Reuben H. Bridges (1784 - abt. 1861)

Born 1784 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died about 1861 at about age 77 in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Note

Note: @NI16290@

@NI16290@ NOTEBenton County Tennessee

Genealogy

Early Settlers Biographies:THE BRIDGES FAMILY OF TENNESSEE

RHUBIN (REUBEN) BRIDGES (1784-1861) was a native of South Carolina, bornin that state about 1784; as a young man he had married and emigrated toGiles County, Tennessee where he lived for several years. He and hisfirst wife, (believed to be Nancy McCord) had a large family whichincluded EMPSON BRIDGES, JOHN BROWN BRIDGES, EDMUND BRIDGES, URIAHSIMPSON BRIDGES, WILLIAM BRIDGES, MARY BRIDGES, JANE BRIDGES, EMALINEBRIDGES and NAOMI BRIDGES.

RHUBIN BRIDGES had remarried, about 1825, to SARAH LAW (abt 1803-1887)and moved by 1830 to the settlement that became identified with hisfamily near Cowell's Chapel in Benton County. He had entered his occupantclaim for a minimal 75 acres thereabout in August 1846. By 1848, he hadentered some 463 acres in that neighborhood (12th Surveyor District,Range 7, Section 3...

RHUBIN BRIDGES wrote his will on September 1, 1857, being particularto name his wife and children, designating the land he wished to givethree of his sons. After his death, early in 1861, JAMES H. BRIDGESappeared in court, to have his father's will admitted to probate whichwas finally proven in July 1861. SARAH BRIDGES, the mother, lived tilllate in 1887, having spent her last days with NANCY, the widow of JAMESH., in the BRIDGES settlement..."

1820 census, Pulaski Twp., Giles Co., TN.: 1-4-0-0-1/0-4-1-01

1840 census, Benton Co., TN.: 2-1-1-0-0-0-0-1/0-0-1-0-0-0-1

1850 census, Benton Co., TN.

1860 census, District 5, Camden P.O., Benton Co., TN.

• Fact: Residence (1820) Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, United States
• Fact: Residence (1830) Humphreys, Tennessee, USA
• Fact: Residence (1840) Benton, Tennessee, United States
• Fact: Residence (1850) Benton county, Benton, Tennessee, United States
• Fact: Residence (1860) 5th District, Benton, Tennessee, United States
• Fact: Burial (1861) Benton, Tennessee, United States

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD7-D4S : 9 November 2014), Reuben Bridges, Benton county, Benton, Tennessee, United States; citing family 277, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 May 2018, 20:34), entry for Rueben H. Bridges(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KGY7-8LV); contributed by various users.