Bridgewrights

  • The Bridgewright Captain Charles Richardson

    The Bridgewright Captain Charles Richardson

    Captain Charles Richardson’s story in America begins with the arrival of Thomas Richardson (1608-1651) in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Along with his two brothers, Ezekiel (1602-1647) and Samuel (1604-1657), and […]

  • The Bridgewrights Granger

    The Bridgewrights Granger

    Part One – Sanford Granger (1796–1882) The Granger story in New Hampshire begins with Eldad Granger (1766-1866) and his wife, Sarah Holmes (1771-1852).  Natives of Connecticut, Eldad and Sarah moved […]

  • The Bridgewright Horace Childs

    The Bridgewright Horace Childs

    Bridgewright Horace Childs comes from a long line of Puritan Yankee stock. His fourth great-grandfather, William, was one of the earliest settlers of the New World. William arrived from England […]

  • The Bridgewright Frederick Whitney

    The Bridgewright Frederick Whitney

    Note: This post was updated in June 2024 with new information uncovered by Bill Caswell (June 2024). Frederick Whitney was born in Henniker on October 5, 1806. He was the […]

  • The Bridgewright John C. Briggs

    The Bridgewright John C. Briggs

    John Clark Briggs was born in Putney, Vermont, on May 28, 1824. Briggs was the last of five children born to Silas S. Briggs (1788-1864) and his wife, Lucy Davidson […]

  • The Bridgewright Dutton Woods

    The Bridgewright Dutton Woods

    Note: This article was amended in June 2024 after receiving information from Jim Garvin regarding the Main Street/Factory Bridge in Suncook. Dutton Woods was born on October 19, 1809, in […]

  • The Loose End in Lancaster

    The Loose End in Lancaster

    Prior to researching covered bridges, I spent a good amount of time researching genealogy. I’ve traced my Varney ancestors from New Durham and Dover to the West Indies and the […]

  • The Bridgewright James F. Tasker

    The Bridgewright James F. Tasker

    James Tasker was my cousin.  Well, sort of.   Technically, he was my second cousin, six times removed. Our common ancestor, William Tasker, was born in England around 1655. He was […]

  • The Bridgewrights Broughton

    The Bridgewrights Broughton

    The Broughton family arrived in Conway sometime around 1794 when Mark Broughton is included in an inventory. The family received one of the first land grants in Conway and established […]

  • The Bridgewrights Berry

    The Bridgewrights Berry

    The Berry family, Jacob E. and his two sons Jacob H. and Horace W., constructed several bridges in the Mount Washington Valley between 1850 and 1885; a handful of which […]