William 5 Bradbury (William 4 , Robert 3 , William 2 , Robert 1 ), of Littlebury, county Essex, Lord of the manor of Catmere Hall; also of Meesden; acquired the manor of Gift'ord's [in Great Tarapford, county Essex, about 1548; also acquired the manor of Langley Hall in Clavering, county Essex, in 1550, alluded to as son and heir of William Bradbury in the will of Joan Bradbury. His will is dated August 11, and proved Nov. 9, 1550; inquisition post mortem held Oct. 4, 1550, buried at Littlebury. He married Helen or Eleanor, daughter of Andrew and Barbara Fuller. She was appointed executrix of her first husband's will, but having died, her son Robert was appointed executor in 1561. She married for second husband Giles Poulton, Esq., of Desborough in Northamtonshire, Jan. 15, 1551-52.2816

Children:

i Robert 6 , b. 1537, m. Margaret, daughter of Edmund Tyrell.
ii Henry 6 , b. , m. Joan, daughter of Giles Poulton, and second Marian, daughter of George Nichols.
iii Thomas 6 , named in the wills of his father and brother Robert, of Milton, county Kent, married and had issue Thomas, Godfrey and Phillippa.
iv Samuel 6 , bap. January 27, 1548-19, buried at Wicken, March 4, 1551-52.
v Anne 6 , m. Christopher Fulnatby of Chelmsford, county Suffolk, Feb. 5, 1578.
vi Elizabeth 6 , b. , m. Feb. 2, 1562-63, Richard Trymell of Wybolston, county Bedford.
vii Mary 6 , bap. Jan. 19, 1549-50, m. Thomas Webb.
viii Barbara 6 , bap. March 5, 1550-51, m. Thomas Padget of the Middle Temple.