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Personal data Richard Ridgeway 

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Household of Richard Ridgeway

He is married to Abigail STOCKTON.

They got married on December 30, 1693 at Maidenhead, Mercer, New Jersey, United States.


Child(ren):

  1. Job Ridgway  1694-1761
  2. Abigail Ridgway  1695-1767


Notes about Richard Ridgeway

 

Richard and Elizabeth Chamberlain Ridgway arrived in 1679 on the Jacob and Mary and settled at the Delaware River Falls on the Pennsylvania shore, adjoining William Penn's estate. Richard was granted a license to keep an ordinary, called Crown Inn. He is also said to have been a tailor.

In 1690 they moved to 600 acres near Stoney Brook, Maidenhead Twp, West Jersey, (today on the road between Princeton and Lawrenceville in Mercer County.) In 1695 they moved to 600 acres on Mattacopany Creek, Springfield Twp, Burlington Co. (In 1979 near Village of Jacksonville on the road from Burlington to Jobstown.)

Richard gave one acre to the Quakers for a meeting house and burying ground, "Copany" or "Old Springfield" Meeting of the Burlington MM. In 1987 the building erected in 1775 was still standing, having been converted to a private home.

References: Ancestry of Mary Ridgway, compiled by Lorna Borman June 1987

copied LDS Salt Lake City 3/92 929.273 A1 #5671

Additional Information, especially the English ancestry from:

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"Twigs from Family Trees" Notes on the Ridgway Families of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Descendants of David, Richard, Robert and Burr Ridgway Pioneers, compiled and published by the Rev Edward Coolbaugh Hoagland, 1958

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Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society volume XIV 1929

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The Ridgway-Ridgeway Family

"Richard Ridgway and Elizabeth, his wife, of Welford, in the County of Bark (Berks) Taylor (tailor) arrived in the Delaware river on the ship 'Jacob and Mary' of London in the 7th month 1679 with their children: Thomas born the 25th 5th month, 1677 and Richard born the 27th, 2nd mo 1680." quoted from the "Book of Arrivals" page 18 in the Bucks County (Pennsylvania) Historical Society at Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

The name Ridgway/ Ridgeway comes from the Roman highway "The Ridgeway" that runs through Berkshire, near Welford, a hamlet in the White Horse Vale, about five miles east of Lambourne and about the same distance north west of Speenhamland (Newbury).

Also written Reidgway Wrouggway Wrudgway

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Richard Ridgeway

Richard Ridgeway
± 1654-1723

1693

Abigail STOCKTON
1678-1726

Job Ridgway
1694-1761
Abigail Ridgway
1695-1767

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Day of marriage December 30, 1693

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1693: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 11 » A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.
    • February 8 » The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.
    • July 25 » Ignacio de Maya founds the Real Santiago de las Sabinas, now known as Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Mexico.
    • July 29 » War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen: France wins a Pyrrhic victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.
    • August 4 » Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of champagne; it is not clear whether he actually invented champagne, however he has been credited as an innovator who developed the techniques used to perfect sparkling wine.
    • October 4 » Nine Years' War: Piedmontese troops are defeated by the French.

Day of death February 2, 1723

  • The temperature on February 2, 1723 was about 5.0 °C. Source: KNMI
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    • June 26 » After a siege and bombardment by cannon, Baku surrenders to the Russians.
    • August 17 » Ioan Giurgiu Patachi becomes Bishop of Făgăraș and is festively installed in his position at the St. Nicolas Cathedral in Făgăraș, after being formally confirmed earlier by Pope Clement XI.
    • September 14 » Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena lays down the first stone of Fort Manoel in Malta.


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