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     Jacob Bradbury was born on 17 June 1647.¹ He was the son of Thomas Bradbury and Mary Perkins.¹

     Jane Bradbury was born on 11 May 1645.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Bradbury and Mary Perkins.¹ Jane Bradbury married Henry True on 15 March 1667/68 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.²

     John Bradbury was born on 20 April 1654.¹ He was the son of Thomas Bradbury and Mary Perkins.¹ John Bradbury died on 20 November 1678 at the age of 24.

     John Bradbury was born on 29 October 1764 in York, Maine.² He was the son of John Bradbury and Elizabeth Ingraham.² John Bradbury married Priscilla Burbank, daughter of Benjamin Burbank and Jane Sewall, on 11 April 1788 in York.¹ John Bradbury died on 24 July 1851 in Chesterville, Maine, at the age of 86.

     John Bradbury married Elizabeth Ingraham.¹

     Judith Bradbury was born on 2 October 1638 in Salisbury (now Andover), Massachusetts.³ She was the daughter of Thomas Bradbury and Mary Perkins.² Judith Bradbury married Caleb/1 Moody, son of William/1 Moody and Sarah (Unknown), on 9 November 1665 in Newbury, Massachusetts.^4,5 Judith Bradbury died on 24 January 1699/0 in Newbury at the age of 61.^2,3

     Mary Bradbury was born on 17 March 1643.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Bradbury and Mary Perkins.¹

     Mary J. Bradbury was born circa 27 June 1843.¹ She married Oliver Smith Dow on 22 June 1875.¹ Mary J. Bradbury died on 8 October 1915.¹

     Rachel Crosby Bradbury was born on 7 March 1794 in Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine.^2,3 She was the daughter of John Bradbury and Priscilla Burbank.² Rachel Crosby Bradbury married Rev. Jotham Sewall, son of Rev. Jotham Sewall and Jenny Sewall, on 24 January 1815 in Chesterville.² Rachel Crosby Bradbury died on 10 November 1837 in Newcastle at the age of 43.²

     Sarah Bradbury was born on 21 June 1730 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.¹ She married Moses Lowell, son of John Lowell and Mary Davis, say 1753.¹

     Thomas Bradbury was baptised on 28 February 1610/11 at Wicken Bonhunt, Essex, England.^2,1 He was the son of Wymond Bradbury. Thomas Bradbury emigrated in 1634 to New England; as agent for Sir Ferdinando Gorges, proprietor of the original province of Maine.² He married Mary Perkins, daughter of John Perkins and Judith Gater, in May 1636.^1,2 After 1636 he settled in Salisbury MA where he was a schoolmaster, town clerk, clerk of the court, Capt. of military company, deputy to General Court for 7 years, and Associate Justice.
Evidently educated, his "graceful handwriting" appears in many extant documents in the archives of MA and NH.¹ Thomas Bradbury died on 16 March 1695 in Salisbury (now Andover), Massachusetts, at the age of 84.³

     Thomas Bradbury was born on 28 January 1641.¹ He was the son of Thomas Bradbury and Mary Perkins.¹

     Thomas Bradbury was born on 24 December 1674.¹ He was the son of William Bradbury and Rebecca Wheelwright.¹ Thomas Bradbury married Mary Hilton as his second wife, daughter of Colonel Edward Hilton and Ann Dudley, on 24 October 1702.² Thomas Bradbury died on 10 March 1718/19 at the age of 44.¹

     William Bradbury was born on 15 September 1649 (15 July according to Chandler p. 144).¹ He was the son of Thomas Bradbury and Mary Perkins.¹ William Bradbury married Rebecca Wheelwright, daughter of Rev. John Wheelwright and Mary Hutchinson, on 12 March 1672 in Salisbury.^2,3 William Bradbury died on 4 December 1678 at the age of 29.²

     Wymond Bradbury was born on 1 April 1637 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Thomas Bradbury and Mary Perkins.¹ Wymond Bradbury married Sarah Pike, daughter of Robert Pike and Sarah Sanders, on 7 May 1661.² Wymond Bradbury died on 7 April 1699 in Island of Nevis at the age of 62.²

     Wymond Bradbury Jr. was born on 13 May 1669 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Wymond Bradbury and Sarah Pike.¹ Wymond Bradbury Jr. married Maria Cotton, daughter of Rev. John Cotton and Joanna Rossiter.² Wymond Bradbury Jr. died on 17 April 1734 in York, Maine, at the age of 64.²

     Eunice Bradford married Uriah Wadsworth, son of Deacon Peleg Wadsworth and Lusanna Sampson, in 1789. Eunice Bradford died in August 1795.

     George Richard Bradford was born circa 1839 in Vermont.¹ He was the son of Richard Bradford and Mary Stimson.¹ George Richard Bradford married Emily Chapman Sewall, daughter of Levi Sewall and Mary Ann Robards, on 18 June 1865 in Rockport.^2,3 George Richard Bradford, president of the First National Bank, Gloucester, Mass., and one of the most prominent business men on Cape Ann, is a native ot North Springfield, Vt., and was born November 7, 1X2$. His parents were Richard and Mary (Stimson) Bradford. His father was born April 4, 1797, in Chester; and his mother was a native of Ludlow, Vt.

Andrew Bradford, grandfather of George R., was a native of Massachusetts. He became one of the early settlers in the vicinity of Springfield, Vt., where he was engaged in farming for the greater part of his life, He served in the Revolutionary War as a member of Captain Moody Dustin's company, which was attached to the Second Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry, fought under General Stark in the battle of Bennington, and also took part in the battles of Stillwater and Saratoga. He again entered the army in the War of 1812, and was present at the battle of Plattsburg. He lived to be seventy-eight years old, and died in 1838. The maiden name of his wife was Lucy Parker. They were married in Milford, N.E.

Richard Bradford, George R. Bradford's father, learned the cabinet-maker's trade, which was his principal occupation during his active years; and he also carried on a small farm. For several years he was associated with his brother Andrew in the cabinet-making business, and employed several men. he was an ardent abolitionist, and followed the majority of the Whig element into the ranks of the Republican party. In his religious views he was a Baptist. Richard Bradford died April 30, 1890, at the advanced age of ninety-three years. His wife, Mary Stimson, was a daughter of Charles Stimson, of Ludlow, Vt. They were the parents of two children, namely: George R., the subject of this sketch; and Mary, who resides in Gloucester, and is the widow of Lewis Davis.

George Richard Bradford acquired his education in the district schools of his native town; and in the summer of 1844 he worked in the granite quarries at Rock port, Mass. he returned to Vermont the following winter; and in the spring he accompanied his parents to Whitinsville, Mass., where he learned the painter's trade. Three years later he went to Janesville, Wis., where he was employed the succeeding year in a large store kept by the county treasurer, and then rejoined his parents, who had returned to Springfield, Vt. His next engagement was as manager of a large store in Moulton, Ala., where he remained nearly two years. Returning to Rockport, Mass., he purchased a grocery store, which he sold two years later. He then became associated with Eames, Stimson & Co. as a partner, assisting in organizing that concern, and contributing largely to its capital stock. He was actively engaged in directing its affairs for ten years, or until the enterprise was sold to the corporation known as the Rockport Granite Company, with which he is still officially connected. Mr. Bradford had already become a director in the Rockport Bank, and he now decided to give his principal attention to the national banking business. Refusing a good offer from a Western national bank, just organized under the new system, he became one of the incorporators of the First National Bank of Gloucester, an enterprise that has been successful from the start. Mr. Bradford was its cashier until 1894, when he was chosen president. Since 1867 he has been treasurer of the Cape Ann Anchor Works, which has a world-wide reputation; and he was one of the incorporators of the Cape Ann Isinglass Company, of which he has been treasurer since 1873. His investments in other industries and financial enterprises have been numerous and productive of excellent results. He was formerly manager and now is president of the Gloucester Gas Light Company, and is president of the Russia Cement Company, who conduct the largest fish glue establishment in the world, manufacture Le Page’s liquid glue, and are the proprietors of the Essex Fertilizer. He is a director of the Pigeon Hill Granite Company, is president of the Gloucester Safe Deposit and Trust Company, and president of the printing company which publishes the Cape Ann Breeze.

Mr. Bradford married Emma Sewall, of Rockport, daughter of Levi Sewall, one of the original members of the firm of Eames, Stini-son & Co. Having no children of their own, Mr. and Mrs. Bradford have reared her niece. Mr. Bradford attends the Congregational church, of which Mrs. Bradford is a member. He took an active part in organizing the Gloucester Fishermen’s Institute, inaugurated for the purpose of improving the moral and religious welfare of the seafaring men of the city. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and connected with Ashley Lodge, Rockport. Biographical review, containing life sketches of leading citizens of Essex County, Massachusetts pp., 191,192.

     Lydia Bradford married Deacon Dura Wadsworth, son of Deacon Peleg Wadsworth and Lusanna Sampson.

     Priscilla Bradford married Seth Chipman.¹

     Richard Bradford was born on 4 April 1797 in Chester. He married Mary Stimson.¹ Richard Bradford died on 30 April 1890 at the age of 93.

     Abiud Bradley Jr. married Susan Bee.

     Daniel Poor Bradley was the son of Mary Poor.¹

     Elizabeth Bradley married Ezekiel Dow.¹

     Frank Randall Bradley married Mary Scott, daughter of Robert Purdon Scott and Kate Worth, in 1910 in Mannum, South Australia.¹

     Henry Sewall Bradley was the son of Daniel Poor Bradley.¹

     Martha Bradley married Ralph Edwin Histed, son of David Eaton Histed and Eliza Jane Eaton, in November 1892.¹ Martha Bradley died in 1899.¹

     Stephen Bradley married Mary Fenn after 1687.¹

     Susan Ann Michel Bradley was born on 27 April 1842 in South Carolina.^3,4 She was the daughter of Abiud Bradley Jr. and Susan Bee. Susan Ann Michel Bradley married James Hale Sewall, son of Rev. Daniel Sewall and Angelina Brown, on 26 June 1872 in Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine.¹ Susan Ann Michel Bradley and James Hale Sewall appear on the census of 1920 at Boulder, Colorado, living with their daughter and son-in-law.⁵ Susan Ann Michel Bradley died on 20 March 1926 in Boulder, Colorado, at the age of 83.² She was buried in Green Mountain Cemetery, Boulder, Colorado.²