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Sarah "Sally" Ridley 1773–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1773

Birth Location: Watauga Settlement, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 23 Nov 1831

Death Location: Buchanan Station, Mill Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Captain Ridley

Mother: Elizabeth Weatherford

Spouse(s): John Buchanan

Children(s): James Buchanan, Moses Buchanan, Nancy Buchanan, Henry Buchanan, George Buchanan, Alexander Buchanan, Richard Buchanan, Charles Buchanan, Sarah Buchanan, William Buchanan, Ann Buchanan, Samuel Buchanan, Jane Buchanan, Elizabeth Buchanan, Gentry Buchanan

Sarah "Sally" Ridley was born in 1773 in Watauga Settlement, Tennessee, USA, the child of Captain George Thomas Ridley And Elizabeth Weatherford. Sarah "Sally" Ridley married Eads, John D Buchanan, and had children including Alexander Buchanan, Ann Nancy Buchanan, Charles Bingley Buchanan, Elizabeth Buchanan, Gentry Henry Buchanan, George Buchanan, Henry Ridley Buchanan, James Bryant Buchanan, Jane Trindle Buchanan, Moses Ridley Buchanan, Nancy Mulherrin Buchanan, Richard Gregory Buchanan, Samuel Buchanan, Sarah Vincent Buchanan, William S Buchanan. Sarah "Sally" Ridley passed away in 1831 in Buchanan Station, Mill Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah "Sally" Ridley was born in 1773 in Watauga Settlement, Tennessee, USA, the child of Captain George Thomas Ridley And Elizabeth Weatherford.
  • Sarah "Sally" Ridley married Eads, John D Buchanan, and had children including Alexander Buchanan, Ann Nancy Buchanan, Charles Bingley Buchanan, Elizabeth Buchanan, Gentry Henry Buchanan, George Buchanan, Henry Ridley Buchanan, James Bryant Buchanan, Jane Trindle Buchanan, Moses Ridley Buchanan, Nancy Mulherrin Buchanan, Richard Gregory Buchanan, Samuel Buchanan, Sarah Vincent Buchanan, William S Buchanan.
  • Sarah "Sally" Ridley passed away in 1831 in Buchanan Station, Mill Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Sarah Ridley's Ancestors

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Sarah Ridley
1773–1831
Birth Place: Watauga Settlement, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Captain George Thomas Ridley
1737–1835
Guilford, Vance, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Weatherford
1740–1776
James City, VA
Grandparents
Mary (Elizabeth) Edwards
1725–1782
Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Edwards
1707–1800
Mary Brazeale
1700–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edwards
1680–1722
Virginia Harrison
1679–1713

Sarah Ridley's Descendants

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Sarah ("Sally") Ridley (28 Nov 1773–23 Nov 1831) m. John (D) Buchanan (12 Jan 1759–07 Nov 1832)
  1. 1. James (Bryant) Buchanan 1804–1862
  2. 2. Moses (Ridley) Buchanan 1806–1887
  3. 3. Nancy (Mulherrin) Buchanan 1818–1873
  4. 4. Henry (Ridley) Buchanan 1814–1898
  5. 5. George Buchanan 1792–1816
  6. 6. Alexander Buchanan 1794–1836
  7. 7. Richard (Gregory) Buchanan 1811–
  8. 8. Charles (Bingley) Buchanan 1809–1856
  9. 9. Sarah (Vincent) Buchanan 1807–1866
  10. 10. William (S) Buchanan 1800–1849
  11. 11. Ann (Nancy) Buchanan 1797–1852 m. Thomas (Clark) Eads 1794–1859
    1. 1. James (Buchanon) Eads 1820–1887
  12. 12. Samuel Buchanan 1797–1836
  13. 13. Jane (Trindle) Buchanan 1802–1837
  14. 14. Elizabeth Buchanan 1795–1875
  15. 15. Gentry (Henry) Buchanan 1814–

Sarah Ridley's Timeline

2 Records

1773
28 Nov 1773
Birth of Sarah "Sally" Ridley in Watauga Settlement, Tennessee, USA
Watauga Settlement, Tennessee, USA
1831
23 Nov 1831
Age 58
Death of Sarah "Sally" Ridley in Buchanan Station, Mill Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Buchanan Station, Mill Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1773
    Event Place: Watauga Settlement, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1831
    Event Place: Buchanan Station, Mill Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

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