Henry Bradford

1778 - 1871  (92 years)

• Name	Henry Bradford  [1]
  Birth	24 Dec 1778
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 May 1871
  Person ID	I28216	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Rachael McFarland,   b. 26 Aug 1783, Bedford Co., VA d. 2 Aug 1852, Polk Co., TN (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1799	Jefferson Co., TN   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Jacob Tipton Bradford,   b. 1 Oct 1821, Tennessee d. 26 Mar 1888, Grayson Co, . Texas (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Bradford, Henry (1776-1871) HOUSE, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th General Assemblies, 1813-21; representing Jefferson County; political affiliation not shown. Born on December 24, 1776, in Burke County, North Carolina, son of Joseph Bennett and Mary (Wilson) Bradford. Removed to Jefferson County in 1799; married there on January 25, the same year to Rachel McFarland, daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Blackburn) McFarland. Ten children, the name of only one, William M. Bradford, has been found. Occupation: gunsmith; he made the gun "Long Bess," belonging to David Crockett; as justice of the peace he performed David Crockett's marriage. After his legislative service he moved to what is now Polk County. Presidential elector on the Madison ticket, 1812. Colonel in the War of 1812, Died in Polk County on May 10, 1871; buried in Old Columbus Cemetery, Polk County. Sources: Speer, Prominent Tennesseans, 132; Roster of Soldiers of the Revolution, 1178; Polk County News, November 28, 1964. http://www.tnhillbillie.net/tn/jefferson/biography/jefflegislators1.html Bradford, Henry (1776-1871) HOUSE, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th General Assemblies, 1813-21; representing Jefferson County; political affiliation not shown. Born on December 24, 1776, in Burke County, North Carolina, son of Joseph Bennett and Mary (Wilson) Bradford. Removed to Jefferson County in 1799; married there on January 25, the same year to Rachel McFarland, daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Blackburn) McFarland. Ten children, the name of only one, William M. Bradford, has been found. Occupation: gunsmith; he made the gun "Long Bess," belonging to David Crockett; as justice of the peace he performed David Crockett's marriage. After his legislative service he moved to what is now Polk County. Presidential elector on the Madison ticket, 1812. Colonel in the War of 1812, Died in Polk County on May 10, 1871; buried in Old Columbus Cemetery, Polk County. Sources: Speer, Prominent Tennesseans, 132; Roster of Soldiers of the Revolution, 1178; Polk County News, November 28, 1964. http://www.tnhillbillie.net/tn/jefferson/biography/jefflegislators1.html

  
  

• Sources

  [S1410] Marriages of Jefferson County, Tennessee, p. 7. #290 Rachael McFarland to Henry Bradford on January 25, 1799