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Descendants of William Bradley

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM³ BRADLEY (?², ?¹) was born Jun 29, 1828 in Baslican Parish,Kilcrohan, Co. Kerry , Ireland, and died Apr 6, 1901 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He married (1) MARY SULLIVAN in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was born 1830 in Sneem, Co. Kerry Ireland, and died Dec 24, 1862 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He married (2) JULIA COURTNEY Oct 23, 1868 in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was born May 1835 in Co. Kerry, Ireland, and died Apr 16, 1915 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Notes for WILLIAM BRADLEY:
Obituary Indianapolis Sentential April 8,1901
                        *** William Bradley passes
                        away at his Buchanan St. home.
He was the oldest member of St. Patrick's Church. Supervised construction of the first dam at Broad Ripple.
Willaim Bradley , an aged and respected citizen, died at his residence, 609 Buchanon St. at the age of seventy three years. He was born at Waterville, Co. Kerry, Ireland and emigrated to this country when nineteen years old. He had been a citizen of this Marion County for fifty-two years.

At the time of his death he was the oldest parishioner of St. Patrick's
Catholic Church. He was a contractor for a long time and built the first dam at Broad Ripple. A large and important section of the Wabash and Erie Canal was constructed under his supervision. For the last twenty-three years he has been connected with the Schmidt Branch of the Indianapolis Brewing Co and had he lived two years more he would have been pensioned for life, as it was the dying request of C. F. Schmidt that Mr Bradley should receive a pension when he had served twenty five years.

Mr. Bradley leaves four sons, one by his first wife, William, better known as "Dick" a successful trainer of athletes, and three by his second wife, George, Richard, and Michael of this city. Mr. Bradley was a man of sterling integrity and steady purpose, and in his long life had accumulated considerable real estate.

The funeral arrangements have not been made.
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The last will and testament of William Bradley

Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

In the name of God, Amen

I William Bradley, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life, being of sound mind and memory, blessed by Almighty God for the same, do make and publish this last will and testament in manner an form fowling, (that is to say)

First: It is my will that all my just debts be paid.

Second: It is my will that my beloved wife Julia Bradley shall have all
and singular my personal and real property during the period of her natural life . She, my said wife , to keep all of said property fully insured, pay all taxes and repairs thereon and to satisfy all encumbrances.

Third: After the death of said wife Julia Bradley it is my will that the lot numbered eleven (11) in the out lot ninety nine (99) in the Hendricks subdivision Marion County In. be and the same belong to my son William J. Bradley to be his absolutely.

Fourth: It is my last will that after the death of my said wife Julia Bradley my property on Leigh St known as parts of lot twelve (12) and thirteen (13) in Rosets 2 sub. div. the City of Indianapolis, Marion County, In. be and the same shall belong to my son Richard P. Bradley to be his absolutely.

Fifth: My son George Bradley is already amply provided for as I gave him the house where I now live, namely numbered 609 Buchanon Street and that is all I intend his to have.

Sixth: I leave to the Clergy of Saint Patrick's Church the sum of twenty five (25) dollars the same to applied is saying of masses for me and my deceased wife Mary Bradley.

Seventh: To my son Michael Bradley I leave the sum of 0ne (1) dollar.
He already has a good house of his own.

Eighth: I leave and bequeath to my executor the sum of twenty five (25) dollars in the purchase of a suitable monument or headstone for my brother James Bradley. My son William Bradley to concur in the purchase
thereof.

Ninth: It is my will that my friend Timothy O'Reardon shall act as my executor in carrying out the provisions of the for going will, I hereby
revoke all former wills by me made.

                        Witness my hand this 5th day of February 1901

                                                William Bradley

At the request of Testator and in his presence, we the subscribing witnesses attest the same as his free act and will.
M. Mahoney
                                                Dan Broderick

                                    CODICIL
Where as I, William Bradley of Marion County , In. Have made my last will and testament bearing the 5th day of February 1901. Now I do by this writing, which I hereby declare to be the codicil to my said will, to be taken as a part thereof, I bequeath to my Neice Kate Bradley of Basclican (Baslickane) Parish of Kilcrohan (Kilcrohane), County Kerry, Ireland the sum of fifty (50) dollars. In paragraph eight (8) of my will I willed 25 dollars , for a monument of headstone for my brother James Bradley (deceased) I now give and bequeath an additional twenty five (25) or in all 50 dollars for the erection of said monument.

I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Julia Bradley my joint interest in lot numbered sixteen (16) in out lot numbered ninety nine (99) to be hers absolutely. And lastly it is my desire that this is my present codicil be annexed to and made part of my last will and testament, to all intents and purposes.

In intrusts whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18 day of February 1901.

                                          Wm. Bradley

The above instrument of one sheet was at the date thereof declared to us by the testator William Bradley to be a codicil to be annexed to his last will and testament and he acknowledged, to each of us, that he had subscribed the same, and we, at his request sign our names hereto as attesting witnesses.

M. Mahoney                                    514 Buchanon St.
Dan Broderick                                    264 Bicking St
                                                      Indianapolis, In.

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Penal Laws*

"In 1695 harsh penal laws were enforced, known as the 'popery code': Catholics were prohibited from buying land, bringing their children up as Catholics, and from entering the forces or the law. Catholics could no longer run for elected office, purchase land, or own property (such as horses) valued at more than 5 pounds. In the early years of the 18th century the ruling Protestants in Ireland passed these laws designed to strip the "backwards" Catholic population of remaining land, positions of influence and civil rights.

By 1778 Irish Catholics would own a meager 5% of Irish land. Furthermore, the Catholic educational system was outlawed and priests who did not conform to the laws could be branded on the face or castrated. As a result, much of Catholic church services and education and record keeping was forced underground, to operate only under extreme secrecy. The religion and culture were kept alive by secret open-air masses and illegal outdoor schools, known as 'hedge' schools. All Irish culture, music and education was banned. By the time of the census of 1841 the Irish were impoverished, landless and leaderless by the eve of the famine.

Professor Lecky a British Protestant and ardent British sympathizer, said in his "History of Ireland in the 18th Century" that the object of the Penal Laws was threefold:

"To deprive Catholics of all civil life; to reduce them to a condition of extreme, brutal ignorance; and, to disassociate them from the soil.:

Lecky said, "He might with absolute justice, substitute Irish for Catholic, "and added a fourth objective: "To expatriate the race." Most scholars agree that the Penal Laws helped set the stage for the injustices that occurred during The Great Famine and fueled the fires of racism that were directed against the Irish by the British. Lecky outlined the Penal Laws as follows:

The Catholic Church forbidden to keep church registers.
The Irish Catholic was forbidden the exercise of his religion.
He was forbidden to receive education.
He was forbidden to enter a profession.
He was forbidden to hold public office.
He was forbidden to engage in trade or commerce.
He was forbidden to live in a corporate town or within five miles thereof.
He was forbidden to own a horse of greater value than five pounds.
He was forbidden to own land.
He was forbidden to lease land.
He was forbidden to accept a mortgage on land in security for a loan.
He was forbidden to vote.
He was forbidden to keep any arms for his protection.
He was forbidden to hold a life annuity.
He was forbidden to buy land from a Protestant.
He was forbidden to receive a gift of land from a Protestant.
He was forbidden to inherit land from a Protestant.
He was forbidden to inherit anything from a Protestant.
He was forbidden to rent any land that was worth more than 30 shillings a year.
He was forbidden to reap from his land any profit exceeding a third of the rent.
He could not be guardian to a child.
He could not, when dying, leave his infant children under Catholic guardianship.
He could not attend Catholic worship.
He was compelled by law to attend Protestant worship.
He could not himself educate his child.
He could not send his child to a Catholic teacher.
He could not employ a Catholic teacher to come to his child.
He could not send his child abroad to receive education.
* From: MacManus " the story of the Irish Race" 1921.Devin-Adair Publishing Co., New York.

More About WILLIAM BRADLEY:
Burial: Unknown, Holy Cross Cemetery, Indianapolis,Indiana ¹
Cause of Death: Influenza (la gripe)
Comment 1: Member of St. Patrick's Church
Ethnicity/Relig.: Roman Catholic
Naturalization: 1853, From Census 1900
Occupation: Contractor/Brewer
Personality/Intrst: Invested in real estate
Residence: 609 Buchanon Street Indianapolis, Indiana

Notes for MARY SULLIVAN:
Little known about Mary
Buried In Holy Cross Cemetery Sec D-16 lot 459

More About MARY SULLIVAN:
Ethnicity/Relig.: Roman Catholic

More About WILLIAM BRADLEY and MARY SULLIVAN:
Marriage: Indianapolis, Indiana

More About JULIA COURTNEY:
Burial: Unknown, Holy Cross Cemetery, Indianapolis,Indiana¹

More About WILLIAM BRADLEY and JULIA COURTNEY:
Marriage: Oct 23, 1868, Indianapolis, Indiana

Children of WILLIAM BRADLEY and MARY SULLIVAN are:

	i.		JAMES⁴ BRADLEY, d. Unknown.
	ii.		JOHN B. BRADLEY, b. Eldon, Iowa; d. Unknown.
	iii.		CATHERINE BRADLEY, b. 1858, Broad Ripple, Indiana; d. Jun 15, 1891, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Notes for CATHERINE BRADLEY:

More About CATHERINE BRADLEY:
Cause of Death: Brights Disease
Ethnicity/Relig.: Roman Catholic

	iv.		JOHANNA BRADLEY, b. Jun 1858; d. Unknown.
	v.		WILLIAM J. BRADLEY, b. Aug 16, 1861, Indianapolis, Indiana; d. Jul 13, 1936, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Notes for WILLIAM J. BRADLEY:
William also known as Dick was a trainer. During the a very bad heat wave he died of heat stroke in a apartment house on North Senate just north of the State house. William never married.

More About WILLIAM J. BRADLEY:
Burial: Jul 15, 1936, Calvary Cemetary, Indianapolis, Indiana ²
Cause of Death: Heat Stroke
Ethnicity/Relig.: Roman Catholic
Occupation: Bartender, Atheletic Trainer

Children of WILLIAM BRADLEY and JULIA COURTNEY are:

2.	vi.		MICHAEL E.⁴ BRADLEY, b. Dec 1869, Indianapolis, Indiana; d. Jun 28, 1946, Indianapolis, Indiana.
	vii.		GEORGE F. BRADLEY, b. May 1881, Indianapolis, Indiana; d. Unknown.

More About GEORGE F. BRADLEY:
Ethnicity/Relig.: Roman Catholic
Occupation: Indianapolis Police Officer

viii.

RICHARD P. BRADLEY, b. Dec 7, 1875, Indianapolis, Indiana; d. Jan 3, 1916, Indianapolis, Indiana.

More About RICHARD P. BRADLEY:
Cause of Death: lobar pneumonia
Ethnicity/Relig.: Roman Catholic

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