To all researchers of Samuel "Snowhill Sam" Bradford: I'm so glad someone pointed out these rootsweb mailing lists, and that so many of you are researching "Snowhill Sam" I grow daily more and more convinced the more I dig that Samuel Bradford is related, if not directly descended, in some way to the John Bradford who moved to Worcester from Accomack. I have found no hard evidence yet - but a case can be made using circumstantial evidence. From memory here's one bit I think is pretty compelling . . . 1) Job Truitt of Worcester mentions in his will (proven 1720) that his property borders on John Bradfords. 2) Job's brother George Truitt disposes of the properties Mulberry Grove & Truitts Harbor in his will (proved 1721). 3) In the 1783 Tax Index for Worcester County, these same properties (Mulberry Grove and Truitts Harbour) show up in the possession of several members of the Truitt family, as one might expect. 4) However these same 2 properties also show up in the possession of a non-Truitt. And that non-Truitt is Samuel Bradford. Is it just a coincidence that some unrelated Bradford ended up on properties once owned by the brother of a nextdoor neighbor of John Bradford? Or is it more likely that Samuel Bradford is related to the John Bradford whose properties bordered the ones Samuel came to occupy? I think the latter. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com