The son of Captain Henry III & Katherine (Greenberry) Ridgely of Waldridge Plantation in Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co MD, Henry married Elizabeth "Eliza" Warfield on 2 Oct 1722 at Queen Caroline Parish Church in Anne Arundel Co MD, the daughter of Benjamin Sr & Elizabeth (DuVall) Warfield of Lugg Ox Plantation in Millersville, Anne Arundel Co MD.
Maryland Marriage Records 1634-1777:
Name: Henry Ridgely
Spouse's Name: Eliza Warfield
Spouse's Father's Name: Benj Warfield
Marriage Date: 2 Oct 1722
Marriage County: Anne Arundel
Children of Henry with Eliza:
1) Katherine Elizabeth Ridgely (1723-1749); m. Captain Philemon Dorsey (1714-1772).
2) Anne Rdigely (b. 1725); m. Honorable Brice Thomas Beale Worthington (1727-1794).
3) Greenberry Rdigely (1726-1762); m. Lucy Stringer.
4) Henry Ridgely V (1728-1791); m1. Anne Dorsey (1730-1767); m2. Rachel Dorsey.
5) Nicholas Greenbury Ridgely I (1729-1732).
6) Benjamin Rdigely (b. 1731).
7) Joshua Ridgely (b. 1733).
8) Charles Greenberry Ridgely (b. 1735); m. Anne Moore.
9) Elizabeth Ridgely (b. 1737); m. Colonel Thomas Dorsey (1725-1790).
10) Thomas Ridgely (b. 1740).
11) Nicholas Greenbury Ridgely II (b. 1742).
12) Sarah Ridgely (b. 1745); m. Lueitenant Charles Greenbury Griffith (1744-1809).
Henry inhertied over 2,000 acres of land in Anne Arundel Co MD, from his paternal grandfather in Jul 1710. In 1726 Henry served in the Maryland Militia as a Colonel Major. His occupation was Surveyor.
Henry is the husband of my maternal 1C7xR.
From PA-roots.org:
COLONEL HENRY RIDGELY-
Colonel Henry Ridgely, the surveyor, son of Henry and Katherine Greenberry and grandson of the first surveyor of Ridgely Forest, heired his father's homestead Waldridge and Broome. These tracts were transferred to his brother-in-law, Thomas Worthington, who resided there.
Colonel Henry and his uncle, Charles Ridgely, were joint owners of Ridgely's Forest, at Huntington, and also joint owners of the South River estate. By deeds of transfer, Charles Ridgely held the South River tracts and yielded up his interest in Ridgely's Forest to his nephew.
Colonel Henry, in 1711, seated himself upon the ridge east of Guilford. His estate was then in Baltimore County. He became an aggressive surveyor of this new territory. He resurveyed Ridgely's Forest into Harry's Lot, which extended back to Savage and Guilford. Following up the Patuxent, beyond Snowden's Second Addition, we find him on Hickory Ridge, at Highlands. Joining his brother-in-law, Thomas Worthington, they took up Henry and Thomas, Partnership, Altogether, stretching back to Glenelg. Beyond that, Colonel Henry is again found at Round About Hills, Ridgely's Great Park and Ridgely's Great Range, thirty miles west of his starting point. In 1722, Colonel Henry married Elizabeth, only daughter of Benjamin Warfield. Her father had taken up for her a considerable tract called "Wincopin Neck," lying between the Middle and North Branches of the Patuxent at Savage; it adjoined Warfield's Range on the south and Warfield's Contrivance on the north.
In 1728, Colonel Henry Ridgely was the chief surveyor and builder of Christ Church, Queen Caroline Parish. He held pew No. 1 in the original building in 1736. His homestead is now the Pattison estate. The large graveyard of this early surveyor may still be seen there.
Upon this ridge are three Ridgely homesteads, all upon the road leading from Guilford to Savage. Beyond them, still further west, on the middle, or Savage River, there stands another building in perfect preservation, a rough-cast brick mansion, worthy of note. It is Montpelier. Its perfect walls, large rooms, high ceiling, wide hallway, music balcony, hand-carved woodwork, speak unerringly that it was once the home of luxury. Its last Ridgely owner was the bachelor, Harry, who weighed five hundred pounds and rode in a chair-carriage especially designed for him. He was the only son of Colonel Henry Ridgely, fourth, hero of the French and Indian war. Harry Ridgely died about 1812 and lies buried under a huge tree in the rear of his mansion, which some say was built by him, but such a building was not designed for, or by, a bachelor. It was built for daughters who entertained largely. As I stood within I could almost hear from the balcony the music leading those stately daughters in the minuet. Perhaps the four distinguished daughters of the first surveyor here met their military husbands and from there went out to be mothers of a long line of descendants, not even bounded by oceans. It was certainly the home of the later Colonel Ridgely, who took his cousin, Ann Dorsey, as wife. From it Dr. Charles Alexander Warfield took his bride in 1771. From it Polly Ridgely went down across Warfield's Range to Sappington Sweep upon Hammonds Great Branch, where still stands her headstone today. From it, as late as 1806, went forth Sally Ridgely, the second wife of Jessie Tyson. From it, too, Ann Ridgely, the heiress, went further down the Patuxent as the bride of Major Thomas Snowden, to name her more magnificent home Montpelier of Prince George.
Colonel Henry Ridgely's sons are fully named in his will of 1749. It reads:
"I Coll. Henry Ridgely, of A.A. Co., give the use of my tract called Harry's Lot to my dear wife during life and one-third of the personal property.
To Son Greenberry, 500 acres to be laid out as follows: All my part (being one-third) of Partnership and all of Hickory Ridge that is clear of other surveys, and if less than 500 acres, then I give him a part of Resurvey of Tracts nearest to him, to be laid out at the discretion of Mr. Philemon Dorsey.
I give to Son Henry my tracts Broken Land, Sapling Range, Coopers Lot, bought of Mr. Wm. Fisher. Mr. Philemon Dorsey to assign him lands on Sapling Range.
To Son Joshua the Resurvey of Tracts and Round About Hills.
To Charles Greenberry all my part (one-half) of Huntington Quarter with the lands I have added to it and Harry's Lot.
To Nicholas Greenberry my tract called Small Land and part of Altogether, laid out by Messrs. Nicholas Watkins and Philemon Dorsey, and also a tract to be bought of Aquilla Dorsey by Philemon Dorsey and myself. I give to Nicholas Dorsey, of Joshua, my right to the other half of Huntington Quarter. And Whereas, by a resurvey made by Mr. Thomas Worthington and myself of Partnership, we could not find enough land to equal the warrant, even though we took up some vacant land, now, if Mr. Thomas Worthington wife pay to my executors my part of the charge and will make over to my son Greenberry ten acres included in said resurvey then I give to Mr. Worthington sixty acres which is nearest to his lands, provided he and my son Greenberry shall desire to exchange any part of Hickory Ridge and Partnership. I desire my son Joshua to be placed in the care of Mr. Philemon Dorsey, and to be brought up by him, and if he die without issue, his lands to go to Nicholas Greenberry.
Test Alexander Warfield, James Macgill, John Warfield, Joseph Hail and Joshua Warfield."
From Old Kent, The Eastern Shore of Maryland, by George A Hanson, Howard County, Md:
Mrs. Elizabeth (Warfield) Ridgely survived her husband some twenty years, and in her will of 1769 [sic - 1762], named the same sons and daughters, transferring her estate to them. Her daughters, thus named were: Ann, wife of Hon. Brice Thomas Beale Worthington; Elizabeth, wife of Colonel Thomas Dorsey; Sarah, wife of Colonel Charles Greenberry Griffith, and Catherine, wife of Captain Philemon Dorsey. Upon her estate of Wincopin Neck stands, today, the regenerated Guilford, famous for granite. "
Maryland Marriage Records 1634-1777:
Name: Henry Ridgely
Spouse's Name: Eliza Warfield
Spouse's Father's Name: Benj Warfield
Marriage Date: 2 Oct 1722
Marriage County: Anne Arundel
Children of Henry with Eliza:
1) Katherine Elizabeth Ridgely (1723-1749); m. Captain Philemon Dorsey (1714-1772).
2) Anne Rdigely (b. 1725); m. Honorable Brice Thomas Beale Worthington (1727-1794).
3) Greenberry Rdigely (1726-1762); m. Lucy Stringer.
4) Henry Ridgely V (1728-1791); m1. Anne Dorsey (1730-1767); m2. Rachel Dorsey.
5) Nicholas Greenbury Ridgely I (1729-1732).
6) Benjamin Rdigely (b. 1731).
7) Joshua Ridgely (b. 1733).
8) Charles Greenberry Ridgely (b. 1735); m. Anne Moore.
9) Elizabeth Ridgely (b. 1737); m. Colonel Thomas Dorsey (1725-1790).
10) Thomas Ridgely (b. 1740).
11) Nicholas Greenbury Ridgely II (b. 1742).
12) Sarah Ridgely (b. 1745); m. Lueitenant Charles Greenbury Griffith (1744-1809).
Henry inhertied over 2,000 acres of land in Anne Arundel Co MD, from his paternal grandfather in Jul 1710. In 1726 Henry served in the Maryland Militia as a Colonel Major. His occupation was Surveyor.
Henry is the husband of my maternal 1C7xR.
From PA-roots.org:
COLONEL HENRY RIDGELY-
Colonel Henry Ridgely, the surveyor, son of Henry and Katherine Greenberry and grandson of the first surveyor of Ridgely Forest, heired his father's homestead Waldridge and Broome. These tracts were transferred to his brother-in-law, Thomas Worthington, who resided there.
Colonel Henry and his uncle, Charles Ridgely, were joint owners of Ridgely's Forest, at Huntington, and also joint owners of the South River estate. By deeds of transfer, Charles Ridgely held the South River tracts and yielded up his interest in Ridgely's Forest to his nephew.
Colonel Henry, in 1711, seated himself upon the ridge east of Guilford. His estate was then in Baltimore County. He became an aggressive surveyor of this new territory. He resurveyed Ridgely's Forest into Harry's Lot, which extended back to Savage and Guilford. Following up the Patuxent, beyond Snowden's Second Addition, we find him on Hickory Ridge, at Highlands. Joining his brother-in-law, Thomas Worthington, they took up Henry and Thomas, Partnership, Altogether, stretching back to Glenelg. Beyond that, Colonel Henry is again found at Round About Hills, Ridgely's Great Park and Ridgely's Great Range, thirty miles west of his starting point. In 1722, Colonel Henry married Elizabeth, only daughter of Benjamin Warfield. Her father had taken up for her a considerable tract called "Wincopin Neck," lying between the Middle and North Branches of the Patuxent at Savage; it adjoined Warfield's Range on the south and Warfield's Contrivance on the north.
In 1728, Colonel Henry Ridgely was the chief surveyor and builder of Christ Church, Queen Caroline Parish. He held pew No. 1 in the original building in 1736. His homestead is now the Pattison estate. The large graveyard of this early surveyor may still be seen there.
Upon this ridge are three Ridgely homesteads, all upon the road leading from Guilford to Savage. Beyond them, still further west, on the middle, or Savage River, there stands another building in perfect preservation, a rough-cast brick mansion, worthy of note. It is Montpelier. Its perfect walls, large rooms, high ceiling, wide hallway, music balcony, hand-carved woodwork, speak unerringly that it was once the home of luxury. Its last Ridgely owner was the bachelor, Harry, who weighed five hundred pounds and rode in a chair-carriage especially designed for him. He was the only son of Colonel Henry Ridgely, fourth, hero of the French and Indian war. Harry Ridgely died about 1812 and lies buried under a huge tree in the rear of his mansion, which some say was built by him, but such a building was not designed for, or by, a bachelor. It was built for daughters who entertained largely. As I stood within I could almost hear from the balcony the music leading those stately daughters in the minuet. Perhaps the four distinguished daughters of the first surveyor here met their military husbands and from there went out to be mothers of a long line of descendants, not even bounded by oceans. It was certainly the home of the later Colonel Ridgely, who took his cousin, Ann Dorsey, as wife. From it Dr. Charles Alexander Warfield took his bride in 1771. From it Polly Ridgely went down across Warfield's Range to Sappington Sweep upon Hammonds Great Branch, where still stands her headstone today. From it, as late as 1806, went forth Sally Ridgely, the second wife of Jessie Tyson. From it, too, Ann Ridgely, the heiress, went further down the Patuxent as the bride of Major Thomas Snowden, to name her more magnificent home Montpelier of Prince George.
Colonel Henry Ridgely's sons are fully named in his will of 1749. It reads:
"I Coll. Henry Ridgely, of A.A. Co., give the use of my tract called Harry's Lot to my dear wife during life and one-third of the personal property.
To Son Greenberry, 500 acres to be laid out as follows: All my part (being one-third) of Partnership and all of Hickory Ridge that is clear of other surveys, and if less than 500 acres, then I give him a part of Resurvey of Tracts nearest to him, to be laid out at the discretion of Mr. Philemon Dorsey.
I give to Son Henry my tracts Broken Land, Sapling Range, Coopers Lot, bought of Mr. Wm. Fisher. Mr. Philemon Dorsey to assign him lands on Sapling Range.
To Son Joshua the Resurvey of Tracts and Round About Hills.
To Charles Greenberry all my part (one-half) of Huntington Quarter with the lands I have added to it and Harry's Lot.
To Nicholas Greenberry my tract called Small Land and part of Altogether, laid out by Messrs. Nicholas Watkins and Philemon Dorsey, and also a tract to be bought of Aquilla Dorsey by Philemon Dorsey and myself. I give to Nicholas Dorsey, of Joshua, my right to the other half of Huntington Quarter. And Whereas, by a resurvey made by Mr. Thomas Worthington and myself of Partnership, we could not find enough land to equal the warrant, even though we took up some vacant land, now, if Mr. Thomas Worthington wife pay to my executors my part of the charge and will make over to my son Greenberry ten acres included in said resurvey then I give to Mr. Worthington sixty acres which is nearest to his lands, provided he and my son Greenberry shall desire to exchange any part of Hickory Ridge and Partnership. I desire my son Joshua to be placed in the care of Mr. Philemon Dorsey, and to be brought up by him, and if he die without issue, his lands to go to Nicholas Greenberry.
Test Alexander Warfield, James Macgill, John Warfield, Joseph Hail and Joshua Warfield."
From Old Kent, The Eastern Shore of Maryland, by George A Hanson, Howard County, Md:
Mrs. Elizabeth (Warfield) Ridgely survived her husband some twenty years, and in her will of 1769 [sic - 1762], named the same sons and daughters, transferring her estate to them. Her daughters, thus named were: Ann, wife of Hon. Brice Thomas Beale Worthington; Elizabeth, wife of Colonel Thomas Dorsey; Sarah, wife of Colonel Charles Greenberry Griffith, and Catherine, wife of Captain Philemon Dorsey. Upon her estate of Wincopin Neck stands, today, the regenerated Guilford, famous for granite. "
The son of Captain Henry III & Katherine (Greenberry) Ridgely of Waldridge Plantation in Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co MD, Henry married Elizabeth "Eliza" Warfield on 2 Oct 1722 at Queen Caroline Parish Church in Anne Arundel Co MD, the daughter of Benjamin Sr & Elizabeth (DuVall) Warfield of Lugg Ox Plantation in Millersville, Anne Arundel Co MD.
Maryland Marriage Records 1634-1777:
Name: Henry Ridgely
Spouse's Name: Eliza Warfield
Spouse's Father's Name: Benj Warfield
Marriage Date: 2 Oct 1722
Marriage County: Anne Arundel
Children of Henry with Eliza:
1) Katherine Elizabeth Ridgely (1723-1749); m. Captain Philemon Dorsey (1714-1772).
2) Anne Rdigely (b. 1725); m. Honorable Brice Thomas Beale Worthington (1727-1794).
3) Greenberry Rdigely (1726-1762); m. Lucy Stringer.
4) Henry Ridgely V (1728-1791); m1. Anne Dorsey (1730-1767); m2. Rachel Dorsey.
5) Nicholas Greenbury Ridgely I (1729-1732).
6) Benjamin Rdigely (b. 1731).
7) Joshua Ridgely (b. 1733).
8) Charles Greenberry Ridgely (b. 1735); m. Anne Moore.
9) Elizabeth Ridgely (b. 1737); m. Colonel Thomas Dorsey (1725-1790).
10) Thomas Ridgely (b. 1740).
11) Nicholas Greenbury Ridgely II (b. 1742).
12) Sarah Ridgely (b. 1745); m. Lueitenant Charles Greenbury Griffith (1744-1809).
Henry inhertied over 2,000 acres of land in Anne Arundel Co MD, from his paternal grandfather in Jul 1710. In 1726 Henry served in the Maryland Militia as a Colonel Major. His occupation was Surveyor.
Henry is the husband of my maternal 1C7xR.
From PA-roots.org:
COLONEL HENRY RIDGELY-
Colonel Henry Ridgely, the surveyor, son of Henry and Katherine Greenberry and grandson of the first surveyor of Ridgely Forest, heired his father's homestead Waldridge and Broome. These tracts were transferred to his brother-in-law, Thomas Worthington, who resided there.
Colonel Henry and his uncle, Charles Ridgely, were joint owners of Ridgely's Forest, at Huntington, and also joint owners of the South River estate. By deeds of transfer, Charles Ridgely held the South River tracts and yielded up his interest in Ridgely's Forest to his nephew.
Colonel Henry, in 1711, seated himself upon the ridge east of Guilford. His estate was then in Baltimore County. He became an aggressive surveyor of this new territory. He resurveyed Ridgely's Forest into Harry's Lot, which extended back to Savage and Guilford. Following up the Patuxent, beyond Snowden's Second Addition, we find him on Hickory Ridge, at Highlands. Joining his brother-in-law, Thomas Worthington, they took up Henry and Thomas, Partnership, Altogether, stretching back to Glenelg. Beyond that, Colonel Henry is again found at Round About Hills, Ridgely's Great Park and Ridgely's Great Range, thirty miles west of his starting point. In 1722, Colonel Henry married Elizabeth, only daughter of Benjamin Warfield. Her father had taken up for her a considerable tract called "Wincopin Neck," lying between the Middle and North Branches of the Patuxent at Savage; it adjoined Warfield's Range on the south and Warfield's Contrivance on the north.
In 1728, Colonel Henry Ridgely was the chief surveyor and builder of Christ Church, Queen Caroline Parish. He held pew No. 1 in the original building in 1736. His homestead is now the Pattison estate. The large graveyard of this early surveyor may still be seen there.
Upon this ridge are three Ridgely homesteads, all upon the road leading from Guilford to Savage. Beyond them, still further west, on the middle, or Savage River, there stands another building in perfect preservation, a rough-cast brick mansion, worthy of note. It is Montpelier. Its perfect walls, large rooms, high ceiling, wide hallway, music balcony, hand-carved woodwork, speak unerringly that it was once the home of luxury. Its last Ridgely owner was the bachelor, Harry, who weighed five hundred pounds and rode in a chair-carriage especially designed for him. He was the only son of Colonel Henry Ridgely, fourth, hero of the French and Indian war. Harry Ridgely died about 1812 and lies buried under a huge tree in the rear of his mansion, which some say was built by him, but such a building was not designed for, or by, a bachelor. It was built for daughters who entertained largely. As I stood within I could almost hear from the balcony the music leading those stately daughters in the minuet. Perhaps the four distinguished daughters of the first surveyor here met their military husbands and from there went out to be mothers of a long line of descendants, not even bounded by oceans. It was certainly the home of the later Colonel Ridgely, who took his cousin, Ann Dorsey, as wife. From it Dr. Charles Alexander Warfield took his bride in 1771. From it Polly Ridgely went down across Warfield's Range to Sappington Sweep upon Hammonds Great Branch, where still stands her headstone today. From it, as late as 1806, went forth Sally Ridgely, the second wife of Jessie Tyson. From it, too, Ann Ridgely, the heiress, went further down the Patuxent as the bride of Major Thomas Snowden, to name her more magnificent home Montpelier of Prince George.
Colonel Henry Ridgely's sons are fully named in his will of 1749. It reads:
"I Coll. Henry Ridgely, of A.A. Co., give the use of my tract called Harry's Lot to my dear wife during life and one-third of the personal property.
To Son Greenberry, 500 acres to be laid out as follows: All my part (being one-third) of Partnership and all of Hickory Ridge that is clear of other surveys, and if less than 500 acres, then I give him a part of Resurvey of Tracts nearest to him, to be laid out at the discretion of Mr. Philemon Dorsey.
I give to Son Henry my tracts Broken Land, Sapling Range, Coopers Lot, bought of Mr. Wm. Fisher. Mr. Philemon Dorsey to assign him lands on Sapling Range.
To Son Joshua the Resurvey of Tracts and Round About Hills.
To Charles Greenberry all my part (one-half) of Huntington Quarter with the lands I have added to it and Harry's Lot.
To Nicholas Greenberry my tract called Small Land and part of Altogether, laid out by Messrs. Nicholas Watkins and Philemon Dorsey, and also a tract to be bought of Aquilla Dorsey by Philemon Dorsey and myself. I give to Nicholas Dorsey, of Joshua, my right to the other half of Huntington Quarter. And Whereas, by a resurvey made by Mr. Thomas Worthington and myself of Partnership, we could not find enough land to equal the warrant, even though we took up some vacant land, now, if Mr. Thomas Worthington wife pay to my executors my part of the charge and will make over to my son Greenberry ten acres included in said resurvey then I give to Mr. Worthington sixty acres which is nearest to his lands, provided he and my son Greenberry shall desire to exchange any part of Hickory Ridge and Partnership. I desire my son Joshua to be placed in the care of Mr. Philemon Dorsey, and to be brought up by him, and if he die without issue, his lands to go to Nicholas Greenberry.
Test Alexander Warfield, James Macgill, John Warfield, Joseph Hail and Joshua Warfield."
From Old Kent, The Eastern Shore of Maryland, by George A Hanson, Howard County, Md:
Mrs. Elizabeth (Warfield) Ridgely survived her husband some twenty years, and in her will of 1769 [sic - 1762], named the same sons and daughters, transferring her estate to them. Her daughters, thus named were: Ann, wife of Hon. Brice Thomas Beale Worthington; Elizabeth, wife of Colonel Thomas Dorsey; Sarah, wife of Colonel Charles Greenberry Griffith, and Catherine, wife of Captain Philemon Dorsey. Upon her estate of Wincopin Neck stands, today, the regenerated Guilford, famous for granite. "
Maryland Marriage Records 1634-1777:
Name: Henry Ridgely
Spouse's Name: Eliza Warfield
Spouse's Father's Name: Benj Warfield
Marriage Date: 2 Oct 1722
Marriage County: Anne Arundel
Children of Henry with Eliza:
1) Katherine Elizabeth Ridgely (1723-1749); m. Captain Philemon Dorsey (1714-1772).
2) Anne Rdigely (b. 1725); m. Honorable Brice Thomas Beale Worthington (1727-1794).
3) Greenberry Rdigely (1726-1762); m. Lucy Stringer.
4) Henry Ridgely V (1728-1791); m1. Anne Dorsey (1730-1767); m2. Rachel Dorsey.
5) Nicholas Greenbury Ridgely I (1729-1732).
6) Benjamin Rdigely (b. 1731).
7) Joshua Ridgely (b. 1733).
8) Charles Greenberry Ridgely (b. 1735); m. Anne Moore.
9) Elizabeth Ridgely (b. 1737); m. Colonel Thomas Dorsey (1725-1790).
10) Thomas Ridgely (b. 1740).
11) Nicholas Greenbury Ridgely II (b. 1742).
12) Sarah Ridgely (b. 1745); m. Lueitenant Charles Greenbury Griffith (1744-1809).
Henry inhertied over 2,000 acres of land in Anne Arundel Co MD, from his paternal grandfather in Jul 1710. In 1726 Henry served in the Maryland Militia as a Colonel Major. His occupation was Surveyor.
Henry is the husband of my maternal 1C7xR.
From PA-roots.org:
COLONEL HENRY RIDGELY-
Colonel Henry Ridgely, the surveyor, son of Henry and Katherine Greenberry and grandson of the first surveyor of Ridgely Forest, heired his father's homestead Waldridge and Broome. These tracts were transferred to his brother-in-law, Thomas Worthington, who resided there.
Colonel Henry and his uncle, Charles Ridgely, were joint owners of Ridgely's Forest, at Huntington, and also joint owners of the South River estate. By deeds of transfer, Charles Ridgely held the South River tracts and yielded up his interest in Ridgely's Forest to his nephew.
Colonel Henry, in 1711, seated himself upon the ridge east of Guilford. His estate was then in Baltimore County. He became an aggressive surveyor of this new territory. He resurveyed Ridgely's Forest into Harry's Lot, which extended back to Savage and Guilford. Following up the Patuxent, beyond Snowden's Second Addition, we find him on Hickory Ridge, at Highlands. Joining his brother-in-law, Thomas Worthington, they took up Henry and Thomas, Partnership, Altogether, stretching back to Glenelg. Beyond that, Colonel Henry is again found at Round About Hills, Ridgely's Great Park and Ridgely's Great Range, thirty miles west of his starting point. In 1722, Colonel Henry married Elizabeth, only daughter of Benjamin Warfield. Her father had taken up for her a considerable tract called "Wincopin Neck," lying between the Middle and North Branches of the Patuxent at Savage; it adjoined Warfield's Range on the south and Warfield's Contrivance on the north.
In 1728, Colonel Henry Ridgely was the chief surveyor and builder of Christ Church, Queen Caroline Parish. He held pew No. 1 in the original building in 1736. His homestead is now the Pattison estate. The large graveyard of this early surveyor may still be seen there.
Upon this ridge are three Ridgely homesteads, all upon the road leading from Guilford to Savage. Beyond them, still further west, on the middle, or Savage River, there stands another building in perfect preservation, a rough-cast brick mansion, worthy of note. It is Montpelier. Its perfect walls, large rooms, high ceiling, wide hallway, music balcony, hand-carved woodwork, speak unerringly that it was once the home of luxury. Its last Ridgely owner was the bachelor, Harry, who weighed five hundred pounds and rode in a chair-carriage especially designed for him. He was the only son of Colonel Henry Ridgely, fourth, hero of the French and Indian war. Harry Ridgely died about 1812 and lies buried under a huge tree in the rear of his mansion, which some say was built by him, but such a building was not designed for, or by, a bachelor. It was built for daughters who entertained largely. As I stood within I could almost hear from the balcony the music leading those stately daughters in the minuet. Perhaps the four distinguished daughters of the first surveyor here met their military husbands and from there went out to be mothers of a long line of descendants, not even bounded by oceans. It was certainly the home of the later Colonel Ridgely, who took his cousin, Ann Dorsey, as wife. From it Dr. Charles Alexander Warfield took his bride in 1771. From it Polly Ridgely went down across Warfield's Range to Sappington Sweep upon Hammonds Great Branch, where still stands her headstone today. From it, as late as 1806, went forth Sally Ridgely, the second wife of Jessie Tyson. From it, too, Ann Ridgely, the heiress, went further down the Patuxent as the bride of Major Thomas Snowden, to name her more magnificent home Montpelier of Prince George.
Colonel Henry Ridgely's sons are fully named in his will of 1749. It reads:
"I Coll. Henry Ridgely, of A.A. Co., give the use of my tract called Harry's Lot to my dear wife during life and one-third of the personal property.
To Son Greenberry, 500 acres to be laid out as follows: All my part (being one-third) of Partnership and all of Hickory Ridge that is clear of other surveys, and if less than 500 acres, then I give him a part of Resurvey of Tracts nearest to him, to be laid out at the discretion of Mr. Philemon Dorsey.
I give to Son Henry my tracts Broken Land, Sapling Range, Coopers Lot, bought of Mr. Wm. Fisher. Mr. Philemon Dorsey to assign him lands on Sapling Range.
To Son Joshua the Resurvey of Tracts and Round About Hills.
To Charles Greenberry all my part (one-half) of Huntington Quarter with the lands I have added to it and Harry's Lot.
To Nicholas Greenberry my tract called Small Land and part of Altogether, laid out by Messrs. Nicholas Watkins and Philemon Dorsey, and also a tract to be bought of Aquilla Dorsey by Philemon Dorsey and myself. I give to Nicholas Dorsey, of Joshua, my right to the other half of Huntington Quarter. And Whereas, by a resurvey made by Mr. Thomas Worthington and myself of Partnership, we could not find enough land to equal the warrant, even though we took up some vacant land, now, if Mr. Thomas Worthington wife pay to my executors my part of the charge and will make over to my son Greenberry ten acres included in said resurvey then I give to Mr. Worthington sixty acres which is nearest to his lands, provided he and my son Greenberry shall desire to exchange any part of Hickory Ridge and Partnership. I desire my son Joshua to be placed in the care of Mr. Philemon Dorsey, and to be brought up by him, and if he die without issue, his lands to go to Nicholas Greenberry.
Test Alexander Warfield, James Macgill, John Warfield, Joseph Hail and Joshua Warfield."
From Old Kent, The Eastern Shore of Maryland, by George A Hanson, Howard County, Md:
Mrs. Elizabeth (Warfield) Ridgely survived her husband some twenty years, and in her will of 1769 [sic - 1762], named the same sons and daughters, transferring her estate to them. Her daughters, thus named were: Ann, wife of Hon. Brice Thomas Beale Worthington; Elizabeth, wife of Colonel Thomas Dorsey; Sarah, wife of Colonel Charles Greenberry Griffith, and Catherine, wife of Captain Philemon Dorsey. Upon her estate of Wincopin Neck stands, today, the regenerated Guilford, famous for granite. "
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