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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Genealogy Ridley - 2

Another genealogy chapter on my Ridley family. Notice that it is believed (but not proven yet) that William Ridely's 2nd wife Margaret Maxwell sold his sons from the first marriage into indenture servitude.

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.


4. CHARLES2 RIDLEY (WILLIAM1) was born 1784 in , Burke, NC, and died 1865 in , Union, Ga. He married BETSY BERRY. She was born Abt. 1793 in , , SC, and died Aft. 1860 in , Union, Ga.

More About CHARLES RIDLEY:
Census: 1820, Burke Co., NC
Deed: 08 Sep 1838, Macon Co., NC, Book B#813, Joseph Miller to Charles R.; $800-144 acres, Dist 10, sec45, on Tn&Rattlebox Rvs

Children of CHARLES RIDLEY and BETSY BERRY are:
i. ANDREW3 RIDLEY, b. Abt. 1813; d. Unknown.
11. ii. JAMES N. RIDLEY, b. Abt. 1814, , Burke, NC; d. Aft. 1883, , , SC.
iii. JANE RIDLEY, b. Abt. 1815, , Burke, NC; d. 06 Aug 1903, , Cherokee, NC; m. JACOB "RILEY" LINSEY, REV; b. Aug 1815, , Buncombe, NC; d. 05 Feb 1897, , Cherokee, NC.
iv. MARY RIDLEY, b. Abt. 1817; d. Unknown; m. A ELLERSON; b. Abt. 1815; d. Unknown.
12. v. FRANCES "FANNIE" RIDLEY, b. 13 Dec 1819, . Burke, NC; d. Aft. 1870, Tyler, Smith Co, Tx.
13. vi. HAMPTON RIDLEY, b. 1823, , , NC; d. Aft. 1870, , Dade, Ga.
14. vii. ALFRED BURTON RIDLEY, b. 1828, , Union, Ga; d. Unknown.


5. BLANCHE2 RIDLEY (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1790 in , , Tn, and died 1865 in , Jackson, NC. She married STEPHEN MCMAHAN Abt. 1805 in , Yancy, NC, son of ARCHIBALD MCMAHAN. He was born Jan 1780 in , Montgomery, Va, and died Jan 1863 in , Jackson, NC.

Children of BLANCHE RIDLEY and STEPHEN MCMAHAN are:
15. i. WILLIAM3 MCMAHAN, b. 1820, , Sevier Co, Tn; d. Unknown.
16. ii. ROSA MCMAHAN, b. 1830; d. Unknown.
iii. LEVI MCMAHAN, b. 04 Jan 1832; d. 1923; m. (1) SYNTHIA HENRY; b. Aft. 1832; d. Unknown; m. (2) LUCY ANN SUTTON; b. Aft. 1832; d. Unknown.


Generation No. 3

6. WILLIAM3 RIDLEY (MATTHEW2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1803 in , Rutherford Co, N.C., and died Abt. 1903 in , Murray Co, Ga. He married (1) AN IRBY. She was born Abt. 1805, and died Unknown. He married (2) MARY POLLY GILES Abt. 1823. She was born 15 Mar 1801, and died 15 Jul 1875 in , Murray Co, Ga. He married (3) ELIZABETH POOR Abt. 1855. She was born 1825 in , Jackson, Ga, and died Unknown.

Notes for WILLIAM RIDLEY:
1827 - Drew land lottery for Lee Co., Ga
1832 - Drew land lottery for Cherokee Co., Ga.

More About WILLIAM RIDLEY:
Burial: Ball Ground Bapt Ch. Cem (unmarked), Murray Co., Ga
Census: 1850, Cherokee Co., NC, p49, farmer
Fact 6: 1832, Resident of Jackson Co., Ga
Fact 7: Bef. 1840, Moved to Polk Co., Tenn.
Fact 8: Bef. 1875, Moved to Murray Co., Ga
Military service: Private in Pearson's Co. of Lindsey's Regt of Tn Mtd Vol in Cherokee War.
Residence: 1832, Drew land lottery for Cherokee Co., Ga.
Resident: 1883, Wolf Creek, NC

More About AN IRBY:
Burial: Ball Ground Bapt Ch. Cem (unmarked), Murray Co., Ga
Occupation: school teacher

More About MARY POLLY GILES:
Burial: Ridley Fam Cem., Crandall, Murray Co., Ga

Children of WILLIAM RIDLEY and MARY GILES are:
i. ELIZABETH4 RIDLEY, b. 1825, , , Ga; d. Unknown.
ii. WILLIAM H. RIDLEY, b. 1827, , Jackson, Ga; d. Unknown; m. EMALINE DODSON; b. Aft. 1827; d. Unknown.
17. iii. NANCY RIDLEY, b. 1829; d. Aft. 1870.
iv. MARY RIDLEY, b. 1830, , , Ga; d. Unknown.
18. v. HENRY SR. RIDLEY, b. 13 Sep 1833, , , Ga; d. 07 Dec 1901, Crandall, Murray, Ga.
19. vi. HARRIETT RIDLEY, b. 15 Oct 1835; d. 12 Mar 1920, , Murray, Ga.
20. vii. JOSEPH RIDLEY, b. 1840, , Polk, Tn; d. Unknown.
21. viii. JOHN RIDLEY, b. 1842; d. Unknown.
ix. STARLEN RIDLEY, b. 1843, , , NC; d. 10 Nov 1868.

Notes for STARLEN RIDLEY:
Never married

More About STARLEN RIDLEY:
Burial: Ridley Family Cemetery, Murray Co., Ga

2 comments:

  1. Great!

    Now tell us the juicy stories that did not get into this.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Si,
    I'm still digging for the juicy parts.

    ReplyDelete

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