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Princeton College (see Burr IV). In 1759
Captain Bradley and his family removed
to Ridgefield.
(IV) Daniel (3) Bradley, son of Captain
Daniel (2) and Esther (Burr) Brad-
ley, was baptized May 25, 1729, and died
in Greenfield, Connecticut, January 8,
1780. In 1757 his father deeded him a
homestead, and later he came in possession
of the homestead at the front of Long
Lots at Hull's Farms, in the town of
Fairfield, and in 1773 he lost his property.
Daniel Bradley married, August 8, 1751,
Mary Banks, daughter of Joseph and
Mary (Sherwood) Banks, born July 19,
1731, died July 28, 1815.
(V) Major Daniel (4) Bradley, son of
Daniel (3) and Mary (Banks) Bradley,
was born February 13, 1757, and died December
8, 1837. Major Bradley served
two months in 1716 in New York, and
was in the retreat from New York when
the British took possession of it. He was
in the battle of Harlem in 1776, in Colonel
Lewis' regiment, and received his ensign's
commission, January i, 1777. He was
annexed to Captain Hart's company,
Colonel Philip Burr Bradley's regiment,
of the Connecticut line under the conti-
nental establishment without any vacation
until November 3, 1783, when he was
honorably discharged at West Point, New
York. Major Bradley was in the battle
of Ridgefield, Connecticut, when the
British burned the public stores at Danbury
; also in the battle at or near King's
Bridge, and in the battles of Monmouth
and Germantown. He served on the staff
of General Lafayette, who presented him
with a sword. Afterwards Major Brad-
ley served in the Indian War in the
Northwest, and was in General St. Clair's
army, but was left as one of a garrison
in a small fort before that army was defeated
on November 4, 1791. He was
commissioned captain to take rank from
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that date, and was in the battle of Maumee
when the Indians were defeated by
General Wayne, August 20, 1794. On
March 3, 1797, he was commissioned
major of the 4th Regiment of Infantry,
and his commission is in the hands of his
descendant, Edward B. Bradley, of West-
port (q. v.). In 1795 Major Bradley re-
turned to Fairfield, stopping en route for
a time in Philadelphia. Major Bradley
married Elizabeth Stratton, born December
I, 1760, died November 5, 1837, daugh-
ter of John and Grace (Osborn) Stratton.
(VI) Daniel Banks Bradley, son of
Major Daniel (4) and Elizabeth (Strat-
ton) Bradley, was born November 30,
1795, in Westport, and was engaged in
farming there all of his lifetime. He had
a strong natural instinct for trading, and
at one time or another he owned, it is
said, numerous farms in Fairfield. He
was an extensive dealer in cattle and made
many trips into New York State to purchase
them.
(VII) Daniel Burr Bradley, son of
Daniel Banks Bradley, was born November
28, 1823, and died May 11, 191 1. His
farming was on an extensive scale, keep-
ing at times as many as thirty or forty
cows. He was thus actively occupied
until within a few years before his death.
During the War of the Rebellion, Mr.
Bradley enlisted, but was refused on account
of his teeth, which were not strong
enough to bite the cartridges. Fraternally
he was a member of Temple Lodge,
Free and Accepted Masons ;
Washington
Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; and Clinton
Commandery, Knights Templar. Mr.
Bradley married, February 6, 1848. Sarah
M. Henshaw, daughter of Samuel and
Elizabeth (Lockwood) Henshaw. Elizabeth
Lockwood was a daughter of John
Lockwood, who was a brother of Luke
V. Lockwood, a biography of whom, together
with his genealogy, appears else-