953. Moses Bradley , Jr. (Moses Bradley , Daniel Bradley , Abraham Bradley , William , Danyell ) was born on 28 Mar 1748 in Wallingford (Cheshire), Connecticut, USA. He died in 1809 in Geauga Co., Ohio, USA.
Moses married Molly Chapman daughter of Phineas Chapman and Sarah Ketchum on 2 Sep 1770 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Molly was born on 10 Jun 1752 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. She died in 1821 in Redding, Connecticut, USA.
They had the following children:
2218 F i Martha Bradley was born about 1778 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA. 2219 M ii Elijah Bradley was born about 1780 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA. 2220 F iii Bildad Bradley was born about 1782 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA. She died in 1865. 2221 M iv unnamed child was born on 4 Apr 1784 in Hamden, Connecticut, USA. + 2222 M v Moses Bradley 2223 M vi Martha Bradley was born about 1778 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA. 2224 M vii Bildad Bradley was born about 1782 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA. He died in 1865. 2225 viii unknown child was born on 4 Apr 1784 in Hamden, Connceticut, USA.
955. Oliver Bradley (Moses Bradley , Daniel Bradley , Abraham Bradley , William , Danyell ) was born on 31 May 1752 in Wallingford (Cheshire), Connecticut, USA. He died on 12 Jan 1817 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA.
Oliver married Deborah Brooks daughter of Joshua Brooks and Abiah Clark on 28 Dec 1775 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA. Deborah was born on 3 Jun 1759 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA.
They had the following children:
2226 F i Rosetta Bradley was born on 20 Jan 1777 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA. Rosetta married Seth Hitchcock about 1795. Seth was born about 1773. 2227 M ii Abiah Bradley was born on 8 Feb 1779 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. 2228 M iii Joram Bradley was born on 8 Feb 1779 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. He died on 3 Nov 1828. 2229 M iv Justus Bradley was born on 6 Nov 1782 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. 2230 M v Selah Bradley was born on 24 Jul 1786 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. He died on 7 Dec 1788. 2231 F vi Selah Bradley was born on 15 Oct 1789 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. 2232 M vii Oliver Cromwell Bradley was born on 1 Apr 1792 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. He died on 7 Sep 1794 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. 2233 M viii Brooks Bradley was born on 28 Jul 1794 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. Brooks married 1 Esther Smith on 22 Dec 1814 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. 2234 M ix Cromwell Bradley was born on 2 Jul 1797 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. He died on 9 Oct 1805. 2235 F x Betsey Bradley was born on 6 Oct 1805 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA.
956. Sen. Stephen Rowe Bradley (Moses Bradley , Daniel Bradley , Abraham Bradley , William , Danyell ) was born 1 on 20 Feb 1754 in Wallingford (Cheshire), Connecticut, USA. He died 2, 3, 4 on 9 Dec 1830 in Walpole, New Hampshire, USA, Æ 77. He was buried in Old Cem., Westminster, Vermont, USA.
BRADLEY, Stephen Row, 1754-1830
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Years of Service: 1791-1795; 1801-1813
Party:
Stephen Row Bradley served as a Senator from Vermont; was graduated from Yale College in 1775; studied law; was captain of a volunteer company during the Revolutionary War in 1776, where he continued as Adjutant, Commissary and Major until 1779, when he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Westminster, Vermont and was appointed Clerk of the Supreme Court there. He was State’s attorney for Cumberland County 1780; register of probate for Westminster 1782; appointed judge of Windham County 1783; member, State house of representatives 1785, serving as speaker; appointed associate judge of the superior court of Vermont 1788; member of the city council of Westminster 1798; upon the admission of Vermont as a State into the Union was elected to the United States Senate and served from October 17, 1791, to March 3, 1795; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1795; again elected to the United States Senate in 1801 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Elijah Paine; reelected in 1807, and served from October 15, 1801, to March 3, 1813; served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Seventh and Tenth Congresses; retired from public life and returned to Westminster. In 1818, Senator Bradley removed to Walpole, New Hampshire, and died there in 1830.
He was a member of the Anti-Administration and o the Republican parties.[Bradley, Stephen Row. Vermont’s Appeal to the Candid and Impartial World; see also the Biographical Directory of the US Congress]
"Vermont's Appeal to the Candid and Impartial World. Containing a fair stating of the claims of Massachusetts-Bay, New-Hampshire, and New-York. The Right the State of Vermont has to Independence. With an Address to the Honorable American Congress, and the Inhabitants of the Thirteen United States." By Stephen R. Bradley, A. M. Hartford: Printed by Hudson & Goodwin. 8vo, 51 pages. This pamphlet is without date, but was published early in 1780, and helped established Senator Bradley as one of the most prominent men in Vermont's independence. It was also reprinted in the semi-weekly Eagle, Brattleboro, Nos. 57-62, 1851; also in Records of the Governor and Council of Vermont, pp. 200-222 of Vol. 2. An account of it may be found in B. H. Hall's Eastern Vermont, page 596. It is considered one of the ablest papers emanating from Vermont, during her struggle for Independence.
In Hall's Eastern Vermont, it is stated that Senator Bradley "was of "Round Head" ancestry, his grandfather having served under Cromwell; he settled in Connecticut about 1650." The claim is, of course, quite an exageration as the Senator's grandfather Daniel would not be born for many years after the time of the Round Heads, and then in America. This probably stems from an erroneous claim published in the Pritchard genealogy, that William Bradley (Daniel's grandfather) was a man from Coventry married to Joanna Waddington and a "Major in the Parliamentary Army." Alas, he was not, but far too many biographers repeated and reinforced the tale. There is, however, no question as to the staunchly Puritan ancestry of the Bradleys.
Stephen married 1, 2 (1) Merab Atwater daughter of Reuben Atwater and Mary Russell on 16 May 1780 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. Merab was born 3 on 19 Jun 1757 in Wallingford (Cheshire), Connecticut, USA. She died 4 on 17 Apr 1785 in Westminster, Vermont, USA.
They had the following children:
+ 2236 M i Sen. William Czar Bradley
Stephen married (2) Thankful Taylor after 1785. Thankful was born in 1768 in Wallingford (Cheshire), Connecticut, USA. She died 1 about 23 Jan 1802 in Westminster, Vermont, USA, Æ 34.
They had the following children:
2237 M ii Stephen Rowe Bradley was born in 1796. He died 1 before 6 Jul 1808 in Deerfield River, Vermont, USA, Æ 12.
Stephen married (3) Belinda Willard after 1802. Belinda was born in 1758 in Wallingford (Cheshire), Connecticut, USA.
967. Elizabeth Todd (Hannah Mansfield , Hannah Bradley , Abraham Bradley , William , Danyell ) was born 1 on 29 Sep 1736 in North Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 3 Apr 1803 in North Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Elizabeth married Lawrence Clinton son of Lawrence Clinton and Elizabeth Sanford on 15 Nov 1759 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Lawrence was born on 1 Jun 1737 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died on 9 Sep 1804 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was buried in Old Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
They had the following children:
968. Mabel Todd (Hannah Mansfield , Hannah Bradley , Abraham Bradley , William , Danyell ) was born 1 in 1736 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 12 Sep 1783 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Mabel married Titus Mansfield son of Joseph Mansfield and Phebe Bassett. Titus was born on 5 Nov 1734 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died about 1808.
They had the following children:
969. Phebe Todd (Hannah Mansfield , Hannah Bradley , Abraham Bradley , William , Danyell ) was born in 1740 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 17 Oct 1772 in North Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Phebe married Seth Blakeslee son of Ebenezer Blakeslee and Mary Ford on 7 Sep 1761. Seth was born on 10 Dec 1738 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died on 17 Apr 1799 in North Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was buried in Old Cemetery, North Haven, Connecticut, USA.
They had the following children:
2255 M i Caleb Blakeslee was born on 25 Apr 1762 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
974. Lewis Bradley (Isaac Bradley , Abraham Bradley , Abraham Bradley , William , Danyell ) was born on 14 Jan 1767 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was christened on 15 Mar 1767 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died on 14 Dec 1854 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Lewis married Lydia Wooding daughter of Israel Wooding and Lydia Bassett about 1792 in Hamden, Connecticut, USA. Lydia was born on 10 Aug 1772 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 6 Jul 1831 in Hamden, Connecticut, USA.
They had the following children:
+ 2256 M i Isaac Bradley 2257 M ii Chauncey Bradley was born on 21 May 1793 in Hamden, Connecticut, USA. He died in Jul 1826.
979. Nehemiah Bradley (Isaac Bradley , Abraham Bradley , Abraham Bradley , William , Danyell ) was born in 1777 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died on 3 Nov 1837 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Nehemiah married (1) Anna Ford daughter of Stephen Ford and Elizabeth Potter on 5 Nov 1796 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Anna was born in 1778 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 29 Jul 1826 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
They had the following children:
Nehemiah married (2) Rachel Ford daughter of Stephen Ford and Elizabeth Potter on 10 Jan 1829 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Rachel was born in 1786 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She died on 25 Nov 1854 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
985. Lydia Bradley (Hezekiah Bradley , Abraham Bradley , Abraham Bradley , William , Danyell ) was born on 1 Jul 1766 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 19 Feb 1853.
Lydia married Moses Cooper son of Timothy Cooper about 1796 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Moses was born on 25 Jul 1762 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
They had the following children:
2268 M i Leverette Cooper was born about 1797 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. + 2269 F ii Rhoda Cooper
988. Abel Gold (Abel Gold , Esther Bradley , Abraham Bradley , William , Danyell ) was born 1, 2 on 18 Oct 1756 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
Abel married 1 Elizabeth Gold daughter of Daniel Gold on 18 Dec 1777 in Redding, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth was born 2 on 8 Jul 1759 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
They had the following children:
2270 F i Molly Gold was born 1 on 15 Feb 1779. 2271 M ii Samuel Gold was born 1 on 21 Nov 1784. 2272 M iii Stephen Gold was born 1 on 6 Aug 1786.
989. Talcott Gold (Abel Gold , Esther Bradley , Abraham Bradley , William , Danyell ) was born 1, 2 on 17 Jan 1759 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. He died 3 on 30 Sep 1836 in Friendship Twp., New York, USA.
Talcott was the second living son, baptized 17 January, 1759. The next thing known of him is his enlistment in 1775.1 Family tradition, through Samuel Cotton who knew the old gentleman, says that he helped to throw up the entrenchments at Bunker Hill. He was then under sixteen. The official records show that Talcott Gold enlisted 24 July, 1775, and served in the investment of Boston in the camp at Winter Hill until 24 December, 1775, when he was discharged.2 Another Talcott Gold was born 1728, his father's cousin; but as the register makes no further mention of him, he probably died in infancy. In 1780, November or December, so the pension office at Washington, he enlisted as a midshipman and served ten and one-half months on the U. S. S. Alliance, commanded by Captain John Barry, conveyed Colonel John Laurens to L'Orient, France, and on the return voyage participated in engagements with the British vessels Atalanta and Trepassy off the Grand Banks. The incidents of that famous voyage are history, including other captures than those mentioned above. In all of these Talcott must have been a part or at least a spectator; of that duel between Thomas Paine, who was on the outward passage, and the pert young Count de Noaille, it requires no stretch to suppose him a witness. In the interim between these two services, only the latter of which for inexplicable reason is mentioned in his pension record, Fairfield, situated so near New York and on the Sound, was in constant danger. In 1777 some of her men, led by Abraham Gold, repelled an attack of the British on the New York border at Ridgefield. The town was thrown into mourning by the death of Colonel Gold, uncle to Talcott. On July 7th and 8th appeared the British under Tryon--it was a part of their planned raid upon the Connecticut coast--effected a landing, and burned the villages of Fairfield and Greens Farms. All but half a dozen houses were destroyed. They numbered 87 dwellings, 67 barns, 48 stores, 2 school houses, 1 county house, 2 meeting houses, and 1 Episcopal church. The account of it is one of the vivid spots in Dwight's poem of Greenfield Hill. The young soldier Talcott could hardly have been inactive in days like these, yet tradition gives no account of him. The only approach to an anecdote from his own lips is found in these words to my grandmother: "When I was a young man, I followed the sea." Grandmother knew him well in the days when he had become venerable in white beard. "The handsomest man I ever knew," was her comment; yet he appears not to have been at all above the average in size. Grandmother, it is true, was not a great retailer of anecdote; Uncle Sam was the storehouse of family lore; unfortunately no one now living seems to recall more than the fact.
It was on April 27th that Colonel Gold was killed at Ridgefield. Generals Arnold, Silliman, and Wooster were in command, General Arnold having a horse shot from under him. It was in June that Talcott's mother died at the birth of her eleventh child. Talcott returned from service on the Alliance some time in the fall of 1781. The parish register records his marriage to Anna Barlow, 18 March, 1782. Upon his father's death 11 November, 1789, his mother's little estate was distributed, Talcott being the administrator, October, 1790. Yet Talcott was not the eldest son. Abel, the eldest, seems too to have been a man of regular habits, as the baptisms of his children appear in the parish register, while those of Talcott's do not. Talcott was clearly dependable. Abel received a double portion, which appears to have been the custom. The census of 1790 shows that Talcott was the head of a family of three females, so that he had at that time only two daughters. The only remaining entry in the parish register is that of the renewal, by Anna, wife of Talcott Gold, of her baptismal engagements, 20 December, 1789, a month after Abel's death.Talcott's name appears, with his cousin Abraham's, in Jay Gould's History of Delaware County as a founder of Roxbury, 1790. His next appearance is in Friendship 1 June, 1814, whither his daughter Sally and son Samuel appear to have preceded him. Samuel, the son, while chopping, was killed by a falling tree 18 June, 1814, unmarried, aged about 21.
On his arrival in Friendship, his dependable qualities appearing, he is chosen town clerk, a life office. He and his daughters and wife are chief supporters of the Presbyterian church; when a Congregational church is formed in 1830, his name heads the list of members. His wife died 17 February, 1827; he died 30 September, 1836. He was buried at Niles, about a mile away, but the remains have been removed to the family lot of the Cottons in Friendship. The stone records that he was a good citizen, a faithful husband and father, a servant of his country in the Revolution.
[Powers, William H. Powers-Banks Ancestry. Ames Iowa: John Leslie Powers, 1921, 186-188]
Talcott married 1 Anna Barlow on 18 Mar 1782 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Anna was born about 1760. She died 2 on 17 Feb 1827 in Friendship Twp., New York, USA.
They had the following children:
+ 2273 F i Sally Gold + 2274 F ii Charity Gold 2275 F iii Polly Gold was born 1 on 6 Jun 1802. She died 2 on 7 Mar 1839 in Connecticut, without issue. Polly married Dr. Lorezo Dana , M.D.. + 2276 F iv Anna Gold
992. Isaac Gold (Abel Gold , Esther Bradley , Abraham Bradley , William , Danyell ) was born 1 on 15 Feb 1766 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
Removed to Delaware Co., NY, USA
Isaac married 1 (1) Ellen Jennings daughter of Peter Jennings on 7 Feb 1790. Ellen was born 2 on 10 Jul 1768.
They had the following children:
2277 M i Abel Gold was born 1 on 31 Mar 1791 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
Isaac married 1 (2) Ellen Jennings on 7 Feb 1790 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
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