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Regarding my earlier question about the two John and Eleanor Aldridges in Prince George Co, MD-- These messages from Carolyn Aldridge are from the Aldridge/Arledge (arledge@tx3.com) list. I'm cross-posting them to the ELDRIDGE-L and ALDRIDGE-L. Please forgive any duplications. > ALDRIDGE, John - Prince Georges County.. > Date: > Thu, 02 Mar 2000 12:12:44 GMT > From: > "Carolyn Aldridge" <naulens@hotmail.com> > To: > arledge@tx3.com > > > > > The question of John. I am particularly interested as many speculate that > this is where my Thomas came from. I have yet to prove it, but perhaps > someone can pull this together. I agree we need to work this out through > sources. Along those lines: > > I will repost this from the Maryland calendar of wills. This was Eleanor's > will. I will see if there is one or more for John, but this was from a > recent post and I still had it: > > Volume 15: > Page 48 > > Aldridge, Eleanor, Prince George's Co. 6 July 1760;11 Feb 1761 > > To son John Aldridge, Negroes. > To sons Jacob and Thomas Aldridge, slaves. > To grand-dau. Ann Prather, slaves. > To grand-sons William and John Prather, furniture. > To sons John, Jacob and Thomas, remainder of estate. > Exs: Afsd sons. > Wit: Joshua Warfield, Thomas Snowden(Quaker). 31.257. > > > ALD: ALDRIDGE, John The question > Date: > Thu, 02 Mar 2000 12:15:24 GMT > From: > "Carolyn Aldridge" <naulens@hotmail.com> > To: > arledge@tx3.com > > > > > I'm sorry, I said that was volume 15 that I just posted. Actually it was > volume 12. This is on John from Volume 10: > > Page 133 > > Aldridge, John, Prince George's Co. 30 Nov 1750;14 Mar 1750 > > To wife Eliner Aldridge, 111 A. called "Tucker's > Cultivation"; at her decease to son Jacob. > To son John, 100 A called "Pasqueham," lying near Sugar Loaf > Mountain. > To son Jacob, 1 slave. > To son Thomas 1 slave. > To dau. Susannah Prather, 5 s. > To wife, balance of slaves. > Wife, extx. > Wit: Leonard Wayman, Leonard Wayman, Jr., Nicholas Aldridge, Wm. > Grant. 27. 507. > > ************************************* Pam Wilson wilsonpam@mindspring.com Marietta, GA

Valerie Barlow sent the following account of her family down from George ALDRIDGE (originally of Worstead, Norfolk, England, then to Northumberland Co, VA with father Clement, then to Talbot Co, MD): GEORGE ALDRIDGE 1629 WORSTEAD, ENG. MD: ANN ?? CHILDREN: 1. BENJAMIN 1655 N.C. /VA. 2. GEORGE JR. 1657 VA. 3. THOMAS 1659 VA. 4. JOHN 1661 VA. MD: ELIZABETH ??? 5. MARY 1663 MARYLAND 6. GRACE 1665 MARYLAND JOHN ALDRIDGE 1661 VA DIED 1702 MD: ELIZABETH? CHILDREN:1/ JOHN DIED 1750 MD" ELEANOR ??? HE IS BURIED AT PRINCE GEORGE CO. MARYLAND 2. SOPHIA JOHN DIED 1750 MD: ELEANOR DIED 1760 BOTH BURIED AT PRINCE GEORGE CO. MARYLAND CHILDREN: 1. JOHN 2. JACOB 3. THOMAS 4. SUSANNAH MD: ? PRATHER THOMAS ELDRIDGE DIED AFT. 1821 MD: CATHARINE TAYLOR (DAU OF SIMEON TAYLOR) CHILDREN: 1. SIMEON ABT. 176? MD: MARY BRITTAIN 2. JESSE 1762 N.C DIED 17 MAY 1864 LOUDON CO, TN. MD:1786 TO ELIZABETH GARDENHIRE 3. ZACHARIAH 1775 N.C. 4. NATHANIEL ABT. 177? MD: 12 MAY 1798 TO REBECCA DAVIS 5. SAMPSON ABT. 177? DIED ABT. 1848/1849 MD. 20 AUG, 1805 ROANE CO, TN. 6.THOMAS DIED BEF. 1850 MD: 1811 ?????? 7. ELIZABETH MD:24 JAN 1810 ROANE CO, TN. TO MASON LUTTRELL 8. MARY MD: 14 JAN 1885 GREENE CO. TN TO WILLIAM MC-BROOM 9. JOHN ABT. 1774 N.C. MD. SARAH GILLILAND JOHN ELDRIDGE 1774 NC. MD.SARAH GILLILAND CHILDREN: 1. CATHARINE 1797/1798 ROANE CO,TN DIED 28 MAR. 1875 JOHNSON CEM. MD; GEORGE MCCORMICK 2. JAMES 23 FEB. 1800 ROANE CO, TN DIED 13 JUNE 1886 JAMES ELDRIDGE CEM. MD: HARRIETT CHRISTIAN ABT 1823 3. THOMAS 1802 ROANE/JACKSON CO,TN. MD; MAHALEY PHILLIPS 4. ZACHARIAH 10 JAN 1810 MD: MARY DENNIS 5.JOHN DILLARD MD: AMANDA ??? 6. JESSE RANTER 4 FEB 1815 DIED 1896 MD:1. ELIZABETH ? 2. DELILIA CANNON 7. JANE 1819 MD: JOHN WEST JR. 8. JEFFERSON 1820 9. CALVIN MORGAN 26 AUG,1821 MD: 1842/1843 TO GODY D. MEDLOCK JAMES ELDRIDGE 23 FEB. 1800 ROANE CO. TN. DIED 13 JUNE 1886 MD: 1823 HARRIETT CHRISTIAN 25 SEPT 1804 KY. DIED 30 JULY 1891 (DAU. OF GEORGE & ELIZABETH MCCORMACK CHRISTIAN) BOTH ARE BURIED AT JAMES EDLRIDGE CEM. CHILDREN:1. LEONIDAS DECATUR 24 MAR 1826 MD: 7 DEC 1852 RHEA CO.TN TO MARY ANN CASH 2. SARAH CAROLINE22 DEC. 1826 OAK HILL,TN. MD: 1. WILLIAM GRAY IN 1847 2. JEFFERSON BOHANNON IN 9 JAN 1854 3. GEORGE CHRISTAIN 1833 MD. 30 SEPT. 1857 TO HARRIETT EMALINE CASH 4. SELINA ELIZABETH 9 MAR. 1838 MD: 1856 TO ERASMUS LEE HOLFORD(BUCK) 5. JAMES K. POLK 25 SEPT. 1840 DIED 10 MAY 1863 6.HARRIETT DELILIA 1844 DIED 1875/1876 MD: JOSEPH H. BILBREY SARH CAROLINE ELDRIDGE 22 DEC 1826 OAK HILL,TN MD: 1. WILLIAM GRAY CHILDREN:1. JAMES WILLIAM 1848 2. SARAH 1850 MD:2. JEFFERSON BOHANNON ON 9 JAN 1854 CHILDRE:1. LEONDIDAS 1855 2. HARRIETT ISABELLA 31 MAY 1856 MD: WILLIAM HENRY PARRIGIN JR. 3.BOONE 1858 -- That's all from Valerie Barlow <possum1964@aol.com> ************************************* Pam Wilson wilsonpam@mindspring.com Marietta, GA List Administrator, EFSS-L (Early Families in Southern States), HOLBERT-L and LAWLER-L through Rootsweb.com Associate list administrator, Arledge/Aldridge list (arledge@tx3.com) Coordinator, Arledge Family History Project http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/8208

Thanks so much to Valerie Barlow for the following will. According to Valerie, this James ELDRIDGE was the son of John ELDRIDGE and Sarah GILLILAND, grandson of Thomas ELDRIDGE / ALDRIDGE and Catherine TAYLOR, descended through the Talbot Co, MD ALDRIDGEs to the Northumberland Co, VA Clement ALDRIDGE family that the ARLEDGE family is also descended from: > From: > POSSUM1964@aol.com > LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JAMES ELDRIDGE > > I.JAMES > ELDRIDGE .DO MAKE AND PUBLISH THIS MY LAST WILL ANDTESTAMENT,HEREBY RREVOKING > AND MAKING VOID ALL OTHER WILLS BY ME AT ANY OTHER TIME MADE. > FIRST--I DIRECT THAT MY FUNERAL EXPENSES AND > ALL MY DEBTS BE PAID AS SOON AFTER MY DEATH AS POSSIBLE OUT OF ANY MONEY I > MAY POSSESSED OF OR THAT MAY FIRST COME INTO THE HANDS OF MY EXECUTOR. I > DIRECT MY EXECUTOR TO SELL FOR CASH ANY PROPERTY AND PAY ANYTHING THAT I MAY > OWE IN ANY STORE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER MY DEATH. > SECOND--I LEAVE TO MY BELOVED > WIFE, HARRIETT ELDRIDGE, ALL THE IMPROVED LAND LYING IN THE COVE FOR HER > SUPPORT DURING HER LIFE AND ALSO ENOUGH OF TIMBERLAND FOR HER TO USE AND > ANY WHERE SHE WANTS IT.EXCEPT SHE WOULD PREFER HAVING ALL SOLD AT ANY TIME. > I DIRECT MY EXECUTOR TO SELL TWO LOTS OF LAND. THE LOTS WHERE A.J. TINCH NOW > LIVES AND ONE OF THE LOTS OF TIMBERLAND, AND ALSO MY MOUNTAIN LAND TO BE > SOLD WHEN HE THINKS BEST.AT ANYTIME MY EXECUTOR IS AUTHORIZED TO SELL ALL OR > ANY PART OF SAID LAND WITH ANY ORDER FROM COURT. > THIRD--I GIVE AND BEQUEATH TO MY FOUR CHILDREN--L.D. > ELDRIDGE,S.C. BOHANNON,ELIZABETH HOLFORD, AND G.C. ELDRIDGE IS TO HAVE ALL > THE MEANS OR ESTATE REMAINING IN THE HANDS OF MY EXECUTOR TO BE EQUALLY > DIVIDED WXCEPT, THE L.D. ELDRIDGE I GIVE ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND THE SAID, > G.C. ELDRIDGE , I GIVE HIM ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OUT OF THE TWO HUNDRED AND > FIFTY DOLLARS HE IS OWING ME,LEAVING THE SAID G.C. ELDRIDGE OWING ME ONE > HUNDRED AN DFIFTY DOLLARS ON THE SAID NOTE THAT G.C. ELDRIDGE HAS TAKEN IN > POSSESSION, AND THE EXECUTOR, AND AFTER HE PAYS IN OR DISCOUNTS THAT, THAT HE > IS TO EQUAL WITH ALL THE BALANCE HEIRS. FOURTH-- I > LEAVE ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAUL IN MY TOMBSTONES FROM NASHVILLE FOR OUR > GRAVES AND POLKS,OR AS MUCH AS WILL BE NEEDED OF SAID SUM OF MONEY, I ALSO > LEAVE TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER,VERNOY P. BILBREY . FIFTY DOLLARS. > LASTLY,I NOMINATE AND APPOINT L.D. ELDRIDGE, MY EXECUTOR, IN > WITNESS WHEREOF TO THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTEMENT. I SET MY HAND AND SEAL > THIS FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1882. > > JAMES ELDRIDGE (SEAL) > SIGNED SEALED AND PUBLISHED IN OUR > PRESENCE AND HAVE SUBSCRIBED OUR NAMES HERE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE > TESTATOR,THIS THE FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1882. > > > W.H.PARRIGIN > J.H.RAY > STATE OF TENNESSEE > OVERTON COUNTY ************************************* Pam Wilson wilsonpam@mindspring.com Marietta, GA List Administrator, EFSS-L (Early Families in Southern States), HOLBERT-L and LAWLER-L through Rootsweb.com Associate list administrator, Arledge/Aldridge list (arledge@tx3.com) Coordinator, Arledge Family History Project http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/8208

Dear friends, There seems to be confusion in many genealogical accounts between possibly *two* John ALDRIDGEs who lived in Prince George Co, MD in the 18th century. I need the help of anyone who has knowledge in this area to try to straighten them out. ALl of my information is based on family trees I've received from fellow researchers. I do not know what is correct and what is not. If *anyone* has evidence to support any of these claims, please let us know. It is obvious that some of this information is incorrect, which is why I think we need to get this straightened out. Some accounts say that a John ALDRIDGE, b. 28 March 1712 in Anne Arundel Co, MD as the son of Thomas ALDRIDGE and Elizabeth PURDY, married an Eleanor WATKINS, and that both died in Prince George Co, MD, he in 1752 and she in 1760. This John would be the grandson of Nicholas and Martha Besson ALDRIDGE of Anne Arundel CO, MD. Children listed for this couple are (1) John born c1740 who married Sarah CROW and died in Montgomery Co, MD; children Joshua, Isaac, James and John P. (2) Jacob b. c. 1741 who married Elizabeth SOPER; children Betsy, James, Elinor, Jacob, John Simpson and Andrew. (3) Thomas b.c. 1744 m. Elizabeth CROW; d. Henry Co, KY; no children listed (4) Susannah b.c. 1746 m. William PRATHER. That's the first John ALDRIDGE. The second is John ALDRIDGE b. 1688 in Talbot Co, MD, son of John ALDRIDGE and Elizabeth Mitchell. Died c 1750 Prince George Co, MD. Wife Elinor ??? died around 1760 Prince George Co, MD. This John is from the Northumberland Co, VA Aldridge line through Clement Sr's son George Aldridge. Children: (1) Thomas Aldridge/Eldridge b. 1738, d. after 1821 in Knox Co, TN, m. Catherine Taylor. Only child I have listed for fairly sure is John ELDRIDGE b. 1774 m. Sarah "Polly" GILLILAND. Some accounts list other children of this John and Elinor as (2) John; (3) Jacob and (4) Susannah m. PRATHER [see above]. I am not a Maryland researcher, and don't know whether there might have been two John and Eleanor/Elinor ALDRIDGE families living in Prince George Co, MD at the same time with children by the same name or not, though it seems very unlikely. I suspect, as has often happened, that someone somewhere along the way "claimed" one of these to be part of their tree, and this misinformation is being perpetuated ever since. I have a really big pet peeve about perpetuating misinformation, and also feel an ethical mission to get it straight when I find it. Can anyone help with this? Thanks for listening. This is just one of many "parallel" family groups I've found who are claimed by different families. Perhaps we can clear these up one by one! Pam ************************************* Pam Wilson wilsonpam@mindspring.com Marietta, GA List Administrator, EFSS-L (Early Families in Southern States), HOLBERT-L and LAWLER-L through Rootsweb.com Associate list administrator, Arledge/Aldridge list (arledge@tx3.com) Coordinator, Arledge Family History Project http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/8208

Wondering if anyone has knowledge of a marriage occuring in Denver, CO around 1900 Minerva Aldridge to a Frank Cassette, Corzette, or Cossette. Tamara Suttle

Thought this might be helpful, I know a lot of my Aldridge family came from here so I thought someone may be able to give them a try. I got it from a mailing list I am on, hope it was ok to send. Good Luck! Amy ========================================== ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND Glen Haven Memorial Park (Partial) http://www.interment.net/data/us/md/anne_arundel/glen_haven.htm Galesville Methodist Cemetery (Partial) http://www.interment.net/data/us/md/anne_arundel/galesville.htm Quake Burying Ground (Partial) http://www.interment.net/data/us/md/anne_arundel/quaker.htm Woodfield Cemetery (Partial) http://www.interment.net/data/us/md/anne_arundel/woodfield.htm Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery (Partial) http://www.interment.net/data/us/md/anne_arundel/mt_zion.htm

Wondering if anyone has knowledge of a marriage occuring in Denver, CO around 1900 Minerva Aldridge (or Cassette, Corzette, or Cossette) to Lee Griffin? Also looking for Lee's brother, Fate (possibly LaFayette) Griffin who may have accompanied them. Tamara Suttle

http://data.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?DatabaseId=3172&db=draft&GSI=4070716&GSFN=&GSLN=ALDRIDGE&GSPL=6%2CARKANSAS&PROX=1&GS=ALDRIDGE ===== Greetings From Sunny California! Grannys_Trunk@yahoo.com Check out Granny's Trunk at: http://www.geocities.com/grannys_trunk/ ALDRIDGE / BARNETT / GARCIA / REID __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

This is interesting... http://data.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?DatabaseId=4342&db=slavnarr&GSI=4070716&GSFN=&GSLN=ALDRIDGE&GSPL=6%2CARKANSAS&PROX=1&GS=ALDRIDGE ===== Greetings From Sunny California! Grannys_Trunk@yahoo.com Check out Granny's Trunk at: http://www.geocities.com/grannys_trunk/ ALDRIDGE / BARNETT / GARCIA / REID __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

The following is from the "What's New on Cyndi's List" newsletter: URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~djwm TITLE: WRIGHT, KIVETT & Allied Families DESCRIPTION: Wright, Kivett & Allied Families includes descendants of early Wrights and Kivetts of Randolph County, North Carolina, beginning in the early 1700s. The site includes an extensive biography and a "book" section documenting the early families. Allied surnames include Aldridge, Burgess, Curtis, Frazier, Matthews, Scotten, Thompson, Welburn, Williams, York The Url is: freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~djwm.

Looking for info about this couple. Parents unknown for Donald Johnson. His wife, BIllie June Aldridge, was born (probably between 1911 and 1937) to Jim Aldridge and Effie Burleson. Jim Aldridge was the son of William Aldridge and Tempie Daniels. Does anyone have info about this family? Tamara Suttle

Thanks a bunch to Linda Allred Cooper for providing us with the following: Linda Cooper <lacooper@mindspring.com> wrote: I was in the NC State Archives for a little bit this afternoon and pulled the Orange County, NC land grants for the 1700's. Here's what I found in the Granville Grants file: Alldrage, Joseph grant #74 book #14 page #330 455 acres issued 12/11/1762 "on flat river" Aldridge, Nathaniel grant #69 book #14 page # 329 210 acres issued 2/6/1761 no description Aldrage, Nathaniel grant #57 book #14 page #328 700 acres issued 12/8/1762 "on flat river" Aldridge, William grant # .... book #14 page #328 256 acres issue 12/13/1756 on a branch of Sandy Creek Allred, John grant #33 book #14 page #332 520 acres issued 3/15/1756 on both sides of Mt. Pleasant Creek (I've identified exactly where this land was) Allred, Solomon grant #128 book #14 page #327 400 acres issued 8/1/1760 "on both sides of the Mouth of Sandy Creek" (I've identified exactly where this land was) Allred, William grant #76 book #14 page #330 296 acres issued 12/11/1762 "on bush creek" Arledge, Isaac grant #2228 book #127 page #337 entry #120 and 492 25 acres issued 12/14/1810 entered 1792 and 1798 "on waters of Mil Stone Creek" (note: Randolph County was formed in 1771, so Isaac Arledge's land was not located in today's Randolph County. I'm not familiar with Mil Stone Creek - don't know where that could be, possibly today's Orange County.) Next chance I get I'll look and see if I can find more. Linda lacooper@mindspring.com

the correct name is Rachel Aldrich. Comstock intermarried pretty heavy with the Aldrich family in New England. Originally Massachusetts. A year ago or so on Aldrich-L there was a flurry of messages about Rachel Aldrich and William Comstock of Rhode Island and Louisiana. The messages are still archived. Contact me if you are still interested in reading those messages W. David Samuelsen, listowner Aldrich-L and Aldridge-L Pam Wilson wrote: > > Does anyone recognize this Rachel? It sounds like she's from the Rhode > Island ALDRICH family. Please pass this along to anyone you know working > on this family. > > Thanks! > > Pam Wilson > > Subject: > RE: [EFSS] BASS - NC (?) abt. 1690 to Bertie Co. (abt 1710-1820) > to Louisiana (abt. 1820) > Date: > Thu, 24 Feb 2000 17:37:32 -0500 > From: > "Catharine Vinson" <cvinson@mindspring.com> > To: > "Pam Wilson" <wilsonpam@mindspring.com> > CC: > "Joy Moore" <joydm@webtv.net> > > Pam, > I have very little on ALDRICH/ALLREDGE in some of the papers my mother > has passed on to date. This is all I've been able to piece together so > far and all dates, locations outside of Louisiana are not verified: > > Rachael ALLREDGE (b. 1750) "of New England" (possibly Rhode Island, > Massachusetts) married Guilermo Glasio Guillaum Guilermo William > COMSTOCK (b. 1750) "of New England" (possibly Rhode Island, > Massachusetts) in 1770 in St. Martinville, Louisiana. Their daughter > Helena COMSTOCK (born 1771 in Kentucky) married Joseph BERWICK of La > Badia, St. Martinville, Louisiana. I am also working from a record that > shows that Thomas BERWICK, Jr married Rachal Comstock, daughter of > William Comstock and Rachael EDWARDS, so I'm confused, since I don't > show a second marriage for William COMSTOCK. > > Rachael (ALLREDGE) and William's children I show as: Ester (b. 1770 > Rhode Island, MA); Helena (b. 1771 in Kentucky); Rachael (b. 1775 > Boston, MA); Amada Amelia Amiee COMSTOCK (b. Opelousas, LA 25 July > 1789). Rachael married Thomas BERWICK, Jr. > > Since there was no freedom of faith in Louisiana (territory of Spain at > this time), Rachael ALLREDGE and William COMSTOCK by law would have had > to convert to Roman Catholicism to marry in Mt. Martinville. William > Comstock (thus the confusion of given names) their youngest child--and > only one born in Louisiana) would have been re-named with confirmation > into Catholic faith--and show 3 given names--all assiduously documented > by the Spanish recordkeepers. The COMSTOCK line in this part of > Louisiana would have died out with Rachel and William, since they > produced no male children. Their daugher Rachael (born in Boston) > married Thomas BERWICK, Jr., (born in Louisiana) the line I'm focusing > on to the point of myopia. > > Anglo-Americans (exclusive of Acadian exiles) were *extremely* scarce in > this part of Louisiana in the 1770s and the migration of MA>LA>KY>MA>LA) > is interesting to me since it occurs in a limited time span (1750-1789). > It's not river trade because of the Massachusetts tie, and I don't find > NW Florida/Louisiana which would indicate fur trade. Since two sons of > Thomas BERWICK (Joseph and Thomas Jr. married daughers of Rachael > ALLREDGE and William COMSTOCK, I'm especially interested in following > these lines to try and find if there is a link between the first Thomas > Berwick in Louisiana (via Charleston, SC), etc. BERWICK had planned to > settle in Natchez Mississippi area after his marriage to Helena > WALLIS/WALLACE in Charleston, S.C., but Gov. Galvez (Spanish Territory, > based in Cuba) sent him to the Attakapas District of South Louisiana to > supervise construction of New Iberia and survey/layout Opelousas. It's > my conjecture based on family letters, etc. that he spent a good bit of > effort trying to persuade, entice, etc. family friends, relations, and > connections to make the move with him. He had ties to Natchez that were > maintained through intermarriage for at least > two generations of which I am aware. As the surveyor for the Spanish > government, he would have been able to facilitate grants of land > patents, and this may have been the motivation for others to join him to > spend time in what was then a very primitive area of Louisiana. Thomas > was a planter, but mostly he was an explorer--some sources cite him as > the first Anglo settler west of the Mississippi. I am trying to > determine who he enticed to join him in hopes that it will help me as I > try to figure out something about the family of the woman he married in > South Carolina: Helena Eleanora Birgitta WALES/WALLIS/WALLACE. She > "shows up" at the age of 4 in Pennsacola (Spanish territory) in 1752; > born in Dublin but of the WALLACE clan of Elismore, Glascow, Scotland. > I'm hoping I can find a trace of her in a sibling who may have married > into one of the BERWICK and allied family lines. She was a fascinating > woman, and her memory deserves to know something of her family's origins > she married into the BERWICK family. BERWICK was English, not > Scots/Irish and that is a whole other interesting puzzle of why an > Englishman was granted the warrant as surveyor for the Spanish > government in Spain's territory in North America. English/Spanish > relations were far from friendly at the time! > > Does any of this make any sense? I am starting from scratch on ALLREDGE. > A family member in Texas who has a good bit of experience in tracking > the family in Louisiana tells me that the ALLREDGE shows as both ALDRICH > and ALLREDGE in her papers. I will send her the name of your ISHAM > ARLEDGE and see if she can help. Several members of the VINSON line > (also off BERWICK line) in Louisiana were in Mecklenburg Co NC at the > time period you mention. > > Sorry for such a long note; I'm running on at the mouth today! > > Catharine > cvinson@mindspring.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pam Wilson [mailto:wilsonpam@mindspring.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 12:15 PM > To: cvinson@mindspring.com > Cc: Joy Moore > Subject: Re: [EFSS] BASS - NC (?) abt. 1690 to Bertie Co. (abt > 1710-1820) to Louisiana (abt. 1820) > > Catharine-- > > First, thanks for your very specific subject header. That really helps! > > Second--I'm very intrigued by your ALDRICH reference. One of the family > connections I'm having trouble making is connecting the branch of the > ARLEDGE family (often confused by census takers with ALDRICH and > ALDRIDGE) who came to MS and then to LA about the same time period as > your BASS family. In fact, I believe that several of these surnames you > mention married into that ARLEDGE family down the line (LYONS, VINSON, > BASS). > > I have been trying to link this person, ISHAM ARLEDGE, back to the > "main" Arledge family trunk. He may have been in Mecklenburg Co NC in > 1790 census, and seems to have been in Edgefield Dist SC in 1800 census. > Then he appears in 1813 Marion Co MS and 1816 Pike Co MS. Don't know > where he was in 1820 but in 1830 he's in Claiborne Parish LA. Land > records show that he and probably his sons William and Isaac Arledge > were in that area all during the 1830s, along with a probable son John. > > If you can let me know about the ALDRICH connections you've found, and > if this sounds like a possible parallel family to yours, let me know. > > Pam > > ************************************* > Pam Wilson > wilsonpam@mindspring.com > Marietta, GA > > List Administrator, EFSS-L (Early Families in Southern States), > HOLBERT-L and LAWLER-L through Rootsweb.com > > Associate list administrator, Arledge/Aldridge list (arledge@tx3.com) > > Coordinator, Arledge Family History Project > http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/8208 > > Catharine Vinson wrote: > > > > If anyone has any BASS (Drewry, Jeremiah, John, Mose are given names I > > have noted) in their lines that went from NC (first date I have is abt > > 1690) to Mississippi (not sure of this) to St. Landry Parish and > Rapides > > Parish, Louisiana by about 1820, I looking for links to BRYAN, > BERWICK, > > LYON, COMSTOCK, ALDRICH, WALLIS (WALES, WALLACE), VINSON links to BASS > > family that also ended up in Louisiana in the period of roughly 1779 > to > > 1820. > > > > Many thanks. > > Catharine Vinson > > cvinson@mindspring.com > > > > ==== EFSS Mailing List ==== > > Please send messages to EFSS-L@rootsweb.com to share research about > EARLY FAMILIES in SOUTHERN STATES in the 1600s through mid-1700s. 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Does anyone recognize this Rachel? It sounds like she's from the Rhode Island ALDRICH family. Please pass this along to anyone you know working on this family. Thanks! Pam Wilson Subject: RE: [EFSS] BASS - NC (?) abt. 1690 to Bertie Co. (abt 1710-1820) to Louisiana (abt. 1820) Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 17:37:32 -0500 From: "Catharine Vinson" <cvinson@mindspring.com> To: "Pam Wilson" <wilsonpam@mindspring.com> CC: "Joy Moore" <joydm@webtv.net> Pam, I have very little on ALDRICH/ALLREDGE in some of the papers my mother has passed on to date. This is all I've been able to piece together so far and all dates, locations outside of Louisiana are not verified: Rachael ALLREDGE (b. 1750) "of New England" (possibly Rhode Island, Massachusetts) married Guilermo Glasio Guillaum Guilermo William COMSTOCK (b. 1750) "of New England" (possibly Rhode Island, Massachusetts) in 1770 in St. Martinville, Louisiana. Their daughter Helena COMSTOCK (born 1771 in Kentucky) married Joseph BERWICK of La Badia, St. Martinville, Louisiana. I am also working from a record that shows that Thomas BERWICK, Jr married Rachal Comstock, daughter of William Comstock and Rachael EDWARDS, so I'm confused, since I don't show a second marriage for William COMSTOCK. Rachael (ALLREDGE) and William's children I show as: Ester (b. 1770 Rhode Island, MA); Helena (b. 1771 in Kentucky); Rachael (b. 1775 Boston, MA); Amada Amelia Amiee COMSTOCK (b. Opelousas, LA 25 July 1789). Rachael married Thomas BERWICK, Jr. Since there was no freedom of faith in Louisiana (territory of Spain at this time), Rachael ALLREDGE and William COMSTOCK by law would have had to convert to Roman Catholicism to marry in Mt. Martinville. William Comstock (thus the confusion of given names) their youngest child--and only one born in Louisiana) would have been re-named with confirmation into Catholic faith--and show 3 given names--all assiduously documented by the Spanish recordkeepers. The COMSTOCK line in this part of Louisiana would have died out with Rachel and William, since they produced no male children. Their daugher Rachael (born in Boston) married Thomas BERWICK, Jr., (born in Louisiana) the line I'm focusing on to the point of myopia. Anglo-Americans (exclusive of Acadian exiles) were *extremely* scarce in this part of Louisiana in the 1770s and the migration of MA>LA>KY>MA>LA) is interesting to me since it occurs in a limited time span (1750-1789). It's not river trade because of the Massachusetts tie, and I don't find NW Florida/Louisiana which would indicate fur trade. Since two sons of Thomas BERWICK (Joseph and Thomas Jr. married daughers of Rachael ALLREDGE and William COMSTOCK, I'm especially interested in following these lines to try and find if there is a link between the first Thomas Berwick in Louisiana (via Charleston, SC), etc. BERWICK had planned to settle in Natchez Mississippi area after his marriage to Helena WALLIS/WALLACE in Charleston, S.C., but Gov. Galvez (Spanish Territory, based in Cuba) sent him to the Attakapas District of South Louisiana to supervise construction of New Iberia and survey/layout Opelousas. It's my conjecture based on family letters, etc. that he spent a good bit of effort trying to persuade, entice, etc. family friends, relations, and connections to make the move with him. He had ties to Natchez that were maintained through intermarriage for at least two generations of which I am aware. As the surveyor for the Spanish government, he would have been able to facilitate grants of land patents, and this may have been the motivation for others to join him to spend time in what was then a very primitive area of Louisiana. Thomas was a planter, but mostly he was an explorer--some sources cite him as the first Anglo settler west of the Mississippi. I am trying to determine who he enticed to join him in hopes that it will help me as I try to figure out something about the family of the woman he married in South Carolina: Helena Eleanora Birgitta WALES/WALLIS/WALLACE. She "shows up" at the age of 4 in Pennsacola (Spanish territory) in 1752; born in Dublin but of the WALLACE clan of Elismore, Glascow, Scotland. I'm hoping I can find a trace of her in a sibling who may have married into one of the BERWICK and allied family lines. She was a fascinating woman, and her memory deserves to know something of her family's origins she married into the BERWICK family. BERWICK was English, not Scots/Irish and that is a whole other interesting puzzle of why an Englishman was granted the warrant as surveyor for the Spanish government in Spain's territory in North America. English/Spanish relations were far from friendly at the time! Does any of this make any sense? I am starting from scratch on ALLREDGE. A family member in Texas who has a good bit of experience in tracking the family in Louisiana tells me that the ALLREDGE shows as both ALDRICH and ALLREDGE in her papers. I will send her the name of your ISHAM ARLEDGE and see if she can help. Several members of the VINSON line (also off BERWICK line) in Louisiana were in Mecklenburg Co NC at the time period you mention. Sorry for such a long note; I'm running on at the mouth today! Catharine cvinson@mindspring.com -----Original Message----- From: Pam Wilson [mailto:wilsonpam@mindspring.com] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 12:15 PM To: cvinson@mindspring.com Cc: Joy Moore Subject: Re: [EFSS] BASS - NC (?) abt. 1690 to Bertie Co. (abt 1710-1820) to Louisiana (abt. 1820) Catharine-- First, thanks for your very specific subject header. That really helps! Second--I'm very intrigued by your ALDRICH reference. One of the family connections I'm having trouble making is connecting the branch of the ARLEDGE family (often confused by census takers with ALDRICH and ALDRIDGE) who came to MS and then to LA about the same time period as your BASS family. In fact, I believe that several of these surnames you mention married into that ARLEDGE family down the line (LYONS, VINSON, BASS). I have been trying to link this person, ISHAM ARLEDGE, back to the "main" Arledge family trunk. He may have been in Mecklenburg Co NC in 1790 census, and seems to have been in Edgefield Dist SC in 1800 census. Then he appears in 1813 Marion Co MS and 1816 Pike Co MS. Don't know where he was in 1820 but in 1830 he's in Claiborne Parish LA. Land records show that he and probably his sons William and Isaac Arledge were in that area all during the 1830s, along with a probable son John. If you can let me know about the ALDRICH connections you've found, and if this sounds like a possible parallel family to yours, let me know. Pam ************************************* Pam Wilson wilsonpam@mindspring.com Marietta, GA List Administrator, EFSS-L (Early Families in Southern States), HOLBERT-L and LAWLER-L through Rootsweb.com Associate list administrator, Arledge/Aldridge list (arledge@tx3.com) Coordinator, Arledge Family History Project http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/8208 Catharine Vinson wrote: > > If anyone has any BASS (Drewry, Jeremiah, John, Mose are given names I > have noted) in their lines that went from NC (first date I have is abt > 1690) to Mississippi (not sure of this) to St. Landry Parish and Rapides > Parish, Louisiana by about 1820, I looking for links to BRYAN, BERWICK, > LYON, COMSTOCK, ALDRICH, WALLIS (WALES, WALLACE), VINSON links to BASS > family that also ended up in Louisiana in the period of roughly 1779 to > 1820. > > Many thanks. > Catharine Vinson > cvinson@mindspring.com > > ==== EFSS Mailing List ==== > Please send messages to EFSS-L@rootsweb.com to share research about EARLY FAMILIES in SOUTHERN STATES in the 1600s through mid-1700s. 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Hello Im new here Ive tried several ways and have had no luck connecting with my Aldridges. I hope someone on this list connects. My great-grandparents were Charlie Lee Aldridge and Vivie Cara Woodard Aldridge Ive found some Woodard connections but no aldridges. they were from first ware county that eventually became Peirce Co. Does anyone Connect? Charlie Lee and Vivie Aldridge are buried at Thomas Cemetary at New Hope Christian Church. Alvin McCumbers

Announcing the formation of a new list: The EFSS-L list is for serious researchers of EARLY FAMILIES in SOUTHERN STATES during the colonial period. The purpose is to share and exchange records, documentation, and other research regarding families who settled in southern states, especially in the MD, VA, NC and SC regions, in the 1600s and 1700s (prior to the Revolution). This will be a list based upon solid scholarship and archival research. It is intentionally broader than a surname or county list as we hope to discuss links between geographic areas and clusters of migrating families. The list will be archived by Rootsweb, and archives will be searchable, so we hope that contributors will share as much primary data as possible. To subscribe, please send a message to EFSS-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains the word subscribe and nothing else. If you prefer digest mode, please send the command instead to EFSS-D-request@rootsweb.com. Once subscribed, you may post messages to the entire list by sending them to EFSS-L@rootsweb.com, regardless of which way you are subscribed. If you have any questions, please direct them to me at the email address below. Also, please feel free to forward this to any individuals and lists that you feel might be interested. Pam ************************************* Pam Wilson wilsonpam@mindspring.com Marietta, GA List Administrator, EFSS-L (Early Families of Southern States), HOLBERT-L and LAWLER-L through Rootsweb.com Associate list administrator for Arledge/Aldridge list (arledge@tx3.com) Coordinator, Arledge Family History Project http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/8208

Nora <BIGSINKING@aol.com> posted the following message on the CUMBERLAND-RIVER list today: > Source: CUMBERLAND-RIVER@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CRR] Seedtime on the Cumberland > > > I own a copy of the book "Seedtime on the Cumberland" by Harriette Simpson > Arnow, who was a cousin. > I will be glad to periodically post names and if you see a name you are > interested in, I can tell you what is written about that name. > For example names I am giving today are: James Adair, James Aldridge, > William Allen, Clarence W. Alvord, and Pressly Anderson. > If any of these interest you, just let me know. > Nora I wrote to her and asked for the information about James Aldridge, to which she very kindly responded: > Pam, this is what she writes about: she is telling about settlers coming to > the Cumberland, settling in what is now Davidson County, TN. They came in the > hard winter of 1779-80. Quoting her"There were also John Baker, Thomas > Gordon, Jacob Harmon, a professional hunter as was his friend and neighbor on > New River, James Aldridge, a dark haired, heavily built man, stoop > shouldered, but with a spritely mind."Her reference to this was the Virginia > Magazine of History and Biography, 1893. > Hope this helps. > Nora Does anyone know who this James Aldridge was, and which Aldridge branch he may have belonged to? Pam ************************************* Pam Wilson wilsonpam@mindspring.com Arledge Family History Project http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/8208

Dear friends, I'd like to find out which of you are interested in serious and scholarly exchange of ideas and information focusing on to the ALDRIDGE, ARLEDGE, ALLRED, ELDRIDGE, ALDRED, etc. and related families in colonial tidewater Virginia and Maryland (many of these families migrated to central NC and SC and eastern TN). This would focus upon the 1600s through mid-1700s in America, and would most likely also involve research involving antecedents in the Old World as well. It will probably also involve bringing in researchers working on related families, since the paths of various families are deeply interconnected. I'd like to start a separate discussion list for this group, which I foresee as different from a surname-based list or a county-based list. I know of a core group of people who have been seriously researching these families (the careful and well-documented historical work of Mike Marshall, Teri Allred, and Graham Louer comes to mind), but don't want to leave off others who are pursuing this. We need to work hard to try to uncover and discover the true connections and identities of these families. This may involve some revisionist history that disproves some earlier accounts of family relationships long believed to be true. The primary purpose of this proposed group would not be to determine our own ancestral lines, but rather to pool our resources to come to an understanding of all of these families' settlement patterns and interconnections. If you know of serious researchers who might like to be a part of this, please contact me and feel free to pass this invitation on to them. Also, if you have suggestions about how to more clearly define the focus of this endeavor and especially *what to call it*, I'd be very grateful! Pam ************************************* Pam Wilson wilsonpam@mindspring.com Marietta, GA Arledge Family History Project http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/8208

Hi, Wanda, I would love to receive inf. you have on this line , and if I can give any concerning William and family, Prince Williams son I would be glad to , would you and Calista mind giving me your email add. in case we are cousins I would like to have if I ever need to tell you family news or something . Mine is junebug@interlane.net Marsha