Husband John Hoord of Stocks and Stanwardine
Born: Abt 1378
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Father: Roger Hoord (Abt 1345-After 1381)
Mother: Cari ferch Madog Llwyd (Abt 1350- )
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1 F Margred Hoord of Stocks and Stanwardine
Born: bt 1406
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Spouse: Gruffudd Kynaston of Hordley and Stocks (Abt 1404-After 1443)
Research Notes (Husband)
RootsWeb - Celtic Royal Genealogy
Husband Gruffudd Kynaston of Hordley and Stocks
Born: Abt 1404
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Died: After 1443
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Father: John Kynaston (Abt 1382- )
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Wife Margred Hoord of Stocks and Stanwardine
Born: bt 1406
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Father: John Hoord of Stocks and Stanwardine (Abt 1378- )
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1 M Roger Kynaston of Middle
Born: Abt 1430
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Died: Bef 1496
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Research Notes (Husband)
RootsWeb - Celtic Royal Genealogy
Research Notes (Wife)
RootsWeb - Celtic Royal Genealogy
Husband Roger Hoord
Born: Abt 1345
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Died: After 1381
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Wife Cari ferch Madog Llwyd
Born: Abt 1350
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Father: Madog Llwyd ap Gruffudd (Abt 1320- )
Mother: Lleucu verch Iorwerth (Abt 1325- )
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1 M John Hoord of Stocks and Stanwardine
Born: Abt 1378
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Research Notes (Husband)
RootsWeb - Celtic Royal Genealogy
Research Notes (Wife)
RootsWeb - Celtic Royal Genealogy
Husband William de Stanleigh "The Elder", Lord of Stanley, Storeton & Hooton
AKA: Sir William [VI] De Stanley Knt. of Hooton, Cheshire, William [VI] de Stanley (II)
Born: Abt 1337 - Wirral Forest, Cheshire, England
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Died: 1398
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Father: William de Stanlegh Lord of Stanlegh and Storeton (1311-1360)
Mother: Alice Massey of Timperley (Abt 1339-Abt 1364)
Marriage: Abt 1371 - Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Other Spouse: Agnes Beckington ( - )
Other Spouse: Matilda ( - )
Noted events in his life were:
Charter, Grant by William Wilbraham of Thyngwall, 1337 - Lands, etc., in Cheshire
Source: www.fintco.demon.co.uk/stanley/ches-hooton.htm.
Charters referring to Sir William De Stanley and Edmund his son - held by the John Rylands Library by Moses Tyson, M.A., Ph.D. Published by Manchester University Press.
Charter, Powers of attorney from the same to John Dogynton to deliver seisin to the same., 1338
Source: www.fintco.demon.co.uk/stanley/ches-hooton.htm.
Charters referring to Sir William De Stanley and Edmund his son - held by the John Rylands Library by Moses Tyson, M.A., Ph.D. Published by Manchester University Press.
Wife Margery de Hooton
AKA: Margaret de Hooten, Margerey de Hooten
Born: 1342 - Hooton, Eastham, Wirral, Cheshire, England
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Died: 1430
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Father: Sir William de Hooton Lord of Hooton ( - )
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Children
1 F Sioned Stanley
AKA: Jane Stanley, Jane De Stanley, Janet Stanley, Janet de Stanley, Jonet Stanley of Hooton
Born: Abt 1362 - Hooton, Eastham, Wirral, Cheshire, England
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Died: 1466
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Spouse: Judge Robert Paris Chamberlain of Chester and North Wales ( - )
Marr: Abt 1397
Spouse: Gwilym ap Gruffydd Lord of Penrhyn (Abt 1365-1431)
Marr: After 1405
Spouse: John Pikine ( - )
2 M Sir William de Stanley of Hooton
AKA: Sir William Stanley Lord of Stanleigh, William Stanley of Hooten
Born: 1368 - Cheadle, Cheshire, England
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Died: 1428 - Hooton, Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England
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Spouse: Blanche Arderne (Abt 1362- )
Marr: 1386
3 F Agnes Stanley
Born: 1388
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4 M Edmund de Stanley
Born: 1390
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5 M John de Stanley
AKA: John Stanley of Storeton
Born: 1392
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6 F Ellen de Stanley
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Spouse: Thomas de Troghford ( - )
7 M Rowland Stanley
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Birth Notes (Husband)
Various sources have differing birth, marriage & death dates.
- Birth dates: abt 1328, 1337, abt 1355, abt 1348, abt 1360, abt 1368, abt 1370, abt 1375
- Marriage: 1386, abt 1379
- Death: 1428, bef 1428, 2 Feb 1427 or 1428
Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has b. abt 1345.
http://stanleyroots.co.uk has b. 1337, d.1398
Death Notes (Husband)
Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has d. 2 Feb 1427 or 1428.
http://stanleyroots.co.uk has b. 1337, d.1398
Research Notes (Husband)
Son and heir, lord of Stanley, Storeton, and of Hooton in right of his wife.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjr6387&id=I45411 has b. abt 1344, d. Feb 1427 or 1428. Lists only child William [III] b. abt 1386.
FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #94 Pin #316914
(submitted by Samuel Taylor "Sam" Geer) has b. bet 1360 and 1368.
Sources that list his children usually include these but not Jonet (Sioned) Stanley:
- Sir William b. 1405 (or abt 1386?)
- Agnes b. 1388
- Edmund b. 1390
- John b. 1392
Possibly also Ellen
http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm "The Stanleys of Storeton in Chester":
William de Stanleigh 'The Elder' (1337-1398) probably built Storeton Hall near Bebington (still standing, SJ3084) as his main residence, around 1360, after the death of his father.
Picture: Storeton Hall today: a 14th century stone manor-house.
In 1376 William de Stanleigh complained to King Edward III about the deforestation of the Wirral, which was blamed on the Black Prince (the late son of the king). The king agreed that William (as hereditary forester) should continue to receive the profits from the forest, and in 1397 he was granted 20 marks a year by the crown in compensation (Patent Rolls). He seems to have been on military service in Ireland shortly before his death (Patent Rolls). When William 'the Elder' died in 1398, it seems his second wife and widow Matilda was not maintained by her step-son Sir William de Stanley, so in 1400 Henry IV granted Matilda "who has come to such poverty that she cannot keep her estate" 2d a day for life.
Source: The Baronetage of England by E. Kimber and R. Johnson, London, 1771, vol. 2 (courtesy of books.google.com), p. 206 has "William, his son, lord of Stanley, &c. living 26 Edw. III, married Alicia, daughter of Hugh Massey, de Timperly, sister to Sir Hamond Massey, Knt. and had issue by her William de Stanley, lord of Stanley, &c. living 10 Rich. II. Henry, Matildes, and John. Which last William, the son and heir, married Margaret, daughter and sole heir of William de Hooton, lord of Hooton, in Wirehall in Cheshire, where that family have since continued to this day."
From The History of the House of Stanley from the Conquest to the Death of the Right Honourable Edward, Late Earl of Derby, in 1776 by John Seacomb (Manchester, 1821) [courtesy of books.google.com], pp. 14-15, "Sir William, the elder brother of John, by Mary Massey, was the eighth heir of this house, and succeeded his father Sir William in honour and estate. The tenth of Richard II, he married Margery the only daughter of William de Hooton, of Hooton, in the hundred of Wirral, and county of Chester; and by her had issue a son, named William, who is styled Lord of Stanley, Stourton, and Hooton, and grand ranger in chief of Wirral, in the county of Chester."
Birth Notes (Wife)
Sources have differing birth, marriage and death dates:
- Birth: abt 1342, abt 1344, abt 1352, 1364
- Marriage: 1386
- Death: abt 1430
Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919
has b. abt 1352
Research Notes (Wife)
Rootsweb? FamilySearch? More available.
If really married 1404, not mother of William Stanley III. However, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjr6387&id=I45411 has m. abt 1371 and lists her only son as William Stanley III. That source says b. abt. 1357 in Hooten.
Who were her children?? When were they born?
Source: The Baronetage of England by E. Kimber and R. Johnson, London, 1771, vol. 2 (courtesy of books.google.com), p. 206 has "William, his son, lord of Stanley, &c. living 26 Edw. III, married Alicia, daughter of Hugh Massey, de Timperly, sister to Sir Hamond Massey, Knt. and had issue by her William de Stanley, lord of Stanley, &c. living 10 Rich. II. Henry, Matildes, and John. Which last William, the son and heir, married Margaret, daughter and sole heir of William de Hooton, lord of Hooton, in Wirehall in Cheshire, where that family have since continued to this day."
Source: The Stanley Family of Hooton, Cheshire (www.fintco.demon.co.uk/stanley/ches-hooton.htm).
"This is the senior branch of the family.
"This page relates to 'The House of Stanley from the 12th Century' Chapter 6.
"...Margery, als. Margaret, daughter and heir of Sir William De Hooton...
"Issue - Sir William, John, Edund, Ellen..."
http://www.penrose.org/familygroup.php?familyID=F23881&tree=penrose has children as Jonet, William & John. Has her death date as 1430.
Notes (Marriage)
Sam Geer has m. 1404.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjr6387&id=I45411 has m. abt 1371 in Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Husband Sir William de Hooton Lord of Hooton
AKA: William Hooton Lord of Hooton
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1 F Margery de Hooton
AKA: Margaret de Hooten, Margerey de Hooten
Born: 1342 - Hooton, Eastham, Wirral, Cheshire, England
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Died: 1430
Buried:
Spouse: William de Stanleigh "The Elder", Lord of Stanley, Storeton & Hooton (Abt 1337-1398)
Marr: Abt 1371 - Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Research Notes (Husband)
Source: The Stanley Family of Hooton, Cheshire (www.fintco.demon.co.uk/stanley/ches-hooton.htm).
"This is the senior branch of the family.
"This page relates to 'The House of Stanley from the 12th Century' Chapter 6.
"...Margery, als. Margaret, daughter and heir of Sir William De Hooton"
Husband Sir Alexander Houghton
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Wife Elizabeth Troutbeck
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Father: Sir William Troutbeck of Pyrns Castle in Worrill, Lord of Dunham (1434-1459)
Mother: Margaret Stanley ( - )
Children
Research Notes (Husband)
Source: Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, edited by Thomas Allen Glenn (Philadelphia, 1902), provided by books.google.com, p. 56
Research Notes (Wife)
Source: Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, edited by Thomas Allen Glenn (Philadelphia, 1902), provided by books.google.com, p. 56:
"The children of Sir William Troutbeck and the Lady Margaret were:...
6. Elizabeth Troutbeck, married Sir Alexander Houghton, Knight."
Husband John [I] Mordaunt
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Wife Elizabeth Howard
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Father: William Howard Lord Howard ( - )
Mother: Anne St. John ( - )
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1 M Sir John [II] Mordaunt
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Spouse: Elizabeth Carey ( - )
Research Notes (Husband)
www.whitneygen.org/archives/biography/princewm.html
Research Notes (Wife)
www.whitneygen.org/archives/biography/princewm.html
Husband John Howard Jr.
Born: 1667 - Middleneck, Anne Arundel, Maryland, [United States]
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Died: 23 Feb 1703 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, [United States]
Buried:
Marriage: Abt 1695 - Anne Arundel, Anne Arundel, Maryland, [United States]
Wife Mary Warfield
Born: Abt 1670
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Died: 1699
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Children
1 F Rachel Howard
AKA: Rachael Howard
Born: Abt 1696 - Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland, [United States]
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Died: 1750 - Baltimore Co., Maryland, [United States]
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Spouse: Colonel Charles Ridgely II (1702-1772)
Marr: Abt 1722 - Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland, [United States]
General Notes (Husband)
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Research Notes (Wife)
Source: familysearch.org and Wikipedia - Charles Ridgely II.
Husband Colonel Charles Ridgely II
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]
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Father: Charles Ridgely I (Abt 1670-1705)
Mother: Deborah Dorsey (Abt 1685-Bef 1752)
Marriage: Abt 1722 - Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland, [United States]
Other Spouse: Lydia Warfield ( - ) - 5 Dec 1747
Wife Rachel Howard
AKA: Rachael Howard
Born: Abt 1696 - Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland, [United States]
Christened:
Died: 1750 - Baltimore Co., Maryland, [United States]
Buried:
Father: John Howard Jr. (1667-1703)
Mother: Mary Warfield (Abt 1670-1699)
Children
1 M Captain Charles Ridgely III
AKA: Capt. Charles "the Mariner" Ridgely
Born: 1733
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Died: 1790
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Spouse: Rebecca Dorsey (1738-1812)
2 M John Ridgely Sr.
Born: Abt 1723
Christened:
Died: 1771
Buried:
Spouse: Mary Dorsey (1725-1786)
3 F Pleasance Ridgely
Born: 1724
Christened:
Died: 1755
Buried:
Spouse: Lyde Godwin (1718-1755)
4 M Charles Ridgely
Born: 1727
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Died: Bef 1737
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5 F Achsah Ridgely
Born: 1729
Christened:
Died: 1778
Buried:
6 M William Ridgely
Born: Abt 1731
Christened:
Died: Bef 1741
Buried:
7 F Rachel Ridgely
Born: 1734
Christened:
Died: 1813
Buried:
Research Notes (Husband)
Source: www.familysearch.org AFN: XZG5-L6 and others.
(See esp. Wikipedia below)
From the book Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1763-1774 by Henry C. Peden, Jr., Westminster, Maryland, 1989, 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..."
From the book Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1763-1774 by Henry C. Peden, Jr., Westminster, Maryland, 1989, 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...
From the book Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1763-1774 by Henry C. Peden, Jr., Westminster, Maryland, 1989, 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..."
From the book Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1763-1774 by Henry C. Peden, Jr., Westminster, Maryland, 1989, pp. 50-54:
"A LIST OF TAXABLES IN BACK RIVER UPPER HUNDRED IN 1773 TAKEN BY WILLIAM HUTSON
"... Cockey, John... Cockey, William... Cockey, Edward, Joshua Cockey; Negroes: Easter, Juday... Cockey, Thomas Sr.; Thomas Cockey;... Owings, Richard (of Stephen); Negro Jim... Owings, John Cockey;...Ridgley, Charles;... Ridgley, Charles, Captain at Northamton Qtr.;... Ridgley, Charles, Captain, and Company at the Northamton Fce.; Henry Howard; Benjamin Deaver; Caleb Warfield... Talbott, Edward; John Talbott; Benjamin Talbott; John Whethers; 4 negroes... Wells, Ann (widow); John Thomas Walker, Thomas; Negro Hannah...
From the book Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1763-1774 by Henry C. Peden, Jr., Westminster, Maryland, 1989, 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:
From the book Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1763-1774 by Henry C. Peden, Jr., Westminster, Maryland, 1989, 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)
"... Charles Ridgely..."
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 kmē) between them, and Charles later resurveyed them into 2,145 acres (8.68 kmē) 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 kmē). 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 kmē) 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 kmē), 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".
Source
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)
From Side-Lights on Maryland History with Sketches of Early Maryland Families by Hester Dorsey Richard, Baltimore, Maryland, 1918, vol. 2, p. 212:
"Colonel Charles Ridgely married Rachel Howard, granddaughter of the original John Howard, of England, one of the five brothers who came early into Maryland.
"Their son, Captain Charles Ridgely, was the builder of Hampton, which has descended for several generations from father to son."
From Wikipedia - Charles Ridgely II :
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).
Source familysearch.org (AFN: XZG5-HN) has her name as Rachael, b. abt 1704, but they also list Rachel (b. abt. 1692). Were there two?
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Husband Captain John Worthington
Born: 1650 - England
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Died: 1701
Buried: - Anne Arundel, Maryland, [United States]
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Wife Sarah Howard
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Father: Matthew Howard Jr. ( - )
Mother: Sarah Dorsey ( -Bef 1691)
Children
Research Notes (Husband)
Source: Side-Lights on Maryland History with Sketches of Early Maryland Families by Hester Dorsey Richardson, Vol. 2 (Baltimore, 1913), pp. 255-256
Research Notes (Wife)
Source: Side-Lights on Maryland History with Sketches of Early Maryland Families by Hester Dorsey Richardson, Vol. 2 (Baltimore, 1913), pp. 255-256