Anne, Did the site where you found this cite the author or publication? Benjamin Bradshaw (father of Richard) may have been the son of John Bradshaw of Prince Edward County. In a deed dated 2/26/1759, John Bradshaw of Amelia County, Va purchased 133 acres from Peter Brown. In his will, 3/28/1787, John Bradshaw divided his estate among his children William, John, Benjamin, Thomas, Clemmons, Jeremiah, Richard, Elizabeth, Martha, Mary & Salley. Richard Bratcher At 09:56 AM 5/16/99 -0400, you wrote: >James Benjamin Bradshaw, an old settler of Lafayette Township (known as >Benjamin B.), was born in Prince Edward County, Va., February 6, 1834, a son >of Richard and Mary (Pinnich) Bradshaw, natives of Virginia. Richard >Bradshaw was born in 1805, a son of Benjamin Bradshaw, a soldier in the >Revolutionary War. Richard Bradshaw was a slave trader by occupation of >Richmond, Va. He came to this State in 1850, locating in this township, and >entered a large tract of wild land. He died in 1886. The mother of our >subject died in 1877, leaving ten children, of whom the subject of this >sketch is the only survivor, and Mr. Bradshaw then married (in 1878) Mrs. >Martha Posey, nee Hays, of this county. She is still living in this county, >the wife of Mr. Robinson, of Stephens. James B. Bradshaw came to this county >at the age of seventeen years. At the age of twenty-one years he commenced >work for himself, being employed in brick-making for a while, and then >engaged in farming, which occupation he has since continued. He purchased >his recent farm in 1878, comprising 300 acres of land, with about 100 acres >under cultivation. In 1862, he enlisted in the infantry service, then >detailed in the ordinance department, and served until the close of the war. >Mr. Bradshaw was married in January 1861, to Miss Frances Franks, who was >born in Louisiana in 1845, and is a daughter of McCanby and Rebecca (Ross) >Franks, natives of Louisiana, and the fruits of this union have been nine >children, seven of whom are still living, viz.: Andrew Lee (now married and >farming on his father's land), James McCanby, Joseph W., Prudena Ulma, >Utilla, Oscar S. and Claud, all at home. Mr. Bradshaw is a prosperous >farmer, and devotes his time chiefly to the cultivation of cotton. Both he >and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mr. Bradshaw is >a Democrat in his political views, and takes an active interest in political >matters, as well as in all work for the good of the community.[INDEX] > > Found this through the Rootsweb search engine. >Anne W. Bradshaw Musser >[email protected] >Proud Rootsweb sponser > > >==== BRADSHAW Mailing List ==== > >Want to unsubscribe from the BRADSHAW-L list (single message mode)? >Send an email message to: [email protected] >On the first line of text in the body of the message and in the subject line, enter only the following word: UNSUBSCRIBE >======================================================= > Richard W. Bratcher www.geocities.com/~dbratcher