James Bridges, Sr.’s first house, was a modest one-over-one room, end-chimney dwelling c. 1690. It was expanded or replaced in 1721 by a more impressive 2-story, central chimney Colonial with high quality interior features. As the Bridges family increased its prosperity, affluence, and social standing from the late 17c into the 18c, so did their dwelling. Their home was enlarged yet again in the 1750's. The Bridges family members included successful maltsters, blacksmiths, and community figures.
Records
Marriage: BRIDGES, James, and Sarah Marstone, May 24, 1692. [1]
Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass. : of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass., of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R.I., of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass., of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct., of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct., with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States; Author: Lemuel Abijah Abbott
WikiTree profile Bridges-317 created through the import of Ancestors of PBHowe.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Buck Howe.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James: