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Descendants of Edward Bradley

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN² BRADLEY (EDWARD¹) was born July 13, 1707 in St. Stephen's Parish, Northumberland Co, VA, and died June 24, 1778 in Tryon Co., NC. He married (1) DIANA WILLIAMS? JOHNSON? 1733. He married (2) MARY LEDBETTER 1755, daughter of RICHARD LEDBETTER and MARY WALTON.

Notes for JOHN BRADLEY:
1776-1778 Fought in the Revolutionary War, pension application filed.

1778- June 24: "John Bradley's death was caused by a fall from a loft owned by Andrew Hampton on a day that there was a complete eclipse of the sun." from the book 'Gudbrodt means Goodbread' pg 384

WILL, Old Tryon Co., NC Tryon County Will-- Brent Holcomb

Will of John BRADLEY of the county of Tryon...to my daughter Sarah MORGAN, 5 shillings sterling...to my daughter Anna JONES 5 shillings...to my son by 1st wife, John BRADLEY 5 shillings...to my son Richard...to my son John, son by my second wife 5 shillings...to my son George Warton BRADLEY, 5 shillings...to my daughter Mary BRADLEY, son Edward BRADLEY my son Isaac, my son James Terry BRADLEY, my son John W. BRADLEY, 5 shillings sterling paid to each of them...to my loving wife Mary BRADLEY, 100A being part of the tract belonging to Jones Williams, likewise 400A lying near ??? in Burke Co., my Negro winch Nan & her children, 2 mares, one colt & horse, 17 head of cattle...
Witnesses by: Jonathan Hampton, Andrew Hampton, Jones Williams Oct. 1778
filed in Lincolnton NC

More About JOHN BRADLEY:
Cause of Death: Fall from a loft

Children of JOHN BRADLEY and DIANA JOHNSON? are:

	i.		THOMAS³ BRADLEY, b. 1735, Hanover Co., VA; d. Augusta, GA.
	ii.		SARAH BRADLEY, b. 1740, Hanover Co., VA; m. ELIAS MORGAN.

Notes for SARAH BRADLEY:
Marriage source from the book "Bradley of Virginia & the South" by Wendell H. Bradley pg417

Notes for ELIAS MORGAN:
Elias Morgan represented John&Diana(Williams/Johnson)BRADLEY's children in estate litigation, against Mary Goodbread, John's second wife. Mary got the entire estate.

More About ELIAS MORGAN:
Fact 1: Revolutionary War Veteran

	iii.	ANNA BRADLEY, b. 1745, GRNVLL Co, NC; m. JONES.
	iv.	JOHN BRADLEY, b. 1748, GRNVLL Co, NC; m. MARTHA ?.
3.	v.	RICHARD BRADLEY, b. 1750, (Greenville Co.), NC.

Children of JOHN BRADLEY and MARY LEDBETTER are:

	vi.	JOHN³ BRADLEY, b. 1762, Granville Co, NC; m. NANCY HAMPTON, March 10, 1790.
4.	vii.	GEORGE WALTON BRADLEY, b. 1764, Bute, NC; d. April 5, 1835, Rutherford, NC.
	viii.	MARY BRADLEY, b. 1766, Bute, NC; m. DANZA METCALF, December 4, 1792, Rutherford, NC.

More About DANZA METCALF:
Fact 1: Revolutionary war Vet.- Mary's Pension App.# W4280 NC

	ix.		EDWARD BRADLEY, b. 1768, GRNVLL Co, NC; m. MARY MORRIS, August 8, 1799.
	x.		ISAAC BRADLEY, b. 1772, Tryon Co., NC.
	xi.		JAMES TERRY BRADLEY, b. 1775, Tryon, NC.
	xii.		JOHNSON W. BRADLEY, b. 1777, Tryon Co., NC.

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