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DNA

yDNA haplogroup and subclades: R-BY198581,R1b1a2/R-M269,R-L21,DF13,S1051,FGC9655

yDNA done on his 3rd great-grandson Jackson Robert Pinder (desc. through Herman) indicates there was a non-paternal event. At some point, a father was listed as a Pinder when the true father was someone else. Next step is to test a male descendant of another of Ridley's sons to determine if the non-parental event occurred at/before or after Ridley's generation. yDNA matches with the closest genetic distances are descendents of James Barnes 1681-1726.

Nearby families

• Middle names of children Robert Wood and Herman Hilton were surnames present in the Bahamas. Joseph, middle name of Walter, was also very common.
• Richard Pinder's daughter Caroline J. Pinder born 1872
• Another Richard Pinder m. Hariet Cornish had a son John born 1872.
• John and Rebecca Sawyer Pinder had a daughter in 1871.
• William and Sarah A. (Pinder) Pinder had a son in 1871.
• John Henry Pinder and Matilda Sawyer Pinder's son Malfred born in 1871
• John Pinder and Emma Higg's son Arnold born 1871.
• 3 other Pinder babies born in March 1871.
• Thomas and Elizabeth (Pinder) Pinder had a son William b. March 1869.

Immigration

Immigrated from The Bahamas to Key West, FL in the second quarter of 1857. Names listed beside his include:

• Priscilla M. Higgs
• Sarah M. Sweeting
• Rebecca Pearce
• Thomas Curry
• Hester H. Roberts
• Charles Saunders
• Madora Sweeting
• 1880 - Pebiona Street
• 1885 - Angella Street in Key West with Mary Anne, the four sons, and a boarder named Cadley Lanier. Still there in 1887, city directory.

Sources

1. Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists, 1820-1873 and 1893-1959; Name: Ridley Pinder; Age: 19; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838; Gender: Male; Arrival Date: Febnd Quarter 1857; Port of Arrival: Key West, Florida.
2. 1880 United States Federal Census; Name: Ridley Pinder; Age: 41; Birth Year: abt 1839; Birthplace: Bahamas; Home in 1880: Key West, Monroe, Florida; Race: White; Gender: Male; Relation to Head of House: Self (Head); Marital Status: Married; Spouse's Name: Mary Pinder; Father's Birthplace: Bahamas; Mother's Birthplace: Bahamas; Occupation: Painter.
3. Florida, State Census, 1885; Name: Ridley Pinder; Residence: Key West, Monroe, Florida; Enumeration District: 1; Birth Place: Bahamas; Age: 45; Race: White; Gender: Male; Marital Status: Married; Relationship to Head of Household: Head; Father's Birth Place: Bahamas; Mother's Birth Place: Bahamas; Page: 62; Roll: M845_9.