killed by a slave loaned to him by a neighbor.
killed by a slave loaned to him by a neighbor.
The Bridger family came from Gloucestershire, England, where the ancestor of Col. Joseph Bridger was rector of a Church in Slimbridge.
Col. Joseph Bridger served in the House of Burgess 1657-1686 from the Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
Joseph Bridger is buried in the chancel of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, a church which he helped build.
He owned over 7500 acres of land at the time of his death.
Col. Joseph Bridger is a qualifying ancestor for the Jamestowne Society.
He was buried at Whitemarsh Plantation.
Sometime after he was buried, his tombstone was embedded in the Chancil at St. Luke's Church, Smithfield, Virginia.
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Will of Joseph Bridger
W: 03 Aug 1683
P: 09 Apr 1685
Isle of Wight County, Va.Leg: wife Hester
Son: Samuel land bought of John and William Curawok
Son: William land granted to me by escheat of 850 acres formerly belonging to Nathan Floyd, except what is disposed of by me to Francis Hobbs, Mrs. Dorothy Bond, and William Blount, also two tracts taken up by Col. Pitt, Mr. William Burg, and myself containing 3000 acres except 600 acres sold to Lt. Col. John Pitt, part of this tract leased by me to Thomas Mandue, Richard Parker, William Worrell, Richard Jones, Thomas Reaves, Robert Sturdy, and others, also tract leased to Christopher Wade
To: my wife the land on which I now dwell of 850 acres formerly belonging to Capt. Upton, and 300 acres formerly belonging to Mr. Seward on which Mr. Izard, Ould Philips, and William Lewis lived, reversion to son Joseph with half tract at Curawoak, and a tract at Monokin
Daus: Martha Godwin, Mary, Elizabeth, and Hester
My mother: Mrs. Mary Bridger
Wife: Executrix with assistance of Lt. Col. John Pitt, Thomas Pitt, and Col. Arthur Smith.
Revocation of all bequests to son Joseph (18 Oct 1683).
Wit: James Bennett, Robert Pitt, Samuel Luck, Richard Glover.
(Wills of Isle of Wight by Chapman, page 25.)