Their children were John b. 23. Feb. 169091; a child not named 10. May 1692 ; John again 9. Jan 16934; Joseph, 8, Aug. 1696. [F. T. Rec.] Sarah, bapt. 23. Dec. 1694 ; Ebenezer, 30. April 1699 ; David, 13. Dec. 1702 ; & Sarah, 7. May 1704. F. Par. Rec,
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JOHN 2. s. of John Bartram I. settled at Greenfield & m. Sarah, the widow of Francis Bradley Their children were, Sarah, b. 14. May 1719. and perhaps others.
EBENEZER s. of John Bartram I. m. Elizabeth, d. of -. Their children were Hannah, bapt. 4. July 1731 ; Ebenezer, 18. June 1732 ; Job, 30. March 1735 ; Eulalia, 3. July 1737 .; Barnabas, 30. Sept. 1739. F. Par. Rec.
DAVID I. s. of John Bartram I. m. Mehitabel, d. of - ---. Their children were John, bapt. 24. Oct. 1731 ; Hannah, 25. Nov. 1733 ; David, 25. May 1735 ; Paul, 17. Oct. 1736 ; James, 23. April 1738 ; Isaac, 25. Jan. 174011 ; Elizabeth & Sarah II. Sept. 1743 ; David again, 27. Oct. 1745. F. Par. Rec.
The Bartram family are represented by the family of the late Captain Joseph Bartram of Black Rock.
BEERS
JAMES BEERS I. was an early settler at Sasquag, now Southport, where he was presented with 8 acres of land from the Indians, which, by tradition is located, where the Congregational church now stands. In 1669 he recorded 18 acres on the west side of Sasco River, which was confirmed to him by the town I0. Feb. 1661. Cothren of Woodbury makes him a son of Capt. Richard Beers of Watertown, a Pequot soldier, but Savage thinks this a mistake, & that he may have been a brother. He became one of the largest land-holders in F., sharing in all the dividends of the township. He m. Martha ; d. of John Barlow I., by whom he had several children. In his will dated 14. Nov 1694, he provides for his w. Martha, & gives to his s. Joseph all the rest of his
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estate, provided he paid the following legacies ; viz : an annual, stipulated support to his mother. Martha ; to d. Martha, w. of Joseph Bulkley, who had had a larger marriage dower than her sisters 15% ; to d. Deborah, w. of Samuel Hull, 23£ ; to d. Elizabeth, w. of John Darling, 23£. He confirmed to the children of his deceased s. James, lands he had deeded their father ; & to his eldest grandson David Beers, his wolve's swamp & Paul's Neck division.
JAMES 2. s. of James Beers I. was for a time at Pequonnock, where he purchased 12. Sept 1660, of Andrew Ward, James Evarts' house & home-lot, lying between the home-lots of Joseph Middlebrook, & Thomas Wheeler sr. He lived for a time at Woodbury, but was again in F., where in 1684, he purchased land at Sasco Hill of John Osborn. He m. - d. of Capt. Richard Osborn. His children were Sarah, b. 8. May 1673 ; James, 28. June 1677 ; & Joseph, II. July 1679, David & Mary. He died in 1691, leaving a handsome estate.
JOSEPH I s. of James Beers I. m. Abigail, d. of -. Their children were Joseph, b. 13. March 16889 ; Abigail, 24. April 1692 ; James & probably others. He died in 1697, leaving a good estate.
BRADLEY
The first of this name in F. was FRANCIS BRADLEY, who resided in Branford in 1657, and came to F. in 1660. He is mentioned in the New Haven records as early as 1650, and was then a member of the family of Governor Theophilus Eaton, probably articled to him, as was the custom of those times, when it was desired to have a young man brought up to a particular business, or under the auspices of a particular person. If conjecture is right as to his parentage, his father and Eaton were school-mates, and nearly of the same age. He had an only brother, John Bradley of London, who died at an advanced age in March 1697. There is much reason to believe that they were sons of Francis Bradley Junior of the city of Coventry, who was born in 1595, & was son & heir of Francis Bradley Senior. Theophilus Eaton was born in Coventry in 1592, his father being minister of one of the Churches of that city ; and Rev. John Davenport, co-leader with Eaton of the New Haven Colony, was born in the same city in 1597. As they all belonged to Puritan families, there is little doubt that Francis Bradley Junior, whose father was a man of respectability, (entitled to his " coat of arms"), was on intimate terms with both of these eminent men ; and when, as happened in course of time, Eaton became a prominent.merchant, and Daven- . port a popular preacher, in London, it is quite natural that Francis Bradley Junior should place his sons under their auspices in the great city, and entrust his younger son, Francis, to the personal care of his friend Eaton.
Francis Bradley Junior had an uncle in Coventry, named William Bradley, a younger brother of his father, conjectured to have been the father of William Bradley, who came to this country and settled at New Haven (or North Haven) in 1644, taking the oath of fidelity in August of that year ; and whose step-mother, with her family of small children, Ellen, Daniel, Joshua, Nathan & Stephen Bradley, came over a year or two later, and became the ancestors of a numerous progeny, who look back to New Haven & Guilford as the places of their family origin .*
If Francis Bradley came from England with Governor Eaton in 1637, he could have been but a mere lad. It is possible that he came over with his cousin William in 1644, and was commended
* A pedigree and arms of the Bradley family of Coventry are recorded in Camden's "Visitation of the County of Warwick in 1619," published in Vol. XII of the Harleian Society publications. The pedigree embraces, I. WILLIAM BRADLEY cf Sheriff-Hutton, county of York (who must have lived in Henry VIII's time): 2. WILLIAM BRADLEY son of the preceding, of the city of Coventry, Co. of Warwick: 3, 4, 5, were FRANCIS, THOMAS and WIL- IAM, the three sons of the litter, who were born in Elizabeth's reign : 6. Francis Bradley Junior, son & heir of the preceding Francis, 24 years of age in 1619 when the visitation was made. His uncle William had at that time four daughters, and an infant con not yet named. The Bradley family of Yorkshire, of which this was a branch, may be traced back to a remote period. A Sir Francis Bradley flourished there in Edward III's time. (Harl. Soc. Pub. XVI. 147.)
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to Eaton's care by his father. In Governor Eaton's house he had the highest religious and intel- lectual advantages. Cotton Mather gives an interesting account of the manner of life pursued in the Governor's establishment. Sometimes as many as thirty members of his own household sat down at his table, and he was in the habit of administering to them wise and godly discourse. * The influence of his high character and example, must have been very great with the young men under his charge. Francis Bradley seems to have profited by these advantages. All that we hear of him in the scanty notices that are preserved, are to his credit. He was evidently a young man of respectability when he settled at Fairfield. Soon after his arrival he married Ruth Barlow. a daughter of John Barlow, and thus became connected with some of the principal families of the place. Being admitted a freeholder of the town, he became entitled to all the privileges of a settler, including a participation in the dividends of the town lands. In October 1664, at a General Assembly at Hartford, he (with others) was accepted as a freeman of Fairfield under the govern- inent of Connecticut, before the Colony of New Haven had accepted the charter. In March 1666 he purchased the house and homestead lot of William Hayden in the town plot of Fairfield, con- sisting of 2} acres of land.
Francis Bradley had seven children, four sons and three daughters, all of whom, as well as his wife, survived him. Their names and the approximate dates of their birth, are as follows : I. Ruth, b. 1662 ; 2. John, 1664; 3. Abigail, 1667 ; 4. Francis, 1670; 5. Daniel, 1673 ; 6. Joseph, 1676 ; 7. Mary, Dec. 5, 1679, the record of her birth being preserved. Francis Bradley d. in October, 1689, leaving a will dated 22nd of January preceding. The inventory of his estate amounted to £648, exclusive of the portion set off to his eldest son, John, shortly before his death.
His descendants are nunierous, and to be found in many of the Northern States ; but the first three or four generations continued to reside in Fairfield and its vicinity, particularly in and about Greenfield Hill, partly on the "long lot" assigned to him, & other purchases and called the Bradley lands, whichi extended across the Aspetuck river north of Saugatuck. He left all his sons homesteads, besides their shares in his common lands, subject to legacies to his daughters. John, the eldest, had a homestead lot given to him at Greenfield ; others, in Fairfield village. The eldest daughter, Ruth, married Thomas Williams. Abigail remained unmarried. Whether Mary married is not known.
The descendants of Francis Bradley, in the second and third generations, living in and about Greenfield during the last century, were a highly respectable and worthy class of people, some of them occupying positions of official trust and influence. They were the people amongst whom President Dwight spent those pleasant years of his ministerial life from 1783 to 1795, when he wrote his pastoral poem of "Greenfield Hill." His "female worthy," Mrs. Eleanor Sherwood, was a daughter of Francis Bradley, the second, and his congregation included a large number of families of that name.
The following letter, written by John Bradley of London, to his brother Francis, in 1696, (in ignorance of his brother's death) illustrates the infrequency of communication with the mother country in those early times, and the already close connection between New York and the towns along the Sound.
'. These for his very loving Brother, Francis Bradley of Fairfield in New England.
" Dear Brother : It is now 10 years since I received a letter from you, tho' I have seen several seamen since, but no one could tell me whether you are in the land of the living as I am, which blessed be ye Almighty, tho in ye 74th (or 77) year of my age ; and I begin to think I can by no means live long ; which puts me in mind of settling ye small estate I have, & I have no children of my own, neither any relation nighe so near and dear to me as yourself and your children. Therefore, dear brother, I do heartily wish and desire yt you were here yourself or if it were possible yt I might have ye happiness to see you before I die, which would be the greatest
* Magnalia, Book II. c. IX. sect. VII.
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satisfaction to me in the world : but if that cannot be, then I should be glad if you have any one of your sons that is a sprightly boy and about the age of 16 or 17 years, that hath been pretty well bred, to bind him over to me, and I will take care of him. If this come to hand, be sure to let me hear from you. I send it on adventure according to your last directions, to Mr. Willson of New York. You may direct to me at my house in Red Lyon Street, near the Cross-Keys in Holborn. This is all at present, but to let you know, that I am dear sir, your most affectionate brother.
John Bradley.
" London, January 24, 1695 (1696)."
The writer of this letter died about a year after its date, and probably not receiving any word from his brother's family, bequeathed all his property, a few days before his death, to his wife Elizabeth.
GENEALOGICAL RECORD
I. JOHN BRADLEY, eldest son of Francis and Ruth, married Hannah Sherwood ; and died in 1703, leaving his wife (who afterwards married Cornelius Jones of Stamford), and the following children : I. John, born about 1693 ; 2 Abigail, 1695 ; 3 Elizabeth, 1697; 4, Ruth, 1699 ; 5 Joseph, 1701 ; 6 Hannah, 1703. Of these, I John, married Martha Darling and died 1773, upwards of 80. Whether he had children is not known. 5, Joseph, married Olive Hubbell June 20, 1724, dau. of Samuel Hubbell, Jr. and died March 1, 1770. His children were, I Thaddeus, b. 1727 ; 2 Onesimus, 1730 ; 3. Eunice, 1733 ; 4. Ruth, 1735 ; 5 Martha, 1737 ; 6 Nathan, 1740 ; 7 Isaac, 1743 ; 8 Joseph, 1746 ; 9 Benjamin, 1749. Thaddeus and Isaac died young. Onesimus removed to Western New York. Joseph m. Martha Bates & removed to Albany County N. Y. 179I, and had three sons, Isaac, Joseph & Daniel. The last Joseph m. Mary Wheeler & had a son Philo, father of Hon. Joseph P. Bradley, a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Isaac and Daniel removed to Onondaga County, N. Y. about 1800, and lived to great age.
II. FRANCIS BRADLEY, second son of Francis and Ruth, married Sarah Jackson ; and died Dec., 1716, leaving his wife and the following children : I Francis, b. 1699 ; 2 Samuel, 1701 ; 3 Ephraim, 1703 ; 4 John, Jr., 1705 ; 5 Eleanor, 1708 ; 6 Peter, 1710; 7 Gershom, 1712.
Of these, I, Francis m. Mary Sturgis dau. of John Sturgis, 1719, and had ten children, Mary, born 1719 ; Elizabeth, 1721 ; Ebenezer, 1723; Eleanor, 1725 ; Francis, 1728 ; Elnathan, 1730 ; Jane, 1733 ; Hesther, 1735 ; Abigail and Nehemiah (twins) 1737.
2. Samuel married Sarah Whelpley, 1724, & died 1772. He had the following children : Sarah, born 1726 ; Mabel, 1729 : Samuel, 1734; Hezekiah, 1735; Huldah, 1741. The last Samuel married Sarah Wakeman, 175I, & had Zalmon, born 1752 ; Samuel, 1756; Walter, 1764 ; and several daughters. Hezekiah m. Abigail Sherwood, 1756, & had Hezekiah Jr. 1757 ; Medad, 1761 ; Aaron Burr, 1764 ; & daughters.
4. John Bradley Jr. m. Sarah Gilbert, 1725, and had Hannah, born 1726; Lois, 1729 ; John, 1731 ; Reuben, 1733 ; Seth, 1735 ; Miriam, 1737; Enos, 1739 ; Lockwood, 1742 ; Ephraim, 1744; Moses, 1746; Abel, 1750. Of these, Seth Bradley, esquire, resided in Greenfield, where he died in 1798. Amongst other sons he (Seth) had Hull, born 1770, and Alton, b. 1778. Hull Bradley, esquire, resided in Greenfield and died there in 1850. Alton removed to Roxbury, Litch .. field Co. Conn. and died 1838. Eli N. Bradley and other sons & descendants of Alton, reside in Roxbury, others in Chatham, New-York, William in Brooklyn, & Frederick (now deceased) removed to New Haven. 4
5. Eleanor married Benjamin Sherwood of Greenfield.
6. Peter Bradley m. Damaris Demon, 1735, and had Hannah, 1736; Grace, 1738 ; Gris- well, 1739 ; Aaron, 1741 ; Ruami, 1743 ; Jane, 1745 ; Damaris, 1746; Peter, 1748 ; William, I750.
7. Gershom Bradley m. I Sarah Sherwood, 2nd Elizabeth Osborn, 3rd Jane Dimon, 4th Elizabeth Burr. By Elizabeth Osborn he had Sarah, b. 1739 ; by Jane Dimon, Gershom b. 1742 ;
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Sarah, 1745 ; Gershom --; Jane, 1747 ; Jonathan, 1749 ; Dimon, 1752 ; Andrew, 1754 ; by Elizabeth Burr, Deborah b. 1757 ; Molly Burr, 1766 ; Gershom, 1768.
III. DANIEL BRADLEY, third son of Francis and Ruth, married Abigail, daughter of Joseph Jackson, and died 1714. He had children ; I Daniel, bap. 1699, who died young ; 2 Mary, 1701, also died young ; 3 Martha, 1702 ; 4 Daniel Jr. 1704 ; 5 Abigail, 1706 ; 6 Eunice, 1708 ; 7 Mary, 1710 ; 8 James, 1712. Daniel Jr., called Captain Daniel, m. Esther Burr, 1724, and had Abigail, born 1725 ; Jabez, 1727 ; Daniel, 1729 ; Esther, 1733 ; Stephen, 1734 ; Philip Burr, 1738 ; Elizabeth, 1741. By a second wife, Mary Fitch, he had Ruhamah, born 1745. By a third wife, Sarah Bradley, he had Eunice, b. 1752. In 1759, Capt. Daniel Bradley, with his family, removed to Ridgefield, Fairfield Co. where he died April 23rd 1765. His son, Philip Burr Bradley, graduated at Yale Col- lege in 1758, was Colonel in the Revolutionary army, the first marshal of the United States for Connecticut, and a prominent man of that State. He died in 1821. By his first wife, Mary Bost- wick, he had two children, Mary, born 1766, and Jabez, 1768 ; by his second wife, Ruth Smith, daughter of Samuel Smith Esq. of Ridgefield, he had Philip, b. 1770 ; Ruth, 1771 ; Esther, 1773 ; Betsey, 1775 ; Sally, 1780 ; Jesse Smith, 1782. The youngest of these, Jesse Smith Bradley, graduated at Yale College in 1800, studied law at Litchfield, was several times elected to the leg- islature from Ridgefield, and judge of Fairfield Co. He died in 1833. He had several sons born from 1809 to 1818, viz : Philip Burr, Jesse Smith, Francis. William Henry, and Amos Baker. Of these, Philip Burr resides in Andrew Jackson Co., Iowa ; Francis in Chicago ; and William Henry in Chicago, for many years Clerk of the U. S. Court.
James Bradley, younger brother of Capt. Daniel, removed to Ridgefield in 1750. By his wife, Sarah Bennett, he had ten children, Samuel, Abigail, James, Ezekiel, Widden, Abiah, Howard, Sally, Polly & Lewis. He died at Ridgefield in 1784 and all his family, except two married daughters, afterwards removed to Saratoga County, N. Y. Howard removed from thence to Michigan, in 1834, where his family still reside.
IV. JOSEPH BRADLEY, fourth son of Francis and Ruth, m. Eleanor -- , and died October, 1714. He had children : I. Sarah, bap. Feb. 3 1706 ; 2. Deborah, bap. same day ; 3. Mary, bap. May 12, 1706 : 4 David, 1708 ; 5 Joseph Jr. Ap 8, 1711 ; 6, Nathan, Oct. 18, 1713. Of these, 4. David m. Damaris Davis, 1731, and had, Eunice, 1732 ; Justus, 1734 ; Ellen, 1736 ; Olive, 1738 ; David, 1740 ; Damaris, 1742 ; Justus, 1745 ; Nathan, 1748 ; Mary, 1750 ; Bettie, 1753 ; Peter, 1756. 5. Joseph Jr. m. Ist Jerusha Turney, 1732, and had Mary, 1733 ; Increase, 1736 ; Jerusha, 1739, Elisha, 1745. He m. 2nd Mary Squire, 1747, and had. Ann, 1748 ; Naomi, 1749 ; Ruth, 1751 ; Mabel, 1753 ; Sarah, 1754 ; Mary, 1757 ; Joseph, 1759 ; Charity, 1765. Of these last, Elisha m. Eunice Banks, 1770, and had Jesse, 1771 ; Eli, 1772 ; Eunice, 1775 ; Sarah, 1777 ; Increase, 1780 ; Betsey, 1784 ; Susanna, 1786. Jesse was the father of Mr. Henry Bradley, who died at Greenfield, July 24, 1883, aged 76. Joseph, son of Joseph Jr. and Mary Squire, m. Rachel Burr, and was the father of the late Burr Bradley of Greenfield, and his sisters Grizzel and Mary, now deceased. They all lived in the old mansion, which is now occupied by Lloyd N. Sherwood, who married Burr Bradley's daughter.
V. There was a SAMUEL BRADLEY residing at Fairfield at the beginning of last century, not descended from Francis Bradley. He and his wife, Phebe, became members of the Fairfield Church May 25, 1712, and had two daughters, Deborah and Anna, baptized at the same time, and afterwards, a son, Samuel, bap. Nov. 1713 ; Benjamin, bap. March, 1716, and Phebe, bap. March, 1718. This Samuel Bradley probably came from New Haven. Joseph Bradley, eldest son of William Bradley of New Haven, had a son Samuel born Jan. 3rd, 1681, who was probably the person referred to. He appears to have been on intimate terms with the family of Francis Bradley, since in 171415, he was appointed guardian of some of the children, both of John and Joseph Bradley. No further notice of his descendants is found on the records.
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