Genealogy Ridley

I am going to try something new.

I have lots of genealogy stuff I have accumulated through the years. A lot of it make pretty good reading.

Today I was looking at the genealogy collected on the Ridley family. My mother's mother maiden name was Ridley. The earliest of her (and mine) Ridley ancestors that I know of is William Ridley who was born in England, settled in or near Boston and was a teacher, cobbler, and tailor.

So, I plan to start with him and work myself down blogging increments or segment on up to at least my grandmother. There are some interesting stories.

So, here we go:

Descendants of William RIDLEY


Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM1 RIDLEY was born 1739 in , , , England, and died Abt. 1825 in ,Burke , N. C.. He married JANE PURSLEY in , Burke, NC, daughter of JAMES PURSLEY and JANE MCMAHAN. She was born Abt. 1750 in , , , Ireland, and died Unknown.

Notes for WILLIAM RIDLEY:
Before the Revolutionary War he lived in or near Boston, Ma..
William said that he had volunteered and enlisted in the summer of 1778 from the "Area of Dan River in North Carolina" and had served with Capt Micajah Lewis, 4th Battalion, NC, and fought the battles of Stono, Rocky Mount, and Kings Mountain. He was discharged by Major John Armstrong on 10 Aug 1779 in South Carolina. Pension payments were canceled 5 Mar 1825, presumably at the time of William's death.
After his discharge, William resided in Tyron County, NC, where he met Jane PURSLEY, his future wife.
- Charlotte Ridley Traylor
Lincoln County, NC, Deed Feb 2, 1780, John Wells of Lincoln County to James Wilson of same' WITNESS: William Ridley... land on Crowder's Creek (Note - now in present day Gaston County).
Lincoln County, NC, Deed Book 1, page 434, No. 977, Jul 2 1791, John Sloan of SC to McCagley Smith of Rutherford Co., land on Big Hickory Creek. WITNESS: William Ridely.

More About WILLIAM RIDLEY:
Fact 6: 25 Sep 1823, Applied for pension from Burke Co., NC, @ age 84
Fact 7: 11 Nov 1823, Pension started $95 annual
Military service: Enlisted on Dans River, NC
Occupation: School teacher & shoe repair& Tailor
Residence: Revolutionary War: fought at Kings Mtn, NC

Children of WILLIAM RIDLEY and JANE PURSLEY are:
i. FRANCIS2 RIDLEY, b. 1781, , Burke, NC; d. Unknown.

Notes for FRANCIS RIDLEY:
Died young.

2. ii. MATTHEW RIDLEY, b. Abt. 1782, , Burke Co, N.C.; d. Bef. 1830, , Habersham, Ga.
3. iii. WILLIAM RIDLEY, b. 1783, , Burke, NC; d. Unknown, , White, Tn.
4. iv. CHARLES RIDLEY, b. 1784, , Burke, NC; d. 1865, , Union, Ga.
v. JAMES RIDLEY, b. 1786, , Burke, NC; d. Aft. 1830.
5. vi. BLANCHE RIDLEY, b. Abt. 1790, , , Tn; d. 1865, , Jackson, NC.


Generation No. 2

2. MATTHEW2 RIDLEY (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1782 in , Burke Co, N.C., and died Bef. 1830 in , Habersham, Ga. He married MARY FEAGANS 21 Dec 1802 in , Rutherford, NC, daughter of WILLIAM FEAGANS. She was born Abt. 1785 in , Rutherford Co, N.C., and died Unknown in , Habersham Co, Ga.

Notes for MATTHEW RIDLEY:
Said to have settled in Jackson Co., Ga.

More About MATTHEW RIDLEY:
Census: 1820, Habersham Co., Ga. House 503 (2m<19, 1 m 10-16, 1 m 26-45, 1 f 10-16, 1f 26-45
Drew: 1827, land in Lee Co, Ga. Land Lottery, while resident of Habersham
Residence: Abt. 1827, Possibly in Habersham Co., Ga.

Children of MATTHEW RIDLEY and MARY FEAGANS are:
6. i. WILLIAM3 RIDLEY, b. Abt. 1803, , Rutherford Co, N.C.; d. Abt. 1903, , Murray Co, Ga.
ii. MATTHEW RIDLEY, JR., b. Abt. 1805, , , NC; d. Unknown.
iii. JOSEPH JOAB RIDLEY, b. Abt. 1810; d. Unknown.
7. iv. ALEXANDER RIDLEY, b. Abt. 1824, , Habersham Co, Ga; d. 1904, , Rhea Co, Tn.


3. WILLIAM2 RIDLEY (WILLIAM1) was born 1783 in , Burke, NC, and died Unknown in , White, Tn. He married (1) ANN MARY SMITH 06 Jul 1802 in , Rutherford, NC. She was born Abt. 1783, and died Unknown. He married (2) MARGARET MAXWELL1 25 Dec 1818 in , Wayne, Ky. She was born Bef. 1800, and died Unknown.

Notes for WILLIAM RIDLEY:
Said to have settled in White County, Tennessee.

Notes for MARGARET MAXWELL:
"We beleive that after William, II, died, Margaret indentured his sons Alex, Charles, and Elisha. We will continue our search"
- Charlotte Ridley Traylor.

Children of WILLIAM RIDLEY and ANN SMITH are:
i. WILLIAM3 RIDLEY1, b. 1803, , , NC; d. Unknown.
ii. WARREN RIDLEY, b. 1804, , , NC; d. Unknown.
8. iii. ALES PRICE RIDLEY, b. 1806, , , NC; d. 1886, Bridgeport, Jackson Co, Al.
9. iv. CHARLES MARTIN RIDLEY, b. 04 Feb 1807, , , NC; d. 19 Feb 1879, , Heard, Ga.
10. v. ASA ELISHA RIDLEY, b. 18 Jul 1809, , , Ky; d. 15 Mar 1882, Stevenson, Jackson, Al.
vi. JANE RIDLEY1, b. 14 May 1812, , , NC; d. 21 Apr 1886; m. THOMAS PARTEN; b. Abt. 1812; d. Unknown.

More About JANE RIDLEY:
Burial: , Jackson, Al


Child of WILLIAM RIDLEY and MARGARET MAXWELL is:
vii. JAMES3 RIDLEY1, b. 27 May 1818, , Bledsoe, Tn; d. Unknown; m. MISS SHUMATE; b. Abt. 1818; d. Unknown.