Descendants of
John Bradley and Mary Wood

Contributed by Gary Barnes
© 2002




1. John 1 Bradley , born 1695; died abt. 1755. He married  Mary Wood , born 1698.  
    Children of John 1 Bradley and Mary Wood were as follows:
+   2   i   Richard 2 Bradley 

Generation 2

2. Richard 2 Bradley (John 1), born abt. 1730; died 1782 in New Hanover Co., NC. 
He married on 15 Jul 1755, Elizabeth Ann Sharpless Mitchell , born 25 Jun 1734 
in Ridley TWp, PA. 
    Children of Richard 2 Bradley and Elizabeth Ann Sharpless Mitchell were as follows:
+   3     i   John 3 Bradley (Sr.) 
    4     ii  Richard 3 Bradley , born 1769 in Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC; 
         died 1835 in Sumner Co., TN. He married on 13 Jan 1799 in New Hanover 
         Co., NC, Rebecca Green. 
+   5     iii Thomas 3 Bradley (Sr.) 

Generation 3

3. John 3 Bradley (Sr.) (Richard 2, John 1), born 1758 in Wilmington, New Hanover 
Co., NC; died 1811 in Sumner Co., TN. He married in Sumner Co., TN, Mary Simpson. 
    Children of John 3 Bradley (Sr.) and Mary Simpson were as follows:
    6     i    Richard 4 Bradley , born 1786. 
    7     ii   Simpson 4 Bradley , born 1782. 
+   8     iii  John Alexander4 Bradley (Jr.) 
    9     iv   Polly 4 Bradley  
+   10    v    David 4 Bradley 
    11    vi   Nancy 4 Bradley , born 1 Jan 1785 in NC; died  in Robertson Co., TN. 
    12    vii  Joshua 4 Bradley , born 1780. 
    13    viii Jesse 4 Bradley , born 29 Oct 1794 in Duplin Co., NC; died 
          20 Jan 1863 in Sumner Co., TN. 

5. Thomas 3 Bradley (Sr.)  (Richard 2, John 1), born 25 Dec 1762 in Duplin Co., 
NC; died 10 Jul 1829 in Jasper, Dubois Co., IN. He married on 29 Sep 1782, 
Elizabeth (---)  , born 9 Oct 1765; died 23 Apr 1813 in TN. 
    Children of Thomas 3 Bradley (Sr.) and Elizabeth (---) were as follows:
    14    i    Thomas 4 Bradley (Jr.) , born 28 Mar 1791. 
    15    ii   John 4 Bradley , born 16 Jun 1797; died 12 Oct 1829. 

Generation 4

8. John Alexander 4 Bradley (Jr.)  (John 3, Richard 2, John 1), born 1784 in NC; died 
bef. 1850 in Greene Co., IL. He married on 17 Jan 1816 in Sumner Co., TN, Elizabeth 
Betsey Goostree  , born abt. 1799 in NC; died 1862 in Greene Co., IL, daughter of 
Absalom Benjamin Goostree  and Mary Polly Granger. 
    Children of John Alexander 4 Bradley (Jr.) and Elizabeth Betsey Goostree were 
    as follows:
+   16    i    Absalom 5 Bradley 
    17    ii   Reuben Carroll 5 Bradley , born 1818; died in Greene Co., IL. 
    18    iii  Mary Ann 5 Bradley  , born 1827 in Sumner Co., TN; died Jul 1858 
          in Greene Co., IL. She married  Peter Lovell. 
    19    iv   Martha 5 Bradley , born 30 Sep 1832 in Sumner Co., TN; died 
          26 Sep 1890 in Bluffdale, Grene Co., IL. She married on 18 Apr 
          1852 in Greene Co., IL, William Raines , born 1832 in OH; died 
          in Greene Co., IL. 

10. David 4 Bradley (John 3, Richard 2, John 1), born 1785 in Dublin Co., NC; died 
May 1866 in Sumner Co., TN. He married on 29 Aug 1803 in Sumner Co., TN, Nancy Taylor. 
    Children of David 4 Bradley and Nancy Taylor were as follows:
+   20    i    Robert B 5 Bradley 

Generation 5

16. Absalom 5 Bradley  (John Alexander 4, John 3, Richard 2, John 1), born 10 Nov 
1816 in Sumner Co., TN; died 20 Sep 1896 in Carrollton, Greene Co., IL. He married 
(1) abt. 1837 in IL, Mary Maybery , born abt. 1820 in TN; died 1845 in Greene Co., 
IL, daughter of James Maybery. He married (2) on 19 Oct 1846 in IL, Marilda Mabery, 
born 16 Dec 1830 in TN; died 20 Oct 1916, daughter of Sander Mayberry and Margaret 
Barnett. 
    Children of Absalom 5 Bradley and Mary Maybery were as follows:
    21    i    Reuben 6 Bradley , born 1838 in Greene Co., IL. 
    22    ii   Jonathan 6 Bradley , born 1841 in Greene Co., IL. 
    23    iii  Mary 6 Bradley , born 19 Oct 1846 in Greene Co., IL. 

    Children of Absalom 5 Bradley and Marilda Mabery were as follows:
    24    i    Zachariah Taylor 6 Bradley , born 23 Nov 1848 in Carrollton, Greene 
          Co., IL. 
    25    ii   Laura Ann 6 Bradley , born 1852 in Greene Co., IL. She married 
          on 8 Apr 1875 in Greene Co., IL, Granderson Roberts . 
    26    iii  Alice C 6 Bradley  , born 1857 in Greene Co., IL. She married on 
          10 Oct 1875 in Greene Co., IL, Paul W Wood. 
    27    iv   Dora E 6 Bradley  , born Oct 1861 in Greene Co., IL. She married on 
          27 Dec 1881 in Greene Co., IL, Charles E Black . 
    28    v    Eliza Frances 6 Bradley , born 17 Sep 1865 in Greene Co., IL; 
          died 6 Feb 1940. She married on 9 Jan 1887 in Portland, Sumner Co., 
          TN, Joseph Abraham Bradley , born 1 Feb 1860 in Portland, Sumner Co., 
          TN; died 1 Apr 1937 in Greene Co., IL. 
    29    vi   Maggie E 6 Bradley  
    30    vii  Robert E 6 Bradley  

20. Robert B 5 Bradley (David 4, John 3, Richard 2, John 1), born 14 Jan 1805 in 
Sumner Co., TN; died 25 May 1872 in Greene Co., IL. He married on 7 Jan 1826 in 
Sumner Co., TN, Lorana Louraney Osborn , born 25 Feb 1806 in Sumner Co., TN; died 
9 Dec 1885 in Greene Co., IL, daughter of Bartholomew Osburn (Sr) and Elisabeth 
Abbott. 
    Children of Robert B 5 Bradley and Lorana Louraney Osborn were as follows:
    31    i    Elizabeth Ann 6 Bradley , born 30 Sep 1826 in Simpson Co., KY; 
          died 17 Jun 1868 in Greene Co., IL. She married on 3 Apr 1845 in 
          Greene, Illinois, USA, Amos R Ash. 
    32    ii   Valentine T 6 Bradley , born abt. 1828 in Sumner Co., TN. He married 
          on 23 Mar 1854 in Greene, Illinois, USA, Mary Jane Conway. 
    33    iii  George M 6 Bradley , born abt. 1829 in Sumner Co., TN; died 24 Mar 
          1858 in Greene Co., IL. He married on 24 Mar 1858 in Greene, Illinois, 
          USA, Harriet Wilkinson. 
    34    iv   David H 6 Bradley , born 26 Jul 1830 in Sumner Co., TN; died 
          4 Oct 1851 in Greene Co., IL. 
    35    v    Nancy Jane 6 Bradley , born abt. 1832 in Greene Co., IL. She 
          married on 14 Sep 1848 in Greene, ILlinois, USA, Jacob Or Rimby 
          Rimbey . 
    36    vi   Priscilla 6 Bradley , born 25 Dec 1833 in Grene Co., IL; died 25 
          Jul 1850 in Greene Co., IL. 
    37    vii  Rebecca 6 Bradley , born abt. 1835 in Greene Co., IL. She married 
          on 11 May 1854 in Greene, Illinois, USA, Francis Rousey. 
    38    viii Bartholomew 6 Bradley , born 29 Dec 1836 in Greene Co., IL; 
          died 19 Feb 1900 in Glendora, Los Angeles Co., CA. He married (1) 
          on 5 Jan 1859 in Scott, ILlinois, USA, Nancy C Allred . He married 
          (2) on 16 Mar 1865 in Greene, Illinois, USA, Amelia Ann Ventress. 
    39    ix   Mary 6 Bradley , born abt. 1840 in Greene Co., IL. She married 
          on 6 Jan 1859 in Illinois, USA, William Marion Chiles. 
    40    x    John C 6 Bradley , born abt. 1842 in Greene Co., IL. He married 
          on 24 Apr 1864 in Greene, ILlinois, USA, Temperance E Davis. 
+   41    xi   James C 6 Bradley 
    42    xii  Robert 6 Bradley , born abt. 1846 in Greene Co., IL. 
    43    xiii Benjamin T 6 Bradley , born abt. 1848 in Greene Co., IL. He 
          married on 19 Sep 1872 in Scott, Illinois, USA, Emma E Clement. 

Generation 6

41. James C 6 Bradley  (Robert B 5, David 4, John 3, Richard 2, John 1), born 
14 Aug 1843 in Greene Co., IL; died 12 Jan 1904 in Manchester, Scott Co., IL. 
He married on 1 Oct 1867 in Manchester, Scott, ILlinois, USA, Emma Husted , 
born Dec 1848 in Scott Co., IL, daughter of  Husted. 
    Children of James C 6 Bradley and Emma Husted were as follows:
+   44    i    Warren James 7 Bradley 

Generation 7

44. Warren James 7 Bradley  (James C 6, Robert B 5, David 4, John 3, Richard 2, 
John 1), born 25 Feb 1876 in Manchester, Scott Co., IL; died 28 Apr 1960 in 
St Petersburg, Pinellas Co., FL. He married Laura Frances Huxley , born 17 Dec 1874 
in KS; died 19 May 1961 in Brockport, Monroe Co., NY. 
    Children of Warren James 7 Bradley and Laura Frances Huxley were as follows:
+   45    i    Genevieve Estella 8 Bradley 

Generation 8

45. Genevieve Estella 8 Bradley (Warren James 7, James C 6, Robert B 5, David 4, 
John 3, Richard 2, John 1), born 7 Dec 1908 in Camp Fulton, AZ; died 26 Feb 1984 
in Clearwater, Pinellas Co., FL. She married on 22 Feb 1928 in Dallas, Arizona, 
USA, Elmer James Roberts , born 25 Nov 1908 in Gurdon, Clark Co., AZ; died 25 
Jul 1989 in Warren, Bisbee Co., AZ. 


Return to Sumner County, TN Family Album

Return to Sumner County Main Page