This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bradford/Miller Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YYB.2ACI/1606.1.1 Message Board Post: Shirley - thanks so much for the information. That David & William were adopted is astonishing new information. I have had the family group as follows: Hus: Samuel Bradford b. 1727 (gr. gr.son of Gov. Bradford?) Wife: Sarah (father Samuel Bradford of Red Lyon, PA). Children: Jane b. ?? Rebecca b. 1760 in PA (town unknown), m. William Miller David b. 1765 in PA (m. Barbara Grimes) William b. 1770 (m. Margaret Parkinson) The above William and Rebecca are my 2 gr grandparents. They married in 1778 in Elkton, Cecil Co, MD (that's where William is from), then went to Fayette Co, PA for the rest of their lives. The family legend is that Rebecca's brother was "the famous Attorney General Bradford" of Whiskey Rebellion fame, but as we both noted, that just cannot be. So now the confusing things to me are: 1. Why did some Adams Co. history books say he was the famous David Bradford from the Whiskey Rebellion (did he claim to be so, or did the history books just get it wrong?). 2. Did Samuel and Sarah Bradford adopt David and William (they couldn't be the parents that died and left orphans, since Sarah is buried near her daughter, Rebecca, in Fayette Co, PA, having died at age 80). If, according to that history book, David and William were "left with a family in PA or VA, Samuel and Sarah were supposedly from PA, so that would work. Does that book mention any town or county name? 3. Where did Samuel and Sarah (David's adopted parents?) come from. I have an old DAR record that says they settled in Elkton, Cecil Co, Maryland, but I've never been able to locate them there (ofcourse there aren't many records from the mid-1700's!). Their daughter, Rebecca, did marry a man from Elkton, so perhaps they were there at some point in time, but I'm thinking Samuel and Sarah got togeter somewhere in eastern PA, since the records say they were from PA, and also because Sarah's father is supposed to be from Red Lyons, PA, which is sort of in the southeastern part of the state, not too far over the border from Elkton, MD. I'm not sure where you tie in to the family, so I hope you don't mind these questions. Thanks again for your information. As I said, the revelation about David and William being adopted is really a bombshell! Don't you wish they left detailed journals of their lives - sure would make things easier! Thanks again, donna