Lt. Joseph Bradford

1675 - 1747  (71 years)

• Name	Lt. Joseph Bradford  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	18 Apr 1675	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 1707 and 1709  [4]
  	representative from the town of Lebanon in the State Legislature
  Residence	Between 1707 and 1709	Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA   [4]
  Occupation	1712  [4]
  	representative from the town of Lebanon in the State Legislature
  Residence	1712	Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA   [4]
  Death	16 Jan 1747	New London, New London, Connecticut, USA
  Person ID	I43	Bradford Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Maj. William Bradford,   b. 17 Jun 1624, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 Feb 1704, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah,   b. Abt 1630, England d. 1676, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Fitch,   b. 6 Apr 1675, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 7 Oct 1717, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 42 years)
  Children	1. Joseph Bradford,   b. 9 Apr 1702, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Priscilla Bradford,   b. 9 Apr 1702, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Sarah Bradford,   b. 21 Sep 1706, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Hannah Bradford,   b. 24 May 1709, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Elizabeth Bradford,   b. 21 Oct 1712, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Althea Bradford,   b. 19 Sep 1715, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Irene Bradford,   b. 19 Sep 1715, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. John Bradford,   b. 20 May 1717, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Lieut. JOSEPH BRADFORD, only child of Major William Bradford by his wife, Widow Wiswall Bradford, was born in 1675. He lived in Lebanon, Conn., of which he was an original proprietor; also at New London, Conn. A Court of Commission was held at his house on the Mohegan lands, Feb. 22, 1721 to “hear. review and settle all disputes respecting the Indian lands.” He frequently occupied public positions, which he filled with honor and credit. He represented the town of Lebanon in the State Legislature in 1707-8-9-12 and 1714. In 1702 he was commissioned Ensign of the train band, of which he became Lieutenent before 1710; Selectman 1710, 1714. He married Anne Fitch born (April 1675 died 1715) daughter of Rev. James Fitch of Norwich, Conn., Oct. 5, 1678. [See Fitch family page 20] CHILDREN OF LIEUT. JOSEPH BRADFORD AND ANNE FITCH, DAUGHTER OF REV. JAMES FITCH. 1. Ann, born July 26, 1699. 2. Joseph 3. Priscilla twins born April 9, 1702. 4. Sarah, born Sep. 21, 1706. 5. Hannah, born May 24, 1709. 6. Elizabeth, born Oct. 21, 1712. 7. Althea 8. Irene twins again, born Sep. 19, 1715. 9. John, born May 20, 1717. Anne, wife of Joseph, died Oct. 7, 1717. He moved to Mohegan that year and is said to have married 2nd Mary (Sherwood) Fitch, widow of Daniel Fitch. source: Whittemore, Henry. The Signers of the Mayflower Compact and Their Descendants. New York, NY: Mayflower Publishing Company, 1899.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Thomas Bellows Peck, Richard Clarke of Rowley, Massachusetts and His Descendants in the Line of Timothy Clark of Rockingham, Vt. 1638-1904, with an Account of the Family Reunion Held in Rochester, Vermont, August 30, 1904, (Name: Name: David Clapp and Son; Location: Boston, MA; Date: 1905;;). [S3] Lucy Mary Kellogg, Edna W. Townsend and Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Volume 22: Family of William Bradford, (Name: Name: General Society of Mayflower Descendants; Location: Plymouth, MA; Date: 1975;;). [S4] Margaret Prouty Hillhouse, Historical and Genealogical Collections Relating to the Descendants of Rev. James Hillhouse, (Name: Name: Tobias A. Wright; Location: New York, NY; Date: 1924;;). [S5] Henry Whittemore, The Signers of the Mayflower Compact and Their Descendants, (Name: Name: Mayflower Publishing Company; Location: New York, NY; Date: 1899;;).