My Descending from Gov. - D. A. Sharpe

Register Report for William Bradford
Generation 3
94. Samuel Bradford-3 (John-2, William-1) was born on 23 Dec 1683. He died in 1740 in
Plymouth Colony.
Sarah Gray Otis was born in 1690 in Rhode Island.
Samuel Bradford and Sarah Gray Otis were married on 24 Oct 1714.They had the following
children:
103. i. John Bradford was born on 08 Apr 1717.
95. ii. Mary Bradford[8].
114. Lucy Fitch-3 (Alice-2, William-1) was born in 1695 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut,
USA[1]. She died in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[1].
Henry Clevenald was born on 22 Dec 1699 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts,
USA[1]. He died in 1779 in Mansfield, Connecticut[1].
Henry Clevenald and Lucy Fitch were married on 19 Mar 1718 in Cantebury,
Connecticut[1].They had the following children:
115. i. William Cleveland[1] was born on 06 Jul 1719 in Cantebury, Connecticut. He
died in 1791 in Windsor, Massachuetts[1]. He married Rachel Warren[1].
123. Alice Adams-3 (Alice-2, William-1) was born on 03 Apr 1682 in Dedham, Massachusetts.
She died on 19 Feb 1735 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
Notes for Alice Adams:
General Notes:
The year of her birth, 1682, was a busy year on the American lands.French explorer Robert
La Salle reached the Mississippi River six dayslater on April 9th.
"The Slavery Law of 1670, which had exempted from lifelong servitudeall slaves who had
been converted to Christianity before theirimportation was repealed by the Virginia
legislature. Repeal of thestatue was dictated by the sharp decline in slave
importationfollowing its passage.
"A site for the city of Philadelphia was laid out by Thomas Holme, oneof four commissioners
who had been sent to Pennsylvania by WilliamPenn to prepare settlers for the new
government. Penn, who was in thecolony at the time, helped in planning the city.
"The first European settlement in Texas was made by Spaniards atYselta, on the site of
present-day El Paso. The settlers wererefugees from New Mexico who had been driven out
after the Pueblorevolt of 1680. Several missions were established in this area, butthey did
not flourish, because the Comanche, Apache and other Indiantribes were unfriendly.
"William Penn's 'Frame of Government' was put into effect. Anunusually liberal document, it
provided for a governor, council andassembly to be elected by freeholders. The council
had legislative,judicial and administrative powers. At first, the assembly could notinitiate
legislation, but this was altered in 1696.
"On August 13, 1682, the first Welsh settlers in America established acommunity near
Philadelphia.
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