DEATH: 1755 in Roy V Sherman book (1968) p 295
From:hollick@HULAW1.HARVARD.EDU (Martin E. Hollick)
William Eldridge's descendants appear in an article in NEHGR 51:46, and
62:202. Also try Eldridge Genealogy (1966); Descendants of William
Eldred of Yarmouth and Eldreds of Illinois (1940); Library of Cape Cod,
no. 101 for the descendants of Robert Eldridge (a relation of Wm somehow).Jehosophat Eldred, b. c1657 Yarmouth,
Barnstable Co., Mass, d. 29 Nov 1732 prob. at Monomoy, Barnstable Co.
Mass, m. Elizabeth Covell in 1688 in Barnstable Co., Mass, may have had
a daughter named Hannah that married John O'Killey of Yarmouth about 1719.
A descendant of this Hannah is Mert Alexander. Pioneers of Massachusetts:
the only thing close to that spelling is on page 153 which reads:
ELDRECH, William, Yarmouth. Wife Ann; field a suit to protect in 1645. Children Ann b. December 1648, Sarah b. October 10 1650.may find something in the article "The Yarmouth Families
of ELDREDGE" by Amos Otis, copywrite, 1914, by Charles W. Swift
WILBORE or WILBOR
Wildbore book shows Benjamin (not Thomas, b 29 Dec 1704) as father of George.
GENDEX: 1TJ0-DG
BIRTH: Little Compton Families, p330, gives her bd as 1682, not 1690
first married "Freelove," who married second Joseph Nichols, son of John, son
of Thomas (first).Batch #: 7218130, Sheet #: 75, Source Call #: 820438
Freelove married second to Joseph Nichols the son of John, son of Thomas 1st.
First cousins as I get it. **The 1705 bd is my estimate.
There was an Abraham Matthewson (1737-1801) RI, his wife an Alice ---. AFN
match SSXB-M1 = SF25-6M
James and Hannah are said to be of North Kingston RI, Jas bn abt 1710. IGI has
one James Reynolds bn 12 Feb 1705, North Kingston, Washgton RI. The parents of
this James: James Reynolds and Sarah ---. batch 8011602, sheet 56, LC# for
source doc 1260691. Another James Reynolds (bn 1714) for North Kingston,
Washington RI lists parents Francis Reynolds and Mary Greene. batch 5017515
sheet 24, LC# 1553688 (I think bd for James must be earlier -- abt 1692).Chdrn of James and Hannah: John (20 Aug 1723), Abiah (1 Jul 1729), Elizabeth
(1729 or ?)