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The Bradfords of Charles City County went to print in late 1993, and to the extent possible was accurate at the time of printing. After several years, however, the book is a little out of date since a lot of marrying, birthing, dying, moving and general living has happened since then and will continue to happen. Updates are limited to items of genealogical interest. Also a few people have said "you're wrong" (the nerve!!) and, sometimes, they are right. Regardless, we exclude no comments in this inexact science where everyone is trying to get to the truth. Substantive corrections/counterthoughts are cited below. Also, if applicable, Bradford family news may be posted here!
BOOK UPDATES / CORRECTIONS
p.20: Family researchers LaVere Peters of Wenatchee, WA, and Catherine Bass of Sumter, SC, (who, by the way, illustrate the coast-to-coast spread of the family) have indicated that neither the Jamestowne Society nor the Order of the First Families of Virginia (1607-1625) are convinced that the Richard Taylor who married Sarah Barker is the same Richard Taylor who arrived in Virginia in 1608. Anyone with thoughts on this issue should so indicate on the Message Board.
p. 43: George McSwain of Bradenton, FL, correctly notes that the sentence "Rebecca Pace Bradford is mentioned in the will of her father, John Pace," is a misprint since her father was Richard Pace (not John Pace) and her husband was John Bradford.
p. 74-83: The Belle Air dispute continues! On page 82 of the Book, I reference a survey map I found of the Glebe (part of the former Bradford Plantation) which shows those 352 acres surveyed for Mrs. M. E. Bell in 1900 and also indicating the location of the waterway then called "Fishing Run" (the latter-day Glebe Creek) . Of interest, the survey shows land at the upper Northeast corner belonging to Harrison Tyler (a descendant of both Presidents Tyler and Harrison) and of further interest is the name M. E. Bell, a likely descendant of the "James Bell of Prince George County" that Philemon Bradford sold 370 of the family's 1,197 acres to in 1726. Any thoughts on the Belle Air matter are welcomed at the Message Center.
p. 88-134: I have been contacted by several understandably aggravated descendants of the Bradford family of Orange County, NC, which include William Bradford and familiar-sounding names like David Bradford and Thomas Bradford. These researchers were hitting a brick wall in tracing their Bradford roots back beyond Orange County in the early 1700's and/or connecting up to Richard Bradford's line as featured in the Book, notwithstanding the similarity of names used (David, Thomas, etc) in both families and the geographical proximity to the progeny of Philemon Bradford of Granville County (since Orange County was created out of the originally much larger Granville County). I don't know if anyone has ever broken through this log jam to determine if the Orange County Bradfords and Granville County Bradfords are related or if these are two different lines). Anyone with info is invited to let us all know at the Guest Message Center.
p. 110: Jim White of Cary, NC, has convinced me that Philemon Bradford's daughter Mary (Bradford) White married John White, not John's father Jonathan White. Jim's explanation is that :
"the Jonathon in the Book was born about 1700 in Norfolk, Co., VA. In his will recorded Aug. 1772, he named his wife Sarah. In a deed dated 12 Jan. 1778, John & Mary White, his wife, sold 292 acres on Fishing Creek (Granville Co. L-206). About that time they moved to Chatham Co. where John White died and left a will dated 14 July 1798 (Chatham Co. WB A-4). Family records show that Mary (Bradford) White was born on 15 Nov. 1732. The first son of John and Mary White, named Philemon, was born 8 July 1768. Their second son, John, named a daughter Polly Bradford, born 1 Aug 1808. The occurence of these names seems to show that Mary (Bradford) White was in fact married to John White that died in Chatham County."
Good sleuthing Jim. I agree with you!
p. 112: Footnote 242 refers to "Smith County, North Carolina" but should read "Smith County, Tennessee." Good eye Buck Moore of Brazil, IA.
p. 113-114: Family researcher Grace Bradford Hudnall of West Monroe, LA (Captain, East Division Scottish Society of North Louisiana and Commissioner, State of LA Clan MacLeod Society, USA) reports that her Louisiana Bradfords tie into our ancestors through Philemon Bradford born in 1700 (p. 106). His son, Thomas Bradford (1731-1785) is her ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War. She intrigues and frightens me with the following bit of family legend:
"You are probably aware of the history of David Bradford, a leader of the 'Whisky Rebellion' who fled to Louisiana when things heated up in Philadelphia for him. He purchased land near what today is St. Francisville, LA and built a beautiful home called 'The Myrtles' which is open to tourists today and said to be quite haunted by two ghosts: a lady in white whose children were poisoned by an angry maid and a black man wearing a turban who is missing one ear! The land David chose to build 'The Myrtles' on was a sacred Indian graveyard and the local Indians were very upset about this. These Indians placed a curse on David to the effect that every David Bradford from that time on would have a tragic life." Yikes, time to change my name -- if its not too late!!!
p. 189: In the discussion of George Bishop, the last sentence should read "The remains of George's first wife, who was cremated, are in Florida. His second wife lives in Marietta, Georgia, but frequently visits her family's farm in Illinois."
p. 197: Jessie Welch, pillar of her church and community, died September 23, 1997 and was buried in Louisville's Calvary Cemetery.
p. 215: Mary (Bradford) Nenninger's husband, Glenn Nenninger, passed away March 17,1999.
p. 223-225: My Grandfather, Thomas Carlisle Bradford, died May 28, 1994, in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was buried next to my grandmother Nina in Bardstown, KY. Pinochle will never be the same.
p. 226-227: John and Luci Bradford now have two daughters, Sarah Carlisle Bradford (June 15, 1998) and Emily Anne Bradford (December 5, 2000), both born in Bardstown , KY. Also note typo in the Book, since John was (of course) born in 1958, not 1858.
p. 227: I married Erin Carol Cox on September 20, 2002 in Westlake Village, California. Karen and Chris Conway had a second daughter, Maria Elizabeth Conway, who was born in Frankfort, KY, on February 3, 1997. Christina Bradford and Chris King now have two children, Lilly Anne Bradford King (August 29, 2001) and John Thomas Bradford King (June 23, 2003).
p. 228: Rachel Bondly Bradford, married Kemp Laurie Anderson, August 16, 1997. They have two children now: Agnes Bondly Anderson (born June 28,1999) and Henry Bradford Anderson (born March 22, 2001). Charles Conrad Bradford married Dalia Contreras, a native of Mexico, on June 10, 2000. Charles and Rachel now have two children: Sebastian Larry Bradford (born April 28, 2001) and Anthony Conrad Bradford (born January 25, 2003). Finally, Paul Thomas Bradford married Ann Marie Priggel on July 4, 2002.
p. 229: In a marriage finally linking two illustrious Tidewater Virginia families (the Bradfords and the Randolphs), Suzanne Klein married Jennings "Jay" Randolph III in St. Louis, MO, on September 3, 1994. They have since had two children: Grace Bradford Randolph (born June 6, 1995) and Jennings Randolph IV (born December 14, 1998), both born in St. Louis. Suzanne's brother Jordan Klein imarried Katie Strimlan in Pittsburgh, PA on April 17, 1999.
COPIES OF THE BOOK ARE NOW AVAILABLE!!
After being sold out for a few years, You can now once again obtain copies of The Bradfords of Charles City County and Some of Their Descendants. I found a publisher to reprint additional copies. Reprinting was free to me, but , alas no profits to me. Those interested should contact Higginson Book Company, 148 Washington Street, P.O. Box 778, Salem, MA 01970; phone number (978) 745-7170; website www.higginsonbooks.com. Please note a 8-10 week production/delivery time.