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Gloucester County, Virginia

This section will contain all mentions of families or individuals named BRIDGES who were there between 1600 and 1770.

It is hoped eventually that enough data will materialize to find the family of JOHN BRIDGES.

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Index To Gloucester County Virginia Surveyor's Book
1733 - 1806

NOTE ON PHOTOSTATIC COPY OF SURVEYOR'S BOOK: The page numbers in this index are keyed to the original Surveyor's Book. To find the proper page number for the photostatic copy, add 4 to the page numbers in the index. 

Compiled by: Gloucester Research and Records Project, 1975 - 1976 

BRIDGES, _____                     ---         1733 (?)     5,6       

NOTE: These peoples' names will often appear in conjunction with names of people we are looking for in official documents.  JEB

    LIST OF SURVEYORS OF GLOUCESTER COUNTY THROUGH 1770

            Robert Beverly         1670 - 1673
            John Lewis             1675 - 1676
            Lawrence Smith         1683 - 1689
            John Smith             1709 -
            Thomas Cook	           1712 - 1723
            Robert Perry*          1732 - 1737
            John French            1740 - 1745
            Thomas Mumford         1747 - 1753
            John Throckmorton      1751 - 1767
            Francis Tomkies*       1768 - 1770
            
 Source: Unless otherwise indicated names were taken from Polly Cary Mason, comp., Records of Colonial Gloucester County Virginia, Vol.I (Newport News, VA.: By the Compiler, P.O. Box 720, 1946), p. 122. An asterisk indicates names taken from the Gloucester County Surveyor's Book, 1733 - 1806 located in the County Clerk's Office, Gloucester Court House, Virginia. Dates are those of the first and last extant survey of the surveyor in the book. A double asterisk indicates names taken from the General Index to Surveyor's Books, Gloucester County, Vol. I located in the County Clerk's Office, Gloucester Court House, Virginia. 

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1790 - Index

Bridge,  Joshua  Gloucester 1789 Personal  B 04 
Bridge,  Ransone Gloucester 1790 Land      B 02 
Bridge,  Ransone Gloucester 1789 Personal  B 04 
Bridge,  William Gloucester 1789 Personal  B 05 
Bridges, Lukey   Gloucester 1789 Personal  B 04 

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Guy Knight Land Grant, 1666 - Gloucester Co. VA


Knight 
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To all &c. Whereas &c. Now Know yee that I the said Sir William Berkeley Knight Governor &c. 
give and grant unto Mr Guy Knight foure hundred acres of Land in the County of Gloster scituate 
on Milford Haven Knowne by the name of ye Egle nest beginning on the Land of Abram English, and 
running West by No: up ye Creeke called Western branch 320 pole Thence 240 pole upon the Land 
of Jno Smith, Thence 100 pole, North by East thence 180 pole East by South thence along the 
land of Abram English to the first specified place, The said Land being due by transportacon of 
eight persons To have &c. to hold &c. To be held &c. Yeilding &c. Provided &c. Dated the 27th 
August 1666 
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Sam BRIDGES 
William Martin 
Thomas [Stirt?] 
Thomas Monke 
John Begg 
William [Groues?] 
Hugh Row 
Jno Steres 
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(Submitter Notes: Transcriber's comments are in brackets [ ]. For clarity, some contractions 
have been spelled out. Dotted lines (.....) indicate unreadable text. 

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This transcriber has no known connection with the surnames in this document.)


Submitted by Regena Cogar 

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Land Office Patents & Grants/Northern Neck Grants & Surveys : CATALOG CARD MULTIMEDIA Patent GRANTEE Bridges, John. grantee. DATE 4 June 1636. NOTE Location: Warrasquinoke County. NOTE Description: 200 acres running from the west side of Warrisquick River, by a little Creek, that runneth by the land of Thomas Jordan. NOTE Source: Land Office Patents No. 1, 1623-1643 (v.1 & 2), p. 362 (Reel 1). NOTE Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. OTHER FORMAT Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. SUBJECT Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Warrosquyoake County. SUBJECT Warrosquyoake County (Va.) -- History -- 17th century. SUBJECT Land grants -- Virginia -- Warrosquyoake County. aat. ADDED ENTRY Jordan, Thomas. ADDED ENTRY Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774. ADDED ENTRY Library of Virginia. Archives. Land Office Patents & Grants/Northern Neck Grants & Surveys : CATALOG CARD MULTIMEDIA Patent GRANTEE Bridges, John. grantee. DATE 13 September 1636. NOTE Location: Warrasquinoke County. NOTE Description: 250 acres abutting on the north west side of Warrisquick River. NOTE Source: Land Office Patents No. 1, 1623-1643 (v.1 & 2), p. 380 (Reel 1). NOTE Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. OTHER FORMAT Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. SUBJECT Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Warrosquyoake County. SUBJECT Warrosquyoake County (Va.) -- History -- 17th century. SUBJECT Land grants -- Virginia -- Warrosquyoake County. aat. ADDED ENTRY Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774. ADDED ENTRY Library of Virginia. Archives. Land Office Patents & Grants/Northern Neck Grants & Surveys : CATALOG CARD MULTIMEDIA Patent GRANTEE Gatlin, John. grantee. DATE 12 August 1663. NOTE Location: County location not given. NOTE Description: 250 acres on the N: Wt. side of Warrisquock River. The land formerly gtd. to John Bridges, Sept. 13. 1636 assigned. NOTE Source: Land Office Patents No. 5, 1661-1666 (v.1 & 2 p.1-369), p. 59 (Reel 5). NOTE Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. OTHER FORMAT Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. SUBJECT Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia. SUBJECT Virginia -- History -- 17th century. SUBJECT Land grants -- Virginia. aat. ADDED ENTRY Bridges, John. ADDED ENTRY Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774. ADDED ENTRY Library of Virginia. Archives. Land Office Patents & Grants/Northern Neck Grants & Surveys : CATALOG CARD MULTIMEDIA Patent GRANTEE Delk, Joseph. grantee. DATE 12 May 1759. NOTE Location: Southampton County. NOTE Description: 195 acres on the north side of Maherrin River adjoining Samuel Bridges, Jacob Barrott and extending. NOTE Source: Land Office Patents No. 34, 1756-1765, p. 233 (Reel 33-34). NOTE Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. OTHER FORMAT Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. SUBJECT Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Southampton County. SUBJECT Southampton County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century. SUBJECT Land grants -- Virginia -- Southampton County. aat. ADDED ENTRY Bridges, Samuel. ADDED ENTRY Barrott, Jacob. ADDED ENTRY Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774. ADDED ENTRY Library of Virginia. Archives. Land Office Patents & Grants/Northern Neck Grants & Surveys : CATALOG CARD MULTIMEDIA Grant GRANTEE Bridges, William. grantee. DATE 16 December 1690. NOTE Location: Westmoreland County. NOTE Description: 700 acres being escheat land of John and Samuel Vaughan. NOTE Source: Northern Neck Grants No. 1, 1690-1692, p. 25-27 (Reel 288). NOTE Part of the index to recorded copies of land grants issued by the agents of the Fairfax Proprietary between 1690 and 1781 and by the Commonwealth between 1786 and 1874. Original and recorded surveys are also indexed when available. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. OTHER FORMAT Available on microfilm. Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311. SUBJECT Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County. SUBJECT Westmoreland County (Va.) -- History -- 17th century. SUBJECT Land grants -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County. aat. ADDED ENTRY Vaughan, John. ADDED ENTRY Vaughan, Samuel. ADDED ENTRY Northern Neck Land Office. Northern Neck grants, 1690-1874. ADDED ENTRY Library of Virginia. Archives. Land Office Patents & Grants/Northern Neck Grants & Surveys : CATALOG CARD MULTIMEDIA Patent GRANTEE Bridges, William. grantee. DATE 16 June 1727. NOTE Location: Surry County. NOTE Description: 150 acres on the south side of Nottaway River. Adjoins land of Katherine Evans and William Freeman. NOTE Source: Land Office Patents No. 13, 1725-1730 (v.1 & 2 p.1-540), p. 250 (Reel 12). NOTE Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. OTHER FORMAT Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. SUBJECT Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Surry County. SUBJECT Surry County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century. SUBJECT Land grants -- Virginia -- Surry County. aat. ADDED ENTRY Evans, Katherine. ADDED ENTRY Freeman, William. ADDED ENTRY Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774. ADDED ENTRY Library of Virginia. Archives. Land Office Patents & Grants/Northern Neck Grants & Surveys : CATALOG CARD MULTIMEDIA Patent GRANTEE Bridges, William. grantee. DATE 1 August 1734. NOTE Location: Surry County. NOTE Description: 425 acres on the south side of Nottaway River. Beginning and extending a corner of Peter Poythress's land. NOTE Source: Land Office Patents No. 15, 1732-1735 (v.1 & 2 p.1-522), p. 261 (Reel 13). NOTE Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. OTHER FORMAT Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. SUBJECT Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Surry County. SUBJECT Surry County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century. SUBJECT Land grants -- Virginia -- Surry County. aat. ADDED ENTRY Poythress, Peter. ADDED ENTRY Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774. ADDED ENTRY Library of Virginia. Archives. Land Office Patents & Grants/Northern Neck Grants & Surveys : CATALOG CARD MULTIMEDIA Patent GRANTEE Maybury, George. grantee. DATE 10 January 1735. NOTE Location: Surry County. NOTE Description: 225 acres on the South side of Nottaway River; beginning and extending on the East side of the flatt swamp, adjoining land of William Bridges'. NOTE Source: Land Office Patents No. 16, 1735, p. 428 (Reel 14). NOTE Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. OTHER FORMAT Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. SUBJECT Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Surry County. SUBJECT Surry County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century. SUBJECT Land grants -- Virginia -- Surry County. aat. ADDED ENTRY Bridges, William. ADDED ENTRY Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774. ADDED ENTRY Library of Virginia. Archives. Land Office Patents & Grants/Northern Neck Grants & Surveys : CATALOG CARD MULTIMEDIA Patent GRANTEE Lee, Henry. grantee. DATE 15 March 1741. NOTE Location: Surry County. NOTE Description: 100 acres on the north side of Nottaway River. Beginning and extending a corner tree of William Bridges's Land. NOTE Source: Land Office Patents No. 20, 1741-1743 (v.1 & 2 p.1-566), p. 178 (Reel 18). NOTE Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. OTHER FORMAT Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. SUBJECT Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Surry County. SUBJECT Surry County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century. SUBJECT Land grants -- Virginia -- Surry County. aat. ADDED ENTRY Bridges, William. ADDED ENTRY Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774. ADDED ENTRY Library of Virginia. Archives.