WILLIAM’S LAND Orange County Land Entries, Film #019473, Salt Lake City Family History Library, Copied Jan. 11, 1990, Eugene, Or Branch Library #943, Dec. 29, 1778, William Bradford enters a claim to 100 acres of land lying in Orange Co. both sides of Back Creek including the land lying in the fork between the said Back Creek and the creek known by the name of Mill Creek. #792, Nov. 25, 1778, William Bradford enters a claim to 200 acres land lying in Orange Co., on the waters of Stags Creek the waters of Stony Creek bound on the west and north by his own land including his improvements. Warrant issued Aug. 4, 1779 DAVID BRADFORD JR Little is known about David Bradford Jr. with the exception of his land purchase in Orange County and his probate records in Daviess County, Indiana. Letters of Administration dated 10 April, 1824 with William Bradford as Executor were revised on 1/21/1826 and proved Nov. 1832. Box #3 at the Daviess County courthouse contains probate records naming heirs as Elizabeth, Anne, John G, Frances and Eliza. David witnessed Thomas Bradford Sr’s Last Will and Testament in 1824. DAVID’s LAND Orange County Deed Book 5 P. 92, 6 May 1794, David Bradford of Orange to John Thompson of same, two hundred pounds, (no acres given) on waters of Back Cr, a tract formerly belonging to David Bradford Senr; proved May Term 1794 DB 16:43 8 Jun 1815 William Bradford to David Bradford, Jr for $800...Land on Staggs Creek...200 acres GEORGE BRADFORD George Bradford was born in 1753 probably in Virginia and was in Orange County during the American Revolution. He married Mary Hamilton, had seven children and migrated to Jackson County, Ga. in 1806 and died there in 1812. There is an abundance of information available about George's family, much more than any of the others. GEORGE's LAND Orange County Land Entries, Film #019473, Salt Lake City Family History Library, Copied Jan. 11, 1990, Eugene, Or Branch Library 159, June 1780, George Bradford enters a claim to 150 acres in Orange Co on the waters of Back Creek, adjoining land of Andrew Patin and his own deed land. Warrant Issued 20 Aug 1786 THOMAS BRADFORD Orange County Court Minutes Shff. summons following to attend as Jurors at next County Court, to wit, John Kelly, John Woods, ...David Bradford,...Garrot Garrison,...George Garrison,...Wm. Bradford, ...Thomas Lynch, John Carragan..... Thomas Bradford allowed 4.5.4 for attendance as Constable at Hillsborough Superior Court October Term 1786 Daviess County Court Records Thomas Bradford Last Will & Testament In the name of God, Amen. I, Thomas Bradford, of the county of Daviess and State of Indiana...do constitute this my Last Will and Testament....I give and devise to my beloved son John the plantation whereon I now live containing one hundred and forty acres...with the exception of the land called Williams Field during the pleasure of Elizabeth... to John & William,...to my two beloved daughters Elisabeth and Jane,... to my beloved daughters Mary and Martha,...to my beloved grand daughter Ann Stalcup...,to my beloved son Thomas the sum of sixty dollars to be collected from William. I hereby constitute and appoint my two sons Thomas & John Executors of this my Last Will and Testament...set this eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty four, sealed published and declared by the above Thomas Bradford for and as his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us. David Bradford (Seal) Thomas Bradford (Seal) There above and foregoing Last Will & Testament was proven before me the undersigned on the 29th day of October 1824 by the subscribed witness David Bradford---- John VanTrees Clerk Interestingly, the above Will was found to be insufficiently witnessed and was rewitnessed on November 29, 1824. At that time all of the heirs signed as witnesses and included: Jesse Lynch, Martha Lynch, George Lashley, Mary Lashley, William Bradford, Jane Bradford, Elizabeth Bradford, John Bradford, Francis Bradford, Thomas Bradford, Martha Bradford, Hance Stalcup and Anna Stalcup THOMAS’ LAND Orange County Land Entries, Film #019473, Salt Lake City Family History Library, Copied Jan. 11, 1990, Eugene, Or Branch Library #984, Dec. 31, 1778, Thomas Bradford enters a claim to 120 acres of land lying in Orange Co. on the west side of Haw Creek adjoining land of John Woods, John Justice and his own improvements. Warrant Issued Nov. 30, 1779 Orange County (NC) Deed Book 3 p. 170, 29 March 1786, Cullen Pollok of Bertie to Thomas Bradford of Orange, sixty pounds, 200 acres bounded on E by Pollock's 5,000 acres Orange County (NC) Deed Book 5 P. 99, 28 April 1790, Thomas Bradford of Orange to David Gilson of same, two hundred pounds, 200 acres bounded by Andrew Paton 5,000 signed: David Bradford; Proved May term 1794 by Thompson p. 260, 5 August 1795, Robert Tate of Orange to Thomas Bradford of same, five hundred dollars, 203 acres; witness George Bradford, Anderson Tate, George Spraage; acknowledged August Term 1795 p. 313, 31 August 1795, Robert Tate of Orange to Thomas Bradford of same, fifty pounds, 50 acres, witness: John Douglass, George Sprouge; proved November Term, 1795 by Douglass Deed Book 27;316 Thomas Bradford, Jr to James Miles 8 Nov 1836-Thomas Bradford, Junr (Attorney for the heirs of Thomas Bradford senr deceased) of the County of Green & State of Indiana..to James Miles of Orange Co., NC...for $300...204 acres...a tract of land on both sides of the main road leading from Hillsborough to Trollinger's Ford, where the German immigrant Jacob Trollinger built a gristmill on the haw River in the 1760's which is now the town of Haw River, NC); Signed: Thomas Bradford, Jr,Witness: John Thompson, John Hamilton. Proved Orange County Court May term 1837 by John Thompson THOMAS BRADFORD MIGRATION Copied from Knox County Grantor/Grantee Index, Thomas Purchased 140 acres of land in the west fork of White River in what is now is either Greene or Daviess County: This Indenture made the tenth day of August one thousand eight hundred & fifteen between Dennis Clark of the County of Knox and Indiana Territory on the first part and Thomas Bradford of the County aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that the said Dennis Clark for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred and ten dollars...a certain tract of land being a part of four hundred acre tract of land the said Dennis Clark is now living on beginning at the South east corner of the said tract...to the place of beginning containing one hundred and forthy acres be the same more or less...grant unto and with the said Thomas Bradford