James Eldridge & Massey ______ family

(Last updated 8 June 2024)

1810 Federal Census

1810 Census, Kentucky, Clay County:
Frame	Page	Line	Head of house	Age group of members	Notes
4	669	14	James Eldridge	3 males 0-9 [Jesse 4, William 6], 1 male 10-15 [Moses 15], 1 male 26-44 [James], 3 females 0-9, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 26-44 [Massey]
4	669	15	John Eldridge	2 males 0-9, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44, 4 females 0-9, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 26-44

1820 Federal Census

Note that the 1820 Census only lists TWO sons for James so four others can't be sons.

1820 Census, Kentucky, Harlan County: (census arranged alphabetically)
Frame	Page	Line	Head of house	Age group of members	Notes:
3	106		James Eldridge	1 male 0-9 [Levi], 1 male 10-15, 1 male 45 & over [James], 2 females 0-9, 1 female 10-15, 2 females 16-25, 1 female 45 & over [Massey]	1819 deed to Jacob Smith (Lee, VA)
3	106		S. [Samuel] Eldridge	2 males 0-9, 1 male 26-44 [Samuel], 1 female 16-25	John was lined through replaced with S.
3	106		John Eldridge	2 males 0-9, 1 male 16-25 [John], 1 female 10-15

1830 Federal Census

1830 Federal Census, Virginia, Lee County:
Frame	Page	Line	Head of house	Age group of members	Notes:
21	301		Moses Eldridge	2 males 20-29,  1 male 40-49, 1 female 40-49,
21	301		John Eldridge	2 males 0-4, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 30-39, 2 females 0-4, 1 female 20-29
21	301		James Eldridge	1 male 0-4, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 60-69, 1 female 0-4, 2 females 20-29, 1 female 40-49
21	301		Jesse Eldridge	1 male 20-29, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 15-19

1830 Federal Census, Tennessee, Claiborne County:
Frame	Page	Line	Head of house	Age group of members	Notes:
36	122	23	Samuel Eldridge	1 male 0-4, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 40-49, 1 female 0-4, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 30-39

1840 Federal Census

1840 Census, Kentucky, Harlan County:
Frame	Page	Line	Head of house	Age group of members	Notes:
23	106	3	James Eldridge	1 male 0-4 [William], 1 male 20-29 [James 22/24], 1 female 5-9 [Anna],, 1 female 20-29 [Milly]	The Mannon Y-DNA has/span> been matched to Eldridge
23	106	27	Samuel Eldridge	1 male 0-4, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 50-59, 1 female 5-9, 2 females 10-14, 1 female 40-49 [In 1820 and 1830 Samuel Eldridge was in Claiborne County, Tennessee.]	The Mannon Y-DNA has been matched to Eldridge
43	116	20	Moses Eldridge	1 male 5-9, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 50-59, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 60-69	The Mannon Y-DNA has been matched to Eldridge.

1840 Census, Kentucky, Morgan County:
Frame	Page	Line	Head of house	Age group of members
34	(318)	18	James Eldridge	2 males 0-4, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 20-29	Md. Jane Pugh
34	(318)	29	Jesse Eldridge	1 male 0-4, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 30-39, 2 females 0-4, 2 females 5-9, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 20-2	Md. Mary Pugh

1840 Census, Virginia, Lee County:
Frame	Page	Line	Head of house	Age group of members	Notes
66	(121)	3	Nancy Eldridge	4 males 5-9, 1 male 15-19, 2 females 10-14, 1 female 30-39
66	(121)	7	Massey Eldridge	1 male 20-29, 1 female 70-79
66	(121)	12	Levi Eldridge	2 males 0-4, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 30-39	1850 was in Hancock County, TN.

Clay County, KY Marriage Records:

FFrankie Fugit to William McIntosh, 1 March 1809
Caty Fuguit to James McIntosh, 8 Sep 1813
Tabitha Fugat to Henley McIntosh, 13 Dec 1815
Matilda Fugate to Lewis Campbell, 22 Dec 1820
Eli Fugate to Sarah Noble, 10 Feb 1815

Frankey Haddix to Harman Hurst, 14 Aug 1815
Sarah Haddix to George McDaniel 28 Dec 1819Cobr>John Haddix to Rebecca Miller, 23 July 1821
Nancy Haddix to John Johnson, 4 Nov 1822
Henry Haddix to Lydia Reynolds, 20 Feb 1823

Deed Records

Virginia, Lee County - Deed Book 3, 1813-1820, p. 395-396

This Indenture made this 23rd Day of January in the year of our Lord 1819 between James Eldredge of the County of Knox and State of Kentucky of the one part and Jacob Smith of the County of Lee and State of Virginia of the other part.

Witnesseth that the said James Eldrage for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred Dollars Current Money of Virginia to him in hand paid the Receipt whereof he doth hereby Acknowledge hath granted bargained sold and delivered unto the said Jacob Smith his Heirs and assigns one certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the said County of on the waters of four mile Creek containing thirty five Acres Beginning at a White oak and Spanish oak thence South 33 ½ West 44 poles passing through the center of a spring to a Stake thence South 8 East 50 poles to a Black Walnut thence South 78 West 128 poles to a Sourwood and black oak on the third line of the said tract thence with the said line 20 poles to a post Oak and Dogwood on the State line thence along said line north 86 East 130 poles to a White oak thence North East 116 poles to a white Walnut North 81 East 18 poles to the Beginning Together with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Jacob Smith his heirs and assigns To have and to hold the said thirty five acres of Land with its appertenances to the sole use and behalf of him the said Jacob Smith his Heirs and assigns forever and the said James Eldridge for himself and his Heirs doth covenant and agree with the said Jacob Smith and his Heirs that he the said James Eldridge and his Heirs the said thirty five acres with all the appertenances thereunto belonging unto the said Jacob Smith his heirs and assigns will warrant and forever Defend against the right and claim of all persons whatever . In Witness whereof the said James Eldrage hath hereunto Subscribed his name and affixed his Seal the day and year above written -

James X Eldrige {seal}

Lee County to Wit mark We Joshua Ewing and Samuel Ewing Magistrates of the said County do hereby certify that James Eldrage partise to this Conveyance hath acknowledged the same before us on the 23th Day of January in the year 1819 and Directed us to Certify the Said acknowledgment to the Clerk's of the County Court of Lee in said conveyance may be recorded. As Witness our hands and seal Joshua Ewing {seal} Saml Ewing {seal}

Knox, Bell, Harlan and Whitley Counties, KY
Claiborne Co., KY and Lee Co., VA