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