He received from the Governor of Massachusetts a horse and trappings as an acknowlegement of his bravery in escaping from Indian captivity.
Isaac was born in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts on February 25, 1680 to Daniel Bradley II and Mary (Williams) Bradley. On May 6, 1706 Isaac married Elizabeth Clement, daughter of Robert Clement. Ten children were born to this union:
1) Lydia Bradley, b. 1707;
2) John Bradley, b. 1709;
3) Mehitabel Bradley, b. 1711;
4) Ruth Bradley, b. 1713;
5) Abigail Bradley, b. 1714;
6) Elizabeth Bradley, b. 1716/7;
7) Isaac Bradley, Jr., b. 1718/9;
8) Nathaniel Bradley, b. 1720;
9) Moses Bradley, b. 1723/4; and
10) Merriam Bradley, b. 1724.
When Isaac Bradley was but fifteen years of age, on September 4, 1695, he and a young friend, Joseph Whittaker, aged eleven, were "surprised and made prisoners" by the Indians, near Mr. Joseph Bradley's house (Isaac's brother). After six months' captivity, the boys made a marvelous escape, wandering for eight days "through the trackless wood, from Winnepeseaugee Pond to Fort Sako without any guide but sun and stars, or rather a kind and wonderful Providence."
Isaac's father Daniel Bradley had assisted in building the first rude meeting house in Haverhill in 1648; he [Isaac] himself assisted in building the second, after much discussion, in 1699, on the little Common, and his son Isaac, Jr. helped build the third in the same parish in 1766. He conveyed his house, barn, and land to his son Isaac in 1740.
Isaac's father-in-law Robert Clement came to Haverhill in 1642. He was the first deputy of the town to the General Court and continued to hold the office until 1654. He was also Associate Judge and County Commissioner. He was a man of rare integrity and superior talent. He served in King Philip's War under Lieut. Benjamin Swett in 1676.
(Descendants of John Williams of Newbury and Haverhill, Mass., 1600-1674. Compiled by Cornelia Barrow Williams and Anna Perkins Williams. Chicago: Privately Printed, 1925, pp. 38-39.)
Above information courtesy of Joann Osgerby Geybels.
He received from the Governor of Massachusetts a horse and trappings as an acknowlegement of his bravery in escaping from Indian captivity.
Isaac was born in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts on February 25, 1680 to Daniel Bradley II and Mary (Williams) Bradley. On May 6, 1706 Isaac married Elizabeth Clement, daughter of Robert Clement. Ten children were born to this union:
1) Lydia Bradley, b. 1707;
2) John Bradley, b. 1709;
3) Mehitabel Bradley, b. 1711;
4) Ruth Bradley, b. 1713;
5) Abigail Bradley, b. 1714;
6) Elizabeth Bradley, b. 1716/7;
7) Isaac Bradley, Jr., b. 1718/9;
8) Nathaniel Bradley, b. 1720;
9) Moses Bradley, b. 1723/4; and
10) Merriam Bradley, b. 1724.
When Isaac Bradley was but fifteen years of age, on September 4, 1695, he and a young friend, Joseph Whittaker, aged eleven, were "surprised and made prisoners" by the Indians, near Mr. Joseph Bradley's house (Isaac's brother). After six months' captivity, the boys made a marvelous escape, wandering for eight days "through the trackless wood, from Winnepeseaugee Pond to Fort Sako without any guide but sun and stars, or rather a kind and wonderful Providence."
Isaac's father Daniel Bradley had assisted in building the first rude meeting house in Haverhill in 1648; he [Isaac] himself assisted in building the second, after much discussion, in 1699, on the little Common, and his son Isaac, Jr. helped build the third in the same parish in 1766. He conveyed his house, barn, and land to his son Isaac in 1740.
Isaac's father-in-law Robert Clement came to Haverhill in 1642. He was the first deputy of the town to the General Court and continued to hold the office until 1654. He was also Associate Judge and County Commissioner. He was a man of rare integrity and superior talent. He served in King Philip's War under Lieut. Benjamin Swett in 1676.
(Descendants of John Williams of Newbury and Haverhill, Mass., 1600-1674. Compiled by Cornelia Barrow Williams and Anna Perkins Williams. Chicago: Privately Printed, 1925, pp. 38-39.)
Above information courtesy of Joann Osgerby Geybels.
