Mary BRADLEY

Mary married Bartholomew HEATH on 23 Jan 1690/1. Bartholomew (son of John HEATH and Sarah PARTRIDGE) was born on 3 Sep 1667 in Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died on 4 Aug 1704 in Killed by the Indians. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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His widow was administratrix of his estate 30 Sep 1690, valued at L 215.1.10. He came from the Parish of Alphage Cripplegate, sailing from London, England, in the "Elizabeth" 6 Apr. 1635, at the age of twenty. He resided in Ipswich, Mass., in 1636; settled in Haverhill; was made freeman there in 1642 and assisted in building in 1648 the first rude meeting house "upon the shore of the river, on a knoll that lightly swelled from the surrounding land."

His son and grandson aided in building the next two meeting-houses. In May, 1664, he bought the house and land in Haverhill adjoining the "Parsonage farm." In 1682 the "Parsonage farm" was leased to him for twenty-five years.

He was killed by the Indians on the parsonage road near the present site of the Atkinson, N.H., depot. He was the first of his family to be killed by the Indians. His children and grandchildren were many of them massacred or taken prisoner. From the beginning of the French and Indian war in 1675 for forty years Haverhill suffered from depredations of the Indians and was constantly on the alert. For nearly seventy years every Haverhill man was a soldier. In 1680 six forts were organized with garrisons and four private houses fitted up as "houses of refuge" from the Indian raids. This was truly an age of terror. In 1690 it was suggested that the town be abandoned, but it was decided to remain and abide by the result. From June, 1689, to May, 1698, there were 561 killed, 81 wounded and 161 captured. Few families suffered more than the Bradleys from the succession of Indian raids which took place in the following years.

Daniel married Mary WILLIAMS on 21 May 1662 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of John WILLIAMS and Jane ?) was born on 20 Sep 1641 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 6 Oct 1714 in Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]