William Harden Bradley
William Harden Bradley was born May 16, 1778, in Onondaga Co., NY, and died December 7, 1861, in Eddystone, Haldimand Twp., Ontario, Canada, at age 83. Buried in Eddystone Cemetery, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada. He is the son of Nathan Bradley of Massachusetts and Harriet "Elizabeth" Harden of Connecticut.
Deborah Tripp was born 1785 in Onondaga Co., NY, and died August 25, 1870, in Eddystone, Zorra East, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada, at age 85. Buried in Eddystone Cemetery, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada. She is the daughter of David Tripp and Unknown.
William Harden Bradley and Deborah Tripp were married about 1802 in the United States.
William Harden Bradley and Deborah (Tripp) Bradley had fourteen children:
Abraham Harnden Bradley+1 b. 21 May 1804, d. 21 Apr 1886
William Bradley b. 1 Jun 1806, d. 3 Aug 1876
Delilah Bradley+ b. 3 May 1808, d. 22 Dec 1855
Almira S. Bradley+1 b. 27 Jun 1810, d. 10 Mar 1862
Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Bradley+1 b. 26 Dec 1811, d. 1865
Olive Bradley+ b. 1812, d. 11 Jun 1863
Amanda M. Bradley1 b. 19 Sep 1813
Nathan Joshua Bradley+1 b. 7 Feb 1816
Drusilla Bradley+ b. 14 Sep 1816, d. Feb 1902
Cyrena Elvira Bradley1 b. 3 Apr 1818
Daniel R. Bradley1 b. 22 Aug 1819
Wesley S. Bradley1 b. 27 May 1821, d. 3 Apr 1840
Oliver H. Bradley+1 b. 2 Jun 1823, d. 11 Jul 1899
Lorenzo Baldwin Bradley1 b. 3 Apr 1826, d. 1897
Wilson Russ Bradley+1 b. 24 Mar 1828, d. 16 Jul 1874
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Ontario was known as: "Upper Canada" from December 26, 1791, to February 10, 1841; "Canada West" from February 10, 1841, to July 1, 1867; and "Ontario" after July 1, 1867.
William Harden Bradley was born May 16, 1778, in Onondaga Co., NY.
Deborah Tripp was born about 1786 in Onondaga Co., NY.
William was an early settler of Haldimand Twp. and lived in the 2nd or 3rd Concession. The ancestor of the BRADLEY family was also from Vermont. He took up land in the 4th concession, the place being named after him, Bradley Hollow. He settled shortly after the EWINGs came to Haldimand. The family are very numerous in the neighborhood -- all engaged in agricultural pursuits, and well to do.
The 1851 Canadian Census shows William Bradley (age 74) born in the United States is a Farmer living in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West (Ontario). Living with him is Debora Bradley (age 66) born in the United States. Also living there are: Oliver Bradley (age 29) a Labourer born in Canada; Martha Bradley (age 26) born in England; Joshua Bradley (age 7) born in Canada; and Donald Bradley (age 1) born in Canada.
William Harden Bradley died December 7, 1861 in Eddystone, Haldimand Twp., Ontario, Canada at age 83.
Deborah (Tripp) Bradley died August 25, 1870 in Zorra East, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada at age 85.
The 1870 U. S. Census taken on June 13, 1870 shows S. H. Vaughn (age 64) born in Canada with real estate worth $2,000 and personal estate worth $1,000 is a Farmer living in Parma Twp., Monroe Co., NY. Living with him is Serena Vaughn (age 52) born in Canada, who is Keeping House. Also living there is Deborah Bradley (age 85) born in New York.
The 1871 Canadian Census shows Deborah Bradley (age 85) born in the United States died within the year in Zorra East, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada.
Hello cousin,
I found your information on the Nathan Bradley family of Haldimand, Ontario. I am descended from Hannah Bradley and Moses Hinman, Jr. I had found a book on the Massey family (‘Masseys Founding Family’ by Gillen and Ryerson) which states on page 11 that “Nathan Bradley left Illinois in 1777 with his wife Elizabeth and infant son William and eventually settled in Haldimand Township. They had fled from their home when they saw Indians approaching, Nathan carrying the baby and supporting his wife with his arm as they forded a river. On top of a hilltop they looked back to see their house in flames”
I attached a picture of William Bradley’s grave
William Gorman
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html
Dear Leigh, I have been searching my family roots and I ran across your website. Our families intersect at the Bradley's in Haldimand, Ontario. My grandmother was Mary Jane Hinman, the daughter of Edgar Byron Hinman. He was the son of Platt Hinman who was married to Almira Bradley (d. of Abraham Bradley, gr. d. of William Harnden Bradley). Platt Hinman was the son of Truman Hinman and grandson of Moses Hinman. Moses Hinman was one of the original settlers of Haldimand Township. His son, Moses Hinman Jr. married a Bradley and moved to Wisconsin. You appear to have done some extensive and careful research on the Bradley's. I would love to pick your brain in hopes of filling in some of the gaps in my research. I do have some material that my mother had collected but never really organized. I have plans (hopes) of organizing it for my family (cousins, et al). Recently, my sister in Boston, who is caretaker of the memorabilia, sent me a photograph of Abraham and Ruth (Tucker) Bradley that she scanned. If you have an interest in this photo, I could send it on to you. I have been attempting to track and document the Bradley line. I have not had much luck with Nathan and Harriet (Harden) Bradley to date. I have found a record of his birth in Addington, MA but have struck out so far finding any records of their marriage or births of their children. I have been intrigued by the story of their escape from the raid by the British and Indians. Independently, I have wondered if it was associated with the Cherry Valley Massacre. I note that you had a note from a Bradley descendant that indicated that Nathan's family might have lived in that area. I have also noted in the book "The Masseys, founding family" by Mollie Gillen, that she states on p. 11 the family moved from Illinois in 1777 after being burned out by Indians. This puzzled me, since Illinois was still wilderness in 1777. My guess is that Mollie Gillen was told originally that the family moved from Cherry Valley and she construed it as Cherry Valley, Illinois. Do you have any thoughts on this matter? Another point of interest is a possible connection to a Mayflower ancestor through the Bradley family. Nathan's mother was Susannah Pierce (sometimes spelled Peirce or Pearce). I believe that her parents were Anthony Pearce and Keturah Newland. Keturah Newland was a daughter of Jeremiah Newland and Susanna Harris. Susanna Harris was a daughter of Isaac Harris and Mercy Latham. Mercy Latham was a daughter of Robert Latham and Susanna Winslow. Susanna Winslow was a daughter of John Winslow and Mary Chilton. Mary Chilton was the daughter of James Chilton, a signer of the Mayflower Compact. Mary and James were passengers on the Mayflower. He died before setting foot on land. The Chilton family tradition maintains that she was the first woman to step onto land (Plymouth Rock) in the New World. I am working at documenting this. I notice that we are located in close proximity, so perhaps we can get together to share information. Obviously, this will have to be in the summer since you escape to Arizona during the brisk Wisconsin winter. Thank you for your attention. Paul Schatz