| Baldridge and Turrentine Families |
| Samuel Henderson Turrentine was born in 1811, in Orange County, NC; died 1890; he was a g-grandson of Samuel Turrentine; a son of Daniel and Elizabeth Steele Turrentine; Elizabeth was the daughter of Col. John Steele, Jr., hero of the Battle of Alamance. |
| Martitia Caroline, wife of Samuel Henderson Turrentine |
| Archelaus Turrentine, 1796 - 1885 was a g-grandson of Samuel Turrentine; a son of Samuel & Sarah Wilson Turrentine. Samuel was Sheriff of Orange Co., NC, US Marshal, Dist. of NC; Major, War of 1812. |
| Tombstones of Samuel Turrentine and Alexander Turrentine; Alexander was my 5-g-grandfather. The two brothers came from Ireland together, first to Lancaster County, PA, and eventually settling in Orange County, NC, where they both lived out their lives. Below left, tombstone of Alexander's wife, Deborah Spence Turrentine. Below right, the tombstone of the second wife of Samuel Turrentine, Mary Bryant. They are buried in the Turrentine Family Cemetery on land which once belonged to Samuel Turrentine, in present day Durham County, NC. |
Rubbing from the tombstone of Capt. John Baldridge.
Capt. Baldridge was the grandson of my original Baldridge
immigrants, William and Janette Holms Baldridge.
"John Baldridge was in the battle of Ramsours, near
Lincoln Courthouse under Gen. Rutherford; in battle of
Brier Creek at Mr. Toone's in Iredell County; in battle at
Punenburg, SC; at Cowen's and Beattie's Fords in NC
under Gen. Davidson (Gen. Davidson killed). He was living
near the battleground, went on the ground and saw Gen.
Davidson and others lying dead. Capt. Baldridge, after the
forces under Cornwallis had left, obtained horses and
carried his wife out of danger of the British and Tories and
the same day returned to his company." Written by Capt
Baldridge's brother, Alexander, upon application for
pension by John's widow, Isabella, in 1843.
Capt. Baldridge was the grandson of my original Baldridge
immigrants, William and Janette Holms Baldridge.
"John Baldridge was in the battle of Ramsours, near
Lincoln Courthouse under Gen. Rutherford; in battle of
Brier Creek at Mr. Toone's in Iredell County; in battle at
Punenburg, SC; at Cowen's and Beattie's Fords in NC
under Gen. Davidson (Gen. Davidson killed). He was living
near the battleground, went on the ground and saw Gen.
Davidson and others lying dead. Capt. Baldridge, after the
forces under Cornwallis had left, obtained horses and
carried his wife out of danger of the British and Tories and
the same day returned to his company." Written by Capt
Baldridge's brother, Alexander, upon application for
pension by John's widow, Isabella, in 1843.
| Josiah Walker Baldridge, son of James and Martha TURRENTINE BALDRIDGE. He was born in Orange County, NC in 1798; married Sarah Wells HODGE in Orange County; died in 1876, Mission Valley, Texas. Josiah's mother was the sister of my 4-g-grandmother, Elizabeth Turrentine Baldridge and his father was the nephew of my 4-g-grandfather, Francis Baldridge. |
| Map showing Baldridge & Turrentine land holdings in Orange County, late 1700's Whispers - Home My G-Grandfather's Attic |
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