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About Capt. Joseph Bridger
Names in his will:
to son Joseph my Silver Bowl, with a foot to it, marked NSBS, and my coulors, Banner, staff, and appurtenances and allso my trumpett Strings; one loop ring marked in memory R.P. IB;
- to sons Robt, William, John and James each of them a Ring worth 20 shillings; various legacies of horses;
- to daus. Hester and Elizabeth; wife Elizabeth;
- my children Robert, William, John, James, Hester and Elizabeth.
EXS: bros. Samuel Bridger and William Bridger
He was disinherited by his father because of the part he played in Bacon's Rebellion.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dempsey_g...
Lancaster Family, by Jeannie Lancaster, pg 276 Joseph Bridgers, Jr. was disinherited by his father Joseph, Sr., because of his (Jr.'s) involvement with BACON'S REBELLION. After Joseph, Sr.'s death in 1686 Jr. brought a frindly suite against his brothers, William and Samuel, and received 2000 acres from his father's estate.
Although Joseph Jr. was disinherited by his father, after a lengthy lawsuit against the estate of his brothers, he was deeded 2500 acres of land at Currawaugh, Isle of Wight, VA.
After his father's death in 1686, Joseph Jr. filed a lawsuit against his brothers Samuel and William. In 1707 William and Samuel Bridger deeded 2000 of the 7800 acres included in the Corawoak plantation to their brother Joseph.
Joseph Jr. made his will March 14, 1712 and it was probated Jan. 25, 1713.
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Capt. Joseph Bridger's Timeline
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1658
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Isle of Wight County, Virginia
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October 1, 1672
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Northampton County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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1675
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1678
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Isle of Wight County, Virginia
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1683
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1683
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Isle of Wight, Virginia
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1696
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Isle of Wight County, Virginia
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| 1751 |
September 5, 1751
Age 93
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Isle of Wight County, Virginia
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St Lukes Cemetery, Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States
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