Now and then I will get back to the basics and post general information about our ancestors:
REBECCA BRADFORD, HER PARENTS AND MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS
Husband: WILLIAM
MILLER
b. 22 Feb 1732,
New Castle County, Delaware
m. 13
June 1778, Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland
d. 1814, Dunbar Township,
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
bur. Hill Grove Cemetery, Fayette County,
PA (location C-116)
Father: Abraham Miller Mother: Rosannah Roddy
Wife: REBECCA
BRADFORD (“Rebeckah” in William's military
record)
b. 1760 (probably in New Castle County, Delaware, or Cecil County, Maryland)
d. 18 March
1835, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
bur. Hill Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Pennsylvania (location C-116)
Father: Samuel Bradford Mother: Sarah nee Bradford
Children:
1.
William Miller b. 20 Aug 1779 m.
Gracy Gallaher
2.
James Miller b. 21 June 1781 m. Mary Dawson
3.
Samuel Miller b. 1
May 1783 m.
Rachel Dawson
4.
Abraham Miller b. 4 Nov. 1785 m. (1) Nancy Blackburn (2) Ann Early
5.
Jesse Miller b. 7 Aug. 1787 m. Martha Allen
6.
Stephen Miller b. 1790 not married
7.
Rebecca Miller b. 21 July 1792 m. Josiah Allen
8.
David Miller b. 9 October 1794 m. Susanna Warne
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Rebecca Bradford Miller’s
parents:
Husband: SAMUEL
BRADFORD (middle name may be Robert)
b. 1727, Northern Ireland
m. (unknown)
d. 1782
(place unknown)
bur. Unknown
Wife: SARAH nee BRADFORD [same last names, but no relation, except by
marriage]
b. abt. 1735
d. 1835
bur. Hill Grove Cemetery, Fayette Co.,
PA (location C-116)
Father: Samuel Bradford Mother: Margret
Children:
1. Rebecca Bradford b. 1759 m. William Miller 1778 in
Elkton, Cecil Co, MD
2. David Bradford b. 1765 m. Barbara Grimes 1786, Adams Co, OH
3. William Bradford b. 8
Jan. 1770 m. Margaret Parkinson 20 Aug.
1779
4. Jane no other info known
5. Samuel no other info known; died young
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Rebecca Bradford Miller’s
Maternal Grandparents
Husband: SAMUEL
BRADFORD
b. abt 1710
(placed unknown)
m. date unknown
d. 20 April 1767, Red Lion Hundred, New Castle Co, Delaware
Parents: Unknown
Wife: MARGRET
No other info known
Children:
William b. abt
1729
Sarah b. abt.
1735
Martha No other info known
Notes:
·
Unknown if this
couple had other children unknown. These three were mentioned in their father’s
will.
·
More information
about son William: m. Catherine Golden;
d. 3 Oct 1795; bur. Old Drawyer’s [Presbyterian] Cemetery, Odessa, New Castle County,
Delaware; had a son named Samuel Bradford who would have been Rebecca’s cousin. This Samuel d. in 1790 and is also
buried in the Old Drawyer’s Cemetery).
SOURCES:
- The
Allen Family Record, Family
History Library, SLC, UT US/CAN
929.273 Al1 No. 8554
- Will of Samuel Bradford of Red Lion Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware
- Other family records in my possession
This summary was compiled by
Donna Charpier Snider on 14 April 2014