Yes, Paul. My BRIDGE(R)S family was in Northampton County, NC until around 1800 when they went to Robertson County, TN -and- neighboring, Logan County, KY. Do you have BRIDGES/BRIDGERS from the same areas? I don't know about Logan County, but Robertson County is still home to some of my cousins. (My daddy moved to MO to Mother's home town after WWII.) Leslie ----- Original Message ----- From: "mee" <crown@htdconnect.com> > Hi Leslie > Were your Bridges in NC and Tn 1800? > Paul > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "~~ Leslie ~~" <Aug67@att.net> > Hello Everyone, > > While I have not yet checked to see if these BRIDGES > and FORT people are mine, they well could be since > my BRIDGES and FORT families married each other. > > Leslie (Bridges) Kohler > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Fort" <tfort@tfort.com> > To: <FORT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 10:27 AM > Subject: [FORT] FORTs, BRIDGES mentioned in HISTORY OF HARRIS COUNTY GA, > 1827-1961 > > >> >> Bordering Muscogee County, Georgia to the north is Harris County. While >> researching my mother's line (Williams), I ran across HISTORY OF HARRIS >> COUNTY GA, 1827-1961 by Louise Calhoun Barfield, 1961. There are several >> Forts mentioned, though none directly in my line. I thought I'd jot them >> down for the benefit of any other Fort researchers. I hope this helps >> someone, sometime. See my further notes at the end. >> Tom Fort >> >> Page 35: RFD Carriers >> Hamilton Rt. 4 Feb 2, 1903 James E. Fort >> >> Page 71: Marriages 1859 >> December 19 -- Thomas L. Forte and Laura F. Evans >> >> Page 214: Harris Co. Representatives (to Ga. Legislature) >> 1898-99 Robert E. Fort >> 1900-01 Robert E. Fort >> >> Page 223: Tax Receivers >> 1877 R. E. Fort >> 1893 R. E. Fort >> >> Page 226: Superior Court Judge, Chattahooche Circuit >> Tenure Judge >> 9-24-1942 to 12-13-1956 T. Hicks Fort >> >> Page 235: Persons congratulating the "Harris County Journal" in its 70th >> Anniversary Edition in 1939 included R. B. Fort >> >> Page 272: District Education Trustees in 1886 >> Valley Plains District -- R. E. Fort >> >> Page 303: Confederate Veterans, Book Pension Roll, Harris County Book >> 234, >> Disabled or Invalid Soldiers Roll >> Fort, R. E., Co. I, 46 Ga., 3-4-1862. Age >> >> Page 305: List of Confederate Veterans buried in Hamilton Cemetary >> Robert Fort >> >> Page 408: Chipley Cemetery >> Infant Mamie Fort, b. 12-20-1902 >> >> Page 412: Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery (West of Chipley) >> James E. Fort, Jr., b 10-4-1909, d 6-28-1910 >> >> Page 448: Photo of Confederate Veterans made in front of court house on >> the >> square in Hamilton, Ga >> Robert E. Fort >> >> Page 458: Plans for new Hamilton Methodist Church, 1926 >> Board of Stewards: R. B. Fort >> >> Page 494: Robert Bridges Fort >> ROBERT BRIDGES FORT >> (Family Record by Mary Fort, Hamilton, Ga.) >> Robert Emmett Fort, son of Miranda Fort and Elizabeth Stanford Fort, was >> born August 12, 1840, and died December 22, 1918. He was married to >> Martha >> Elizabeth Bridges (b.9-12-1847, d.4-5-1928) on December 3, 1867. >> Their children: >> Lillie Dean Fort (b. Oct. 9, 1868, d. May, 1924), m. William Greer. >> Their children: >> James Robert Greer, >> Fort Greer, >> Harmon Greer, >> Betty Greer, >> Martha Greer, >> Calvin Greer, >> Jesse Greer, >> Lillie Greer. >> Robert Bridges Fort (b. Jan. 23, 1871, d. July 19, 1957), m. Mary B. >> Phillips. >> Their children: >> Edna Earl Fort, >> Raymond Woodfin Fort, >> Mary Katherine Fort, >> Robert Bridges Fort; Jr., >> Willie Miranda Fort (b. Oct. 8, 1874, d. Sept. 5, 1941). >> James Emmett Fort (b. Sept. 4, 1878, d. Jan. 27, 1946), m. Ozella >> Jenkins. >> Their children: >> James Emmett Fort, Jr., b 10-4-1909, d 6-28-1910 >> Julia Elizabeth Fort, >> Ida Jean Fort. >> Jefferson Burch Fort (b. Sept. 27, 1882, d. April 4, 1943), m. >> Jessie Williams. >> Their children: >> Dorothy Fort, >> Martha Ella Fort, >> India Fort, >> Charles Roy Fort. >> Roy Woodfin Fort (b. Sept. 17, 1890, d. July 13, 1912). >> >> Page 498: Hamilton Cemetary >> Martha Bridges Fort b.9-12-1847 d.4-5-1928 >> Roy W. Fort b.9-17-1890 d.7-13-1912 >> Robert Fort b.8-12-1840 d.12-22-1896 >> James Emmett Fort b.9-4-1878 d.1-27-1946 >> Robert Bridges Fort b.1-23-1871 d.7-19-1957 >> >> Page 513: Harris Housing Authority >> Elizabeth Fort >> >> Page 616: W. P. Bridges >> W. P. BRIDGES >> (Family Record by Mrs. W. O. Smith. Columbus, Ga.) >> W. P. Bridges, Methodist, farmer, m. Lucy Elandor Fort (dau. of Miranda >> and >> Elizabeth (Fort) Bridges) b. 7-22-1127, d. 11-9-1878. Both were members >> of >> the Bethel Methodist Church of Pine Mountain Valley. >> Their children: >> Nathaniel Bailey Bridges b. 5-20-1869. >> Lizize Naomi Bridges b. 7-3-1871. >> Mattie Fort Bridges b. 8-11-1873. >> Lillie Elandor Bridges b. 2-3-1876. >> Kate Bridges b. 12-12-1881. the dau. of W. P. and Ira James Bridges. >> >> Page 705: White Family of Whitesville >> ...land is ownned today by Mrs. J. B. Fort of Whitesville. >> Page 706: >> The White Cemetery is across the road from Mrs. J.B. Fort's home. >> >> Page 719: John Golightly Andrews >> (Children of Dr. Charles Williams and 3rd wife Ella Patillo) Mrs. Jesse >> W. >> Fort >> >> Page 728: Mrs. Jessie Williams Fort >> MRS. JESSIE WILLIAMS FORT (Family Record by Mrs. J. B. Fort) >> J. [Jefferson] Burch Fort, son of Robert Fort and Martha Elizabeth >> (Bridges) >> Fort, m. Jessie Williams, dau. of L. O. Williams and Etta Pattillo. >> Their children: >> Dorothy Fort unm. >> Martha Fort m. Linton Washington. >> Issue: Helen, Nancy, Larry. >> India Fort m. Henry Cook. >> Issue: Marie, Charles, Betty. Robert Fort unm. >> >> REMINISCENCES OF Mrs. J. B. Fort >> Mountain Creek Baptist Church was organized in 1829 in the home of Rev. >> J. >> W. Cooper. It was located across the road from the home of Mrs. Fort and >> south of the White Cemetery and north of the Mountain Creek in which many >> of >> the early members were baptized. A cemetery of a few of the slaves is >> marked >> only by field rocks. >> The property is owned today by E. L. Truett (Lot 282—20 District). >> >> The White Farm Land >> The Fort farm passed through many hands, as the early deeds of Mrs. Fort >> indicated. Among owners have been the Cooper family, the White family, >> and >> her father, 0. L. Williams, who gave the place to Mrs. Fort. She loves it >> with all of its history. Many landmarks and sites of nearby Whitesville >> have >> passed away. Few people remember where they stood. >> >> [Further Notes from Tom Fort, 10-9-2004] >> Several trees on the internet have the father of Robert Emmett Fort, >> Miranda Fort as having been born 28 Nov 1806 in Milledgeville, Putnam >> County, Georgia. [Note: Milledgeville is in Baldwin County, borders >> Putnam >> on the south.] Others have the same date with a birthplace of Virginia. >> There are trees that have Miranda as son of the Edwin Edward Fort ("A >> Family >> Called Fort", p30) that married Lucy Lane of Brunswick County, Va and >> "may >> have moved to Hancock County, Ga." about 1810. Hancock County borders >> both >> Baldwin and Putnam on the east.