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/1699.2.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Keith - Hopefully I'm not posting this a second time, think I did something wrong the first time. An Example: Go To: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~kshai/Black/index.htm and tell us what the name of JOHN BRADFORD's wife is in his Brunswick County will of 2 November 1732. Go to: http://home.comcast.net/~bradford222/index.html and tell us what the name of JOHN BRADFORD's wife is in his Brunswick County will of 2 November 1732. On the subject of 'Indentured Servants': This particular John Bradford..... I personally have researched most of the folks on the immigration list that COULD be THIS JOHN BRADFORD, he is not among that list. He could be the SON of: Richard Bradford immigrated to Virginia in 1653; servante to Roger Walter or Walker. This is what I found on this subject: "There is some confusion about the name of the man who was headrighted land in return for financing Richard I's immigration to the Virgina Colony. One author reports that benefactor's name as Roger Walter. Another source reports that man's name as either Roger Walker or Roger Walters. The confusion apparently arises from the partial illegibility of the original headright record filed in the Virginia Land Patent Office. Most likely, Richard I's alleged benefactor was the Roger Walker who arrived in the Virginia Colony in 1620. ................................... Richard I's alleged benefactor, whatever his name, was headrighted 600 acres of land in Northumberland County, Virginia, for paying for the trans-Atlantic passage of Richard I and eleven other men. .................. It is only fair to note that the record of the land headrighted to Mr. Walker, while interesting from a historical perspective, is not as helpful as it may first appear since headrights were frequently sold or traded. Hence, it is possible, even likely, that a colonist other than Roger Walker paid for Richard's immigration but later sold or traded that headright to Mr. Walker. Indeed, Richard Bradford I appears to have never lived or worked in Northampton County, the site of the land headrighted to Mr. Walker. Richard I apparently spent the rest of his life in Virginia's Charles City County." Source: The Bradfords of Charles City County, Virginia by David Thomas Bradford, page 2 For Entire Book, Go To: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~bradfordfamily/book/nameindex.html Questions: 1. Where was Northumberland County? Northern Neck? 2. What was the time an 'indentured servant' was required to work off his passage? (David Bradford says 3 to 7 years, think I have mostly seen 7.) 3. Research: 1653 Roger Walter, 600 acs. Northumberland Co., 31 Dec. 1653, p.1. On the N. side of great Wiccocomico Riv., at the head of Thomas Saffrons land, bounding Wly. upon a swamp near the head of a creek which runneth into sd. river, above a point commonly called Perrots Point, over the head of another Cr. between the lands of Wm. Thomas & sd. Saffron etc. Trans. of 12 pers: Nath. Shepherd, Robt. Tracy, Jon. Parris, Joh. Foulsham, Robt. Paine, Jon. Clerke, Richd. Bradford, Fra. Gagen, Jon. Alexander, Edmd. Cuspe, Wm. Usklye, Jon. Sheeles. 1655 Richard Bradford first appears in the records February 12, 1655, when Abraham Wood acknowledged that he had received full payment from him "of all debts due and demands from the beginning of the world" to that date. (Fleet, 10, p.35] [also pg.162 VA Colonial Abstracts, Vol III, Charles City County Court Orders, 1655-1658] 1656 On July 21, 1656, Thomas Stegge received 1656 pounds of tobacco "in full payment of Bradford's debts." (p.46] September 3, Howell Pryce assigns to Richard Bradford "half of 1200 acres lying at the head of Queens Creek." [p.89] On August 4, 1662, Howell Pryce sold him "1197 acres and 11 poles of land bounded according to patent already delivered." [Fleet 11, p.24] Also in 1662 he was appointed Administrator of James Phelps, decd., and in 1664 the probate of the will of John Robinson was given to him. [also p 168, Va Colonial Abstracts] 1661 p.294. The deposition of John Seaward exa'ied and sworne saith That mr Tho: Culmer comeing to the house of Richd Bradford where the dept dwelled was desired to cure certeine ulcers on the legs of the sd Bradfords wife, wch he promised and undertooke to performe, makeing an agreemt for the samme to this effect vidzt upon performance and perfecting of the sd cure, the sd Culmer was to have 1000 lb tobbo and caske in Joinery ware, but in case of neglect or no cure made to have or require nothing, wch cure is yet unpreformed And further saith not John x Seaward his marke Jur in Cur Aug:3, 1661 Test Hoel Pryse Cl. fferdinando Aston exa'led and sworne saith and declareth upon oath the very like in each particular as is abovesd, and further saith not ffer: Aston Jur in Cur Aug: 3. 1661 Test Hoel Pryse Cl. Rec 7br 28 sequ: [Charles City Court Orders, 1661-1664] 1662 Jury...Richard Bradford Charles City Co VA. p.357. the 9th of Jan. 1662. Wee whose names are hereunto subscribed being upon the Jury concerning the death of John Prise doe finde to the best of o'r knowledge that the s'd John Prise did come to his untimely End By the reason of his runningaway from his M'r Rice Hoe and soe was starved for want of victualls w'ch Runningaway we doe apprehend was by the meanes of the sad stripes that appeared upon his Body given him by his Mrs Susanna Hoe upon the 2'd of January but wee doe not finde any mortall wound upon him. Daniell Clarke, Neal Sincler, ffer: Aston, Wm x Gillum, Rich:Bradford, John x Gattly, Tho: Calloway, Tho: x Turner, Phillip Owen, Tho: x Richard, Jeoffrey IM Momford, Jno: IP Parish. [Charles City County Court Orders, 1661-1664] COMMENT: If this headright is our RICHARD of Charles City Co. HE: Landed 1651 to 1653; Worked his headright off: Paid off Abraham Wood in 1655: Paid off Thomas Stegge in 1656: Bought 1197 acres from Howell Pryce abt. 1656: Got married prior to 1661: Was on Charles County Jury 1662, etc............... No personal offense was taken.... only historical. Becky