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Dorothy (May) Bradford

Dorothy (May) Bradford was born in 1597 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England. She was approximately 23 years old when she sailed on the Mayflower.

She came with the Bradford group. They were members of the Leiden Congregation from Holland. She was a Separatist.

The Leiden Congregation

Group's entry in Bradford's Journal

Dorothy (May) Bradford

Other people in this group: (Click one for more info)

The Voyage

The Mayflower Compact

Dorothy married William Bradford. Dorothy was the mother of 4 children.

(See William Bradford)

She died within the first year of arrival, in or abt. 1620.

The First Winter

Plymouth Colony