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These Rutherford County, NC, Bridges folk migrated first to Franklin County, Kentucky, then to Tennessee, with the Van Zants and the Blackbums also from Rutherford County, NC. Among these folks were Moses Bridges and his wife Mary Blackburn, both born in NC , both died in Mississippi. There is a book, though I don't know the name of the author off hand called ; Blackburns Yesterday , Today, which might be helpful as the migration from NC is discussed. There is also quite a bit of Van Zant material available (some is on the internet.a word of advice is to use the material as a potential lead only if the material gives sources, go directly to the source. I mention the Van Zant material as these folks also came from Rutherford County, NC.
Ephriam Bridges' father was Moses Bridges b. October 12, 1773 Rutherford County, NC. He married Mary Blackburn b. July 8, 1774, Rutherford County, NC. (Moses & Mary migrated to KY, TN, then MS). There are those researchers who insist that Moses father was also a Moses and others that insist that his father was a William. By 1812, these Bridges' folk were in Tennessee, having already migrated from NC to KY then TN and by The children of Moses & Mary:
