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• FamilySearch ID: LZF4-6ZL
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 48425159

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From FindaGrave:

Edward II was a "Gentleman Merchant" who traded between Plymouth and Newport Harbor. His home was the first built in Tiverton and he is considered one of the founders of that town. The house was on the main road between Newport and Boston, and not far from the intersection known as "Four Corners." He first married Mary Smith, daughter of Phillip and Mary Slade Smith. Their children were: Edward III 1693, Mary 1691, Elizabeth 1694, Sarah 1697, Phoebe 1699, Phillip 1701, Hannah 1707 and Thomas 1704. Mary died in 1710. Edward II then married 2nd Mary Manchester, daughter of William and Mary Cook Manchester. Their children were:John 1712, Lydia 1714, William 1716, and Samuel 1718 (see record 20495342). in 1726, Edward's will was probated at Tiverton, and the executors were his sons Phillip and Thomas.

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Buried:
Edward and his wives were buried on the 60 acre parcel next to his house. Today it is a shopping center.

Edward married Mary Smith in 1690. Mary was born on 29 Dec 1673 in Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island; died in 1710 in Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

From FindaGrave:

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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• 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).

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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]

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• 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."

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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]