[1] The foremost progenitor of this family was General Joseph Bridger of Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
[2] Originally from Gloucester, England, he served, according to some sources, as a co-acting Colonial Governor of Virginia in 1684 and 1685.
[4][5] Robert Rufus Bridgers, a member of the North Carolina legislature, represented the state in the First and Second Confederate Congress.
"Bridger's Artillery" was among the Confederate companies of Hedrick's Brigade, which helped defend Fort Anderson in February 1865, as part of the Battle of Wilmington.
[6] In addition, William Bridgers, of Austin, Texas, was a significant photographer of the Civil War era.