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William Bridger 1696–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1696

Birth Location: Isle, , Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1730

Death Location: Bertie, North Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph II

Mother: Elizabeth Norsworthy

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Godwin

Children(s): Benjamin Bridgers, William II, Samuel Bridges

The story of William Bridger began in 1696 in Isle, , Virginia, USA. William Bridger married Elizabeth Godwin, and had children including Benjamin Bridgers, Samuel Bridges, William Bridges Ii. William Bridger passed away in 1730 in Bertie, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bridger began in 1696 in Isle, , Virginia, USA.
  • William Bridger married Elizabeth Godwin, and had children including Benjamin Bridgers, Samuel Bridges, William Bridges Ii.
  • William Bridger passed away in 1730 in Bertie, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph II
1666–1713
Birth Location: Isle, , Virginia, USA
JI
Elizabeth Norsworthy
1663–1727
Birth Location: Isle, , Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Godwin
1716–
Birth Location: Isle, , Virginia, USA
EG

Children(s)

Benjamin Bridgers
1700–1781
Birth Location: Isle, , Virginia, USA
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William II
1700–1743
Birth Location: De, Prince William, Virginia, USA
WI
Samuel Bridges
1703–1756
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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William Bridger's Ancestors

Self
William Bridger
1696–1730
Birth Place: Isle, , Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Bridger II
1666–1713
Isle, , Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Norsworthy
1663–1727
Isle, , Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Col (Joseph Bridger) I
1628–1686
Dursley, Gloucestershire, , England
Hester Pitt
1629–1674
Isle, , Virginia, USA
John Norsworthy
1777–1670
Isle Wright, , Virginia, USA
Frances English
1645–1691
Isle, , Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bridger
1584–1650
Mary Webb
1601–1683
Robert Pitt
1605–1673
Hester Stevens
1598–1635
Tristram Norsworthy
1604–1656
Frances Iles
1680–1691
John English
1599–1678
Frances English
1614–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Bridger
1558–1631
Mary Bridger
1562–1585

William Bridger's Descendants

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William Bridger (1696–1730) m. Elizabeth Godwin (15 Oct 1716–)
  1. 1. Benjamin Bridgers 1700–1781
  2. 2. William (Bridges) II 1700–1743 m. Elizabeth Medcalf 1693–1769 m. Elizabeth Medcalf 1693–1769
    1. 1. Thomas Bridges 1732–1781
    2. 2. Joseph Bridges 1734–1796
    3. 3. Mary Bridges 1738–
    4. 4. William Bridges 1726–1802 m. Catherine Lnu 1745–1781
      1. 1. Isaac Bridges 1764–1854
      2. 2. Aaron (Bridges) Sr 1748–1789 m. Sarah (Louise) Hamrick 1750–1772
        1. 1. James Bridges 1775–1844
        2. 2. Epraim Bridges 1785–
        3. 3. Aaron (Bridges) Jr 1789–1887 m. Margaret (Mathilda) Holland 1784–1872 m. Sarah Hamrick 1792–1867
        4. 4. William Bridges 1766–1852
        5. 5. Samuel Bridges 1787–
        6. 6. Mary Bridges 1795–1850
        7. 7. John Bridges 1778–1842
      3. 3. William Bridges 1753–1802
      4. 4. THOMAS BRIDGES 1757–1805
      5. 5. John Bridges 1745–1796
      6. 6. James Bridges 1755–1820
    5. 5. John Bridges 1728–1790 m. Elizabeth Hamrick 1723–1762
      1. 1. Edmond Bridges 1750–
      2. 2. William Bridges 1745–1745
      3. 3. Thomas Bridges 1760–1831
      4. 4. Edmond Bridges 1744–1800
    6. 6. James Bridges 1730–1792
    7. 7. Benjamin Bridges 1736–
    8. 8. William Bridges 1726–1802 m. Catherine 1727–
      1. 1. Thomas Bridges 1757–1805
      2. 2. Thomas Bridges 1757–1805
      3. 3. James Bridges 1745–1840 m. Rebecca Hamrick 1753–1798
        1. 1. Elizabeth Bridges 1764–
        2. 2. Burwell Bridges 1800–
        3. 3. Frank Bridges 1790–
        4. 4. George Bridges 1797–
        5. 5. John Bridges 1786–
        6. 6. Asa Bridges 1801–
        7. 7. Aaron Bridges 1784–1852 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Smith 1788– m. Sarah Hamrick 1792–1867
        8. 8. Mary Bridges 1789–1895 m. William McSwain 1762–1838
        9. 9. James Bridges 1775–
        10. 10. Richard Bridges 1790–1868
        11. 11. Samuel Bridges 1774–1840
        12. 12. Samuel Bridges 1800–
        13. 13. Lurareny (Vianna) Bridges 1796–1874
        14. 14. Mary Bridges 1793–1862
        15. 15. Nancy Bridges 1768–1830
        16. 16. Phoebia (Margaret) Bridges 1766–1836
      4. 4. James Bridges 1750–1840 m. Rebecca Hamrick 1723–1757
        1. 1. George Bridges 1797–
        2. 2. Burwell Bridges 1800–
        3. 3. Vianna Bridges 1796–
        4. 4. Nancy Bridges 1798–
        5. 5. Samuel ("Mad") Bridges 1774–1840 m. Rebecca Hamrick 1770–1865 m. Mary (Mollie) Hamrick 1773–1870
        6. 6. Frank Bridges 1790–
        7. 7. Elizabeth Bridges 1796–
        8. 8. Phoebia (M.) Bridges 1766–1836 m. Burwell Blanton 1762–1861
        9. 9. James Bridges 1795–
        10. 10. John Bridges 1784–1852
        11. 11. Mary Bridges 1792–
      5. 5. John Bridges 1745–1796
      6. 6. James Bridges 1765–1802
      7. 7. Isaac Bridges 1764–1860
      8. 8. Isaac Bridges 1764–1859
      9. 9. John Bridges 1745–1796
      10. 10. Moses Bridges 1747–1818
      11. 11. William Bridges 1753–1802
      12. 12. William Bridges 1753–1802
      13. 13. Moses Bridges 1747–1818
    9. 9. John Bridges 1728–1790
    10. 10. William Bridges 1725–1802
      1. 1. James (Aaron Shoal Creek) Bridges 1749–1818 m. Rebecca (Sally) Hamrick 1753–
        1. 1. Elizabeth Bridges 1799–
        2. 2. Lurareny (Vianna) Bridges 1800–
        3. 3. John Bridges 1786–
        4. 4. Margaret Bridges 1788–
        5. 5. James ("Sandy Run") Bridges 1775–1844 m. Elizabeth Hamrick 1777–1860
        6. 6. Burwell (Blanton) Bridges 1796–1847
        7. 7. George Bridges 1797–1865
        8. 8. Asa Bridges 1801–
        9. 9. Aaron Bridges 1784–
        10. 10. William (Singing Bill) Bridges 1786–
        11. 11. Richard Bridges 1803–
        12. 12. Phoebe (Margaret) Bridges 1766–
        13. 13. Selena (W Frankie) Bridges 1793–1862
        14. 14. Samuel (Mad) Bridges 1774–1840
        15. 15. Nancy Bridges 1768–1830 m. Price Hamrick 1765–1820
    11. 11. Richard Bridges 1738–
  3. 3. Samuel Bridges 1703–1756

William Bridger's Timeline

10 Records

1696
1696
Birth of William Bridger in Isle Wright, Surry, Virginia, USA
Isle Wright, Surry, Virginia, USA
1696
1696
Birth of William Bridger in Isle, Virginia, United States
Isle, Virginia, United States
1696
1696
Birth of William Bridger in Isle, , Virginia, USA
Isle, , Virginia, USA
1696
1696
Birth of William Bridger in Isle Wight,,Virginia,USA
Isle Wight,,Virginia,USA
1696
1696
Birth of William Bridger in Isle, , Virginia, USA
Isle, , Virginia, USA
1730
May 1730
Age 34
Death of William Bridger in Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
1730
1730
Age 34
Death of William Bridger in Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
1730
1730
Age 34
Death of William Bridger in Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
1730
1730
Age 34
Death of William Bridger in Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
1730
1730
Age 34
Death of William Bridger in Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Isle Wright, Surry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2241.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Isle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Isle, , Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Isle Wight,,Virginia,USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Isle, , Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1730
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.
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