Mary Ridgway

Mary was born on November 18th, 1807.  Mary's father was James Ridgway and her mother was Elizabeth Tennison.  Her paternal grandparents were Thomas Ridgway and Lucy Christian; her maternal grandparents were John Tennison and Elizabeth. She had nine brothers and two sisters, named Nelson, Burel, Bazel, Samuel, James Irwin, John T., Lemuel Thomas, Robert C., Addi, Tagitha and Nancy Tennison.  She was the sixth youngest of the twelve children.