Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Bedford” in chapter 2, page 39 of George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition.:

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which Bedford and Halifax both favored as essential to royal authority, Virginia, with the consent of Gooch, its lieutenant-governor, transferred by law the patronage of all the livings to the vestries. The ac...
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† Bedford 197 59 29 1 0 user votes
Gunning Bedford 8 0 2 0 0 user votes
G. S. Bedford 4 0 0 0 0 user votes
H. L. Bedford 4 0 0 0 0 user votes
P. B. Bedford 4 0 0 0 0 user votes
H. S. Bedford 3 0 1 0 0 user votes
A. W. Bedford 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
Anna Maria Bedford 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
Botetourt Bedford 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
J. O. Bedford 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
Nathan Bedford 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
S. Bedford 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
Thomas Bedford 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
W. Bedford 2 0 2 0 0 user votes
W. A. Bedford 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
A. M. Bedford 1 0 1 0 0 user votes
Peter Bedford 1 0 1 0 0 user votes

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