Three Bradley Brothers

1790 (20 entries) and 1800 (42 entries) Federal Censuses for Bradley in New York, United States.  1790 would be the first census since the American War of Independence from England.

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No occupations or birth places are listed but ages are listed within a range.

1790 (12 entries) and 1800 (22 entries) Federal Censuses for Bradley in Maryland, United States.

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Without the first names and approximate birth date you will probably not find them but you could try looking for people living together at the same address.

I presume that as you are on an Irish website that the Bradleys were Irish.  I was going to suggest you try the immigration/emigration sites but there don't seem to be many records before 1800.

Once you have the first names you might look into the vital records for marriages, children, deaths etc.

Do you know why the timeline ends at 1800?

Kathy

Thank you for your reply, Kathy. I have researched my line back to a Levin Bradley in Maryland that married a Hannah Melson in 1806. I have found no further information. They lived on the Maryland/Delaware border. 

I have checked the Censuses of Maryland and New York for Levi Bradley with no luck.  I have also checked Familysearch for a marriage of Levin to Hannah Melson 1803-1810 in Maryland, Delaware and New York to no avail.

I googled the name Levi+Bradley+Maryland (Levi not Levin) and came up with quite a few from a hundred years before, right through to the War of Independence including references from published books but these are too early. They may be of interest to you.

Also try

http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/BRADLEY/1998-04/0892260444

From: Selbrook <Selbrook@aol.com>
Subject: [BRADLEY-ROOTS-L] Re: BRADLEY, Levin, John, Mary E. --Maryland
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 22:07:24 EDT

This is my direct line of Bradley's-----does anyone have any info. on this
family??

1. Levin1 Bradley was born Aft. 1790. He married Hannah Melson November 06,
1804 in Somerset Co., MD.

Children of Levin Bradley and Hannah Melson are:
2i.Perry Robertson2 Bradley, born September 01, 1805 in Somerset Co., MD.
+3ii.John Bradley, born December 23, 1807 in MD; died April 27, 1864 in MD.
4iii.Eleanor Bradley, born 1810; died June 05, 1883 in MD. She married ?
Shockley.
5iv.Lemuel Bradley, born November 11, 1832 in MD; died December 11, 1868 in
MD. He married Margaret Bennett March 20, 1855 in Somerset Co., MD.

Generation No. 2

3. John2 Bradley (Levin1) was born December 23, 1807 in MD, and died April
27, 1864 in MD. He married Mary B. Cooper February 15, 1849 in Somerset Co.,
MD, daughter of Samuel Cooper and Polly Bradley.

Children of John Bradley and Mary Cooper are:
+6i.Mary (Jr) E.3 Bradley, born March 10, 1839 in Baltimore, MD; died
August 26, 1921 in Maplewood, MO.
+7ii.Benjamin S. Bradley, born October 1841 in Riverton, Wicomico Co,MD;
died August 18, 1907 in Riverton, Wicomico Co, MD.
8iii.Persula Ann M.Graham Bradley, born 1842.

Generation No. 3

6. Mary (Jr) E.3 Bradley (John2, Levin1) was born March 10, 1839 in
Somerset Co.,..Baltimore, MD, and died August 26, 1921 in Maplewood, MO. She
married Nathaniel Brown 1853-1855 in MD, son of Robert Brown and Delila Lloyd.

Children of Mary Bradley and Nathaniel Brown are:
+9i.Olivia J.4 Brown, born April 1857 in MD.
+10ii.Eliza A. Brown, born August 1858 in Baltimore, MD; died October 1904
in Deventer, Miss. Co., MO (near Crosno).
+11iii.Mary (Mollie) N. Brown, born July 1861 in MD.

7. Benjamin S.3 Bradley (John2, Levin1) was born October 1841 in Riverton,
Wicomico Co,MD, and died August 18, 1907 in Riverton, Wicomico Co, MD. He
married Hester A Bradley.

1850 Census, Somerset Co., Barren Creek District, 2nd Division, pg 514
(enumerated July 26, 1850) having $500 real estate
John Bradley42 M SailorMaryland
Mary "35 F " "
Mary "Jr,10 F " "attended school
Benjamin " 9 M " "attended school
George Wright13 M " "
John W. H. Bayly40 MDelaware

1860 Census, Somerset Co., Sharptwon District, pg 31(enumerated June 9, 1860)
Having real estate of $500 and personal estate of $500
John Bradley50 M MarinerMaryland
Mary A "40 F "
Ann M "18 F "
(next house)
BenjaminBradley20 M "

Notes for Hester A Bradley:
1900 Census Hester was mother of 4 children, 2 living.

Child of Benjamin Bradley and Hester Bradley is:
12i.Winfield4 Bradley, born October 1872.

Generation No. 4

9. Olivia J.4 Brown (Mary (Jr) E.3 Bradley, John2, Levin1) was born April
1857 in MD. She married Frank O. Brooks December 27, 1876 in Miss Co., MO.

Children of Olivia Brown and Frank Brooks are:
13i.Fred R.5 Brooks, born June 1881 in MO.
14ii.Frank L. Brooks, born October 07, 1884 in St. Louis, MO (Source:
Brderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 4, Social Security Death Index:
U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from A through L, Date of Import:
Jul 5, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.111.4.30169.26); died September 22, 1970 in St.
Louis, St. Louis Co., MO. He married Arline Brown.

10. Eliza A.4 Brown (Mary (Jr) E.3 Bradley, John2, Levin1) was born August
1858 in Baltimore, MD, and died October 1904 in Deventer, Miss. Co., MO (near
Crosno). She married Charles E. Price Abt. 1879 in married 21 years in 1900
census, son of Charles Price and Demarias Phillips.

Charleston Enterprise
10-7-1904
Mrs. Charles Price died at her home near Crosno last night after a short
illness.
(Same newspaper column)
Winifield Bradley, son of Captain B S Bradley, of Riverton, Maryland, has
returned home after visiting his aunt, Mrs. Mary E Brown, and his cousins,
Mrs. Frank Brooks and Mrs. George Jones of St Louis, and Mrs. Charles Price of
Crosno.

Children of Eliza Brown and Charles Price are:
15i.William N.5 Price, born March 03, 1881;16ii.
Ford Price, born September 1884.
17iii.Bessie Isabell Price, born September 07, 1887 in Charleston, MO; died
November 28, 1973 in Delta Com. Hosp. Sikeston, MO. She married (1) William
Thomas Scruggs December 23, 1903

11. Mary (Mollie) N.4 Brown (Mary (Jr) E.3 Bradley, John2, Levin1) was
born July 1861 in MD. She married George L. Jones.

Children of Mary Brown and George Jones are:
20i.Lester5 Jones, born June 1889 in MO.
21ii.Nellie L. Jones, born October 1891 in MO.
22iii.Doradean Jones, born August 1899 in MO.

Joyce Scruggs
Selbrook@aol.com

Take note that this entry is from 1998, so the contributor may no longer exist.  I also noted that the birth year of Levi is not physically possible.

This is about all I can offer.  I wish you luck. You may have to look for shipping records via Canada.

Kathy

Thanks, again, Kathy. The info from Selbrook is my line. I've sent a message but, as you say, it's such an old post that it might not be good anymore. I have my fingers crossed!

Thanks so much for looking. 

I noticed the link to Irish roots says it is for Catholic records. My Bradley's were not Catholic. Is there anywhere else that would have those records?

The following site is a guide for Maryland State Archives.  Unfortunately the records are not on-line.  As I don't know where you are, if you know someone or are willing to pay a researcher (when you get really desperate) they may be worth looking at.  They also provide a list of Genealogical Societies that you could direct enquiries to.

http://guide.mdsa.net/pages/viewer.aspx?page=topviewed#records

This site has a list of on-line searchable data bases.  "Early Settlers of Maryland" has a few Bradleys (don't forget about name spelling variations). There are some Bradlys.

http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/homepage/html/online_records.html

 

Kathy

Hello, I'm not sure if anyone is still monitoring this post, but I have a story regrading 3 brothers going to America from Ireland, and separating upon arrival due to a disagreement.  My great great grandfather's name was Charles Bradley and I believe it was him and his brothers that came from Cork.  I heard that prior to leaving Cork he was involved in building a church there. Charles had a son Harry Julius Bradley who is my great grandfather.  Harry ran away at age 11 and never spoke of his family, ever, so we don't know anything about his family including who his siblings were or anything.

Here I am reading this 4 years later. 
Do you know what Charles occupation was and the approximate date he arrived he with his brothers? Thanks