John Baldridge

1715 - 1776  (61 years)

• Name	John Baldridge
  Born	1715	Colerine, Ulster, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Cemetery	Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church
  Died	16 Jul 1776
  Notes	John Baldridge died in Martic Township, Lancaster P.A. Buried: at Chestnut Level: Presbyterian Church. Married at St. Ann's Cathedral in Ulster Ireland. John did not emigrate with his parents and siblings in 1730. He stayed behind, possibly to settle his Father's estate, and married Rebekah. Another source says he stayed in Ireland with his grandfather, Sir James Holmes, at Sir James' insistance, and that he came to America only after Sir James' death. Whatever the case, John and Rebekah finally joined John's family in America in 1737, arriving in Philadelphia aboard "The Village Belle". The couple already had their first 2 children at this time, and their 3rd child was born the same year they emigrated. They colonized land in Martic Township in southern Lancaster County just a few miles northwest of John's parents. At some point, Rebekah's name was changed to the more common spelling of 'Rebecca'. Most documents pertaining to her list the new spelling. In about 1765, John, along with some of his sons and his younger brother, Alexander, traveled to North Carolina and bought acreage in Old Mecklenburg County (northwest of the present-day City of Charlotte). An abstract, dated 13 May 1765, attesting to the purchase by John Baldrige of land along Indian Camp Creek and the Catawba River, can be found in Tryon-Lincoln County Deeds, Volume 1, Pages 670-671. Three other deeds involving similar purchases or rentals of land in that area by John Baldrige appear on pages 155-159 of Volume 4, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Deed Abstracts. John returned to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, only to die there in late July 1766 before he could relocate his family to North Carolina. John Baldrige's Last Will and Testament, dated 15 July 1766 and filed for probate on 31 July 1766, was recorded in Will Book "B", Volume 1, Page 448, Official Records of Lancaster County. It is generally considered that John Baldrige was buried in the cemetery of Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church, although there is no known tombstone there bearing his name.
  Person ID	I994	myfamilytree
  Last Modified	6 May 2022

  
  

  Father	William Baldridge,   b. 16 Jul 1689, Tyrone, Ulster Prov., Ireland ,   d. 25 Nov 1772, Little Britain Twp, Lancaster Co., PA  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Janette Holmes,   b. 24 Jun 1694, County Down, Ireland ,   d. 28 Jun 1768, Little Britain Twp, Lancaster Co., PA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	16 Jun 1714	County Londonberry, Ireland
  Family ID	F2761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Clark,   b. Abt 1720,   d. 1 Jul 1823, Belwood, Cleveland County, NC  (Age 103 years)
  Married	1733	Colerine, Ulster, Ireland
  Children	+ 1. William Baldridge,   b. 1734,   d. 1828  (Age 94 years)   2. Malcome Baldridge,   b. Abt 1736,   d. Bef 1781  (Age 44 years)   3. Robert Baldridge,   b. 1737, Ireland ,   d. Bef 1822  (Age 84 years)   4. Francis Baldridge,   b. Abt 1742,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Daniel Baldridge,   b. Abt 1744,   d. Abt 1826  (Age 82 years)   6. Margaret Baldridge,   b. Abt 1751,   d. Yes, date unknown + 7. John Baldridge,   b. Abt 1752,   d. Abt 1834, Rutherford County, North Carolina  (Age 82 years)   8. Alexander Baldridge,   b. Abt 1756,   d. Abt 1837  (Age 81 years)   9. Thomas Baldridge,   b. Abt 1759,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Ann Baldridge,   b. Abt 1760,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Joseph Baldridge,   b. 1762,   d. Yes, date unknown + 12. Rebecca Baldridge,   b. 10 Mar 1767,   d. 22 Jul 1851, Buncombe County, NC  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	22 May 2022
  Family ID	F426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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