It is said that this Bible was brought from England to America by the
Pilgrim Fathers, who landed from the ship Mayflower, at Plymouth,
Ms., December 22, A. D. 1620.
The title-page of the Testament[23] part of this Bible is in the
following words, viz.--
=NEW TESTAMENT=
OF
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Confered diligently with the Greeke and best approved
translations, in divers Languages.
Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, Printer
to the Queens most excellent Majesty.
=A. D. 1592.=
_Cum gratia privilegio Regiæ Maiestatis._
_Family Record in the Bible._
We Elisha Bradford and Bathshua Le-brocke, were married, September,
y^e 7th, Anno Domini 1718. (?)
Account of the births, of all our children.
Our Daughter Hannah, was born April y^e 10th 1719
Joseph was born December y^e 7th day 1721
Silvanus was born July y^e 6th day 1723
Nehemiah was born July y^e 27th day 1724
Laurana was born March y^e 26th day 1726
Mary was born August y^e 1st day 1727
Elisha was born October y^e 6th day 1729
Lois was born January y^e 30th day 1730-31
Deborah[24] was born November y^e 18th day 1732
Allis was born November y^e 3d day 1734
Azenath was born September y^e 15th day 1736
Carpenter was born February y^e 7th day 1738-9
Abigail was born June y^e 20th day 1741
Chloe was born sixth day of April 1743
Content was born twenty-first day of May 1745
Content dec^d May 22 1745
Silvanus dec^d the twelfth day of July 1723
The foregoing title-page and Family Register were transcribed for and
at the request of Alden Bradford, Esq., Feb. 22, 1842,
By his humble servant,
WILLIAM ELLIS.