William Bradford

1589 - 1657  (68 years)

• Name	William Bradford
  Born	19 Mar 1589	Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	09 May 1657	Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I210006	Little Chute Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	William Bradford,   b. 1561, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 15 Jul 1591, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England  (Age 30 years)
  Mother	Alice Hanson,   b. cir 1561
  Family ID	F83524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Carpenter,   b. 16 Dec 1593, Wrington, Somerset, England ,   d. 26 Mar 1670, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts  (Age 76 years)
  Married	10 Dec 1613	Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
  Children	1. William Bradford,   b. 17 Jun 1624, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts ,   d. 20 Feb 1703, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F83523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Bradford was only two years old when his father died. He was left in the care of his grandfather and later with an uncle. At an early age he embraced decided religious views, and in 1609, before his majority, he was one of the community called Separists that removed to Leyden, Holland, under the pastoral care of Rev. Mr. Robinson. He was one of the most active promoters of the removal of the society from Holland to New England in 1620, sailing in the Mayflower. After the death of Gov. John Carver in 1621 he was elected governor of the Plymouth colony, and served as such, with the exception of five years, until shortly before his death. His guide was firm and judicious, and to his guidance more than to that of any other man the prosperity of the Plymouth colony was due. One of his first acts as governor was to confirm the treaty with Massasoit just in time to suppress a dangerous Indian conspiracy. He was the author of a very important chronicle, "History of Plymouth Plantation."