Display Patriot - P-327292 - William ALDRIDGE

William ALDRIDGE

SAR Patriot #: P-327292

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State of Service: NC      Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service

Birth: abt 1729 / Anne Arundel / MD
Death: 13 Nov 1789 / Randolph / NC

Qualifying Service Description:

Served jury duty between 1779 and 1780 in Randolph County, North Carolina


Additional References:
  1. Haun, Weynette Parks, North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts: Secretary of State, Treasurer's and Comptroller's Papers, Book C, Part 14, Report 84, pg 1940-1941
  2. Randolph County [Virginia] Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1779-1782

Spouse: Elizabeth XX;
Children: Sarah;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
2005-12-30 KS 19211 Timothy Edward Peterman (121096) Sarah   
Burial:
McMasters Cemetery (C-0371753)
Location:
/ Randolph / NC / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
48311
Grave Plot #:
Row 5, Grave 3
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
14418877
Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • A very worn upright stone that appears to be contemporary with the death of the Patriot
  • No evidence of a SAR or DAR marker


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

At Randolph County, south of Liberty, North Carolina west of Highway 49, west on Sandy Creek Church Road, then south to: 2435 Soapstone Mountain Road, Staley (rural mail route), North Carolina, 27355



Author: Timothy Edward Peterman

William Aldridge was born about 1729 in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, the son of William and Elizabeth (Symons) Aldridge, and grandson of Nicholas and Martha (Besson) Aldridge. William Jr. moved with his parents to what is now Randolph Co., North Carolina before 1755.

During the American Revolution, while living in Randolph County, North Carolina jury duty on Dec. 16, 1779, and Mar. 14, 1780 (other dates as well).

He married Elizabeth [surname unknown] (she died Oct. 24, 1793). They had 14 children:

  1. Mary (born about 1753 and died after 1789).
  2. William (1755-1818).
  3. Ezekiel (1757-1824).
  4. Betheny (born about 1759 and died after 1789).
  5. John (born about 1761 and died after 1820).
  6. Sarah (born about 1763 and died after 1823).
  7. Ezebel (born about 1765-1794).
  8. Sophia (1767 and died after 1789).
  9. Rosanah (born about 1769 and died after 1830).
  10. Susanah (born about 1771 and died after 1789).
  11. Samuel (1773 and died after 1850).
  12. Aaron (1775-1821).
  13. Moses (born about 1777-1797).
  14. Mirriam (born about 1779 and died after 1789). Notable descendants include former first lady, Laura Bush.

He died in Nov. 1789 in Randolph Co., North Carolina (Will made Nov. 13, 1789, and proven in court on Dec. 7, 1789, gravestone inscription appears to be Nov. 13, 1789).


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