Capt. Ridgely died in 1790, and left the inheritance to his nephew Charles Carnan if he would assume the family name and carry on the Ridgely title. So Charles Carnan Ridgely, became the second master of the Hampton estate and eventually Governor of Maryland.
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^Ann Milkovich McKee (2007). Images of America – Hampton National Historic Site. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN978-0-7385-4418-2.
charles, ridgely, captain, 1733, 1790, colonial, maryland, planter, ironmonger, portrait, john, hesseliusborn17, september, 1733, died28, june, 1790, aged, occupationplantation, owner, captain, rebecca, dorsey, ridgely, great, granddaughter, john, dorsey, biog. Captain Charles Ridgely III 1733 1790 was a colonial Maryland planter and ironmonger Charles Ridgely IIIportrait by John HesseliusBorn17 September 1733 Died28 June 1790 aged 56 OccupationPlantation owner sea captain Rebecca Dorsey Ridgely great granddaughter of Hon John Dorsey Biography editRidgely was born in Maryland Province in 1733 to Colonel Charles Ridgely II 1702 1772 Charles the Merchant and Rachel Howard With his father and brother he established the Northampton Iron Works just north of future Towsontown Towson under what is now Loch Raven Reservoir He married Rebecca Dorsey the daughter of Caleb Dorsey an ironmonger in Anne Arundel County Caleb was a grandson of Hon John Dorsey Ridgely built the massive Hampton Mansion now a National Historic Site after the American Revolutionary War between 1783 and 1790 By the time it was completed the Georgian style structure was the largest private home in the country 1 The Mansion is now preserved as the Hampton National Historic Site and cared for operated by the National Park Service of the U S Department of the Interior Capt Ridgely died in 1790 and left the inheritance to his nephew Charles Carnan if he would assume the family name and carry on the Ridgely title So Charles Carnan Ridgely became the second master of the Hampton estate and eventually Governor of Maryland References edit Ann Milkovich McKee 2007 Images of America Hampton National Historic Site Charleston SC Arcadia Publishing ISBN 978 0 7385 4418 2 External links editCaptain Charles Ridgely 1767 by John Hesselius Rebecca Dorsey Ridgely 1767 by John Hesselius nbsp This article about an American businessperson born in the 1730s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Ridgely III amp oldid 1112770171, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
