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| Posted by: Macfive 28-Oct-2006, 04:59 PM |
| Background: In 1575, there lived in Austerfield, Yorkshire County, England, one William Bradford. It has been found impossible to trace the family beyond this point but there is strong probability that this William Bradford was a relative of the celebrated preacher martyr, John Bradford, who was burned at the stake at Smithfield [Eng.], January 31, 1555, for his opposition to papacy. It has also been supposed that this William Bradford was a relative of a Bradford who participated in connections with Thomas Stafford, son of Lord Stafford, in a rebellion against the hated Queen Mary, for which he was executed at Tyburn, May 29, 1557. Variations: Bradford, Bradforth, Braidford, Bradeford More Info: http://heraldry.celticradio.net/search.php?id=78 Discussion of this family is welcomed. |