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- William Bradford was an English Puritan separatist who sailed to North America aboard the Mayflower in 1620. He served as governor of Plymouth Colony for more than 30 years, chronicling his experiences in a journal that became the authoritative account of the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony.
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Oct 27, 2009 · William Bradford was an English Puritan separatist who sailed to North America aboard the Mayflower in 1620. He served as governor of Plymouth Colony for more than 30 years, chronicling his ...
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William Bradford (born March 1590, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England—died May 9, 1657, Plymouth, Massachusetts [U.S.]) was the governor of the Plymouth colony for 30 years, who helped shape and stabilize the political institutions of the first permanent colony in New England.
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Oct 14, 2015 · Who Was William Bradford? William Bradford was a leading figure in the Puritans' Separatist movement. He and other congregants eventually sailed from England on the Mayflower to...
Nov 14, 2023 · William Bradford was an English Separatist who is most famous for being one of the Pilgrims who sailed to America on the Mayflower and established Plymouth Colony in 1620. Bradford played a vital role in establishing the colony and making it the first permanent English settlement in New England.
- Randal Rust
Nov 2, 2020 · William Bradford (l. 1590-1657 CE) was one of the leading members of the congregation of pilgrims who came to North America aboard the Mayflower, a signer of the Mayflower Compact, and the second governor of the Plymouth Colony after the death of the first, John Carver (l. 1584-1621 CE), in 1621 CE. Bradford would hold this position for the ...
- Joshua J. Mark
Famous and notable descendants of William Bradford include actors Clint Eastwood and Christopher Reeve, and William Hubbs Rehnquist, who served on the US Supreme Court for more than 30 years. Bradford's wife, Dorothy, is also still remembered today.
William Bradford (c. 19 March 1590 – 9 May 1657) was an English Puritan Separatist originally from the West Riding of Yorkshire in Northern England. He moved to Leiden in Holland in order to escape persecution from King James I of England, and then emigrated to the Plymouth Colony on the Mayflower in 1620.
