Husband Lawrence Richardson 1
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• Transported himself: to Maryland, Abt 1661.
• Will: 1666.
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1 F Sarah Richardson 2
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Died: 1705
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Spouse: Joshua Dorsey of "Hockley" (Abt 1646-1688) 2 3
2 M Lawrence Richardson Jr. 4
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3 M John Richardson 5
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Husband Robert Richardson 6
Born: 1615 - England
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Died: 10 Sep 1682
Buried: - <Mount Ephraim, Boquetenorten Hundred, Worcester, Maryland>, (United States)
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• Embarked for Virginia: from Gravesend, England, 3 Apr 1635.
• Land Patent: 500 acres near Pongateaque, Accomack Co., Virginia (United States), 1666.
• Will: 20 Dec 1680.
• Probate: of his will, 29 Nov 1682.
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1 M William Richardson 7 8 9
Born: - <England>
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Died: 2 Nov 1697 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)
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Spouse: Elizabeth E. Ewen (1630-1704) 10 11 12 13 14 15
Marr: by 1677
Research Notes: Husband - Robert Richardson
From http://richardsonfamily.homestead.com/Reedrichardson.html (Reed Richardson) :
Robert Richardson, born in England in 1615, embarked from Gravesend, England, April 3, 1635, in the ship "Paul", for St. Christophus, with Shipmaster Jo: Acklin. (Hotten "Emigrants to America", Page 50.) He landed near Pongateaque, Accomack County, Virginia, marrying Susanna Smith, daughter of Richard Smith. (At the time of this writing, no records have been found about Robert Richardson's birthplace in England or who his parents were.) 1666, he received a land patent for 500 acres of land, near Pongateaque, Accomack County, Virginia. This land was adjoining the land of his deceased father-in-law, Richard Smith. By 1668, he and his wife sold most of the land. (Whitelaws "Virginia Eastern Shore", Pages 600,1,2). Robert Richardson then patented 2,000 acres of land in then Somerset County, Maryland (now Worcester County) and called his plantation "Mount Ephraim, Boqueternorton Hundred". It was on or near Sinepuxent Bay on the Ocean Side of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. (Virginia Patent Book #6, Page 35). Robert Richardson died September 10, 1682. (Somerset County Land Records Liber IKL. Folio 232, Hall of Records, Annapolis, Md.) His will dated Dec. 20, 1680, and Codicils dated April 20, 1681, and June 15, 1682, was probated Nov. 29, 1682, with his wife Susannah, Executor, naming his children William, Elizabeth, Tabitha, Susannah, Robert, Sarah, and Charles. Charles was to receive his plantation after his wife's death. Also mentioned was his neighbor and friend, John Osborne. Robert Richardson is thought to be buried at Mount Ephraim, Boquetenorten Hundred, Worcester County, Maryland.
Husband Sparrow Thomas 16
Born: 1685 - Accomack, Accomack, Virginia, United States
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Died: 12 May 1713 - Accomack, Accomack, Virginia, United States
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Marriage: 28 Nov 1698 - All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)
Wife Sophia Elizabeth Richardson 17 18 19
Born: 4 Jul 1675 - "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)
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Died: 2 Sep 1678 - West River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, (United States)
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Father: William Richardson ( -1697) 7 8 9
Mother: Elizabeth E. Ewen (1630-1704) 10 11 12 13 14 15
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Research Notes: Wife - Sophia Elizabeth Richardson
Source: Side-Lights on Maryland History with Sketches of Early Maryland Families by Hester Dorsey Richardson, Vol. 2 (Baltimore, 1913), p. 428
Husband William Richardson Jr. 5 20
Born: 26 Aug 1668
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Died: 13 Jul 1744
Buried: 15 Jul 1744
Father: William Richardson ( -1697) 7 8 9
Mother: Elizabeth E. Ewen (1630-1704) 10 11 12 13 14 15
Marriage: 1 May 1690 - West River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, (United States)
Wife Margaret Smith 5 18 21
Born: Abt 1672
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1 M Joseph Richardson 22
Born: Abt 1701
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Died: 4 Nov 1782
Buried: 1782 - John Hopkins Burying Ground, South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
2 M Daniel Richardson 23
Born: Abt 1705
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3 M Richard Richardson 23
Born: Abt 1709
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4 M Nathan Richardson 23
Born: Abt 1713
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5 M Samuel Richardson 24
Born: 6 Apr 1732
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6 F Sophia Richardson 25
Born: Abt 1695 - West River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, (United States)
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Died: 27 Jan 1781 - West River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, (United States)
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Spouse: Richard Galloway (1691-1736) 23 26
Marr: 29 Sep 1715 - West River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, (United States)
7 F Sarah Richardson 23
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Spouse: Henry Hill ( - ) 23
8 M Thomas Richardson 24
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Died: 14 Jun 1745 - Kent, Maryland, (United States)
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Death Notes: Child - Joseph Richardson
From Register of West River Meeting:
4. 11. [1782] Richardson, Joseph s. of William & Margret d. t. l. Aged 81 years was interd in Johns Hopkins Burying Ground by his daughter at South River in the year of our Lord 1782
Death Notes: Child - Thomas Richardson
Died at his house on the Eastern Shore in Kent County
Husband William Richardson 23 27
Born: Abt 1695
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Died: 1761 - <Talbot Co., Maryland, > (United States)
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Father: Daniel Richardson (Abt 1670- ) 20 28
Mother: Elizabeth Welsh ( - )
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Wife Ann Webb 23
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Father: Peter Webb ( - ) 23
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Husband Colonel Charles Ridgely II 29 30 31 32
AKA: Charles "the Merchant" Ridgely II
Born: 1702 - Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States)
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Died: 1772 - "Northampton" near Towson, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States)
Buried: - "Hampton", Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States)
Father: Charles Ridgely "the Planter" (Abt 1670-1705)
Mother: Deborah Dorsey (Abt 1685-Bef 1752) 30 33 34 35
Marriage: 5 Dec 1747
Other Spouse: Rachel Howard of "Hampton" (Abt 1696-1750) - Abt 1722 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States)
Events
• Inherited: "White Wine and Claret," jointly with his brother William, from his grandfather Hon. John Dorsey, 1715, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).
Wife Lydia Warfield
AKA: Lydia (Warfield) Stringer
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Father: Richard Warfield III, Esq. (Abt 1677-1755)
Mother: Ruth Crutchley (Abt 1683-1713)
Other Spouse: Dr. Samuel Stringer ( -1747)
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Research Notes: Husband - Colonel Charles Ridgely II
From Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1763-1774, pp. 5-6: From Wikipedia - Charles Ridgely II : Events
• Inherited: "White Wine and Claret," jointly with his brother Charles, from his grandfather Hon. John Dorsey, 1715, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).
From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland by J. D. Warfield (Baltimore, 1905), pp. 61-62: Second son of Captain John Worthington. Obituary from Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, p. 153: Source: The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland by J. D. Warfield (Baltimore, 1905), p. 530.
From Historic Graves of Maryland, p. 130: Source: The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland by J. D. Warfield (Baltimore, 1905), P. 530. 1. Warfield, J. D, The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. (Baltimore: Kohn & Pollock, 1905), pp. 59, 175.
2. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001, http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdannear/firstfam/dorsey/d3730.htm#P3730.
3. Warfield, J. D, The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. (Baltimore: Kohn & Pollock, 1905), pp. 56, 59.
4. Warfield, J. D, The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. (Baltimore: Kohn & Pollock, 1905), p. 59.
5. Warfield, J. D, The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. (Baltimore: Kohn & Pollock, 1905), p. 175.
6. Website:, http://richardsonfamily.homestead.com/Reedrichardson.html. Cit. Date: 2008.
7. Baltimore: Its History and Its People (Vol. 3. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912.), p. 795.
8. Richardson, Hester Dorsey, Side-Lights on Maryland History with Sketches of Early Maryland Families. (Vol. 2. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1913.), pp. 427-429.
9. Warfield, J. D, The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. (Baltimore: Kohn & Pollock, 1905), pp. 174-175.
10. http://www.familysearch.org, Compact Disc #22 Pin #405842 AFN: 7KBX-Q3 11. Warfield, J. D, The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. (Baltimore: Kohn & Pollock, 1905), p. 530.
12. Web - Message Boards, Discussion Groups, Email, http://genforum.genealogy.com/ewen/messages/180.html (Linda Kaltenbach). Cit. Date: 5 Oct 2005.
13. Rutherford, William Kenneth, Anna Clay Zimmer Rutherford, Genealogical History of Our Ancestors: (Vol. 1. 1989), p. 101.
14. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=annak1&id=I1913.
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16. FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SYZB-PY4. Cit. Date: 7 Jul 2013.
17. Thomas, Lawrence Buckley, Pedigrees of Thomas, Chew, and Lawrance, a West River Regester, and Genealogical Notes (New York: Thomas Whittaker, 1883.), p. ii Register of the West River meeting.
18. Richardson, Hester Dorsey, Side-Lights on Maryland History with Sketches of Early Maryland Families. (Vol. 2. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1913.), p. 428.
19. FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SYZB-59K. Cit. Date: 7 Jul 2013.
20. Richardson, Hester Dorsey, Side-Lights on Maryland History with Sketches of Early Maryland Families. (Vol. 2. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1913.), p. 429.
21. FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SR7Z-GFY. Cit. Date: 7 Jul 2013.
22. Thomas, Lawrence Buckley, Pedigrees of Thomas, Chew, and Lawrance, a West River Regester, and Genealogical Notes (New York: Thomas Whittaker, 1883.), p. xv, Register of the West River Meeting.
23. Warfield, J. D, The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. (Baltimore: Kohn & Pollock, 1905), p. 176.
24. Thomas, Lawrence Buckley, Pedigrees of Thomas, Chew, and Lawrance, a West River Regester, and Genealogical Notes (New York: Thomas Whittaker, 1883.), p. viii, Register of the West River Meeting.
25. FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SR7Z-J84. Cit. Date: 7 Jul 2013.
26. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marykl&id=I179980. Cit. Date: 6 Jul 2013.
27. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001.
28. Warfield, J. D, The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. (Baltimore: Kohn & Pollock, 1905), pp. 175, 176.
29. Peden, Henry C., Jr, Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1763-1774. (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1989.).
30. Wikipedia.org, Charles Ridgely II.
31. Warfield, J. D, The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. (Baltimore: Kohn & Pollock, 1905), pp. 61-62.
32. http://www.familysearch.org.
33. Website - Genealogy, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/southern/dorsey.html.
34. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001, http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdannear/firstfam/dorsey/d8018.htm#P8018.
35. Richardson, Hester Dorsey, Side-Lights on Maryland History with Sketches of Early Maryland Families. (Vol. 2. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1913.), pp. 212-213.
36. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I31401.
37. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I31402.
38. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I66332.
39. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdannear/firstfam/dorsey/b7812.htm#P7812.
40. Warfield, J. D, The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. (Baltimore: Kohn & Pollock, 1905), p. 153.
41. Richardson, Hester Dorsey, Side-Lights on Maryland History with Sketches of Early Maryland Families. (Vol. 2. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1913.), pp. 255-256.
42. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=adgedge&id=I41196.
43. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdannear/firstfam/dorsey/b4294.htm#P4294.
44. www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=640841&GRid=12216778&CScn=st.+anne's&CScntry=4&CSst=22&CScnty=1188&.
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46. Dorsey, Maxwell Jay, Jean Muir Dorsey, Nannie Ball Nimmo, The Dorsey family: descendants of Edward Darcy-Dorsey of Virginia and Maryland for five generations, and allied families (Orig. Pub. M. J. Dorsey, 1946; reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.), p. 155.
47. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001, http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdannear/firstfam/dorsey/d7853.htm#P7853.
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49. Dorsey, Maxwell Jay, Jean Muir Dorsey, Nannie Ball Nimmo, The Dorsey family: descendants of Edward Darcy-Dorsey of Virginia and Maryland for five generations, and allied families (Orig. Pub. M. J. Dorsey, 1946; reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.), p. 142.
50. Warfield, J. D, The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. (Baltimore: Kohn & Pollock, 1905), P. 153.
51. Peden, Henry C., Jr, Revolutionary Patriots of Anne Arundel County Maryland (Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2006.), p. 230.
52. Ridgely, Helen W, Historic Graves of Maryland and the District of Columbia (New York: The Grafton Press, 1908.), p. 130.
53. Ridgely, Helen W, Historic Graves of Maryland and the District of Columbia (New York: The Grafton Press, 1908.), p. 129.
"BACK RIVER UPPER HUNDRED, 1763"
[Among those listed are:]
Cockey, Edward
Cockey, Thomas
Cole, William (Britton Ridge)
Cole, Samuel
Cockey, John
Cockey, Joshua
Cockey, William
Deye, Penelope
Deye, Thomas Cockey
Owings, Samuel
Owings, Beal
Owings, Bazil
Ridgley, Charles Sr.
Ridgley, Charles Jr.
Talbot, Edward
Wells, Francis
Ibid., pp. 16-23:
"INDEX TO AQUILA HALL'S ASSESSMENT LEDGER, 1762-1765
Aquila Hall was High Sheriff of Baltimore County and after Harford County separated from Baltimore County in 1773 he was appointed Colonel of Militia and one of the Lord Justices of the new county of Harford from 1774 to 1779. While serving as Sheriff of Baltimore County he compiled a tax assessment ledger of 145 pages which named 1,380 persons, their land tracts, and their assessments... Its index contains the following names...
"William Cockey,... Joshua Cockey,... Edward Cockey,... John Hammond Dorsey,... Caleb Dorsey, Bazil Dorsey, Edward Dorsey,... Caleb Dorsey,... Richard Dorsey,...John Dorsey,...Samuel Owings,... John Owings, Joshua Owings,... Sarah Owings,... Stephen Owings,... Samuel Owings,... Elijah Owings,... Henry Owings,... Christopher Randell,... John Ridgley,... Charles Ridgley, Jr.,... Capt. John Stinchcombe,... Nathan Stinchcombe,... Edmund Talbott, Thomas Talbott,... Philip Thomas,... Edward Talbott,... Samuel Underwood,... Benjamin Wells,... James Wells,... William Wells, James Wells, Jr.,... Charles Wells,... Elex Wells..."
Ibid., pp. 26-27:
"PETITION OF SOME ENGLISH INHABITANTS OF BALTIMORE TOWN IN SUPPORT OF THE GERMAN INHABITANTS, 1767
"On May 16, 1767 a number of inhabitants of Baltimore Town presented a petition in support of the German inhabitants who had complained about the Justices who took advantage of their inability to understand English. The subscribers said they knew of such occurrences, but also expressed a belief that William Aisquith, one of the Justices, was not guilty of such charges. (Archives of Maryland, 32:203-204)...
Charles Ridgely, Jr....John Ridgely...William Lux..."
Ibid., pp. 27-41:
"JOPPA COURTHOUSE PETITION OF 1768
"The petitions for and against the removal of the county seat of Baltimore County from Joppa to Baltimore Town in 1768 are discussed at length in the Archives of Maryland, Vol. 61 (Appendix). Notices were posted in January, 1768 at the door of the courthouse in Joppa, at the church door of St. Paul's Parish, at the church door of St. Thomas' Parish, at the church door of St. John's Parish, at the church door of St. George's Parish, at the door of the chapel of St. George's Parish, at the door of the chapel of St. John's Parish, and at the house called St. Thomas' Chapel in St. Thomas' Parish, by Absalom Butler and sworn to before the Honorable Benjamin Rogers. Notices were printed in English and German. Tabulations indicate that 2,271 voted for the removal of the courthouse, and 901 voted against it. (It should be noted that some signatures are missing due to the disintegration of the paper, and there also appears to be some who signed more than once.) Five years later, Harford County separated from Baltimore County and set up its court house at Bush (Harford Town) in 1774 and at Bel Air in 1782.
"SIGNERS FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE COUNTY SEAT TO BALTIMORE TOWN (1768)...
"...Thomas Cockey...Joshua Owings...Charles Ridgely... Samuel Owings... John Cockey... Benjamin Wells, Charles Wells... George Wells... Caleb Warfield, Nathaniel Stinchcomb... William Coale...Christopher Randall, Jr.... J. Cockey Owings... William Wells, Jr.... William Wells...Edward Talbott... Edward Cockey... Benjamin Talbott... Charles Ridgely (son William)... Elisha Dorsey... Alexander Wells, Nathaniel Owings...Nathaniel Stinchcomb, Sr....Lott Owings... Anthony Arnold... Richard Owings... William Cockey... John Talbott (son Edward)... Richard Owings... William Slade... Edward Talbot... Vachel Dorsey... Christopher Owings, Richard Owings... Edward Dorsey (son John)... Lancelott Dorsey, Charles Dorsey (son Nathan), Ely Dorsey... Henry Dorsey...Samuel Dorsey, Jr.... Joshua Owings, Jr.... Samuel Owings... John Wells... Thomas Owings... Henry Butler... George Dorsey...
"SIGNERS AGAINST THE REMOVAL OF THE COUNTY SEAT TO BALTIMORE TOWN (1768)...
Greenbury Dorsey, Jr....William Wells..."
Ibid., pp. 50-54:
"A LIST OF TAXABLES IN BACK RIVER UPPER HUNDRED IN 1773 TAKEN BY WILLIAM HUTSON"
[Among households and garrisons(?) listed are:]
Ridgley, Charles; William Cloman; John Corns; Negroes: Captain, Frank, Dick, Harry, Hester, Paterson, James, Cate(1), Phillis, Cate(2), Tony
Ridgley, Charles, Captain at Northamton Qtr.; Samuel Merry; John the Wagoner; George Goodwin; Edward Welch; Duch Henry; Shepard; Samuel; Dile; John Bowest; Denis; Jack Gum; Coleman; Michael; Slight; Negroes: Bob, Marane, Casly
Ridgley, Charles, Captain, and Company at the Northamton Fce.; Henry Howard; Benjamin Deaver; Caleb Warfield; John Vaughn; B. Legget; Daniel Barker; Philip Beal; Richard Gough; Johnus White; John McvCown; Joseph Allen; William Onion; Charles Doud; Joseph Harvey; Michael Martain; Timothy Murphy; Samuel Coil; John Dehoddy; Edw. Corckland; James Roany; Barney Quin; William Stevens; Thos. Ellishear; Samuel Fisher; Edmond Gunshaw; John Puit; Thos. (?)nahory; Martin Poltis; Henry Riddon; Dennis White; Wm. McConnel; Joseph Wood; Daniel Boot; Thomas Davy; Wm. Connelly; William Roe; John Fonhue; Negroes: Toby, Helton, Joe, Lyn, tom, Jupiter, Teaner, Hannah, Jonathan, Dan
Ibid., pp. 62-65:
"LIST OF TAXABLES IN GUNPOWDER UPPER HUNDRED, BALTIMORE COUNTY, TAKEN BY SUTTON GUDGEON, 1773
"... Dulany, Walter, at Qtr. and Charles Wells, Overseer;... Ridgly, Charles (Qt);..."
This may not be the same man:
Ibid., p. 107:
"PETITION IN 1746
"'We, the Subscribers Inhabitants of Baltimore County and Town, and many of Us Members of a Club kept in said Town, having understood that an Information hath been made to this Government, that Mr. James Richards, high Sheriff of Our said County, and a Member of Our Club, hath spoken Words reflecting on his present Majesty King George his Person and Government. We therefore in Justice to the Character of the said James Richards do certify that He at all times and on all Occasions, when in Our Company, expressed the Greatest Loyalty and Zeal for his present Majesty and the happy Establishment both in Church and State, and frequently declared his utter Abhorrence of the resent unnatural Rebellion; and always was One of the most Active and forward in expressing his Joy, on making any Conquest or gaining any Viuctory over the French, the Pretender, or any of his Majestys Enemies,... And further We belive the said Information to be malicious, spiteful and without Foundation.' (Source: Archives of Maryland, Vol. XXVIII, page 375)
"Darby Lux... Charles Ridgely..."
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From Wikipedia - Charles Ridgely II :
"Col. Charles Ridgely II, "Charles The Merchant" (1702-1772) of "Ridgely's Whim", a Justice, planter, mechant, ironmaster , and member of the Lower House. Charles II, was the son of Charles Ridgely I , "Charles The Planter" (ca. 1670-1705) and Deborah Dorsey (ca. 1685-1752).
Charles was born in Prince George's County, and still a minor at the death of his father in 1705. He inherited the estates "White Wine" and "Claret" from his grandfather Hon. John Dorsey , Capt. (ca. 1645-1715), although he never lived at either. At the time they totaled 1,400 acres (5.7 km²) between them, and Charles later resurveyed them into 2,145 acres (8.68 km²) by adding some surplus land.
Charles married Rachel Howard (ca. 1696-1750) of "Hampton ", in about 1722. Rachel was born in about 1696 in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in 1750 in Baltimore County. Rachel was the daughter of Capt. John Howard, Jr. (ca. 1667-1704) and his first wife, Mary Warfield (ca. 1670-1699).
Political career
Ridgely became a Justice of the Peace in Baltimore County in 1741, a position he held until 1753, and became a Justice of the Quorum in 1750. In addition he served as a justice of the Especial Court of Oyer, Terminer, and Gaol Delivery in 1748 and 1750. Charles served on the Lower House of the General Assembly in Baltimore County from 1751-1754, and at the same time County Commissioner. Charles was commissioned a Major in 1751, and became a Colonel by 1757. He was also a vestryman and churchwarden of St. Paul's Parish.
Land Holdings
Upon his marriage to Rachel, he acquired the estate known as "Howard's Timber Neck" from his father-in-law. In 1732, this land was combined with another property known as "Brotherly Love", resurveyed and termed "Ridgely's Delight". In 1735, Ridgely began leasing parcels of land in "Ridgely's Delight". The historic district and neighborhood which remains today and is still known as "Ridgely's Delight", is situated on what was first a Susquehannock Indian path, and in the Federal period, a main highway from Washington to Philadelphia (now Washington Boulevard). The earliest houses within today's boundaries of "Ridgely's Delight" date from about 1804. A large portion of the development of "Ridgely's Delight" occurred between 1816 and 1875, with particular intensity during the 1840s and 1850's.
He was the first of the family to reside in Baltimore County when he moved there in 1734. He became a Gentleman by 1738, and Esquire by 1748, and was styled "Charles The Merchant". Charles was a planter, merchant, ironmaster, and owner of a furnace and forges. Although his mercantile base was in Baltimore Town and Baltimore County , his interests extended into Anne Arundel County where he purchased tobacco, crops, livestock, and slaves from at least 1736 through the 1740s.
In 1745, He acquired "Northampton", near Towson, Maryland, and was founder of the Ridgely family of "Hampton ". By 1750 "Charles The Merchant" had taken up or purchased altogether 26 parcels in Baltimore and Anne Arundel County, aggregating 8,000 acres (32 km²). These parcels were not all contiguous, and they included areas as distant as the present Roland Park, Guilford and Blythewood.
It was "Northampton", which became the centerpiece for the Ridgely family setting. The tract of land was originally granted to Col. Henry Darnall, Sr. (1645-1711), who immigrated to Maryland from Hertsfordshire, England . The 1500 acre (6 km²) parcel was surveyed for Colonel Darnall in 1695. Colonel Darnall was Gov. Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore 's (1637-1714) primary agent in Maryland for many years. The property was inherited by his daughter, Ann Hill (1680-1749) in 1745, in consideration of 600 pounds of sterling. In the early 1760s Col. Ridgely established several large ironworks, which thrived from the easily mined deposits of iron ore in the area. The large mansion "Hampton " was built on the tract of land containing 10,000 acres (40 km²), called "Northampton" between 1783 and 1790 by Col. Ridgely's youngest son Captain Charles Ridgely III "Charles The Mariner" (1733-1790). "Hampton" is about 13 miles due north of Baltimore and about 2 miles north of Towson, in Baltimore County.
Second Marriage
Charles married secondly on December 5, 1747, Lydia (Warfield) Stringer, widow of Dr. Samuel Stringer (d. 1747) of Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel County. Lydia was the daughter of Richard Warfield III , Esq. (ca. 1677-1755) and Ruth Crutchley (ca. 1683-1713).
Ironworks
In 1760 Ridgely and his two sons built Northampton Ironworks , which included a furnace on Patterson's Run and forges at Long Cam near Gunpowder Falls. Between November 1763 and April 1764, the ironworks shipped over 1,858 pounds worth of pig and bar iron to London.
Death
At the time of his death in 1772, Charles estate was valued at 6,285.16.9 pounds current money, including 36 slaves, 6 servants, 121 oz. plate, his one-third interest in the Northampton Ironworks valued at 322.9.3 pounds, and 603 pounds worth of goods shipped by London merchants. He died at "Northampton", near Towson, Baltimore Co., Maryland, and his will was probated on June 8, 1772.
Children
1. John Ridgely, Sr. (ca. 1723-1771), who married Mary Dorsey (1725-1786), daughter of Caleb Dorsey (1685-1742) and Elinor Warfield (1683-1752).
2. Pleasance Ridgely (1724-1755), who married Lyde Godwin (1718-1755).
3. Charles Ridgely (1727), who died young.
4. Achsah Ridgely (1729-1778), who married 1) Dr. Robert Holliday (d. 1747). 2) John Carnan (1728-1767). 3) Daniel Chamier , a Tory merchant of Baltimore.
5. William Ridgely (ca. 1731), who died young.
6. Capt. Charles Ridgely III "Charles The Mariner" (1733-1790), builder of "Hampton ", who married Rebecca Dorsey (1738-1812), daughter of Caleb Dorsey, Jr. (1710-1772) and Priscilla Hill (1718-1782).
7. Rachel Ridgely (1734-1813), who married Lt. Col. Darby Lux II (1737-1795), son of Capt. Darby Lux I (1695-1750) and Ann Saunders (1700-1785).
Ancestry
Col. Ridgely II, was the son of Charles Ridgely I , "Charles The Planter" (ca. 1670-1705) and Deborah Dorsey (ca. 1685-1752). Deborah married secondly Richard Clagett, Sr. , of "Croome" (1681-1752).
Deborah was the daughter of Hon., Capt. John Dorsey (ca. 1645-1715) of "Hockley", Anne Arundel County, and his wife Pleasance Ely (ca. 1660-1734).
Charles I, was the son of Hon. Robert Ridgely (d.1681) of "St. Inigoe's Creek", St. Mary's Co., Maryland, and Martha "Mary" Darnall (1678-1742). Martha married secondly, Anthony Underwood (1659-1689), and thirdly, Charles Carroll I (1660-1720).
Martha was the daughter of Col. Henry Darnall, Sr. (1645-1711) of "Darnall's Delight", and his second wife, Eleanor (Hatton) Brooke (1642-1725), widow of Maj. Thomas Brooke, Sr. , Esq. (1632-1676) of "Brookefield".
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From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland by J. D. Warfield (Baltimore, 1905), pp. 61-62:
[The will of Hon. John Dorsey reads, in part:]
'To my grandsons, Charles and William Ridgely, of Deborah, my tract called "White Wine and Claret," south side of the middle branch of the Patuxent. If they leave no issue, to go to Martha, Elinor and Edward Clagett...--JOHN DORSEY. (Seal).'
Research Notes: Wife - Lydia Warfield
Charles married secondly on December 5, 1747, Lydia (Warfield) Stringer, widow of Dr. Samuel Stringer (d. 1747) of Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel County. Lydia was the daughter of Richard Warfield III , Esq. (ca. 1677-1755) and Ruth Crutchley (ca. 1683-1713).
Husband William Ridgely 36
Born: 1702 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)
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Died: Bef 11 Nov 1759 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)
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Father: Charles Ridgely "the Planter" (Abt 1670-1705)
Mother: Deborah Dorsey (Abt 1685-Bef 1752) 30 33 34 35
Marriage: Abt 1720 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)
Wife Elizabeth Ridgely 37
Born: 31 Mar 1702 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)
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Died: Abt 1742 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)
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Children
1 F Deborah Ridgely 38
Born: Abt 1730 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)
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Spouse: Lancelot Dorsey [of Edward] (Abt 1731-1778) 29 39
Research Notes: Husband - William Ridgely
[The will of Hon. John Dorsey reads, in part:]
'To my grandsons, Charles and William Ridgely, of Deborah, my tract called "White Wine and Claret," south side of the middle branch of the Patuxent. If they leave no issue, to go to Martha, Elinor and Edward Clagett...--JOHN DORSEY. (Seal).'
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From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I31401 :
William Ridgeley AA Will written June 15, 1755 and probated 11nov 1759:
To son SAMUEL RIDGELY 20 shillings
To son WILLIAM RIDGELY part of White Wine and Claret on which my dwelling Plantation now stands, 50 acres Make Delight, tract called Silence in Frederick County
To son CHARLES RIDGELY, part of White Wine and Claret called Lower Body, also 5 other tracts in Frederick County, Hobson's Choice, Jone's Addition, Round About Hills, Paccoson, and Ridgely's Ridge
To daughters MARTHA, MARGARET, DEBORAH, ELIZABETH, now wives of Henry Gaither, Samuel Farmer, Lancelot Dorsey. Aquilla Duvall, 5 pounds current money.
Rest of estate not disposed of to be divided among 9 children namely:
WILLIAM, CHARLES, RACHEL, MARY, ELEANOR, ANN, SARAH, DELILAH, and ASENAH.
Exr's. John Ridgely and wife Elizabeth
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William Ridgeley 3.22 D AA £1064.15.0 Sep 13 1759
Sureties: Lewis Duvall, Greenbury Ridgeley.
Legatees: Martha (daughter), Margaret (daughter), Deborah (daughter), Elisabeth (daughter) wife of Henry Gaither, Samuel Farmer, Lancelot Dorsey, Aquilla Duvall, Samuel Ridgeley (son), William Ridgeley (son), Charles (son).
Distribution to: Widow (unnamed, 1/3). Residue to 9 children (equally): William, Charles, Rachel, Mary, Eleanor, Ann, Sarah, Delilah, Asenah.
Executrix: Elisabeth Ridgley.
Husband Thomas Worthington 40
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Father: Captain John Worthington (1650-1701) 41
Mother: Sarah Howard ( -1726) 41 42
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Wife Elizabeth Ridgely 40
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Father: Captain Henry Ridgely III (1669-1700) 40 43 44
Mother: Catherine Greenberry ( - ) 40 43
Children
1 F Ann Worthington 40
Born: 1713
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2 F Sarah Worthington 40 45
Born: 2 Feb 1715
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Spouse: Capt. Basil Dorsey (of Caleb) (1705-1763) 46 47
3 F Elizabeth Worthington 40 48
Born: 6 Oct 1717 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)
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Died: Jan 1776
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Spouse: Colonel Henry Dorsey (1712-1770) 29 48 49
Marr: 31 Jul 1735 - Christ Church, Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)
4 F Katherine Worthington 40
Born: 1720
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Spouse: Major Nicholas Gassaway ( - ) 40
5 F Rachel Ridgely Worthington 40
Born: 1722
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6 F Thomasine Worthington 40
Born: 1724
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7 M Hon. Brice Thomas Beale Worthington 40
Born: 1727
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8 F Ariana Worthington 40
Born: 1729
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9 M Thomas Worthington 50
Born: 1731
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Died: 1753
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10 M Hon. Major Nicholas Worthington 40 51
Born: 29 Mar 1734
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Died: 1 Nov 1793
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Spouse: Catherine Griffith ( - ) 40
Research Notes: Husband - Thomas Worthington
From Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, p. 153:
Thomas and Elizabeth Worthington bought "Broome" and "Wardridge" of Henry Ridgely, third, and resided there. It bordered upon "Hockley", and upon it are both the Ridgely and Worthington graveyards
From that old homestead went forth to Elk Ridge, the following daughters, whose histsory belongs to Howard County: Sarah Worthington--Basil Dorsey, born at Hockley; Elizabeth--Henry Dorsey, of Joshua and Ann Ridgely; Katherine--Major Nicholas Gassaway, of Colonel Nicholas, of South River; Rachel Ridgely Worthington--Cornelius Howard, of Joseph, her neighbor; Thomasin--Alexander Warfield, of John; Ariana--Nicholas Watkins, Jr. All inherited portions of "Worthington Range," at Clarksville, and "Partnership," between Highland and Fulton.
The sons of Thomas and Elizabeth Ridgely Worthington remained in Anne Arundel.
Burial Notes: Child - Thomas Worthington
"Last Monday morning, died at his plantation, about five miles from town, in the 63rd year, or grand climatical year, of his age, Mr. Thomas Worthington, who, for many years past, and to the time of his death, was one of the representatives for this county in the Lower House of the Assembly. He served his country with a steady and disinterested fidelity; was strictly honest in principle and practice, and, therefore, had the esteem of all that knew him. He was a good father and sincere friend; was frugal and industrious, and was possessed of many qualities which constituted the character of a good and sincere Christian."--(Maryland Gazette, 1753.)
Husband Greenberry Ridgely
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Wife Harriet Talbott 52
Born: 18 Apr 1792
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Died: 10 Apr 1872
Buried: - Talbott Family Burial Ground, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States)
Father: Benjamin Talbott (1750-1816) 11 53
Mother: Sarah Wilmott (1749-1815) 11 53
Children
Research Notes: Husband - Greenberry Ridgely
Burial Notes: Wife - Harriet Talbott
In Memory of Mrs. Harriet Ridgely, daughter of Benj. and Sarah Talbott, Born Apr. 18, 1792; Died Apr. 10, 1872.
"Blessed are the pure in heart."
"Thy Statutes have been my song in the house of my pilgrimage."
Research Notes: Wife - Harriet Talbott
Husband Judge Dye Worthington of Howard (details suppressed for this person)
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Wife Henrietta Ridgely (details suppressed for this person)
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