William Bedford II

William Bedford was born on 13 December 1736 in New York City, New York, USA to William Bedford I. 
In 1763, he had a son, James Bedford I. 
He expanded his family businesses south to plantations in Georgia. 
In 1775, he joined the US Army and fought against the United Kingdom in the Revolutionary War. 
He died of natural causes in 1802 in Montauk.