Name: Henry Ridgely
Occupation: Merchant
Will Date: 30 Apr 1705
Will Place: Prince George's, Maryland, British America
Probate Date: 13 Jul 1710
Death Year: Abt 1710
Ridgely, Henry, merchant, Prince George's Co.,30th Apr., 1705; 13th July, 1710.
To wife Mary, extx., and hrs., dwelling plantation and land “Catton.”
To unborn child if male at 21 yrs., if female at 16 yrs. or marriage, plantation, “Larkin's Forrest,” bought of Thos. Larkin, also 100 A. added to same and 500 A., “Mary's Delight.” Wife afsd. to have use of sd. land during minority of sd. child, and to possess former should child die without issue.
To son Charles and hrs., plantation and land, “Hogg Neck” and 300 A., part of “Waldridge,” also “Ridgeley's Lot” at Huntington, Anne Arundel Co., certain tract 30 A., sold to Thos. Reynolds in fork of branch at side next Neal Clarke's line, seated by Wm. Griffith.
In event of death during minority of unborn child, “Mary's Delight” afsd. to be divided between John and Joseph Brewer, Thomas and Henry Odall, sons of Thomas Odall, and their hrs.
To brother Wm. Ridgley, personalty.
By codicil, same date, testator leaves to dau. Sarah, wife of Thomas Odall, and to unborn child afsd., personalty.
To grandsons Henry and Nicholas Ridgeley, and Henry, son of Charles Ridgeley, and hrs., “Larkin's Forrest” afsd. at decease of wife.
To grandson Henry, son of Henry, residue of “Waldridge,” and to each grandchild (not designated), 10 at majority.
Grandson Henry, son of Henry, to be under charge of Thos. Odall and Chas. Greenberry, and grandson Nicholas under that of wife afsd.
To goddau. Martha Duvall, to St. Barnabas Church of Queen Anne's Parish, and to Richard Ducket, personalty.
Test: Richd. Duckett, John Ratenbury, Thos. Reynolds, Lewis Duvall. 13. 89.
Original Source Name: Land Office
Original Source Location: Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Original Source Series: Will books
Original Source Book: 13
Original Source Page: 89