Dear EFSS and Arledge/Aldridge colleagues, I need your help with one (of the many!) loose ends in the ARLEDGE (also know as ALDRIDGE in many cases) family history efforts. It also involves many THOMPSONS, JONES, and others (see below). (If any of you know Thompson and Jones researchers, please feel free to forward this to them). Most of the Northumberland Co, VA ARLEDGEs worked their way to the Craven/Fairfield area of SC, settling along the Wateree/Catawba, from whence their children began to spread into neighboring counties (esp. Kershaw, Chester and Edgefield in SC and Anson, Mecklenburg and Rutherford in NC). However, one important group of Arledges ended up in Randolph Co, NC, and we have a knowledge gap about exactly how they got there. One of the mysteries of the ARLEDGE family history is the need to discover what happened to Clement ARLEDGE, son of William ARLEDGE and Alice FANNIN of Northumberland Co, VA. Clement was born about 1708, presumably in Northumberland County. By most accounts, he married a woman named Ann or Anna (last name unknown). He sold his land in Northumberland Co. VA on 9 May 1743 and is presumed to have left the area. It appears that Clement went south into NC, and seems to have settled along Buffalo Creek in what was first Granville, then Bute and then probably Warren County. [See abstracts below]. (Does anyone know where this was and what county it was in after this?) He was closely associated with the THOMPSON and JONES families, and I'm hoping that researchers of those families might help fill in some of the blanks. I have found no mention of Clement Arledge after the 1772 deed, below. I have not been able to locate a will or estate records for either him or his wife, and have no record of who his children were. Now, I do have strong speculations as to who his children might have been, but as you and I both know, speculations won't even buy us a cup of coffee! There are records in Randolph County of a Henry, an Isaac, a Hicks, and a Thomas ARLEDGE who are likely the sons or grandsons of this Clement Arledge: -In 1793, a Henry was the first ARLEDGE on the grantee list of land records in Randolph Co, NC. (Book 5, p. 77, deed from Jeremia Cox for 300 acres). -According to Graham Louer's notes, there are records in Orange Co, NC of an Isaac ELLIDGE and ELLEDGE that may be the same person as Isaac ARLEDGE later of Randolph County. One, dated 20 Oct 1760, is a warrant for 700 acres on a branch of Rocky River adjoining Ambros SMITH, "where Elledge lives." On the same date there is an entry by Shedrick JACOBS for 700 acres on branch of Rocky River adjoining Ambros SMITH, plantation where he now lives. Isaac also entered 700 acres for S. JACOBS, who also now lives at Ambros SMITH on the same date. -According to Nancy Martin, Hicks ARLIGE is listed as a signer of 1773 petition to move the courthouse nearer the center of the county. Randolph Co. was part of Guilford Co. at this time. According to the writer most of the signers are residents of southern Guilford which became part of Randolph Co. in 1779. -A Thomas ARLEGE is on the 1779 tax list in Randolph Co, NC. We have thousands of descendants of the Randolph County, NC Isaac ARLEDGE, above (who died bef. August 1818 in Randolph Co, NC), who would love to know for sure that they are descended through Clement. [Isaac's offspring spread into south central Ohio, Iowa and east/middle Tennessee, with many going on to TX.] Here are the only records I have been able to find for Clement ARLEDGE: Franklin R. Aldridge (Aldridge Records, Vol. II, 1975, p. 189) wrote: "In the year 1761, Earl Granville granted to Thomas TURNER (Deed Bk E, p. 175, Granville Co, NC) vacant land on NC Fishing Creek adjoining CAPPS, ALDRIDGE, THOMAS along Peter SANTSING's line and Francis SANTSING's line adjoining JONES and SMART lines. This appears that one of the ALDRIDGEs was already living there. "In Granville County in the year 1762 Francis CAPPS deeded to Clement ARLEDGE of same county in the consideration of the sum of Eighteen pounds gold and silver coin for 300 acres of land being a survey taken by James Sentry, lying on the head of Bufelow Creek (Deed Bk. F P. 152 Granville Co, NC)." After the change in jurisdiction to Bute County, the same people are found in the following records. From abstracts of Warren Co (Bute Co) NC found in NC Archives in Raleigh: Deed Book A p.96 Dolling JONES of Halifax Co & Lucy JONES to Clement ARLEDGE 15 Oct 1764 45 pds VA money for 100 a where William BOBBIT formerly lived on SS Bufelow Branch Reg 21 Mar 1765; wit: Jas THOMPSON, Francis BELL, Drucilla THOMPSON Deed Book A p. 102 Francis & Heneritta CAPPS to John CHADWICK 7 Jan 1765 adj. ARLEDGE, SANESING, Jas. THOMPSON & ALSTON on Bufelow Branch reg 24 Mar 1765 Deed Book A p. 118 Clement ARLEDGE to Jas. THOMPSON 7 Oct 1764 14 pds VA money for 200 a on SS Ridge Path, Bever Dam Branch and Mill Branch wit: Jos. THOMPSON, Zach. THOMPSON & David ROSS reg 3 Apr 1765 Deed Book A p. 169 William JOHNSON, Esq Sheriff of Bute Co to John Austin FINNIE of Surry Co VA 1 Apr 1765 Ref is made to order of Allen JONES, Clerk of Ct of Halifax Co 1 Sept 1764 for property of Jos. THOMPSON to be sold for debt to William TABB. Land on ridge on Meeting House Path to Buffalo Branch bought from CLEM ARLEDGE. Finnie was highest bidder ar Sheriff's sale held 30 Jan 1765. reg 2 Jul 1765 Deed Book A p. 307 CLEMENT ARLEDGE & Jas THOMPSON to John Austin FINNIE of Surry Co VA 9 Sept 1765 25 pds Procl. money for 2 tracts of land: 1) 260 a on NS Great Fishing Creek nr meeting house path adj ARLEDGE and TURNER; 2) 300 a survey by James SENSING at head of Buffalo Creek incl land that belonged to Jos. THOMPSON taken in execution and sold by Major Wm JOHNSON, Wit David ROSS, James SENSING reg 19 Aug 1766 Deed Book 1 p. 73: 6 June 1765 Francis CAPPS to Richard BENNETT, both of Bute Co: 70 a on Beaverdam Branch at Ridge Path adj. James SENSING; wit. Clement ARLEDGE, James SENSING. reg 4 Nov 1766 Deed Book 2 p. 135: 28 Jan 1765 Barsheba JONES to John LANGSTON, both of Bute Co, 4 pds VA money for 80 a in Bute CO between Reedy and Great Fishing Creek adj Rich MADDRA and Clement OLDRIDGE. Wit John PERSON, John MUTLO, reg 2 May 1769 Deed Book 2 p. 154: ____1769, Benj THOMPSON to Zachariah THOMPSON both of Bute Co 20 pds VA money for 150 a in Bute Co on ES sd Benj Thompson's Spring Branch adj SIMMONS, POUNDS and ROBERSON, part of grant 13 feb 1769 Wit; Clement ARLEDGE, John LANDEMAN (?), John Pounds, Gedeon THOMPSON. Proved by Clement ARLEDGE Bute Feb Ct 1769 reg 10 June 1769 Marginal note: Del 14 Feby 1771 to Zach THOMPSON. Bute Co NC Court Minutes for Second Tues in Feb 1769 p. 54 show that the oath of Clement ARLEDGE proved a deed of bargain and sale from Benjamin THOMPSON to Zachariah THOMPSON for 150 acres. Deed Book 3 p. 429: 10 Feb 1772 Francis CAPPS of Bute Co to John Austin FINNIE of Surry CO VA 10 pds VA money for 100 a adj Joshua CAPPS, HEASLEWOOD, other land he had sold Finnie and land Finnie had bought from Clement ALDRIGE Wit Jas MOORE, Jacob MOSLEY reg 6 May 1772 _____________ A postscript: As I was typing these, I was struck by a name similarity, and checked my records for another branch of the ARLEDGE family. The name THOMPSON name has recently come to my attention in relation to the family of Clement's younger half-brother Isaac ARLEDGE, who settled on the Wateree River in Craven County (Fairfield District), SC in the 1740s. Two of Isaac's sons were Clement and Caleb, who appear in the following deed references involving THOMPSONs in Anson Co, NC and Chester and Fairfield Co, SC. Zachariah ARLEDGE THOMPSON of Chester CO, SC was the seller in an 1808 deed to Caleb ARLEDGE of Mecklenburg Co NC for 50 acres in Anson Co, NC originally granted to Joseph THOMPSON in 1786. This deed was witnessed by Clement ARLEDGE Jr. and Sr. We also have a deed from John and Ann THOMSON to Caleb ALEDGE [sic] in June 1786 for 150 acres on Richardson Creek in Mecklenburg Co. NC. If anyone has any clues about any of these families or where I might find more answers, please let me know. Thanks! 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