William
Ridgeway
Jr.
Born in Middlesex, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Ridgeway
and Mary (Bellamy) Ridgeway
Brother of
Ann Ridgeway [half], James B Ridgeway [half], John Ridgeway Sr. [half], Thomas Ridgeway and Richard James Ridgeway [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William B Ridgeway
Died
at age 69
in Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 May 2018
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Biography
William Ridgeway was born on 21 Jun 1746 in Albemarle, Middlesex, Virginia to Samuel Ridgeway and Mary Bellomy. He married Margaret Peggy Hilton on 9 Aug 1767 in St Mark's Parish, South Carolina. Children: James Friendly, Hope Friendly, Moses Charles, Mary Polly. He died on 2 Feb 1816 in Sumter, South Carolina. He was a Revolutionary War Patriot.
Sources
- Sumter County Wills Index, Volume No. 1, 1774 - 1849, https://www.usgenwebsites.org/SCSumter/wills/volume1/rwills/ridgewaywm.html
- US Federal Census 1800, 1810
- Dictionary of National Biography Vol 1-20, 22
- US Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
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