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Samuel Thomas Ridgeway 1709–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1709

Birth Location: Clerkwell, St James, England

Death Date: 7 Dec 1785

Death Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States

Father: Dr. Ridgeway

Mother: Mary SMITH

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William Ridgeway

Samuel Thomas Ridgeway was born in 1709 in Clerkwell, St James, England, the child of Dr Joseph George Ridgeway And Mary Smith. Samuel Thomas Ridgeway had children including William Ridgeway. Samuel Thomas Ridgeway passed away in 1785 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Thomas Ridgeway was born in 1709 in Clerkwell, St James, England, the child of Dr Joseph George Ridgeway And Mary Smith.
  • Samuel Thomas Ridgeway had children including William Ridgeway.
  • Samuel Thomas Ridgeway passed away in 1785 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr. Ridgeway
1654–1710
Birth Location: St James Parish, Clerkwell, London, England
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Mary SMITH
1686–1736
Birth Location: St. James Parish, Clerkenwell, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ridgeway
1746–1816
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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Samuel Ridgeway's Ancestors

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Samuel Ridgeway
1709–1785
Birth Place: Clerkwell, St James, England
Parents
Dr. Joseph George Ridgeway
1654–1710
St James Parish, Clerkwell, London, England
Mary SMITH
1686–1736
St. James Parish, Clerkenwell, London, England
Grandparents
William (Robert) Ridgeway
1631–1713
Devon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Benjamin Smith
1657–1731
St James Parish, Clerkenwell, London, England
Mary (Ann) Bacon
–1709
St James Parish, Clerkwell, London, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Ridgeway's Descendants

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Samuel (Thomas) Ridgeway (27 Nov 1709–7 Dec 1785)
  1. 1. William Ridgeway 1746–1816 m. Margaret Hilton 1746–1844
    1. 1. James (Friendly) Ridgeway 1770–1840 m. Elizabeth Graham 1774–1860
      1. 1. Lucy (Elvira) Ridgeway 1807–1860 m. Alexander Capps 1797–1850
        1. 1. Margaret Capps 1852– m. Wesley (S.) Capps 1842–1894
      2. 2. Robert (C.) Ridgway 1814–1894
      3. 3. Nelson Ridgway 1793–1854

Samuel Ridgeway's Timeline

2 Records

1709
27 Nov 1709
Birth of Samuel Thomas Ridgeway in Clerkwell, St James, England
Clerkwell, St James, England
1785
7 Dec 1785
Age 76
Death of Samuel Thomas Ridgeway in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1709
    Event Place: Clerkwell, St James, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1785
    Event Place: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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