Robert
"2nd Earl of Londonderry"
Ridgeway
Born in Londonderry, Worcestershire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Ridgeway
and Cicely (MacWilliam) Ridgeway
Brother of
John Ridgeway, Edward Mackwilliam Ridgeway, Maria Ridgeway and Cassandra (Ridgeway) Willoughby
Husband of
Elizabeth (Weston) Ridgeway
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Weston Ridgeway
Died
at about age 47
in Ireland
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Robert Ridgeway was a member of the aristocracy in England.
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Biography
Son of Thomas Ridgeway and Cicely MacWilliam. 2nd Earl of Londonderry, m. Elizabeth Weston, dau. of Sir Simon Weston. Succeded by their son Weston Ridgeway.[1]
After a 20 year marriage, he deserted his wife who, her father claimed, had suffered very much. In 1635, the King ordered the earl to pay maintenance for his wife and children.[2]
Children:[3]
- Weston Ridgeway (bapt. 4 Apr 1620)
- Leicester Ridgeway
- Robert Ridgeway (bapt. 24 Aug 1631)
- Lettice Ridgeway m. Sir Robert Oatley co. Salop
Sources
- Ancestral file at [1]
- Northwestern Historical Association. Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Northwest Historical Association., Madison, Wisconsin, 1904, Vol. 1, p. 60-63)
Footnotes
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=OpxfAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA453&lpg=PA453&dq=Burke%27s+Peerage+Robert+Ridgeway&source=bl&ots=v0lOWylyR6&sig=13EDhpzncUHhUDKbjIiT2lKlGCc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjwuaHOk__JAhXIVD4KHbj1CqIQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=Burke's%20Peerage%20Robert%20Ridgeway&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=FFttnLBr-xAC&lpg=PA204&ots=xW9lRWeOT5&dq=Robert%20Ridgeway%20Elizabeth%20Weston%20children&pg=PA204#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ↑ Visitation of Devon p. 647
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Karl Wiggins
Karl Wiggins
I have found family tree information linking this Joseph Ridgway [Ridgway-542] to possible father Robert Ridgeway (1630-1712) [Ridgeway-66] although I have also found a forum thread that says that link is false. Not sure what is true, although the [Ridgeway-66] tree is an "attractive" one. Anyone with info that can shed light on this would be appreciated. [Ridgeway-66} has been purported to be the son of this father [Ridgeway-277].
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