Joseph Bridger

General Joseph Bridger (before 28 Apr 1631[1] – before 8 May 1686[2]) was a military and political figure in the Colony of Virginia. Some sources relate him as "Colonel" (Col.) Bridger.[3]

Born in Gloucester, England, in 1631, he was the son of Samuel Bridger, the auditor of the College of Gloucester. Bridger served as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from Isle of Wight County, Virginia in the 1657-8 session, as well as in 1663. According to some sources, Bridger was later a co-acting Colonial Governor of Virginia in 1684, and 1685.[4]

During Bacon's Rebellion, Bridger was an adherent of Governor William Berkeley.

Several of Bridger's descendants also served in the House of Burgesses.[5]

He died in 1686, in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. He was interred at St. Luke's Church, in Smithfield, Virginia.

Family

Joseph Bridger married ca. 1654 Hester Pitt, daughter of Colonel Robert Pitt of Isle of Wight Co., Va.

The children of Joseph Bridger and Hester Pitt were:

  • Capt. Joseph II (ca. 1654 - by 1713/4) who married Elizabeth Norsworthy
  • Martha (ca. 1658 - 1714), married Thomas Godwin
  • Col. Samuel (ca. 1663 - by 1713), married Elizabeth Godwin
  • Col. William (ca. 1668 -1730), married Elizabeth Allen
  • Elizabeth (ca. 1665 - 1717), married Thomas Lear
  • Mary (ca 1667 - ), married Capt. Richard Tibboth
  • Hester (1665 - ca. 1722), married George Williamson

See also

Among Governor Bridger's descendants were:[6]

References
  1. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch: indexed 11 Feb 2018, Josephus Bridger, 28 Apr 1631; citing index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 425,402.
  2. Will date 18 Oct 1683, probate date 8 May 1686. Chapman, Blanche Adams. Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, Virginia 1647-1800. Joseph Bridger. Citing LDS Family History Library, accession 975.554 P28c. 1995, p. 250.
  3. "Chapter 1, Part 2 - "The Tidewater Hearth" - John D. Bridgers M.D."
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography". vagenweb.org. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  6. Fischer, David Hackett (1989). Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 633–639. ISBN 978-0-19-506905-1.


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