Thomas Baldridge (?-1654)
MSA SC 3520-34
Freeman in Attendance, 1637/38
Biography:
Born: Probably in England.
Immigrated: Probably in 1635, definitely by 1637, possibly as
an indentured servant.
Resided: St. Mary's County; moved to Virginia by 1650.
Died: An inventory of his estate was taken in 1655.
Family Background:
Brother: James
(?-c. 1655), who married Dorothy (?-1662).
Married: Grace, who subsequently married Maj. John Tew.
Children:
Sons: James (?-1664), who married Elizabeth; William.
Private Career:
Religious Affiliation: Protestant.
Social Status and Activities: Possibly arrived as a servant,
certainly of low social status; his role in Ingle's Rebellion probably
accounts for his removal to Virginia.
Occupational Profile: Possibly a servant; planter.
Public Career:
Legislative Service: Assembly, present 1637/38, St. Michael's
Hundred, St. Mary's County, 1640-1641, present 1641/42.
Local Offices: Sheriff and coroner, St. Mary's County, 1638/39-1641.
Military Service: Sergeant, 1638/39.
Out of Colony Service: Justice, Northumberland County, Virginia,
probably 1652-1653, Westmoreland County, Virginia, 1653-1654; captain,
by 1650; major at death.
Stands on Public/Private Issues: A commander of the rebel forces during
Ingle's Rebellion.
Wealth During Lifetime:
Land at First Election: No evidence of any.
Wealth at Death:
Land: at least 840 acres owned with his brother in Northumberland
County, Virginia.
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