Perhaps you should post to the Berkeley County or Jefferson County, West Virignia List. There is a Ridgeway, W. VA in Berkeley County and the Ridgeway name still exists in Berkeley County and Jefferson County, WVA. Vicki >Message: 2 >Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 14:13:01 -0500 >From: "Walter F. Williams" <WaltFW@comcast.net> >Subject: [MDFR] John & Mary Ridgway's (1 or 2) >To: "VA-Roots List" <VAROOTS@LISTLVA.LIB.VA.US>, "Frederick MD List" > <MDFREDER-L@rootsweb.com>, "Maryland List" <Maryland-L@rootsweb.com>, > "Anne Arundel List" <MDANNEAR-L@rootsweb.com>, "Ridgway List" > <RIDGWAY-L@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <001901c70369$ea2a7950$6401a8c0@Walt> >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > >A question for the list. How do we reconcile the info below?? > >In 1769 a John Ridgway buys 150 acres in Frederick County Maryland called >"Dan" and this deed shows him as a resident of Prince Georges Count >Maryland. > >In 1775 a John Ridgway buys land in Berkeley County West Virginia. >In 1780 John Ridgway and Mary his wife deed part of this land to sons >Philip >and John and these deeds show them as residents of Berkeley County. > >Then in 1781 a John Ridgway and his wife Mary sell 150 acres of land called >"Dan" in Montgomery County Maryland and this deed shows them as residents >of >Montgomery County. > >Are we dealing here with one John and Mary or with two???? > >Happy to swap info anytime. If anyone needs the full abstracts of these I >will be happy to e-mail. > >Walt _________________________________________________________________ Find a local pizza place, music store, museum and moreĀ then map the best route! http://local.live.com?FORM=MGA001