Guess what, Patty? That would be me, whose Bridges ancestors also ended up in Dunklin County, MO! Walter Bridges was next to two other Briggs surnames in the Christian County/Logan County, KY tax lists from 1792-1806. (I need to go find those in my notes). I've also wondered if he could have been a Briggs. However, all other Walter Bridges, that I am assuming could have been his descendants, did use the Bridges spelling. Dawnene