Individual Details
Mary "Polly" Bradshaw
(20 Aug 1790 - 27 Nov 1848)
Nickname "Polly" and evidence of first marriage found on GenConnect. The Bradshaw research did not have the daughter Caroline Foard who married Hezekiah Turner, but listed three sons: Robert W. Foard, Osborne Foard, and Dr. J. F. Foard.
William Haden was Bondsman for Polly's marriage to John Ellis, 14 Nov 1809, Rowan. George Dunn, Witness. [probably William, son of Joseph & Margaret Maxwell]
Second marriage to John Foard: Bond date is 12 Jul 1817. Ezra Allemon was Bondsman, Nanny Roberts, Witness.
1820 Census. Battalion 3, Forks of the Yadkin, Rowan Co, NC
John Ford: 1m under 10, 1m 16-26 (but not 16-18), 1m 26-45, 1f 26-45
Note: there is an extra young adult male in the household.
1830 Census. Indexed as John "Hord" although plainly Ford and they are alpha. Rowan, NC
2 males 5-10, 1m age 30-40. 1 female age 5-10, 1f age 30-40
1840 Census. Indexed as John "Fred" although it can be read as Ford. Davie Co, NC
1m 15-20, 1m 20-30, 1m 40-50. 1f 15-20, 1f 40-50
28 slaves.
Events
| Birth | 20 Aug 1790 |  | |||
| Marriage | 14 Nov 1809 | Rowan County, North Carolina - John Ellis | | ||
| Marriage | 12 Jul 1817 | Rowan County, North Carolina - John Foard | | ||
| Death | 27 Nov 1848 | |
Families
| Spouse | John Foard (1790 - 1866) |
| Child | Caroline Foard (1823 - 1907) |
| Child | John C. Foard (1821 - ) |
| Spouse | John Ellis ( - 1816) |
| Father | Robert Bradshaw (1760 - 1832) |
| Mother | Elizabeth "Betsey" Haden (1765 - 1813) |
| Sibling | Unity Bradshaw (1792 - 1830) |
| Sibling | William H. Bradshaw ( - 1823) |
| Sibling | Austin\Orstin Bradshaw (1799 - ) |
| Sibling | Robert Bradshaw Jr. (1809 - 1853) |
Endnotes
1. Rootsweb or USGenWeb Online Sources
2. Rootsweb or USGenWeb Online Sources
3. North Carolina Index to Marriage Bonds 1741-1868, North Carolina Division of Archives & History. Alphabetized by Groom or Bride. County shown as a code which can be found in the computer Card Catalog. LDS Microfiche #6330285 (80+ fiche) This Index is now available on Ancestry.com .
4. National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books, 152 vols. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1998-. Original data from: National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. .
5. Rootsweb or USGenWeb Online Sources
6. North Carolina Index to Marriage Bonds 1741-1868, North Carolina Division of Archives & History. Alphabetized by Groom or Bride. County shown as a code which can be found in the computer Card Catalog. LDS Microfiche #6330285 (80+ fiche) This Index is now available on Ancestry.com .
7. National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books, 152 vols. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1998-. Original data from: National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. .
8. Rootsweb or USGenWeb Online Sources