BOTTOM FAMILY: TWO BRANCHES: JACOB and TURNER
Bottom Family Connections:
I'm posting Bottom Family information here, in addition to two other pages here, (see #'s 9 & 11 below) in my continued effort to provide as much information as possible about the children of John and Mary (Ligon) Bridges of Henrico Co., Va. and Mercer Co., Ky, and their descendants.
I am interested in receiving back any additional information, especially corrections, dates, etc. as possible up to two generations at least.
The Bottom family was also from Henrico Co., Va., from where also the Ligon family came, and arrived sometime between 1790 and 1800 in Ky.
John Bridges was in Ky by at least 1797 himself.
Jacob and Turner Bottom were brothers, sons of William Bottom and Mary Sweeny of Henrico Co., Va.
Other children of William and Mary were: Millicent, Edmund/Edmond, Thomas, John, William S., Margaret, Catherine and Moses. (order not certain, dates not available).
Subject: Ligon/Bridges/Peerson
The following information provided by Marie Peerson:
John-
I went to your Bridges site today, and realized that I have recently
found information which concerns the Bridges Family line. You may
already have this, but I didn't find it on the site.
Mercer County Kentucky Records Volume II
p. 99 Hall Pierson to Elizabeth Bridges, with Martin Bottom as surety,
August 13, 1805. Consent of John Bridges for his daughter 15 August
1805. witnessed by Jacob Bottom and Martin Bottom.
p. 101 Jacob Bottom to Polly Bridges, with Hall Pierson as surety, May
15, 1805. Consent of John Bridges for his daughter, same date, witnessed by
Martin Bottom and Hall Pierson.
p. 187 William Perrigo to Elizabeth Pearson, with John L. Bridges as
surety, October 4, 1819.
p . 289 Nathan Stone to Eliza W. Peerson, with William Perrigo as
surety, January 17, 1831. William Perrigo certified that his
stepdaughter was of age.
The will of Sherwood Peerson in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, lists
Eliza Peirson as his granddaughter. I assume that the above Eliza, is the same.
I apologize for not having full bibliographical information for the above source.
I will need to go back to the library to check it. Obviously the records are transcriptions.
According to the Peerson Bible at the Library of Virginia Digital
Library, Hall Peerson died in Kentucky in December of 1807. Apparently
his brother, Joseph, died the same day.