6970. Francis Broadley
The American Francis is first mentioned in the New Haven records in 1650, a youth in the family of Governor Theophilus Eaton, probably articled to him by his father who, if Judge Bradley's conjecture is correct, was a schoolmate of Eaton's in Coventry. Francis may have come over a mere lad with Eaton in 1637; perhaps with his cousin William Bradley in 1644. Life in the household of Governor Eaton must have been to his advantage. The manner of life is described by Cotton Mather. Francis is noted as a resident of Branford in 1657; in 1660 he took up residence in Fairfield and shortly married Ruth, daughter of John Barlow, a substantial land-owner. He became a freeman in October, 1664. Purchase of land is noted in 1666. He died comparatively young, in Oct ober, 1689, his will being dated 22 mentions a tradition that William of New Haven was an officer in the Parliamentary army and a friend of Cromwell. He also quotes J. P. Bradley as authority for a coat of arms extant in Greenfield showing combination of Bradley and Wakeman arms. From Wm. C. Bradley he gives an account of a silver tankard marked with Bradley arms. This had been a present to Sally Beecher, daughter of Eliphalet and Sarah (Bradley) Beecher. It is said to be n ow in the possession of Philip Livingston. 1 Here is the pedigree, turned into English, as copied by Justice Bradley from Camden: William Bradley of Sheriff-Hutton in York had a son William of the city of Coventry in Warwick, wh o married Agnes, daughter of Thomas Margates of Riseden in Northampton. To them were born three children, Thomas, who was married to Mary Cotes, Francis (the first born), who was married to Frances, daughter of Francis Watkins of Brid gepoole in Monmouth, and William, born 1585, who married Joanna Waddington. To Frances (Watkins) and Francis Bradley were born Francis, son and heir, aged twenty-four in 1619, and Anna Maria. This last Francis, according to Justice Bradley , was father of the first American Francis. The William of New Haven he thinks was the son of the William born in 1585, cousin therefore of the father of the Fairfield Francis.(Powers-Banks Ancestry, p. 236)
HANNAH did not marry a Johnson. She m. Jan. 5, 1686-7[Hv], (7) DANIEL BRADLEY Jr. Both were killed in the Dustin massacre, 1696-7. Two of their children were killed and one taken captive. Their dau. Ruth Bradley, b. 1688, m. in 1706, Thomas Johnson. Lydia Johnson, b. 1707, dau. of Thomas and Ruth, was the great-granddaughter of (60) Stephen Dow, ment. in the will, 1717.
[Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts, Vol. 3 , 950]
6982. Joseph Bradley
JOSEPH, Haverhill, had a garrison at his ho. wh. was surpris. 8 Feb. 1704, when his w. for the sec. time was tak. by the Ind. and carr. away, her inf. ch. b. after her capt. dying of want. Abraham, his s. liv. to 1754, at Concord, N. H. His ch. Joseph, Martha, and Sarah had been k. 11 Mar. 1697 by the Ind.
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