William Ridge Estate Records: Tory Combs and Allied Families of Surry and Wilkes County, North Carolina
The settlers in the mountain area of Surry and
Wilkes County were of divided loyalty during the War of Rebellion. Many
served on the Loyalist (Tory) side, in local militia units. Below are
records of William Ridge who married Winnefred Combs, daughter of Mason Combs,
Sr of Surry County, North Carolina. William died at the battle of The
Hanging Rock, South Carolina, in the Loyalist Militia in 1780. His
personal and real assets were hidden by family to avoid the consequences of the
Confiscation Acts, which then triggered many and lengthy legal battles to
settle his estate. There is much genealogical information on the COMBS,
RIDGE, STACY, ALLEN and allied families.
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Primary Individual |
Associated Surnames |
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ALLEN, David ,1802 Deposition, of Davidson County,
Tennessee. |
Allen,
Cody, Fielder, Lewis, Martin, Ridge, Stacy |
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ALLEN, Winnefred Combs Ridge, widow of William Ridge
(Tory); 1785 & 1792 response to court actions, from Surry County, North
Carolina; 1781 Bill of Sale for Sal & Nan. updated
9/23/01 |
Allen,
Armstrong, Cloud, Cook, Fielder, Haines, Lewis, Martin, Ridge |
|
ARMSTRONG, Martin, 1800 Deposition, of Davidson
County, Tennessee. General Martin Armstrong of Surry County, North Carolina
Militia, and from 1784-1794 in charge of the land office in Nashville,
Davidson Co., North Carolina (Tennessee) for Revolutionary War bounty land
claims. |
Cloud,
Cook, Haines, Lewis, Ridge |
|
BACON, Isabel, 1804 Deposition, of Hawkins County,
Tennessee |
Allen,
Bradley, Cloud, Cody, Combs, Cook, Goins, Haines, Lewis, Martin, Ridge,
Roundtree, Stacy |
|
BACON, Michael, 1804 Deposition, of Hawkins County,
Tennessee |
Allen,
Bradley, Cody, Combs, Cook, Haines, Lewis, Ridge, Stacy |
|
BALDWIN, Hannah, 1800 Deposition, of Davidson County,
Tennessee, daughter of Zenos Baldwin. |
Bradley,
Cody, Combs, Edmondson, Haines, Lewis, Ridge |
|
BALDWIN, Zenos, 1800 Deposition, of Davidson County, Tennessee,
one of the securities for the Guardians of the Ridge Orphans |
Ayres,
Childress, Combs, Lewis, Martin, Ridge |
|
BENGE, Obadiah Martin , 1800 Deposition, of Davidson
County, Tennessee |
Ayers,
Bradley, Cody, Combs, Benge, Martin |
|
BRADLEY, Francis, Sheriff of Mecklenburg County,
North Carolina, murdered 1780 in Mecklenburg County, by Godfrey Ridge,
Jeremiah Combs and Abiram Combs, Tories. updated
9/23/01 |
Bacon,
Baldwin, Benge, Bradley, Cody, Combs, Doherty, Fielder, Griffin, Harness,
Jones, Lewis, Martin, McCombs, McConnall, Price, Ray, Ridge, Stacy |
|
CARTER, Daniel, 1804 Deposition, of Greene County,
Tennessee, formerly of Capt. Salathiel Martin's Company, Surry County, North
Carolina |
Cook,
Goins, Haines, Harden, Lewis, Martin, Ridge |
|
COOK, William, Esquire, Response to Bill of Complaint,
October 1792. Guardian of Ridge Orphans. His daughter, Mary Cook, married
Capt. Salathiel Martin. |
Allen,
Baldwin, Haines, Lewis, Ridge |
|
COOK, William, Esquire, William Ridge Estate Records,
1785, Surry County North Carolina including Acount Ledger of William Cook
(1786-1791); report of a committee to settle the estate (1786); 1791 court
motion to settle appeal with William T. Lewis Jr |
Allen,
Ayers, Burch, Cloud, Combs, Cook, Fielder, Gaines, Haines, Johnson, Jones,
Lewis, McFee, Meredith, Mosely, Murphy, Ray, Sharp, Silbey, Todd |
|
DOHERTY, James, 1808 Deposition, Robertson County,
Tennessee |
Bradley,
Price, Ridge |
|
FIELDER, Elizabeth, 1800 Deposition, Davidson County,
Tennessee. Sister of William Terrell Lewis, Jr., first wife of John Benge,
and second wife of John Fielder, Sr. updated 9/23/01 |
Ayers,
Cody, Combs, Cook, Edmonson, Fielder, Goins, Haines, Lewis, Ridge, Stacy |
|
FIELDER, John, Jr., Captain, of Surry County,
North Carolina and Wilkes, Green, Baldwin and Walton Counties, Georgia. John
married Nancy Ridge, daughter of William Ridge. John's brother, James
Fielder, married Sally Benge, daughter of Elizabeth Lewis Benge Fielder. |
Benge,
Fielder, Hawkins, Lewis, McConnall, Patrick, Ridge, |
|
FIELDER, John, Senior, 1800 Deposition, of Davidson
County, Tennessee. Husband of Elizabeth Fielder, cousin of Captain John
Fielder, Jr (husband of Nancy Ridge). |
Cody,
Combs, Fielder, Haines, Lewis, Ridge, Thompson |
|
FREEMAN, James, 1789 Deposition, Wilkes County,
Georgia. Captain of a company of Surry County, North Carolina Militia.
Mentions the Iron Works in Surry County |
Haines,
Lewis, Ridge |
|
GENTRY, Claiborne, 1802 Deposition, Davidson County,
Tennessee. Soldier in the command of William T. Lewis Jr. from Surry County,
North Carolina |
Haines,
Lewis, Ridge |
|
GORDON, Alexander, 1802 Deposition, Oglethorpe County,
Georgia. Captain Gordon identified Zachariah Ray of Surry County as the
overseer of William T. Lewis, Jr's. plantation in 1780. |
Ayres,
Fielder, Haines, Lewis, Ray, Ridge |
|
HAINES, Jonathan, and William Cook, of Surry County,
North Carolina, 1786,1788 &1792 Bills of Complaint to Court of Equity,
Salisbury District, against William T. Lewis, Jr. and William Cook, Esq. He
married Mary, widow of David Martin, and mother of Capt. Salathiel
Martin. Included are subpoenaes to Isham Thompson and Silvanus Pipes.
updated 9/23/01 |
Ayres,
Allen, Baldwin, Combs, Cook, Fielder, Lewis, Pipes, Ridge, Thompson |
|
HARNESS, John, 1800 Deposition, of Davidson County,
Tennessee |
Cody,
Combs, Edmonson, Fielder, Jarvis, Lewis, Ridge |
|
JONES, John, 1804 Deposition, of Jefferson County,
Tennessee |
Ayres,
Bradley, Cloud, Cody, Combs, Cook, Fielder, Haines, Lewis, Ridge, Stacy |
|
JONES, Patience, 1804 Deposition, of Jefferson County,
Tennessee |
Allen,
Ayres, Bradley, Bryan, Cloud, Cody, Combs, Haines, Lewis, MacAffee,
Ridge |
|
LEWIS, James Martin, 1801 Deposition, of Davidson
County, Tennessee. Lieut. James Martin Lewis was the brother of William
Terrell Lewis, Jr. |
Allen,
Benge, Burch, Cloud, Combs, Cook, Crutchfield, Fielder, Goins, Haines,
Howard, Hunter, Lewis, Martin, McConnell, Meredith, Ray, Ridge, Stacy,
Wilburn, Waller |
|
LEWIS, Joel, 1800 Deposition, of Davidson County,
Tennessee. Capt. Joel Lewis, herein stated that he was the brother of William
Terrell Lewis, Jr., was also a signer of the Tennessee Constitution. |
Armstrong,
Bradley, Cloud, Cody, Combs, Cook, Fielder, Haines, Lewis, Ray, Ridge |
|
LEWIS, William Terrell, Jr, 1792 Response to Complaint
of Jonathan Haines to the Court of Equity, Salisbury District. He was a Major
in the Militia & Justice of the Peace, from Surry County and land
speculator. |
Ayres,
Allen, Cook, Fielder, Haines, Ridge |
|
LEWIS, William Terrell, Jr,1796-1808, Notices to
Jonathan Haines for location and date of deposing witnesses in Kentucky,
Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. Also includes one notice from Jonathan
Haines toWilliam T. Lewis for deposing witnesses.
updated 9/23/01 |
Allen,
Armstrong, Ayres, Bacon, Baldwin, Benge, Betz, Brooks, Bruner, Carter,
Chambers, Chisum, Coffee, Crutchfield, Davis, Dickey, Fielder, Freeman,
Gentry, Gordon, Grant, Hardin, Harvey, Henderson, Howard, Johnston, Jones,
Ladd, Lee, Lester, Lewis, Locke, Lyerley, Martin, McConnell, Montgomery, Parks, Pruett, Renfrow,
Russell, Selby, Silvey, Tait |
|
MARTIN, Salathiel, 1806 Deposition, of Claiborne
County, Tennessee. He was a Captain in the Surry County, North Carolina
Militia, and son of David and Mary Martin. Mary Martin married Jonathan
Haines after David Martin's death. |
Allen,
Bacon, Bradley, Cody, Combs, Cook, Davis, Fielder, Goings, Haines, Henderson,
Jarvis, Ridge, Riggs, Roberts, Stacy |
|
McCONNELL, Anna, 1800 Deposition, of Davidson County,
Tennessee. Sister of William T. Lewis, Jr., and wife of John P. McConnell. |
Bradley,
Cody, Combs, Goings, Haines, Lewis, Ridge |
|
McCONNELL, John, 1800 Deposition, Davidson
County, Tennessee. He stated he came to North Carolina from Virginia in 1785. |
Allen,
Ayres, Combs, Cook, Haines, Fielder, Goings, Lewis, Ridge |
|
McCONNELL, John P., 1804 Deposition, of Davidson
County, Tennessee. He was the brother-in-law of William Terrell Lewis Jr. |
Allen,
Armstrong, Bradley, Cody, Combs, Cook, Davis, Fielder, Goins, Haines,
Henderson, Jervis, Lewis, Martin, McGee, Ridge, Riggs, Stacy |
|
McGEE, Thomas (aka Thomas Ridge), 1804 Deposition, of
Davidson County, Tennessee. updated 9/23/01 |
Allen,
Burch, Cody, Combs, Cook, Fielder, Goins, Haines, Lewis, Martin, Stacy |
|
McGEE, Thomas (aka Thomas Ridge), half-brother to
William Ridge. 1790 State Legislative Action; Revolutionary War Pension
Application from Humphreys County, Tennessee updated
01/04/2009 |
Cook,
Haines, Lewis, McConnell, Ridge |
|
PHILIPS, Burrell, 1804 Deposition, Davidson County,
Tennessee. Proof that Thomas Ridge aka Thomas Ridge McGee was the same man as
Revolutionary War soldier Thomas McGee of Humphreys County, Tennessee. updated
9/23/01 |
Haines,
Lewis, McGee, Ridge |
|
PHILIPS, Joseph, 1801 Deposition, Robertson County,
Tennessee. Joseph Philips was a Colonel in the North Carolina Militia. |
Cody,
Combs, Cook, Haines, Hardin, Lewis, Ray, Ridge, Russell |
|
PHILLIPS, Merrill, 1804 Deposition, Davidson County,
Tennessee. |
Haines,
Lewis, McGee, Ridge |
|
PIPES, John, and William N. COOK, 1792 Response to
Bill of Complaint, Salisbury District, North Carolina, securities for the
Guardians of the Ridge Orphans |
Allen,
Baldwin, Combs, Lewis, Thompson |
|
RIDGE, Elizabeth, Mary, Seth, William & Thomas,
orphans of William Ridge; 1785 Guardian Bond to Nathan Allen, husband of
Winnefred Combs Ridge, mother of William Ridge's orphans. |
Allen,
Baldwin, Burch, Combs, Cook, Haines, Lewis, Pipes, Ridge, Spears, Thompson,
Winston |
|
RUSSELL, David, 1790 Deposition, Green County,
Tennessee. Gives ages for slaves Sal & Nan and said they were
mullatos. |
Cook,
Haines, Hardin, Lewis, Ridge |
|
SHARP, Mary, daughter of Zenor Baldwin, 1796 & 1800
Depositions, Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio |
Cook,
Haines, Lewis, Ridge |
|
SPENCE, David, 1801 Deposition, Robertson
County, Tennessee. He identified John Goins as a brother-in-law of William
Ridge |
Cody,
Combs, Goins, Haines, Lewis, Martin, Ridge |
|
SPENCE, Peter, 1802 Deposition, Davidson County,
Tennessee. Captain Spence declares that the father of William Terrell Lewis
Jr was Maj. Lewis of Wilkes County, North Carolina. |
Cloud,
Cody, Combs, Fielder, Goings, Haines, Lewis, Martin, Ridge, Stacy |
|
WEATHERSPOON, Captain John, 1796 Deposition, State of
Tennessee, Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio |
Baldwin,
Childers, Haines, Lewis, McConnall |
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