John
Bridger
Bridges
Sr.
Born in Craven, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Bridges
and Mary (Cobb) Bridgers
Brother of
Berry J Bridges [half]
Husband of
Abigail (Cogdell) Bridgers
— married
1767 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
James Bridger, Charity (Bridgers) Dement, John M Bridges, Sarah (Bridges) Wright, Berry J Bridges, Benjamin Bridges, John Benjamin Bridges and Tyre Ciden Bridges
Died about
at about age 65
in Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jan 2017
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Biography
John Bridger Bridges was born about 1745 in Craven, North Carolina to parents Samuel Bridges and Mary Cobb. He married Abigail Cogdell (Coggeshall) about 1766 in Dobbs, North Carolina. Children: Nathaniel, William, Young, Charity, George, John, Mary Ann, Berry J, Sarah (Sally), Charles J, Jonathan F, John Benjamin, Ceilia, Tyre (Terry) Ciden, Henry. He died in 1810 in Wayne, North Carolina.
John Bridger Bridges served in the Revolutionary War in the 28th Infantry Regiment, North Carolina. He was granted a land warrant in North Carolina.
Sources
US Federal Census 1790, 1810
- North Carolina Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
- Source: S105978045American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
- Source: S106197402North Carolina and Tennessee, Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843
- US Headstone Applications for Military Veterans
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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~1.56%
P Greer
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A306032 [compare], Ancestry member psquared40
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A306032 [compare], FTDNA kit #B213225
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~1.56%
Barbara (Redman) Pratt :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A701812 [compare], Ancestry member cbpratt
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~1.56%
Joyce Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GJ9934069 [compare]
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~0.78%
W W :
23andMe, GEDmatch EU9693817 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A827063 [compare]
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~0.78%
Bill Pulver :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch H341250 [compare], Ancestry member 1_bill8064
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H341250 [compare]
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~0.78%
Mark Phillips :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A881950 [compare], Ancestry member markleephillips
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T915620 [compare], FTDNA kit #268282
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~0.78%
Johnny Miller :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZA7370061 [compare], Ancestry member johnny58tx76ga
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~0.78%
G W :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CP6380709 [compare]
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~0.78%
C W :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch FC3821335 [compare]
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~0.78%
M W :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H279566 [compare]
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~0.39%
Katrina Miller :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A879094 [compare], Ancestry member Millerkatrina1984
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch MJ2913565 [compare]
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