James and Elizabeth Baldridge reared a family of five sons, and a daughter, Mary Baldridge .Three of the sons, William, John, and Samuel Baldridge and the daughter, Mary Baldridge Bayless moved to Adams County, Ohio in the late 1790's and were heads of pioneer families of the county.

The names BALDRIDGE -- BALDRY and BALDREY, the meanings of the names are "personal" and "bold ruler". In the Teutonic the name is BALDRIC, bald meaning bold and ric meaning a ruler. Sometimes in the old English it is BALDREC. The old German form is BALDRIC and BALDRICH. Evidently the name was brought to England by the Saxons.

Known Ohio Descendants of James and Elizabeth Wilson Baldridge
by Ada Baldridge James

Children of James Baldridge and Elizabeth Wilson:

B1 Robert Baldridge, born in the 1760s; married Jennie Howard.

B2 William Baldridge, born in the late 1760s, died in Adams County, Ohio before 1820; married Sarah Freeman, born 1783, died after 1860.

B3 Thomas Baldridge, married Mary Gawdry.

B4 Samuel Baldridge, born December 13, 1775 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, died March 18, 1845 in Adams County, Ohio; married July 13, 1802 Mary McGarry, born Febrary 28, 1783 in Washington County, Pennstvania, died 1863 in Adams County, Ohio.

B5 John Baldridge, born 1780, died November 12, 1851 in Adams County, Ohio; married November 4, 1805 Zilla Cole, born 1783 in Maryland, died August 5, 1864 in Adams County, Ohio.

B6 Mary Baldridge, born February 23, 1783, died July 28, 1863; married Stephen Bayless.

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