Colonel Rodney B Bradshaw^[1]

1820 - 1894  (74 years)

• Name	Rodney B Bradshaw
  Title	Colonel
  Born	1820	Stafford County, Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Jun 1894	King George County, Virginia   [2]
  Buried	Fletcher Memorial Methodist Church Cemetary., King George County, Virginia   [2]
  Person ID	I986	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Harberson Bradshaw,   b. Abt 1785, Virginia ,   d. 1843, Stafford County, Virginia  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Priscilla,   b. Abt 1798, of, Stafford, VA ,   d. Bef 29 Mar 1843, Stafford County, Virginia  (Age < 45 years)
  Married	Abt 1819	of, Stafford, VA
  Family ID	F337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He was a soldier in the Confederate Army in Sgt. Cooper's Battery of the Stafford Light Artillery during the Civil War. newspaper article----"The Daily Star" dated June 18, 1894 DEATH of COLONEL BRADSHAW Colonel R. B. Bradshaw, an aged and well known former resident of this place, died after a protracted illness last Saturday at the residence of Mr. Thaddeus Jenkins in King George county,. Funeral services were held at Fletcher's chapel yesterday afternoon, Rev. W. G. Bates officiating. newspaper article---"The Fredericksburg News" dated November 30, 1858 At an election held at Stafford Court House, on the 17th inst., to elect field officers, William J. Green was elected Colonel; R. B. Bradshaw, Lieutenant Colonel; John M. Hoomes, 1st Major, and James E. Waller, 2nd Major. The 45th Regiment is fortunate in having chosen so competent a corps of field officers. CHANCERY SUIT Stafford Courthouse Bradshaw vs. Bradshaw & others Bill Filed at October Rules 1868 To the worshipful Justices of the County Court of Stafford - In Chancery Your Orator Rodney B. Bradshaw, shows to the Court that his father, the late Harberson Bradshaw, died having made a will by which he left a certain tract of land, lying in Stafford County, containing about 1 hundred & 16 acres to his single daughters until their decease or marriage whichever should first occur & after their decease or marriage the said land was to be divided among his children - who were Walter N., Uriah H., William, John F., Maria, Jane, Eliza, Priscilla, Susan, Emily, Ann, Mary, Ellen, Frances & your orator, that the said Walter has departed this life leaving Courtney Ann, Margaret Priscilla, & George Bradshaw, his children & heirs in law that the said Uriah H. in Sept. 1865 departed this life leaving the following children his heirs at law, Alexander C., Fannie Ann who has intermarried with Wm. L. League, Lucy Ellen who has intermarried with John T. League, Murray Hugh, Walter, Philip & Thatcher, the two last named being infants under the age of 21 yrs. - that Wm. in Dec. 18, 1865 departed this life intestate unmarried and without issue, that Maria has intermarried with Edward Bridges, that Jane has intermarried with Robert Patton, that Mary has intermarried with Wm. Bridges, that Frances has intermarried with Thomas Stratton, that Susan has married with John Coakley, that Uriah, Ann, Ellen & John F. have each sold their original interests to the plaintiff that Eliza has departed this life leaving a will by which she devised all her interest to the plaintiff; that she died on the _____day of _________. Your orator further shows that said parties are entitled to partition of said real estate, but it cannot be conveniently made, that no ones share amounts to the sum of 3 hundred dollars in value, & your orator believes & charge that the interests of all entitled will be promoted by a sale of the entire subject. In under consideration whereof & your orator being without relief in the premises, except by the interpretation of a Court of Equity prays that the said land may be sold & the proceeds of sale distributed among the parties entitled according to the respective rights & that the said John F. Bradshaw, Edward Bridges & Maria his wife, John Coakley & Susan his wife, Emily Bradshaw, Ann Stone, formerly Ann Bradshaw, Ellen Bradshaw, Wm. Bridges & Mary his wife, ________ White & Frances his wife, Courtney Ann Bradshaw, Margaret Priscilla Bradshaw, George Bradshaw, Alexander C. Bradshaw, Wm. T. League & Fannie Ann, his wife, John T. League & Lucy Ellis(sic) his wife, Murray Hugh Bradshaw, Walter Bradshaw, Philip Bradshaw, & Thatcher Bradshaw be made defendants to this bill & answer the same that a Guardian ad litem be assigned to said infant defendants & that full & general relief be given & that the Commonwealth writ of subpoena issue (Note: this is exactly the way my copy ends) 1868 filed He was a merchant and operated a store in the Stafford Court House. On June 8, 1888 he conveyed by Bargain and Sale Deed, 121 acres minus 1/4 acre for a graveyard, to John P. Houderscheldt; Book 3, pg. 432. His niece's husband, John F. Curtis, was the administrator of his estate. Apparantly, after he retired he developed a close relationship with his niece, Virginia Frances and her husband and may have been living with them when he died. His tombstone reads " He hath done what he could," He is buried in King George County, Virginia. 1850, Fauquier census listed as clerk being 31 yrs. old June 15, 1894, King George Co., Va. estate probated June 08, 1888, Deed, Stafford Co., Va., land to J. P. Houderscheldt

  
  

• Sources

  [S500009] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-821354825/rodney-b-bradshaw-in-familysearch-family-tree (Reliability: 4). Rodney B. Bradshaw&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: 1820 - Stafford, VA&lt;br&gt;Death: June 15 1894&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>Harberson Bradshaw</a>, <a>Priscilla Bradshaw</a> [S2] Internet Notes (Reliability: 0). Date of Import: Apr 26, 2000