Hello, everyone. I am new to this list and I am so glad that I was told about it! I have a William Bridges and it seems like there were a lot of William Bridges around. My William was born 28 April 1787 in South Carolina. The only parent I have a name for is his mother; Nancy. The book "History of Sangamon County, Illinois" says this about my William: "William Bridges was born April 28, 1787 in South Carolina. Subsequently he was taken by his parents to Tennessee and from thence to Green County, Ohio where he was married to Martha Martin, near Xenia. After marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Bridges resided in the city of Xenia until they had two children. Mr. Bridges served one year in the war with Great Britain, from the summer of 1812 to 1813. He then moved to Fayette County, Indiana, where they had one child, and next removed to Sangamon County, Illinois, arriving about 1824 in Buffalo Hart Grove. Mr. Bridges is the gunsmith and blacksmith of whom mention is made in this chapter. He moved to other parts about 1830 and died. " (Chapter XXX, page 802) This is all I know about William, besides the fact that he and Martha had three daughters: Margaret (married James Hill), Elizabeth (married John C. Morgan) and Sarah (married Jonathan C. Constant). Elizabeth and John had my g-g-g-grandmother in Sangamon County on 19 February 1839. If anyone has a misplaced William, son of Nancy, I would appreciate hearing about him! Thanks for reading. Paula *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* | Paula Naujalis |"Remember what the dormouse said;| * Grand Rapids Community College * feed your head." * | Office of the Registrar | _ _ | * 143 Bostwick NE * (_)__(_) * | Grand Rapids, MI 49503 | _\(* *)/_ | * (616) 771-4217 * / \__/ \ * | pnaujali@post.grcc.cc.mi.us (work) | | * pnaujali@raider.grcc.cc.mi.us(class)* Grace Slick, 1967 * | naujalis@iserv.net (home) | | * Paula's Modest Genealogy Homepage: * Fax: (616) 771-4005 * | http://www.iserv.net/~naujalis | | *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*