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Selah Mildred "Millie" Eldridge 1753 – 1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1753

Birth Location: Duplin County, North Carolina (known as Sampson County after 1784)

Death Date: Oct 1826

Death Location: Sampson County, North Carolina

Father: Samuel Eldridge

Mother: Elizabeth Bryan

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Benjamin Thornton, Eldridge Thornton, Joseph Thornton, Bershaby Thornton, barsheba Stevens, Amelia Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton

The story of Selah Mildred "Millie" Eldridge began in 1753 in Duplin County, North Carolina (known as Sampson County after 1784). Selah Mildred "Millie" Eldridge had children including Benjamin Sims Thornton, Eldridge Thornton, Joseph Thornton, Bershaby Thornton, barsheba Stevens, Amelia Thornton, Elizabeth (Betsy) Thornton. Selah Mildred "Millie" Eldridge passed away in 1826 in Sampson County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Selah Mildred "Millie" Eldridge began in 1753 in Duplin County, North Carolina (known as Sampson County after 1784).
  • Selah Mildred "Millie" Eldridge had children including Benjamin Sims Thornton, Eldridge Thornton, Joseph Thornton, Bershaby Thornton, barsheba Stevens, Amelia Thornton, Elizabeth (Betsy) Thornton.
  • Selah Mildred "Millie" Eldridge passed away in 1826 in Sampson County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Eldridge
1708 – 1778
Birth Location: New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Bryan
1735 – 1788
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Thornton
1775 – 1848
Birth Location: Sampson County, North Carolina
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Eldridge Thornton
1793 – 1849
Birth Location: Duplin Co. (later Sampson Co.), NC
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Joseph Thornton
1795 – 1870
Birth Location: Westbrooks, Sampson County, North Carolina
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Bershaby Thornton
1795 – 1879
Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, United States
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barsheba Stevens
1801 –
Birth Location: –
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Amelia Thornton
1804 –
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Thornton
1811 – 1900
Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, United States
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Selah Eldridge's Ancestors

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Selah Eldridge
1753 – 1826
Birth Place: Duplin County, North Carolina (known as Sampson County after 1784)
Parents
Samuel Eldridge
1708 – 1778
New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Bryan
1735 – 1788
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (Eldredge) II
1666 – 1709
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Anne (Oliffe Hooks (6th) GGM)
1663 – 1711
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Samuel GGF)
1610 – 1665
Sarah Howes
1611 – 1667
Sir Hooks
1622 – 1682
Dorcas Braswell
1620 – 1663
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Eldridge
1578 – 1617
Elizabeth Avery
1580 – 1610
Elizabeth Hammond
1594 – 1634
? Hookes
1572 –
Richard Braswell
1588 – 1641
Lettice Hartley
1572 – 1613

Selah Eldridge's Descendants

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Selah (Mildred "Millie") Eldridge (1753 – Oct 1826)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Sims) Thornton (Abt. 1775 – 14 Nov 1848)
  2. 2. Eldridge Thornton (1793 – 29 Aug 1849)
  3. 3. Joseph Thornton (1795 – 1870)
  4. 4. Bershaby Thornton (27 Apr 1795 – 14 Aug 1879)
  5. 5. barsheba Stevens (abt 1801 – )
  6. 6. Amelia Thornton (1804 – )
  7. 7. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Thornton (1811 – 28 AUG 1900)
    1. 1. Rebecca Strickland m. James (H.) Porter (15 Oct 1844 – Nov 1922)
      1. 1. David (James) Porter (6 February 1875 – 13 FEB 1926) m. Mary (Ellen) Bledsoe (30 March 1886 – 2 June 1956)
        1. 1. James (Allen) Porter (27 JUL 1904 – )
        2. 2. Margaret Porter (abt 1905 – )
        3. 3. Margaret (Isabel) Russ (30 August 1905 – 29 December 1995)
        4. 4. Corneluis Porter (ABT 1906 – )
        5. 5. Harry (Joseph) Porter (20 Jan 1907 – 10 SEP 1963) m. Jewell Merritt (ABT 1909 – ) m. Mary (Margaret) Porter (3 November 1925 – 21 November 2008) m. Jewell (Ira) Jackson (12 January 1909 – 1 May 2003)
        6. 6. David (Giles) Porter (5 Jul 1910 – 20 JAN 1974) m. Fay Porter (abt 1914 – )
        7. 7. Herbert (Franklin) Porter (15 JUN 1911 – 1 July 1980) m. Linnie (Orene) Porter (14 June 1918 – 14 July 1974)
        8. 8. Evelyn Porter (abt 1914 – )
        9. 9. Evelyn (E) Avison (14 February 1914 – 14 November 1982)
        10. 10. Flora Porter (15 APR 1916 – 12 JAN 1917)
        11. 11. Annie Porter (abt 1918 – )
        12. 12. Annie Verry (16 March 1918 – 15 February 2002)
        13. 13. Raymond (Lee) Porter (06 SEP 1921 – 25 OCT 1967)
        14. 14. Infant (Girl) Porter (10 July 1923 – 10 July 1923)

Selah Eldridge's Timeline

2 Records

1753
1753
Birth of Selah Mildred "Millie" Eldridge in Duplin County, North Carolina (known as Sampson County after 1784)
Duplin County, North Carolina (known as Sampson County after 1784)
1826
Oct 1826
Age 73
Death of Selah Mildred "Millie" Eldridge in Sampson County, North Carolina
Sampson County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Duplin County, North Carolina (known as Sampson County after 1784)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1826
    Event Place: Sampson County, North Carolina
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