Person:James Ridley (2)

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JAMES RIDLEY

James Ridley b Truro, MA. 06 Febuary, 1717/18 son of Thomas and Mary (Strout) Ridley: d Harpswell 14 July 1797 killed by lightning: m (1) 30 March 1738 Ruth (Smalley), b Truro, MA. January 1718/19 dau of Daniel and Sarah Smalley m (2) 17 September 1753 Mary (Smalley) Bowie, b Truro, MA. October 1721 dau of Samuel and Isabel (Dyer) Smalley. He moved to Great Island, Harpswell in 1752.

Children: Births of seven in Truro, MA.

Ann .........b 28 December 1740. A son John Monroe, b "Indian Island" 1761. The father d when John was just a baby and Ann moved back to Truro, MA. John was bound to Capt. James Lombard of Athol, MA. living with the until age 17 when he enlisted in the Revolutionary War. He removed to Pennfield N.B. Revolutionary War Pention (#W24022).

Sarah ......b 13 April 1743, m: Truro, MA. 12 April 1863 James, b 21 August 1755 Harpswell

James ......b 25 June 1745, m (1): Harpswell 13 April 1761 Isabel Bowie his stepsister m (2): 15 November 1788/89 Elizabeth "Betsey" Bridges.

Ambrose ...b 16 March 1747/48: d Alfred 1834: m _____ (Trafton)

David .......b 30 April 1750

Ruth .........b 28 March 1752, m: Crawford Stables of Prospect

Children by second wife; all but Mary b Harpswell

Mary .......b Truro, MA. 23 April 1754, m: Harpswell 22 November 1770 Kingbury Eastman.

David ......b 21 August 1755

Mark .......b 24 April, Harpswell m: Harpswell 10 May 1778 Abigail Webber, d 09 May 1818 Harpswell

Daniel .....b 04 April 1759, m: 27 November 1781 Hanna Bridges, d May 1818 Bowdoin

George ....b 1761 m: 13, December 1785 Molly Hopkins, d 31 October 1818 Bowdoin

Rachel .....b 26 March 1763, m: 18 April 1782 Jonathan Williams, d Prospect

Mary .......b 1767, d Prospect

Isabelle .. ..b 1769 ( It is suggested that George, Mary and Isabelle are the children of James Jr., not James Sr.)

Subj: [SMALLEY-L] BOWIE-SMALLEY-RIDLEY CONNECTION.......RIDLEY DESCENDENCY Date:11/26/99 3:49:07 AM Pacific Standard Time From:PAYNE9@@webtv.net (PAYNE FAMILY) Reply-to:SMALLEY-L@@rootsweb.com To:SMALLEY-L@@rootsweb.com

Hi, Bob......

Spouse George BOWIE of first family listed below and spouse Ruth SMALLEY of second family listed below both deceased---following which remaining spouses James RIDLEY and Mary SMALLEY BOWIE married, combined families plus new issue totals sixtee

FIRST FAMILY George BOWIE - Mary SMALLEY (cousin to RuthS) Children: Isabel b. 1744 Jane b. 1745 George b. 1747 Alexander b. 1748 or 49

SECOND FAMILY James RIDLEY - Ruth SMALLEY (cousin to MaryS) Children: Ann b. 28 Dec. 1740 Sarah b. 13 Apr. 1743 James b. 25 June 1745 Ambrose b. 16 Mar 1747 David b. 30 Apr. 1750 Ruth b. 28 Mar 1752

THIRD FAMILY James RIDLEY - Mary SMALLEY BOWIE Children: Mary b. 23 Apr. 1754 Davis b. 21 Aug. 1755 Mark b. 1757 Daniel b. 4 Apr 1759 George b. 1761 Rachel b. 1765

James RIDLEY was born 1717 and was married to Mary SMALLEY, widow of George BOWIE, on 17 Sept. 1753. James was widower of Ruth SMALLEY( cousin to Mary SMALLEY).

James was the son of Thomas RIDLEY and Mary STROUT. Thomas was b. ca. 1685; Thomas' father, CAPT. MARK RIDLEY is FATHER of this RIDLEY family in this country, Capt. Mark's first records in this country were in the 1660s; he is located in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, MA

My descendency is through of James RIDLEY-Mary SMALLEY BOWIE, THEIR SON Mark RIDLEY b. 1757 and wife Abigail WEBBER;

THEN their second child/second son William RIDLEY b.1783 30 Jan. d. 19 Oct. 1860, and second wife Mary BOWIE (d.1875) m. 19 May 1807;

THEN their fifth child/third son Moses Linscott RIDLEY b. Bowdoinham,ME 17 Sept 1814 and wife Huldah Olive ROBINSON ( Cumberland Co., Windham Meeting House b. 15 Jly 1813, d. 1854);

THEN their fifth child/third son Alvah Kimball RIDLEY, b, 1840 ME (Civil War Vet.), d. 1889 and wife Mary Elizabeth DAY (desc. Ralph DAY imm., Dedham,MA) of MN;

THEN their fifthchild, son Bert Arthur RIDLEY, MN>CO>WA, b. 1877 d. 1951 and wife Edna Electa HENDERSON(IA>CO>WA) B. 1887 D. 1978;

THEN daughter Evelyn Blanche RIDLEY b. CO 1912, d. WA 1994 and husband James Forrest RANKIN b. KS 1906, d. WA 1992;

THEN daughter Nola Lois RANKIN b. Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA 1935 m. 1959 Sheridan Lewis PAYNE (b. 1933 Wenatchee, Chelan Co., WA) Issue five children, desc. one grandchild--dated Nov 1999, residing Wenatchee, Chelan Co., WA.

Input, additions, corrections, comments welcome.

Best Regards to you, Bob BOWIE, your family and all listers. Thanks for responding, Bob. Nola Payne in WA

From Rootsweb.com post:

From: PAYNE FAMILY<PAYNE9@@webtv.net > Subject: BOWIE-SMALLEY-RIDLEY CONN Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 04:49:01 -0800 (PST)

  BOWIE-SMALLEY-RIDLEY CONNECTION.......RIDLEY DESCENDENCY 

Hi, Bob......

Spouse George BOWIE of first family listed below and spouse Ruth SMALLEY of second family listed below both deceased---following which remaining spouses James RIDLEY and Mary SMALLEY BOWIE married, combined families plus new issue totals sixteen.

FIRST FAMILY George BOWIE - Mary SMALLEY (cousin to RuthS) Children: Isabel b. 1744 Jane b. 1745 George b. 1747 Alexander b. 1748 or 49

SECOND FAMILY James RIDLEY - Ruth SMALLEY (cousin to MaryS) Children: Ann b. 28 Dec. 1740 Sarah b. 13 Apr. 1743 James b. 25 June 1745 Ambrose b. 16 Mar 1747 David b. 30 Apr. 1750 Ruth b. 28 Mar 1752

THIRD FAMILY James RIDLEY - Mary SMALLEY BOWIE Children: Mary b. 23 Apr. 1754 Davis b. 21 Aug. 1755 Mark b. 1757 Daniel b. 4 Apr 1759 George b. 1761 Rachel b. 1765

James RIDLEY was born 1717 and was married to Mary SMALLEY, widow of George BOWIE, on 17 Sept. 1753. James was widower of Ruth SMALLEY( cousin to Mary SMALLEY).

James was the son of Thomas RIDLEY and Mary STROUT. Thomas was b. ca. 1685; Thomas' father, CAPT. MARK RIDLEY is FATHER of this RIDLEY family in this country, Capt. Mark's first records in this country were in the 1660s; he is located in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, MA

My descendency is through of James RIDLEY-Mary SMALLEY BOWIE, THEIR SON Mark RIDLEY b. 1757 and wife Abigail WEBBER;

THEN their second child/second son William RIDLEY b.1783 30 Jan. d. 19 Oct. 1860, and second wife Mary BOWIE (d.1875) m. 19 May 1807; THEN their fifth child/third son Moses Linscott RIDLEY b. Bowdoinham,ME 17 Sept 1814 and wife Huldah Olive ROBINSON ( Cumberland Co., Windham Meeting House b. 15 Jly 1813, d. 1854);

THEN their fifth child/third son Alvah Kimball RIDLEY, b, 1840 ME (Civil War Vet.), d. 1889 and wife Mary Elizabeth DAY (desc. Ralph DAY imm., Dedham,MA) of MN;

THEN their fifthchild, son Bert Arthur RIDLEY, MN>CO>WA, b. 1877 d. 1951 and wife Edna Electa HENDERSON(IA>CO>WA) B. 1887 D. 1978;

THEN daughter Evelyn Blanche RIDLEY b. CO 1912, d. WA 1994 and husband James Forrest RANKIN b. KS 1906, d. WA 1992;

THEN daughter Nola Lois RANKIN b. Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA 1935 m. 1959 Sheridan Lewis PAYNE (b. 1933 Wenatchee, Chelan Co., WA) Issue five children, desc. one grandchild--dated Nov 1999, residing Wenatchee, Chelan Co., WA. Input, additions, corrections, comments welcome.

Best Regards to you, Bob BOWIE, your family and all listers. Thanks for responding, Bob.

Nola Payne in WA

1. ↑ Bowman, George Ernest, and Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Vital Records of the Town of Truro, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1933)
   p 7 (p. 21 orig).

   "James Ridley the son of Thomas and mary Ridley was Born in Truroe the third day of december in ye year 1717/18"