14. Nicholas ALDRIDGE
was born on 28 Dec 1653 in East Wellow, Hampshire, England. He died on 21 Nov
1708 in Severn River, Anne Arundel, MD, USA. He was a Tobacco Farmer?. The
birth date used is actually the christening date. In the book Aldridge Records
the following is said: Nicholas Aldridge was living in Anne Arundel County as
early as 1678 and perhhaps before, when payment of 50 lbs. tobacco was made to
him. He was in the rent roll August 1680 for land on the south side Magothy
River. In 1707 his rent was twelve shillings for the three hundred acres that
was granted to him 1681. Lord Cecilius Culvert of Baltimore the second, took
up when his father died in establidshing a colony in Maryland about 1634. The
grant included all the land between the fortieth parallel and the southern bank
of the Potomac river. Thomas and Nicholas Aldridge, who may have been brothers,
lived in the county of Anne Arundel. Thomas was granted by Cecelius Calvert
one hundred acres of land called "Aldridge Lott" in Baltimore county,
in Chesepeake Bay, and on the eastern side of the bay, and on the west side of
Chara Creek. Rent 4 Shillings, 9th June 1675. Nicholas Aldridge was granted
by Chas. Calvert (Charles George Calvert the third Lord of Baltimore), three
hundred acres land Called "Aldridge His Beginning" in Anne Arundel
County. Rent 12 Shillings, signed 11th July 1681. A shilling is worth about
$0.07 1/2 so Nicholas payed about $0.90 for his land. Thomas Aldridge payed
about $0.30 for his land. We do not know if this rent was collected Monthly
or Yearly. He was 28 years old when he recieved this land and only lived on
this land for 27 years, since he died in 1708, at age 55 years. Thomas and Nicholas
land grants were very near one another, both being near the county line of Anne
Arundel and Baltimore Counties, so near they both attended the same Parish in
Anne Arundel, where both their children's birth and Marrieges were registered.
There parish was All Hollow Parish. After an extensive search of East Wellow,
England church records, I found no records of a Thomas Aldridge with a father
Nicholas Aldridge. I feel that the Thomas mentioned in the land records is probably
a cousin, not a brother, since there was a Thomas with a different father (John
Aldridge) mentioned. See you encyclopiedia for more information on Cecilious
Colvert the second lord of Baltimore and Charles George Culvert the third lord
of Baltimore. A Baptism record was found from the church records of East Wellow,
Hampshire, England. It reads as follows: Nicholas the son of Nicholas Aldridge
the younger December 28th, 1653. A servey record was found and sent to me by
Ann Arundel county Archives. This record is written in the old english hand and
is very hard to read. I have translated as mush of it as posible. I will duplicate
it here. I will write (can not read) in the areas that I can't translate. Aug
20, 1680 By virtue of (can not read) granted unto Henry Hanslop
of Ann Arundell County for six hundred
acres of land
Nicholas Aldrige being dated the 20th day of Aug One Thousand
Six
Hundred and eighty, three hundred acres
was thereof
Rent 12 alle Asigned by the said (can not read) unto Nicholas
Aldridge of the said county as Apprs.
These are
Aldrige his beginning therefor in humble manner to cirtificated by Geo:
Yates
dep: (can not read) for the said Aldridge
parcel of land
called Aldridge his beginning Lying
in the said county
on the south side of Magothy River
beginning at about (can not read)
Oak standing opposite to Eussaral Island and bounding on the
said river lying down south south east
one hundred acres abound by chestnut tree (can
not read) then north north west one hundred acres then
east to the (can not read): And now laid out for three
hundred acres of land more or less to be
held of the manner of Ann Arundell. Geo: Yates serveyer
Martha was born about 1655. She died about 1709.
Martha Married Nicholas Aldridge and had 9 children. One William Aldridge died
at an early age. She remarried after the death of Nicholas Aldridge, on the
5th of November 1709 to John Roberts. Nicholas ALDRIDGE and Martha had the following
children:
+19 i.
Thomas ALDRIDGE.
+20 ii.
Ann ALDRIDGE.
+21 iii.
John ALDRIDGE.
22 iv.
Jane (Joane) ALDRIDGE was born on 10 Sep 1689.
23 v.
Janey (Sydney) ALDRIDGE was born on 9 Aug 1693.
+24 vi.
Nicholes ALDRIDGE.
25 vii.
William ALDRIDGE was born on 30 Oct 1700. He died in 1702.
26 viii.
William ALDRIDGE was born on 13 Mar 1701/2.
27 ix.
James ALDRIDGE was born on 1 Jul 1706.
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