| John Bradfield was born about 1690, in Bucks County, PA. He married Jane Harmer, who was born about 1689 in Springfield Twp., Montgomery, PA the daughter of William Harmer and Ruth Skeat, on Sept. 29, 1712 (another source states 29 JUL 1712) in Abington MM, Jenkintown, Montgomery County, PA. John Bradfield lived in Buckingham, Pennsylvania during the early to mid 1700's. Along with five others, he laid out several public roads in the county. John died in 1756, in Bucks County, PA. Their children were: Ruth BRADFIELD b: ABT 1713 in Bucks Co. PA John, Jr. BRADFIELD b: ABT 1714 in [abt 1720] Buckingham, Bucks Co., PA William BRADFIELD b: ABT 1715 in abt 1720- Bucks Co., PA Elizabeth BRADFIELD b: ABT 1720 Joseph BRADFIELD b: 1725 in Bucks Co, PA JOHN BRADFIELD'S WILL: In his will, signed by his mark and dated May 5, 1757, he named his wife, JANE, and JOSEPH FELL as executors. He gave to his son, JOHN, a plantation with more than 137 acres of land. He also named his sons, WILLIAM & JOSEPH, daughter ELIZABETH HARMAN, and several grandchildren, including the sons of BENJAMIN SCRIVNER (JAMES & THOMAS). JOHN BRADFIELD also left L3 to the Meeting to maintain the Graveyard. File # 913, Bucks County, 1757 Be it remembered that I John Bradfield of Buckingham in the County of Bucks & province of Pensilvania yeoman being in sound health and d----sing mind and memory blessed be God for the same and caling to mind the uncertainty of time here have thought good to make and declare this my last will & testament in manner& form following. That is to say, I give & devise all that my plantation whereon I now live & which I purchased of Robert Sanders containing about 137 < more or less herediliments and appurtaing there unto belonging unto my son John Bradfied for and during his natural like and if my son John Bradfield should have a son called John Bradfield and he should live to the age of twenty one years then I devise the same plantation lands and___ unto such son his heir and asignes for ever or ___ said son John have a son called James and John both ___ shall be devided equally between both and devised to them their heirs and ___ forever. But in case my son John should have no maill hairs and after his death or if he has mail hairs and the[y] do not attaine to the age of twenty one years then and if so all ___death of John Bradfield or his son or sons I fancy and in case of such want of hairs I shall decend to William Bradfield and to his son John if he has one and to their heirs and asignes forever. And to my well beloved wife Jane Bradfield I give devise and bequeath as followeth to her after my death and during her widowhood the full privilidge of my new wife and all the goods and chattel that I now posess with all the ___ ___ ___ depts oramounts due or ___ come due to me with all ___ ___ and my son John shall at all times bring ___ her firewood so ___ and keepe her one ___sing creature and two cowes and keepe them and forther I oblige my son John or his heirs as aforsaid that he or the pay unto my well beloved Jane during her widowhood all and every part of corne and every just hight provilidge property clame and demand that was due to me by any covinent contract,bargain or agreement what so ever in my life time by lease or any other ___ to me due by rent of my plantation and that he pay it as fully to my wife during her widowhood as aforesaid. And I give my wife my ___ cattell iron pot, sow trough, bake stove &___ cattle and John shall be obligated to carry his mother's hight of wheat to the best merchant mill within twenty miles of the plantation and sell it for her and bring her the monney & deliver it in to her hands. I likewise give to my son William all my wearing apparil of all sorts and my sider tub that is now at my son Johns and at the death of my wife I likewise give my son William my best featherbed and warming ___ fifteene pounds lawfull money as a froesaid to be paid by my executors hereafter named. Also to my son William's daughter Jane I give five pounds & my best Londan puter dish to be paid at the death of her grandmother or at the age of eighteene years. Also to Abner Bradfield my grandson I give five shillings to paid asaforesaid. Also I give to my daughter Elizabeth Harman fifteene pounds and six Londan puter plates if she out lives her mother.And I give to my grandaughter Jane Harman my best or second Londan puter dish and to my grandaughter Sarrah Harman five shillings and to Ruth Harman five shillings and to Benjamin Sivener's son James I give five shillings and to his son Thomas five shillings. Also to my son John Bradfield's daughter Martha five shillings and daughter Ruth ten shillings and to my son Joseph Bradfield I give five pounds all which is to be paid after the death of my wife. I also nominate constitute and appoint my truly and well beloved friend Joseph Fell of Buckingham in the county and province aforesaid my executor ofthis my last will and testimant. Likewise I nominate,constitute, and appoint my well beloved wife Jaine Bradfield executor with my above said frind Joseph Fell. Likewise I give to the meeting towards upholding and mantaining the graveyard whear I am buried the sum of three pounds. Also I desire that my son William do make my coffin of black walnut and as lastly my desire is that my just depts and funerall expensis be paid by my executors to be levied out of my reall estate and to be paid by my executors, that the[y] may discharge the same, by my son John Bradfield. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seall this twentieth day ___ ___ ___ ___ year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & fifty two, and ___ hereby revoak and disamend all other and former wills and executor made by me and declare this and no other to be my last will and testiment. Signed his John Bradfield mark Signed sealled published and declared by the above named John Bradfield to be his last will & testamint in the presants of us who have here unto subscribed our names as wittnessis in the presants of the testater. Sarah Penington Daniel Penington Jr. Danie Penington Joseph Bradfield was born about 1725, in Bucks County, PA, the son of John Bradfield and Jane Harmer. He married Eleanor Beck, the daughter of Edward & Sarah Beck, before 1748 in Bucks County, PA, who was born in 1731, in Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Joseph Bradfield died in 1790 in Bucks County, PA. Children Sarah BRADFIELD Edward BRADFIELD Adah BRADFIELD John BRADFIELD b: 1750-1755 in Bucks county, PA Keziah BRADFIELD b: ABT. 1759 Eleanor BRADFIELD b: ABT. 1767 in Bucks county, PA John Bradfield was born in 1750 in Bucks Co. PA, the son of Joseph Bradfield and Eleanor Beck. John was married three times, first to Mary Lloyd (b. Sept. 7 1756, Abington, Montgomery County, PA.), on June 2, 1777, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She died between 1783-1790. Children of John Bradfield and Mary Lloyd were: Joseph Bradfield: b. August 6,1777, m. Cynthia Carey Benjamin Bradfield b. July 15,1780 Thomas Bradfield b. April 15,1783 m. Hannah Thompson John Bradfield's second wife, Hannah Burson (b. 1744-1745 at Gilbert Manor in Phila.Co. Pa.) died in 1797 in Loudoun Co. Va. They had one son: George Bradfield b. July 20, 1796 According to Hinshaw's Quaker Genealogy, Vol VI: 299, John Bradfield and children; Joseph, Benjamin and Thomas were received by the South River Monthly Meetinghouse of Campbell Co, VA on 21 Feb 1795. John had been previous to this a member of the Fairfax Monthly Meetinghouse of Loudon Co., VA. This was taken from another family history on the internet: My ancestor, John BRADFIELD 's first mention in Quaker records is when John and his children (Joseph, Benjamin and Thomas) were received by request at the South River MM in Campbell Co., VA on 21 February 1795 (Hinshaw, Vol. VI: 299). Hannah wife of John BRADFIELD received on certificate from the Fairfax MM, Loudoun Co., VA dated November 25, 1795. It states that she was living in Campbell Co., VA for considerable time and condemned the conduct for which she stood disowned. Hannah was a daughter of George & Sarah (COX) BURSON of Loudoun Co., VA. Moreover, she is also more than likely not the mother of John's three children who came under the care of the Friends at Campbell Co., VA. There is a document purporting to be a transcript of the family bible for this family, copies of which are in circulation among descendants researching John BRADFIELD. The mother of Joseph, Benjamin and Thomas BRADFIELD is identified in the bible transcription as Mary (no surname). Moreover, a civil marriage took place between John BRADFIELD & Hannah READER on November 20, 1798 at Campbell Co., VA. John BRADFIELD was disowned for this act by the meeting for marriage contrary to discipline February 9, 1799. John Bradfield married his third wife, Hannah Reeder (born Nov. 20, 1750, the daughter of William Reeder and Ann Burgess), in Campbell Co. Va. Nov. 20, 1798. John died in East Fairfield Township in Columbiana Co., Ohio on June 22, 1817, and was buried there. Hannah Reeder died August of 1847, in Columbiana Co. Ohio. The children of John Bradfield and Hannah Reeder were: Mary Bradfield b. Sept.11,1799 m. John Burson Ann Bradfield b. Jan.1,1801 m. William Newlin Sarah Bradfield b. June 5,1802 m. Abraham Slack John Bradfield b. Jan.19,1804 m. Catherine Wallaham William Bradfield b. Sept. 5,1805 m. Sarah Robinson Mary Bradfield was born Sept., 1799, in Lynchburg, Campbell Co., VA, the daughter of John Bradfield and Hannah Reeder. She married John Burson, the son of James & Mary Kregan Burson, on Feb. 6, 1828, in Columbiana Co., OH. Children of John Burson & Mary Bradfield: Catherine Ann Burson, b. Dec. 21, 1828, m. Samuel Roudebush Rachel Burson, b. ca 1830, m. Totten Joseph W. Burson, b. ca 1831 William Burson, b. Nov. 24, 1833 m. Rebecca A. Billman, m. Susan O. Lewis David C. Burson, b. Dec. 8, 1835, m. Margaret McGaven, m. Emma L. Elliot Jessie Burson, b. July 1832 d. Mar. 3, 1833 Mahlon Burson, b. Sept. 1840, d. Sept. 1840 |
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