Caleb Aldridge, Jr.

From Pam Wilson's Arledge Family History Project: Mostly notes of Don Aldridge of Oakboro, NC <daldridge@ctc.net>:

Don Aldridge writes: MOVED TO STEWART COUNTY, TENN IN EARLY 1800'S. SOLD HIS LAND THERE AND WAS BACK BESIDE HIS FATHER IN THE 1820 ANSON COUNTY, NC FEDERAL CENSUS.

It appears that either Caleb Sr. or his son Caleb Jr. went to Stewart County, Tennessee in the first decade of the 1800s, where his son Clement also ended up.

• named on a 1811 tax list in Stewart Co TN, along with Clement (numbers 111, 112).
• Caleb Arledge was in Stewart County and owned 48 acres, as named in an 1814 land survey dated 20 October 1814 describing a tract of 48 acres on the Elk Fork of the Piney Fork of the Little West Fork of the Red River, near the county line [with Montgomery County]. WItnesses were John Perry and William Whitfield. Other surveys note that Whitfield occupied the land. (see attached)
• Another document lists Caleb Arledge as having paid for the survey (or the 48 acres; it's not clear) named above.
• Also named in another survey dated 7 Feb 1814 to Thomas Dillon...Waters of the Elk Fork of the Piney Fork of Red River...48 acres entered in the name of Caleb Arledge on which William Whitfield now lives. FIled 25 July 1814. (Image attached)
• A second survey on 15 Aug 1814 for Burr Powell "on the waters of the Piney forks of the little west fork of the Red River near the line dividing Stewart and Montgomery Counties" adjacent Caleb Arledge's 48 acres "on which William Whitfield now lives" (image attached)
• Final formal assignment of Caleb's 48 acres on 24 May 1817 (document attached) [Note: Documents from Ancestry.com are attached to Caleb Sr's profile under Media Tab]

Need to find records of his selling the 48 acres in Tennessee.

Returned to Anson County by 1820.

In 1820 census next to his father Caleb Sr. However, the record is curious because it only shows one male under 10 and no male head of household, even though the name listed is Calep. Females are two under 10, one 10-16, and one 26-45.(see below)

1825--newspaper article (attached) lists Caleb Jr's Anson County property as up for sale by sheriff due to unpaid taxes.

ABOUT 1830 HE MOVED TO THE ROCKY RIVER SPRINGS AREA OF WHAT WAS THEN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NC. (STANLY COUNTY, NC AFTER 1841). PW: I could not find him in any census in 1830.

1840 census, Montgomery Co, NC West Pee Dee District Males: 1 (15-20), 1 (40-50), Females 1 (5-10) and one (40-50)

Don writes: HE IS LISTED INTHE 1842 STANLY COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ROLLS AS OWNING 150 ACRES ON ALLIGATOR BRANCH.

HE IS SHOWN ON THE DEED AS ONE OF THE FIVE MEN WHO SIGNED THE NOTE TO PURCHASE LAND FOR A HOUSE OF WORSHIP. THE CHURCH WAS NAMED REHOBETH AFTER THE REHOBETH SPRINGS LOCATED NEARBY ON THE OLD WINFIELD ROAD.

1850 census Stanly County, NC:

• NAME: Caleb Alldridge
• AGE: 56
• BIRTH YEAR: 1794
• BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
• HOME IN 1850: Ross, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
• GENDER: Male
• FAMILY NUMBER: 797
• HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:
• Name Age
• Rebecca Alldridge 58
• Caleb Alldridge 56
• Jane Alldridge 18

HIS FIRST WIFE, REBECCA CAGLE, DIED AND HE THEN MARRIED ELIZABETH OSBORNE BULLARD. (UNION COUNTY, NC MARRIAGE RECORDS in 1858) THERE WERE NO CHILDREN BY THE SECOND MARRIAGE.

1870 Stanly County, NC census:

• NAME: Caleb Aldridge
• AGE IN 1870: 80
• BIRTH YEAR: 1790
• BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
• DWELLING NUMBER: 57
• HOME IN 1870: Tyson, Stanly, North Carolina
• RACE: White
• GENDER: Male
• OCCUPATION: Farmer
• CANNOT READ: Y
• CANNOT WRITE: Y
• MALE CITIZEN OVER 21: Y
• PERSONAL ESTATE VALUE: 150
• REAL ESTATE VALUE: 50
• INFERRED CHILDREN: Elizabeth Aldridge
• HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:
• Name Age
• Caleb Aldridge 80
• Elizabeth Aldridge 40

CALEB AND REBECCA ARE ALMOST CERTAINLY BURIED IN THE REHOBETH CEMETERY, AS ARE MANY OTHER ALDRIDGES. ELIZABETH IS BURIED THERE WITH A HAND SCRIBED STONE MARKER.

ALSO SEE FRANKLIN RUDOLPH ALDRIDGE BOOK PAGE 189-190. THE CALEB MENTIONED AT THE BOTTOM OF 189 AND TOP OF 190 IS THE FATHER OF THE CALEB REFERENCED IN THE SUB HEADING," CALEB ALDRIDGE TO WHITFIELD."

THE NAME SPELLING FLIP-FLOPPED BETWEEN ALDRIDGE AND ARLEDGE MANY TIMES FOR THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS.

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In 1820, in Anson County, NC (categories: males <10, 10-16, 16-18, 16-26, 26-45, >45; females <10, 10-16, 16-26, 26-45, >45; then number of persons engaged in agriculture/commerce/mfg, then slaves)

Calep ARLDRIGE Sr 010001 11301 20000 (between Price, Presley, Sikes, Smith)

Calep ARLDRIGE Jr 100000 21010 10000 (next door to father)

A few pages later is his brother:

Eliazer ALDRIGE 010100 00100 20000 (between Moses Thomas & Joseph Brice)

Couldn't find in Anson or Montgomery in 1830.

1840 Montgomery Co, NC (West of Pee Dee River) as ALLDRIDGE, Caleb 0001001 0100001

1850 Stanly Co NC census ALLDRIGE, Caleb Ross District Number 7 1850 645 56 [verified from original] 8 792 797

• Alldrige Caleb 56 M Farmer 150
• Rebecca 58 F
• Alldrige Jane 18 F

1860 Stanly Co, NC, Albemarle

• Caleb Aldridge 66 Farmer 55/180 cannot R&W
• Elizabeth 43 cannot R&W

1870 Stanly Co NC, Tyson Twp, Albemarle

on same page:

1. 53

• Aldridge, PJ 21 Farmer cannot R&W, just married
• Mary 19

1. 55 living w/ George Clay family:

• Aldridge, WW 23 farm laborer NC

1. 56

• Josiah Aldridge 46 farmer 175/200 NC
• Martha 32 cannot R&W
• Cordelia 9
• Abigail 4
• Eliza 2
• John 12

1. 57

• Caleb Aldridge 80 Farmer 50/150 NC cannot R&W
• Elizabeth 40 or 46 NC

Next page: G W Simpson, 50, wife Jane, 35, and children

Caleb Aldridge in the North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 Name: Caleb Aldridge Gender: Male Marriage Date: 19 Sep 1858 Marriage Place: Union, North Carolina, USA Spouse: Elizabeth Bullord Spouse Gender: Female Event Type: Marriage