Daniel Bradford

Daniel Bradford (circa 1721-1810) was a son of Captain Gershom Bradford. In 1749, he married Mary Church. Daniel and Mary had two children: Elizabeth and Priscilla. In 1760, Daniel became Lieutenant of the Bristol Militia Company. In 1761, he was promoted to captain. That same year, he became a justice of the peace. In 1765, Daniel became a justice of the Court of Common Pleas. In 1771, he remarried to Susannah Jarvis of Boston. Daniel and Susannah had three children: Daniel, Leonard Jarvis, and Samuel. After the death of Thomas Throope Jr. in 1771, Daniel took over as court clerk, serving until 1795. In 1774, as part of a town-wide effort, he sent a sum of one pound to support the people of Boston (that city’s port having been recently closed by the British). He seems to have served as interim commanding officer of the militia company around the time of the promotion of Stephen Smith in 1776. He also served during Joseph Spencer’s expedition in 1777. In 1779, he was appointed to a committee overseeing Rhode Island’s troops. At the time of his death, Daniel’s possessions were valued at a combined $218.