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William Bradford

William Bradford was born in 1590 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England. He was approximately 30 years old when he sailed on the Mayflower.

William Bradford was the head of his group, 'the Bradford group'. They were members of the Leiden Congregation from Holland. He was a Separatist. He was a signer of the Mayflower Compact and served as Governor until 1657.

The Leiden Congregation

Group's entry in Bradford's Journal

William Bradford

Other people in this group: (Click one for more info)

The Voyage

The Mayflower Compact

With his first wife, Dorothy May, he had only one son, left behind, who came later. After Dorothy died he remarried. William was the father of 4 children.

  1. John Bradford

  2. William Bradford

  3. Mercy Bradford

  4. Joseph Bradford

He died in or abt. 1657 in Plymouth.

The First Winter

Plymouth Colony

William Bradford

Non-Separatist

William Bradford

Separatist

Birth:

1590

Austerfield, Yorkshire, England

Marriage:

1st to Dorothy May, 2nd to ____

Children:

  1. John Bradford

  2. William Bradford

  3. Mercy Bradford

  4. Joseph Bradford

Death:

1657

Plymouth

William Bradford

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