Eastridge Genealogy

Marty and Karla Grant

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Eastridge Genealogy - NC

Welcome to my Eastridge genealogy pages. I am interested in the Eastridge surname in North Carolina, particularly in the western counties. This surname was often alternately spelled as Estridge and sometimes Estes.

In 2000, Eastridge was the 13,072^nd most popular surname in the United States. That makes it rather uncommon. Estes, however, was the 707^th most common in 2000.

My most recent Eastridge ancestor is my five times great grandmother, Frances “Fanny” Eastridge. She was born 1793 in North Carolina, possibly Wilkes County. She married Jeffrey Graham ca 1810 either in Wilkes, Ashe or Buncombe Co., NC. They lived in Buncombe Co., NC the remainder of their lives, both dying there in 1855.

Fanny Eastridge has a proven sister named Rebecca Eastridge who married Fanny’s husband’s brother, Lewis Grimes (1789-1855), and lived near them in Buncombe Co., NC. I don’t know for certain who their parents were, but I strongly suspect a John Eastridge who was in Wilkes Co., NC in 1790 and 1800. He seems to have vanished after 1800. However, testimony of one of Fanny’s daughters suggests Fanny’s mother was still living ca 1834, probably in Buncombe.

I suspect that Micajah Eastridge (1780/90-aft 1840) is a relative as he was in Buncombe when they were, and in Ashe and Wilkes before that. I don’t believe he is their father or brother, but he could be an uncle or cousin.

Wilkes County became populated by other Eastridge families who originated in Granville Co., NC. I don’t know if my John is part of that same family, but he certainly could be. I’ve collected several of those here.

Revised: January 12, 2025

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