Joseph
Ridgway
Born in Springfield, Burlington, New Jersey
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Ridgway Sr.
and Abigail (Stockton) Ridgway
Brother of
Richard Ridgway [half], Thomas Ridgway [half], Richard Ridgway [half], Richard Ridgeway Jr. [half], Elizabeth (Ridgeway) Willets [half], Joseph Ridgeway [half], William Ridgway [half], Sarah Ridgway [half], Josiah Ridgeway Sr. [half], Job Ridgeway, Abigail Ridgway, Mary (Ridgway) Garwood, Sarah Ridgway, Jane (Ridgway) Antrim and John Ridgway
Husband of
Hannah (Allen) Ridgway
— married
15 Feb 1738 in Burlington, New Jersey
Descendants 
Father of
Abigail (Ridgeway) Haines and Hannah (Ridgway) Pancoast
Died
at about age 58
in Springfield, Burlington, New Jersey
Profile last modified
| Created 31 May 2011
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Biography
Joseph was a Friend (Quaker)
Joseph was the youngest son of Richard Ridgeway by his second wife, Abigail Stockton. He was a large land owner and farmer in Springfield Township, N. J.
Joseph married twice, first to Sarah Butcher, November 11, 1727.
He was married second to Hannah Allen, daughter of Henry Allen of Mansfield, Burlington County, New Jersey on February (12 Mo.) 15, 1737/8 at the Mansfield Meeting House, Burlington County, New Jersey.[1]
His will was dated July 7th, 1760.
Sources
- Ridgway, George C. Descent of the Ridgway-Ridgeway family in England and America. Evansville, Indiana: Ridgway, Second Edition, 1926. Page 61. [1]
- Hinshaw, William. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, 6 vols, 1936–1950. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991-1994. Volume II, page 253. (Burlington Monthly Meeting: 1727/8, 12, 5, reported married to Sarah Butcher; 1737/8, 12, 15, married Hannah Allen.) [2]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
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~0.78%
Julie Madsen
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Bonnie Cowden :
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~0.39%
Jami (Snyder) VanAmburgh :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A734643 [compare], yourDNAportal JAMca887350, Ancestry member jamivanam1
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~0.39%
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