William J Bradshaw

William married Lucie Enfield Bradshaw 28 Dec 1871, Culpepper County, Virginia. Lucie (daughter of Landon Carter Bradshaw and John F Bradshaw, daughter of John H Bradshaw and Scythia or Scithe Enfield Fritter) was born 2 Jan 1863, Stafford County, Virginia, United States; died 5 Jun 1944, Stafford County, Virginia, United States; was buried Aft 5 Jun 1944, Oak Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet]

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1840 census for Stafford Co., Va. lists him as being age 20-30 and his family as 1 female age 30-40 and 2 males under 5. No slaves were listed.

1850 census for Stafford Co., Va. lists him as being 38 (mistake), a carpenter and his family was Martha, age 46, Alexander H., age 17, Robet T. age 15, Cumberland G. age 10, Sarah E. age 6 and William J. age 3. Everyone was listed as born in Va.

CD#309, 1850 Virginia Census for Culpeper County, Virginia:

Landon O. Bradshaw, 35, male, Carpenter (notice the middle initial "O"..should be "C")

Martha, 46, female

Robert T., 15, male, farmer

Alexander H.,17, male

Cumberland G.,10, male

Sarah E., 6, female

William J., 3, male

I don't know why he would be listed in two different counties in the same census unless he moved between the date of one census and the date of the other.

November 20, 1841, Chattel Deed of Trust to John W. Slaughter, Stafford Co., book MM, pg. 363

Landon married Martha Bef 1835, Virginia. Martha (daughter of Landon Carter Bradshaw and John F Bradshaw) was born Abt 1804, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

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1860 census for Culpeper Co., Va. lists her as age 55, born in Stafford Co. and as being a pauper. Landon is not listed. Cumberland, age 20 and William age 12 were the only children listed

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He is listed as a non-resident of the state of Virginia in the chancery suit in Prince Edward Co., Va. for a division of the estates of his grandparents, John and Margaret Bradshaw, in 1826. In actuality he was living in Stafford Co., Va. where his plantation was right next to that of his brother, Harberson Bradshaw.

Stafford County, Virginia Deeds Liber GG, 1825-1827, pgs. 252-253:

THIS INDENTURE made this 15th day of February in the year Eighteen hundred & twenty six Between Joel FANT of the County of Stafford and State of Virginia of the one part and Thomas JONES of the same of the other part; Witnesseth that Zachariah BRADSHAW stands equally bound with Joel FANT on an execution now in the hands of the Sheriff of Stafford County in favor of Elijah McINTEER although the debt is justly due from the said Joel FANT, and the said Joel FANT being willing to secure the said BRADSHAW as well in consideration of the sum of One dollar hath sold to the said Thomas JONES his heirs and assigns forever, the land in the County of Stafford on which the said Joel FANT resides, And is bounded by the lands of Enoch MASON, Wm. F. PHILIPS and others and is supposed to contain Eighty five acres; To have and to hold to him and the said Thomas JONES his heirs and assigns forever, but nevertheless Upon Trust, that if the said Zachariah BRADSHAW shall discharge the amount of the said Execution and said Joel FANT shall fail to pay the said Zachariah BRADSHAW the full amount which the said BRADSHAW shall have paid for him for the time of eleven months from the date hereof, with interest, then at the request of the said BRADSHAW it shall be lawful for Thomas JONES, having first advertised for two weeks in some newspaper printed in Fredericksburg, sell the said land on the premises at public auction and out of the proceeds first pay to the said BRADSHAW the full amount of the Debt with interest and all costs and the surplus, if any, to the said Joel FANT, and the said Thomas JONES shall faithfully perform the Trust reposed in him and in case the sale of the said land shall not become necessary, that in that case he shall reconvey the said land to the said Joel FANT or his heirs; In testimony of which the said Joel FANT & Thomas JONES have subscribed their names and affixed their seals.

Acknowledged in the presence of

J. S. MASON Joel FANT

A. H. MASON, E. MASON Thomas JONES

Stafford County Court, Clerks Office, November the 9th 1826

An indenture of Trust was acknowledged in Court by the parties thereto to be their acts and deeds and ordered to be recorded. Teste J. M. CONWAY, Cl. Court

He is recorded in the census for the years 1810, 1820, 1830 and 1840. In the 1830 census he is listed as owning 7 slaves.

Dr. Herbert C. Bradshaw, who was a descendant of Benjamin Bradshaw, an uncle of Zachariah Bradshaw of Nottoway Co., Va. told J. Douglas Bradshaw, author of "Ancestors and Descendants of John H. Bradshaw & Scythia Enfield Fritter of Stafford County, Virginia & Allied Families", "that he was of the opinion that Zachariah of Stafford Co. was one and the same as Zachariah Bradshaw of Nottoway Co."

"Virginia Herald", dated Jan. 15, 1831.

$15 REWARD

Stolen from the Subscriber's Farm, called Cedar Hill, about one mile this side of Hartwood, in Stafford County, on the 31st. December last.

A LIGHT BAY HORSE

with dark main and tail, the former very thick and long, about 16 hands high, blaze face, flat feet and shod only before--has been wind broken. Whoever will deliver said Horse to the Subscriber, shall receive the above reward.

ZACHARIAH BRADSHAW

As evidenced by the following document, apparently after 10 years the parties to the Chancery Suit filed still had not located the descendants of Jeremiah Bradshaw. There is no explanation for this except that they apparently didn't keep in touch with each other.

March 16, 1836, filed by one of the commissioners, John Foster:

Pursuant to the several decrees made in the case of Bradshaw vs. Bradshaw heirs, the commissioners have paid the several portions of each and all of the parties interested in the decree made in this cause, except the joint portion of ____ Edson and Polly, his wife, ____ Logan and Phoebe, his wife, Zachariah Bradshaw and Jane Bradshaw, heirs of Jeremiah Bradshaw, deceased. The said joint portion is $160.06 with interest from 18 Jan. 1828 till the 16th. Nov. 1830 at which time the money was rcd. by the commrs. and has been ready for them on application at all times since. Your commrs. do not know the parties, nor do they know where they live, but have been informed by Major Dickinson, Administrator of John Bradshaw, Snr., decd., that Zachariah and Jane Bradshaw is now dead, leaving no issue & the portion of the one that is dead will of course be reserved by the commrs. for the further disposition of the court.

Not only was there no contact between these branches of the family, but there were three, possibly four of Jeremiah's children that weren't even mentioned in the Bill in Chancery, Harberson, Henry who was more than likely a son, John, and William. (see notes for William Bradshaw)

Zachariah is listed in the 1807 Personal Property Tax List as paying a tax of .56 on one tithe, one horse and one male slave between 12 and 16 years old.

On the 1809 list he paid a tax of .12 on one tithe and one horse. The slave must have been sold. In 1810 his tax was the same.

In 1812 he paid a tax of .12 on one tithe and two horses.

The 1810 census for Stafford Co., Va. lists him as being 26-44 years old, 1 male under 10, 1 female 26-44, 1 female over 45, and having 2 slaves.

The 1820 census for the same county lists him as being 45 or more, 3 males under 10, 1 male 10-15, 1 female under 10, 1 female 26-44, having 2 slaves. He is listed as being in the house counted #700 and Harberson is listed as house #702.

The 1830 census for the same county lists him as being age 50-60, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 40-50, owning 7 slaves.

The 1840 census for the same county lists him as being age 60-70, 1 male 20-30, 1 female 30-40, owning 5 male slaves. By the time of this census his wife had died. This is the last census listing Zachariah.

Stafford Co., 1833-37, Vol. KK, pg 453- Deed by Zachariah and wife, Eliza, to William Irvine.

October 12, 1835, COB 467- Deed by Zachariah and Eliza to William Irvin

February 26, 1839, Book LL, pg. 419- Deed of Trust to secure $326.62 for Ranson Hickerson. It was forclosed on April 13 and the property was sold to David S. Coakley at public auction for $760.00. This deed is recorded in Book MM, pg. 45.

March 1, 1839, Book LL, pg. 416- Deed from the Thomas Seddon Estate to Zachariah for 197.75 acres. This land is believed to be the land owned later by Charles Mason Bradshaw which was known as "Pleasant Hill".

Zachariah died sometime before the 1850 census. There are no probate records in Stafford for him. Apparantly, after he lost his farm to foreclosure he never bought another one.

The W.P.A., an agency of the government, was recording and cataloging the historically significant homes, churches and buildings in Stafford Co., Va. in the 1930's. "Pleasant Hill", also known as "Mount Pleasant", was one of those listed. The report is on pg. 274.

SUBJECT:

Mount Pleasant

LOCATION:

9 miles northwest of Falmouth, Va.; thence .1 mile north of Route #612.

DATE:

About 1811

OWNERS:

John H. Bradshaw was the first owner. Charles Bradshaw owned it for a number of years. Mr. C. E. Ramsey, present owner. (John H. Bradshaw could not have built this home as he was born in the same year the house was supposed to be built. It probably was built by Zachariah Bradshaw, his father.)

DESCRIPTION:

This house was probably given the name "Mount Pleasant" because of it's location. The main part of the original house is today used as a kitchen.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:

When the northern soldiers came down the old Warrenton Road, which is Route #612 today, they camped on this farm and had to get out in the fields as the mud was so deep in places. The "Mud March", or the road which they came over, is directly in front of this house.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Informants: Mrs. Charles Ramsey, Va., Mrs. R. L. Jones

Zachariah was in the War of 1812 as a private in the 4th Regiment Virginia Militia under the command of Lt. Col. LUCAS, Maj. WILLS and Capt. Arthur SMITH'S Company of Infantry. He is on the muster rolls for August 1, 1812 through January 31, 1813. On his payroll papers he was paid $6.66 per month.

1807, Personal property tax list for Stafford Co., Va.

Bet. 1810 - 1840, Stafford Co., Va. census'

Zachariah married Elizabeth. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1840 census for Stafford Co., Va. lists him as being age 20-30 and his family as 1 female age 30-40 and 2 males under 5. No slaves were listed.

1850 census for Stafford Co., Va. lists him as being 38 (mistake), a carpenter and his family was Martha, age 46, Alexander H., age 17, Robet T. age 15, Cumberland G. age 10, Sarah E. age 6 and William J. age 3. Everyone was listed as born in Va.

CD#309, 1850 Virginia Census for Culpeper County, Virginia:

Landon O. Bradshaw, 35, male, Carpenter (notice the middle initial "O"..should be "C")
Martha, 46, female
Robert T., 15, male, farmer
Alexander H.,17, male
Cumberland G.,10, male
Sarah E., 6, female
William J., 3, male

I don't know why he would be listed in two different counties in the same census unless he moved between the date of one census and the date of the other.

November 20, 1841, Chattel Deed of Trust to John W. Slaughter, Stafford Co., book MM, pg. 363

Landon married John F Bradshaw Bef 1835, Virginia. John (son of John H Bradshaw and Scythia or Scithe Enfield Fritter) was born 17 May 1861, Stafford County, Virginia, United States; died 19 Aug 1888, Stafford County, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet]

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Unfortunately, included in the estate sale of John was a "large Bible" which was sold to a Mr. Dudley Dunnington for 30 cents. It was probably the family Bible. Mr. J. Douglas Bradshaw tried to track down the Bible and found the grand-daughters of Dudley Dunnington who said they had never saw the Bible and that it was probably destroyed in a fire of their grandparents home.

September 29, 1888, Estate appraisal filed, Stafford Co., Va.

October 09, 1888, Account of Sale, Stafford Co., Va., Deed Book 4, pg. 123

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Fact 1: June 07, 1782, bought 183 acres from Bowler Hall in Amelia Co., Va.

Fact 2: July 22, 1784, sold 53 acres of above to John Gooch for 80 pounds

Fact 3: August 23, 1782, suit, J. Bradshaw & Church Wardens against Chls. Irby, dismissed

Fact 4: November 01, 1783, J. Bradshaw sold for 100 pounds, 150 acs. in Amelia Co. to L. Williamson

Amelia County, Virginia Unrecorded Deeds & Other Documents, Packet #3 Partly Proven:

Micajah MADDARRA and Martha, his wife, and John BALDWIN and Lucy, his wife, of Amelia Co. to Jeremiah BRADSHAW of same for consideration of £70, 150 acres in Amelia Co. on the head branch of Deep Creek adjacent the fork in the road above Jennings Ordinary that leads to Moore's Ordinary and Roland's Church, a branch, the line of Jeremiah WALKER, Watson's Church road. Dated July 6, 1775

Witnesses Edmund BOOKER, Bowler HALL and Elizabeth BALDWIN.

Proof was not given

August 23, 1782 docket entry in Amelia County Court, a suit was dismissed which was Jeremiah BRADSHAW and the Church Wardens of Nottoway Parish against Charles IRBY.

June 7, 1782, deed-Jeremiah BRADSHAW, for consideration of 100 pounds, bought from Bowler HALL 183 acres of land bounding on Deep Creek in Amelia County, Va., being part of a tract devised to the said HALL by his father, John HALL.

July 22, 1784, deed-Jeremiah BRADSHAW sold 53 acres of the above land to John GOOCH for 80 pounds. Recorded in Amelia County Court, Deed Book 17, pg. 45.

November 1, 1783, deed- Jeremiah BRADSHAW, for the consideration of 100 pounds sold to Lewelling WILLIAMSON 150 acres of land located in Amelia County.

December, 1784-Judgment in favor of Peter DUPEEY against Jeremiah BRADSHAW in the amount of £12 current money of Virginia, plus court costs of 175 pounds of tobacco and also 16 shillings six pence lawyers fees was entered in Amelia County Court.

1786, Amelia County Court, Jeremiah BRADSHAW obtained a judgment against Lewelling WILLIAMSON for £115, 15 shillings, 8 1/2 pence plus court costs of 101 pounds of tobacco.

Virginia Gazette newspaper, dated February 14, 1777:

Deserted from the 4th Troop of Horse, Fredericksburg:

Jeremiah BRADSHAW, c. 22 (about Jan. 22, 1777)

Jeremiah married Nancy Jeter 7 Dec 1784, Amelia County, Virginia. Nancy (daughter of Thomas Jeter and Winifred) was born , Amelia County, Virginia; died Bef 6 Nov 1823, Nottoway County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

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She died in Nottoway Co., Va. before Nov. 6, 1823 which is the date the County Court appointed William Verser as the Administrator of her estate. The court appointed Matthew Anderson, Thomas W. Dyson and A. Robertson as Appraisers of her estate. Their report is dated November 17, 1823. It is on file in Will Book 5, pg. 333.

November 17, 1823, Estate appraisal recorded in W. B. 5, pg. 333, Nottoway Co., Va.

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Marriage Bond:

Know all Men by These Presents; That Jeremiah Bradshaw and William Jones are held and firmly bound unto Benjamin Harrison, Esq., Governor of Virginia, in the full sum of fifty pounds current money of Virginia, which payment well and truly to be made to the Governor and his successors we bind ourselves jointly and severally our Heirs, Executors and Administrators firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals and dated this 7th day of December 1784.

WHEREAS there is a marriage shortly intended to be solemnized between Jeremiah Bradshaw and Dicey Jeter, now the condition of the above obligation is such that if there be no lawful obligation to obstruct the said marriage, then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full force and virtue.

Consent: Dicey Jeter writes her own consent

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He is listed as a non-resident of the state of Virginia in the chancery suit in Prince Edward Co., Va. for a division of the estates of his grandparents, John and Margaret Bradshaw, in 1826. In actuality he was living in Stafford Co., Va. where his plantation was right next to that of his brother, Harberson Bradshaw.

Stafford County, Virginia Deeds Liber GG, 1825-1827, pgs. 252-253:
THIS INDENTURE made this 15th day of February in the year Eighteen hundred & twenty six Between Joel FANT of the County of Stafford and State of Virginia of the one part and Thomas JONES of the same of the other part; Witnesseth that Zachariah BRADSHAW stands equally bound with Joel FANT on an execution now in the hands of the Sheriff of Stafford County in favor of Elijah McINTEER although the debt is justly due from the said Joel FANT, and the said Joel FANT being willing to secure the said BRADSHAW as well in consideration of the sum of One dollar hath sold to the said Thomas JONES his heirs and assigns forever, the land in the County of Stafford on which the said Joel FANT resides, And is bounded by the lands of Enoch MASON, Wm. F. PHILIPS and others and is supposed to contain Eighty five acres; To have and to hold to him and the said Thomas JONES his heirs and assigns forever, but nevertheless Upon Trust, that if the said Zachariah BRADSHAW shall discharge the amount of the said Execution and said Joel FANT shall fail to pay the said Zachariah BRADSHAW the full amount which the said BRADSHAW shall have paid for him for the time of eleven months from the date hereof, with interest, then at the request of the said BRADSHAW it shall be lawful for Thomas JONES, having first advertised for two weeks in some newspaper printed in Fredericksburg, sell the said land on the premises at public auction and out of the proceeds first pay to the said BRADSHAW the full amount of the Debt with interest and all costs and the surplus, if any, to the said Joel FANT, and the said Thomas JONES shall faithfully perform the Trust reposed in him and in case the sale of the said land shall not become necessary, that in that case he shall reconvey the said land to the said Joel FANT or his heirs; In testimony of which the said Joel FANT & Thomas JONES have subscribed their names and affixed their seals.
Acknowledged in the presence of
J. S. MASON Joel FANT
A. H. MASON, E. MASON Thomas JONES
Stafford County Court, Clerks Office, November the 9th 1826
An indenture of Trust was acknowledged in Court by the parties thereto to be their acts and deeds and ordered to be recorded. Teste J. M. CONWAY, Cl. Court

He is recorded in the census for the years 1810, 1820, 1830 and 1840. In the 1830 census he is listed as owning 7 slaves.


Dr. Herbert C. Bradshaw, who was a descendant of Benjamin Bradshaw, an uncle of Zachariah Bradshaw of Nottoway Co., Va. told J. Douglas Bradshaw, author of "Ancestors and Descendants of John H. Bradshaw & Scythia Enfield Fritter of Stafford County, Virginia & Allied Families", "that he was of the opinion that Zachariah of Stafford Co. was one and the same as Zachariah Bradshaw of Nottoway Co."

"Virginia Herald", dated Jan. 15, 1831.

$15 REWARD

Stolen from the Subscriber's Farm, called Cedar Hill, about one mile this side of Hartwood, in Stafford County, on the 31st. December last.
A LIGHT BAY HORSE
with dark main and tail, the former very thick and long, about 16 hands high, blaze face, flat feet and shod only before--has been wind broken. Whoever will deliver said Horse to the Subscriber, shall receive the above reward.
ZACHARIAH BRADSHAW

As evidenced by the following document, apparently after 10 years the parties to the Chancery Suit filed still had not located the descendants of Jeremiah Bradshaw. There is no explanation for this except that they apparently didn't keep in touch with each other.
March 16, 1836, filed by one of the commissioners, John Foster:

Pursuant to the several decrees made in the case of Bradshaw vs. Bradshaw heirs, the commissioners have paid the several portions of each and all of the parties interested in the decree made in this cause, except the joint portion of ____ Edson and Polly, his wife, ____ Logan and Phoebe, his wife, Zachariah Bradshaw and Jane Bradshaw, heirs of Jeremiah Bradshaw, deceased. The said joint portion is $160.06 with interest from 18 Jan. 1828 till the 16th. Nov. 1830 at which time the money was rcd. by the commrs. and has been ready for them on application at all times since. Your commrs. do not know the parties, nor do they know where they live, but have been informed by Major Dickinson, Administrator of John Bradshaw, Snr., decd., that Zachariah and Jane Bradshaw is now dead, leaving no issue & the portion of the one that is dead will of course be reserved by the commrs. for the further disposition of the court.

Not only was there no contact between these branches of the family, but there were three, possibly four of Jeremiah's children that weren't even mentioned in the Bill in Chancery, Harberson, Henry who was more than likely a son, John, and William. (see notes for William Bradshaw)

Zachariah is listed in the 1807 Personal Property Tax List as paying a tax of .56 on one tithe, one horse and one male slave between 12 and 16 years old.
On the 1809 list he paid a tax of .12 on one tithe and one horse. The slave must have been sold. In 1810 his tax was the same.
In 1812 he paid a tax of .12 on one tithe and two horses.
The 1810 census for Stafford Co., Va. lists him as being 26-44 years old, 1 male under 10, 1 female 26-44, 1 female over 45, and having 2 slaves.
The 1820 census for the same county lists him as being 45 or more, 3 males under 10, 1 male 10-15, 1 female under 10, 1 female 26-44, having 2 slaves. He is listed as being in the house counted #700 and Harberson is listed as house #702.
The 1830 census for the same county lists him as being age 50-60, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 40-50, owning 7 slaves.
The 1840 census for the same county lists him as being age 60-70, 1 male 20-30, 1 female 30-40, owning 5 male slaves. By the time of this census his wife had died. This is the last census listing Zachariah.

Stafford Co., 1833-37, Vol. KK, pg 453- Deed by Zachariah and wife, Eliza, to William Irvine.
October 12, 1835, COB 467- Deed by Zachariah and Eliza to William Irvin
February 26, 1839, Book LL, pg. 419- Deed of Trust to secure $326.62 for Ranson Hickerson. It was forclosed on April 13 and the property was sold to David S. Coakley at public auction for $760.00. This deed is recorded in Book MM, pg. 45.
March 1, 1839, Book LL, pg. 416- Deed from the Thomas Seddon Estate to Zachariah for 197.75 acres. This land is believed to be the land owned later by Charles Mason Bradshaw which was known as "Pleasant Hill".

Zachariah died sometime before the 1850 census. There are no probate records in Stafford for him. Apparantly, after he lost his farm to foreclosure he never bought another one.

The W.P.A., an agency of the government, was recording and cataloging the historically significant homes, churches and buildings in Stafford Co., Va. in the 1930's. "Pleasant Hill", also known as "Mount Pleasant", was one of those listed. The report is on pg. 274.
SUBJECT:
Mount Pleasant
LOCATION:
9 miles northwest of Falmouth, Va.; thence .1 mile north of Route #612.
DATE:
About 1811
OWNERS:
John H. Bradshaw was the first owner. Charles Bradshaw owned it for a number of years. Mr. C. E. Ramsey, present owner. (John H. Bradshaw could not have built this home as he was born in the same year the house was supposed to be built. It probably was built by Zachariah Bradshaw, his father.)
DESCRIPTION:
This house was probably given the name "Mount Pleasant" because of it's location. The main part of the original house is today used as a kitchen.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
When the northern soldiers came down the old Warrenton Road, which is Route #612 today, they camped on this farm and had to get out in the fields as the mud was so deep in places. The "Mud March", or the road which they came over, is directly in front of this house.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Informants: Mrs. Charles Ramsey, Va., Mrs. R. L. Jones

Zachariah was in the War of 1812 as a private in the 4th Regiment Virginia Militia under the command of Lt. Col. LUCAS, Maj. WILLS and Capt. Arthur SMITH'S Company of Infantry. He is on the muster rolls for August 1, 1812 through January 31, 1813. On his payroll papers he was paid $6.66 per month.

1807, Personal property tax list for Stafford Co., Va.
Bet. 1810 - 1840, Stafford Co., Va. census'

Zachariah married Elizabeth ?. [Group Sheet]

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There is a discrepancy concerning his date of birth. On his application for marriage in 1854 he says he is 40 years old which would make his date of birth 1814. J. Douglas Bradshaw, in his book, says his date of birth is 1811.

1840 Stafford Co., Va. census lists his household as: his age being 20-30 years, 1 female age 20-30 (probably his wife Ann), 1 female age 60-70 (probably his mother-in-law). No slaves are listed, but one free male colored person age 10-24 is listed as living in the household.

1850 Stafford Co., Va. census lists him as being 39 years old, his wife, Ann, age 28, and their daughter Virginia as age 12. He is listed as a farmer and his real estate is valued as $600.00.

1860 Stafford Co., Va. census lists his household as: his age as 46, his wife, Enfield, as age 28, his children as Alice age 4, Charles age 3, Virginia age 1, and Sarah age 6 a mulatto. His occupation is farmer and the value of his real estate is $3000.00. His personal property is valued at $600.00.

1870 Stafford Co., Va. census lists him as age 53, farmer, real estate value $2000.00 and personal property at $400.00. The family consisted of Alice age 13, Charles age 11, Fannie age 9, John age 8 and Lucy age 7. His wife had died.

1880 Stafford Co., Va. census lists the household as headed by Charles age 20 (John had died), Mary A. (Alice) age 29, Fannie F. age 24, John F. age 19 and Lucy age 16.

John H. Bradshaw died without a will and the administration of the estate was in the Stafford Co., Va. Court.

John married Scythia or Scithe Enfield Fritter 31 Aug 1854, Stafford County, Virginia, United States. Scythia (daughter of Barnett Fritter and Mary Fant) was born 26 Aug 1830, Stafford County, Virginia; died 10 Jan 1863, Stafford County, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Marriage records of Stafford Co., Va. state that his age was 40 and hers was 24. He stated he was a widower, she was single and that both of them were born in Stafford Co., Va.

Married:
Spouse: Scithe E Fritter