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Dorothy (May) Bradford
née May
1597–1620confirmed
- Mayflower passenger
Mayflower passengerDorothy (May) Bradford (née May) (1597 – 7 December 1620) was born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England. She married William Bradford. Her child was John Bradford. She died in 1620, in Provincetown Harbor, Cape Cod.
Early life and marriage
Dorothy May was born about 1597 at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, the daughter of Henry and Katherine May.[1] She married William Bradford at Amsterdam on 10 December 1613.[1][2] According to the marriage record cited by Wikipedia, she was 16 at the time and was from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[2] William and Dorothy Bradford had one son, John, born in Leiden about 1617.[2][3]
Mayflower voyage and death
Dorothy Bradford sailed on the Mayflower.[1] She drowned in Provincetown Harbor on 7 December 1620 after falling off the ship.[1]