From: Powers - Banks Ancestry, by William H. Powers, John Leslie PowersPublishers, Ames, Iowa 1921BRADLEYS (NEW HAVEN), THOMPSONS, HARRISONS,PRICHARDSSamuel Gold married Esther Bradley of New Haven. The English origin of the family is set forth under the Fairfield Bradleys. William,the first in New Haven, came over in 1644, taking the oath of fidelityin August. He was soon followed by his step-mother and her little children, Ellen, Daniel, Joshua, Nathan, and Stephen. William was married to Alice Prichard 15 February, 1644(5). She is thought to have been a daughter of Roger of Springfield. Their children: Joseph, 4 January, 1645, married Silence Brockett; Martha, October, 1648; Abraham, 24 October,1650, married Hannah Thompson; Mary, 1 May, 1652; Benjamin, 12 April, 1657, married Elizabeth Thompson; Hester, 25 November, 1659; Sarah, 23 June, 1665; Nathaniel, 26 February, 1660(1), married Ruth Dickerson.1 Not much appears in the New Haven records concerning William Bradley; he was viewer of fences, 1645; in the same year he was to see about a bridge over the east river; an item in a case of extortion practiced by a widow merchant of the time, a few land transactions, his seatings in church, that is about all. Yet he lived to be old, dying in 1691. His wife died in 1692. He was perhaps born as early as 1615. This would fit very well with the date of birth assigned to his supposed father, 1585. His step-mother married John Parmele, 8 November, 1659, third, John Evarts, 27 May, 1663, and died in January, 1683. In the Connecticut Colonial Records the name of William Bradley appears as deputy from New Haven in May, 1776, and subsequently to 1683. His son Abraham, usually spoken of as Deacon, was a conspicuous figure. He was a deputy to the General Court for years, from 1699 to 1710, though not continuously, a justice of the peace in 1708, 1709, 1710, 1711, 1714, 1715, 1716, 1717, 1718. He was appointed at times to sort the votes. In October, 1703, he was empowered to sell land for payment of debts of William Trowbridge, deceased. In May, 1710, he was of a committee "to take care of all arms, utensils,cloathing, and other things that were, are, or may be lodged in their respective counties by any of our soldiers on the expedition to Wood Creek." He died 19 October, 1718. His will is dated 5 December, 1716, proved 18 November, 1718. An interesting item is a gift to the church he had so long served: "As a token of my love to ye first church of Christ in New Haven I give my silver cup, or the value of it, to be improved atye Lord's table; yt is after my decease.1 Abraham Bradley was married to Hannah Thompson 25 December, 1673. Children: John, 12 October, 1674, married Sarah Holt; Daniel, 1679-1723, married Sarah Bassett; Hannah, 8 October, 1682; Lydia, 28 November, 1685; Ebenezer, 9 November, 1689; Abraham, 9 April, 1691; Esther, 19 March, 1693. Hannah Thompson is said inthe New England Historical and Genealogical Records to have been the daughter of George, but this is probably a misprint, as her father is everywhere else called John Thompson. There were several John Thompsons in New Haven. It is said by Savage that Hannah's father was the brother of Anthony. Anthony was a person of consequence in the colony. His autograph is attached to the "Fundamental Agreement" in June, 1639, and he was frequently in public service. His will, dated 7 November, 1648, mentions brothers William and John. As his eldest son was under eighteen Anthony was probably not an old man. The Thompsons undoubtedly came with Davenport to Boston, 26 July, 1637, and more than likely like him came from London. Davenport was witness, along with the ruling elder, Robert Newman, to Anthony's will. Anthony's brother John was married, it is said, 25 October, 1650,2 by Mr. Goodyear, to Ellen, daughter of Richard Harrison. According to the Connecticut Colonial Records he was propoundedat Hartford for freeman 12 May, 1670.3 He died 14 December, 1674, if the reference is to our John; near that time at least; for his will was presented by his widow Ellen in June, 1675. The attempt to find a copy of his will has not been successful. His widow Ellen's will, October, 1689, left her property to her daughters. Their children were: Mary, baptized 24 April, 1652, married 5 November, 1674, Samuel Lewis; Ann (or Hannah), born 22 September, 1654, married 25 December, 1673, Abraham Bradley; Elizabeth, born 3 April, 1657, married 24 October, 1677, Benjamin Bradley, brother of Abraham; Lydia, born 13 March, 1663(4); Sarah, born 1667, died 1669. FAMILIES OF THOMAS BLACHLY AND WILLIAM BRADLEY, typescript. Clarence Dan Bradley, Ph.D.,Washington, D.C.,1958 with additional notes. BRADLEY ANCESTORS OF DR DAN BEACH BRADLEY OF SIAM, with collectedmaterials, same author, 1951. Addenda and corrections in this transcript paper, denoted by the double parenthesis ((--)), have been added or inserted, as the case may be, by George H. Smith, 244 Roberts Road, Saquoit, New York, Historian of the First Religious Society in Whitestown, now known as the New Hartford Presbyterian Church. Facts are from the above named Abstract, and from the First Society records, plus the littlebiographical book, A SKETCH OF THE LIFE...MRS EMELIE ROYCE BRADLEY by her sister Nancy Royce. ANCESTORS IN AMERICA: William Bradley 1620-1691,emigrated from Bingley ((West Riding)) Yorkshire, England, took oath of fidelity New Haven,Conn., 1644; first landowner North Haven, Conn. ((WIFE: Alice Pritchard)) Abraham Bradley (son) ((b. Oct 24, 1650, New Haven, Conn. d. Oct. 19 1717)); Deacon first church of New Haven, deputy to General Assembly, Justice of Peace. ((WIFE: Hannah Thompson)) From: The Georgia Bealls and Their Kinfolk. Author: Burtie Beall Cummins. CallNumber: CS71.b432xWILLIAM BRADLEY (1619-1691) emigrated from England with THEOPHILUS EATON to New Haven, Conn. in 1637. He was a soldier in Cromwell's army. In 1645 he married ALICE PRITCHARD, daughter of ROGER PRITCHARD.
Other internet sources list his parents as Daniel Bradley and Elisabeth. Other internet sources list his place of birth as Shipley, Yorkshire.