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Hester Bridger 1631–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1631

Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 15 Apr 1686

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

Father: Robert I

Mother: Martha Lear

Spouse(s): Col. Bridger

Children(s): Capt. LI

Hester Bridger was born in 1631 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Robert Pitt I And Martha Lear. Hester Bridger married Col Joseph Bridger, and had children including Capt Joseph Bridger Li. Hester Bridger passed away in 1686 in Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Hester Bridger was born in 1631 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Robert Pitt I And Martha Lear.
  • Hester Bridger married Col Joseph Bridger, and had children including Capt Joseph Bridger Li.
  • Hester Bridger passed away in 1686 in Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert I
1607–1672
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Martha Lear
1607–1672
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Col. Bridger
1627–1686
Birth Location: Woodmancotte Manor, Dursely, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Capt. LI
1658–1751
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
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Hester Bridger's Ancestors

Self
Hester Bridger
1631–1686
Birth Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Robert Pitt, I
1607–1672
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Martha Lear
1607–1672
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hester Bridger's Descendants

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Hester Bridger (1631–15 Apr 1686) m. Col. (Joseph) Bridger (28 Apr 1627–15 Apr 1686)
  1. 1. Capt. (Joseph Bridger,) LI 1658–1751 m. Elizabeth Norsworthy 1663–1727
    1. 1. Elizabeth Lear 1673–1722 m. Henry Tucker 1652–1728
      1. 1. Benjamin Tucker 1704–1778 m. Elizabeth Crofford 1722–1768
        1. 1. Henry (Crofford) Tucker 1752–1832 m. Sarah (Sallie) Hunter 1770–1847

Hester Bridger's Timeline

2 Records

1631
1631
Birth of Hester Bridger in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1686
15 Apr 1686
Age 55
Death of Hester Bridger in Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1686
    Event Place: Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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