******** In response to L. D. McWilliams' inquiry: <<<< FIRST GENERATION 1. William Thomas BRIDGES was born in Wilkes County, Georgia. William Thomas BRIDGES married Lou BRUNNER and had the following children: +2 i. William Henry BRIDGES. 3 ii. Jabe BRIDGES. SECOND GENERATION 2. William Henry BRIDGES was born on 25 Jan 1873 in Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Georgia. He died on 3 Feb 1950 in Gary, Panola County, Texas. He was buried in Woods Cemetery, Tenaha, Panola County, Texas. He was married to Callie Nettie GUNTER (daughter of Thomas Winchester GUNTER and Annie Samantha WHEELIS) in Georgia. Callie Nettie GUNTER was born on 29 Apr 1879 in Georgia. She was born on 29 Apr 1879 in Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Georgia... >>>> ******** Unfortunately, I don't have much more about William BRIDGES than what I posted on 2/1/98 from "The History of Oglethorpe Co."--and while it's a good listing, the names show only middle initials (if that) and not full middle names. That makes it pretty confusing because it seems that every-other-BRIDGES in Oglethorpe Co. named their kid William :-) While I don't have anything definite on your William Thomas BRIDGES or William Henry BRIDGES, there probably is a connection. My *guess* (total speculation) based on William Henry's birth--25 Jan 1873 in Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Georgia--is that he was part of a branch parallel to mine (maybe thru Soloman???--If you'll notice from my 2/1 posting, my William had a brother Soloman BRIDGES who had a son named William. Maybe that's our link?) What makes this harder to piece together is my lack of any birth/death dates for my William BRIDGES. I also have no idea what year he came over from Ireland. What I do know is that my ancestor Richard Manoa BRIDGES, who's listed in William's "family group", was born Mar 7, 1848, and that while he went on to father 15 children of his own, he showed some creativity and none of them were named William. Good luck in your search-- catgs@aol.com

******** In response to JULIAFWOOD's inquiry about Hardy BRIDGES: <<<<Do you know if any of the group below had a son named Hardy BRIDGES. He was born in GA in about 1801, and is found in Greene Co. GA in the census of 1850.I believe that his mother was Cherry POWELL. I was beginning to believe that Hardy was hatched from an egg.>>>> ******** Sorry, Julia. I've not seen or heard the name Hardy BRIDGES yet in my search, but I'll keep my eyes and ears open. As far as the "hatched from an egg" theory, I can definitely commiserate. This geneology thing is a *wonderfully frustrating* way to spend time :-) Good luck in your search-- catgs@aol.com

Do you know if any of the group below had a son named Hardy BRIDGES. He was born in GA in about 1801, and is found in Greene Co. GA in the census of 1850. I believe that his mother was Cherry POWELL. I was beginning to believe that Hardy was hatched from an egg. Julia In a message dated 98-02-01 13:22:29 EST, you write: << >From the book "The History of Oglethorpe County, Georgia" by Florrie C. Smith (c1970, Wilkes Publishing Co.)-- "William Bridges, the first of this family to migrate to Oglethorpe County, was from Ireland and came first to Savannah. Soloman Bridges, his brother, also finally moved here. I do not know who either married. William's family group was as follows: William, James L., John W., Henry, Richard M., Solomon T., Elizabeth, Susan, Kizzie, Almeda, Mandy, Jane. "Soloman's children were: William married Martha Jordan on Sept. 8, 1824; David never married; James; three girls were born also to this union, one married Deadwyler; one Settles; and one Adams. This record given by family." >>

To Jeanne at ejarguelles@msn.com and any other Bridges researchers this info may help: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >From the book "The History of Oglethorpe County, Georgia" by Florrie C. Smith (c1970, Wilkes Publishing Co.)-- "William Bridges, the first of this family to migrate to Oglethorpe County, was from Ireland and came first to Savannah. Soloman Bridges, his brother, also finally moved here. I do not know who either married. William's family group was as follows: William, James L., John W., Henry, Richard M., Solomon T., Elizabeth, Susan, Kizzie, Almeda, Mandy, Jane. "Soloman's children were: William married Martha Jordan on Sept. 8, 1824; David never married; James; three girls were born also to this union, one married Deadwyler; one Settles; and one Adams. This record given by family." * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Jeanne, I didn't see anything other than what's shown above on your Mary "Polly" Bridges or the marriage to Settles, but I don't have access to the whole book anymore. I am a descendant of Richard M. Bridges listed above. I'm currently working on the Ireland to Savannah portion of their history, but am hitting only dead- ends. Any info on William Bridges Sr. would be greatly appreciated. Good luck, everyone, with your searches! catgs@aol.com

I cannot seem to make any headway on the origin of my Francis Bridges who was born in NC and lived later in Maury CO TN and then Carroll CO TN as an old man... He was the son of WILLIAM BRIDGES of NC and he married #1 Sarah CADLE/CAUDLE (d/o JESSE and SUSANNA) and #2 widow Matilda Moore. I have been entertaining the idea that perhaps William Bridges of NC was descended from the BRIDGERS family... Does anyone have knowledge of any BRIDGERS with a descendant who fits Francis' profile? I know that there were some of the Bridgers who changed their name to Bridges...one in particular was disowned by his father and later changed his name... Would appreciate any iput from the list Regina Roper

Seeking info. on my gg grandfather, James BRIDGES. I have very few facts to go on and am hopeful the following may ring a bell with someone: We know James Bridges was in the Laney District of Davis Co. (now known as Cass Co.) TX on 31 Dec 1867, because that is when he and his wife (name sadly unknown) had a baby girl, my great grandmother, Willie Melvinia BRIDGES. They already had one child, a boy named John BRIDGES, who was 1-2 years old at this time. A few days after the baby's birth Jame's wife died of complications of childbirth. James BRIDGES remarried rather quickly, a young lady named Fannie (Frances) Spikes (daughter of Martha Spikes.) The 1870 census shows them in the Cusseta section of Davis (now Cass) Co. TX, with a new baby, Benj. M. BRIDGES. This census shows James BRIDGES to be 35 in 1870 and lists his birthplace as GA. The little boy, John's, birthplace is shown to be AL. The baby girl grew up in Cass Co., and married Robert Johnson Dudley, they raised a very large (17 children!) family in Cass Co., they are buried in the Cornett Cemetery in Cass Co. Any clues or help would be appreciated so much.

Due to the info below I just went to the site. Among things found there were: 1) pg 132 from the Carver Family Bible: Mary Emily Carver (Oct 1850-1 Nov 1880) m/ James E. BRIDGES on 19 Dec 1867. 2) p 236 Marriages Preformed: Alexander BRIDGES & Elizabeth Rodes married on 18 Aug 1828-9 3) p 247 Marriages: Nancy N.M.B.Smithm/ Henry BRIDGES on 1 March 1866 4) p 306 Last Will & Testament of Gofrey CARRIGER had William BRIDGES, Jurat ****There is other BRIDGES info. FREE for 10 days. >From Ancestry Hometown Daily 29 Jan 1998: ~ snip ~ Database of the Day (Free for 10 Days!) Marriage and Bible Records - Tennessee This database contains over 25,000 records for the state of Tennessee for the years approximately 1720-1890. The information in this database, which includes marriages, births, deaths, and wills, etc., has been obtained from family bibles, church, court, and county records. Bibliography- Acklen, Robert, Tennessee Records, Bible Records and Marriage Bonds, Nashville, TN: Cullom & Ghertner Co., 1933. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search.asp OR http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/recent.asp ~ snip ~ Leslie (Bridges) Kohler

Hi ALL Bridges Researchers, The followimg is part of a post that I rec'd from a kind person who did some look ups for me in her books. Hope that this will help someone. (BTW, unfortunately I have no further info. concerning these books.) Leslie ~ ~ snip ~ ~ "Our Boone Families, Daniel Boone's Kinfolks", by Sarah Rockenfield, pub. in 1987 listed the following Bridges. p. 236 Stella Abercrombie 10 (Robert Abercrombie 9, John Abercromie 8, Sarah Boone 7, Solomon 6, Hezekiah 5, George 4, George 3) was born Nov. 21, 1874, Ash Grove Twp., Shelby CO., IL. Died Aug. 18, 1958, Decatur, Macon CO., IL. Married John L. Bridges, May 19, 1895, Shelby Co., IL. No further information given. p. 304 Samantha Ann Bough 10 (Nancy Jane Waggoner 9, Jeremiah Waggoner 8, Sarah Boone 7, Jeremiah 6, Josiah Boone, Sr. 5, George 4, George 3), She married Franklin Baker, Sept. 28, 1875. Frank Baker's parents were Surilda Jane Bridges, daughter of Matilda Wade and Isaac Tittsworth Bridges and Hamilton Gaither Baker. Surilda Jane was born Green Co., IN March 16, 1832, died Martin Co., Oct. 7, 1872. buried Bridges Cemeter #2, Crane, IN. The children of Samantha and Franklin Baker are all Boone descendants. "Hannah Boone and Her Descendants" by Bess L. Hawthorne, published in 1960. pp. 62-63 John Stewart Pennington, 3rd son of Richard and Hannah Boone Stewart Pennington. In his descendants I find Alice Beaty born June 1, 1891, married May 28, 1911 to William Bridges born July 17, 1889. Their children were: 1. Orville Beaty Bridges, died young. 2. Evelyn Bridges married Harold Adams 3. Ordelta Bridges married William Baker (Several children) 4. Mildred Bridges married to James V. Roberts 5. Opal Bridges married Charles Zettle 6. Jay Clifford Bridges married Delores Ufheil ~ ~ snip ~ ~

Hi All, Does anyone know the children of THIS William Thomas Bridges? Leslie ---------- : From: MarPrie <MarPrie@aol.com> : To: BRIDGES-L@rootsweb.com : Subject: [BRIDGES-L] Elizabeth Bridges and William Thomas Bridges : Date: Wednesday, January 28, 1998 6:04 AM : : HELP! Elizabeth Bridges m Thomas Mayes 25 Nov 1773 and lived in Tenn. : (Thomas was born in VA). William Thomas Bridges m. Thomas Mayes sister : Patsy Jane Mayes b 1780 in VA. Were Elizabeth and William Thomas brother and : sister and who were their parents? : : Also need the correct date of Thomas Mayes birth in Pittsylvania, VA abt 1774. : He was the son of Sherrod Mayes and Elizabeth Smith. :

MarPrie wrote: > > HELP! Elizabeth Bridges m Thomas Mayes 25 Nov 1773 and lived in Tenn. > (Thomas was born in VA). William Thomas Bridges m. Thomas Mayes sister > Patsy Jane Mayes b 1780 in VA. Were Elizabeth and William Thomas brother and > sister and who were their parents? > > Also need the correct date of Thomas Mayes birth in Pittsylvania, VA abt 1774. > He was the son of Sherrod Mayes and Elizabeth Smith. Do you know anything about the children of William Thomas Bridges? I'm looking for information on Rubin H. Bridges born about 1804 NC m. 1845 Campbell Co. TN. His parents might have been a William and Mary - they were living with him in the 1850 census. William was 74 NC and Mary 70 SC. Rubin had a daug., Elizabeth, b. about 1828. Julie

HELP! Elizabeth Bridges m Thomas Mayes 25 Nov 1773 and lived in Tenn. (Thomas was born in VA). William Thomas Bridges m. Thomas Mayes sister Patsy Jane Mayes b 1780 in VA. Were Elizabeth and William Thomas brother and sister and who were their parents? Also need the correct date of Thomas Mayes birth in Pittsylvania, VA abt 1774. He was the son of Sherrod Mayes and Elizabeth Smith.

I am looking for two lines of BRIDGERS. First line is Sampson BRIDGERS b. 1795 m. Mary Ann FOSTER Adams Co., MS d. 1842 MS. His son Samuel James BRIDGERS b. 1832 Claiborne Co., MS m. Mary Ophelia BARNES 1852 d. 1887 MS. Samuel's son David Irwin BRIDGERS b. 1855 Claiborne Co., MS m. Mary Ophelia BRIDGERS (2nd line - David's 3rd cousin) 1890 d. 1936 Jackson, MS. Mary Ophelia BRIDGERS b. 1864 Claiborne Co., MS d. 1959 Opelousas, LA. Her parents were Sampson BRIDGERS and Nellie Douglas ENGLISH. Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated!! Lori Salley

Hi. I thought that some of us could probably use this infor- mation, so I'm sending it along to the list. Leslie Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 3 - January 17, 1998 ~~~cut & paste~~~ The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 1998 by Richard W. Eastman and Ancestry, Inc. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. ~~~cut & paste~~~ Home Pages Highlighted The following is a list of some of the genealogy-related World Wide Web home pages that have been listed recently on http://www.rootscomputing.com. Some of these sites may charge a fee for their services: Polish Genealogical Society of Texas: http://pgst.org Researching Ezra Bourn in N.Y. and Michigan. Need Ezra's parents and other ancestor info!: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/o/u/Grant-L-Bourn/ Descendants of Robert and Susanna Richardson of Mount Epraim Plantation, MD: http://www.intercom.net/local/richardson/ Dausener/Dausner Family Page. Philip Dausener arrived in the USA from Germany in 1857, settling in Iowa: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/6005 Lots of information and links for the person researching Portuguese ancestry, particularly from the Azores Islands: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/2711 Researching Cantel(l)o's world wide: http://home.jpcinet.co.uk Gainer (Gagne/Gaigneur), Hoff and other German families from Holzgerlingen, and Altdorf, Baden-Wuertemberg, Germany: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1457/index.html The "'Going Abroad" web pages, an electronic version of a recent book called "Going Abroad", about early Scots pioneers who settled in a Free Church of Scotland colony in Otago, New Zealand: http://www.actrix.gen.nz/users/ngaiopress Descendants of William and Anne (Merryman?) Marshall: http://members.aol.com/mbrewer655/index.html Photographs, original documents and genealogical data for several CISCO/SISCO families: http://www.epi.soph.uab.edu/cisco/htm Mawtus/Malthus Families Web Page: http://www.mawtus.demon.co.uk/mawtus.html Searchable Database Over 30,000 Sowder Names/Decendants From 1339 England To 1998 America: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/o/w/DALE-E-SOWDER/ COPYRIGHTS: The contents of this newsletter are copyright by Richard W. Eastman and by Ancestry Publishing and by others so designated. You are hereby granted rights, unless otherwise specified, to re-distribute articles from this newsletter to other parties provided you do so strictly for non-commercial purposes. Please limit your re-distribution to one or two articles per newsletter; do not re-distribute the newsletter in its entirety. Also, please include the following words with any articles you re- distribute: The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 1998 by Richard W. Eastman and Ancestry, Inc. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Thank you for your cooperation. ======================================== Subscription information: To subscribe to this free newsletter, send an e-mail message to the following address: listserv@peach.ease.lsoft.com The message title is unimportant. The first line of text in the message must have the words SUBSCRIBE ROOTSCOMPUTING followed by your first and last names. For instance, if your name is Jane Doe, you would write a message of: subscribe rootscomputing Jane Doe That is the entire message; nothing else should be in the message text. To cancel an existing subscription, send an e-mail to: listserv@peach.ease.lsoft.com The message title is unimportant. The text of the message must be exactly: signoff rootscomputing Please note that the address of listserv@peach.ease.lsoft.com is an "e-mail robot" and messages sent to that address are only read by a computer. If you send any more text in the message, it will be ignored. If you want to see the current issue as well as back issues of the newsletter, look on the World Wide Web at: http://www.ancestry.com/home/eastarch.htm Please feel free to copy this subscription information and pass it on to anyone else who you think might be interested in obtaining a free subscription. ======================================= About the author: Dick Eastman is the forum manager of the four Genealogy Forums on CompuServe and is the author of "YOUR ROOTS: Total Genealogy Planning On Your Computer" published by Ziff-Davis Press.

Last part! From: Microfilm of Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants; BRIDGES Surname (16) Hackaliah BRIDGES Mass wife: Lydia # 8397 In 1853 Lydia was 89 (*running out of time and this was hard to read*) (17) John BRIDGES VA / Continental #W 4904 wife: Jane John was 66 in 1822 and living in Boone County, KY He died 20 March 1838 md. 12 march 1785 in Stafford, VA Jane was 73 years in 1839. A daughter, Levina was b. 25 Oct 1785. Levina md. Henry RILEY There was a listing of Levina's children which I did not have time to copy (18) John BRIDGES Pennsylvania #R1194 In 1829 , John was 94 years old and living in Decatur, IN where he received his pension (19) John BRIDGES VA #S47819 born in Gloucester , VA in 1769 moved to Charlotte, VA In 1832 he was 90 years old and living in Mercer, KY He died 14 August 1836 That's all.... Hope this was able to help someone Let me know if I can help further. Anne WiserM@aol.com

From: Microfilm of Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants; BRIDGES Surname (13) Daniel BRIDGES NH wife: Mary SEAVEY # W4144 B.L.W. # 2929-100-1790 # 351-60-55 received pension in Maine County, MA In 1818, Daniel was 54 years old In 1853, Mary was 81 years old md. 12 December 1820 in York County, ME Daniel d. 26 November 1846 In 1859, William SEAVEY was living in York, ME but no relationship was shown (14) Edmund BRIDGES MA #S36,936 In 1818, Edmund was 56 years old In Hancock Co., MA, 1820 family living with him, no relationship shown: Joshua (20); David (18); Eunice (16); Daniel (14) (15) George BRIDGES NC #S32139 b. 12 February 1762 near Elisabeth, Cape Fear River moved with his family to Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC before the Revolution and lived there during the war and until 1798. He then moved to KY, By 1811 he was in Madison, IL where he received his pension son : William BRIDGES who in 1834 was in Lebanon, St. Clair, IL more to come.... Anne WiserM@aol.com

from: Microfilm of Revolutionar War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants; Bridges Surname (10) Allen J. BRIDGES NC wife: Elizabeth IRVIN # W8159 pension received in Green County, IL b. in Wake County, NC in 1756 md. 13 July 1836 d. 2 August 1846 Elizabeth was 61 years in 1853 and living in Jersey, IL (11) Benjamin BRIDGES NC #S35199 wife: Frances Ann Benjamin was 66 years old in 1820 received pension in Caldwell County, KY enlisted in 1776 Frances was 59 in 1820 daughter Polly BRIDGES (22 in 1820) grandson James Andsers.... (torn) BRIDGES (6 in 1820) (12) Benjamin BRIDGES VA #R1193 b. 1759 in James City Co., VA moved in 1795 to KY In 1853, soldier's son, Harrison BRIDGES was in Jefferson County, KY where his father Benjamin had applied for the pension; This claim was not allowed due to lack of proof?; In 1834 an Isham BRIDGES, 67 years old, stated that he lived in James City County, VA when Benjamin BRIDGES served but did not state his relationship. This statement was made in Jefferson Co., KY (** this suggests some type of relationship**) more to come..... Anne WiserM@aol.com

more from microfilm records of Revolutionar War Pension Records and Bounty Land Grants; BRIDGES surname (2) Philip BRIDGES wife : Hannah # W18662 Massachusetts Massachusetts Sea Service no typed records and couldn't find birth date will check again if anyone is interested (3) Ransom BRIDGES Pvt. VA Continental # S39245 place of pension: Mathews County, VA no typed records and couldn't find birth date (4) Samuel BRIDGES #W10299 B.L.W. (Bounty Land Warrent) # 31306-160-55 Connecticut wife: Content Samuel Bridges d. 29 November 1837 place of pension: New London County, Connecticut; town of Schuster (5) Benjamin BRIDGE (**no S on this one**) Continental / NJ #S42,094 (of Butler County, Ohio) age: 66 in 1818 and living in Butler Co., OH 1821 living in Preble Co., OH (6) Gideon BRIDGEMAN Connecticut / Green Mt. Boys/ NH #S15,002 place of pension: Graftin Co., NH (7) Joseph BRIDGEMAN Pvt VA B.L.W. # 11953 issued July 6, 1793 to Frances Graves, assignee (8) Thomas BRIDGEMAN Va #R12791 wife: Mary place of pension: Harden County, IL md. in York District, SC Thomas from: Dinwiddie Co., VA Thomas died 1819 mary in 1859 was 90 (9) Abraham BRIDGES Massachussetts wife: Rebekah HARSEY or HARVEY B.L.W. # 43515-160-55 In 1855 Rebekah was 81 md. 8 November 1790 in Washington County, Maine Abraham .d. in Pembrook, Maine 13 March 1820 more to come.... Anne WiserM@aol.com

More of (1) Joseph BRIDGES b. 1750 record son: Horace D. BRIDGES md. Martha GEE 22 October 1812 md. Louisa JOHNSON 26 May 1825 no children listed for Horace Nicholas R. BRIDGES md. Emma P. JOHNSON 20 December 1827 children of Nicholas R. BRIDGES and Emma JOHNSON 1. Frances Ann BRIDGES b. 13 January 1829 2. Horace Hampton BRIDGES b. 15 July 1830 died 3 October 1831 3. Ewing Livingston BRIDGES b. 24 March 1832 4. Preston Johnson BRIDGES b. 3 January 1834 d. 30 September 1835 5. Pauline Agness BRIDGES b. 30 November 1835 6. Mary Sibella BRIDGES b. 29 September 1837 more to come.... Anne WiserM@aol.com

Hi again to all Bridges researchers I spent an hour at the library last night looking at the Revolutionary War Pension Records Microfil roll. I looked only at Bridges and jotted down notes on each of the ones with last name of Bridges. If it was difficult to read, I skimmed until I could find a birth date and place of pension. Luckily, some of them had typed responses in the files with everything laid out easily so for those I have more. If anyone would like more information on a specific individual, just let me know and I'll check again the next time I go. These are all of the pension records. Not a complete listing of all soldiers. That , I don't have access to. There were 19 in all so I'm listing them in separate e-mails. Hope y'all enjoy. (1) Joseph BRIDGES of Chatham County, NC Service NC / VA # W 4646 birth: 1 February 1750 or 1751 in Caroline Co., VA md. 24 December 1788 in Granville Co., NC to Frances DAVIS died: 22 March 1837 received a pension in Chatham County, NC children of : Joseph BRIDGES and Frances DAVIS 1. Horace D. BRIDGES b. 20 July 1790 2. William H. BRIDGES b. 1 July 1793 3. George Rodney BRIDGES b. 18 July 1795 d. 21 Feb 1816 4. Nicholas Richard BRIDGES b. 15 December 1796 children of William H. BRIDGES (b. 1793) and Sally JUSTICE 1. Cornelia Adaline BRIDGES b. 25 November 1818 2. Joseph Morgan BRIDGES b. 21 October 1820 3. Delhi Cochren BRIDGES b. 10 December 1820 4. Martha Emilia BRIDGES b. 30 September 1825 5. Seniora Susannah BRIDGES b. 25 October 1827 **This was the most complete record I found , easy to read *** More to come.... Anne WiserM@aol.com

Bobby, if you are out there, please contact me. I sent you some Bridges info and your message bounced. Glenda