Samuel Ridgeway: Southern Campaign, South Carolina

As I read through the petition for the Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statement S. 4119 that was submitted for Samuel Ridgway, I marvel at what this ancestor did for our country. It makes me proud to know that my Ridgway father and mothers fought to secure this land for us. Samuel’s narrative description of the battles he participated in left me with a certain amount of confusion. In order to follow his route over the 18 months and 15 days he participated, I searched out each place with Google. I would not guarantee that the numbered locations on this map our exactly precise but they are close. If you have any verifiable correction, please let me know and I will correct the map.

Samuel first describes his volunteering in Craven County in District 96. It seems that he and his father, Captain John Ridgway, both lived in Laurens County. Craven County has been divided into many, many little counties since it existed many years ago. It once existed to the Northeast side of South Carolina. District 96 was in the Northwest part of South Carolina just West of the Broad River. I have outlined Laurens county in red. This was Samuel’s base station. I believe he was part of the Militia of South Carolina for Lauren County. That is why you see items 1, 5, 15 and 16 located there. Most of his volunteering was done where he lived.

At the time Samuel participated in these little skirmishes or battles, he was only 22 years old. That would have been in the years 1779, 1780 and 1781. Samuel married Catherine Atwood, a year after he quit soldiering. If my information is correct, they had 10 children between them. She died in 1819.

Samuel was joined by his brothers and his father. He even served one campaign under Captain John Ridgeway. Unfortunately, Captain Ridgeway was captured at Dirty Creek, SC and was executed with 10 of his men by the tories. Captain John left his wife a widow with two children under 12 years of age.

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To ? or Not to ?

To ? or not to ?

It all began with William Shakespeare when he wrote
To Be or Not to Be
President-Elect Barak Obama
To Change or Not to Change
Dr. Martin Luther King
To Dream or Not to Dream
Former President John F. Kennedy
To Inspire or Not to Inspire
Former President Ronald Reagan
To Communicate or Not to Communicate
Hillary Rodham Clinton
To Diplomat or Not to Diplomat
Former President Bill Clinton
To Chase or Not to Chase
Former President Jimmy Carter
To Habitat or Not to Habitat
Mother Teresa
To Serve or to Love
Former Vice-President Al Gore
To Nobel or Not to Nobel
Presidential Candidate John Edwards
To Cheat or Not to Cheat
Elvis Presley
To Love Me Tender or Not To Love Me Tender
The Beatles
To Hold My Hand or Not to Hold My Hand
The Supremes
To Baby Love or Not To Baby Love
Comedian Bob Hope
To Joke or Not to Joke
Comedian Red Skelton
To Laugh with Tears or Not To Laugh with Tears
Michael Jordan
To Soar or Not to Soar
Tiger Wood
To Tee or Not to Tee
Williams Sisters
To Love or Not to Love
Members of Congress
To Legislate or Not to Legislate
Auto Industry
To Pollute or Not to Pollute
Banking Industry
To Lend or Not to Lend
Building Industry
To Build or Not to Build
Housing Industry
To Mortgage or Not to Mortgage
Insurance Industry
To Cover or Not to Cover
Physicians
To Heal or Not to Heal
Nurses
To Empathy or Not to Empathy
Dentist
To Floss or Not to Floss
Psychiatrist
To Listen or Not to Listen
Chiropractor
To Adjust or Not to Adjust
Those not yet revealed
To present or not to Present
Finally, George Ridgeway
To Pun or Not to Pun

Isn’t That the Question?

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Hi,


I am very new to blogging. It will take me some time to get used to revealing myself. The intent of this blog is to share information on my family and other associated family names. I am a Ridgeway. I have been researching my family now for about 30 years. I have good, verifiable information on my background. I am looking forward to exchanging some of that data with you as you share your information.

So with that in mind, let's begin with some basic facts. My ancestry goes back to Joseph Ridgway and Mary Smith out of Clerkenwell, St James Parrish, London, England. They had a daughter Ann and one son that I know of Samuel. Samuel was born in 1709 in England and migrated to Virginia where he ended up marrying three times. My lineage continues with Samuel's first wife, Elizabeth Woodson. They married in Virginia on November 2, 1739.

Elizabeth was Samuel's first wife born around 1712 in Henrico County, Virginia and died around 1741.Two of their children are:

James B. born around 1740 in Virginia. He married Elizabeth CHIZENHALL.

John was born on September 3, 1741 in Virginia. John married Charity Hendricks. He died on September 3, 1781.

One of Captain John and Charity's children related to me was Samuel Ridgeway. He in turn married Catherine Atwood and they had a son named John Ridgeway. John Ridgeway married Ann McGee. They had a son named Barzilla F. Ridgeway. He married Rosetta Griswold who bore Barzilla a son named George Gilbert ( my great grandfather) Ridgeway. One of their sons was Emmett Ridgeway (my grandfather).

Whewwwwwwwwwwww.... alot of condensing there.

This is a beginning that I hope grows with time and information.

George E. Ridgeway Jr.