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Colonel Joseph Bridger 1628–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 JUL 1628

Birth Location: Woodmancote, Dursley, England

Death Date: 15 APR 1686

Death Location: Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

Father: Samuel Bridger

Mother: Mary Webb

Spouse(s): Hester Bridger, Hester Pitt

Children(s): Esther Bridger, Elizabeth Bridger, Colonel Bridger, Mary Bridges, Martha Bridger, Elizabeth Bridger, Capt. Bridger, Joseph Bridger

Colonel Joseph Bridger was born in 1628 in Woodmancote, Dursley, England, the child of Samuel Bridger And Mary Webb. Colonel Joseph Bridger married Hester Pitt, Hester Pitt Bridger, and had children including Capt Joseph Bridger, Colonel Samuel Bridger, Elizabeth Bridger, Esther Bridger, Joseph Bridger, Martha Bridger, Mary Marie Bridges. Colonel Joseph Bridger passed away in 1686 in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Colonel Joseph Bridger was born in 1628 in Woodmancote, Dursley, England, the child of Samuel Bridger And Mary Webb.
  • Colonel Joseph Bridger married Hester Pitt, Hester Pitt Bridger, and had children including Capt Joseph Bridger, Colonel Samuel Bridger, Elizabeth Bridger, Esther Bridger, Joseph Bridger, Martha Bridger, Mary Marie Bridges.
  • Colonel Joseph Bridger passed away in 1686 in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Colonel Bridger's Ancestors

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Colonel Bridger
1628–1686
Birth Place: Woodmancote, Dursley, England
Parents
Samuel Bridger
1584–1650
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
Mary Webb
1601–1683
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Bridger's Descendants

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Colonel (Joseph) Bridger (12 JUL 1628–15 APR 1686) m. Hester (Pitt) Bridger (1629–9 JAN 1674) m. Hester Pitt (1660–)
  1. 1. Esther Bridger 1653–1683 m. George (Arthur) Williamson 1655–1721
    1. 1. Thomas Williamson 1675–1742 m. Susannah Carter 1671–1699 m. Judith Fleming 1696–1790 m. Susannah Carter 1671–1742 m. Thomas Williamson 1671–
      1. 1. Hannah Williamson 1698–1751 m. John Price 1690–1751 m. John Bosley 1694–
        1. 1. William Price 1730–1815 m. Susannah Burton 1738–1815
        2. 2. Robert Price 1725–1782
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) Price 1718–
        4. 4. John Price 1719–1772
        5. 5. Elizabeth Price 1718–1774
        6. 6. James Price 1720–1802
        7. 7. Daniel Price 1717–1801
        8. 8. Sarah Price 1728–1821
        9. 9. Thomas Price 1726–1809
      2. 2. Mary WILLIAMSON 1697–1772
      3. 3. John Williamson 1693–1758
      4. 4. Susannah Williamson 1692–1766
      5. 5. John Williamson 1693–1758
    2. 2. John Williamson 1680–2002
    3. 3. George Williamson 1655–1723
    4. 4. Hester Williamson 1679–1748
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Williamson 1681–1726
  2. 2. Elizabeth Bridger 1646–1728
  3. 3. Colonel (Samuel) Bridger 1655–1713
  4. 4. Mary (Marie) Bridges 1645–1710
  5. 5. Martha Bridger 1660–1714
  6. 6. Elizabeth Bridger 1648–1711
  7. 7. Capt. (Joseph) Bridger 1656–1712
  8. 8. Joseph Bridger 1640–1712

Colonel Bridger's Timeline

2 Records

1628
12 JUL 1628
Birth of Colonel Joseph Bridger in Woodmancote, Dursley, England
Woodmancote, Dursley, England
1686
15 APR 1686
Age 58
Death of Colonel Joseph Bridger in Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 JUL 1628
    Event Place: Woodmancote, Dursley, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2246.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Maryland or Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland or Virginia; Year: 1660; Page Number: 59

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Maryland or Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland or Virginia; Page Number: 82

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 APR 1686
    Event Place: Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

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