Bradbury Family

Barnabus Bradbury and Chrisp Bradbury were brothers and listed as carpenters or shipwrights on River Road in the mid 1700s. Sometimes Barnabus is referred to as an innkeeper.

In 1751 Barnabus Bradbury owned land on River Road near John Greenleaf and Simeon Brown.


  1. Thomas Bradbury Born before  in Wicken Bonant, Essex, England Husband of Mary (Perkins) Bradbury (bef 1615 – 1700)— married about  in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusettsmap 
    Died  in Salisbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
    1. William Bradbury Born  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts.  Husband of Rebecca (Wheelwright) Bradbury — married  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
      Father of  Thomas Bradbury and Jacob Bradbury
      Died  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
      1. William Bradbury (William, Thomas) Born  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Husband of Sarah Cotton — married  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts  Died  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts  will, dated April 12, 1748, proved June 7, 1756. Probate # 3014.
        1. John Bradbury Born  in Salisbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
        2. Jacob Bradbury Born  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
        3. James Bradbury Born  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay. Died 1732. m Elizabeth Sanders b 1702
          1. Sarah Bradbury b 1744 not possible
        4. Crisp Bradbury (William, William, Thomas) Born  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts (1712 – xxx) Husband of Mary (Paine) Bradbury — married  in Essex, Massachusetts Bay  Died  in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay. Crisp didn’t leave a will, but his probate documents list his widow Mary and children: John Bradbury, Elizabeth Nelson and her husband Samuel, Ruth Bradbury; Hannah Bradbury; Mary Noyes and her husband Samuel; James Bradbury.
          1. James b. 9 Sept 1749  married Eunice Stone. He died in Biddeford, February 24, 1830.
          2. Hannah Bradbury  b. 22 Oct 1750
          3. John b. 11 Oct 1738; m. Mary Riggs
          4. Mary b. 16 Aug 1740; m. Samuel Noyes
          5. Elizabeth b. 5 Jan 1742; m. Samuel Nelson
          6. Sarah Bradbury b. 10 Feb 1744
          7. Ruth b. 1748; d. 15 March 1801
        5. Barnabus Bradbury (William, William, Thomas) Born  in Amesbury marries Miriam Morss (1715 – xxx) (William/Sarah, Ben/Ruth) in 1743.
          1. William BRADBURY, born Aug 22, 1744 in Amesbury, MA.
          2. Jacob BRADBURY, born Mar 17, 1749/50 in Amesbury, MA.
          3. Miriam BRADBURY, born Apr 10, 1758 in Amesbury, MA.
          4. Sarah BRADBURY, born abt 1760  in Amesbury, MA.
          5. Elizabeth BRADBURY, born in Amesbury, MA.
          6. Mary BRADBURY, born in Amesbury, MA.
        6. Rebekah Bradbury Born  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
        7. Joanna Bradbury Born  in Surrey (??)
        8. Mary Bradbury Born about  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
        9. Sarah Bradbury Born about  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
        10. Benjamin Bradbury (gets all of William’s real estate) Born about  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Husband of Jemima True — married  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
          1. Sarah (Sally) Bradbury b 22 May 1750 in Salisbury, MA
        11. Samuel Bradbury Born about  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
        12. William Bradbury Born  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
      2. Thomas Bradbury (William, Thomas) (1674-1719) Husband of Mary (Hilton) Bradbury — married  (to ) in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Baymap
      3.  Jacob Bradbury   (William, Thomas)  (1677-1718) Husband of Elizabeth (Stockman) Bradbury — married  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
    2. Wymond Bradbury (Thomas) Born  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Died  in Nevis Island, West Indies Husband of Sarah (Pike) Stockman — married  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
      1. Wymond Bradbury Born  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Husband of Mariah (Cotton) Bradbury — married   Died  in Kittery, York, Maine. Father of
        1. Theophilus Bradbury (Wymond, Wymond, Thomas) Born  in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay. Married first  Ann (Woodman) Bradbury — married  in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay. Married second Judith (Moody) Bradbury (1705 – 1805) — (Cutting, Samuel, William) married  in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay. Theophilus  Died  in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
        2. Jabez Bradbury
        3. Wymond Bradbury,
        4. John Bradbury,
        5. Rowland Bradbury
        6. Ann (Bradbury) Fox,
        7. Josiah Bradbury,
        8.  Maria Bradbury,
        9. Jerusha Bradbury
        10.  Mariah Bradbury
    3. Judith Bradbury Born  in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Wife of Caleb Moody — married  in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Died  in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
    4. Thomas Bradbury ( 1641-1718) m  Jemima True — married  in Salisbury,
    5. Mary (Bradbury) (1642-1724)  m John Stanyan — married  in Salisbury, MA
    6. Jane (Bradbury) True  (1645-1729) m  Henry True Jr. — married  in Salisbury, Mass
    7. Jacob Bradbury (1647-1668 in Nimba, Liberia)
    8. Elizabeth (Bradbury) Buss (1651-1694) m  John Buss — married  in Salisbury, MA
    9.  John Bradbury (1654-1678)
    10. Ann Bradbury (1656-1659)
    11. Jabez Bradbury (1658-1677)

Other links:

Austin George (1761 – 1829)(Gideon, John, John)  marries Sally Bradbury in 1786.

Sarah Bradbury b 1766 Haverhill to Sanders Bradbury and Sarah Colbey


Deeds:

1742, Sept 30:  John Swett to Barnabus Bradbury (82/159) Bounded westerly by land of Swett 2R, northerly by land of Swett 6.5R, easterly by river 2R and southerly by Bradbury 9r.

1748, Aug 5:  Barnabus Bradbury of Amesbury (Innholder) to Gideon Challis (98/216) House and Barn. Bounded westerly by two rod way 4R 9′, Southerly 5R 10′, easterly by river 4R 9′. 76.5 Rods total.

1751, Sept 9:   Gideon Challis (Shipwright) sold to John Greenleaf for 26 pounds, 13 shillings and 4 pence (106/144) land and dwelling house. Bounded southerly by Barnabus Bradbury, Northwesterly on land of Simeon Brown and William Morse, easterly by  river and north easterly by land of Simeon Brown and William Morse. 1/3 of an acres.

1770, Feb 21: Benjamin Greenleaf to Phineas Nichols (Blacksmith) (139/172) Dwelling house with land under adjoining the same near Holt’s Rock bounded southerly by land of Phineas Nichols, northwesterly and northeasterly by land of William Morse and Simeon Brown (deseased), easterly by Merrimac River. Same house that was formerly the estate of Gideon Challis conveyed to the late John Greenleaf in 1751