Bradley, Joseph 2nd

Birth

Joseph Bradley, 2nd, was born October 19th, 1746, and baptized the following February, at Greenfield Church, the son of Joseph Bradley 1st and Olive Hubbell. His siblings were:

• Thaddeus, May 25, 1727; (died young)
• Onesimus, July 17, 1730;
• Eunice, Jan. 2, 1732; [1732-3] (died young)
• Ruth, Feb. 24, 1734; [1734-5]
• Martha, Sept. 2, 1737
• Nathan, July 20, 1740
• Isaac, Jan. 15, 1738; [mistake for 1743-4] (died young)
• Benjamin, April i, 1749.

As before stated, it is probable that Thaddeus, Eunice and Isaac died young, as they are not mentioned in their father's will, and I do not remember to have heard my great-grandfather speak of them.

Onesimus is registered in the Fairfield Record of Marriages and Births, as follows : "Onesimus Bradley (son of Joseph Bradley), and Emitt Cable were married August 1, 1754. Children born — Asa, June 26, 1756. I learned from my grandfather, or great-grandfather, that Onesimus had two sons, Asa and Thaddeus ; and that he emigrated with his family, soon after the Revolutionary War, to Delaware County, New York, and, afterwards, to a more Western part of that State. I have never heard more of the family.

Ruth married Thomas Treadwell, and was long respected in Weston as a most estimable and excellent woman, not-withstanding an indiscretion in early life. At Westport in 1851, I heard her spoken of in the highest terms by an old gentleman called Squire Nichols, who had known her well when he was a young man. Perhaps the one weakness of her life, had a redeeming effect on her character. She lived to extreme old age.

Martha married Nehemiah Cable — "Miah Cable" — the hero of many a story told on Winter evenings by my great-grandfather of his early days.

Nathan settled at Saugatuck (Westport) and had three sons, Nathan, Stephen and Abel, the eldest of whom died without issue, and the others resided at Saugatuck for many years. Whether their descendants are there still, I do not know. I get these facts principally from the relation of my grandfather in 1851, on the occasion of our visit to Weston mentioned below ; though they were often alluded to in family conversations during all my boyhood.

Benjamin, the youngest, joined the British side in the Revolutionary War, entered into their service, and lost his life in some engagement. He had one son, Gould, or Gold, Bradley, who after the war became a man of wealth and prominence in or near Weston. I always heard that he had a son Burr, who became in after years, owner of his great-grand-father's old place.

Marriage & Children

Jospeh Bradley, 2nd married Martha Bates (July 19th, 1749 - ), daughter of Elias Bates. Their children were:

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