Pvt.
Edwin
Washington
(Washington)
Bridger
Born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
James Bridger and William Bridger
Husband of
Nancy (Johnson) Bridger
— married
4 Dec 1847 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States
Husband of
Martha Ann Elizabeth (Barrett) Bridger
— married
29 Mar 1859 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
James Henry Washington Bridger, Mary E. (Bridger) Eure, Mills S. Bridger, Martha Sarah (Bridger) Boyette, John J. Bridger, Ballie Nora (Bridger) Pierce and Emma V (Bridger) Landing
Died
at age 77
in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Mar 2018
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Biography
Washington is the 4x-great-grandson of Joseph Bridger (bef.1631-1686), a Qualifying Ancestor (see Jamestowne Society Qualifying Ancestors).
Native Virginian
Private Washington Bridger served in the United States Civil War.
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Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 9th Infantry, Virginia
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Regiment(s): 9th Infantry, Virginia
Washington Bridger was born in 1821. He passed away in 1898.
The record of his marriage states that his parents were Jos. and Elizabeth Bridger.
He married Martha Ann Barrett and they had a number of children. He served the Confederacy in the Civil War as a Private in the 9th Infantry Regiment, Virginia.
Sources
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQY-V25 : 11 February 2018), Washington Bridger and Nancy Johnson, 04 Dec 1847; citing Isle Of Wight, Virginia, reference p 505; FHL microfilm 31,998.
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQR-P3H : 11 February 2018), Washington Bridger and Martha A. Barrett, 29 Mar 1859; citing Isle Of Wight, Isle Of Wight, Virginia, reference P 6 In 20; FHL microfilm 32,020.
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFGK-CMT : 12 April 2016), Washington Bridger, Virginia, United States; citing p. 13, family 100, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,156.
- "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSKP-TZV : 4 December 2014), Washington Bridger, Private, Company E, 9th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M382 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 881,401.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MC56-W9Q : 15 July 2017), Washington Bridger, Hardy Magisterial District, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 30, sheet 265B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1373; FHL microfilm 1,255,373.
- "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPVV-DVB : 17 July 2017), Edwin Washington Bridger in entry for Mary Elizabeth Eure, 08 Feb 1939; citing Holley Grove, Gates, North Carolina, fn 2087 cn 235, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,164.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 March 2018), memorial page for E Washington Bridger (14 Apr 1821–29 Aug 1898), Find A Grave Memorial no. 135280222, citing Bridger Cemetery, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Fran Chancellor (contributor 47703451) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Washington 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 Washington:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Washington 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 Washington:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Kathryn Morse 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch CQ6349200 [compare]
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Courtney (Morse) Zumwalt :
23andMe, GEDmatch PY2468573 [compare]
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~1.56%
Rhonda Bridger :
23andMe
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