The traces of history left by the ARLEDGE family in the U.S. during the past 300 years tell a story that parallels and embodies the settling of America. Descending from one single 17th-century couple in Northumberland County, Virginia, whose children began calling themselves ARLEDGE instead of ALDRIDGE starting about 1700, there are thousands of Arledges today all over America. Some branches have reverted to the Aldridge spelling. Large communities of Arledges flourish in many distinct areas of the country--especially North Carolina, Ohio, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas. Some branches--in Stanly Co, NC and in central Alabama--have retained or returned to the ALDRIDGE spelling. Our family name resides in the most humble of cabins as well as the most powerful boardrooms of corporate America. Arledges can be found who are of white, African-American, Hispanic, and/or Native American descent. We are Democrats and we are Republicans--in either case, many of our family have, from the earliest days, distinguished themselves through passionate civil service and political activity. ARLEDGEs have held major local civic offices such as Clerks of Court, Magistrates, Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs, Fire and Police Chiefs. We represent many different religious denominations (with, interestingly, more than our fair share of "Preacher Arledges") as well as occupational categories, with an extraordinary number in law, teaching and sales. The Arledge family tree is on Geni.com, a collaborative online platform. You can find your branch there and connect with us.