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Sampson David Bridgman was born February 1819, in Campbell County, Tennessee, the son of William Bridgman and Mariam Brown.
Sampson David married Mary A. H. Queener on December 26, 1844, in Campbell County, Tennessee.
The 1850 Bradley County, Tennessee census shows S. D. Bridgeman, 31, farmer, real estate valued at $3000; Mary A., 41; William, 11; Thomas, 8; and Benjamin, 4 years old.
Sampson David married Sarah Jane Hinkle on May 30, 1852. Sarah Hinkle was born about 1832, in Tennessee, the daughter of George Hinkle.
The 1860 Bradley County, Tennessee census shows S. D. Bridgman, 35; Sarah, 28; Benjamin, 13; Thomas, 2; and Mary E., 1 month old. Living with the family was Sarah's brother, James Hinkle, 19 years old.
My thanks to Sandy Rogers Bridgman who submitted the following information. "Sampson David and Sarah Jane were living in Cleveland, Tennessee in 1862, when their son Charles was born. They left Cleveland in 1864 and moved to Columbus, Georgia. At the close of the Civil War they moved to Wards Station near Shellman, Georgia. At that time Sampson David had 3 large plantations, but hard times and the Civil War caused him to lose almost everything. The family moved to Gintown, southeast of Albana, Georgia, then moved to Griffin, Georgia. The older children were put in school, but 6 weeks after that, Sampson David contracted pneumonia. He died February 18, 1873 and is buried at Griffin, Georgia".
The 1880 Murray County, Georgia census, Shuck Pen Township, shows Sarah J. Bridgeman, widow, head of household, 42; Thomas C., son, 22; Mollie E., daughter, 19; Charles L., son, 17; Robert E., son, 13; and Tennie M., daughter, 10.
Sarah Jane is buried in San Antonio, TX.
Child of Sampson D. Bridgman and Mary Queener
1. William Bridgman, b. abt 1839, TN
2. Thomas Bridgman, b. abt 1842, TN
3. Benjamin Elliott Bridgman, b. 1847, Campbell Co, TN
Children of Sampson D. Bridgman and Sarah Hinkle
4. David Bridgman, b. Oct 8, 1855
5. Thomas C. Bridgman, b. 1858, TN; bur. Ardmore, OK
5. Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Bridgman, b. June 5, 1860, TN; bur. Dallas, TX
6. Charles Lee Bridgman, b. 1862, Cleveland, TN
7. Robert E. Lee Bridgman, b. July 17, 1867, GA; bur. Ardmore, OK
8. Martha Tennie Bridgman, b. Feb 9, 1869, GA