William Bradford (1590-1657)

2nd Governor of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Bay

The portraits, illustrations and statue attributed to him were romantic creations imagined up in the 19th century - Edward Winslow is the only original Plymouth colonist with an extant portrait painted from life. William Bradford was married twice, having one surviving son by his first marriage and three children who reached adulthood by his second marriage. His many famous descendants include William Collins Whitney, Frederic Edwin Church, Clint Eastwood, Hugh Hefner, Christopher Reeve, etc.

Parents (2)

William Bradford

Yeoman Farmer, of Austerfield, Yorkshire

1559-1591

Alice (Hanson) Briggs

Mrs Alice (Hanson) Bradford, Briggs

1562-1597

Spouses (2)

Dorothy (May) Bradford

Mrs Dorothy (May) Bradford

1597-1620

Alice (Carpenter) Bradford

Mrs Alice (Carpenter) Southworth, Bradford

1589-1670

Children (4)

John Bradford

Lt. John Bradford, of Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony

1618-1676

Maj. William Bradford

Deputy Governor of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Bay

1624-1704

Mercy (Bradford) Vermayes

Mrs Mercy (Bradford) Vermayes

b.1627

Joseph Bradford

Planter and Innkeeper, of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Bay

1630-1715