Sommewell Ridford

Abt 1682 - Bef 1721  (< 39 years)

• Name	Sommewell Ridford
  Birth	Abt 1682	Roxburghshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Role	1683	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Free emigrant's child
  Departure	31 Aug 1683	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aboard the Exchange of Stockton
  Arrival	19 Dec 1683	Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA   [1]
  Religion	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Quaker (family)
  Death	Bef Feb 1720/21	New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Mentioned by his father as deceased in his will
  Person ID	I45743	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	William Ridford,   b. 1642, Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 1726, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret (Ridford),   b. 1645, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 1729, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1682 - Roxburghshire, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Exchange of Stockton - 31 Aug 1683 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Arrival - 19 Dec 1683 - Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA Death - Bef Feb 1720/21 - New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p61. [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p376.