HARDY ELDRIDGE & SPENCER ELDRIDGE ____________________________________________________________ Alabama Marriages prior to 1825 Eldridge, Hardy & Boggan, Elizabeth 6/2/1825 - Wilcox County, Alabama Eldridge, John B & Browning, Elizabeth 2/9/1825 - Madison County, Alabama __________________________________________________________________ 1830 LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA Page 274 ELDRIDGE, Hardy - 1 male of 20 under 30, 1 female of 20 under 30 Page 274 ELDRIDGE, Spencer - 2 males of 5 under 10, 1 male of 20 under 30, 1 male of 30 under 40, 2 females under 5, 1 female of 20 under 30 Page 278 ELDRIDGE, Hardy - 1 male of 20 under 30, 1 female of 20 under 30 1840 LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA Page 210 ELDRIDGE, Joana - 2 females of 10 under 15, 1 female of 30 under 40 Page 228 ELDRIDGE, HARDY - 2 males of 10 under 15, 1 male of 30 under 40 ELDRIDGE - 1850 LOUISIANA CENSUS INDEX ELDRIDGE, HARDY MORE 396 3RD WARD ELDRIDGE, THOMAS MORE 401 4TH & 5T ELDRIDGE - 1860 LOUISIANA CENSUS INDEX ELDRIDGE, HARDY MOREHOUSE 349 BASTROP P.O. ELDRIDGE, T. B. MOREHOUSE 349 BASTROP P.O. ELDRIDGE, WILLIAM B. MOREHOUSE 357 BASTROP P.O. __________________________________________________________________ JOHN ELDRIDGE & THOMAS ELDRIDGE - Continental Soldiers in Georgia Line August 5, 1785 -- Certificate of Leonard Marbury to service and discharge as Continental soldiers in Georgia line to: Thomas Rogers, Edward Rogers, Walter Dodson, Thomas Jolly, William Dodson, Wm. Jackson, John Peterson, Wm. Peterson, Robert Davidson, John Davidson, Wm. Hadding, James Hadding, JOHN HARDY, JAMES HARDY, JOHN ELDRIDGE, THOMAS ELDRIDGE, James Beckman, Robert Beckman, James Peterson, Peter Beach, whose bounties are granted to Dr. William Baker. Source: "Historical Collections of the Georgia Chapters Daughters of the American Revolution, 1926, Vol. 1, Atlanta, Georgia. Page 181. _____________________________________________________________ Posted with Premisson of Alice Mattison Subj: Re: Hardy Eldridge Date: 00-11-09 10:57:33 EST From: AAMATTISON To: DELDRIDGE1 Donna, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to reply to your letter. I've read and reread your information, but at this point I don't have enough data on Hardy Eldridge to establish a connection with your LA Eldridges. I do find it interesting that the list of Continental Soldiers in Georgia Line that you sent includes the surname of Hardy as well as the surname of Eldridge...you just know that somewhere there Is a Link. I can tell you that according to the 1850 & 1860 LA Census, Hardy Eldridge (age 45) was residing in Morehouse Parish, LA. Birthplace is listed as NC. His son, Thomas B. Eldridge (age 22) was there as well. In 1860, Thomas B. is residing with his son, William, b. LA...no wife is listed for Thomas, however. In the 1870 Morehouse Parish, LA Census, is the following: Eldridge, Thomas (40) - AL " Louisa (45) - GA " William (17) - LA Devon (?) James H. (19) - GA 1880 Morehouse Parish, LA Census Eldridge, Thomas B. (50) - AL - Planter " Catherine (42) - MS " Thomas Spencer (4) - LA " Lizzie (2) - LA Thomas Boggan Eldridge was born on October 24, 1829, in Butler Co., AL according to the information from his LA Civil War Pension Application. I would be absolutely thrilled if you see a connection..look forward to hearing from you soon. Alice Mattison ____________________________________________________________________________ Subj: Re: Hardy Eldridge Date: 00-11-10 18:27:35 EST From: AAMATTISON To: DELDRIDGE1 Donna, >From the research that I have done...yes, there are two Hardy Eldridges. There is a Hardy Eldridge that is in AL at the time of the Civil War and is listed in the Pension Records. I'm sorry, I should have told you that I've "run into" this before. I do know that the Hardy Eldridge who married Elizabeth Boggan on June 2, 1825, is My Hardy Eldridge. I believe that the other Hardy Eldridge remained in AL through 1870, at least. I am also interested in Spencer Eldridge who owned land in AL adjoining that of Hardy Eldridge...because Thomas Boggan Eldridge's son was named Thomas Spencer Eldridge. Coincidence or relation??? Thanks for your help. Alice Mattison _____________________________________________________________________________ Posted with permission of Cheryl Sumner Subj: Boggan/Eldridge Date: 00-11-08 20:38:26 EST From: Irishsttr2@aol.com DELDRIDGE1@aol.com writes: <<Was looking for information on a HARDY ELDRIDGE that married ELIZABETH BOGGAN, 6/2/1825 in Wilcox County, Alabama. I have come across some information that is connecting the Boggan family in this area (Lowndes/Butler County) to an Eldridge family from Anson County, North Carolina. >> Hardy Eldridge was the brother-in-law of Anderson Boggan. Hardy's wife Elizabeth Boggan (Anderson Boggan's sister) died in 1837. Anderson Boggan ran a store near Georgiana, AL in Butler Co. I have a list of people who shopped there between 1837 and 1844. Anderson Boggan moved to Jasper Co. MS and operated another store there called the Jasper County Fellowship Community Store. The books of that store contain the names ELDRIDGE, Benjamin and James PARKER (I'm looking for info on them), RUSTAN, RAYFORD, and Osborn and Mrs. FAIL, previously of Butler County. George W. Massengill was the father-in-law of Anderson Boggan. I have info that connects some Eldridges in Wilcox County to some HILLs who were there by 1830. I'm researching Hills and Lees from the Sampson Co./Johnston Co. NC area (think the Massengills and some of the Fails were from there too). I know that several Lees and some other families left Butler Co. and ended up in Bienville and Desoto Parishes in LA. Cheryll Sumner