Hi: does anyone have knowledge of these people? Did they continue to live in Robertson County, TN? Did they have children; where are they buried, etc. Thanks, Dawnene

Thanks, Leslie. Velma

Hi Velma, Mine stayed in Robertson County, TN until after World War II, when Daddy came to live in Mother's hometown in Missouri. Leslie -----Original Message----- From: Vrgfdonna@aol.com [mailto:Vrgfdonna@aol.com] Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 1:48 PM To: BRIDGES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRIDGES-L] *Martha (BRIDGER) WASHINGTON* Leslie, Where did your BRIDGES go from Robertson Co., Tn.? Mine came from N.C., and wound up in Jackson Co., Al., which is just over the line from Tn. Thanks, Velma

Leslie, Where did your BRIDGES go from Robertson Co., Tn.? Mine came from N.C., and wound up in Jackson Co., Al., which is just over the line from Tn. Thanks, Velma

The message below was sent to the Logan County, KY list today. It references neighboring, Robertson County, TN. These two counties are where my BRIDGE / BRIDGER / BRIDGERS / BRIDGES / BRIGGS family went after leaving NC. Leslie (Bridges) Kohler -----Original Message----- From: Ground [mailto:ground@thrifty.net] Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 12:11 PM To: KYLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KYLOGAN] Fw: Joseph George Washington, Alamo Defender I am researching the life and times of Joseph George Washington, of Robertson County, Tennessee. His father was Andrew Washington, and his mother was Margaret Bridger Washington. Joseph George Washington was born in Southampton County, Virginia, between 1804 and 1807, and by 1820 was living in the northern part of Robertson County, TN, only a mile or so from the Kentucky state line and Logan County, KY. Joseph George Washington traveled with Peter James Bailey III, Daniel Cloud, James Fauntleroy (or Fontleroy), and Joseph Bayliss to Nacogdoches Texas in 1836, where he joined the Voluntary Auxilliary Corps, which was a civilian militia, and from there they traveled to San Antonio de Bexar and died in the Battle of the Alamo, March 6th, 1836. Joseph's brother, Richard A.E. Washington, inherited the land, or 1/2 of the land, that their father bequeated in his will. Andrew Washington died in February 1835, and was buried in Robertson County, TN. With no immediate inheritance from his father's will, Joseph left Tennessee seeking his fortune and exploring land, perhaps as far as Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana, and finally arriving in Texas. I have found that Richard A.E. Washington shot and killed a man and was found guilty. In 1850, Richard A.E. Washington gave a power of attorney to Washington Ryburn. And in 1852 the Ryburns filed an exparte petition in Chacery Couirt requesting permission to sell the land which Sally had inherited, so that they could "move to Western Kentucky". Sally, I believe was Richard A.E. Washington's daughter. Washington & Sally Ryburn's children were listed as minors in this court case by the following names: Dewitt Clinton Ryburn, Martha W. Ryburn, Joseph A. Ryburn, Willie Ryburn, Washington Ryburn. I am seeking any information on the geneology, history, or documentation of the Ryburn descendants, of the descendants of Richard A.E. Washinton, and of the descendants of Amanda Washington, the sister of Joseph George Washington and Richard A.E. Washington. Please respond to me at this email address, if you have any information to share: Ted Alan Ground ground@thrifty.net

Hello Julia, I will have a look at the web site and see if John would be interested in taking part. Just my husband and our son would be eligible, although I am in touch with other Bridges researchers (see listings on www.suffolksurnames.plus.com under Bridges) We have other spellings of the name Brydges and Brygges amongst them. As many people were not able to write properly it was the 'officials' who wrote what they heard, and there was no 'correct way' of writing any of these names, so we have many variants of the same sound and Bridges is one of those with many variants. I always assumed my Fulker to be straightforward until the 1881 Census - I eventually found my great grandad as Falkir! It has been a while since updating our own interests - so here are the people that we are particularly interested in researching in East Anglia. William Bridges born 1633 in Brockdish, Norfolk poss wife, Mary Alston William Bridges born 1668 in Brockdish, Norfolk married Sarah Haward in Cratfield Silvanus Bridges born 1695 Cratfield married Elizabeth Chapman in Fressingfield Silvanus Bridges born Framlingham 1724 married Susan Harvey in Framlingham John Bridges born 1757 Framlingham married Susannah Sparham (daughter of Christopher Sparham and Ann Fruer) in Framlingham John Fruer Bridges born 1791 Framlingham married Sarah Howlett in Framlingham Fruer Bridges born 1824 Framlingham married (1. Ann Fulcher) 2. Susannah Fisk in Framlingham Albert Edward Bridges 1871 born Framlingham married Ethel George Tibbets from Buckinghamshire in Aylesbury, Bucks ??? Fruer Boughton Bridges born 1908 Framlingham married Lillian St Quentin Stygall of Fram., in London John Fruer Bridges of Framlingham married Patricia Helen Fulker of Putney London (with Berkshire ancestry) and our children are - - - Susannah Mary Bridges born Colchester Essex 1975, met Scott Lambert at Uni in the beautiful city of York a few years ago and will marry in his home city of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire next autumn. (fall?) Robert John Fruer Bridges born Bury St Edmunds Suffolk 1980 - still looking for Miss Right !?!?! or should that be Wright :-) Further information on most of the above if anyone has connections or interests. All best wishes, Pat and John ... Every time I find an ancestor - I have to find two more! The Suffolk Surnames List at www.suffolksurnames.plus.com Is your Suffolk Surname Listed ??? ----- Original Message ----- From: <JULIAFWOOD@aol.com> To: <BRIDGES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 4:04 AM

PS Love your web site, an inspiration to get on and do our family information in a format like this, enjoyed reading it very much. Pat ... www.suffolksurnames.plus.com - is your Suffolk surname listed? A BBC Radio Suffolk web site of the day > Hi everyone! > > I am looking for a Stephen BRIDGES and his wife Hannah (b.c1818 in Birmingham, late POWELL, formerly CAHILL). They had a daughter Sarah, born in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, in 1859. Stephen was a labourer at an ironworks at the time. > > By the time of the 1881 census, Stephen had died and Hannah, Sarah and Hannah were living with Hannah's brother Samuel BOLTON (b.c1830 in Birmingham) in Bilbrook, Old Cleeve, Somerset. Samuel was a blind basket maker, Hannah a stocking knitter, and Sarah a general servant. > > I have no idea when the family moved to Somerset, or whether Stephen came with them and died there. I have scoured the Death Index without success, so no idea where or when he died. I did find an ironworks in Brierley Hill and they got the contract for the Clifton Suspension Bridge, so maybe that's the connection...just a guess. > > If anyone is researching this family, I would love to hear from you! > > Many thanks > Liz > www.lizweb.net - Researching Fisher in Wedmore, Denman in North Curry, Thomas in Minehead/Dunster (all are villages in Somerset) and Willsman in Devon) > >

Hello Liz, Just a note to say hello! Our Bridges are all firmly in the county of Suffolk, the other two main areas for Bridges are Gloucestershire and around the Derbyshire area - and again in East Anglia in Suffolk/Norfolk. I have quite a lot of information on our family and one or two other lines back to about 1500 but I have not come across any connection in your area of research. Happy to help anytime - if I can ;-) Pat ... Every time I find an ancestor - I have to find two more! The Suffolk Surnames List at www.suffolksurnames.plus.com Is your Suffolk Surname Listed ??? > Hi everyone! > > I am looking for a Stephen BRIDGES and his wife Hannah (b.c1818 in Birmingham, late POWELL, formerly CAHILL). They had a daughter Sarah, born in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, in 1859. Stephen was a labourer at an ironworks at the time. > > By the time of the 1881 census, Stephen had died and Hannah, Sarah and Hannah were living with Hannah's brother Samuel BOLTON (b.c1830 in Birmingham) in Bilbrook, Old Cleeve, Somerset. Samuel was a blind basket maker, Hannah a stocking knitter, and Sarah a general servant. > > I have no idea when the family moved to Somerset, or whether Stephen came with them and died there. I have scoured the Death Index without success, so no idea where or when he died. I did find an ironworks in Brierley Hill and they got the contract for the Clifton Suspension Bridge, so maybe that's the connection...just a guess. > > If anyone is researching this family, I would love to hear from you! > > Many thanks > Liz > www.lizweb.net - Researching Fisher in Wedmore, Denman in North Curry, Thomas in Minehead/Dunster (all are villages in Somerset) and Willsman in Devon)

Pat, if you are a Bridges, i.e., have a male Bridges to test, we would LOVE t o have an English Bridges in our DNA testing. _www.small-stuff.com/BRIDGES_ (http://www.small-stuff.com/BRIDGES) Julia French Wood In a message dated 8/26/2004 5:50:12 PM Central Daylight Time, bridges.suffolk@btopenworld.com writes: Hello Liz, Just a note to say hello! Our Bridges are all firmly in the county of Suffolk, the other two main areas for Bridges are Gloucestershire and around the Derbyshire area - and again in East Anglia in Suffolk/Norfolk. I have quite a lot of information on our family and one or two other lines back to about 1500 but I have not come across any connection in your area of research. Happy to help anytime - if I can ;-) Pat ...

Good morning everyone, When I was last in TN at Elmwood Cemetery in Springfield, I snapped a few pictures of BRIDGES gravestones. One is for a Chas. Clayton BRIDGES (b 16 Jan 1869) and his wife, Bessie May JACKSON (b 1886). If anyone here knows who these people were, I'd appreciate knowing. My BRIDGES were from Robertson County, but I have not yet fit Chas. Clayton or Bessie May into my family. Leslie (Bridges) Kohler

Hi Tim, Sorry that I haven't gotten your results posted to the Bridges website, but I have 10 of these projects going and all the results come in at once and always when I have lots going on in my life. You should upload your markers to ysearch.org by clicking on the orange tab at the right on your personal page at FamilyTreeDNA.com that says "upload to ysearch?". This way you can search for matches in a larger database and while they may not be named Bridges, it will give you a better idea of where your line is from. Your markers look very rare for R1b which is good in that when you get a match, it will really be a match. Our Project website is: _www.small-stuff.com/BRIDGES_ (http://www.small-stuff.com/BRIDGES) Julia In a message dated 8/20/2004 12:01:49 AM Central Daylight Time, tomtim@sbcglobal.net writes: Hi Barbara! Long time no contact. I sent my DNA kit #22559 a while back, and have been getting updates on their progress. I did the 37 marker kit and just today got a message that there were no matches for the 12 markers, 25 markers, or 37 markers. The ethnic background points mostly to England, but some pretty good bets for other countries. My Haplogroup is R1b, which is primarily European. I had a computer crash recently and lost the address where the results are posted. If you have it, please send to me. Also, let me know what info you are missing about my family. Tim (actually, Thomas Lee)

Still trying to locate grandparents of Demarcus Bridges born 1855 in Harrison Co., TX. Parents were James and Mary Bridges. They came to Texas from Giles Co., TN in 1854-55. James born May, 1813 (probably NC), Mary born 1818. Also if Tim Bridges who is a descendant of this line could contact me, need clarification on details of his family. Thanks. Barbara

Hi Barbara! Long time no contact. I sent my DNA kit #22559 a while back, and have been getting updates on their progress. I did the 37 marker kit and just today got a message that there were no matches for the 12 markers, 25 markers, or 37 markers. The ethnic background points mostly to England, but some pretty good bets for other countries. My Haplogroup is R1b, which is primarily European. I had a computer crash recently and lost the address where the results are posted. If you have it, please send to me. Also, let me know what info you are missing about my family. Tim (actually, Thomas Lee) ----- Original Message ----- From: <BLGT@aol.com> To: <BRIDGES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 8:26 PM Subject: [BRIDGES-L] Demarcus L. Bridges, 1855 TX > Still trying to locate grandparents of Demarcus Bridges born 1855 in Harrison > Co., TX. Parents were James and Mary Bridges. They came to Texas from Giles > Co., TN in 1854-55. James born May, 1813 (probably NC), Mary born 1818. > > Also if Tim Bridges who is a descendant of this line could contact me, need > clarification on details of his family. Thanks. > > Barbara >

Hi everyone! I am looking for a Stephen BRIDGES and his wife Hannah (b.c1818 in Birmingham, late POWELL, formerly CAHILL). They had a daughter Sarah, born in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, in 1859. Stephen was a labourer at an ironworks at the time. By the time of the 1881 census, Stephen had died and Hannah, Sarah and Hannah were living with Hannah's brother Samuel BOLTON (b.c1830 in Birmingham) in Bilbrook, Old Cleeve, Somerset. Samuel was a blind basket maker, Hannah a stocking knitter, and Sarah a general servant. I have no idea when the family moved to Somerset, or whether Stephen came with them and died there. I have scoured the Death Index without success, so no idea where or when he died. I did find an ironworks in Brierley Hill and they got the contract for the Clifton Suspension Bridge, so maybe that's the connection...just a guess. If anyone is researching this family, I would love to hear from you! Many thanks Liz www.lizweb.net - Researching Fisher in Wedmore, Denman in North Curry, Thomas in Minehead/Dunster (all are villages in Somerset) and Willsman in Devon)

I am seeking the parents of William Bridges who died in Polk Co., MO, ca. 1852, and his wife Nancy who died in Montgomery Co., MO, ca. 1873. He was born in Kentucky, possibly Barren Co., and married Nancy ? . She, also was born in Kentucky. When he died he left nine heirs as follows: Elizabeth J. Martin, Montgomery Co., MO; Edmund D. Bridges, Warren Co., MO ; William F. Bridges, Callaway Co., MO; Matilda Horton, Polk Co., MO; Malinda Bridges [Patton], Polk Co., MO; James Bridges, Polk Co., MO; Haden A. Bridges, Polk Co., MO; John Davidson Bridges, Polk Co., MO; Marion C. Bridges, Polk Co., MO. Seeking information on any and all of the above.

Roger, I am glad to see your post. This wonderful group of people has been much too quiet lately. My BRIDGES did not migrate to MO until after WWII, so I cannot be of much help except to tell you that there is a Peter BRIDGES buried close to my HUDSON family at Oak Hill Cemetery in Carrollton, Carroll Co, MO. My parents spoke as if they (or someone on Mother's side of the family) had known him. I have a picture of his grave stone somewhere. But, as usual I cannot find it when I want it. Leslie (Bridges) Kohler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger D. Bridges" <rdbridges@verizon.net> > I am seeking the parents of William Bridges who died in Polk Co., MO, > ca. 1852, and his wife Nancy who died in Montgomery Co., MO, ca. 1873. > He was born in Kentucky, possibly Barren Co., and married Nancy ? . She, > also was born in Kentucky. When he died he left nine heirs as follows: > Elizabeth J. Martin, Montgomery Co., MO; Edmund D. Bridges, Warren Co., > MO ; William F. Bridges, Callaway Co., MO; Matilda Horton, Polk Co., MO; > Malinda Bridges [Patton], Polk Co., MO; James Bridges, Polk Co., MO; > Haden A. Bridges, Polk Co., MO; John Davidson Bridges, Polk Co., MO; > Marion C. Bridges, Polk Co., MO. Seeking information on any and all of > the above.

Looking for descendants of Harvey and Laura (Greenstreet, b. 1866 and d. 1945 in Franklin Co. MO) BRIDGES. They married in Franklin Co., MO. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Mildred Greenstreet

I am looking for the descendants of Josephine Greenstreet, b. 1870 in Franklin Co., MO, and Edward BRIDGES, Jr. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Mildred Greenstreet

Searching for parents of Nancy Bridges of Guilford County, NC: Marriage to:: Andrew Jackson (son of William and Margaret Wilson Jackson) Marriage Bond Date; 5 March 1792 Guilford Cty., NC ; Record # 02 225; Bondsman: Joseph Summers; Bond#: 000056641 Marr. Bondsman: John Barker; Witness: Tilman Dixon #1 Ref.:Dodd, Jordan. North Carolina Marriages to 1825; Provo, UT; #2 Ref: An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, NC; North Carolina Division of Archives and History 1977. Andrew in household of his father, William Jackson, in 1790 - father died fall of 1792 (after Andrew's marriage) Andrew Jackson & family (w/Nancy and two sons under 10) shown within the 1800 census of Guilford Co., NC - gone by 1810 - shown within 1820 census of Jackson County, TN Have much information to share on this family- research proven by documentation as well as DNA on this Jackson line Evyonne evonandrews@sbcglobal.net

IF ANYONE OF YOU GET A MESSAGE FROM TimB28@AOL.com, DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT!!! I have not had that account for at least 4 years, but my daughter-in-law (Denise Bridges) just got one using that address. She responded - thinking it was truly from me - and the response bounced. She forwarded the original message to me, and my virus checker deleted the attachment, because it was a virus. I don't know how they got my old address, or how they got hers, but they must have found a new twist in spreading viruses. Tim