Born about in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Ryals Sr
and Sarah (Baggett) Ryals
Sister of
Elizabeth (Ryals) Adams, Winnifred (Ryals) Stewart, Nancy (Ryals) Speed, Richardson Ryals, Lovett Ryals, Young Ryals Sr. and Mary (Ryals) Ennis
Wife of
Hardy Adams
— married
1817 in Johnston, North Carolina, United States
[children unknown]
Died after
after about age 80
in Elevation Township, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Dec 2018
This page has been accessed 87 times.
Biography
On 31 Jan 1817, we find a Cumberland County marriage record to Hardy Adams (born circa 1791).[1]
We find a second marriage, 27 Feb 1826, in Johnston County, to Jesse Woodard.[2][3]
Among children from the second marriage were:
- Milley Woodard (born circa 1832)[4]
Ridley and Jesse Woodard are both alive at the 1860,[5] and the 1870[6] census.
Research Notes
Wesley Honeycut (born circa 1834) is shown on the 1850 census, with no specified relationship
Sources
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch: 10 Feb 2018, Handy (sic) Adams and Ridley Ryals, 31 Jan 1817; citing Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 546,447.
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch: 9 Mar 2021, Jesse Woodard and Ridley Adams, 27 Feb 1826; citing Johnston, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 546,460.
- ↑ Ridley married Jesse Woodard, secondly: Wilson, Leonard, editor. Makers of America: Biographies of Leading Men and Women Including Family Histories Considering Accurate Genealogical Records Running Back for Hundreds of Years in The Old World: The Subjects of These Sketches Considering the Bone and Sinew of America's Prosperity and Life. Johnson's Series, vol. 3. 1915, p. 404. Washington, DC; Paris; London; Rome: B F Johnson, Inc.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch: 24 Dec 2020, Ridley Woodard in household of Jessee Woodard, Johnston, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch: 18 Feb 2021, Riddley Woodard in entry for Jesse Woodard, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch: 29 May 2021, Ridly Woodard in entry for Jopa Woodard, M593 NARA record for household 217, line 14 in Elevation Township, Johnston, North Carolina, 1870. GIS 552644.
Is Ridley your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ridley:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ridley:
-
~0.78%
Carl Thompson
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tcalqancestry
Images: 1
Featured Auto Racers: Ridley is 23 degrees from Jack Brabham, 26 degrees from Rudolf Caracciola, 18 degrees from Louis Chevrolet, 17 degrees from Dale Earnhardt, 35 degrees from Juan Manuel Fangio, 19 degrees from Betty Haig, 25 degrees from Arie Luyendyk, 22 degrees from Bruce McLaren, 17 degrees from Wendell Scott, 20 degrees from Kat Teasdale, 19 degrees from Dick Trickle and 23 degrees from Maurice Trintignant on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.
Ridley appears to also have married Jesse Woodard, but the read of the text is uncertain
Makers of America: Biographies of Leading Men and Women Including Family Histories Considering Accurate Genealogical Records Running Back for Hundreds of Years in The Old World: The Subjects of These Sketches Considering the Bone and Sinew of America's Prosperity and Life]. Johnson's Series, vol. 3. 1915, p. 404. Washington, DC; Paris; London; Rome: B F Johnson, Inc.
Next generation: Jesse and Ridley (Ryals) Woodard had Mary Winiford Woodard, who married George Washington Denning, from the same text.