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• FamilySearch ID: MD9P-8Q7
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 48425393

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Daughter of Phillip Smith and Mary Slade, early settlers of Rhode Island. Her family "possessed in a very high degree the principals of civil and religious liberty." She married Edward Gray II in 1690, as his first wife, and lived in a merchant's home on the main road from Newport to Boston. In 1710, at age 37 Mary died, leaving behind her widower and eight children aged 3-19. She was buried in the 60 acre lot beside her home.

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Mary was buried on the 60 acre parcel adjoining the family homestead on Main Street. No buildings or markers remain.

Mary married Edward Gray, II in 1690. Edward (son of Edward Gray and Dorothy Lettice) was born on 31 Jan 1666/67 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony; died in 1726 in Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LHZ9-B7Z
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 8973950

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Here lies Buried the Body of Mrs.
SARAH HUNT who was formerly
the Wife of SAMUEL BRADFORD
of Plymton Gentleman who deceased
March the 26th 1740 in the 56th
Year of his Age who left Eight Children
names as follows. JOHN. GIDEON.
MARY. SARAH. WILLIAM. ABIGAIL.
PHEBE. and SAMUEL. who was the Daughter of Mr. EDWARD GRAY and
MARY his wife of Tiverton. Born
April the 8th 1697 who deceased
October the 16th 1770 in the
74th Year of her Age.
Mrs. Sarah (Gray) Bradford Hunt was the second wife of Chilmark gentleman William Hunt

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Sarah married Lieut. Samuel Bradford on 21 Oct 1714 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Samuel (son of Major John Bradford and Mercy Warren) was born on 23 Dec 1683 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony; died on 26 Mar 1740 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 26 Mar 1740 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married William Hunt on 7 Sep 1749 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. William (son of William Hunt and Mary Bradford) was born on 17 May 1693 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Jul 1769 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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).

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Gideon married Bethiah Paddock on 8 Oct 1741 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Bethiah (daughter of Deacon Ichabod Paddock and Joanna Faunce) was born about 1714; died on 4 Sep 1731 in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 4 Sep 1731 in Cemetery at The Green, Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]