Westall Ridgley I (abt. 1706 - 1772)

Born about 1706 in South River Park, Anne Arundel, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Isaac) Ridgley — married about 1730 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, British America

Descendants

Died Oct 1772 at about age 66 in Frederick, Frederick, Province of Maryland

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Biography

This profile is part of the Ridgley Name Study.

Westall Ridgley I was born about 1706 in South River Park, Anne Arundel, Province of Maryland, son of William Ridgley II (~1678–1719) and Jane (Westhall) Ridgley (1682–1748).

NOTE: Last name may be spelled Ridgely or Ridgley.

Westall had a brother, William Ridgley III (~1703–~1780).

Westall (23) married Sarah (Isaac) Ridgley (15) (born in 1714 in Queen Ann Parish, Prince George, Maryland; daughter of Richard O Isaac I and Sarah (Pottenger) Isaac) in 1730 in Anne Arundel, British America. Their known children were:

1. William Robert Ridgley III (~1735–1775)^[1]
2. Westall Ridgley II (1738–1798)
3. Jane Diverela (Ridgley) Woodward (~1738–1817)
4. Jacob Westall Ridgley I (1744–1815)
5. Martha (Ridgley) Thrasher (1750–>1837)
6. Alice (Ridgely) Hill (~1752–~1792)

William ultimately settled in the Middle District of Frederick County, where he remitted quit-rents on "Ridgely's Rest" and "Resurvey on Ridgely's Rest" until his death in 1772.

Death & Legacy

Westall died in October 1772 in Frederick, Frederick, Province of Maryland, aged about 65.

His last will and testament, dated August 29, 1765, was probated in Frederick County on June 2, 1772, by Thomas Thrasher and John Thrasher.^[2]

To wife Sarah all land during life including 125 acres "Ridgely's Rest", the dwelling-plantation and the entire personal estate; at her decease the estate to be divided among the following children: Westall, Sarah, William, Jane Diverela, Isaac, Jacob; Alice, Martha, Richard and Jemina.^[2]

Family

Children of Westall and Sarah (Isaac) Ridgely:

1. Westall Ridgely II, b. Abt. 1730, Maryland, d. Bef. November 1777, Frederick, Maryland; married Urith __?__

2. Sarah Ridgely, b. 1734, Frederick, Maryland, d. date unknown.

3. William Ridgely, b. Bet. 1734 - 1735, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland, d. Bef. May 12, 1776, Frederick, Maryland; he married Mary Thrasher

4. Jane Diverela/Deverella Ridgely, b. 1738, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland, d. date unknown; she married William Woodward.

5. Isaac Ridgely, b. Abt. 1742, Maryland, d. 1796, Frederick, Maryland; he married Elizabeth __?__

6. Jacob Ridgely, b. 1744, Maryland, d. 1815, Frederick, Maryland; he married Ruth __?__

7. Alice Ridgely, b. Abt. 1744, d. date unknown; she married Henry Hill, removed to Newberry Co., S.C.

8. Martha Ridgely, b. January 25, 1749/50, Frederick Co., Md, d. date unknown; she married Benjamin Thrasher.

9. Richard Ridgely, b. ?, d. ?; he married Rebecca Templin.

10. Jemina/Jemima Ridgely, b. June 28, 1755, Frederick, Maryland, d. March 20, 1839, Neville, Clermont, Ohio; she married Joshua Pigman.

11. Drucilla Ridgley, b. Abt. 1738, Frederick, Maryland, d. 1786 in Pennsylvania; she married Jonathan Holland.

12. Richard Ridgley, b. August 03, 1755, Queen Caroline Parish, Ann Arundel, Maryland, d. 1800, Frederick, Maryland.

The two youngest children, Richard and Jemina, in the event of the death of his widow during minority were to select their guardians from among their brothers or sisters and to have "schooling". Sarah, the widow, died on December 11, 1789.

The son, Isaac Ridgely, married but died without issue. His will, dated May 5, 1791, was probated December 21, 1796, in Frederick County, though at the writing he declared himself of Washington County. He devised his wife, Elizabeth, the plantation in Frederick County known as Resurvey on Ridgely's Rest of 55¼ acres and all personal estate. At her decease the land was to revert to his nephew, Samuel, son of his brother, Richard. He am pointed, his brother, Richard, as the executor.

On September 27, 1791, Richard Ridgely of Frederick County purchased from his sister and brother-in-law, Henry Hill and Alice his wife of Newberry County, South Carolina, his sister's share in the parental plantation Ridgely's Delight of 215 acres in accordance with the will of their father, Westall Ridgely, which reverted to the heirs after the death of their mother, Sarah Ridgely, which occurred on December 11, 1789.

Sources

1. ↑ "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYG8-XMZM : 12 February 2020), Westal Ridgley in entry for William Ridgley, 1735.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Will: "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GT1P-SQZX?cc=1803986&wc=SNYC-C6X%3A146535301%2C147297001 : 20 May 2014), Frederick > Wills 1744-1777 vol 1 > image 231 of 315; Hall of Records, Annapolis. (Will of Westall Ridgely, written in 1765 and filed in Frederick County Maryland in 1772. Names children.)

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See also:

• Anne Arundel Gentry, Vol. 3, William Ridgely
• Anne Arundel Co. Deeds, Liber CW no. 1, folio 211;
• Wills, Liber 36, folio 721;
• Frederick Co. Wills, Liber GM no. 3, folio 152; Ibid Liber 10, folio 465.