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RESIDED: in Anne Arundel County. MARRIED
Katherine Ceely (?-1698), who was transported
to Maryland in 1659. She subsequently married
Henry Constable (?-1696). CHILDREN. SONS: James
(?-1700), who married Elizabeth, daughter of
Nathan Smith (?-1684) and wife Margaret Bur-
rage, stepdaughter of Thomas Tench (?-1708);
John (?-1700), who married Elizabeth, daughter
of Richard Galloway. DAUGHTERS: Mary (?-ca.
1691), who married John Ceely (Keely) (?-1691);
Elizabeth (?-by 1698). PRIVATE CAREER. EDU-
CATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Quaker;
devised £4.0.0 for Friends in need. SOCIAL STA-
TUS AND ACTIVITIES: immigrated as servant to
Richard Bennett (ca. 1639-1667), free by 1659
when he received a warrant for 750 acres. OC-
CUPATIONAL PROFILE: planter; merchant. PUBLIC
CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House,
Anne Arundel County, 1676-1678 (died before
the 3rd session of the 1676-1682 Assembly).
STANDS ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE ISSUES: sentenced to
six months in prison for refusing to take con-
stable's oath, 1660/61; provided in will for man-
umission of one slave. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME.
LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: ca. l,250 acres. WEALTH
AT DEATH. DIED: will probated on July 10, 1681,
in Anne Arundel County. PERSONAL PROPERTY:
TEV, 173,387 pounds of tobacco (including 3
servants, merchandise valued at £168.1.10 ster-
ling, and 5 boats valued at 3,500 pounds of to-
bacco); FB, 92,805 pounds of tobacco. Legacies
of silver and one slave were not valued in the
inventory of Rigby's estate. LAND: 1,250 acres.
RINGGOLD, JACOB (1753-1816). BORN on
February 14, 1753, as recorded in the St. Paul's
Parish Register, in Kent County. NATIVE: sixth
generation. RESIDED: on Kent Island, Queen
Anne's County, until his second marriage ca. 1800;
thereafter maintained recorded residences both
on Kent Island and in Baltimore County. FAMILY
BACKGROUND. FATHER: William Ringgold, of East-
ern Neck (1729-1808). MOTHER: Sarah Jones (?-
ca. 1754). STEPMOTHER: Sarah, widow of Richard
Johnson (?-ca. 1754). HALF BROTHERS: Dr. Wil-
liam (?-1812); Peregrine. SISTERS: Mary (1751-
?); Rebecca. HALF SISTERS: Sarah; Elizabeth;
Hester; Frances; Ann; Araminta; and Henrietta.
MARRIED first, by 1774, Ann (1755-by 1791), only
child of Samuel Wright (?-ca. 1767) of Kent Is-
land, Queen Anne County. MARRIED second, by
1791, Rebecca (?-by 1818), daughter of Benja-
min Kirby. Her brothers were Dr. Benjamin (?-
ca. 1784), of Fell's Point, Baltimore Town; Nich-
olas (?-1800), of Baltimore Town; William; and
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Joshua, a merchant of Baltimore Town. Her sis-
ters were Margery, who married Jonathan Har-
rison; Elizabeth, who married Edmond Custis;
Litillar; and Sarah. CHILDREN. SONS: Samuel W.
(?-1845); Peregrine; William (?-by 1845); James;
and Richard, who moved to Alabama by 1849.
PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS
AFFILIATION: Anglican; Christ Church, Kent Is-
land, Queen Anne's County. SOCIAL STATUS AND
ACTIVITIES: Gent., by 1774; Esq., by 1784. OC-
CUPATIONAL PROFILE: physician, by 1800; prob-
ably planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERV-
ICE: Lower House, Queen Anne's County, 1779-
1780 (Elections 3). LOCAL OFFICES: justice, Queen
Anne's County, 1777-1800; justice. Orphans'
Court, Queen Anne's County, 1778; Christ Church
Vestry, Kent Island, Queen Anne's County, 1801-
1806. MILITARY SERVICE, commissioned captain,
20th Battalion, Queen Anne's County Militia, July
31, 1778. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. PERSONAL
PROPERTY: 11 slaves, 1776; 20 slaves, 1790. LAND
AT FIRST ELECTION: at least 900 acres in Queen
Anne's and Talbot counties (all through mar-
riage); also received part of his grandmother's
estate, the acreage not specified. SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND
DEATH: prior to writing his will in 1812, deeded
all of his real estate, ca. 900 acres, to his two
eldest sons. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: in 1816; will
probated in Baltimore County. PERSONAL PROP-
ERTY: TEV, $9,833.58 current money (including
30 slaves, books); FB, $8,215.51. LAND: none.
RINGGOLD, THOMAS (by 1672-1711) BORN
by 1672, in Kent County; eldest son. NATIVE:
third generation. RESIDED: in Kent County. FAM-
ILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: Maj. James Ringgold
(ca. 1637-1686), a justice of Kent County, 1660-
1661, 1675, a justice of Talbot County, 1661/62-
1670. STEPMOTHER: Mary, widow of Edward
Burton (?-1672), daughter of Robert Vaughan
(1597-by 1668/69). HALF BROTHERS: William
(1677-1754); John; James; (?-1704/5); and
Charles. SISTER or HALF SISTER: Barbara, who
married (first name unknown) Lanham. STEPSIS-
TER: Rebecca Burton. MARRIED first, Sarah (?-
1699). MARRIED second, on September 7, 1699,
Mary Tilden (?-1708). MARRIED third, Frances.
CHILDREN. SONS: Thomas (1693-1728), who mar-
ried in 1712 Rebecca (1697-1750), daughter of
Simon Wilmer (ca. 1656-1699); Elias (1702-1737),
who probably married in 1725 Mary Bordley; Jo-
seph; James (?-1767), who probably married in
1726 Mary Tovey; and Josias (?-1770), who
probably married in 1730 Sarah Smith. DAUGH-
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