Hi, Alvin-- Here's a tentative family tree that I've pieced together so far from census records, etc. and what different people have sent me on your line. I think some possibilities for your John/Jesse are in the Dobbs/Greene CO, NC Aldridge family or the Randolph Co, NC Aldridge family. The Nathaniel Aldridge family that came out of Randolph CO, NC and went to Abbeville Dist, SC. had a son John b. 1761 who has not been accounted for in any of the trees I've seen. His brother Nathaniel Benjamin (b. 1760) had a son named Jesse Washington Aldridge (b 1799), so the Jesse name was in that family. Also, possibly in that same Randolph Co, NC Aldridge family, there are other Jesse's. Thurman Aldridge's tree has a Jesse bc 1755 listed as a son of a William b. 1729. Either there is an additional generation between your Revolutionary War soldier and the father of your Cornelius "Neil" b. 1824, or Elizabeth must have been *much* younger than her husband. There is a good likelihood the father was previously married, so some of the children listed may have been by a wife prior to Elizabeth. Do you have documentation on your John/Jesse as a Revolutionary Soldier? In which militia? Hope this is helpful, Pam > > Descendants of John or Jesse * Aldridge > > > Generation No. 1 > > 1. JOHN OR JESSE *1 ALDRIDGE was born in NC; was he a Revolutionary soldier?, and died Abt. 1824. He married ELIZABETH ???. She was born in 1827 GA Land Lottery (widow), Appling Co, GA; HOH 1850 Appling Co GA. > > Children of JOHN ALDRIDGE and ELIZABETH ??? are: > i. MARY2 ALDRIDGE. > ii. DANIEL ALDRIDGE. > iii. JOHN ALDRIDGE. > iv. JAMES W. ALDRIDGE. > v. WILLIAM ALDRIDGE. > vi. EMAGENE ALDRIDGE. > vii. MITCHELL ALDRIDGE. > viii. JOSEPH ALDRIDGE. > 2. ix. JESSE ALDRIDGE, b. Abt. 1819, SC; 1860 Appling Co GA census. > 3. x. ISHAM ALDRIDGE, b. 1820, NC or SC; d. Bef. 1860. > xi. NANCY ALDRIDGE, b. 1822, NC or SC. > 4. xii. CORNELIUS "NEIL" ALDRIDGE, b. March 1824, GA; HOH 1850 Appling Co GA; 1860 Clinch Co, GA; living w/ son Jesse in 1890. > > > Generation No. 2 > > 2. JESSE2 ALDRIDGE (JOHN OR JESSE *1) was born Abt. 1819 in SC; 1860 Appling Co GA census. He married JEMIMA ???. She was born Abt. 1830 in GA. > > Children of JESSE ALDRIDGE and JEMIMA ??? are: > i. MARY3 ALDRIDGE, b. 1846. > ii. DAVID ALDRIDGE, b. 1847. > iii. JOHN ALDRIDGE, b. 1849. > iv. JAMES W. ALDRIDGE, b. 1850. > v. WILLIAM ALDRIDGE, b. 1851. > vi. IMOGENE ALDRIDGE, b. 1853. > vii. CORNELIUS ALDRIDGE, b. 1854. > 5. viii. ISHAM M. * ALDRIDGE, b. March 1858, GA [info from 1900 GA census (Appling or Wayne county)]. > ix. INFANT ALDRIDGE, b. 1860. > > > 3. ISHAM2 ALDRIDGE (JOHN OR JESSE *1) was born 1820 in NC or SC, and died Bef. 1860. He married NANCY E. HOWE. She was born 1830 in GA; HOH 1860 Ware Co, GA. > > Children of ISHAM ALDRIDGE and NANCY HOWE are: > i. MEHALA3 ALDRIDGE, b. 1842. > ii. RICHARD ALDRIDGE, b. 1844. > iii. BERRY (HANSFORD) ALDRIDGE, b. 1846. > 6. iv. ISHAM ALDRIDGE, b. November 28, 1846; d. December 12, 1902, Brantley Co, GA. > v. JOHN ALDRIDGE, b. 1849. > vi. REBECCA ALDRIDGE, b. 1852. > vii. WILLIAM ALDRIDGE, b. 1854. > viii. CATHERINE ALDRIDGE, b. 1856. > ix. JESSE ALDRIDGE, b. 1858. > > > 4. CORNELIUS "NEIL"2 ALDRIDGE (JOHN OR JESSE *1) was born March 1824 in GA; HOH 1850 Appling Co GA; 1860 Clinch Co, GA; living w/ son Jesse in 1890. He married LUCINDA ???. She was born 1828. > > Children of CORNELIUS ALDRIDGE and LUCINDA ??? are: > i. JOHN3 ALDRIDGE, b. 1837, living with family in 1850 census; may not be their son. > ii. NELLY ALDRIDGE, b. 1848. > iii. OLIVIA ALDRIDGE, b. 1850. > 7. iv. JESSE ALDRIDGE, b. Abt. 1853, 1890 Pierce Co, GA census; Ware Co, GA. > v. FRANCIS ALDRIDGE, b. 1855. > vi. ISHAM ALDRIDGE, b. 1856. > > > Generation No. 3 > > 5. ISHAM M. *3 ALDRIDGE (JESSE2, JOHN OR JESSE *1) was born March 1858 in GA [info from 1900 GA census (Appling or Wayne county)]. He married SOPHRONIA ???. She was born September 1866 in GA. > > Children of ISHAM ALDRIDGE and SOPHRONIA ??? are: > i. ANDREW J.4 ALDRIDGE, b. 1885. > 8. ii. ISHAM M. ALDRIDGE, b. 1886. > iii. NORA B. ALDRIDGE, b. 1888. > iv. ALIA E. ALDRIDGE, b. 1890. > v. MARY M. ALDRIDGE, b. 1892. > vi. FLORA ALDRIDGE, b. 1894. > vii. SOPHRONIA ALDRIDGE, b. 1897. > viii. LOU E. ALDRIDGE, b. 1898. > > > 6. ISHAM3 ALDRIDGE (ISHAM2, JOHN OR JESSE *1) was born November 28, 1846, and died December 12, 1902 in Brantley Co, GA. He married EMMA (EMENIZER) ALTMAN 1866. She was born 1851 in D/o Jesse Altman and Nancy E. Cason, and died 1926. > > Children of ISHAM ALDRIDGE and EMMA ALTMAN are: > 9. i. JESSE4 ALDRIDGE, b. February 19, 1870; d. 1948, Ware Co, GA; lived at Cow House Island, GA. > ii. CHARLEY LEE ALDRIDGE, b. February 19, 1870. > iii. CYNTHIA ANN ELIZABETH ALDRIDGE, b. 1872. > iv. ISHAM ALDRIDGE, b. 1873; m. LILLIE ???. > v. NANCY MISSOURI ALDRIDGE, b. 1877. > vi. JOHN MATTHEW ALDRIDGE, b. February 06, 1880; d. November 23, 1961; m. MARY MARGARET THRIFT, March 26, 1902. > vii. MARCELLA CELESTE "ZILLIE" ALDRIDGE, b. 1881. > viii. MARY LETICA ALDRIDGE, b. 1885. > ix. BERRY HANSFORD ALDRIDGE, b. 1887. > x. JAMES WALTER ALDRIDGE, b. 1890. > xi. LUISA ALTMAN "LUCY" ALDRIDGE, b. 1892. > > > 7. JESSE3 ALDRIDGE (CORNELIUS "NEIL"2, JOHN OR JESSE *1) was born Abt. 1853 in 1890 Pierce Co, GA census; Ware Co, GA. He married ELIZA PEARSON. She was born Abt. 1860. > > Children of JESSE ALDRIDGE and ELIZA PEARSON are: > i. CLARENCE4 ALDRIDGE, b. 1878. > ii. JOHN N. ALDRIDGE, b. 1880. > iii. CHARLEY LEE ALDRIDGE, b. August 03, 1882, Ware Co, GA; d. 1950; m. VIVIE WOODARD; b. 1885; d. 1964. > iv. ELI OR EDI ALDRIDGE, b. 1884. > > > Generation No. 4 > > 8. ISHAM M.4 ALDRIDGE (ISHAM M. *3, JESSE2, JOHN OR JESSE *1) was born 1886. He married FLOSSIE FLOYD. She was born 1888. > > Children of ISHAM ALDRIDGE and FLOSSIE FLOYD are: > i. JOSEPH5 ALDRIDGE. > ii. MANNY ALDRIDGE. > iii. OTIS ALDRIDGE. > iv. MITCHELL ALDRIDGE. > v. MARVIN ALDRIDGE. > vi. HANNAH ALDRIDGE. > vii. ADA LOU ALDRIDGE. > viii. HARVEY ALDRIDGE. > > > 9. JESSE4 ALDRIDGE (ISHAM3, ISHAM2, JOHN OR JESSE *1) was born February 19, 1870, and died 1948 in Ware Co, GA; lived at Cow House Island, GA. He married GEORGIA PETTY. She was born 1873, and died 1938. > > Children of JESSE ALDRIDGE and GEORGIA PETTY are: > i. CORA5 ALDRIDGE, b. 1897. > ii. ROBERT ALDRIDGE, b. 1898. > iii. JOSEPH LESTER ALDRIDGE, b. 1902. > iv. TOMMIE MOSES ALDRIDGE, b. 1908. > v. QUEEN ESTHER ALDRIDGE, b. 1910. > vi. ONESMUS FOSTER ALDRIDGE, b. 1913. > vii. BEULAH LOIS ALDRIDGE, b. 1917. > > > ************************************* 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