This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BVB.2ACI/1064.1 Message Board Post: Here's what I have on Bridges Arendell: Descendants of Bridges Arendell Generation No. 1 1. REV. BRIDGES3 ARENDELL (THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born September 21, 1782 in Franklin County, NC, and died October 08, 1850 in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC. He married (1) RACHAEL CHADWICK October 22, 1810 in Carteret County, NC, daughter of JAMES CHADWICK and MARY BELL. She was born Bet. 1784 - 1790, and died Abt. 1816. He married (2) SARAH FISHER 1817 in Carteret County, NC, daughter of WILLIAM FISHER and CHARITY PAQUINET. She was born June 09, 1790 in Carteret County, NC, and died July 05, 1865 in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC. Notes for REV. BRIDGES ARENDELL: Methodist minister and Circuit Rider who came to Beaufort in 1807. Became Postmaster and town commissioner of Beaufort in 1814. Became justice of the Carteret Count Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in 1816. Moved to Shepard's Point in 1834. Owner of the land upon which Morehead City was founded in 1857. Two streets in Morehead City bear his name, the main street, Arendell, and the adjacent street, Bridges, which until the 1960s or 70s was US 70 leading into town. His son was the town's first mayor. More About REV. BRIDGES ARENDELL: Burial: Old Burying Ground, Beaufort More About SARAH FISHER: Burial: Old Burying Ground, Beaufort Child of BRIDGES ARENDELL and RACHAEL CHADWICK is: i. MARY CHADWICK4 ARENDELL, b. June 1813; m. WASHINGTON WARD. Children of BRIDGES ARENDELL and SARAH FISHER are: ii. WILLIAM HAWKINS4 ARENDELL, b. 1818; m. WINIFRED GREEN. iii. MICHAEL F. ARENDELL, b. January 20, 1819; m. ZILPHA ANN LEECRAFT, November 13, 1843, Carteret County, NC; b. Abt. 1823. 2. iv. SARAH F. ARENDELL, b. Abt. 1822. v. MARY E. ARENDELL, b. Abt. 1824; m. BENJAMIN LEECRAFT, JR., January 23, 1845, Carteret County, NC. vi. MATILDA ARENDELL, b. Abt. 1826. 3. vii. BRIDGES A. ARENDELL, JR., b. Abt. 1827. 4. viii. THOMAS ARENDELL, b. April 04, 1831; d. December 16, 1911. ix. CAROLINE F. ARENDELL, b. Abt. 1834; m. LEVI R. PELLETIER, November 15, 1853, Carteret County, NC. Generation No. 2 2. SARAH F.4 ARENDELL (BRIDGES3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1822. She married J. LUCAS HOWLAND August 31, 1841 in Carteret County, NC. Children of SARAH ARENDELL and J. HOWLAND are: i. SARAH5 HOWLAND, b. Abt. 1842. ii. JAMES HOWLAND, b. Abt. 1845. 3. BRIDGES A.4 ARENDELL, JR. (BRIDGES3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1827. He married (1) ESTHER BELL September 21, 1849 in Carteret County, NC, daughter of CHURCH BELL and SERENA LANE. She was born September 30, 1827 in Carteret County, NC, and died August 16, 1853 in Carteret County, NC. He married (2) SALLIE A. BELL June 15, 1859 in Carteret County, NC. Notes for BRIDGES A. ARENDELL, JR.: Lieutenant, Co. C, 10th Reg., NC Troops, Confederate States of America. First mayor of Morehead City, incorporated in 1857. More About ESTHER BELL: Burial: Bell Chapel Cemetery, Mansfield Park Child of BRIDGES ARENDELL and ESTHER BELL is: i. ESTHER5 ARENDELL, b. 1858; d. 1858. Children of BRIDGES ARENDELL and SALLIE BELL are: 5. ii. ANNIE WILLIE5 ARENDELL, b. Bet. 1865 - 1867; d. Great Bridge, VA. 6. iii. JAMES BRIDGES ARENDELL, b. 1869, Morehead City, Carteret County, NC; d. July 11, 1946, Morehead City, Carteret County, NC. iv. CAROLINE ELIZABETH ARENDELL, b. 1873; d. New Bern, Craven County, NC. Notes for CAROLINE ELIZABETH ARENDELL: Never married. 4. THOMAS4 ARENDELL (BRIDGES3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born April 04, 1831, and died December 16, 1911. He married (1) ELIZA H. MASON December 22, 1852 in Carteret County, NC. He married (2) ABIGAIL FULFORD June 07, 1855 in Carteret County, NC, daughter of WILLIAM FULFORD and SEVEL PIGOTT. She was born Bet. 1829 - 1830. He married (3) MARTHA J. OGLESBY 1871 in Wildwood, Carteret County, NC. She was born Abt. 1839. Notes for THOMAS ARENDELL: Graduate of William and Mary College, Williamsberg, VA. Captain with Co. F, 10th Reg., NC Troops, CSA. Received the Southern Cross of Honor. Was a teacher for over 50 years. In 1910 at age 79, he was living with daughter Carrie and her husband Fred in the Town of Morehead. Notes for ELIZA H. MASON: No issue. Children of THOMAS ARENDELL and ABIGAIL FULFORD are: i. IRENE5 ARENDELL, b. Abt. 1860. ii. THOMAS ARENDELL, b. Abt. 1862. Child of THOMAS ARENDELL and MARTHA OGLESBY is: 7. iii. CAROLINA FRANKLIN5 ARENDELL, b. October 06, 1876; d. March 15, 1955, Core Creek, Carteret County, NC. Generation No. 3 5. ANNIE WILLIE5 ARENDELL (BRIDGES A.4, BRIDGES3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born Bet. 1865 - 1867, and died in Great Bridge, VA. She married DAVID WILBUR SABISTON August 21, 1900, son of WILLIAM SABISTON and SARAH DICKINSON. He was born March 27, 1857 in Carteret County, NC, and died September 22, 1938 in Great Bridge (Cope Creek), VA. Children of ANNIE ARENDELL and DAVID SABISTON are: i. SARAH6 SABISTON. ii. ANNIE SABISTON. 8. iii. SARAH BELL SABISTON, b. September 10, 1901. iv. ANNIE ARRENDELL SABISTON, b. December 18, 1903, Great Bridge (Cope Creek), VA; m. WILLIAM R. MURDEN, October 13, 1921, Norfolk, VA. v. DAVID WILBUR SABISTON, JR., b. May 09, 1906, Great Bridge (Cope Creek), VA; d. August 27, 1971, shallotte, NC; m. (1) MARTHA O. HARRELL, June 10, 1933, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; b. 1909, Greenville, NC; m. (2) MAZELLE WILLIAMSON, March 24, 1935, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC. vi. BRIDGES ARRENDELL SABISTON, b. May 09, 1906; m. BEATRICE BENNETT, January 06, 1935; b. Bef. 1920. 6. JAMES BRIDGES5 ARENDELL (BRIDGES A.4, BRIDGES3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born 1869 in Morehead City, Carteret County, NC, and died July 11, 1946 in Morehead City, Carteret County, NC. He married LIZZIE WILMA ROYAL October 26, 1892 in Morehead City, Carteret County, NC, daughter of JOSEPH ROYAL and MELISSA WILLIS. She was born Abt. 1873 in Morehead City, Carteret County, NC, and died April 11, 1961 in Morehead City, Carteret County, NC. Children of JAMES ARENDELL and LIZZIE ROYAL are: i. MARY BENJAMIN6 ARENDELL, b. December 06, 1894, Morehead City, Carteret County, NC; d. April 1979, Atlantic Beach, Carteret County, NC. ii. LORRAINE WRIGHT ARENDELL, b. Abt. 1896, Morehead City, Carteret County, NC; d. April 1982, Fort Myers, FL; m. RALPH FRANKLIN HAUSER. 9. iii. EDWARD MICHAEL ARENDELL, b. Abt. 1900, Morehead City, Carteret County, NC; d. April 1973, Atlantic Beach, Carteret County, NC. 7. CAROLINA FRANKLIN5 ARENDELL (THOMAS4, BRIDGES3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born October 06, 1876, and died March 15, 1955 in Core Creek, Carteret County, NC. She married (1) HENRY G. PIERCE March 17, 1893 in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC, son of DAVID PIERCE and MARGARET ???. He was born Abt. 1872. She married (2) FREDERICK STERLING DAVIS October 25, 1900 in Morehead City, Carteret County, NC, son of JOHN DAVIS and HARRIET ???. He was born Abt. 1863 in Wellsville, NY, and died February 25, 1932 in Morehead City, Carteret County, NC. Notes for CAROLINA FRANKLIN ARENDELL: Teacher. Notes for FREDERICK STERLING DAVIS: Manager of the Atlantic Hotel in Morehead City, NC. Children of CAROLINA ARENDELL and FREDERICK DAVIS are: i. HARRIET ARENDELL6 DAVIS, b. August 06, 1901, Morehead City, Carteret County, NC; d. July 18, 1964; m. ??? IRONS. ii. PAUL ALFRED ARENDELL DAVIS, b. August 28, 1902, Morehead City, Carteret County, NC; d. January 27, 1961. iii. SARAH FISHER DAVIS, b. November 26, 1903, Morehead City, Carteret County, NC; m. (1) RICHARD VALMORE PAGE, Providence, RI; b. Worchester, MA; m. (2) REYNOLDS LILLIBRIDGE SEARLE, April 02, 1927, Rhode Island; b. Exter, RI. iv. FREDERICK STERLING DAVIS, JR., b. July 25, 1905, Morehead City, Carteret County, NC; d. June 27, 1976. v. MARY THOMAS DAVIS, b. March 08, 1907; m. ??? GUY. vi. MARTHA ELIZABETH DAVIS, b. August 24, 1908; m. ??? WEIBEL. vii. CAROLINA ARENDELL DAVIS, b. April 17, 1912; m. ??? ESSLER. viii. EDITH BROADWAY DAVIS, b. August 21, 1914; m. ??? DARNELL. Generation No. 4 8. SARAH BELL6 SABISTON (ANNIE WILLIE5 ARENDELL, BRIDGES A.4, BRIDGES3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born September 10, 1901. She married SAMUEL FRANK DILL August 01, 1918. He was born in Great Bridge (Cope Creek), VA. Child of SARAH SABISTON and SAMUEL DILL is: i. SAMUEL FRANK7 DILL, JR., m. LULA BELL DICKINSON, October 28, 1948; b. April 06, 1930. 9. EDWARD MICHAEL6 ARENDELL (JAMES BRIDGES5, BRIDGES A.4, BRIDGES3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1900 in Morehead City, Carteret County, NC, and died April 1973 in Atlantic Beach, Carteret County, NC. Child of EDWARD MICHAEL ARENDELL is: i. ELIZABETH CAROL7 ARENDELL, b. Abt. 1922.