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