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Re: Origin of the Virginia Dandridges

burden44 — 2009-08-16 04:07:48Z

You have probably got a copy of W. S. Bristowe's article called 'News of Martha Washington" but if you haven't you might find parts of it interesting. He also wrote about Joseph Dandridge naturalist/entomologist in the 1700 the family possibly from Winslow Bucks.I could try and scan them for you if needed
Liz Burden

Re: Joseph Robert Dandridge

jordmijean — 2009-03-08 09:44:47Z

My name is Jeanie Denice (Dandridge) Farrell. My father was James Calvin Dandridge. I do not have that much info regarding my grandfather Jimmie Ben Dandridge as he left when my father was very little. I do have an old photo of him though. My father died back in 1987. And I am his only child. If you are still interested, I can give you what info I have. You can email me at jordmijean@yahoo.com

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

aquabelle1 — 2009-02-09 13:16:20Z

Replied to Eduardo direct advising same family and requesting further details on some members.

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

eloconnor177 — 2009-02-06 23:49:23Z

Hello. Do you have a John Francis Dandridge, born about april 1786, who married Susana Davis, father of 9 children, including James Dandridge born june 13, 1825 who married Rebecca Bennet, they had 8 children including HENRY or HARRY DANDRIDGE born about 1869, who emigrate to Argentina who married Elizabeth Donaldson??? Henry or Harry and Elizabeth are my grate grand father and mother. I have no information of ELIZABETH DONALDSON born about 1875 in UK. Please answer me to el_oconnor@hotmail.com. Thank you and excuse my bad english that I don't now very well. I'm Eduardo Luis O'Connor Livingston Dandridge, from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Thanks again.

Martha Dandridge niece Martha Rose

michellestewardson — 2009-02-03 21:10:59Z

Hi, I have a Martha Rose (not sure if Rose is middle name or last name) b 1780 Virignia m David Kimble, in my family tree. Not sure if birth year is correct.

We have been told that Martha Rose was named after her aunt Martha Dandridge Custis Washington. Looking at birth years, I think it must have been her great aunt?

I have no information on who Martha's parents were, so I feel like I can't be certain that it's true.

If anyone can point me in the right direction of finding this information - I'd appreciate it!
Thanks!

Oxfordshire & Berkshire Dandridges

whitevanman — 2008-12-24 17:38:42Z

Like many others I have the marriage of John Dandridge to Ellinor Tyrell in 1680,although the location is unknown to me.I have found Elinor's baptism in Reading which gives her parents as Robert & Bennett,which would fit in with the birth of John & Elinor's daughter Bennett.Quite a common name in the 17th/18th C.
In the same Reading Parish Register,in 1682, we find the baptism of John & Elinor's first(presumably)child,Frances,DAUGHTER!
I only have a transcription of these records and wonder if anyone has,or could,confirm the entry,as we all have Francis as a son born in 1682.In fact I believe Francis farmed in Didcot,Berks,where he died in 1759.
It's always seemed to me that there is a mass of Dandridge dates but very few places so we can confirm the information.Very strange.

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

aquabelle1 — 2008-11-08 09:13:00Z

Yes that is the same family, sorry havent been in here recently

Lee

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

2MsCalifornia — 2008-10-20 08:39:02Z

I have a Wm. DANDRIDGE baptised 16 Sept. 1821 in Pyrton, Oxon. England, Married 9 May 1846 in Swyncombe, Oxon. England to Ann ASTIN. children;
Richard, Mary, Alfred, Jane, Martha, William, Elizabeth, and John.
Is this your family ?
Pam pam.jansen@comcast.net pamela_jansen@yahoo.com

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

2MsCalifornia — 2008-10-20 08:27:16Z

I just found this message from 2002 ! Sorry about that.
My DANDRIDGE family was from Pyrton, Chislehampton, Stadhampton and Drayton St. Leonard in Oxfordshire, England. My Great 3rd Great Grandma was Clara DANDRIDGE born 1841 to James DANDRIDGE and Mary LOVETT. James' parents were Paul DANDRIDGE and Anne STEEL. Paul's parents were James DANDRIDGE and Elizabeth ?
Do you tie in with any of these ?
Pam pam.jansen@comcast.net pamela_jansen@yahoo.com

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

aquabelle1 — 2008-09-22 14:13:29Z

PS .... sorry should clarify 300 decendants with the surname Dandridge

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

aquabelle1 — 2008-09-22 14:01:51Z

Thankyou for your reply,I think most of us will be related from what I can gather.

I am always interested in corresponding with any relatives because you often find out some little snippet that you dont already have. My email is aqua_belle@hotmail.com

I have my family back to William, Bartholomew and John also. Most of the information is from other researchers. Geoff in the post above seems to have very accurate records. Some of the American records are possibly incorrect as they have been taken from books that appear to be a little lax in their research. If you read through the full thread you will get the full picture.

Do you have a Bartholomew who died in 1538 or was that a typo? Of Course John who died in 1640s brother wasnt even born till 1588 so I think its just a typo but would be super interested if you have any detail before the 3 brothers.

Do you have any information on William at all I have nothing except his mention in a will.

I have marriages for Bartholomew and John and around 300 decendants in Britain, USA & Australia. I am descendant of John via Richard b1850 Tootbaldon Oxfordshire. I live in Australia. Most of my relatives came from Oxfordshire.

Please put something in the subject line to let me know who you are as I will need to retrieve it from my junk mail.

Look forward to hearing from your

Regards Lee

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

whitevanman — 2008-09-22 10:10:30Z

Neat42
I been researching the Dandridge Family for quite a few years and would be very interested to see your information.Bartholomew (c1580) is my 8 x GGrandfather on my maternal side.I have only been able to link the Oxfordshire family with one Berks Family,that in Long & Little Wittenham,but that is a later date,1791.I have seen tenous links to the Hagbourne & Hendred Families,but no hard facts.Interesting you mention the Blewbury Dandridges?The first Dandridge baptism there was in 1590,so very much of Bartholomew's time,but other Berks villages have early Dandridge entries as well.Descended from John & Bartholomew?lol.
My e-mail address is:

geoffrey.moody1@btinternet.com

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

claireamcg — 2008-09-22 09:18:43Z

Hi,

We are related to the Dandridges from Oxfordshire on my husbands side. Jane Dandridge b1852 was my husband's grandmother. I am trying to piece together the family tree, and until ~I retire I cannot get to view the parish registers. I would appreciatre your sending me the detailed tree you have so that I can compare it to the one I have compiled from Ancestry.co.uk to see if it is reasonable accurate. My email address is claireamcg@hotmail.com and I would like to thank you for your offer to help.

Regards Claire

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

Neat42 — 2008-09-21 17:38:08Z

I have a very detailed tree for the Oxfordshire Dandridges, mostly not compiled by me as its been a joint compilation. It is mainly the ones who stayed behind in Britain so not that relevant to those in the USA unless they can get back to their British root. It's too long to post but if anyone wants to see part of it I'll be happy to reply if you give me your e-mail address.

Briefly it traces the descendents of Bartholomew who died in 1538 and John who died in 1640, who were brothers, and yeomen. There is a third brother William who's history at present is a little vague. No birth date or place known for any of them nor any marriages, and have not as yet traced them to join up with the Blewbury lot or others in Berkshire. The Worcestershire family of Stange Dandridge are also part of the Oxfordshire lot. It is very fortunate that the Drayton St Leonard and other Oxfordshire parish registers are still intact and go back so far, and I would not hold out great hopes of being able to go back any further. there s a book on the histoy of the village published for the millenium.

I'm descended from both Bartholomew and John.

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

aquabelle1 — 2008-09-02 13:36:17Z

Thanks Geoff will get back to this in a couple of days

Regards Lee

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

whitevanman — 2008-09-02 11:35:01Z

Aquabelle 1
My posting regarding humble pie was meant to be for RGBJMC who posted on the 1st.Sorry about that.

John Fox did indeed marry Catherine Godfrey and William (1811) is my GG Grandfather.

Unica Dandridge was baptised in DSL on 16/6/1605 & buried on 18/8/1605.Interesting name by the way.

I haven't a copy of John's will.I had a copy of the Tythe agreement for Bartholomew & John but am unable to find it at this moment.I lost my hard drive earlier in the year and need to go through my back up discs to see if it's in there somewhere.

The Parish records do indeed show Agnes Wilder marrying Bartholomew Davisson and so i assume people have put 2 and 2 together and made 5.There are two Davisson/Daversson baptisms in DSL in 1583 & 1584,but to my knowledge no one has linked THEM to the Dandridge family.I think it's just the name Bartholomew.
It is possible Bartholomew's wife was buried elsewhere,possibly where she was baptised.She was unlikely to have remarried as she would have been nearly sixty or there abouts when he died.Widows tended to remarry if they were still of child baring age or had a family to support,or had estate,which here is possible.
I find it quite surprising that the amount of research that has been carried out on this family that more concrete information has not come to light.Still,we live in hope.

Geoff

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

aquabelle1 — 2008-09-01 23:53:20Z

Thanks Geoff .. I have John marrying Catherine Godfrey have a year of birth, death and marriage + locations. Have that they had a son William born in 1811 d 1898 but nothing else on him, do you have anything else you would like to share or can you confirm any of this info?

With regard to the information relating to Agnes Wilder I believe I stated in a previous post that I have a note in my file stating I have been told that in the parish register it states this woman married a Davisson, so I have my doubts either way. You would think that the person writing the book would have some concrete evidence but as yet I havent been advised of it and of course even the parish register could be wrong and at some stage someone may have something like a headstone or family bible or something to back this up but I havent been given anything yet. So no you dont need to eat pie yet.

I was given a marriage date for them as the 10th May 1604 a month after the birth and death of John until now I didnt have a burial date so just assumed he had been born at the end of 1604. I dont know if that marriage is meant to be DSL though as I only have Oxford. I also have that she died in Oxford in 1638 so because that was some time after Bartholomew its possible she re married or moved to another parish still within Oxford no evidence yet just many people that believe this to be true and of course they could have all gotten their info from the same incorrect source originally.

I have Bartholomews birth as abt 1580 but no note on why I have that date unfortunately my earlier records didnt note where I got my info from.

I have a total of 8 children, but might not have the same 8 as unica was also born and died in the same year, I dont know if she was baptised and dont have a note of any baptism for her.

I dont have information on Elizabeth who died in 1635 & have to go to work now so I hope this all makes sense Ive sort of just answered as I read, do you have a copy of the son Johns Will?

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

whitevanman — 2008-09-01 19:34:33Z

Hi Lee,Mary Dandridge married my Maternal GGGG Grandfather,Henry Fox and I am descended fron their son John.

Geoff

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

SpinnersChase — 2008-06-01 21:01:49Z

Hi Claire,

I was interested to see your post regarding your husband's family as I am descended from Jane's younger sister, Martha DANDRIDGE [born 28 April 1854].

I'd be very happy to share information with you if you'd like?

Cheers

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

RGBJMC — 2008-09-01 13:40:58Z

Hello; I am a direct descendant from the Dandridge's. I live in the US and have a lot of the Dandridge lineage from Bartholomew b. abt 1580 in Kingston-Upon-Thames, Sury, England; d. 21 Sep 1618 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He married Agnes Wilder 10 May 1604 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, dau of John Wilder and Agnes unknown. There was 8 children born to this union. His great-grand-sons, William Alexander and John Dandridge migrated to America about 1714.
John's dau Martha Dandridge married (1) Col Daniel Parke Custis, (2) Gen George Washington, who became the 1st President of the US. I have verified most of my information from books on the life of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, Articles publishing by the William & Mary Quarterly & Genealogists Magazine published by the Society of Genealogists, London, England, June 1968, "News of Martha Wahington," by W.S. Bristowe.

I am willing to share what I have.

Royce G. McGuire

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

CDSelleck — 2008-09-01 12:53:16Z

I get email updates on this thread and have tried to keep up with all the information coming through, but I am not a genealogist by any stretch of the imagination. My ancestors have been traced back to John Dandridge in Colleton County, SC. My grandfather was Thomas Samuel (annie watkins), who was born in SC, but migrated to Florala Alabama where my grandfather James Miles was born.

I am looking for anyone who has this line and is willing to share what information they have. I can supply quite a bit of CURRENT Dandridge information on the line, but have relatively little in old information. My father is getting elderly and would love to know a little more about his ancestry.

Thanks so much! I'm at CDSelleck@aol.com.

Cassie Dandridge Selleck

Colleton Co, SC Dandridges

redgenealogy — 2008-06-11 03:49:30Z

I'm getting to a point in my research where I want to really connect with my ancestors. I know one ancestor, John Phillip Dandridge, was in Bachman's Company in the Civil War and have visited his grave as well as his decendants through my grandfather (Thomas Carlisle Dandridge). I was wondering if there are any Dandridge's anywhere along this line that have anything to add - pictures, diaries or the like, documents outside of what I already have, etc... anything that I can view or stories that have been passed down from generation to generation that have been lost to me.

I really feel the need to fill this hole and would appreciate any help. I'm going to contact Rehoboth UMC soon and see if they have anything to add from their records (mention of Dandridge's and that church was in Early Methodism in the Carolinas, I believe written in the 1880s-1890s).

For more info on my Dandridge line, please go to http://redgenealogy.tripod.com and click on the Project List link on the left, then click on More Info for Dandridge Project (first listed). Thanks!!!! God bless!!!!

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

whitevanman — 2008-09-01 19:32:09Z

I suggest you read my last posting here.Perhaps you could tell me where the documentary evidence is,and I don't mean articles in books who cite no source.Where are the records to support your information.No evidence he was born in Surrey,no evidence he married Agnes Wilder.Richard Dandridge,Batholomew's forth son,was buried on April 11th 1618 in Drayton St.Leonard!Your lineage down is correct for Barthomew's descendants, to my knowledge at this time.The connection has been verified, with documentary evidence, that John Dandridge(1655) was the son of William,Yeoman of Drayton,Oxfordshire.John, of course, was the Father of William & John who settled in Virginia.While not decrying your research,there is,I believe, a lot of miss-information about the Dandridge Family from Oxfordshire around.
I am more than willing to eat humble pie if evidence of all this is available,particulary as Bartholomew was my 8 x Great Grandfather!I have spent long hours,days and more trying to find him!

Geoff

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

whitevanman — 2008-09-01 19:06:19Z

Hi Lee,thanks for the message.This is the information I have on my tree.I have no baptism or marriage for Bartholomew Dandridge of Drayton St.Leonard,Oxfordshire.He was buried in DSL on September 27th 1638,no age given.There is no evidence he married Agnes Wilder,there is certainly no burial for her in DSL.Bartholomew had a son,John,buried in DSL on April 30th 1604,so presumably,but not definately,he married some time in summer 1603 or earlier as we have no age for John.At this time many women were well into their pregnancies when they married.Bartholomew had seven children baptised in DSL,the first in 1605 and the last in December 1619.We can assume Bartholomew and his wife were into their early forties by then.We have a widow,Ann, buried in DSL in 1654 who could have been the wife of John or Bartholomew,or even the mysterious brother William.Perhaps another researcher can shed some light on this.There is also Elizabeth,widow of John, buried in 1635,who could be the mother of the three brothers,with John as their father?A will of this John would certainly be invaluable!This John was not buried in DSL after Parish Record began that I have seen.
Be interested in your comments,or indeed,anyone else researching this family.

Geoff

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

whitevanman — 2008-08-30 15:36:41Z

Hi Clair.if you let me know your normal e-mail address it will be easier than going through here all the time.Jane Dandridge is my 8th cousin.I have some information for you including the Dandridge line back to John Dandridge,Bartholomew's brother.John was buried in Drayton St.Leonard in 1640.I am in France until Monday so I haven't my records with me,but will do some research when i get home.Very unlikely to find Jane or Edwin's headstones and the church probably doesn't keep the Parish Records there.I have Lewknor and most Oxfordshire & North Berks Registers at home.Jane was baptised in Cuxham on November 9th 1851 and Edwin on October 31st 1847 in Watlington.As you say they married on June 5th 1875 in Watlington.I have five children for them so far but haven't looked at this branch for a while.Look forward to hearing from you.

Regards

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

whitevanman — 2008-08-28 12:37:46Z

Thanks for the message.Bartholomew Dandridge,buried in Drayton St.Leonard in 1638,along with his brother John,were the forebears of the Oxfordshire Dandridges.I believe there is evidence of another brother,William,but I have no knowledge of him at this time.
To my knowledge there is no evidence of a date of birth or a wife.I personally believe his wife to have been Ann,but I have no proof.There is NO evidence to show he married Agnes Wilder.This was started by an American author many years ago.Most Americans have her on their tree and some strange ancestry,but that is their business.
I am therefore related to most of the Dandridge in Oxfordshire and some in Berkshire.There are some Families in Berkshire I have been unable to connect to.They are probably related to Bartholomew or his forebears somewhere down the line.I would be interested to know your connection with the Dandridges.My connection is through my Maternal GGGG Grandfather,Henry Fox,who married Mary Dandridge in 1763.
Regards

Geoff

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

whitevanman — 2008-07-14 08:43:22Z

Hi there,I am related to the Dandridges of Oxfordshire.Bartholomew,buried in 1638,was my 8 x GGrandfather.

Col. Nathaniel Dandridge m. Dorothea Spotswood

troypix1 — 2008-06-23 23:49:33Z

Nathaniel & Dorothea had _______ Dandridge m. Archibald Payne. Their dtr. Anne Spotswood m. Thomas Mann Randolph-a cousin of our family. Does anyone know anything about this Payne line etc...Does it related to Dolley Payne Madison?
I have info on her line & others on my website:
pixleyblair.tribalpages.com

Re: Martha Dandridge's (Washington) Aunt

aquabelle1 — 2008-06-23 13:50:12Z

Thankyou Lynn I also found the story interesting I am a decendant of Richard Dandridge 1850 in Australia and although I had been told that the USA Dandridges were related only just found out the connection in the last 12 months. I had not heard of the Pocahontas connection till reading the posts for the first time tonight.

Thanks Lee

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

aquabelle1 — 2008-06-23 13:32:57Z

Hi I also have info on both your families. Are you allowed to give out personal emails in here if so mine is aqua_belle@hotmail.com Most of my older tree is handed on from other people with some substanciated from Census records occassionally you get varying records in other members trees would be happy to write to both of you Sorry I have just recently started using this site more frequently although I joined some time back

Thanks Lee

Re: Dandridge

aquabelle1 — 2008-07-08 13:13:16Z

Hi Noelene

Do you have parents for your Ephraim, birth year or location of birth?

Thanks Lee

Re: Dandridge

aquabelle1 — 2008-07-07 11:52:03Z

Hi Noelene ... Im sure we will end up being related some way but the only Henrietta I have in my tree at the moment, has a father named absolom but I will keep a note of your contact.

Thanks Leone

Re: Dandridge

aquabelle1 — 2008-07-04 11:56:33Z

Hi Jenny Im researching those Dandridges dont know if your still around or not

Regards Lee

Re: DANDRIDGE oxfordshire st leonard

aquabelle1 — 2008-06-24 11:53:31Z

Hi There I have quite a few Dandridges from the same area. My oldest is 1580 so probably dont have much to help you with. When I clicked on the link it only went to the Dandridge facts page so havent viewed your tree yet. Will try and link in through another area later and see if I have anything for you

Regards Lee

Re: Dandridge

aquabelle1 — 2008-07-13 11:13:16Z

Thanks for all that it will be interesting to look back on at some time, most of my Dandridge records have been confirmed through Census & baptism records also but the only bit that fits in with my tree at the moment is the Martha Darvell bit. Martha was his second wife and his first wife was Ann he had 2 sons with Martha and none with Ann.

Thanks again Leone

Re: Dandridge

aquabelle1 — 2008-07-09 12:10:56Z

Hello again Noelene

The Ephraim I have is the one that died at 3 although I didnt have that detail. I dont seem to have anything else for you at this stage. Funily enough that Ephraims grandmother is a Ann Darvell, married to Jonathan Dandridge and he was also married to Martha Darvell later on but I am not aware of them having any children.

Jonathan and Ann had 2 sons William my Ephraims father and John. It might end up that Martha was also known as Mary, I have access to a lot of Dandridge trees I will see if I can find anything else for you when I get a chance.

My Dandridges originated in Toot Baldan & Drayton St Leonards Oxon but both of the Darvell ladies were from Wooburn Buckinghamshire and so were their decendants.

A lot of my information is only heresay from others and substanciated from census records I only have birth cert etc for my direct line.

Regards Lee

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

aquabelle1 — 2008-08-27 11:56:00Z

Hi Sorry havent been in the message boards for a bit, I have 3 Bartholomews in my tree but none buried around that time do you have a DOB or wife?

Thanks Lee

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

aquabelle1 — 2008-09-01 13:52:56Z

Thanks Royce .. My information agrees with most of what you have also, although there seems to be some conflicting reports regarding Agnes Wilders marriage. The parish register actually states that she married Davisson not Dandridge and there have been other reports that the American book is incorrect as well.

Issues like this can make life very frustrating for researching at times.

Also I have Bartholomews birthplace as Drayton St Leonards so I will have to check into that more also and see if the two locations are near each other and where I got that info from I will check back in the next day or two

Regards Lee

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

aquabelle1 — 2008-09-01 13:44:25Z

Hi Cassie .. I dont think I have any info for you, I do have quite a few American Dandridges on my tree, however of the 38 John Dandridges I have none seem to be from Colleton.

I will check more tomorrow, do you have a year of birth for any of these people?

Regards Lee

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

aquabelle1 — 2008-09-01 11:53:02Z

Sorry Geoff didnt ask you, which of Henry and Mary's children are you decendant from? I have their 5 children but only have their decendants for a couple of them.

Regards Lee

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

aquabelle1 — 2008-09-01 11:47:14Z

Claire ... are you Jane's parents Ann Astin and William Dandridge? If so do you mind if I use the marriage information as I did not previously have any information on her marriage although I do have more information on her ancestry.

Regards Lee

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

aquabelle1 — 2008-09-01 11:37:29Z

Hello again - I believe I have the correct Bartholomew now although I have his death as 21 Sep 1618. I also have him as married to Agnes Wilder and this information states that in 1604 he was a farmer at the time of his marriage. Although I do have a note that according to the parish register that Agnes married Davisson not Dandridge.

I have a copy of a will that appears to be for his brother John and if that is fact then William is mentioned in it. At first I thought the will was for a different John but I believe it to be for this gentleman. I have no further information on William other than the mention in the Will.

My maiden name is Dandridge although in fact it shouldnt be. I live in Australia and my earliest imigrant was Richard Dandridge b in Toot Baldon on 12 Oct 1950 Richard died on the ship on his way to Australia and his wife Mary Ann gave birth to my ancestor a few months after his death. This child was named Martha Anne and as I am decendant to her should therefore have a different surname however there seems to be quite a lot of controvercy surrounding her children and their fathers Martha Anne is my G Grandmother.

Regards Lee

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

claireamcg — 2008-08-31 01:53:33Z

Thanks for replying so quickly. My email address is claireamcg@hotmail.com and I look forward to hearing from you with your information soon.

Hope you had a good time in France - we are in the US on holiday at the moment but it's given me a chance to catch up with my research.

Regards
Claire

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

claireamcg — 2008-09-01 16:38:38Z

Hi Lee

No Please do use all the information you want, and yes janes parents were William Dandridge & Ann Astin.

Best Wishes

Claire

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

claireamcg — 2008-08-29 16:35:22Z

Hi saw your message re 'Dandridges' my husband's maternal grandmother was Jane Dandridge born in Cuxham Oxfordshire in 1852. She was married in 1875 to Edwin Walters born in Watlington Oxfordshire in 1848. I havesome information on the family, but would like to go further back than 1822 which is as far as I have got. Would appreciate any information you could let me have please as we are eager to continue this line. We have been to Lewknor to try and find a grave but were unable to find one with a headstone, and unfortunately the Parish Church was closed so we were unable to trace family records.

Regards

Claire McGarry

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

claireamcg — 2008-06-01 21:18:57Z

Hi

I was really pleased to receive your reply, and would love to share any information you have. My husband knows nothing of his ancestors on his mum's side, and I think it is such a pity, so I would like to fill his side of the family tree as much as possible. My personal email is claireamcg@hotmail.com.
We went to Lewknor Church one day a couple of years ago where his great-grandmother Jane, and his Grandmother are buried, but we were unable to find a gravestone. Unfortunately the church was closed so we were unable to ask anyone to look at the parish records.
I have not been able to find anyone else apart from Jan'es father and mother but not her surname. I will happily share Jane's descendants with you and it would be great to be able to correspond with you.
I have found a cousin on my family who I regularly now keep in contact with and it's great. I am sure my husband would love to know more about his past.

Kind Regards
Claire

Re: Dandridge / Oxfordshire, England Pre-1881

claireamcg — 2008-05-31 17:23:33Z

Have started searching husband's family tree - his Dandridge family were from Pyrton, William Dandridge b 1822
Wife Ann. Decendant daughter Jane b 1852 husband's great-grandmother. Would be very interested if it is the same family.

Regards

Claire McGarry

Re: Dandridge

NoeleneO — 2008-07-07 11:05:23Z

Hi I don't know if Jen is still around. I think we are related I just realised tonight. I am researching the Daindridges. My Henrietta was married to Henry james Styles on 4th march 1873.Her father was Ephraim Daindridge.

Re: Dandridge

NoeleneO — 2008-07-08 21:23:58Z

Hi Lee. I had research done many years ago on my Ephraim. Apparently there are large gaps in the records. What the researcher came up with was that Ephraim was born to John and Mary Dandridge (c) 1830 (We think Mary's name was Darvel and she may have married John in 1829 but cannot link it) Ephraim was baptised on the 31st January 1830. In the 1851 Census Mary a Lacemaker was a widow aged 48 and was living at Wooburn Green with her sons Ephraim 21, Simon 18 and George 16
In the 1861 census we see Ephraim the head of the house aged 31, wife Jane aged 27, Henrietta aged 7, Georgiana 5, Clara 1, and Mary (Ephraims mother) 56.
I have a marriage certificate for Ephraim Dandridge to Jane Elizabeth Devonshire on the 25th december 1852. The fathers on the marriage certificate were John Dandridge a Millwright and Joseph Devonshire laborer.
There was another Ephraim Dandridge in the parish records. born to William and Mary on the 10th may 1825 however he was buried on the 26th september 1828 aged 3 years

The researcher also said he did not believe Dandridge was a Buckinghamshire name, he thinks possibly they migrated from Oxen. Apparently he had done quite a lot of work on the Dandridges at Lt. Milton Oxon.

I have a little info on the Devonshires if any of this links to you.

Cheers
Noelene

Re: Dandridge

NoeleneO — 2008-07-09 13:03:43Z

Hi Lee. My records show that a John Dandridge married Mary Darvel on the 28th Sept 1829 and the witness at the marriage was Ann Darvel and William King. Later on we see William King as a witness at the marriage of a Sarah Dandridge to David lancaster on the 3rd August 1835. maybe there is a connection to John maybe a sister. Mary Darvel could have had a sister Martha as I also have a record that states Jonathon Dandridge Yoeman of Wooburn married Martha Darvel of High Wycombe on the 25th Sept. 1818 at High Wycombe. All my info was collected by a professional researcher some years ago and has been taken from parish records, Wooburn BTS records(whatever they are) and Census. He says there were quite a lot of records missing I don't think the John Dandridge who married Ann Darvel is the same one who married Mary and or Martha Darvel as Ann was a witness at Mary's marriage maybe they are all sisters. I think all these are yours not mine however they were probably all related somewhere along the line. It is hard to tie them all in without properbirth certificates. The farther back you go the harder it is to get them. I do have a few records going back from these times but can't tie them in. I hope some of this helps you.