Could you direct me to the main site for the Bradford DNA project? My husband is related through the Brazil Bradford line. Thank you, Phyllis T. From: BRADFORD-D-request@rootsweb.com Date: 2006/03/25 Sat AM 06:00:04 EST To: BRADFORD-D@rootsweb.com Subject: BRADFORD-D Digest V06 #30

Do you have a lineage on kit #18264? Thanks, Gary WELL ..... I always just THINK I have worked on everyone. Evidently laid this aside to come back to later and later never came! The earliest ancestor listed is JAMES BRADFORD, b. in VA abt. 1810, wife b. in Kentucky but no name. (info may be from census) His son EZRA JAMES BRADFORD, b. Jan 12, 1833 in Ohio, d. Feb 25th, 1908 in South Dakota. (From Ohio the family went to Missouri, were neighbors of the JAMES family, and from there spent time in Kansas.) EZRA married ELVIRA WILKES b. May 25th, 1845 in Missouri & d. 29 October 1920 in South Dakota. The children of Ezra & Elvira were: James Everett Bradford, b. abt. 1868 Emmett Lee Bradford, b. 2 Sept 1869 Andrew Co. Missouri, d. 8 Dec 1942 in SD Lulu (a nickname) Bradford, b. abt. 1874 Claudia (Dolly) Bradford, b. abt 1877 Does anyone recognize this line? Virginia - does this line connect to your William b. abt. 1760? The reason I ask is because the JAMES family was connected to Bradfords in SC and this might be a clue. Let us hear.....

Our FTDNA site has been updated. They gave us the opportunity to name groups and color code. This site only has participants who tested through them or the National Geneographic folks who moved over, so both sites will be maintained so all will be included. The site is: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/bradford Hopefully some of the participants without lineages will share. The groups are named by earliest ancestor/place, or in some cases just place. (Space!) FTDNA immediately enters new results - so this site is always on top of things, even when I'm not! I put several notes up, one for LINE LEADERS and the other for participants from lines which are not represented yet. We particularily need participants whose families were in Maryland, or passed through. Maryland seems to be a hot spot of many different Bradford lines that are hard to sort out from just the paper trails. As always suggestions, input, corrections are appreciated. Regards, Becky

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bradford,Howard,Stelley,Clark,Helvey,Dietzen,Ross Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3YF.2ACIB/1978 Message Board Post: Jed Bradford b.1870 in Kentucky, he was of Campbell,Robertson,Kenton, Pendleton, Harrison,Fleming Mason, Co"s.,Kentucky,he was my mystery man for a long time. He is son of John W. Bradford b. 1844 Ohio d. 1910 Cincinnati Oh.,John went back and forth between Ohio and Kentucky, John W. enlisted in Civil War, Kentucky 18th Pendleton Co.,Ky.Jed's mother was Lucy Helvey. For a long time we did not even know if Jed was for real, we now know he is, Thanks to Sue and Larry Dietzen, Sue has his death record and it names his mother and father. Now we have another mystery, a descendent of Jed's one Raymond Eugene Bradford. I am looking for information on ancestors and descendents of Raymond E. Bradford b. Dec. 29, 1920, Harrison Co.,Ky.,d. Dec 24 2002 in Newport,Campbell Co.,Ky., He married 1 living Stelley, abt. 1942 in Gowanda New York, they moved to Newport Ky.,after WW II. They had a son, and shortly after divorced..She removed to New York with their son (he is living) , she remarried and lost contact with Raymond her second husband adopted her son.. Raymond E. Bradford's father was Thomas Taylor Bradford b. Feb 1900 Kentucky,d. Nov. 1992 Covington,Kenton Co.,Ky., Thomas married Minnie Francis Howard, she was born April 1905 died Nov 1993, I have no information on her family, I do have info on Thomas Taylor Bradford , hisfather was Jed Bradford b.June 1870, Kentucky, d. Aug 1969, Harrison Co.,Ky.Jed Married Jemima Elizabeth Clark, b. Jan 1867, d.Jan 1959 Harrison Co.,Ky., I have lots of information on Jed's father John W. Bradford and mother Lucy Helvey, and the rest of the ancestors. I would be interested in corresponding with anyone who has information on this Bradford family. I am connected through John W. Bradford , I am ggranddaughter. Terry Bradford Ross str900@earthlink.net or Sue Dietzen dietzen@localnet.com

Hi folks, I read about this on another rootsweb list, so I wanted to forward this to the lists. All, I'm posting this because someone in the group has marked previous list messages as spam. SpamCop has blacklisted the mail servers from Rootsweb and it is bouncing all of the messages to users that use SpamCop. This is causing many people to be missing their messages. It is *very* important that you do not mark Rootsweb messages as spam. This effects all of the other users on the list server, not just our lists. If you do not want to receive messages from the lists, please *Unsubscribe* instead of deleting the messages as spam. To unsubscribe from a list, send a message with the word "unsubscribe" (minus the quotes) in the subject and body to [listname]-L-request@rootsweb.com (or if you are subscribed to the digest mode, used -D- instead of -L-). SpamCop will continue to ban our messages for another 18 hours. This has been going on for over a day already. Each time they receive a spam complaint, it extends the length that we are banned. *PLEASE* take the time to sort your mail properly so that Rootsweb won't get banned. If you have any questions on this, please let Thanks folks! Erin Erin Bradford eabradfo@yahoo.com List manager http://www.ncalhn.org ALHN County Coordinator for multiple NC Counties http://www.gendepository.com (the Genealogy Depository-Barringer, Black, Bradford, Coventry, Eller, Hackett, Hupp, and Kern)

Hey all. I just had to share this new information with the list! I'm a descendant of David Bradford of Cabarrus Co., NC. We (me and other researchers of this line I've been in contact with) knew that David was originally from PA that we could tell and that he stopped in Baltimore County, MD for a period of time because of a petition he signed in 1767. Well, I don't know if any of the others already knew about this document or not, but I was at work today at the state library of NC and during lunch was looking through genealogy books on Baltimore county and found 2 books on land deeds during the period he lived there. I found 2 references specifically about David and a 3rd reference that may give us a clue about his family! First, August 25, 1767, John Gosnell, planter of Baltimore Co. and wife Sarah to David Bradford, farmer of same, 65pounds, 63 acres North Side of Lrvells Glade. Signed John Gosnell and David Bradford, witness: William Aisquith and Benjamin Rogers. Then, May 3, 1770, David Bradford, farmer of Baltimore Co., to Casper Starr, farmer of same, 125 pounds, 63 acres. Signed David Bradford Witness: R. Richards and Adam Stan (maybe Starr?) and then... I saw a lot of information on Bradfords in Baltimore County. I don't know if they are related to David or not, but it gives us some leads to check out! One stuck out to me: Oct 21, 1749 William Bradford of Baltimore Co. conveyed to his son John George Bradford pt. of two tracts and Turkey Hills conveyed to William Bradford by the executors of Benjamin Jones. I think this stuck out to me because of Turkey Hills. I have other family lines in Baltimore Co. and it may be associated with them, but I've heard of Turkey Hills, so it makes me wonder. This is exciting to me! It may not be new to others, but it definitely is to me! Erin Erin Bradford eabradfo@yahoo.com List manager http://www.ncalhn.org ALHN County Coordinator for multiple NC Counties http://www.gendepository.com (the Genealogy Depository-Barringer, Black, Bradford, Coventry, Eller, Hackett, Hupp, and Kern)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: bradford Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3YF.2ACIB/1977 Message Board Post: george bradford b.1750 -mary hamilton orange co,nc----john b. 1777 nc-elizibeth carrigan william--b.11/7/1779--eliza cook---marthan 6/1 1781 david miller--david 1784--archibald-1782 all from orange co sc/ any help would be greatful/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3YF.2ACIB/1975 Message Board Post: Hello, Try this for your Purnell and you will have to do a bit of searching and probably writing for info, but, check this out of what I found with my subscription from another website. Purnell Bradford of Adams----Adams County, OH spouse: Abbee MORE AT: STATE LIBRARY, COLUMBUS, OH. You need to contact the Library....... Good Luck, Diane Bradford

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3YF.2ACIB/1974 Message Board Post: My new email is bradforddiane@msn.com Surnames & Ancestor's: Gov. William Bradford Lillian Pheobe Barrows married to Gardner Leslie Bradford Etta Temperance Brightman married to Gustavus Barrows See my Bradford direct line under "I found my line" by Diane Bradford Thank you Diane Bradford

My husband's father was Raymond Eugene Bradford from Covenington, Kentucky. He was born 29 December 1920, died 24 February, 2002. He was married to Patricia Stelley of Gowanda, New York. His mother remarried after their divorce and his step father adopted him and had his name changed. Raymond Bradford's father was Thomas Taylor Bradford born 12 February, 1900 and died 9 November, 1992. His death certificate from the Commonwealth of Kentucky shows that he was a truck mechanic and widowed at the time of his death. He was married to Minnie Francis Howard. Thomas Bradford's father was Jed Bradford and mother was Elizabeth Clark. They are listed on the 1920 census, county of Fleming. Elizabeth's name is also listed as Jemima which I found out was Jemima Elizabeth Clark. Children Elmer and Cameron are also listed. On the 1930 census just Jed and Eliz. are listed. On the Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index Record from the County of Harrison in Kentucky show wife Elizabeth age 43, so! n Elmer age 12, son Thomas 10 and son Cameron 6. On the death certificate for Jed Bradford, birth 9 June, 1872 and died 22 August, 1969. He was a widow at the time of death. The information was given by his son Elmer Bradford. It shows that Jed's father was John W. Bradford and mother was Mary(but other records show her name as Lucy) Helvey (which is the correct last name). He was born January 1844 and died 12, June 1910. He was in the Civil War in Co. C 18, Infantry Kentucky volunteers and his wife received a Civil War pension. Anyone that has information to this line of the Bradford's please contact me at dietzen@localnet.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3YF.2ACIB/1304.3 Message Board Post: I descend from William Bradford m Matilda Simmons? through daughter Esther who married George Sibrel in Adams co Oh. I am stuck! Can you help?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bradford, Spires, Kepp Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3YF.2ACIB/1973.1 Message Board Post: I am also related to Purnell Bradford and have been unable to find additional information on him. He had children in the Adams County, Ohio area. The answers may be in the records there. Delores Webb Knox

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3YF.2ACIB/1792.2.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for the info on the DNA.

I'm Becky's co-administrator on the DNA project and would also be able to answer any questions anyone has. On 9 Mar 2006 10:27:30 -0700, lfot@mindspring.com <lfot@mindspring.com> wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3YF.2ACIB/1792.2.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.1 > > Message Board Post: > > The Bradford Y-DNA Project Web site is at URL: http://www.bradfordgenealogy.org/. > > You can find out all about DNA testing, current participants, how to order test kits, etc. on the Web site. > > The project administrator is Becky Mosely and you can e-mail her at beckymosely@comcast.net. > > > ==== BRADFORD Mailing List ==== > Looking for a genealogy chat? Come check out Genealogy Chats, Inc. at http://www.genealogyforum.org > >

I've been puzzling for years over all the early Worcester County Bradfords, including my own ancestor Samuel, as well as Purnell, Avery, and others. Purnell poses the most problems. There simply aren't many records at all that mention him. About the only clue is his name, which indicates there was probably a marriage to a Purnell in one of the previous generations. Yet, in the case of almost all the early male Bradfords of Worcester, the identity of their wives is completely unknown - so his name turns out to be small help. From what I understand, Purnell's oldest male child was named Jacob. No Jacobs at all in Worcester, though there was one in Accomack. This is the real problem with Purnell - almost all we have to go are names. And apart from these names, there just aren't many clues. A prevailing theory among many on this board with Worcester roots is that all the Bradfords of worcester descend from Nathaniel of Accomack. Nathaniel's son John moved to Worcester in the 1720s, and he had three sons - Nathaniel, William, and John. (An Adam Bradford, also of unknown parentage, shows up briefly in tax records from the 1730s and 1740s, but disappears without a trace.) These are the only known Bradfords in Worcester before 1760. Of the three sons of John, only Nathaniel left a will, and none of Nathaniel's sons left wills - at least not in Worcester. As descendants of Worcester Bradfords we're plagued by a lack of probate records. Some, if not all, of the Bradfords who show up later in Worcester are undoubtedly descended from the original John Bradford who came over from Accomack. But which ones? I am hoping to test my theory of descent from Nathaniel of Accomack by getting descendants of all the Worcester Bradfords DNA tested and comparing them with the DNA of a descendant of Nathaniel of Accomack. So far, I've had myself tested, and also descendants of both Purnell and Avery tested. None of us match. The thing is, to really confirm that our DNA represents our ancestor's DNA, we each need a matching descendant from a different son of our ancestor. This is the only way to rule out such things as hidden adoptions, infidelity, and the like. That hasn't happened yet. Another big lack in this area is that we have yet to find a living direct male descendant of Nathaniel of Accomack for DNA testing. If any are around, one thing's for sure - they are not active in internet genealogy. On 9 Mar 2006 17:11:40 -0700, m_m_grandma@yahoo.com <m_m_grandma@yahoo.com> wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Bradford/Robinson/Reese/Williams/ Schaeffer/Rothwell > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3YF.2ACIB/1973 > > Message Board Post: > > What is the mystery about this guy?? I'm related, as probably alot of you are, but nobody can find out who his folks were??? This guy is driving me bonkers trying to find out anything. Is purnell his middle name and if so, what the heck is his first name??? Marr. to Edith(Eda) Robinson(robertson) Wonder if our ancestors will have this much trouble sorting out our lives??? Anyway, help me if you can with ANYTHING!! Thanks > > > ==== BRADFORD Mailing List ==== > Looking for a genealogy chat? Come check out Genealogy Chats, Inc. at http://www.genealogyforum.org > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bradford/Robinson/Reese/Williams/ Schaeffer/Rothwell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3YF.2ACIB/1973 Message Board Post: What is the mystery about this guy?? I'm related, as probably alot of you are, but nobody can find out who his folks were??? This guy is driving me bonkers trying to find out anything. Is purnell his middle name and if so, what the heck is his first name??? Marr. to Edith(Eda) Robinson(robertson) Wonder if our ancestors will have this much trouble sorting out our lives??? Anyway, help me if you can with ANYTHING!! Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3YF.2ACIB/1792.2.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: The Bradford Y-DNA Project Web site is at URL: http://www.bradfordgenealogy.org/. You can find out all about DNA testing, current participants, how to order test kits, etc. on the Web site. The project administrator is Becky Mosely and you can e-mail her at beckymosely@comcast.net.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3YF.2ACIB/1792.2.1.1.1.2.1.1.2 Message Board Post: As I searched for Bradfords in Yancey Co., N.C. I came across your message. Would you e-mail me the info. about this DNA pkg. or how I could obtain it, etc. would you mind e-mailing me personally, or though this site will be fine, however sometimes I can't find my way back to a place Thank you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bradford, Draper, Gardner, Nettleton, Roberts, Spitler, Thompson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3YF.2ACIB/1972 Message Board Post: From The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, March 1, 2006, p. B 6. Mrs. Bradford is not related to the writer.-- Mrs. Bradford, of Great Falls, VA, died on Monday, February 27, 2006 at the Reston Hospital Center in Reston, VA. Born November 29, 1921 in Virginia to the late Stanley and Lillian Thompson Gardner, she married Howard G. Bradford who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by brothers, Freddie Gardner and Leonard Gardner. She is survived by her sons, Gordon Bradford of Leesburg, VA and Wayne Bradford of Lambertville, NJ; stepchildren, Howard G. "Gary" Bradford, Jr., of Wilmington, NC, and Eulayne Spitler of Luray, ,VA; siblings Evelyn Roberts, Marie Nettlleton, Nancy Draper, Gilbert Gardner, Willard Gardner; grandchildren Renee, Dennis, Vanessa, and Linnea; seven step-grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were on Friday, March 3, 2005 at Great Falls United Methodist Church in Great Falls, VA, with interment at Amon Cemetery. Adams-Green Funeral Home in Herndon, VA was in charge of arrangements. PLEASE SHARE INFORMATION FROM THE OBITUARIES IN YOUR NEWSPAPERS.

In a message dated 3/3/2006 1:00:22 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, BRADFORD-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: John May/ Sarah Brewer Bruce, he born 11-23-1631 d 9-11-1671, his son John May III born 5-19-1663, d 2-24-1730. That's interesting. Wonder if Sarah BREWER Bruce was sister or something to our Mayflower Brewer? Sorry I don't know about the Mays, but that's interesting, too. Wilma Horton