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William Bridges 1680–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1680

Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1762

Death Location: Granville Co, NC

Father: Captain Bridges

Mother: Elizabeth Peirce

Spouse(s): Susannah None

Children(s): Joseph Bridges, Elizabeth Bridgers, William Bridgers, Suannah Bridgers

William Bridges was born in 1680 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA, the child of Captain William Bridges And Elizabeth Peirce. William Bridges married Susannah, and had children including Elizabeth Bridgers, Joseph Bridges, Mary Bridgers, Suannah Bridgers, William Bridgers. William Bridges passed away in 1762 in Granville Co, NC.

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Biography

  • William Bridges was born in 1680 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA, the child of Captain William Bridges And Elizabeth Peirce.
  • William Bridges married Susannah, and had children including Elizabeth Bridgers, Joseph Bridges, Mary Bridgers, Suannah Bridgers, William Bridgers.
  • William Bridges passed away in 1762 in Granville Co, NC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Bridges
1655–1703
Birth Location: British Colonial America, VA
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Elizabeth Peirce
1656–1723
Birth Location: Westmoreland Co VA
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Spouses(s)

Susannah None
1680–1756
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Bridges
1709–1796
Birth Location: Westmoreland Co VA
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Elizabeth Bridgers
1710–1762
Birth Location: Westmoreland Co., VA
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William Bridgers
1704–1743
Birth Location: Westmoreland Co., VA
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Suannah Bridgers
1715–1773
Birth Location: Westmoreland Co., VA
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William Bridges's Ancestors

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William Bridges
1680–1762
Birth Place: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Captain William Bridges
1655–1703
British Colonial America, VA
Elizabeth Peirce
1656–1723
Westmoreland Co VA
Grandparents
Col (William) Pierce
1632–1702
York Co, VA
Sarah Underwood
–1709
Great-Grandparents
William Underwood
–1643
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bridges's Descendants

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William Bridges (Abt. 1680–1762) m. Susannah (1680–Jul 1756)
  1. 1. Joseph Bridges 1709–1796 m. Mary (Susannah) Reece 1720–1781
    1. 1. Joseph Bridges 1731–1805
      1. 1. Amos Bridges 1755–1830 m. Amey Green 1759–
        1. 1. Jordan Bridges 1781–1860 m. Martha (Patsey) Cooke 1783–1868
        2. 2. Newsom Bridges 1775–1850 m. Elizabeth Drake 1792–
      2. 2. Polly Bridges 1750– m. James (Young) Jr 1750–
        1. 1. James (Young) lll 1770–1813
        2. 2. Joseph Young 1772–
        3. 3. Dorrel Young 1789–
      3. 3. Lewis Bridges 1752–
      4. 4. Dorrel Bridges 1754–1841 m. Suannah Green 1769–1851
        1. 1. Hannah Bridges 1792–
        2. 2. Brinkley Bridges 1794–1869
        3. 3. Allen (Harvey) Bridges 1803–1886
        4. 4. Josiah Bridges 1804–
        5. 5. Harriet Bridges 1809–1875
        6. 6. Susan Bridges 1811–1890
        7. 7. Polly Bridges 1815–
      5. 5. Hannah Bridges 1758–
      6. 6. Obedience Bridges 1767–
    2. 2. Sarah Bridges 1730–1795
      1. 1. Thomas (Arendall) Jr 1751–1819
      2. 2. Bridges Arendall 1753–1799
      3. 3. Adah Arendall 1760–
      4. 4. Edith Arendall 1760–1816
    3. 3. Dillion Bridgers 1764–1807
      1. 1. James Bridgers 1789–1878
    4. 4. Thomas Bridges 1733–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Bridgers 1710–1762 m. William Freeman 1694–
  3. 3. William Bridgers 1704–1743 m. Elizabeth Metcalf 1702–1782
    1. 1. John Bridgers 1731–1810
      1. 1. Joseph (Bridgers) Sr 1758–1810
  4. 4. Suannah Bridgers 1715–1773
    1. 1. Benoni Hancock 1735–1826
    2. 2. Micajah Hancock 1739–1805
    3. 3. John (Hancock) Jr 1743–1788

William Bridges's Timeline

3 Records

1680
Abt. 1680
Birth of William Bridges in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
1709
1709
Age 29
William Bridges was married in VA
VA
1762
1762
Age 82
Death of William Bridges in Granville Co, NC
Granville Co, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1680
    Event Place: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 165.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RCA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Granville Co, NC
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