Henry Bradford: From Fauquier County to the Cumberland

Continental Army soldier in blue coat and tricorn hat holding a musket at sunrise, representing Henry Bradford's Revolutionary War service in the 3rd Virginia Regiment.

Henry C. Bradford was born on March 12, 1757, in what is now Fauquier County, Virginia. His parents were William Bradford and Mary Morgan, daughter of Charles Morgan. Fauquier County had been established just two years later, in 1759, carved from Prince William County and named for Lieutenant Governor Francis Fauquier. Henry’s childhood was marked […]

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