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Gen. Joseph Bridger 1628 – 1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1628

Birth Location: Dursley, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 15 Apr 1686

Death Location: Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Father: Samuel Bridger

Mother: Mary Webb

Spouse(s): Hester Pitt

Children(s): Mary Bridger, Mary Bridges, Joan Bridger, Martha Bridger, Joseph Bridger, Elizabeth Bridgar

In 1628, Gen. Joseph Bridger entered the world in Dursley, Gloucestershire, England, born to Samuel Bridger and Mary Webb. Gen. Joseph Bridger married Hester Pitt, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Bridger, Mary Marie Bridges, Joan Bridger, Martha Bridger, Joseph Bridger, Elizabeth Bridgar. Gen. Joseph Bridger passed away in 1686 in Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1628, Gen. Joseph Bridger entered the world in Dursley, Gloucestershire, England, born to Samuel Bridger and Mary Webb.
  • Gen. Joseph Bridger married Hester Pitt, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Bridger, Mary Marie Bridges, Joan Bridger, Martha Bridger, Joseph Bridger, Elizabeth Bridgar.
  • Gen. Joseph Bridger passed away in 1686 in Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Bridger
1584 – 1650
Birth Location: Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
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Mary Webb
1601 – 1683
Birth Location: Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Hester Pitt
1629 – 1674
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
HP

Children(s)

Mary Bridger
1616 – 1676
Birth Location: Somerset, England
MB
Mary Bridges
1640 – 1706
Birth Location: Chucatuck, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
MB
Joan Bridger
1640 – 1686
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
JB
Martha Bridger
1644 – 1652
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
MB
Joseph Bridger
1654 – 1713
Birth Location: Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
JB
Elizabeth Bridgar
1665 – 1697
Birth Location: Heathsville, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
EB

Gen. Bridger's Ancestors

Self
Gen. Bridger
1628 – 1686
Birth Place: Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Samuel Bridger
1584 – 1650
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
Mary Webb
1601 – 1683
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Lawrence BRIDGER
1550 – 1630
Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
Marie ELLIOTT
1562 – 1585
Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
NICHOLAS WEBBE
1580 – 1663
Laycock, Wiltshire, England
Elinore Waighte
1580 – 1652
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gen. Bridger's Descendants

1.
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Gen. (Joseph) Bridger (12 Jul 1628 – 15 Apr 1686) m. Hester Pitt (1629 – 9 Jan 1674)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Bridger (1616 – 1676)
  2. 2. Mary (Marie) Bridges (1640 – 1706)
  3. 3. Joan Bridger (1640 – 1686)
  4. 4. Martha Bridger (1644 – 1652) m. Thomas Godwin (1640 – 27 May 1714)
    1. 1. William Godwin (1630 – 26 Sep 1720)
  5. 5. Joseph Bridger (1654 – 1713) m. Elizabeth Norsworthy (1663 – 14 Dec 1727)
    1. 1. Robert Bridger (1689 – 1764)
    2. 2. Joseph Bridger (1696 – 5 Sep 1751)
    3. 3. William Bridger (1696 – 1730)
    4. 4. Elizabeth Bridger (1702 – 1727)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Bridgar (16 July 1665 – 2 April 1697) m. Richard Haynie (1660 – 31 October 1724)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Haynie (1660 – 17 June 1717) m. Job Hammond (28 Feb 1645 – 2 January 1717)
      1. 1. Job Hammond (10 Jul 1677 – 19 Oct 1758) m. Amadine Baylis (18 Jan 1684 – 1746)
        1. 1. Thomas Hammond (20 Apr 1702 – 17 Mar 1734)
        2. 2. Susannah Hammond (7 Jan 1705 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Hammond (1707 – abt 1803) m. Edward Morris (1705 – 2 Oct 1752)
        4. 4. Mary Hammond (1709 – 1742)
        5. 5. Mercy Hammond (17 Mar 1715 – )
        6. 6. Amadine Hammond (1717 – )
        7. 7. Samuel (Morris) Hammond (19 Mar 1722 – 11 Oct 1806) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Jenkins (2 May 1720 – 7 May 1816)
        8. 8. Jarvis Hammond (27 Sep 1725 – 9 Jan 1801)
        9. 9. Job Hammond (25 Jun 1729 – 10 Nov 1822)
        10. 10. Obediah Hammons (1730 – 1790) m. Elizabeth (Betty) Pullen (1727 – 1788)
      2. 2. William Hammond (3 September 1682 – 25 Mar 1718)
      3. 3. Jane (Mary) Hammond (1685 – 1720)
      4. 4. John Hammond (16 Apr 1685 – 9 April 1764)
      5. 5. Catherine Hammond (1687 – )
      6. 6. Joyce Hammond (1689 – 1730)
      7. 7. Peter Hammond (2 Feb 1694 – 11 May 1771)
      8. 8. Winnifred Hammond (22 Jul 1698 – 1777)
    2. 2. Bridgar Haynie (1681 – 18 Oct 1740)
    3. 3. Richard Haynie (1682 – 13 Feb 1743) m. Mary (Ann) Parrott (1722 – 1807)
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Haynie (1728 – 1751)
    4. 4. Samuel Haynie (1684 – 1723)
    5. 5. Anne Haynie (1684 – )
    6. 6. Capt (John) Haynie (1684 – 1697)
      1. 1. Ann Haynie
      2. 2. Anthony Haynie
      3. 3. Elizabeth Haynie
      4. 4. John Haynie
      5. 5. Martha Haynie
      6. 6. Richard Haynie
    7. 7. Katherine Haynie (1687 – 1724)
    8. 8. Perthois Haynie (31 Oct 1688 – )
    9. 9. Maximillian Haynie (31 October 1688 – 6 February 1727) m. Mary Kelly (1690 – ) m. LURANAH FALKNER
      1. 1. Jean (Mary) Haynie (1723 – 8 March 1787) m. Burr Calvert-Harris (1728 – 8 March 1787)
        1. 1. Thomas (Alston) Calvert-Harris (1746 – 1826)
        2. 2. Micajah ("Cage") Harris (6 Nov 1752 – 1813) m. Sarah (Sally) Shepard (21 Jul 1762 – 1819)
        3. 3. George Harris (23 Jun 1758 – 23 Aug 1819) m. Martha Hollingshead (8 Jan 1767 – 10 Dec 1842)
        4. 4. Burr (Calvert) Harris (1759 – ) m. Milly Bohannon
        5. 5. Obediah Calvert-Harriss (1760 – 1862) m. Mary Harris (1770 – )
        6. 6. Jean Calvert-Harris (1760 – 23 Aug 1819) m. William Dawkins
        7. 7. Chloe Calvert-Harris (1765 – ) m. James Liles m. James Liles (est 1760 – )
        8. 8. Lettie Calvert-Harris (29 Jun 1765 – Abt 1828) m. LAWARD Cockrell
        9. 9. Thomas (Alston) Harris (25 Nov 1767 – 9 September 1827) m. Sarah Hall (1758 – ) m. Mary Sharp (4 May 1759 – 26 January 1848)
        10. 10. Maximilian Harris (1770 – )
        11. 11. Taliaferro Harris (1772 – )
        12. 12. Peyton Harriss (1772 – )
      2. 2. Maxmillian Haynie (20 Oct 1723 – 1780) m. Judith Welch
      3. 3. Elizabeth Haynie (20 Jul 1725 – Nov 1805)
    10. 10. Bridget Haynie (6 Dec 1688 – 1729)
    11. 11. Ormsby Haynie (1690 – 13 Feb 1743)
    12. 12. Anthony Haynie (1698 – 21 Feb 1760)
    13. 13. Richard Hayne (1702 – )
    14. 14. Mary Haynie (3 Nov 1702 – )
    15. 15. Samuel Haynie (1705 – 29 Mar 1750)
    16. 16. Ann (Winifred Winefred) Haynie (7 Apr 1706 – )
    17. 17. Eleanor Haynie (2 Sep 1708 – 1754)
    18. 18. Charles Haynie (23 Jan 1710 – 29 Mar 1750)
    19. 19. Katherine Haynie (1711 – )
    20. 20. Sarah Haynie (1718 – )

Gen. Bridger's Timeline

2 Records

1628
12 Jul 1628
Birth of Gen. Joseph Bridger in Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
1686
15 Apr 1686
Age 58
Death of Gen. 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: Dursley, Gloucestershire, 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.

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1686
    Event Place: Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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