Alanson Aldrich

Question

This is what I have so far. Alanson Aldrich buys 73.66 acres in Wayne County Michigan. He is not in the 1820 Census the purchase was in 1825. He shows up with his spouse Huldah in the 1830 Livonia, Wayne County census. He bought 160 acres in Calhoun County in 1837. He stays in Livonia till 1860s. His children were Leonard S Aldrich And Phila Aldrich who married Samuel Cranson. Alanson disappears and supposedly dies in Litchfield Calhoun County but supposedly the son of Benjah, but some think Leonard.  He could be confused with someone else but he is hard to find. I do know my line likes to take the father's name and use it as the middle name. Such as Me Christopher David Aldrich

David Woodrow Aldrich

Woodrow Stephen Aldrich

Stephen Leonard Aldrich

William Leonard Aldrich, a little hiccup in the naming pattern

Leonard Stephen Aldrich

Alanson Aldrich. this is an odd name in the pattern. Would his name be Stephen? But I was looking into Huldah Aldrich his wife. Some think she was a Knapp but she was not. I thought I found a typo but the GDIS in Michigan has her father listed as Savel Aldrich residence Michigan and her mother Rhoda Aldrich. I called and for a fact, that's is what listed on her death certificate as the daughter of Aldrich. Alanson married a cousin. I say cousin because I don't think he would marry his sister. This is why I think Alanson is not the son of Benjah Aldrich. This is the correct Huldah because she died in North Shade Hillsdale County. This is farther north and far from Litchfield, but her Probate will list Leonard Stephen Aldrich And Phila Cranson as her children. What do you guys make of this?  Do you all think he married his cousin? Everything I find points towards that.

Also, off-topic but My Y-DNA goes back to Scotland. George Aldrich wasn't Scottish, well, I don't think he was. I have a Genetic relationship with House Audley, house Hesse, and House of Lippe Detmold. House Monfort, clan Nesbit, clan Boswell, Armstrong many other clans through my Y-DNA some of them I match at 800cM some larger as the longest strain and shared DNA over 4,000 some range from 2,000 to 7,000 SNPs I think this might help discover if my line does come from George then where his family was from or a region. I know some Aldrichs immigrated from Germany later like David Aldrich.

Answer 1

Hi Christropher,

Since I am not sure what information you have and these were not listed in your sources, I have included what I have located in a quick search.

1) Just in case you were not aware, there is a Walking Tour of Historic Northville, Michigan which mentions that most of the homes on the tour can trace their ownership back to one of the first settlers including Alanson Aldrich.  The group leading this may have more information about Alanson.  You never know until you reach out.

https://pocketsights.com/tours/tour/Northville-Walking-Tour-of-Historic-Northville-Michigan-1067

2) The National Aldrich Association is a group founded in 1964 by Earl Aldrich.  They focus on the Aldrich genealogy beginning with their first American ancestor, George Aldrich who came to Massachusetts from England in 1631.  They have 306 members. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/104637488885/

Though focused on the Aldrich surname in other areas, it is still in the New England area.  Could be possible relatives.  Alanson was born in New York, which was a common state many of the New Englanders removed to.  In the Bibliography for the National Aldrich Association, there is an "Alanson Aldrich Bible" referred to.  

https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~aldrichnaa/genealogy/Bibliography.htm

It was referenced in the Genealogical Society of Old Tyron County Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 2 from May 1974.  That Bulletin is available at the Family History Library Film 6050631

https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/131736?availability=Family%20History%20Library

Possibly one of those 306 members have some piece of information to assist you.

3) Since Alanson is a unique name, most likely a family name passed down, possibly by researching Alanson Aldrich who was born about 1814 and die 30 Oct 1842 and was buried in Woonsocket, RI might lead you closer.  Or Alanson Aldrich who was born March 15, 1905, whose has a New York Social Security Number, and died in January 1986 might be a lead.

4) NOTE:  The next reference is a PDF document online.  I would recommend not clicking on any of the links within the document for security reasons.  Instead track down the source through the information provided.

https://yanceyfamilygenealogy.org/Family_Bibles_starting_with_letter/A/ALDRICH.pdf

This is a list of Aldritch Family Bibles or Registers with some source details.

5) From the Quaker Records from Farmington Monthly Meeting, Ontario County, New York Pag 42, there is a marriage record for Alanson Aldrich to Huldah Melrich on 26 Mar 1827 at Macedon.

https://archive.org/details/quakerrecordsfro01frost/page/n41/mode/2up

There are a lot of other Aldrich marriages that I saw as I was locating this so might help to build connections.

6) Another interesting document to look at is the "One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families" by John Osborne Austin, Providence Rhode Island, starting with Page 3.  If you notice this speaks of George Aldrich and their family with dates.  The very next one is Jacob Aldrich who married a Huldah Thayer, whose mother was a Huldah Hayward.  The fact that names Huldah and Aldrich are connected at 1675, hints that this maybe your earlier ancestors and possibly you can try working down from them and find success. The pages are out of order on the PDF so you will have to do some piecing together

https://occgs.com/projects/rescue/family_files/files/ALDRICH%20Family.pdf

Though these may not be direct roots to the ancestor you are looking for, maybe one of these which allows you to come at it from a different angle you can break through those brick walls. 

Happy hunting!