Edward Thomas BRIDGES
B.L. and R.J. Owens 1982, Sims Kin, History and Genealogy, The Descendants of William Symes of Poundsford and Related Families. Twelve children, some of whom migrated to the Americas. Amy was buried in the Chancel of Parish Church of Winterborne, England. H.U. Sims 1941, The Genealogy of the Sims Family of Virginia, The Carolinas and the Gulf States. Amy Bridges married 1640 Thomas Symes. Eight sons. SIMS/SIMMS/...etc. Newsleter, April/May 1996. Named in father's will 1638. Of Keynsham, Somerset. Died about 1663. Roger Sims, rsims@tpb.fwi.com, March 1998. 1618 - 30 April 1662. Broderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Project, Pedigree Chart 0758, 1996, gives husband as William Symes. Lisa Simms, The Sims Link to English Royalty, http://people.ne.mediaone.net/lsimms/edward.html, 3 July 2000. Life dates circa 1618 - circa 1665. Marriage 30 July 1640.
Will of Elizabeth Langton, Sister of Amy Bridges, Doynton County,Glouchester. Widow 1-13-1669 included I give unto Wlm Symesm, Thomas Symes and RichardSymes, sons of my nephew Wlm Symes the sum of 10 Pds apece & I give unto my sisterAmy Symes the like sum. (Note her only nephew Wlm Symes was the son of ThomasAnd Amy Bridges.
He married Phillippa Speake Abt 1615 at Somerset, England . Phillippa Speake was born at Mells, Somerset, England Abt 1594 daughter of George Speake, II and Phillippa Rowswell .
They were the parents of 5
children:
Thomas Bridges
born Abt 1617.
Amy (Amye) Bridges
Elizabeth Bridges
born Abt 1619.
George Bridges
born Abt 1621.
Katherine Bridges
born Abt 1623.
Edward Thomas Bridges died Abt 1634 at Keynsham, Somerset, England .
Phillippa Speake died 6 Dec 1628 at Somerset, England .