Hello Erin and group, I have records of two Bradfords who were located in what was northern Orange County, now Alamance. These were Thomas Bradford and D. Bradford (David) who witnessed the will of my ancestor John King written in 1797. Being a witness to any legal document generally required that the person was of age (21) unless there were no one else available to perform the task. A son of John King, Edward, was my ancestor and he was married to a Sarah -?- whom I suspect to have been sister to Thomas and David Bradford. A David Bradford was noted in a deed of sale for some of his land to Union Church for use as an addition to their cemetery, which helps to clarify the location of the Bradfords and Kings. I have seen that this David was married to a Maryan Hamilton, and they were the parents of William Bradford who married a granddaughter of the above John King, Sarah King. She was a daughter of Armour King. This David was listed on a 1779 Tax List for Orange County, NC, and he was also listed on the 1790 Census as head of household. It appears that David had a brother, Thomas, born ca 1742 who married -?- and produced a daughter, 28 August 1768, Sarah Bradford who married in November 1789 in Orange County, NC to Joseph McAdams. As I recall this family migrated to Tennessee. Admittedly, I am a researcher of the King family, but am curious about these instances where the two families were alligned. Best regards, John Fox Winston Salem, NC Bebe and John Fox Virginia and North Carolina Families -----Original Message----- From: Erin Bradford <eabradfo@yahoo.com>

Greetings John - Was hoping some of the Orange Co. group would jump in on a reply. One of the more interesting things to come from the Y-DNA project is that the Alamance area Bradfords are not related to the Richard line of Charles City Co., VA. (i.e. The David and Thomas Bradford discussed previously - although this line did have some connections to Orange at the same time.) The Orange Co. Bradfords have not been able to make a connection further back than Orange Co., possibly the King origins might offer an geographical avenue for exploration. Many thanks for your post and information - one never knows where clues might lead. Regards, Becky Mosely