BRIDGES Family Groups- Earliest Known Ancestor

The Earliest Documented Ancestor of
BRIDGES, BRIDGER, BRIDGERS, BRIDGE, BRIGGS
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Group 3 (Haplogroup R1b1b2)

Test # 8543 & (Test # 8531, see Ysearch User ID # KAMHY for 67 markers)
UNPROVEN The earliest believed ancestor of this line is Charles Bridges who was born in 1670 and died 18 Dec 1747. He married to Alice Flower on 3 Aug 1687.
UNPROVEN Their son, George Bridges, was born in 1700 in England, married Sarah Hodges and died abt 1776 in Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC.
It is believed that his son is:
The earliest proven ancestor, George (? Benjamin ?) Bridges, born 12 Feb 1762 in Elizabethtown, Bladen Co., NC and died 20 Oct 1834 at O'Fallon Twp. St. Clair, IL. He was married in 1788 to Nancy Edwards who was born in 1767 in Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC and died aft 5 Mar 1825 in O'Fallon twp., St. Clair Co., IL.

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George Bridges, N. C. Revolutionary War Pension Application. File # S.32, 139.

Applied for pension 4 Sept. 1832 in Madison Co., IL, aged 70 years.

Enlisted at Salisbury, Rowan County, N. C. in 1776 or 1777 in the month of March (he thinks). Served in regiment commanded by Col. Griffith McCree. Was enlisted by Lt. Christopher Goodwin as a drummer.

Was stationed at Elizabethtown and Wilmington (18 months this term). Was drafted in Spring of 1780/81, commanded by James Craig (3 months). After this tour, returned to Salisbury and was captured by the British. Made his escape while guards were asleep.

He further states that soon after this, his brother, William Bridges was drafted, and he, the sd. George took his place, and served uder Capt. Gamble and Col. Thomas Frohawk .... did smith work and making cartridges for the army. And he further declares that the said William Bridges (his brother) is dead.

States that he was born at, or near, Elizabeth(town?) on the Cape Fear River on the 12 Feb., 1762; that his parents moved to Salisbury, Rowan Co., N. C. before the Revolution - that he lived there till about 1798, then moved to KY (no county named) and lived there about 12 years, then moved to Madison Co., IL in 1811, where he has resided ever since.

No record of George Bridges' service found in Secretary of States office.

William Bridges, son of George, gave his address in 1834 as: Lebanon, St. Clair Co., Illinois.
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