RIDLANDS OF CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.
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John Ridland (1) was living in Sandsting in 1879, aged 90 years.
Probably a son of the first Thomas Ridland. I forwarded photographs of
some aged Ridlons of Maine, which are said to resemble this aged man.
Ninian Ridland (1) was a resident of Sandsting, and was old fifteen
years ago. He had several children, and the sons, very powerful men,
also had families.
RIDLANDS OF CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.
William Ridland' (1), was in Charlestown, Mass.; married Patience
Davis, and died of fever there Dec. 2, 1694, aged sixty or upwards. He
gave testimony concerning land of S. Frothingham (see Fosket) in 1682,
aged 47 years; made deed of Groton land, 1694; wife, Patience, joined in
a deed with B. Davis, 1685; joined in Groton deed, 1694. He had issue
six children, as follows:
SECOND GENERATION.
William Ridland² (2), eldest son of William¹ (1), was born Dec. 21,
1863, probably in Charlestown.
Nathaniel Ridland² (1), second son of William' (1), was born Dec. 6,
1665, presumably in Charlestown.
Patience Ridland² (1), eldest daughter of William' (1), was born Jan.
18, 1667, presumably in Charlestown.
Joanna Ridland (1), second daughter of William¹ (1), was born Aug.
15, 1670, presumably in Charlestown.
Mary Ridland2 (1), third daughter of William¹ (1), was born Jan. 9,
1672, presumably in Charlestown.
Barnabas Ridland² (1), third son of William¹ (1), was born June 28,
1579, probably in Charlestown.
[Mary Rydland (2), daughter of William Rydland, was christened in
St. Dionis' Church, London, Eng., June 19, 1625. This is the only men-
tion of the name on the records of the church.]
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NOTE. There was a Mr. Thompson in Sandsting, who for a time was my cor-
respondent, whose mother was a daughter of a Lawrence Ridland, but I do not
know of what family.
In 1873 the representatives of Andrew Ridland held at Scarvester, Sandsting,
thirty-five acres of land, worth five pounds per year. James Ridland, of Westers-
keld, had forty-four acres worth three pounds per year. Jerome Ridland had at
Scarvester forty-four acres, worth three pounds per year. Lawrence Ridland, Jr.,
had at Scarvister, Sandsting, fifty-five acres, worth five pounds a year; and
Thomas Ridland, of Conziebreck, Sandwich, Orkney, held five acres, worth three
pounds a year.
NOTE. Here were three sons of William Ridland, and yet the family evidently
became extinct in the male line. It is singular if all these sons died issueless.
The mother and children may have left this country soon after the father's death.
The name is not now known in the United States. We must leave them in ob-
scurity. Author.
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