Re: Bradley,s from Bradley, Co, Arkansas and wilson Co, Tenn
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Bradley,s from Bradley, Co, Arkansas and wilson Co, Tenn
craig Boyd 1/13/10
. The Bradley's came to Union Co and Hempstead Co AR abt 1819 after the War of 1812. They came from Middle TN. Bradley Co was cut from Union and named for Capt Hugh Bradley. His eldest brother James settled in Hempstead which is now Lafayette. This family multiplied and each generation had many James. My line which is brother to both Hugh and James, Col Thomas Cruthcher
Bradley had a son named James. They came to Bradley Co abt 1845. The three brothers were son's of John and Martha Bradley. He was born 1734 N. Ireland. After the Civil War the families came back to their homes but times were so hard that they probably sold their land for a pittance and went where work was. Pine Bluff and Little Rock were the only flourishing towns left at that time.