John Bradshaw

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Order Book 21, pg. 500, Prince Edward Co., Va.

To the Worshipful Court of Prince Edward County, in Chancery sitting, humbly complaining shew unto your Worships:

Your Orators and Oratrices, John Bradshaw, Anthony Brooks and Mary, his wife, John Oliver and Salley, his wife, John Holt and Elizabeth, his wife, William Wingo, Archibald Worsham and Peggy, his wife, Saml. Burton and Betsey, his wife.

That some time in the year 1788 a certain John Bradshaw departed this life in the County of Prince Edward after first having duly executed and published his Last Will and Testament which is of record in the County Court of Prince Edward, a copy of which is herewith filed and prayed to be taken as a part of this Bill; that the said John, deceased, at the time of his death left a widow, Margaret Bradshaw, and children William, John, your Orator, Benjamin, Thomas, Clemons, Jeremiah, Richard, Elizabeth, Mary, Salley, your Oratrice, and Martha Bradshaw living at the time of the said John Bradshaw's decease.

That some short time since, Margaret Bradshaw departed this life having lived and died the widow of the said Bradshaw, Snr., deceased, leaving no other heirs than those named, the children of herself and John Bradshaw, Snr., deceased;

That a certain Williamson Dickinson has taken letters of administration on the estate of John Bradshaw and also on the estate of Margaret Bradshaw;

That after the death of the said John Bradshaw, Snr., deceased, your Oratrix, intermarried with your Orator, John Holt, your Oratrix, Salley, intermarried with your Orator, John Oliver, your Oratrix, Mary, intermarried with your Orator, Anthony Brooks, that Martha Bradshaw intermarried with a certain John Wingo, by whom she had three children, William Wingo, your Orator, Betsey Wingo, who intermarried with Samuel Burton, your Orator, and Peggy Wingo, your Oratrix, who intermarried with Archibald Worsham, your Orator;

That the said John Wingo and Martha Wingo, then decd., living(?) Margaret Bradshaw, widow of John Bradshaw, Snr., dec'd. leaving only the children named, that Thomas Bradshaw and Clement Bradshaw are still living, the sons of John Bradshaw, Snr., deceased whom your Orators and Oratrices pray may be made defendants to this Bill.

That William Bradshaw, son of John Bradshaw, Snr., deceased, died sometime since, leaving the following children and representatives whom your Orators and Oratrices pray may be made defendants to this Bill, John Bradshaw, Nancy Bradshaw, who intermarried with a certain Arthur Leigh and William Bradshaw; that Benjamin Bradshaw, son of John Bradshaw, Snr., deceased, died some time since, leaving the following children and reprs., all of whom your Orators and Oratrices pray may be made Defendants to this Bill: Salley, who intermarried with Robert Flippin, Elizabeth who intermarried with Elisha Northrip, William, Edward, Richard, Daniel, Thomas & Peyton Bradshaw and Polly who intermarried with John Rowlett, Edith, who intermarried with Abner Mann, Peggy, who intermarried with John Redmond and another son, John, who has died leaving children as his representatives, Saluda Ann and Thos. Edward Bradshaw who are also defts. and entitled to their father's portion of that part which fall to the representatives of Benjamin Bradshaw, decd., from the estate of John Bradshaw, Snr., decd. and Margaret Bradshaw and the said Benjamin Bradshaw, decd. also left another son, Benjamin Bradshaw, who is since dead leaving the following children, also defts., who are entitled to their father's portion of the part of the said estate which may fall to the representatives of Benjamin Bradshaw, Snr., deceased; William Edward Bradshaw, Eliza Ann Bradshaw and Samuel Conrad Bradshaw;

That Jeremiah Bradshaw, son of John Bradshaw, Snr., deceased, died sometime since, leaving the following children and representatives who are made defts. to this Bill: Polly, who intermarried with a certain ______ Edson, Phoebe, who intermarried with a certain _____ Logan, Zachariah and Jane Bradshaw;

That Richard Bradshaw, son of John Bradshaw, Snr., deceased, died sometime since, leaving the following children and representatives who are made defts. to this Bill: Anderson Bradshaw, Robert Bradshaw, Lavinia, who intermarried with John Weaver; that the foregoing defts. (except Williamson Dickinson) are the representatives of John Bradshaw, Snr., deceased, and are entitled according to the degree of relationship stated in the foregoing Bill to the estate of said John and Margaret, deceased;

That the said John and Margaret, deceased, left land and negroes and other property, all of which is in the hands of said Williamson Dickinson;

Now Therefore, as your Orators and Oratrices are remediless except in Chancery Court, they pray that the said defendants be made to answer the allegations in this Bill; that the said Administrator be compelled to settle his account with the said estate;

That your Worships will appoint commissioners to divide said estate, land, negroes and other property and to sell, if necessary, for the purpose of effecting administration, selling the slaves of said estate, on charging the complainants and Defendants agreeably with their respective one eleventh part of the whole estate, he accounting for one horse by way of advancement of the value of $40.00, to Anthony Brooks and Mary, his wife, one eleventh, to John Oliver and Salley, his wife, one eleventh, to John Holt and Elizabeth, his wife, one eleventh, to William Wingo, Archibald Worsham and Peggy, his wife, Saml. Burton & Betsey, his wife, the children of Martha Wingo, decd., formerly Martha Bradshaw, one eleventh to be divided amongst them, to the representatives of William Bradshaw, decd., one eleventh to be divided amongst them, they accounting for the sum of $40.00 rcd. by way of advancement, to the representatives of Jeremiah Bradshaw, one eleventh to be divided amongst them, accounting for the sum of $40.00 received by way of advancement, to the representatives of Richard Bradshaw, deceased, one eleventh part, they accounting for the sum of $40.00 recd. by way of advancement to be divided amongst them, to Clemons Bradshaw, one eleventh part, he accounting for the sum of $40.00 recd. by way of advancement and to Thos. Bradshaw, one eleventh part, he accounting for the sum of $40.00 rcd. by way of advancement,

And that your Worships will grant such other and further relief as is right & just. Williamson Dickinson, Administrator of the estates of John and Margaret Bradshaw conducted a public sale of the slaves which formed a sizeable part of the personal assets of the estates on 18 January 1827 and his Report of Sale was filed in the Prince Edward Court 1 Sept. 1828. His report is quoted in part, as follows:

An account of the sale of negroes of the estates of John and Margaret Bradshaw:

James Bradshaw Purchased Rachel $ 199.00

Overton Dupuey " Sue 207.00

John H. Knight " Isabel 51.00

Isaac Winifree " Martha 141.00

William Verser " Mary 291.00

Joseph Redd " Reubin 455.00

Thomas Scott " Moses 514.00

William Dickinson " Jim 450.00

Clemmons Bradshaw " Sam 297.00

Alexander Marshall " Pleasant 531.00

John Bradshaw " Asa 410.00

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$3546.00

John married Winifred Nancy Brooks 11 Oct 1787, Amelia County, Virginia. Winifred was born Abt 1764. [Group Sheet]

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The witnesses to the consent were James BEVILL and John HOLT.

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The Bristol Parish Register shows him as the 2nd. son of John and Anne Bradshaw.

Prince Edward County, Virginia, W.B. 2, 1785-1797, pgs. 65-67

Will of John Bradshaw, dated March 28, 1787.

In the Name of God, Ahmen,

I, John Bradshaw of Prince Edward County, being of perfect mind and memory, thanks being given to Almighty God therefor, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament, that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God that give it, and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian & decent manner, at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of Almighty God, and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, bequeath and dispose of the same in the following manner and form:

IMPRIMIS. I give and bequeath to Margaret Bradshaw, my dearly beloved wife, the plantation and tenements wherein she now dwells also all my stocks and household furniture and all my negroes and possessions and all my land during her widowhood or life, decease or marriage, then all my moveable posessions, such as stocks of all kind and household furniture and negroes and all my lands to be equally divided amongst all my children.

ITEM. I give and bequeath to John Bradshaw, junr., twenty one acres of land adjoining the tract that he purchased of John Wood, only he is to throw in twenty one pounds to be equally divided amongst all my children.

My soul desire is that my whole estate, both personal and real, should be equally divided amongst all my children that then shall survive, and my desire is, that what I have given off to my children that they should bring it at the day of the division of my estate and lay it in or the value of such things that I have given them.

ITEM. It's my desire that my whole estate of land & every other moveable posession should be equally divided amongst all my children being first mentioned, William, John, Benjamin, Thomas, Clemmons, Jeremiah and Richard Bradshaw and also amongst all of my daughters, Elizabeth, Martha, Mary and Salley Bradshaw.

ITEM. If either of my children should die without heirs lawfully begotten, then his part shall be equally divided amongst all my children that then shall survive.

ITEM. I do hereby choose Col. John Clark, William Wooten and Thomas Applin to be my sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. I do hereby utterly disannull every other former Testament, Wills and legacies & bequests executed by me in any way before this time named willed and bequeathed and confirming this and no other, to be my Last Will and Testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.

his

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us John X Bradshaw

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Wm. Kuling

Wm. Hamblin

Clemmens Bradshaw

At a court held for Prince Edward County, October 20th. 1788, the Last Will and Testament of John Bradshaw, deceased, was presented in court and proved by William Kuling, a witness thereto and at another court held for said county November 18, 1788 this will was further proved by William Hamblin.

Probate proceedings were taken right away, but the estate of John Bradshaw wasn't settled until 1867.

According to the application for membership in the D. A. R. of Louise Brooks Howard, John Bradshaw is classified as a Patriot, even though he didn't serve in the military, because he supplied 275 lbs. of beef to the soldiers during the war.

John married Margaret Clemments. [Group Sheet]

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Prince Edward County, Virginia W.B. 6, 1822-1828, pg. 373 lists the estate papers for Margaret Bradshaw, January 18, 1827.

See Amelia County, Va. Deed Book 28, pg. 318 for a Memorandum of Agreement dated Nov. 14, 1827 between Samuel A. BURTON and Williamson WINGO where BURTON renounces any claim to the estate of John and Margaret BRADSHAW, deceased, of Prince Edward Co., Va. which he was entitled to by virtue of his wife, Elizabeth C. WINGO, having been grand-daughter of Margaret BRADSHAW.

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Verification for the marriage comes from 2 sources, (1) the will of William Clemmons, 1774, which is recorded in Will Book 1774-1780 in Amelia Co., Va. and from notes by Dr. Herbert Clarence Bradshaw in which he mentions the marriage of John Bradshaw and Margaret "Peggy" Clemmons (a.k.a. Clemons, Clements).

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John Bradshaw and his wife, Anne, lived near Namozine Creek in Prince George County, Va. During the years when their children were born they were living in Bristol Parish. All of the births of their children are recorded in the Bristol Parish Register.

Prince George County, Virginia Deed Book 1713-1728, pg. 757:

Survey for John BRADSHAW of 91 acres lying between the Lummiseen Creek (Namozine) and the Mawhipponock Creek (Whipponock), between the Namozine Road and Appomatox River. Feb. 1, 1720/1

This site, shown on the Dinwiddie County 1820 map, has a HAMBLIN Mill located in the survey area...there is also a deed in Prince George County dated May 9, 1738 which has John BRADSHAW and his wife Ann, selling land to Edward PARHAM. For this sale Ann renounces her dower right. This sounds like the same property.

Amelia County was formed from Prince George County, Va. in 1735....

February 26, 1759:

John BRADSHAW, of AMELIA COUNTY, buys 133 acres on lower fork of Sandy River at the Spring Branch from Peter BROWN, son of Daniel BROWN.

January 13, 1770:

John BRADSHAW buys 208 acres adjacent to his land and to the land of Daniel HAMBLIN.

October 13, 1786:

John BRADSHAW buys another 40 acres in the same area.

Estate Inventory, Amelia County, Virginia, Will Book 3.

John married Anne Hamblin Between 1698 and 1743, Prince George County, Virginia. Anne was born Abt 1695, Prince George County, Virginia; died Between 1732 and 1794. [Group Sheet]

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These Bradshaw records are from Howard and Lee Ann Propst, 5639 Catherine Ave., La Grange, IL 60525. They have done extensive work on the Bradshaw, Scruggs, Field, and Jones families and have published their work in newsletters and journals specific to these families. The earliest Bradshaw ancestor they have proved is John.

1688--12 October: John Breidshew, aged 24 years or thereabouts, ...saith...that he the depont being servant to John Granger did (sometime last spring on a Sunday morning) see Mary the wife of the said John Granger say that John Womack had six fletches of bacon in his house besides middling and other small meat and had killed but one hogg out of his own stock that year. (Henrico Co. VA 1677-1739, Book 5, p. 10.)

1688--12 October: John Bradshaw aged 24 years or thereabouts examined and sworn saith that about two days before John Granger's tobacco house wherein was Sam'l Fowlers tobacco was burned Lain Fowler did say that had to have John Granger's barn...and that he would bring more danage on him the said Granger than he was aware of and the next day such was...day before the house was burned. Fowler said to Depont (John Bradshaw) that he dreamt Mary the wife of John Granger had fired the tobacco house and burnt all his tobacco. (Henrico Co. Records 1677-1739).

1688--October Court: John Bradshaw having attended two days as evidence for John Womack against Jno Granger has order granted his against Agent ye sd. Womack for 80 pounds of tobacco. (Henrico Co. VA Records 1677-1739, p. 286).

1690--Court: Richard Kennon patents 8,000 acres, headrights include: John Bradshaw. (Henrico Co. Va. Records 1677-1739, p. 327).

1696--1 June: John Bradshaw having attended two days as an evidence against Will Arrington on be halfe of ffra Reeve judgement is awarded against him the sd. Reeve for 80 pounds of tobacco according to the law with costs. (Henrico Co. Records 1677-1793, Book 3).

After the above records, no further records seem to exist on this John Bradshaw; however, very shortly the name of Elizabeth Bradshaw surfaces in Henrico County. It is believed that she was the wife of John. It is also believed that Larner, Benjamin, and William of Henrico and later Goochland and Cumberland counties and a younger John Bradshaw II were all descendants of this John and Elizabeth.

"Cavaliers and Pioneers" by Nell M. Nugent says Ed Walsh received 900 acres for bringing 18 people to Virginia. John Bradshaw was one of them.

It is yet to be found for sure when and how John Bradshaw arrived in the United States. One account has John Bradshaw arriving in America in 1687 on the ship "Endeavor". Another account of his arrival as coming from Ireland transported by Richard Kennon in 1683. This account is somewhat backed up by court records in Henrico County, Virginia, which show this transportation Kennon did not put in his claim for land until April 1, 1690, at which time he put in a claim for 8,000 acres.

Henrico Co., Va. Court Orders 1678 - 1693: pg 362 April 1, 1690 There is due to Mr. Richard Kennon , 8000 acres for importation of ...... John Bradshaw....... The list includes 89 whites and 70 Negroes.

Ages as given by deposition in county records in 1688 - 1697 Book, Henrico Co., Va. October 12 1688, pg 10 John Bradshaw, 24. This puts his birth year at 1664.

There is also an account that John, the 4th child of Ralph and Rachel sailed from England with his brother James, and his brother-in-law, Admiral William Crispin around 1680. They stopped over in Barbados, where the Admiral died, and they went on to Philadelphia, where their cousin, William Penn, was presiding. Some researchers then maintain that he went on after a bit to Henrico County, Virginia. There, he surrounded himself with people of the same names that appeared with his family back in England: Robinson, Marham, Radcliffe, etc.

John married Elizabeth Harper Between 1683 and 1697, Henrico County, Virginia. Elizabeth was born Abt 1668, Henrico, Virginia, United States; died Between 1694 and 1697, Henrico, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet]