PRISCILLA WESTBROOK ALDRIDGE was the 10th of 13 children born to Moses Westbrook, Jr., from Lenoir Co., NC, and his wife Martha Lawrence Allen. Moses moved his family to Marengo County, Alabama between 1830-1836.
Priscilla was the grandchild of Moses Westbrook, Sr., 1752-1816, Colonial Soldier of the Revolution, North Carolina Militia; and his wife Pearcy Young.
According to the Westbrook Family Bible, Priscilla’s siblings were:
1. Mary Eliza, 1812-1846, 1st wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1841
2. William A., b. 1814, m. Louisa Bradford 1836
3. Richard, b. 1816
4. Robert L., 1818-1838
5. Allen, b. 1819, a Physician, m. Ann Mayfield 1845, moved to Lauderdale Co., MS
6. Absoly b. 1823, 1st wife of James F. Aldriege, died before 1848.
7. George Washington, b. 1825, m. Mary,
Served 2nd AL, Light Artillery, CSA
8. Elizabeth, 1827-1849, 2nd wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1847
9. James, b. 1829, m. 1st Elizabeth Grouer 1848, m. 2nd Joanna A. Hartley 1855
Served Murphy's Battalion AL Cavalry, CSA
10. John Ivey, b. 1831, m. 1st Elizabeth A. Killingsworth 1844; m. 2nd Susan Hamilton 1846. Pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Marengo Co., AL
11. Charles, b. 1833,
Served Goldthwaite's Battalion, AL Light Artillery, CSA
12. Lewis Whitfield, 1836-1863, became a Lawyer in Wilson Co., TN, m. Sarah Jane Peyton 1857,
Sgt. Lewis Westbrook, Co, H, 7th Regiment, CSA, killed during Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, PA.
Priscilla’s mother died when she was 15. A year later she became the 2nd wife of James F. Aldridge. They married August 9, 1848 in Marengo Co., AL.
James owned a Plantation and in 1850 had 18 Slaves.
Priscilla's sister Absoly was the 1st wife of James.
Priscilla was the mother of 9 children, 3 of them born and died between the 1860 and 1870 Census. Her children were:
1. Christopher C., 1849-1860, buried Aldridge Cemetery
2. “Little” Mary, 1851-1860, buried Aldridge Cemetery
3. Moses Westbrook “West”, b. 1852, d. bet 1894-1900,
married Dannie C.J. Mayer
4. Martha Lawrence “Mattie”, 1854-1918,
married George M. Spinks
5. John Telfair, b. 1857, never married
6. Nannie D., b. 1858, never married
7. Bobby, 1861-1866, buried Aldridge Cemetery
8. Lilburn B., 1863-1868, buried Aldridge Cemetery
9. Mary, b. 1869
When Priscilla’s father died in 1860, she inherited 6 of his Slaves. Item 6 of his Will stated, “I give and bequeath unto my daughter Priscilla Aldridge, a Negro man named John, a Negro woman named Asha, and her two children America and Jane; a girl named Caroline, and an old Negro woman named Sarah”.
Priscilla died in 1870. After her death, James married his 3rd wife, Mary Williams. Priscilla is buried here in the Aldridge Cemetery with her four children who died young, her husband, his 1st wife her sister Absoly (Westbrook) and 3rd wife Mary (Williams), and her nephew/step-son James Lemuel Aldridge.
NOTE: There were more burials in this cemetery but the stones were unreadable and/or broken. These may be the graves of the Aldridge plantation Slaves.
Priscilla was the grandchild of Moses Westbrook, Sr., 1752-1816, Colonial Soldier of the Revolution, North Carolina Militia; and his wife Pearcy Young.
According to the Westbrook Family Bible, Priscilla’s siblings were:
1. Mary Eliza, 1812-1846, 1st wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1841
2. William A., b. 1814, m. Louisa Bradford 1836
3. Richard, b. 1816
4. Robert L., 1818-1838
5. Allen, b. 1819, a Physician, m. Ann Mayfield 1845, moved to Lauderdale Co., MS
6. Absoly b. 1823, 1st wife of James F. Aldriege, died before 1848.
7. George Washington, b. 1825, m. Mary,
Served 2nd AL, Light Artillery, CSA
8. Elizabeth, 1827-1849, 2nd wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1847
9. James, b. 1829, m. 1st Elizabeth Grouer 1848, m. 2nd Joanna A. Hartley 1855
Served Murphy's Battalion AL Cavalry, CSA
10. John Ivey, b. 1831, m. 1st Elizabeth A. Killingsworth 1844; m. 2nd Susan Hamilton 1846. Pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Marengo Co., AL
11. Charles, b. 1833,
Served Goldthwaite's Battalion, AL Light Artillery, CSA
12. Lewis Whitfield, 1836-1863, became a Lawyer in Wilson Co., TN, m. Sarah Jane Peyton 1857,
Sgt. Lewis Westbrook, Co, H, 7th Regiment, CSA, killed during Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, PA.
Priscilla’s mother died when she was 15. A year later she became the 2nd wife of James F. Aldridge. They married August 9, 1848 in Marengo Co., AL.
James owned a Plantation and in 1850 had 18 Slaves.
Priscilla's sister Absoly was the 1st wife of James.
Priscilla was the mother of 9 children, 3 of them born and died between the 1860 and 1870 Census. Her children were:
1. Christopher C., 1849-1860, buried Aldridge Cemetery
2. “Little” Mary, 1851-1860, buried Aldridge Cemetery
3. Moses Westbrook “West”, b. 1852, d. bet 1894-1900,
married Dannie C.J. Mayer
4. Martha Lawrence “Mattie”, 1854-1918,
married George M. Spinks
5. John Telfair, b. 1857, never married
6. Nannie D., b. 1858, never married
7. Bobby, 1861-1866, buried Aldridge Cemetery
8. Lilburn B., 1863-1868, buried Aldridge Cemetery
9. Mary, b. 1869
When Priscilla’s father died in 1860, she inherited 6 of his Slaves. Item 6 of his Will stated, “I give and bequeath unto my daughter Priscilla Aldridge, a Negro man named John, a Negro woman named Asha, and her two children America and Jane; a girl named Caroline, and an old Negro woman named Sarah”.
Priscilla died in 1870. After her death, James married his 3rd wife, Mary Williams. Priscilla is buried here in the Aldridge Cemetery with her four children who died young, her husband, his 1st wife her sister Absoly (Westbrook) and 3rd wife Mary (Williams), and her nephew/step-son James Lemuel Aldridge.
NOTE: There were more burials in this cemetery but the stones were unreadable and/or broken. These may be the graves of the Aldridge plantation Slaves.
PRISCILLA WESTBROOK ALDRIDGE was the 10th of 13 children born to Moses Westbrook, Jr., from Lenoir Co., NC, and his wife Martha Lawrence Allen. Moses moved his family to Marengo County, Alabama between 1830-1836.
Priscilla was the grandchild of Moses Westbrook, Sr., 1752-1816, Colonial Soldier of the Revolution, North Carolina Militia; and his wife Pearcy Young.
According to the Westbrook Family Bible, Priscilla’s siblings were:
1. Mary Eliza, 1812-1846, 1st wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1841
2. William A., b. 1814, m. Louisa Bradford 1836
3. Richard, b. 1816
4. Robert L., 1818-1838
5. Allen, b. 1819, a Physician, m. Ann Mayfield 1845, moved to Lauderdale Co., MS
6. Absoly b. 1823, 1st wife of James F. Aldriege, died before 1848.
7. George Washington, b. 1825, m. Mary,
Served 2nd AL, Light Artillery, CSA
8. Elizabeth, 1827-1849, 2nd wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1847
9. James, b. 1829, m. 1st Elizabeth Grouer 1848, m. 2nd Joanna A. Hartley 1855
Served Murphy's Battalion AL Cavalry, CSA
10. John Ivey, b. 1831, m. 1st Elizabeth A. Killingsworth 1844; m. 2nd Susan Hamilton 1846. Pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Marengo Co., AL
11. Charles, b. 1833,
Served Goldthwaite's Battalion, AL Light Artillery, CSA
12. Lewis Whitfield, 1836-1863, became a Lawyer in Wilson Co., TN, m. Sarah Jane Peyton 1857,
Sgt. Lewis Westbrook, Co, H, 7th Regiment, CSA, killed during Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, PA.
Priscilla’s mother died when she was 15. A year later she became the 2nd wife of James F. Aldridge. They married August 9, 1848 in Marengo Co., AL.
James owned a Plantation and in 1850 had 18 Slaves.
Priscilla's sister Absoly was the 1st wife of James.
Priscilla was the mother of 9 children, 3 of them born and died between the 1860 and 1870 Census. Her children were:
1. Christopher C., 1849-1860, buried Aldridge Cemetery
2. “Little” Mary, 1851-1860, buried Aldridge Cemetery
3. Moses Westbrook “West”, b. 1852, d. bet 1894-1900,
married Dannie C.J. Mayer
4. Martha Lawrence “Mattie”, 1854-1918,
married George M. Spinks
5. John Telfair, b. 1857, never married
6. Nannie D., b. 1858, never married
7. Bobby, 1861-1866, buried Aldridge Cemetery
8. Lilburn B., 1863-1868, buried Aldridge Cemetery
9. Mary, b. 1869
When Priscilla’s father died in 1860, she inherited 6 of his Slaves. Item 6 of his Will stated, “I give and bequeath unto my daughter Priscilla Aldridge, a Negro man named John, a Negro woman named Asha, and her two children America and Jane; a girl named Caroline, and an old Negro woman named Sarah”.
Priscilla died in 1870. After her death, James married his 3rd wife, Mary Williams. Priscilla is buried here in the Aldridge Cemetery with her four children who died young, her husband, his 1st wife her sister Absoly (Westbrook) and 3rd wife Mary (Williams), and her nephew/step-son James Lemuel Aldridge.
NOTE: There were more burials in this cemetery but the stones were unreadable and/or broken. These may be the graves of the Aldridge plantation Slaves.
Priscilla was the grandchild of Moses Westbrook, Sr., 1752-1816, Colonial Soldier of the Revolution, North Carolina Militia; and his wife Pearcy Young.
According to the Westbrook Family Bible, Priscilla’s siblings were:
1. Mary Eliza, 1812-1846, 1st wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1841
2. William A., b. 1814, m. Louisa Bradford 1836
3. Richard, b. 1816
4. Robert L., 1818-1838
5. Allen, b. 1819, a Physician, m. Ann Mayfield 1845, moved to Lauderdale Co., MS
6. Absoly b. 1823, 1st wife of James F. Aldriege, died before 1848.
7. George Washington, b. 1825, m. Mary,
Served 2nd AL, Light Artillery, CSA
8. Elizabeth, 1827-1849, 2nd wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1847
9. James, b. 1829, m. 1st Elizabeth Grouer 1848, m. 2nd Joanna A. Hartley 1855
Served Murphy's Battalion AL Cavalry, CSA
10. John Ivey, b. 1831, m. 1st Elizabeth A. Killingsworth 1844; m. 2nd Susan Hamilton 1846. Pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Marengo Co., AL
11. Charles, b. 1833,
Served Goldthwaite's Battalion, AL Light Artillery, CSA
12. Lewis Whitfield, 1836-1863, became a Lawyer in Wilson Co., TN, m. Sarah Jane Peyton 1857,
Sgt. Lewis Westbrook, Co, H, 7th Regiment, CSA, killed during Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, PA.
Priscilla’s mother died when she was 15. A year later she became the 2nd wife of James F. Aldridge. They married August 9, 1848 in Marengo Co., AL.
James owned a Plantation and in 1850 had 18 Slaves.
Priscilla's sister Absoly was the 1st wife of James.
Priscilla was the mother of 9 children, 3 of them born and died between the 1860 and 1870 Census. Her children were:
1. Christopher C., 1849-1860, buried Aldridge Cemetery
2. “Little” Mary, 1851-1860, buried Aldridge Cemetery
3. Moses Westbrook “West”, b. 1852, d. bet 1894-1900,
married Dannie C.J. Mayer
4. Martha Lawrence “Mattie”, 1854-1918,
married George M. Spinks
5. John Telfair, b. 1857, never married
6. Nannie D., b. 1858, never married
7. Bobby, 1861-1866, buried Aldridge Cemetery
8. Lilburn B., 1863-1868, buried Aldridge Cemetery
9. Mary, b. 1869
When Priscilla’s father died in 1860, she inherited 6 of his Slaves. Item 6 of his Will stated, “I give and bequeath unto my daughter Priscilla Aldridge, a Negro man named John, a Negro woman named Asha, and her two children America and Jane; a girl named Caroline, and an old Negro woman named Sarah”.
Priscilla died in 1870. After her death, James married his 3rd wife, Mary Williams. Priscilla is buried here in the Aldridge Cemetery with her four children who died young, her husband, his 1st wife her sister Absoly (Westbrook) and 3rd wife Mary (Williams), and her nephew/step-son James Lemuel Aldridge.
NOTE: There were more burials in this cemetery but the stones were unreadable and/or broken. These may be the graves of the Aldridge plantation Slaves.
Inscription
To My Wife
Gravesite Details
Priscilla Westbrook 1st wife of James F. Aldridge
Family Members
Siblings
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