Jemima Ridgely

Brief Life History of Jemima

When Jemima Ridgely was born on 28 June 1755, in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States, her father, Westall Ridgely I, was 49 and her mother, Sarah Isaac, was 41. She married Joshua Pigman in 1776, in Frederick, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 20 March 1839, in Neville, Washington Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Neville, Washington Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Pigman
1751–1812
Jemima Ridgely
1755–1839
Marriage: 1776
Levi Pigman
1778–1822
Joshua Ridgely Pigman
1779–1828
Sarah Pigman
1783–

Sources (5)

  • Gemama in entry for Sarah Bigman, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
  • Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999 - Will of Westall Ridgely - Will of Westall Ridgely, written in 1765 and filed in Frederick County Maryland in 1772
  • Gemama in entry for Sarah Bigman, "Maryland, Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

Maryland is the 7th state.

1781

In 1781, Maryland donated land to be used for part of Washington, D. C.

Name Meaning

English (Berkshire and Buckinghamshire): variant of Ridgley . This surname is now rare in Britain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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