Thomas "Seaman" Ridley, I

Thomas was the son of Captain Mark Ridley of Northumberland, England. Captain Ridley, whom some say sailed from Truro, Cornwall, made several trans-Atlantic trips between England and the newly-established Plymouth Colony in the 17th Century. Family tradition says that his son Thomas was born on a voyage to New England with Captain Ridley and his wife. Thomas is said by some to have been their only child while others say he had 2 sisters: Mary (b. 1671) and Elizabeth (b. 1678, who married John Snow, Jr.). They may have been half sisters as no proven reference to Mark Ridley's wife (or wives) has been found.[1]

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Thomas "Seaman" Ridley Sr.

Born about 1685 in Atlantic Ocea

Son of Mark Ridley and [mother unknown]

Brother of Ann (Ridley) Knowles and Elizabeth (Ridley) Snow

Husband of Mary Strout — married 3 Aug 1708 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Father of Mary (Ridley) Sparks, Ann Ridley, Ann (Ridley) Fish, Thomas Ridley, James Ridley Sr., Sarah (Ridley) Dyer, John Ridley, Mark Ridley, Thankful (Ridley) Smalley, Elizabeth (Ridley) Lombard and Deborah (Ridley) Newcomb

Died 28 Aug 1767 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 30 May 2016 | Created 10 Sep 2010

Biography

Thomas was the son of Captain Mark Ridley of Northumberland, England. Captain Ridley, whom some say sailed from Truro, Cornwall, made several trans-Atlantic trips between England and the newly-established Plymouth Colony in the 17th Century. Family tradition says that his son Thomas was born on a voyage to New England with Captain Ridley and his wife. Thomas is said by some to have been their only child while others say he had 2 sisters: Mary (b. 1671) and Elizabeth (b. 1678, who married John Snow, Jr.). They may have been half sisters as no proven reference to Mark Ridley's wife (or wives) has been found.[1]

According to other sources[2] Thomas Ridley was born in Truro, Massachusetts (Barnstable), in or about 1685.

On August 5, 1706, Thomas Ridley married Martha Strout of Eastham, Massachusetts. Their first daughter, named Mary, was born March 12, 1707, just seven months later. The Ridleys had 10, children including four sons.[3]

Thomas Ridley died in August 1767 of smallpox and was buried in an isolated grave near Truro, Massachusetts. The original grave site is lost but a modern commemorative headstone, said to have been copied from the original, states that he died in his 82nd year. Burial site is the Old North Cemetery, Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.[4]

Death

Death Date: 28 AUG 1767 Place: Truro, Massachusetts (Barnstable)[5][6] Marriage

Husband: Thomas Ridley Wife: Mary Strout Marriage Date: 5 AUG 1706 Place: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)[7][8] Sources

Source S103 History of the ancient Ryedales (Riddell, Riddle, Ridlon, Ridley, etc.), George T. Ridlon, 1841-, Manchester, N.H.: Ridlon: 1884. Page: 535-536. Source S25 Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol. 1. Underhill, Lora Altine Woodbury. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston & New York, 1934.

Source: S1080 Abbreviation: Carol J. HAYWARD Poway, California Title: Carol J. HAYWARD Poway, California Subsequent Source Citation Format: Carol J. HAYWARD Poway, California BIBL Carol J. HAYWARD Poway, California. TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE Carol J. HAYWARD Poway, California FIELD Name: ShortFootnote VALUE Carol J. HAYWARD Poway, California FIELD Name: Bibliography VALUE Carol J. HAYWARD Poway, California. TMPLT FIELD Name: Page Source: S1413 Thomas Ridley and Descendants (Recopied by Virginia T. Merrill, Solon, Maine) Subsequent Source Citation Format: Compiled by Rev. Chas. N. Sinnett Fertile, Minnesota. Copy at the Maine State Library 929.2 R545 TMPLT TID 0 FIELD. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=ridley&GSfn=t...

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