Hi, I had trouble with my server & a bunch of my messages bounced. Everything is fine now. If you answered the post that I replied to you about and it bounced, please resend. Thanks. Leslie ---------- | From: Ed Teer <edteer@bellsouth.net> | To: BRIDGES-L@rootsweb.com | Subject: Re: BRIDGES: NC,TN,TX | Date: Wednesday, January 07, 1998 4:21 PM | | These are my Bridges. I was wondering if you think their might be a connection | with yours: | Let me know what you think.....Twylla | | Descendants of John Bridges | | | Generation No. 1 | | 1. JOHN1 BRIDGES was born 1715-1720, and died 1788-1791 in Lincoln County, North | Carolina. He married MARGARET PERKINS, daughter of ELISHA SR. and MARGARET | SHERRILL. | | Notes for JOHN BRIDGES: | John Bridges received a land grant of 405 acres on both sides of Balls Creek in | 1762 at that time the land was in Rowan County, N.C. | | | Children of JOHN BRIDGES and MARGARET PERKINS are: | 2. i. ELIZABETH2 BRIDGES, b. 1740, Lincoln County, North Carolina. | 3. ii. NANCY "ANN" BRIDGES, b. Abt. 1755, North Carolina; d. January 1827, Lincoln | County (now Catawba County), North Carolina. | 4. iii. DAVID BRIDGES, d. 1802-1807, Lincoln County, North Carolina. | iv. JOHN BRIDGES , JR. | 5. v. WILLIAM BRIDGES. | 6. vi. ELISHA BRIDGES, d. Aft. March 15, 1803, Lincoln County, North Carolina. | vii. PHILLIS BRIDGES, m. CHARLES WALKER. | viii. MARTHA BRIDGES, m. RICHARD PERKINS IV, Abt. 1774, Lincoln County, North | Carolina. | ix. CATHERINE BRIDGES, m. JAMES WALKER. | | | Generation No. 2 | | 2. ELIZABETH2 BRIDGES (JOHN1) was born 1740 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. | She married (1) HENRY HILL. She married (2) PETER LOWRANCE April 10, 1764 in | Rowan County, North Carolina, son of ALEXANDER (LORENTZ) and MARY EVELAND. | | | Notes for PETER LOWRANCE: | In his Will dated August 24, 1772 in Rowan County, North Carolina he named his | wife and a Brother-in-law John Perkins. He at one time owned over 700 acres of | land along Lyles Creek. | | Children of ELIZABETH BRIDGES and PETER LOWRANCE are: | 7. i. ISAAC "TANNER"3 LOWRANCE, b. Abt. 1771, Lincoln County, North Carolina; d. | July 18, 1843, Catawba County, Claremont, North Carolina. | 8. ii. DANIEL LOWRANCE, b. 1765, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. Bef. 1830, | McNairy County, Tennessee. | 9. iii. ABRAHAM LOWRANCE, b. 1767, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. 1857-1861, | McNairy County, Tennessee. | iv. JACOB LOWRANCE, b. 1768, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. 1830; m. BETSEY | FRISSET, August 10, 1797, Lincoln County, North Carolina. | | 3. NANCY "ANN"2 BRIDGES (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1755 in North Carolina, and died | January 1827 in Lincoln County (now Catawba County), North Carolina. She married | BALTHAZAR "BALSER" KALE Abt. 1774 in Rowan County (now Catawba County), North | Carolina, son of JOHANN (KELL) and MARIA RUNCKLE. | | | Notes for BALTHAZAR "BALSER" KALE: | The information on the death dates were taken from an Old Family Bible. | Balthazar is a named taken from the bible. It was one of the names of the three | wise men, Bathazar, | Melchior and Caspar). | | Last Will and Testament of Balser Kale | | In the name of God Amen: I, Balser Kale of the county of Lincoln and State of | North Carolina, farmer, | being sick and weak in body but in perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to | God, calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed | for all men to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to | say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of | Almighty God that gave it. And my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a | decent Chritian burial at the discretion of my executor. Nothing doubting at the | general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and | as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this | life. I give devise and dispose of in the following manner and form. | | That is to say in the first place that all my just debts be paid and the | balance of my property to be disposed of in the following manner, To my eldest | son Elisha Kale, I give and bequeath one negro boy named Hyram, one horse named | Dick, and gears and cross cut saw, brass kettle, one ax and madix, tow ploughs, | bear sheer and shovel, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret West, wife of | Ephriam West, fifty dollars, I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Fish, wife | of William Fish, fifty | dollars, I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Fish, the wife of Issac Fish, fifty | dollars, I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Edwards, the wife of Charles | Edwards, one tract or pacel of land supposed to contain 170 acres joining my son | ephriam which she now has in possession also two beds and furniture, which she has | received, Also I give her daughter Eliza one bed and twenty dollars also to her | daughter Lisinda, twenty dollars to be paid to them when they become of age, I | give and bequeath to my daughter Russy Lowrance, the wife of Eveland Lowrance, one | negro girl named Vina that she now has, one cow and one steer, I give and bequeath | to my son Ephriam the rest and residue of my estate both real and personal to his | heirs and assigns, and forever. | | And I do make constitute and appoint the a foresaid Ephriam Kale to be my | executor of this my last will and testament disallowing and disannuling and making | void all other will or wills by me made heretofore ratifying and confirming this | my last will and testament. In witness I the said Balser Kale have hereunto set my | hand and affixed my seal this the twenty first day of February eighteen hundred | and thirty one. | | His | | Balser X Kale Seal | | Mark | | Signed sealed and delived by the testator for his last will and testament in the | presence of us who were present. | | Isaac Wicoff | Witnesses } James | Bridges | | Alfred Bridges | | | | Children of NANCY BRIDGES and BALTHAZAR KALE are: | 10. i. RUEY " RUSSY "3 KALE, b. December 19, 1800, Catawba County, North Carolina; | d. June 05, 1892, Alexander County, North Carolina. | 11. ii. ELISHA KALE, b. Abt. 1775, Catawba County, North Carolina; d. 1784. | iii. MARGARET KALE, b. Abt. 1780, Catawba County, North Carolina; m. EPHRAIM | WEST, November 08, 1802, Lincoln County, North Carolina. | 12. iv. SARAH NANCY KALE, b. August 05, 1781, Lincoln County (now Catawba County), | North Carolina; d. April 09, 1836, Lawrence County, Bedford, Indiana. | 13. v. ELIZABETH KALE, b. Abt. 1785, Catawba County, North Carolina; d. November | 08, 1871, Indiana. | vi. ANN KALE, b. Abt. 1785, Catawba County, North Carolina; m. CHARLES EDWARDS, | April 15, 1830, Lincoln County, North Carolina. | 14. vii. J.E.EPHRAIM KALE, b. June 22, 1787, Lincoln County,(Catawba County) North | Carolina; d. July 1853, Catawba County, North Carolina. | | 4. DAVID2 BRIDGES (JOHN1) died 1802-1807 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. He | married MARTHA. | | Notes for DAVID BRIDGES: | His will was dated September 1, 1802 and Probated April 1807. | | | Children of DAVID BRIDGES and MARTHA are: | i. DAVID3 BRIDGES , JR.. | ii. ANNA BRIDGES, m. HUGH FOX. | iii. SARETHA BRIDGES, m. (1) ? WORRIN; m. (2) ? GREEN. | iv. SUSANNA BRIDGES, b. Abt. 1774, Lincoln Couty, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1850; | m. MOSES FOX. | v. MOLLY BRIDGES. | 15. vi. MARTHA BRIDGES. | | 5. WILLIAM2 BRIDGES (JOHN1). | | | Children of WILLIAM BRIDGES are: | i. JOHN3 BRIDGES. | ii. WILLIAM BRIDGES , JR.. | iii. SOLLOMAN BRIDGES. | iv. JESSEY BRIDGES. | v. BENJAMIN BRIDGES. | vi. EPHRAIM BRIDGES. | | 6. ELISHA2 BRIDGES (JOHN1) died Aft. March 15, 1803 in Lincoln County, North | Carolina. He married SARAH. | | | Children of ELISHA BRIDGES and SARAH are: | i. JOHN3 BRIDGES. | ii. JAMES BRIDGES. | iii. ELISHA BRIDGES, m. ANNE DRUM, December 12, 1817, North Carolina. | iv. ALFRED BRIDGES, m. SALLEY NEILL, July 27, 1822, North Carolina. | | | | | | | | JFBRIDGES wrote: | | > Greetings; Glad to see a BRIDGES list. | > My known line is: | > Elisha BRIDGES, born ca 1804, Lincoln(?) NC (source 1850 census) | > Married 12 Dec 1844, Franklin Co., TN (Have record) | > Spouse: Sina VANZANT born abt 1822, TN; died after 1880, Cherokee Co., TX | > 1F = Francis (Fannie) BRIDGES, born abt 1845, TN | > 2M = Neri BRIDGES, born 1847, TN (My line, see below) | > 3M = John BRIDGES, born 1850, TN | > 4M = Abraham (Abe) BRIDGES, born 17 Dec 1851, TN; died 12 Aug 1893, Cherokee | > Co., TX; buried Taylor Cem, Gallatin, TX | > 5F = Jane E. BRIDGES, born abt 1854, TN | > ******** | > Neri BRIDGES, born 1847, TN; died17 Aug 1887, Gallatin, Cherokee Co., TX; | > Buried Taylor Cem, Gallatin, TX | > Married 2 Oct 1875, Cherokee Co., TX | > Spouse: Brancey (Brancie) Ann DAVIS, born 11 Oct 1845, Alabama; died 6 | > Jan 1934, Gallatin, Cherokee Co., TX, Buried Piney Grove Cem, Gallatin, TX | > 1M = Wylie BRIDGES, born abt 1877, Gallatin, Cherokee Co., TX | > 2M = James Rankin BRIDGES, born 10 Nov 1879, Gallatin, Cherokee Co., TX | > 3F = Lydia BRIDGES, born 9 Jul 1880, Gallatin, Cherokee Co., TX | > 4M = Andrew (Bud) BRIDGES, born 9 Mar 1882, Gallatin, Cherokee Co., TX | > 5M = Arthur BRIDGES, born Dec 1883, Gallatin, Cherokee Co., TX | > 6M - William Franklin BRIDGES, born 31 Jan 1886, Gallatin, Cherokee Co., TX | > (My Grandfather) | > | > <_><_><_><_><_> | > John F. Bridges, Tampa, FL | > Working on : | > B. C/G. ACKER - TX 1880? | > Elisha BRIDGES - NC/TN/TX 1804-? | > Mary (Polly) BROYLES - AL 1798-? | > Wiley DAVIS - AL 1796-1820 | > Lewis B RODGERS - MS/TX 1859-1938 | > Anna Caroline SCURLOCK - TN 1821-1849 | > Other Surnames | > BLOW - GILCHRIST - KING - LANGFORD - LITTLE - | > OLIPHANT - RAINWATER - URBAN - WEST | | |