John (Ridley) of Walltown Esq

Born [date unknown] in England

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Biography

History of the ancient Ryedales, and their descendants in Normandy, Great Britain, Ireland, and America, from 860 to 1884 G. T. (Gideon Tibbetts) Ridlon 1884 p454 :

John Ridley (2), a son of Thomas Ridley and Elizabeth Ridley (1), who was the daughter and sole heir of the original John Ridley, of Walltown, and Elizabeth, daughter of Christopher Ridley, of Uthank, married to Annie, daughter and executrix of Edward Charlton, of Hesliside, Northumberland, and was living in the year 1615; he had issue, two sons and four daughters, of whom hereafter. It will be seen that the Walltown family of Ridley became extinct in the male line with the death, in 1562, of the first John Ridley, and that by the intermarriage of the aforesaid Thomas, the descent counted from the male side comes down from the Willimoteswick family.

The Baronetage of England, 1803 Volume 3 By William Betham pages 256-265 :

John Ridley, of Wall-Town, son and heir, who was living in 1615, and married Anne, daughter and coheiress of Charlton, of Hesleside, in Northumberland, Esq. This John had two sons and four daughters;

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Profile created by Leslie Ridley, Wednesday, April 9, 2014