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RIDLEYS Of artherSTONE, ENGLAND.
Trent, April 30, 1830, and is still (1884) living there. He was a printer,
but has been paralyzed and disabled. Has the old family Bible contain-
ing the records.
Thomas-W. Ridley' (1), fifth son of James¹ (1), was born at New-
ark-on-Trent, April 23, 1833, and died June 6, 1833.
Thomas Ridley' (1), sixth son of James¹ (1), was born at Newark-on-
Trent, Sept. 19, 1834. No information. His brother of Liverpool does
not reply to any enquiries.
Robert Ridley (1), youngest son of James¹ (1), was born Nov. 28,
1837. No other information.
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THIRD GENERATION.
Edward-A. Ridley (2), eldest son of Edward2 (1), married, and is a
member of the dry-goods firm of Edward Ridley & Sons, New York city.
Arthur-John Ridley (2), second son of Edward (1), married, and is
a member of the dry-goods firm in New York city with his brother be-
fore mentioned.
James-M. Ridley³ (1), third (?) son of Edward² (1), married, and died
in 1875, leaving issue one son. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
Emma_Ridley³ (1), a daughter of Edward² (1), unmarried.
Clara Ridley (1), youngest daughter of Edward' (1), single. A
daughter married Mr. Samuel Hughes, but her name does not appear.
FOURTH GENERATION.
Edward Ridley' (3), presumed to be a son of James (1), was a lega-
tee in his grandfather's will, and received thirty-five thousand dollars.
There are probably other grandchildren of Edward Ridley, but as the
family have declined to give any genealogical information, names are not
known. Every reasonable effort has been made to have Mr. Ridley's por-
trait and a view of his villa in this book, but without success.
RIDLEYS OF ARTHERSTONE, ENGLAND.
John Ridley (1), descended from the Ridleys of Willimoteswick,
Northumberland, is supposed to have been identical with John Ridley,
who was called "Chief Ridley," and who, having espoused the cause of the
Stuarts, had all his lands confiscated and was obliged to leave the north
of England. This man was last seen at Haltwhistle in 1774, and as the
John whose name heads this notice settled at Sheepy Magna, Artherstone
(the post-town of Warwickshire), County of Leicester, the same year, his
descendants assumed the connection. The family have handed down
some old Jacobite glasses, which are supposed to have been the property
of this John Ridley. He married Sarah Vincent, a sister of the Dean
of Westminster, a notice of which is found in White's History of Leices-
tershire, and had issue three children, of whom hereafter. Died in 1786.
SECOND GENERATION.
Rev. John-Vincent Ridley2 (2), eldest son of John' (1), died in 1785,
aged 40 years. No information of his family.
