RIDLEYS OF TRURO, MASSACHUSETTS.
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Mass., March 28, 1752; was married to Crawford Staples, and settled in
Prospect, Me.
David Ridley (2), fourth son of James (1), was born of his second
wife, in Harpswell, Me., Aug. 21, 1755; married, and had issue six chil-
dren, of whom hereafter.
Daniel Ridley (1), fifth son of James (1), was born of his second
wife in Harpswell, Me., April 4, 1759; married, and had issue ten chil-
dren, of whom hereafter. He enlisted for three years in the army of the
Revolution, Feb. 8, 1777, under Capt. John Reed, in Colonel Alden's
Massachusetts Regiment. He was in the battle of Cherry Valley, N. Y.,
and in Sullivan's expedition against the Six Nation Indians; also at the
surrender of General Burgoyne. At the time of his discharge at West
Point (1780) Colonel Brooks was in command of the regiment. Mr.
Ridley returned to his native State, and settled on a farm in Bowdoin,
where he continued the remainder of his days, and lived to old age.
Capt. George Ridley (1), sixth son of James (1), was born in
Harpswell, Me., in 1761; married Molly Hopkins (she was born May 7,
1776, and died in 1830), settled in Bowdoin, and had issue nine children,
of whom hereafter. He enlisted in the army of the Revolution in Feb-
ruary, 1777, in the company of Capt. John Reed, and served under Col-
onels Alden and Brooks about three years and three months. He was in
General Sullivan's expedition against the Six Nation Indians; in the bat-
tle of Long Island, and at the surrender of Burgoyne. He endured great
hardships in the expedition up the Susquehannah, when five thousand men
penetrated into the Indian country and attacked them in their well-con-
structed fortifications. Mr. Ridley said the howling of the savages was
appalling and their resistance determined, but they were overpowered,
and forty of their villages destroyed. He was discharged at West Point
in 1780, and returned to his home in Maine, where he died Oct. 31, 1818,
aged 59 years. He was a man of strong mind and generous heart.
Mark Ridley (3), seventh son of James (1), was born in Harpswell,
Me., in 1763; married Abigail Webber, and settled on Great Island; had
issue ten children, of whom hereafter. He was a wealthy man; owned
about five hundred acres of land, nearly surrounded by water, and kept
a large stock of cattle and horses. He also owned a tide grist-mill. His
house was situated on an elevation which descended gradually south to
the sea.
He died May 9, 1818; his wife died Feb. 21, 1817, aged 60 years.
Rachel Ridley* (1) fourth daughter of James³ (1), was born in Harps-
well, Me., in 1765; was married, and lived in Prospect, Me.
Mary Ridley (3), fifth daughter of James (1), was born in Harps-
well, Me., in 1767; was married, and settled in Prospect, Me.
Isabelle Ridley (1), sixth daughter of James (1), was born in
Harpswell, Me., 1769 (?); no particulars.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Reuben Ridley" (1), eldest son of John (3), was born in Truro,
Mass., Nov. 14, 1760.
John Ridley (4), second son of John (3), was born in Truro, Mass.,
June 9, 1764.
Hannah Ridley' (2), eldest daughter of John' (3), was born in Truro,
Mass., June 17, 1766.
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Nathaniel Ridley (1), third son of John (3), was born in Truro,
Mass., Nov. 29, 1768; married March 15, 1792, to Sabra Rich, of Truro,
