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William RIDGE 1765–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 24 May 1845

Death Location: , Randolph, North Carolina, USA

Father: Godfrey Ridge

Mother: Ann Robertson

Spouse(s): Jean Fincher

Children(s): Rebecca Ridge, Rebecca Ridge, Sarah Ridge, Mary Ridge, Jane Ridge, Elizabeth Ridge, Fanny Ridge, Meredith Ridge, Sarah Ridge, Thomas Ridge, Jane Ridge, William Junior, Daughter Ridge, Mary Ridge

The story of William RIDGE began in 1765 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA. William RIDGE married Jean Fincher, and had children including Daughter Ridge, Elizabeth Ridge, Fanny Ridge, Jane Ridge, Mary Polly Ridge, Mary Ridge, Meredith Ridge, Rebecca Prevo Ridge, Rebecca Ridge, Sarah Ridge, Sarah Sally Ridge, Thomas Ridge, William Ridge Junior. William RIDGE passed away in 1845 in , Randolph, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William RIDGE began in 1765 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.
  • William RIDGE married Jean Fincher, and had children including Daughter Ridge, Elizabeth Ridge, Fanny Ridge, Jane Ridge, Mary Polly Ridge, Mary Ridge, Meredith Ridge, Rebecca Prevo Ridge, Rebecca Ridge, Sarah Ridge, Sarah Sally Ridge, Thomas Ridge, William Ridge Junior.
  • William RIDGE passed away in 1845 in , Randolph, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William RIDGE's Ancestors

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William RIDGE
1765–1845
Birth Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Godfrey Ridge
1748–1790
, Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Ann Robertson
1740–1790
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas ("Horsethief") Ridge
1710–1748
Old, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Letitia) Lewis
1706–1749
Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Pierce Cody
1706–1768
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Mary Davis
1708–1739
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Godfrey Ridge
1685–1744
Sarah Turner
1682–1744
John III
1669–1725
Elizabeth Warner
1672–1720
WILLIAM Coode
1677–1718
Sarah Pearce
1670–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Turner
1657–1724
Mary Frewen
1672–1735
Isabel Yard
1640–1704
Col. Burgesses
1642–1681
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1643–1693

William RIDGE's Descendants

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William RIDGE (1765–24 May 1845) m. Jean Fincher (1770–AFT 1850)
  1. 1. Rebecca Ridge 1796–1892
  2. 2. Rebecca (Prevo) Ridge 1792–1882 m. Ninevah Rush 1796–
  3. 3. Sarah Ridge 1792–1840
    1. 1. Anna Dunbar 1829–1907
      1. 1. Sarah (Ellen Vuncannon) (Tucker) 1871–1929
        1. 1. Charles (Colvin) Tucker 1904–1984
        2. 2. William (Carson) Tucker 1911–1984
  4. 4. Mary Ridge 1805–1883
  5. 5. Jane Ridge 1801–1850
  6. 6. Elizabeth Ridge 1802–1832
  7. 7. Fanny Ridge 1789–
  8. 8. Meredith Ridge 1806–1850 m. Hannah Ridge 1806–1878
    1. 1. Willis (R.) Ridge 1826–1908
    2. 2. William (F) Ridge 1834–1886
  9. 9. Sarah (Sally) Ridge 1793–1826
  10. 10. Thomas Ridge 1791–1823
  11. 11. Jane Ridge 1790–1850
  12. 12. William (Ridge) Junior 1800–1890
    1. 1. Noah (C.) Ridge 1822–1895
      1. 1. Benjamin (Carter) Ridge 1874–1921
        1. 1. William (Benjamin) Ridge 1906–1986
    2. 2. Martitia (Jane "Nancy") Ridge 1845–1901
      1. 1. Edna (Chloe) Ward 1886–1974
        1. 1. Freda (B) Nance 1913–2003
  13. 13. Daughter Ridge 1817–1850
  14. 14. Mary (Polly) Ridge 1810–1884

William RIDGE's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1765
Birth of William RIDGE in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
1845
24 May 1845
Age 80
Death of William RIDGE in , Randolph, North Carolina, USA
, Randolph, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1845
    Event Place: , Randolph, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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