Brief Life History of Colville
When Colville Bradner Jr. was born in 1719, in Cold Spring, Lower Township, Cape May, New Jersey, United States, his father, Rev John Bradner, was 44 and his mother, Christian Colville, was 26. He married Margaret Moore before 1740, in Goshen, Orange, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He died in 1799, in Goshen, Goshen, Orange, New York, United States, at the age of 80.
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- Colvill Bradner, "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783"
- "One-Name Study for all BRADNER / BREADNER Families" (website)
- "The Descendants of Rev. John Bradner & Christian Colville of Orange Co., NY" (website)
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1723
Historical Boundaries: 1723: Cape May, New Jersey, British Colonial America 1776: Cape May, New Jersey, United States
1775
During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the "Ten Crucial Days" and remembered by the famous phrase "the times that try men's souls". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
English (Gloucestershire): habitational name from Bradnor Green in Herefordshire, so named with Old English brād ‘broad’ (dative -an) + ōra ‘hill slope’. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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When Colvill Bradner and his twin brother Colville were born in 1719 in Cold Spring, New Jersey, their father, John, was 27, and their mother, Jane, was 44. He had one child with Sarah Denton and one …
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