David Bradford of Pennsylvania and Louisiana, A Leader of the Whiskey Rebellion

DAVID BRADFORD OF PENNSYLVANIA AND LOUISIANA A LEADER OF THE WHISKEY REBELLION by Gale Ion Harris, PhD, FASG* Part I: Parents and Siblings avid Bradford was a successful attorney of Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania before he became a leading figure in the 1790s’ insurgency traditionally known as the Whiskey Rebellion. It has been described as the “single largest example of armed resistance to a law of the United States between the ratification of the Constitution and the Civil War.”1 The story of Bradford’s leadership in this affair and his timely escape down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers in 1794 to Bayou Sara—in what was then Louisiana Territory in Spanish possession—has been told and retold in local histories.2 The objective of the present article is to offer an account of David Brad-ford’s family,3 beginning with his father, James1, and including evidence of David’s activities in Ohio and Virginia. It is of interest to note that a likenamed son of David Bradford, a leader of the first great example of armed resistance to the authority of the new United States, had become by the 1840s a favorite brother-in-law of Jefferson Davis, who became the leader of the second and greater example. The present Part I will be followed in the next issue with Part II dealing with David Bradford’s own career and family. D 1. JAMES1 BRADFORD, born about 1716, died in Washington County, Pennsylvania, on 14 December 1789, aged 73.4 Before settling there, James and * The author is coeditor of The Genealogist. His address is 1312 Basswood Circle, East Lansing, MI 48823. 1 Thomas P. Slaughter, The Whiskey Rebellion: Frontier Epilogue to the American Revolution (New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986), 5. 2 For example, Earle R. Forrest, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania , 3 vols. (Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1926), 1:990-94. 3 An incomplete outline version appeared in William Henry Egle, ed., Notes and Queries: Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania, Annual Volume, 1898 (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1899), 128-29. 4 Gravestone inscription, Chartiers Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Washington County; also Mrs. Philip Wallace Hiden, “The Bradford Family of Fauquier County, Virginia,” Genealogies of Virginia Families from Tyler’s Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, 4 vols. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981), 1:196. Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 49 (2014) 85 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 86 Vol. 49 his wife JENNETT/JENNET/JANE/JEAN — “came from the north of Ireland [and] resided for a while in New Jersey, and subsequently in [Cecil County] Maryland near the Pennsylvania line.” After the death of James, Mrs. Jane Bradford made her home with her daughter Agnes McDowell and was “remembered as a ‘little woman’ and lived to a good old age.”5 But that must have been a considerable time later, as she maintained her own household in Washington County throughout the 1790s. Jean Bradford was head of a household there in 1790,6 and in 1798 widow Bradford and [her son] James Bradford were separately accessed for taxes in Strabane Township.7 In 1800, Jennet Bradford’s household in Strabane Township consisted of a male and a female both age 45 or over.8 Much earlier, on 7 July 1745, James Bradford, a carpenter of Cecil County, Maryland, in consideration of £150 and “sundry debts already paid for me,” sold his carpenter tools and various household items to Henry Baker.9 He was still “of Cecil County” on 2 February 1770 (if the same man) when he bought 100 bushels of corn from Joseph Harris of Chester County, Pennsylvania, to be delivered to the “said Bradford at Charlestown.”10 Crumrine states that James Bradford was a native of Ireland “who came to Washington in 1784,” where he obtained a warrant for a 306-acre tract of land surveyed as Montgomery. He sold 191 acres of this tract to his son James on 26 December 1788.11 James (the father) was among the early settlers in the Chartiers Creek area in North Strabane Township.12 5 W. J. Park, Biographical Sketch of the Park Family of Washington County, Pa. (Covington, Ky.: J. J. Vance & Co., 1880), 33-34. Although not explicitly identified, the source for the quotations is suggested by internal evidence as probably Hon. Josiah Scott (1803– 1879) of Bucyrus, Ohio, a Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court and grandson of Agnes (Bradford) McDowell. No evidence is found for the name Ann Hamilton given without source for James’s wife in Notes and Queries (note 3), 128, which probably arose from some confusion with the wife of her grandson John3 Bradford (no. 2 vii). 6 Jean Bradford household, 1790 U.S. Census, District allotted to Presly Nevill, Washington County, page 145 (NARA M637, roll 9); two males 16 or over and three females; listed on same page as [her son] James Bradford and son-in-law John McDowell. 7 James Bradford, Widow Bradford, Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798, images online at Ancestry.com, #484/872. 8 Jennet Bradford household, 1800 U.S. Census, Strabane Township, Washington County, page 97 (NARA M32, roll 44). 9 Bill of Sale, Cecil County, Maryland Deeds 4:469-70. 10 Cecil County, Maryland Deeds 11:506-7. 11 Boyd Crumrine, ed., History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), 872-73. 12 Forrest, Washington County (note 2), 1:521. © Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania David Bradford of Pennsylvania and Louisiana 2014 87 The will of James Bradford Sr. of Strabane Township, Washington County, was dated 23 September 1787 but not proved until 6 August 1811. He gave his wife Jennett a third of his movable estate and his eldest son Thomas—who apparently was incompetent—his plantation for his use during his life, but to be in the care of James Allison and James Bradford Jr. as his guardians. Upon the death of Thomas, the plantation was to be sold and the proceeds divided equally among four of James Sr.’s children: oldest daughter Agnes McDowell, second daughter Mary Allison, second son James Bradford, and “youngest daughter Margaret Bradford or otherwise Sheerer.” To his youngest son, David Bradford, he gave $1.00. Leonard Dobbin and Samuel Stuart witnessed.13 The reason for the token bequest to David is unstated, but it suggests that his father regarded that he already had adequately provided for him. Children of James1 and Jennett/Jennet/Jane/Jean (—) Bradford, named in his will: i. AGNES2 BRADFORD, “oldest daughter,” born 2 January 1746/7 (calc.), died 17 July 1825, age 78y 6m 15d,14 buried Chartiers Hill Cemetery, Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania;15 married near Elizabethtown, New Jersey, about 1765 (“about eighteen years of age”) JOHN MCDOWELL,16 born near Belfast, Ireland, 23 September 1736,17 died Washington County 12 August 1809 in his 73rd year.18 After their marriage near Elizabethtown, John and Agnes McDowell lived for some time at Peach Bottom, York County, Pennsylvania, before settling in 1773 on Chartiers Creek, Washington County.19 At his log cabin there in August 1775, the Rev. John McMillan (founder of Jefferson College) is said to have preached his first sermon in Washington County.20 13 James Bradford Sr. will, Washington County Wills 1:326-27. The long delay before the will was proved in court probably resulted from the provision it made for son Thomas’s life interest in the farm. 14 Park Family (note 5), 36. 15 Agness “Nancy” Bradford McDowell, Chartiers Hill Cemetery. Gravestone photo and data online at FindaGrave.com, Memorial no. 80979287. 16 Park Family (note 5), 19, 34. 17 Park Family (note 5), 28, citing [in 1880] a letter that had been in possession of Hon. Josiah Scott (1803–1879) of Bucyrus, Ohio, grandson of John and Agnes (Bradford) McDowell. It was addressed to John McDowell from a brother in Ireland stating that he was living “in the place in Ballyhanwood where our father lived and did for two years before his death.” 18 Crumrine, Washington County (note 11), 869-70. Park Family (note 5), 29 (marriage place), 32 (John’s death), gives McDowell’s age at death as “nearly sixty-three years,” probably an error for seventy-three. 19 Park Family (note 5), 19, where a more detailed account may be seen. 20 Forrest, Washington County (note 2), 1:521. Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 88 Vol. 49 John McDowell’s will, dated 21 July 1808 with a codicil added in April 1809, mentions wife Agnes (to have all . . . that may come to her on the sale of her father’s estate), daughter Sarah Park and her three Park children, daughter Rachel Scott and her three Scott children, daughter Rebeckah Scott and her three children by Abraham Scott, son James McDowell deceased (his four sons), son John McDowell deceased and his four children, children of daughter Mary Urie, the Reverend Abraham Scott “all my interest in Jefferson College Library,” with John Park, Abraham Scott, and Richard Johnston to be executors.21 The will of Agnes McDowell, signed by mark, dated 6 September 1822, and proved in Washington County on 26 July 1825, includes specific bequests to her grandchildren and names John Park and Richard Johnston as her executors.22 Children of John and Agnes2 (Bradford) McDowell:23 1. Mary McDowell, born 24 April 1766, died about 1802; married about 1783 (“when not quite seventeen years of age”) John Urie, who also died about 1802, leaving seven children to be raised by their McDowell grandparents. 2. James McDowell, born 3 November 1767, died by 1808 (father’s will); married — — and resided in Washington County. 3. Sarah McDowell, born 24 October 1769, died 6 April 1857, buried Chartiers Hill Cemetery, Canonsburg, Washington County;24 m. June 1787 John Park, son of Samuel and Margaret (Marshall) Park, born Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 18 December 1758,25 died 31 May 1832 and buried same cemetery. In 1850, widow Sarah Park, age 80, was living in Washington County with her son McDowell Park.26 4. William McDowell, born 6 October 1771, d. Philadelphia about 1801 (“when about thirty years of age”), unmarried. 5. Rachel McDowell, born 17 November 1773, died Washington County 24 March 1812; married 18 November 1790 Alexander Scott, eldest son of Josiah and Violet (Foster) Scott, born Peach Bottom, York County, Pennsylvania, 26 21 John McDowell will, Washington County Wills 2:224-27 (date of proof not shown). 22 Agnes McDowell will, Washington County Wills 4:118-20. 23 Park Family (note 5), 36-63, except where otherwise indicated. 24 Sarah McDowell Park, Chartiers Hill Cemetery. Data online at FindaGrave.com, Memorial no. 80979403. 25 Park Family (note 5), 6-7. 26 McDowell Park household, 1850 U.S. Census, Cecil Township, Washington County, page 81 [stamped], #1 of 24 (NARA M432, roll 833). © Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania David Bradford of Pennsylvania and Louisiana 2014 89 December 1763,27 died in Knox County, Ohio, on 23 December 1848, age 85, and buried Martinsburg Presbyterian Cemetery.28 Alexander Scott married second Esther Craighead, daughter of Col. George and Agnes (—) Craighead of Washington County, born 31 March 1766, died 7 September 1825.29 6. Rebecca McDowell, born 5 March 1776, died Jefferson County, Ohio, 7 January 1855; married 18 June 1793 the Rev. Abraham Scott, brother of her sister Rachel’s husband Alexander, born York County, Pennsylvania, 19 June 1765, died Jefferson County 19 March 1841.30 7. John McDowell, born 18 February 1778, died by 1808 (father’s will); married Margaret McCorkle, who “survived him at least fifteen or twenty years.” 8. David McDowell, born 25 December 1779, died “before he was quite two years old.” 9. Agnes McDowell, “youngest daughter,”31 born in Pennsylvania about 1790 (age 60 in 1850); married Dr. John White, son of William White, born in Maryland about 1785 (age 65 in 1850), died 19 August 1855, age 67 [sic], buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Hickory, Pennsylvania32; they “settled in Hickory, where he was in practice many years.”33 They were in Mount Pleasant Township, Washington County, in 1850.34 ii. MARY JANE BRADFORD, “second daughter,” born about 1748, died 22 January 1833, age 85y; married JAMES ALLISON, born about 1743, died 24 July 1820, age 77y, both buried Chartiers Hill Cemetery, Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania.35 After his arrival from Cecil County, Maryland, James settled in 1773 in what is now Chartiers Township in Washington County.36 Called Colonel Allison, 27 John Scott, Hugh Scott, An Immigrant of 1670, and his Descendants (Nevada, IA: John Manor Scott, Printer, 1895), 50-51. 28 Martinsburg Presbyterian Cemetery, gravestone photo online at FindaGrave.com, memorial no 75379182. Crumrine, Washington County (note 11), 870, incorrectly states his year of death as 1868. 29 Hugh Scott (note 27), 51. 30 Hugh Scott (note 27), 119, 125. 31 Crumrine, Washington County (note 11), 870. 32 Dr. John White, Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Data online at FindaGrave.com, Memorial no. 50732488. 33 Crumrine, Washington County (note 11), 605, 870. 34 John White household, 1850 U.S. Census, Mount Pleasant Township, Washington County, page 107 [stamped] (NARA M432, roll 833). The household included Nancy White, age 25, probably the grandchild of that name mentioned in Agnes McDowell’s will. 35 Col James Allison, Chartiers Hill Cemetery. Gravestone photo and data online at FindaGrave.com, Memorial no. 64782098. 36 Forrest, Washington County (note 2), 2:177. Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 90 Vol. 49 he was an associate judge of Washington County 1786–1788, and a member of the Supreme Executive Council at Philadelphia in 1789.37 James Allison’s will, dated 18 July 1820 and proved in Washington County on 24 August 1820, names wife Mary, sons Andrew, David, William, Thomas, John, James, George, sons-in-law Thomas B. Craighead and Rev. Joseph McElroy, and a servant girl Hannah; sons James and Thomas and son-in-law Joseph McElroy to be executors. The will was recorded with an appended survey of 659 acres laying on both sides of Chartiers Creek.38 Children of Col. James and Mary Jane2 (Bradford) Allison, named in his 1820 will:39 1. James Allison, born Cecil County, Maryland, 4 October 1772, died Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 17 June 1854, Attorney at Law, age 81y 8m 13d,40 buried Old Cemetery at Beaver;41 m. Jane Shannon, who died in her 67th year.42 James studied law in the office of his uncle David Bradford in Washington, Pennsylvania.43 On 8 July 1796, he witnessed Henry Fraze’s payment of £45 to Elizabeth Bradford [wife of his uncle David Bradford] for 58½ acres on Pigeon Creek.44 He moved to Beaver County, where he served as prosecuting attorney 1803–1809, was elected to Congress in 1822 and re-elected in 1824, but resigned before serving the second term.45 2. George Allison, born Washington County, Pennsylvania, 11 January 1774, d. Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 1 June 1840, buried Raccoon Church Cemetery, Candor, Washington County;46 married Martha McDonald, born Mount Pleasant, Washington County, 25 November 1787, died Noblestown, 37 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of the City of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens, 2 vols. (Chicago: RichmondArnold Publishing Co., 1910), 1:114, 2:602. 38 James Allison will, Washington County Wills 3:373-77. 39 See also Crumrine, Washington County (note 11), 708. 40 James Allison, Beaver County Deaths 1854, no. 96, images online at Ancestry.com, giving dates and places of birth, death, names of parents, and name of his spouse. 41 James Allison Jr., Old Cemetery. Data online at FindaGrave.com. Memorial no. 24186608. 42 Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY, Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co., 1899), 78. The date (before 1850) of her death is not given. 43 Joseph H. Bausman, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and Its Centennial Celebration, 2 vols. (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1904), 1:338. 44 Washington County Deeds 1P:169. David Bradford had gone to Louisiana, while Elizabeth was still in Washington County in a position to receive the payment. 45 Bausman, History of Beaver County (note 43), 1:338. 46 George Allison, Raccoon Church Cemetery. Data online at FindaGrave.com, Memorial no. 51471690. © Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania 2014 David Bradford of Pennsylvania and Louisiana 91 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 15 September 1855, also buried Raccoon Church Cemetery, daughter of John and Martha Tavin (Noble) McDonald. 3. William Allison, born Pennsylvania about 1776, migrated in 1834 to McDonough County, Illinois,47 where he was living in 1850, age 74, with wife Sarah —, born Pennsylvania about 1782.48 Sarah was living in McDonough County in 1860 with [her son] Harmon Allison.49 4. Thomas Allison, born Washington County about 1780, died 21 October 1849, age 69;50 married 1817 Mary Johnson, born about 1798, who died in 1884, aged 86y, daughter of Richard Johnson.51 5. John Allison, born Pennsylvania about 1781, migrated in 1834 to McDonough County, Illinois,52 where he was living in 1850, age 69, with wife Jane —, born Maryland about 1789.53 Jane was living in McDonough County in 1860 with [her son] John Allison.54 6. Rachel Allison, married before 1820 Dr. Thomas B. Craighead, son of Col. George Craighead. Thomas was “a physician who settled in Chartiers Township and died there, leaving two children, who died young.”55 7. Mary Allison, married before 1820 Rev. Joseph McElroy, an executor of her father’s will. 8. David Allison, living 1820, when his father’s will directed that he be supported by his brother Andrew. 9. Andrew Allison, born Pennsylvania about 1795 (age 55 in 1850),56 died 26 January 1854, buried Chartiers Hill Cemetery, Washington County;57 m. Elizabeth —, born Pennsylvania about 1799, died 19 November 1878, buried 47 Crumrine, Washington County (note 11), 708. 48 William Allison household, 1850 U.S. Census, McDonough County, Illinois, page 277 [stamped] (NARA M432, roll 116). 49 Harmon Allison household, 1860 U.S. Census, Chalmers Township, McDonough County, Illinois, page 361 (NARA M653, roll 201). 50 Crumrine, Washington County (note 11), 708. 51 McFarland, City of Washington and Washington County (note 36), 2:602; Crumrine, Washington County (note 11), 874. 52 Crumrine, Washington County (note 11), 720. 53 John Allison household, 1850 U.S. Census, McDonough County, Illinois, page 305 [stamped] (NARA M432, roll 116). 54 John Allison household, 1860 U.S. Census, Scotland Township, McDonough County, Illinois, page 434 (NARA M 653, roll 201). 55 Crumrine, Washington County (note 11), 613, 872. 56 Andrew Allison household, 1850 U.S. Census, Chartiers Township, Washington County, page 324 [stamped] (NARA M432, roll 834). 57 Andrew W Allison, Chartiers Hill Cemetery. Data online at FindaGrave.com, Memorial no. 80978656. Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 92 2 3 Vol. 49 same cemetery. Andrew received his father’s “mansion house” on condition that he support his mother and brother David. iii. THOMAS BRADFORD, “eldest son,” born say 1750, who, by his father’s will, was to have the home farm but be cared for by his brother-in-law James Allison and brother James Bradford Jr. as guardians. In 1800, Thomas probably was the male aged 45 or over in the household of his widowed mother, Jennet Bradford. He died probably before August 1811, when his father’s will was proved and the farm sold. iv. JAMES BRADFORD, “second son,” born Cecil County, Maryland, 1752; m. ELIZABETH GIBSON. v. DAVID BRADFORD, “youngest son,” b. probably Cecil County, Maryland, about 1755; m. ELIZABETH PORTER. vi. MARGARET BRADFORD “otherwise Sheerer,” “youngest daughter,” born say 1757. She was living at the time of her father’s will in 1787, but nothing more of her has been learned. 2. JAMES2 BRADFORD (James1), “second son,” born in Cecil County, Maryland, in 1752, died in Washington County, on 26 June 1801; married ELIZABETH GIBSON,58 who died before 4 August 1806, when a bond was set for her sonin-law Richard Johnson as administrator of her estate.59 James Bradford Jr. was appointed in Washington County on 2 October 1781 as a viewer for a road from Catfish Camp to Pittsburgh.60 He may have been the private of that name in Lt. Col. David Williamson’s expedition in March 1782 against the Moravian Indians at the village of Gnadenhütten in present Tuscarawas County, Ohio.61 He served as county commissioner, 1786–1787,62 and on 26 December 1788, he obtained a 191-acre portion of Montgomery, his father’s farm.63 His household in Washington County in 1790—listed near those of his mother and brother-in-law John McDowell— consisted of one male 16 or over, two under 16, and five females .64 58 Data from U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application (John Morrison, b. 1848), image online at Ancestry.com. 59 Washington County probate files B36 [1808], FHL microfilm 1,683,227. 60 Forrest, Washington County (note 2), 1:324. 61 “Williamson’s Expedition,” Pennsylvania Archives, second series 14(1888):753-54, at 754; see also Forrest, Washington County (note 2), 1:140. 62 Forrest, Washington County (note 2), 1:357. 63 Crumrine, Washington County (note 11), 873. 64 James Bradford household, 1790 U.S. Census, District allotted to Presly Nevill, Washington County, page 145 (NARA M637, roll 9). © Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania 2014 David Bradford of Pennsylvania and Louisiana 93 In 1798, James Bradford was one of the first trustees of the Chartiers Presbyterian Church.65 In 1796 and 1798, he acted as attorney to sell properties in Washington County for [his brother] David Bradford then absent in Louisiana.66 In 1800, James Bradford’s home in Strabane Township, Washington County, included a male 45 or over, a female 26-44, a male and a female 16-25, a male and two females 10-15, and five boys under 10.67 James Bradford’s will, dated 18 December 1800 and proved on 4 July 1801, mentions his wife without naming her, his “daughter Jinny that is marryed,” his son William, and his son-in-law Richard Johnston. His “wife” to be executrix, and his son William and son-in-law Richard Johnston to be executors.68 On 10 August 1801, widow Elizabeth Bradford, William Bradford, and Richard Johnston published notice of a public sale of the personal property of James Bradford, deceased. 69 His Washington County probate file shows that shares of James’s estate were distributed in 1807 to son William, son-in-law Richard Johnson (for his wife), daughter Agnes and husband Joseph Munce, daughter Christiana and husband Robert Hagerty, and to the guardians of “the six minor children” [unnamed].70 An inventory taken 8 August 1806 of the personal estate of the widow, Elizabeth Bradford, was valued at $757.29, with distribution made to the same heirs.71 All the children, including the minors, are named in the proceedings of a December 1806 session of the Washington County orphans’ court. In response to a petition for partition by the heirs of James Bradford late of Strabane Township, the court ordered a sale of his messuage and parcel of 90¼ acres and the proceeds to be divided to heirs William Bradford, Jane Johnson and her husband Richard Johnson, Christiana Bradford, and Nancy Bradford, all over 21, and to the guardians of Mary, James, John, David, Thomas, and George Bradford, minor children.72 65 Alfred Creigh, History of Washington County, 2nd ed. (Harrisburg, PA: B Singerly, 1871), 113. 66 Washington County Deeds 1P:169, 1O:315, 317, 351, 368. 67 James Bradford household, 1800 U.S. Census, Strabane Township, Washington County, page 97 (NARA M32, roll 44). 68 James Bradford’s will, Washington County Wills 1:428-29. 69 The Herald of Liberty [Washington, Pa.], 10 August 1801, p. 3. 70 Washington County probate files B31 [1807], FHL microfilm 1,683,184. 71 Washington County probate files B36 [1808], FHL microfilm 1,683,227. 72 Washington County orphans’ court records B1:208, FHL microfilm 863,362. Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 94 Vol. 49 Children of James2 and Elizabeth (Gibson) Bradford:73 i. ii. iii. iv. WILLIAM3 BRADFORD, born say 1778, died Washington County about May 1809,74 evidently unmarried. His personal estate, appraised at $89.75 on 24 February 1810, consisted only of a table, a bed and furniture, wearing apparel, and cash. After paying debts, his estate was distributed by his administrator Joseph Munce [his brother-inlaw] to his brothers and sisters. The shares were paid over a fouryear period to Richard Johnston (for his wife), James Hamilton (for his wife), James Bradford, David Bradford, Robert Hagerty (for his wife), John Bradford, Joseph Munce (for his wife), and to James Lee as guardian for two minor children.75 JANE/JINNY BRADFORD, born about 1780, died 21 July 1839 in her 60th year, buried Chartiers Hill Cemetery, Canonsburg, Washington County;76 married RICHARD JOHNSTON, Esq., born Co. Down, Ireland, about 1763, died 13 November 1836 in his 74th year, buried same cemetery.77 CHRISTIANA BRADFORD, born say 1782; married by 13 January 1807 ROBERT HAGERTY. AGNES/NANCY BRADFORD, born say 1785 (age 40-49 in 1830),78 died probably by 1840 married by 10 January 1807 JOSEPH MUNCE,79 born Co. Down, Ireland, about 1784, a farmer living South Strabane Township, Washington County, 1860.80 73 James Bradford’s will names only two children, daughter “Jinny that is married” and son William, but also provides that “all my sons and daughters” to share equally. His probate file and that of his unmarried son William Bradford (no. i) identify in addition James, David, and John, a brother-in-law James Hamilton, and two children who were still minors in 1809. The two minor children in 1809 are identified by the orphans’ court proceeding in December 1806. 74 A receipt dated 16 June 1809 in his probate file shows that Richard Johnston had purchased a pair of gloves “last May” for William Bradford’s funeral. Another item in the file shows that William was alive on 21 April 1809, when he signed a statement settling an account with Thomas Armstrong (Washington County probate files, B56 [1814], FHL microfilm 1,683,227). 75 William Bradford’s probate file (note 74). 76 Jane Johnston, Chartiers Hill Cemetery. Gravestone inscription online at FindaGrave.com, Memorial no. 80979134. 77 Forrest, Washington County (note 2), 2:310; Sons of the American Revolution membership application (John Morrison) (note 58). 78 Joseph Munce household, 1830 U.S. Census, Strabane Township, Washington County, page 186 (NARA M19, roll 163). 79 When Agnes (signing by mark) and her husband Joseph Munce signed a receipt for their share of her father’s estate (Washington County probate files, B31 [1807], FHL microfilm 1,683,184). 80 Joseph Munce household, 1860 U.S. Census, South Strabane Township, Washington County, page 864 (NARA M653, roll 1192). © Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania David Bradford of Pennsylvania and Louisiana 2014 v. vi. vii. 95 MARY BRADFORD, born say 1787, apparently unmarried in August 1801, when she purchased an item at her father’s estate sale, and still a minor in December 1806. By elimination, she probably was the sister of William Bradford (no. ii above) whose husband, JAMES HAMILTON, was distributed a share of William’s estate on 3 September 1814. JAMES BRADFORD, born say 1790 (possibly a twin of John below), living 5 September 1814, when he was distributed a share of his brother William’s estate. JOHN BRADFORD,81 born Pennsylvania 4 March 1790, died 17 September 1881, buried Bellbrook Cemetery, Greene County, Ohio;82 married Washington County by 1818 (birth of first child) ANN HAMILTON,83 born Pennsylvania 27 June 1793, died 27 August 1873, buried Bellbrook Cemetery,84 daughter of David and Margaret (Gardiner) Hamilton of Washington County.85 John Bradford, age 22, 5' 7" tall, with gray eyes and dark hair, enlisted for the War of 1812 at Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, on 15 June 1812, served as a private in Capt. W. Foulk’s and Stephen W. Kearney’s 22nd and 2nd Companies, U.S. Infantry, and was discharged at Sackets Harbor, New York, on 17 June 1817. He was on duty at Fort Niagara in the winter of 1812–1813, was at the taking of Fort George, taken prisoner near Burlington Heights, and held for one year before exchanged.86 John’s household was in Washington County in 1850,87 but by 1860 he had settled in Greene County, Ohio.88 In 1880, John was listed there as “father,” age 89, born Pennsylvania, in the James Bradford household.89 81 Crumrine, 82 John Washington County (note 11), 873. Bradford, Bellbrook Cemetery. Data online at FindaGrave.com, Memorial no. 62447903. 83 War of 1812 Pension File S.O. 12978, S.C. 4349 (John Bradford), online at Fold3.com, accessed January 2015. 84 Ann Hamilton Bradford, Bellbrook Cemetery. Gravestone photo and data online at FindaGrave.com, Memorial no. 62447900. 85 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application (David Gibson Bradford, b. 1824), image online at Ancestry.com. 86 War of 1812 Pension File (note 83). 87 John Bradford household, 1850 U.S. Census, Canton Township, Washington County, page 423 [stamped] (NARA M432, roll 834). 88 John Bradford household, 1860 U.S. Census, Sugar Creek Township, P.O. Bellbrook, Greene County, Ohio, page 31 [stamped] (NARA M653, roll 968). 89 James Bradford household, 1880 U.S. Census, Sugar Creek Township, Greene County, Ohio, E.D. 89, pages 380-1 [stamped]. FHL microfilm 1,255,019. 96 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 49 Children of John3 and Ann (Hamilton) Bradford:90 1. Elizabeth4 Bradford, born Pennsylvania July 1818,91 died 1907, buried Spring Grove Cemetery, Hamilton County, Ohio;92 married Hamilton County 15 June 1843 George H. Friend,93 born Ohio about 1817, died 1889, buried Spring Grove Cemetery.94 He was a wealthy paper manufacturer in Hamilton County in 1870.95 Widow Elizabeth Friend was living in Wyoming, Hamilton County, in 1901, age 82. 2. Margaret Bradford, born Pennsylvania June 1820,96 living Dayton, Ohio, 1901, age 80; m. James Service, born New Jersey about 1801, a millwright in Dayton in 1880.97 3. Martha Jane Bradford, born Pennsylvania August 1822,98 died Roanoke, Huntington County, Indiana, 7 July 1909, age 86;99 married by 1860 David Hamilton, born Pennsylvania about 1822,100 who died 20 May 1870, buried Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Roanoke, Indiana.101 Martha was living in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, in 1901, age 78. 90 Names and ages in 1901 from biography of John B. Fergus in L. Wallace Duncan and Chas. F. Scott, History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas (Iola, KA.: Iola Register, 1901), 275-76. 91 Elizabeth Friend household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lockland Village, Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, E.D. 317, sheet 12A (widow Elizabeth Friend, age 81, born Pa., with daughter Catherine Friend, b. Ohio, April 1857, single). FHL microfilm 1,241,283; image online at FamilySearch.org. 92 Elizabeth B Bradford Friend, Spring Grove Cemetery. Data online at FindaGrave.com, Memorial no. 78933989. 93 Elizabeth Bradford, George H. Friend, “Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958,” citing Hamilton Co, Ohio, A11:324. FHL microfilm 0344456 V. A11-12. 94 George Howard Friend, Spring Grove Cemetery. Photo and data online at FindaGrave.com, Memorial no. 78933992. 95 George Friend household, 1870 U.S. Census, Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, page 80 (NARA M593, roll 1208); not found in 1880. 96 Margaret Service household, 1900 U.S. Census, Ward 8, Dayton City, Montgomery County, Ohio, E.D. 75, sheet 16B; Margaret Service, head, widow, age 79, born Pa., with Mead E. Service, son, age 37, born Ohio. FHL microfilm 1,241,307; image online at FamilySearch.org. 97 James Service household, 1880 U.S. Census, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, E.D. 158, page 284 [stamped]. FHL microfilm 1,255,051. 98 Charley D. Christy household, 1900 U.S. Census, Roanoke Town, Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana, E.D. 82, sheet 3A, page 152 [stamped]; Martha Service, mother-in-law, widow. FHL microfilm 1,240,378; image online at FamilySearch.org. 99 Martha J. Hamilton, “Indiana, Death Index, 1882–1920,” Indiana Works Project Administration, book H-32, page 44, online at FamilySearch.org. 100 David Hamilton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana, page 96 (NARA M653, roll 267). 101 David Hamilton, Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Data online at FindaGrave.com, Memorial no. 20278924. © Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania 2014 David Bradford of Pennsylvania and Louisiana 97 4. David Gibson Bradford, born Washington County 20 December 1824,102 a Presbyterian clergyman who died Springfield, Illinois, 28 August 1907.103 He married first Margaret Brown, daughter of James Brown,104 second (license Hancock County, Illinois, 22 August 1864) Sarah McClaughry,105 born Illinois in November 1842, living with David in Springfield in 1900,106 daughter of Mathew McClaughry.107 5. James H. Bradford, born Pennsylvania 22 May 1827, died Sugar Creek Township, Greene County, Ohio, 7 August 1917, farmer;108 married first in Montgomery County, Ohio, 24 January 1866 Martha D. Bradford,109 born Ohio 1837, died 18 April 1875, buried beside James in Bellbrook Cemetery, Bellbrook, Green County, Ohio.110 6. Ebenezer Erskin Bradford, born Pennsylvania 25 June 1829, died Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, 14 January 1923, buried Centerville Cemetery (New);111 married Jefferson County, Ohio, 27 May 1858 Asseneth Browning,112 born Ohio 6 July 1832, died 1 July 1916, buried beside Ebenezer. 7. Annie Catharine Bradford, born Pennsylvania about 1833, a missionary in Cairo, Egypt, in 1901, age 68; married Greene County, Ohio, 5 June 1860 S. C. Ewing.113 102 Sketch of David Gibson Bradford, Biographical and Historical Catalogue of Wash-ington and Jefferson College . . . 1802–1880 (Cincinnati: Elm Street Printing Co., 1889), 340-41. 103 Rev. David Gibson Bradford, South Side Cemetery, Pontiac, Illinois. Gravestone photo and data online at FindaGrave.com, Memorial no. 116298691. 104 Sketch of David Gibson Bradford (note 102), 341. 105 David G. Bradford, Sarah McClaughry, “Illinois, County Marriages, 1810–1934,” FHL microfilm 1,533,001; image online at FamilySearch.org. 106 David Bradford household, 1900 U.S. Census, Springfield, Ward 5, Sangamon County, Illinois, E.D. 96, sheet 5B. FHL film 1240343. 107 Sketch of David Gibson Bradford (note 103), 341. 108 James H. Bradford, “Ohio, Deaths, 1908–1953,” FHL microfilm 1,984,106; image online at FamilySearch.org. 109 James H. Bradford, Mattie D. Bradford, “Ohio, County Marriages, 1789–1994,” citing Montgomery, Ohio, United States, no. 4099. FHL microfilm 1,030,837; image online at FamilySearch.org. Family relationship between James and Mattie, if any, undetermined. 110 James H. Bradford, Martha D. Bradford, Bellbrook Cemetery. Gravestone photo and data online at FindaGrave.com, Memorial nos. 62447902-4. 111 Ebenezer Erskin Bradford, Centreville Cemetery. Gravestone photo and data online at FindaGrave.com, Memorial no. 69584575. 112 Ebenezer E. Bradford, Asseneth Browning, “Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958,” citing Jefferson County, Ohio, 6:356. FHL microfilm 900,073 V. 5-7; image online at FamilySearch.org. 113 C. A. Bradford, S. C. Ewing, “Ohio, Marriages, 1800–1958,” citing Greene, Ohio, United States, p. 432. FHL microfilm 535,124, V. 1-2; image online at FamilySearch.org. 98 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 49 8. Abigail Bradford, born Pennsylvania about 1835, living Glenlock, Anderson County, Kansas, 1901, age 66, died Moran, Allen County, Kansas, 31 July 1926, buried Garnett Cemetery, Anderson County;114 m. Thomas P. Fergus, born Pennsylvania 28 October 1829, died Glenlock 15 September 1888, buried Garnett Cemetery, son of Thomas Fergus of Washington County.115 9. Mary Agnes Bradford, born Pennsylvania March 1838,116 living Bellbrook, Ohio, 1901, age 63; married Greene County, Ohio, 30 June 1876 James W. Andrew,117 born Ohio April 1828, living with Mary 1900. viii. DAVID BRADFORD, born say 1792, living 22 October 1814, when he was distributed a share of his brother William’s estate. ix. THOMAS BRADFORD, born say 1794, a minor child in 1810 (see brother William3). x. GEORGE BRADFORD, born say 1796, a minor child in 1810 (see brother William3). 114 Abigail Bradford Fergus, Garnett Cemetery. Data online at FindaGrave.com, Memori- al no. 79323434. 115 Biography of their son John B. Fergus (note 90). 116 James W. Andrew household, 1900 U.S. Census, Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, E.D. 100, sheet 5B. FHL microfilm 1,241,308; image online at FamilySearch.org. 117 Mary A. Bradford, James W. Andrew, “Ohio, County Marriages, 1789–1997,” citing Greene, Ohio, United States, p. 236. 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