William Alldredge (b. 1702) - Revision history

Joseph: Differentiate two Jameses.

2025-08-12T17:49:41Z

Differentiate two Jameses.

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	# Nicholas Aldridge (b. 1737)		# Nicholas Aldridge (b. 1737)
	# <del>Nathaniel "Nathan" Benjamin Aldridge</del> (b. 1740) — Mr. York has here conflated [[Nathan Alldredge]] with [[Nathaniel Aldridge Sr.\|Nathaniel Aldridge]].		# <del>Nathaniel "Nathan" Benjamin Aldridge</del> (b. 1740) — Mr. York has here conflated [[Nathan Alldredge]] with [[Nathaniel Aldridge Sr.\|Nathaniel Aldridge]].
	# ~~<s>~~James Aldridge (b. 1742)~~</s>~~ — lived in Flat River settlement and Caswell County, North Carolina, with Joseph and Nathaniel.		# James Aldridge (b. 1742) — A James Aldridge lived in Flat River settlement and Caswell County, North Carolina, with Joseph and Nathaniel. Apparently a different James ''Alldredge'' appeared in deeds with Randolph County Alldredges in the 1770s.

	Of these children, I am personally certain of my own Nathan, and of William, Nicholas, and James, who appeared together in records with Nathan. Either Sylvania (Aldridge) York or Eleanor (Aldridge) York is apparently Dennis York's ancestor. The two Aldridge sisters married York brothers: Sylvania married Semore York, and Eleanor married Thomas York. The York brothers were sons of Jeremiah York, a close neighbor who had land dealings with both William and Nathan. So I feel confident that they are in the right place too. At this time, I have no knowledge of Samuel, and it appears, neither did Mr. York.		Of these children, I am personally certain of my own Nathan, and of William, Nicholas, and James, who appeared together in records with Nathan. Either Sylvania (Aldridge) York or Eleanor (Aldridge) York is apparently Dennis York's ancestor. The two Aldridge sisters married York brothers: Sylvania married Semore York, and Eleanor married Thomas York. The York brothers were sons of Jeremiah York, a close neighbor who had land dealings with both William and Nathan. So I feel confident that they are in the right place too. At this time, I have no knowledge of Samuel, and it appears, neither did Mr. York.

Joseph: Remove James from infobox.

2025-08-12T17:39:34Z

Remove James from infobox.

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	\| buried = Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Randolph County, North Carolina		\| buried = Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Randolph County, North Carolina
	\| parents = [[Nicholas Aldridge]] and [[Martha (Besson) Aldridge]]		\| parents = [[Nicholas Aldridge]] and [[Martha (Besson) Aldridge]]
	\| children = [[William Alldredge (b. 1729)]], [[Eleanor (Alldredge) York]], [[Sylvania (Alldredge) York]], [[Nicholas Alldredge (b. 1737)]], [[Nathan ~~Alldredge]], [[James~~ Alldredge]]		\| children = [[William Alldredge (b. 1729)]], [[Eleanor (Alldredge) York]], [[Sylvania (Alldredge) York]], [[Nicholas Alldredge (b. 1737)]], [[Nathan Alldredge]]
	}}		}}

Joseph: /* Children */ Remove James from children list.

2025-08-12T17:39:16Z

Children: Remove James from children list.

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	# Nicholas Aldridge (b. 1737)		# Nicholas Aldridge (b. 1737)
	# <del>Nathaniel "Nathan" Benjamin Aldridge</del> (b. 1740) — Mr. York has here conflated [[Nathan Alldredge]] with [[Nathaniel Aldridge Sr.\|Nathaniel Aldridge]].		# <del>Nathaniel "Nathan" Benjamin Aldridge</del> (b. 1740) — Mr. York has here conflated [[Nathan Alldredge]] with [[Nathaniel Aldridge Sr.\|Nathaniel Aldridge]].
	# James Aldridge (b. 1742)		# <s>James Aldridge (b. 1742)</s> — lived in Flat River settlement and Caswell County, North Carolina, with Joseph and Nathaniel.

	Of these children, I am personally certain of my own Nathan, and of William, Nicholas, and James, who appeared together in records with Nathan. Either Sylvania (Aldridge) York or Eleanor (Aldridge) York is apparently Dennis York's ancestor. The two Aldridge sisters married York brothers: Sylvania married Semore York, and Eleanor married Thomas York. The York brothers were sons of Jeremiah York, a close neighbor who had land dealings with both William and Nathan. So I feel confident that they are in the right place too. At this time, I have no knowledge of Samuel, and it appears, neither did Mr. York.		Of these children, I am personally certain of my own Nathan, and of William, Nicholas, and James, who appeared together in records with Nathan. Either Sylvania (Aldridge) York or Eleanor (Aldridge) York is apparently Dennis York's ancestor. The two Aldridge sisters married York brothers: Sylvania married Semore York, and Eleanor married Thomas York. The York brothers were sons of Jeremiah York, a close neighbor who had land dealings with both William and Nathan. So I feel confident that they are in the right place too. At this time, I have no knowledge of Samuel, and it appears, neither did Mr. York.
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	# [[Nicholas Alldredge (b. 1737)]]		# [[Nicholas Alldredge (b. 1737)]]
	# [[Nathan Alldredge]]		# [[Nathan Alldredge]]
	~~# [[James Alldredge]]~~

	== Migration and settlement in North Carolina ==		== Migration and settlement in North Carolina ==

Joseph: /* Children */

2024-06-18T22:52:34Z

Children

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	# James Aldridge (b. 1742)		# James Aldridge (b. 1742)

	Of these children, I am personally certain of my own Nathan, and of William, Nicholas, and James, who appeared together in records in Nathan. Either Sylvania (Aldridge) York or Eleanor (Aldridge) York is apparently Dennis York's ancestor. The two Aldridge sisters married York brothers: Sylvania married Semore York, and Eleanor married Thomas York. The York brothers were sons of Jeremiah York, a close neighbor who had land dealings with both William and Nathan. So I feel confident that they are in the right place too. At this time, I have no knowledge of Samuel, and it appears, neither did Mr. York.		Of these children, I am personally certain of my own Nathan, and of William, Nicholas, and James, who appeared together in records with Nathan. Either Sylvania (Aldridge) York or Eleanor (Aldridge) York is apparently Dennis York's ancestor. The two Aldridge sisters married York brothers: Sylvania married Semore York, and Eleanor married Thomas York. The York brothers were sons of Jeremiah York, a close neighbor who had land dealings with both William and Nathan. So I feel confident that they are in the right place too. At this time, I have no knowledge of Samuel, and it appears, neither did Mr. York.

	So I can list these children with some degree of confidence:		So I can list these children with some degree of confidence:

Joseph: /* Birth */

2024-06-18T22:50:40Z

Birth

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	The birth of William Aldridge, the son of Nicholas Aldridge and wife Martha, is recorded in the parish register of All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, although there is some disagreement about the date. The actual register reads 13 March 1702, but Memory Lester, Dennis York, and others give his birthdate as 13 March 1703. I can guess at the reason Memory may have doubted the 1702 date, but I see no reason to question the register. The clerk clearly knew what he was doing, writing William's birth as 13 March 1702 on one line, and writing his baptism as 11 April 1703 on the next.<ref>Lester, 5.</ref>		The birth of William Aldridge, the son of Nicholas Aldridge and wife Martha, is recorded in the parish register of All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, although there is some disagreement about the date. The actual register reads 13 March 1702, but Memory Lester, Dennis York, and others give his birthdate as 13 March 1703. I can guess at the reason Memory may have doubted the 1702 date, but I see no reason to question the register. The clerk clearly knew what he was doing, writing William's birth as 13 March 1702 on one line, and writing his baptism as 11 April 1703 on the next.<ref>Lester, 5.</ref>

	The reason for confusion and doubt is the fact that this William was the second son of Nicholas of Martha by the name of William. Another child named William was born 30 October 1700, baptized 12 July 1702, and buried 26 July 1702. While it was not uncommon for families of the eighteenth century to reuse names of deceased children, allowing that the birthdate of the second William was 13 March 1702 means that '''Nicholas and Martha named a second son ~~named~~ William while the first one was still alive.''' As unreasonable as that may seem to us today, the records indicate that is exactly what happened.		The reason for confusion and doubt is the fact that this William was the second son of Nicholas of Martha by the name of William. Another child named William was born 30 October 1700, baptized 12 July 1702, and buried 26 July 1702. While it was not uncommon for families of the eighteenth century to reuse names of deceased children, allowing that the birthdate of the second William was 13 March 1702 means that '''Nicholas and Martha named a second son William while the first one was still alive.''' As unreasonable as that may seem to us today, the records indicate that is exactly what happened.

	Because there were two Williams, our William's name is sometimes given by researchers as "William II." But he was certainly never known by this name in his lifetime.		Because there were two Williams, our William's name is sometimes given by researchers as "William II." But he was certainly never known by this name in his lifetime.

Joseph at 23:43, 14 March 2024

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	# Samuel Aldridge (b. 1735)		# Samuel Aldridge (b. 1735)
	# Nicholas Aldridge (b. 1737)		# Nicholas Aldridge (b. 1737)
	# <del>Nathaniel "Nathan" Benjamin Aldridge</del> (b. 1740) — Mr. York has here conflated [[Nathan Alldredge]] with [[Nathaniel Aldridge]].		# <del>Nathaniel "Nathan" Benjamin Aldridge</del> (b. 1740) — Mr. York has here conflated [[Nathan Alldredge]] with [[Nathaniel Aldridge Sr.\|Nathaniel Aldridge]].
	# James Aldridge (b. 1742)		# James Aldridge (b. 1742)

Joseph: Formatting.

2024-01-09T17:21:05Z

Formatting.

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	William Aldridge left no will. Dennis York asserts a list of whom William's children "likely included":		William Aldridge left no will. Dennis York asserts a list of whom William's children "likely included":

	# <del>Joseph Aldridge</del> (b. 1728) — We now know, from DNA research that Joseph Aldridge was ''not'' William's son.		# <del>Joseph Aldridge</del> (b. 1728) — We now know from Y-DNA research that Joseph Aldridge was ''not'' William's son.
	# William Aldridge "III" (b. 1729)		# William Aldridge "III" (b. 1729)
	# Eleanor (Aldridge) York (b. 1730)		# Eleanor (Aldridge) York (b. 1730)

Joseph: Fix URLs.

2024-01-09T16:19:44Z

Fix URLs.

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	== Name ==		== Name ==
	Some researchers online refer to this William Aldridge (b. 1702), as William ''Ezekiel'' Aldridge. I do not believe this William Aldridge had a middle name. He never used a middle initial in records. I do not believe his son, William Aldridge (b. 1729), had a middle name either, but I at least accept that the appellation "William Ezekiel" has been attached to him for a long time (i.e. it is pre-Internet).<ref>"It is traditionally said that his full name was William Ezekiel Alldredge." Franklin Rudolph Aldridge, ''Aldridge Records'', vol. 1 (Nashville: self-published, 1966), 152 (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/26642/images/dvm_GenMono007241-00086-0-0?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=299 Ancestry], [www.familysearch.org/library/books/idviewer/252842/156 FamilySearch]).</ref>		Some researchers online refer to this William Aldridge (b. 1702), as William ''Ezekiel'' Aldridge. I do not believe this William Aldridge had a middle name. He never used a middle initial in records. I do not believe his son, William Aldridge (b. 1729), had a middle name either, but I at least accept that the appellation "William Ezekiel" has been attached to him for a long time (i.e. it is pre-Internet).<ref>"It is traditionally said that his full name was William Ezekiel Alldredge." Franklin Rudolph Aldridge, ''Aldridge Records'', vol. 1 (Nashville: self-published, 1966), 152 [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/26642/images/dvm_GenMono007241-00086-0-0?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=299 Ancestry], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idviewer/252842/156 FamilySearch]).</ref>

	== Birth ==		== Birth ==

Joseph: /* Disputed marriage */

2023-07-24T19:49:55Z

Disputed marriage

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	== Disputed marriage ==		== Disputed marriage ==
	[[File:William Akeridge Elizabeth Symmons Marriage.png\|thumb\|alt=All Hallows' Parish register, with 1726 marriage of William Akeridge and Elizabeth Symmons highlighted.\|All Hallows' Parish register, with 1726 marriage of William Akeridge and Elizabeth Symmons highlighted.]]		[[File:William Akeridge Elizabeth Symmons Marriage.png\|thumb\|alt=All Hallows' Parish register, with 1726 marriage of William Akeridge and Elizabeth Symmons highlighted.\|All Hallows' Parish register, with 1726 marriage of William Akeridge and Elizabeth Symmons highlighted.]]
	Ever since Memory Aldridge Lester's book in 1957, the claim has been made that William Aldridge married Elizabeth Symmons on July 3, 1726. Without qualification, Memory wrote, "William ... married Elizabeth Symons July 3, 1726."<ref>Lester, 6.</ref> There is only one problem: this is a misreading of the marriage record. ~~I have not laid eyes on the actual~~ record ~~(as of 6 July 2023, I have ordered a copy of it), but all currently available transcriptions read~~ "William '''Akeridge''' to Elizabeth Symmons."		Ever since Memory Aldridge Lester's book in 1957, the claim has been made that William Aldridge married Elizabeth Symmons on July 3, 1726. Without qualification, Memory wrote, "William ... married Elizabeth Symons July 3, 1726."<ref>Lester, 6.</ref> There is only one problem: this is a misreading of the marriage record. The record very clearly reads "William '''Akeridge''' to Elizabeth Symmons."

	The claim that William Aldridge's wife was Elizabeth Symmons has been asserted so many times in the time since Memory Lester that it has become an "accepted fact." Despite the original claim evidently being a mistake, researchers widely are unwilling to let go of the false identification. Dennis York, in his biography of William Aldridge at Find a Grave, states:		The claim that William Aldridge's wife was Elizabeth Symmons has been asserted so many times in the time since Memory Lester that it has become an "accepted fact." Despite the original claim evidently being a mistake, researchers widely are unwilling to let go of the false identification. Dennis York, in his biography of William Aldridge at Find a Grave, states:

Joseph: /* Birth */

2023-07-24T19:48:27Z

Birth

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	== Birth ==		== Birth ==
	[[File:William Aldridge Birth and Baptism.png\|thumb\|left\|alt=All Hallows' Parish register showing the birth and baptism of William Aldridge "II" (1702).\|All Hallows' Parish register showing the birth and baptism of William Aldridge "II" (1702).]]		[[File:William Aldridge Birth and Baptism.png\|thumb\|left\|alt=All Hallows' Parish register showing the birth and baptism of William Aldridge "II" (1702).\|All Hallows' Parish register showing the birth and baptism of William Aldridge "II" (1702).]]
	The birth of William Aldridge, the son of Nicholas Aldridge and wife Martha, is recorded in the parish register of All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, although there is some disagreement about the date. The actual register reads 13 March 1702, but Memory Lester, Dennis York, and others give his birthdate as 13 March ~~1702~~. I can guess at the reason Memory may have doubted the 1702 date, but I see no reason to question the register. The clerk clearly knew what he was doing, writing William's birth as 13 March 1702 on one line, and writing his baptism as 11 April 1703 on the next.<ref>Lester, 5.</ref>		The birth of William Aldridge, the son of Nicholas Aldridge and wife Martha, is recorded in the parish register of All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, although there is some disagreement about the date. The actual register reads 13 March 1702, but Memory Lester, Dennis York, and others give his birthdate as 13 March 1703. I can guess at the reason Memory may have doubted the 1702 date, but I see no reason to question the register. The clerk clearly knew what he was doing, writing William's birth as 13 March 1702 on one line, and writing his baptism as 11 April 1703 on the next.<ref>Lester, 5.</ref>

	The reason for confusion and doubt is the fact that this William was the second son of Nicholas of Martha by the name of William. Another child named William was born 30 October 1700, baptized 12 July 1702, and buried 26 July 1702. While it was not uncommon for families of the eighteenth century to reuse names of deceased children, allowing that the birthdate of the second William was 13 March 1702 means that '''Nicholas and Martha named a second son named William while the first one was still alive.''' As unreasonable as that may seem to us today, the records indicate that is exactly what happened.		The reason for confusion and doubt is the fact that this William was the second son of Nicholas of Martha by the name of William. Another child named William was born 30 October 1700, baptized 12 July 1702, and buried 26 July 1702. While it was not uncommon for families of the eighteenth century to reuse names of deceased children, allowing that the birthdate of the second William was 13 March 1702 means that '''Nicholas and Martha named a second son named William while the first one was still alive.''' As unreasonable as that may seem to us today, the records indicate that is exactly what happened.