Hello Leslie, Bradley of course is a very common name along the shores of Connecticut, especially in the New Haven area. If you were to cross the New Haven Harbor from East Haven you would land in West Haven. In West Haven you will find two historic areas named after the Bradley family, Bradley Point and Bradley Rock, which are connected by a sand bar (at low tide). The Bradley family lived there for several generations and ran a restaurant call the Barnacle, the restaurant is now gone, (demolished in the 50's) the cause primarily just from time and the relentless hurricanes which took there toll. The Bradley family had their homestead along with other families right on Bradley point, the homes are now gone and the area has been made into a beautiful park (Bradley Park) which is at the beginning of a broadwalk which takes you to an area called Savin Rock, which at one time was an amusement park. Over time, this area also fell victim to the to the weather and was demolished and the broadwalk and parks were built. When I was a boy I grew up and played at both these areas with the Bradley kids (as we new them) and would always seek handouts from there father who managed the restaurant. This Bradley family may indeed tie back to your Bradley family. My first thought when I read your posting was "Leslie visited the wrong side of the harbor" Anyway I thought you would be interested in this information. I think you might get more information on the Bradley family and the area by contacting the West Haven Historic Society. I don't have the address but you can access this information via the web. Use a search engine (e.g., Google) and type in "West Haven + Bradley," you will find additional information there, you should also contact the Society and just ask. Also, try entering "Savin Rock + West Haven", you may also find the name Bradley referenced on that web page also. Regards, Gene Gilmartin - California [email protected] .