Dorothy (Cooke) Baldridge (abt. 1609 - aft. 1662)

Born about 4 Jun 1609 in Farlow, Shropshire, England

Wife of James Baldridge — married [date unknown] in Virginia, Colonial America

Descendants

Died after 2 Nov 1662 after about age 53 in Westmoreland, Virginia

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Biography

Dorothy (Cooke) Baldridge was born in Shropshire, England.

Dorothy (Cooke) Baldridge lived in Virginia.

Birth: Farlow, Shropshire, England

Birth Alt.:1607, Westmoreland County, Virginia^[1]

Marriage:  Virginia ^[2]

Death: 1662, Westmoreland County, Virginia ^[3][4][5]

Marriage & Family

Spouse: Joseph Baldridge

Children:

1. William Baldridge
2. Anne (Baldridge) Butler
3. Jane (Baldridge) Brownsford
4. Mary (Baldridge) Pope
5. Richard Baldridge

20 Mar 1658/9, The will of William Baldridge, son of James and Dorothy, has a codicil stating " I give unto my brother Bainham, his three children, three cows, which I had forgotten in my will". (Westmoreland Will Book I, p. 93.)

[11 March 1662/1663] The quitt rents for land was due at Michaelmas last past and Mrs. Dorothy Balldridge was then liveing and in possession of the land now in possession of James Balidridge. It is ordered that the executor of Dorothy Balldridg, Thomas Butler, pay the King's rent.^[6]

TO ALL PEOPLE to Whom these presents shall come I ALEXR WEBSTER and ANNE my Wife of ye County of WESTMORELAND in Virginia for ye consideracon of four Thousand poundes of Tobacco to us paid & other valuable consideracons allready received have sold unto WILLIAM BRISCOE of ye Citty of BRISTOLL in ye Kingdome of England Marriner his heires for ever five hundred acres of lande that was given by a Deed of Gift bearinge date ye 8th day of June 1662 by DOROTHY BALDRIDGE to ANN BEYNUM, then ye Wife of JOHN BUTLER & now ye Wife of ALEXANDER WEBSTER, to him the said WILLIAM BRISCOE his heires for ever ye said five hundred acres of lande & every part & parsell thereof and wee doe oblige our selves to acknowledge the above said Sale in Court when shall he called thereunto. In Wittness whereof we have sett or halides & Seales this 5th day of June in ye Third yeare of ye Reigne of or Sovereigne Lord & Lady KINGE WM. & QUEEN MARY 1691

In presence of ORIGINALL BROWNE ALEXANDER WEBSTER CALEB BUTLER, SARAH : BERRYMAN

This Sale of Lande was acknowledged by ALEXANDER WEBSTER and JOHN WASHINGTON Attorney of ANNE WEBSTER his Wife unto ORIGINALL BROWNE ye Attorney of ye said Capt. WM. BRISCOE in ye County Court of Stafford ye 7th day of October 1691 &was then recorded.^[7]

2 Nov 1662, Dorothy Baldridge, in her will, lists her three Baynham grandchildren, Elizabeth, Anne and Mary.

She makes her son-in-law, Thomas Butler her executor, and leaves a legacy to her grandson Joshua Butler. (Westmoreland Will Book I, p. 188.)

After Anne's death, Alexander Baynham had married Anne's sister, Jane, and she was probably the mother of his three daughters. After Alexander's death ca 1660, Thomas Butler II married his widow Jane, and had a son, Joshua, by her before Dorothy's death in 1662.

Research Notes

The following changes are suggested by the evidence:

Despite diligent searching of records in the Maryland Archives, we can find no proof of the existence of a Joseph Baldridge. Instead, there are only two Baldridge brothers mentioned, often together.

See here: http://speccol.msa.maryland.gov/carr/

And here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Ark_and_Dove%2C_sailed_1634

The suggestion of her husband as Joseph comes from a compiled genealogy. Primary sources show only James Baldridge is mentioned as a husband of Dorothy. This is proven by his will, which mentions Dorothy. (see his profile)

Also, there is a James Cook who also arrived on the Ark, as a fellow passenger of the Baldridge brothers James and Thomas. Could this be Dorothy's father?

The place of birth could not be Westmoreland, VA. This county hadn't formed yet. Dorothy's contemporaries were mostly new arrivals from England.

Sources

1. ↑ Dorothy Cooke on Ancestry.com
2. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560–1900 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, USA, Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, USA, 1649-1800 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original source: Headley, Robert K. Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649–1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, USA, Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, USA, 1649-1800 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original source: Headley, Robert K. Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649–1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, USA, Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, USA, 1649-1800 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original source: Headley, Robert K. Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649–1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003.
6. ↑ 1662-1664 Westmoreland County, Virginia Orders; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 9
7. ↑ Recorded in the County Court records of Stafford

• See also:

Place sources here:

• Ancestral Family Trees

• Westmoreland Will Book I

• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I025463&tree=tree1, accessed 7 Apr 2021

• http://www.milaminvirginia.com/Links/RUSH/First_Settlers_of_the_Northern_Neck_of_Virginia.html, accessed 10 Apr 2021

• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGTJ-75J

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Cooke-1308 created through the import of Family Nov 2011.GED on Sep 6, 2011 by Jim Tarbet.
• Thank you to Timothy Wells for creating WikiTree profile Cook-5651 through the import of My-Family-6-Feb-2013.ged on Feb 6, 2013.
• The profile of Mary (Unknown) Wickliffe (abt.1640-) shows that Mary had a sister named Jane. The profile of her sister Jane (Baldridge) Brownsford (1648-bef.1683) supports this, via court proceedings re: the estate of Mary. Their parents are currently unknown. This profile was created in order to link the sisters.