Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: LHGR-N3T
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 29364877
• Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
• Group: Mayflower - Richard Warren
• Group: Mayflower - William Bradford

Notes:

From FindaGrave:

GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER OF ARTIST WILLIAM BRADFORD

GREAT GRANDSON OF RICHARD WARREN OF THE MAYFLOWER

GREAT GRANDSON OF WILLIAM BRADFORD OF THE MAYFLOWER

UNCLE OF EXPLORER CAPT. ROBERT GRAY

MEMBER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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A BIOGRAPHY OF LT. SAMUEL BRADFORD, by Laurence Overmire (7th great grandson), Aug. 2008:

Samuel Bradford was born in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Dec. 23, 1683, the fifth of seven children of Maj. John Bradford and Mercy Warren. His father was the grandson of Gov. William Bradford of the Mayflower. His mother was the granddaughter of Richard Warren of the Mayflower.

On Oct. 21, 1714, at Plympton, Massachusetts, 31-year-old Samuel married 17-year-old Sarah Gray, the daughter of Edward and Mary Smith Gray of Tiverton, Rhode Island. Sarah was the half-sister of Samuel Gray who was the second man shot at the Boston Massacre and the first American to die in the Revolutionary War. She was also the aunt of Capt. Robert Gray, the American explorer who discovered the Columbia River and staked America's claim to the Oregon Territory.

Sarah gave birth to ten children: John, Gideon, William (died in childhood), Mary, Sarah, William, Mercy (died in infancy), Abigail, Phebe, and Samuel.

Samuel inherited property from his father's estate. He also inherited Gov. William Bradford's precious manuscript, "Of Plimouth Plantation," one of the most important documents of early American history. The work was loaned to Rev. Thomas Prince who was using it as a reference for his own book that he was writing. He kept it in his library in Boston's Old South Church. The British, who occupied the Old South Church during the Revolution, then got hold of it. Later it turned up in the Bishop of London's palace and was only returned to the state of Massachusetts, after some negotiation, in 1897.

Samuel Bradford was a leading citizen of Plympton. He was Selectman several times, a Representative to the General Court, and Lieutenant of Plympton Battery. He died in Plympton on Mar. 26, 1740, at the age of 56, and was laid to rest in Ye Olde Burial Grounds there.

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHGR-N3T

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29364877

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of Richard Warren of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of William Bradford of the Mayflower

Samuel married Sarah Gray on 21 Oct 1714 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Edward Gray, II and Mary Smith) was born on 8 Apr 1697 in Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Aug 1770; was buried after 16 Aug 1770 in Chilmark Cemetery, Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: L4QP-JZ2
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 29364027
• Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
• Group: Mayflower - Richard Warren
• Group: Mayflower - William Bradford

Notes:

From FindaGrave:

GREAT GREAT GRANDSON OF RICHARD WARREN OF THE MAYFLOWER

GREAT GREAT GRANDSON OF WILLIAM BRADFORD OF THE MAYFLOWER

NEPHEW OF SAMUEL GRAY (FIRST AMERICAN TO DIE IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR)

1ST COUSIN OF EXPLORER CAPT. ROBERT GRAY

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

SELECTMAN

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A BIOGRAPHY OF GIDEON BRADFORD, ESQ., by Laurence Overmire (6th great grandson), Sept. 2016:

Gideon Bradford was born in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Oct. 17, 1718, the second of ten children of Lt. Samuel Bradford and Sarah Gray. His father was the great grandson of Gov. William Bradford of the Mayflower. His mother was the half-sister of Samuel Gray, the first American to die in the Revolutionary War. She was also the aunt of Capt. Robert Gray, the American explorer who discovered the Columbia River and staked America's claim to the Oregon Territory.

On Oct. 8, 1741, at Plymouth, Massachusetts, 23-year-old Gideon married 24-year-old Jane Paddock, the daughter of Deacon Ichabod Paddock and Joanna Faunce. Jane gave birth to seven children: Levi, Joseph, Sarah, Samuel, Gideon, Calvin, and Jennie.

Gideon lived in the northern part of Plympton near the Old Furnace. In 1761, he moved to the southern part of town and purchased about 200 acres. He was the owner of the Old Forge on the Winnetuxet River, which he operated until they stopped making iron in 1774. At that point, he moved to Charlotte Furnace in the southern part of Carver. An important and respected member of the community, Gideon held various positions of authority including Justice of the Peace, Selectman, and Assessor, as well as moderator of Plympton town meetings.

He died in Plympton on Oct. 18, 1793, at the age of 74 and was laid to rest in Ye Olde Burial Grounds in Plympton (now Hillcrest Cemetery).

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L4QP-JZ2

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29364027

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of Richard Warren of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of William Bradford of the Mayflower

Gideon married Jane "Jennie" Paddock on 8 Oct 1741 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Jane (daughter of Deacon Ichabod Paddock and Joanna Faunce) was born on 30 Aug 1717 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Apr 1795 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 18 Apr 1795 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: LZW7-6QK
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 43568587
• Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Yarmouth - DNA Family 020
• Group: Mayflower - Richard Warren
• Group: Mayflower - William Bradford

Notes:

From FindaGrave:

Aged 52 years
Son of Gideon and Jane Paddock Bradford.

Vital Records of Plympton, Massachusetts to the year 1850, Births, p. 32
Bradford, Gideon [second dup. (Jr. h. Abigail (d. Zabdiel Sampson), ch. Gideon and Jennee [dup. see Calvin, July 25, 1754]; May 30, 1752.

Vital Records of Plympton, Massachusetts to the year 1850,
Marriages, p. 263
Bradford, Gideon, Jr. and Abegail Sampson 2d, Jan. 8, 1778

Vital Records of Plympton, Massachusetts to the year 1850, Deaths, p. 447
Bradford, Gideon [dup. Jr.], h. Abigail (d. Zabdiel Sampson), s. Gideon Esq., [dup (left two daughters)] Apr. 5, 1805. [in 53d y. in P., C.R. a. 52, G.R.I]


Inscription

In memory of
Mr. GIDEON BRADFORD
who
DIED April 5
1805
aged 52 years
"Down the mansions of the silent dead,
Behold the husband, parent, friend is fled.
His generous heart was prompt at pitty's call.
He ever felt and prayed and wept for all,
Lending redeeming love, he spent his days,
And his last dying accents uttered praise."

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZW7-6QK

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43568587

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of John Hall of Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Group:
Descendant of Richard Warren of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of William Bradford of the Mayflower

Gideon married Abigail Sampson on 8 Jan 1778 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of Zabdiel Sampson and Abiah Whitmarsh) was born on 11 Jul 1758 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died after 1797 in Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: LQRN-Y3L
• Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Yarmouth - DNA Family 020
• Group: Mayflower - George Soule
• Group: Mayflower - John Alden & Priscilla Mullins
• Group: Mayflower - Myles Standish
• Group: Mayflower - Richard Warren
• Group: Mayflower - William Bradford

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LQRN-Y3L

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of John Hall of Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Group:
Descendant of George Soule of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullin of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of Myles Standish and his wife Barbara

Group:
Descendant of Richard Warren of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of William Bradford of the Mayflower

Zabdiel married Mary Standish before 1807. Mary (daughter of Shardrach Standish and Mary Churchiill) was born on 15 Nov 1783 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 31 Mar 1868 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; was buried after 31 Mar 1868 in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]