Thomas Ridford

• Name	Thomas Ridford
  Gender	Male
  Departure	31 Aug 1683	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aboard the Exchange of Stockton
  Arrival	1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Imported on a four year contract by the 'Proprietors as belongs to Scotland'
  Role	1684	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Indentured servant
  Residence	Abt 1690	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Quaker
  Property	18 Jun 1700	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	William Ridford and wife Margaret of Freehold to Thomas Ridford of Perth Amboy, 100 acres on Chesquacks [Cheesequake] Creek
  Property	18 Feb 1700/01	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Conveyance of land from Francis Letts on the south side of the Raritan River
  Property	18 Feb 1700/01	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Sold the Cheesquakes land to Francis Letts
  Property	14 Sep 1714	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	On list of debtors to John Bowne of Matawan, listed in the inventory of his estate
  Person ID	I44955	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	(father) Ridford
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31967	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Departure - Aboard the Exchange of Stockton - 31 Aug 1683 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Arrival - Imported on a four year contract by the 'Proprietors as belongs to Scotland' - 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Role - Indentured servant - 1684 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - William Ridford and wife Margaret of Freehold to Thomas Ridford of Perth Amboy, 100 acres on Chesquacks [Cheesequake] Creek - 18 Jun 1700 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Conveyance of land from Francis Letts on the south side of the Raritan River - 18 Feb 1700/01 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Sold the Cheesquakes land to Francis Letts - 18 Feb 1700/01 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Brother of William?

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p61. [S3538] Landsman, Ned C., Scotland and Its First American Colony, 1683-1765, p188. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, G(EJ): Folio 168 (SSTSE023). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, B-2(EJ): Folio 140 (SSTSE023). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, C(EJ): Folio 208 (SSTSE023). [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p53.