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Edward Bridges

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Edward Bridges

Birth
Kingston Lisle, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England
Death
Apr 1639 (aged 43)
Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
Burial
Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England Add to Map
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Esquire of Keynsham.

Baptized at Kingston Lisle, December 20, 1595, which parish was one of the residences of his mother's Hyde family. Edward Bridges, esquire, of Keynsham, Somerset, died testate with a will dated Nov. 7, 1638, naming his eldest son Thomas as executor, but a codicil was added on Apr. 24, 1639 making his daughter Philippa his executrix, stating that "Thomas, my eldest son, beyond the seas." But it was Thomas who had the will proved on Aug. 22, 1639 [P.C.C. 143 Harvey].

Sources consulted, amongst others:

John Collinson's The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset... , vol. II, pp. 400-411.

Frederick Arthur Crisp's Abstracts of Somersetshire Wills, vol. 1, p. 48.

Peter Le Neve's Pedigrees of the Knights Made by King Charles II..., pp. 37-38.

Parish Registers of Keynsham, Kingston Lisle, and Whitelackington.
Esquire of Keynsham.

Baptized at Kingston Lisle, December 20, 1595, which parish was one of the residences of his mother's Hyde family. Edward Bridges, esquire, of Keynsham, Somerset, died testate with a will dated Nov. 7, 1638, naming his eldest son Thomas as executor, but a codicil was added on Apr. 24, 1639 making his daughter Philippa his executrix, stating that "Thomas, my eldest son, beyond the seas." But it was Thomas who had the will proved on Aug. 22, 1639 [P.C.C. 143 Harvey].

Sources consulted, amongst others:

John Collinson's The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset... , vol. II, pp. 400-411.

Frederick Arthur Crisp's Abstracts of Somersetshire Wills, vol. 1, p. 48.

Peter Le Neve's Pedigrees of the Knights Made by King Charles II..., pp. 37-38.

Parish Registers of Keynsham, Kingston Lisle, and Whitelackington.

Gravesite Details

Buried April, 1639. No Monumental Inscription to his memory within the church.



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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78183133/edward-bridges: accessed ), memorial page for Edward Bridges (Dec 1595–Apr 1639), Find a Grave Memorial ID 78183133, citing St. John the Baptist Churchyard, Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).