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Hester Pitt 1636–1711 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1636

Birth Location: Bristol, England

Death Date: Jan 1711

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

Father: Robert Pitt

Mother: Martha Tomlinson

Spouse(s): Joseph Bridger

Children(s): Martha Bridger, Joseph Bridger

The story of Hester Pitt began in 1636 in Bristol, England. Hester Pitt married Joseph Bridger, and had children including Joseph Bridger, Martha Bridger. Hester Pitt passed away in 1711 in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Hester Pitt began in 1636 in Bristol, England.
  • Hester Pitt married Joseph Bridger, and had children including Joseph Bridger, Martha Bridger.
  • Hester Pitt passed away in 1711 in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Pitt
1607–1672
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
RP
Martha Tomlinson
1608–1646
Birth Location: Bristol, England
MT

Spouses(s)

Joseph Bridger
1628–1686
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
JB

Children(s)

Martha Bridger
1660–1710
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
MB
Joseph Bridger
1658–1712
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
JB

Hester Pitt's Ancestors

Self
Hester Pitt
1636–1711
Birth Place: Bristol, England
Parents
Robert Pitt
1607–1672
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Martha Tomlinson
1608–1646
Bristol, England
Grandparents
William Pitt
1573–1624
Bristol, Somerset/Gloucester, England
Mary Gibbs
1582–1634
Bristol, Somerset, England
John Tomlinson
1581–1649
Bristol, England
Mary Langley
1586–1619
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Pitt
1555–1613
Priscilla Searle
1558–1618
William Gibbs
1531–1587
Mary Rockwell
1555–1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Pitt
1535–1601
Helena Haviland
1538–1598
Christopher Searle
1545–1601
Dorothy Cooke
1550–1606
Capt I
1495–1586
Margaret Champney
1497–1559
John Rockwell
1530–1572
Mary Hyde
1533–1598

Hester Pitt's Descendants

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Hester Pitt (1636–Jan 1711) m. Joseph Bridger (1628–15 Apr 1686)
  1. 1. Martha Bridger 1660–1710 m. Thomas GODWIN 1655–1714
    1. 1. William Godwin 1689–1736 m. Ann Pitt 1689–1736
      1. 1. Barnaby ((John Barnabas\Barnaby Benjamin)) Godwin 1733–1789 m. Wilkinora Wilkinson 1727–1790
        1. 1. Jonathan Godwin 1748–1802 m. Martha Marshall 1748–1811
      2. 2. James Godwin 1697–1762 m. Mary Parker 1702–1753
        1. 1. James Godwin 1750–1799 m. Elizabeth Dawson 1747–1803 m. Elizabeth Dawson 1747–1824
        2. 2. Joseph Godwin 1722–1788
        3. 3. Edmund Godwin 1724–1797
        4. 4. Samuel Godwin 1729–1764
        5. 5. Jonathan Godwin 1720–1791
        6. 6. Ephraim Godwin 1717–1764
      3. 3. William Godwin 1700–1753
      4. 4. George Godwin 1714–1764
      5. 5. George Godwin 1718–1783
  2. 2. Joseph Bridger 1658–1712

Hester Pitt's Timeline

2 Records

1636
1636
Birth of Hester Pitt in Bristol, England
Bristol, England
1711
Jan 1711
Age 75
Death of Hester Pitt in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Bristol, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1711
    Event Place: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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