From the research files of Pam Wilson at wilsonpam@mindspring.com. Comments, corrections and additions welcomed. Thanks to Kathy Card for much of the information on this page. Updated May 27, 2000.
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Descendants of Isaac Sullivan Arledge
Generation No. 1
1. ISAAC SULLIVAN /8 ARLEDGE (JESSE7, ISAAC6, CLEMENT5, WILLIAM4 ALDRIDGE, CLEMENT3, CLEMENT2, JOHN ALDRICH/1) was born January 25, 1820 in Randolph Co, NC, and died Aft. 1870; went to Adair, Iowa; HOH 1856 census Adair Co, IA (Jefferson Twp). He married SARAH PATTERSON THOMPSON August 16, 1853 in Marion Co, IN, daughter of JAMES THOMPSON and MARY MANN. She was born April 16, 1831 in of Chatham Co, NC, and died March 30, 1875 in Adair Co, IA.
Notes for ISAAC SULLIVAN ARLEDGE:
Went to Adair, Iowa:
Listed in father's household in 1850 Randolph CO, NC census as Isom S. Alldridge, 30 years old
There is a database called SWIQ6JA in the GenServ Genealogical Sytem that seems to have information on this family. http://www.genserv.com
A Brief History of Adair County
Source: A.T. Andreas' Illustrated Historical
Atlas of the State of Iowa. 1875 [from http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaadair/]
"There seems to be some conflict of opinion as to who was the first white settler in Adair County. It was probably Adair N. Johnson, who came as early as 1849. The next was William Alcorn, who settled at the upper crossing of Middle River in 1850. This was in what is now Jefferson Township in the north part of the county. Perhaps about the same time a man named Lyon erected a cabin near the large spring at Vawter's Grove, in Jackson Township, in 1851. Lyon sold his claim to one Taylor, who was on his way to California with a drove of some four or five hundred head of cattle. Taylor, after wintering his cattle, sold out to J. G. Vawter. Lyon and Taylor were but temporary residents, and left as soon as permanent settlers began to come in. Among the first permanent settlers were William McDonald, who located at the lower crossing of Middle River; Alfred Jones, in Jackson Township; Robert Wilson, in Grand River Township; George M. Holaday, in Jefferson Township;
"Walnut Township, in the northwest part of the county, was settled in the Spring and Fall of 1855 by several families from South Carolina. Those who came in the Spring were James Thompson and Isaac S. Arledge; and in the Fall, Charles Smith and Lewis Underwood.
"Jeremiah Rinard and Stover Rinard settled in Jefferson Township, adjoining Walnut on the east, in the Summer of 1855. Most of the early settlers in this part of county were from South Carolina and Indiana. Settlements were made this year in various parts of the county.
"The first white child, Margaret Johnson, was born in 1850. The first death was that of a child of John Gilson in the same year. The first marriage was that of William Stinson and Elizabeth Crow, the license being issued May 6, 1854, and the marriage solemnized the next day by George M. Holaday, County Judge."
Listed in 1856 Adair Co, IA census (Jefferson Twp #12)
From information sent by Kathy Card:
1860 census, Adair Co, IA, Jefferson Twp (10 July 1860):
118/107
Isaac ARLEGE 40 M Farmer 400 400 North Carolina
Sarah P. ARLEGE 29 F Farmer NC
Jesse A ARLEGE 4 M IA
Benj F. ARLEGE 2 M IA
James W. ARLEGE 2/12 M IA
Charles SMITH 37 M Farmer 600 300 NC
Spicy SMITH 35 F NC
Amanda SMITH 14 F NC
Elisabeth SMITH 12 F NC
Taylor SMITH 9 M NC
Thompson SMITH 6 M Indiana
living next to them:
119/108 James THOMPSON 60 M Farmer 400
200 NC
Margarett " 18 F NC
Polly " 9 F NC
120/109 Andrew J. THOMPSON 25 M Farmer 200
250 NC
Hannah " 20 F Indiana
Melissa 3 F IA
Catharine 1 F IA
Line (Sin?) SHERER 29 M Farmer 1000 300 Indiana
Cyrene " 26 F Ohio
Wm S 6 M IA
Rosanna 3 F IA
Wm H. WILSON 16 M Illinois
1870 Adair Co IA: Isaac S. Arledge, Walnut Twp
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Notes for SARAH PATTERSON THOMPSON:
d/o James Thompson 1800-1875) and Mary Mann (1800-1860). He was son of Samuel Thompson (c1770-1831) and Margaret Ward.
Teri Allred speculates that this was the same Thompson family as the Northumberland Co, VA Thompsons: "Richard Thompson owned land with Clement ALDRIDGE in Northumberland in the mid-1600s and was sued for making a slanderous remark about Rev. David LYNDSAY's wife" (cited by Jo White Lynn in THE GRAY FAMILY (1976).
While searching Warren Co, NC, we found that another Clement ALDRIDGE owned land with a man named James THOMPSON in the mid-1700s. In Chatham Co, NC land records prior to 1800, Allred found a man named Balaaam THOMPSON, son of William THOMSPN and Hannah BELL, b. 1745 in either Surry Co, NC, Albemarle Co, VA or Chatham Co, NC. [Teri Allred newsletter, Summer 1974, pp10-11]
Children of ISAAC ARLEDGE and SARAH THOMPSON are:
2. i. JESSE A.9 ARLEDGE, b. September 21, 1855, Adair, Iowa; d. did he live in Rushville, Sheridan Co, Nebraska? A JA Arledge listed as a farmer there in 1890-91.
ii. BENJAMIN F. ARLEDGE, b. Abt. 1858, Adair, Iowa.
iii. JAMES MILTON ARLEDGE, b. May 21, 1860, Adair, Iowa.
iv. MARY L. ARLEDGE, b. June 11, 1862, Adair, Iowa; m. THOMAS JONES, April 27, Adair CO, IA--not sure of year (1882-1884).
v. ARMINTA M. ARLEDGE, b. August 17, 1865, Adair, Iowa; m. FREMONT W. RICKEL, May 10, 1885.
vi. ELDORA ARLEDGE, b. May 01, 1867, Adair, Iowa; m. ??? DUNN.
vii. SAMUEL P. ARLEDGE, b. January 06, 1870, Adair, Iowa.
viii. LILLIE MARGARET ARLEDGE, b. February
06, 1872, Adair Co, Iowa.
Generation No. 2
2. JESSE A.9 ARLEDGE (ISAAC SULLIVAN8, JESSE7, ISAAC6, CLEMENT5, WILLIAM4 ALDRIDGE, CLEMENT3, CLEMENT2, JOHN ALDRICH/1) was born September 21, 1855 in Adair, Iowa, and died in did he live in Rushville, Sheridan Co, Nebraska? A JA Arledge listed as a farmer there in 1890-91.
Notes for JESSE A. ARLEDGE:
See http://www.rootsweb.com/~nesherid/gaz_a.htm
LDS:
Submitter(s):
ROBERT B. BUTLER of HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO
Child of JESSE A. ARLEDGE is:
i. JESSIE GRACE10 ARLEDGE, b. November 28, 1884, Clarinda, Page Co, IA; d. January 23, 1923, Garner, Hancock Co, IA; m. EDWARD WESLEY HUTCHINSON, January 06, 1902; b. January 06, 1872, Atlantic, Cass Co, IA; d. May 10, 1940, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA; Bur. Ft. Dodge, Webster Co, IA.
Notes for JESSIE GRACE ARLEDGE:
LDS Ancestral File information submitted by:
ROBERT B. BUTLER of HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO
KAREN ANNE CAVIN of SANDY, UT
For further generations, please visit the SEARCHABLE DATABASE on WORLDCONNECT: I have recently uploaded a searchable database of Arledge descendants on the Rootsweb World Connect Project. This does not include any sources or historical notes, just names, dates and relationships of all known ARLEDGE descendants down to the present (with privacy screens for living individuals).