Joshua Bradley (1769 - 1839)

Born 1769 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Ann (Gardner) Bradley — married Aug 1796 in Caberrus Co., NC.

Descendants

Died Jun 1839 at about age 70 in Jackson, Illinois, United States

Biography

Joshua Bradley married Nancy Gardner on 17 Aug 1796 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States.^[1]

He was buried in June 1839 in Gillespie Cemetery, Randolph County, Illinois, United States.

Note

"Former Congressman Kent Keller of Illinois (1867-1954), was adescendant of Joshua Bradley (1769-1839), and he wrote up a short historyof his family back in the 1930s. According to his material:

"Joshua Bradley came from Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, to FortMassac on the Ohio and footed it across the old Trail to Kaskaskia in1796. The family is of old American Revolutionary stock. Prior to 1808the family came and settled at Shiloh Hill, Randolph County, Illinois, onthe old trail. The wife of Joshua Bradley was Nancy Gardner, of theextensive Gardner family of North Carolina, and the daughter of aRevolutionary soldier James Gardner. These Shiloh Hill Bradleys helped tobuild, and for many years maintain Shiloh College. Governor Bradley ofNevada was an immediate member of this family."

source: Bob DOWNEN" " The above excerpt was taken from Thomas Shaw'sposting at rootsweb.com"

The following information is from Vicky Bradley's gedcom file:

"Joshua and Nancy are buried in Gillespie Cemetery in RandolphCounty,ill. Joshua was living in Mecklenburg County,NC in 1778,under thecare of a great-uncle,James Bradley,when his dad gave instructions in apower of attorney that he was to be taken from James care. That portionof Mecklenburg County became Cabarrus County,NC. Joshua married inCabbarus on August 17,1796 to Nancy Gardner,Joshua and Nancy migratedwith his father-in-law,James Gardner and his family to Sumner Co,TN.where he and Nancy lived for next 20 years before migrating to illinoisterritory.Henry Bradley jr.`s estate was administered in January of 1791in York Co,NC. by James Griffith. Cabbarus Co, NC, was formed fromMecklenburg in November of 1792.In 1794,Joshua Bradley of Caburras gaveall claim he had to his fathers estate in York County,PA. to his brotherElijah for natural love and other considerations (including a silverwatch).Joshua was deeded lot # 11 in Southeast Square ofConcord,Cabarrus,on April 18,1796.Joshua was appointed patroller inCapt.Abraham Alexanders Co. on October 10,1796 in Concord,Caburras. Hesold his Concord lot to John Steel of Mecklenburg on October 15,1796.Heand Nancy,James,Henry joined Nancy`s family and neighbors headingwest,they migrated to Sumner TN.where they stayed for 20 yrs. On November4,1800,Joshua was commisioned an Ensign in Tennesse Militia Regiment ofSumner County,"during good behavior".On August 1,1803,Joshua was bondsmanfor Blair Harris and Rachel Gardner and is listed as buying from theEstate sale of James garner in 1803. On March 18,1806,he deeded a lot inGallatin and in 1807,he hired one negro girl from the estate of WilliamCochran,during Feb term,1816,Joshua is mentioned as a buyer in sale ofthe estate of Mary ann Gardner. Bradley Twp. in Jackson co,ill.is namedfor Joshua. Joshua wrote his will on April 28,1839,naming his sonsBenjamin F. and William Bradley the Executors.He listed his first desireto be buried next to his wife in Gillespie Cemetery,(Randolph Co.)Earlyrecords indicate he is buried there plot T7-S,R4W;however Randolph has norecord now of any cemetery. Some of the facts on Joshua are confusing inthe "Gordon Book" he is said to be married to Anna giles,however,provenby marriage record he was marreied to Nancy Gardner. He was very activein civic affairs and was one of the early settlers of Jackson Co,ill.Joshua appears to be a apprenticed of masonary Joshua had also purchasedland on Campbell Hill,were he spent the rest of his life. He served asHead Cox`s Creek Road district in 1825,Fence viewer for GogniaTWP,1826-1827.And on County Juries 1824-1826 and 1823-1833.He served as amember of the County Commissioners Court in 1828-1829.Census:1820,Randolph Co,ill. Mary`s TWP."

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004", Data Source: County Court Records at Concord, NC, Ancestry Record 8909 #2694728 (accessed 31 March 2024), Joshua Bradley marriage to Nancy Gardner on 17 Aug 1796 in North Carolina.

• Profile created through the import of Pioneer Stock.GED on 31 October 2010.