| 2. | Robert Baldridge, (Immigrant) was born in 1737 in Coleraine, Co Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland; died on 5 Sep 1822 in St. Charles, St. Charles Co, Missouri. Notes:
A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri
Histories of Families.
St. Charles Co.
Page 134
Baldridge (see attachment)
BALDRIDGE.--Robert BALDRIGE [sic] was a native of Ireland, but emigrated to America and settled in Kentucky, where he married Hannah FRUIT.
He subsequently moved to Missouri, and was one of the first settlers of St. Charles county. He obtained the Spanish grant of land on which Pond Fort was built.
His children were--Daniel, James, Malachi, John, Robert, Jr., Alexander, Elizabeth, Mary, Grace, and Nancy.
Malachi and two companions, Price and Lewis, were killed by the Indians while hunting on Loutre Prairie. Shortly after, Daniel, in order have revenge for his brother's death, tracked a party of Indians to their camp at night, and shot their chief as he sat by the campfire. He then concealed himself in the tall grass, and watched the Indians searching for him; but they failed to find him.
James and John were successful business men, and always had money to loan. A man named Hutchings once borrowed $300 in silver quarters from John, and carried the money home in a calico bag. Finding that he would not need it, he returned the money at the end of three months, and offered to pay interest. But BALDRIDGE said he could not think of accepting interest from a man who had kept his money safe for him that length of time; "because," said he, "if I had kept it, some rascal would have stolen it."
When James died he had several boxes filled with gold and silver money.
Robert, jr., planted a cherry tree, and when it grew large enough, he had it manufactured into lumber, from which he had his coffin made, and when he died he was buried in it.
Robert and John were rangers in Callaway's company during the Indian war. After the close of the war John moved to the Gasconade country, and built a large saw mill in the pineries; but it did not prove to be a paying investment, and subsequently passed into the hands of other parties.
Elizabeth BALDRIDGE married John SCOTT, and their son, Hiram, was killed at Callaway's defeat. He was a man of great daring, and Callaway placed much confidence in him.
Daniel married Kate HUFFMAN.
James married Margaret ZUMWALT.
Robert, jr., married Peggey RYEBOLT. Grace married John HOWELL, and
Nancy married Frederick PRICE.
Robert married Hannah Fruit about 1757. Hannah was born in 1741 in Loutre Prairie, St. Charles Co, Missouri; died in 1822 in St. Charles Co, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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