Gamaliel Bradford (1704-1778)

Gamaleil Bradford I was born 18 May 1704 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts to Samuel Bradford (1667-1714) and Hannah Rogers (1668-1754) and died 24 April 1778 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Abigail Bartlett (1703-1776) 30 August 1728 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Ancestors are from the United States, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of England.

A Duxbury Tory

It is recorded by Seth Sprague (1760-1847) in his memoirs that the town was fierce Whig and only two Tory's were found in the whole town, Gamaliel Bradford (1704-1778) (father of the Revolutionary War leader of same name) and Brig Alden, father of Major Judah Alden, and that they both recanted their Tory allegiance after the Lexington Battles.

• Memoirs of Seth Sprague - page 162

Marriage and Family

1. Abigail Bradford (1728-1768)
2. Samuel Bradford (1729-1777)
3. Gamaliel Bradford (1731-1807) - Commanding officer of the 14th Massachusetts Regiment in the American Revolutionary War with his son, Gamaliel Bradford (1763-1824).
4. Seth Bradford (1733-1807)
5. Peabody Bradford (1735-1782)
6. Deborah Bradford (1738-1827)
7. Hannah Bradford (1740-1790)
8. Ruth Bradford (1743-1812)
9. Peter Bradford (1745-1834)
10. Andrew Bradford (1745-1836)

Children

Offspring of Gamaleil Bradford I and Abigail Bartlett (1703-1776)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Abigail Bradford (1728-1768)	24 September 1728 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts	1768 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts	Wait Wadsworth (1714-1799)
Samuel Bradford (1729-1777)
Gamaliel Bradford (1731-1807)	2 September 1731 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts	4 January 1807 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts	Sarah Alden (1731-1788) Mary Cooper (1753-1833)
Seth Bradford (1733-1807)
Peabody Bradford (1735-1782)
Deborah Bradford (1738-1827)
Hannah Bradford (1740-1790)
Ruth Bradford (1743-1812)
Peter Bradford (1745-1834)
Andrew Bradford (1745-1836)

Siblings

Offspring of Samuel Bradford and Hannah Rogers (1668-1754)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Gershom Bradford (1691-1757)
Perez Bradford (1694-1746)
Elizabeth Bradford (1696-1777)
Jerusha Bradford (1698-1783)
Welthy Bradford (1702-1755)
Gamaliel Bradford (1704-1778)	18 May 1704 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts	24 April 1778 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts	Abigail Bartlett (1703-1776)
Hannah Bradford (1689-1772)	14 February 1689 Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts	28 January 1772 Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts	Nathaniel Gilbert (1682-1765)

Residences

References

• Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie and Descendants (1897) - by Mary Langford Taylor Alden (Author). Fascinating story of this family of Mayflower descendants that helped settle Duxbury MA and parts of New England.
• Descendant of Mayflower Pilgrims.
• Bradford in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
• Gamaliel Bradford - Disambiguation page

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