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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

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Where did the Irish Bradley family come from? What is the Irish Bradley family crest and coat of arms? When did the Bradley family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Bradley family history?

The ancient Irish roots of the Bradley surname lie the Gaelic name O Brollacháin, most often Anglicized as Bradley.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Brallahan, Brallaghan, Bralahan, Brallachain, Bralachain, McBrolohan, McBrolachan, McBrollahan, Brollahan, Brollachan, Brollaghan, Brollohan, Brolohan, McBrollohan, McBrolachin, McBrollaghan, McBrologhan, McBrolahan, O'Brolchen, O'Brollahchain, O'Brollohan, O'Brollahan, O'Brallaghan, O'Brologhan, O'Brolloghan and many more.

First found in counties Tyrone and Derry. A family name of the name from Derry is thought to have settled on the island of Iona, in the Scottish Hebrides around the year 1000.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bradley research. Another 288 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1029, 1097, 1100, 1160, 1164, 1175, 1202, and 1549 are included under the topic Early Bradley History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Bradley Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Bradley family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 32 words(2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bradley Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Richard Bradley settled in Maryland in 1634
  • Daniell Bradley, aged 29, arrived in New England in 1635
  • Dorothy Bradley, who landed in Virginia in 1638
  • Francis Bradley settled in New Haven, Conn. in 1650
  • Bartholomew Bradley settled in Virginia in 1650


Bradley Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Nathan Bradley, who landed in Dorchester, Mass in 1701
  • Tho Bradley, who landed in Virginia in 1704
  • Mary Bradley, who arrived in Georgia in 1738
  • Jno Bradley, who landed in Virginia in 1769-1770
  • Robert Bradley, who arrived in New York in 1795


Bradley Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Patk Bradley, who landed in America in 1805
  • Cath Bradley, who landed in America in 1805
  • Henry Bradley, who arrived in South Carolina in 1809
  • Francis Bradley, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811
  • James Bradley, who landed in America in 1811


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  • Milton Bradley (1836-1911), American draftsman, lithographer and entrepreneur, best known as the founder of the Milton Bradley Company, makers of family board games
  • Edward Rudolph Bradley (1941-2006), American broadcast journalist best known for twenty-six years of award-winning work on the CBS News television magazine 60 Minutes
  • Bill Bradley (b. 1943), American politician and professional Basketball Player, Democratic senator from New Jersey
  • General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley (1893-1981), one of the main U.S. Army field commanders in North Africa and Europe during World War II and made General of the Army in 1950
  • Lieutenant George Bradley (1881-1942), United States Navy officer and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor
  • William O'Connell Bradley (1847-1914), American politician, the thirty-second Governor of Kentucky, and later, a U.S. senator from Kentucky
  • John Henry Bradley (1923-1994), United States Navy Cross recipient during World War II, and one of the six men who took part in Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
  • William Warren "Bill" Bradley (b. 1943), American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former three-term Democratic U.S. Senator
  • Captain Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954), Naval officer, a recipient of the Medal of Honor
  • Major-General Follett Bradley (1890-1952), American Air Inspector, Headquarters U.S. Army Air Forces, Washington, D.C. (1943-1944)

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  • The Ancestors of Leland Shaw Bradley by Leland Shaw Bradley.
  • The Bradley Family by Frederick W. Bradley.
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  10. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
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The Bradley Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Bradley Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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