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Isabella (Luckey) Baldridge (abt. 1761 - abt. 1848)

Isabella Baldridge formerly Luckey
Born about in Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial Americamap
Ancestors ancestors
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Wife of — married 21 Aug 1780 in Iredell, North Carolinamap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 87 in Maury County, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

Isabella Luckey was born 27 February 1761 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania[1] to James Luckey and his wife Sarah.[2] In April 1843, Isabella applied for a Revolutionary War widow's pension and her affidavit gives us an excellent picture of her life.[1]

The affidavit does not tell us when her family relocated from Pennsylvania to North Carolina, but they were there by August 1780, when Isabella married John Baldridge. Isabella says that they married in Iredell County, but Iredell was not formed until 1788, so the records are found in Rowan County.[3] Isabella and John then lived in Lincoln County until 1797 when they moved to Davidson County, Tennessee. Then in 1813 they moved again and settled on the farm in Maury County, Tennessee, where she was still living when she applied for the pension in 1843. John had died in 1823. They had 11 children:[1]

  • Nancy, b. 1782, m. __ Price
  • James L., b. 1786, m. Narcissa Henderson
  • Jean, b. 1788, m. __ Henderson
  • Catsey (or Catherine), b. 1790, m. Ebenezer Rice, Jr.
  • Alexander, b. 1792
  • Isabella, b. 1795, m. __ Dodson[4]
  • Rebecca E., b. 1798, m. Hugh King
  • John, Jr., b. 1800
  • Margaret, b. 1802, m. __ Black
  • Elizabeth E. b. 1804, m. __ Kenady
  • William Davidson, b. 1807, m. Mariana D. __

A twelfth child, Mariah, is sometimes attributed to them, but this seems to be a mis-reading of the Bible record that was submitted with the pension application. "Mariah" is probably their son William's wife, Mariana.[5]

Isabella died 29 April 1848. In the inventory and sale of her estate is the sale of a man named Ben to William D. Baldridge for $150.[4] Ben was also named in John Baldridge's will in 1823.[6]

She is probably buried near her husband in Haynes Cemetery in Culleoka, Maury County, Tennessee, but there is no headstone or other record.[7]

Census:

  • 1820, Maury County, Tennessee[8]
  • 1830, Maury County, Tennessee[9]

Slaves


Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pension application by Isabella Baldridge, widow of John Baldridge , 29 April 1843, Maury County, Tennessee, certificate W5789, transcription, http://revwarapps.org/w5789.pdf.
  2. Will of James Luckey, 16 Sept 1799, Lincoln County, North Carolina, Original wills (alphabetical files), images 317–318, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/886004:9061, North Carolina, Division of Archives and History.
  3. Marriage bond for John Baldridge and Isabella Luckey by John Baldridge and James Luckey, Rowan County, North Carolina, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,760,522, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-WDSX-N5?i=356&cc=1726957
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Estate settlement of Isabella Baldridge, 13 Oct 1848, Maury County, Tennessee, “Recorded in Book 6, page 119” [but appears to be loose papers], Estate records, Bailey, Allie Y. - Bills, Isaac, loose records, Film #004727852, images 661–669, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-GB3S-61?i=660&cc=1909193&cat=1317167.
  5. Pension application by Isabella Baldridge, widow of John Baldridge; John Baldridge of North Carolina, Rev War File W5789, 29 April 1843, Maury County, Tennessee, certificate W5789, original, https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/877725/person/5034282646/media/e9715eb6-6a57-4102-b8fd-ae0b17d4e204?_phsrc=5ac-1622924&_phstart=successSource.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Will of John Baldridge, 11 Sept 1823, Maury County, Tennessee, Book L, p. 78 [but appears to be loose papers], https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3029179:9176, Wills, 1807-1899, John Adcock-Hyram G Foutes, (should also be on FS film #004727852 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-GB38-MD?mode=g&cc=1909193&cat=1317167).
  7. FindAGrave memorial page for Isabella Luckey Baldridge, Memorial ID 247861294, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247861294/isabella-baldridge citing Haynes Cemetery, Culleoka, Maury County, Tennessee, Mmintained by Yvonne (contributor 48912630).
  8. 1820 United States Census, Maury County, Tennessee, 1820, p 86, household of John Baldridge, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB9-SJC6, citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 124; FHL microfilm 193,686.
  9. 1830 United States Census, Maury County, Tennessee, 1830, p. 355, household of Isabella Baldridge, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBC-9HMF, citing National Archives and Records Administration.

See also:

  • North Carolina, U.S., Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, Marriage Bond for Isabeleh Luckey and John Baldridge, Bond #000122817; ImageNum 004952; Record #01 016.
  • North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004, Isabeleh Luckey to John Baldridge, 1760, County of Rowan, North Carolina.




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I have added information and the name of a slave owned by Isabella Luckey Baldridge on this profile with categories using the standards of the US Black Heritage Exchange Program. This helps connect enslaved ancestors to their descendants. See the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information.
posted by Regan Conley
Thank you very much. I have very little info
posted by Jeanie (Rice) Buchanan
I added a bunch of other information and sources, too, including her father James' will in North Carolina where she and all her siblings are mentioned by name.
posted by Regan Conley
I really appreciate your help and input. I'm pretty much an amateur.
posted by Jeanie (Rice) Buchanan

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