From Edward Coolbaugh Hoagland's "Twigs" account of the Ridgway family in Bradford County, PA:
DAVID RIDGWAY, s. of David and Jane (Burr) Ridgway, was b. 1770 in Springfield, N.J. After the untimely death of their father, David and his brother Richard continued the extensive brick-making business of their father and his brother Allen Ridgway, and then he came to Wysox, Pa., following his brother Burr. In 1808 they purchased a property on Wysox Creek, between Rome Boro and Gilletts Bridge, and built a saw and grist mill. The original grist mill contained two run of stone, and stood about twenty rods further up the creek than the later mill, back of the recent residence of Leon Bidlack, now Robert L. Beideman. The land or right-of-way between the Beideman and Horton farms indicating the original site. Sylvester Barnes purchased the property in 1819, improving it, and finally built a gristmill with a larger capacity. David succeeded his brother Burr as the second postmaster at Wysox, Apr. 1, 1809, holding office till Jan. 22, 1812. David also owned property on Bullard Creek --- the first on the road to North Rome after leaving the main road thru Rome. Here he put up a shop and manufactured furniture. Power was had to run his factory from a small creek, coming from a swamp on Quigley Hill above. In May 1818 he advertised his product in the Bradford Gazette as follows:
"FANCY WINDSOR CHAIRS, also common chairs, great and small spinning wheels, bureaus, tables & c, of the best materials and workmanship. Manufactured at the shop of David Ridgway."
Some of the furniture manufactured by Mr. Ridgway is still in use.
He was a Quaker by birth, and clung to many of the habits of that sect. He was well-educated for the times, and was remembered as a remarkably athletic man. He was the pioneer dentist of Rome, and pulled troublesome teeth for the afflicted. His wife Rachel was always clad in Quaker garb, and adhered to the customs of her sect. Mr. Ridgway d. abt. 1847, and his wife some time later. There are no marked Ridgway graves in the Rome cemetery. Mr. Ridgway m. RACHEL (BERGER) DuBOIS, a widow. She gave her age as 75, hence b. abt. 1775, and her birthplace as New York City, for the Rome census of 1850.
Rome Township History by Heverly
David Ridgway, a Quaker, followed his brother, Burr, from Philadelphia to Wysox, with whom, in 1808, he purchased a property on Wysox Creek, South Rome, and built a saw and grist-mill. He also owned land on Bullard creek where he had a shop and manufactured furniture. He was Rome's pioneer dentist and pulled troublesome teeth for the afflicted. His wife, Rachel, was always clad in Quaker garb and adhered to the habits of her sect. They had children: Elizabeth, Jane M. and Edwin A.
Burr Ridgway wrote about David Ridgway:
"Went to New York city where he married and resided until 1806, when he removed to Bradford County, Pa."
1810 Census Luzerne County (Bradford County 1812), Wysox Twp.
David Ridgway
1 female 45 & Over
3 males and 1 female 26-45
2 males 10-16
1 male and 1 female Under 10
DAVID RIDGWAY, s. of David and Jane (Burr) Ridgway, was b. 1770 in Springfield, N.J. After the untimely death of their father, David and his brother Richard continued the extensive brick-making business of their father and his brother Allen Ridgway, and then he came to Wysox, Pa., following his brother Burr. In 1808 they purchased a property on Wysox Creek, between Rome Boro and Gilletts Bridge, and built a saw and grist mill. The original grist mill contained two run of stone, and stood about twenty rods further up the creek than the later mill, back of the recent residence of Leon Bidlack, now Robert L. Beideman. The land or right-of-way between the Beideman and Horton farms indicating the original site. Sylvester Barnes purchased the property in 1819, improving it, and finally built a gristmill with a larger capacity. David succeeded his brother Burr as the second postmaster at Wysox, Apr. 1, 1809, holding office till Jan. 22, 1812. David also owned property on Bullard Creek --- the first on the road to North Rome after leaving the main road thru Rome. Here he put up a shop and manufactured furniture. Power was had to run his factory from a small creek, coming from a swamp on Quigley Hill above. In May 1818 he advertised his product in the Bradford Gazette as follows:
"FANCY WINDSOR CHAIRS, also common chairs, great and small spinning wheels, bureaus, tables & c, of the best materials and workmanship. Manufactured at the shop of David Ridgway."
Some of the furniture manufactured by Mr. Ridgway is still in use.
He was a Quaker by birth, and clung to many of the habits of that sect. He was well-educated for the times, and was remembered as a remarkably athletic man. He was the pioneer dentist of Rome, and pulled troublesome teeth for the afflicted. His wife Rachel was always clad in Quaker garb, and adhered to the customs of her sect. Mr. Ridgway d. abt. 1847, and his wife some time later. There are no marked Ridgway graves in the Rome cemetery. Mr. Ridgway m. RACHEL (BERGER) DuBOIS, a widow. She gave her age as 75, hence b. abt. 1775, and her birthplace as New York City, for the Rome census of 1850.
Rome Township History by Heverly
David Ridgway, a Quaker, followed his brother, Burr, from Philadelphia to Wysox, with whom, in 1808, he purchased a property on Wysox Creek, South Rome, and built a saw and grist-mill. He also owned land on Bullard creek where he had a shop and manufactured furniture. He was Rome's pioneer dentist and pulled troublesome teeth for the afflicted. His wife, Rachel, was always clad in Quaker garb and adhered to the habits of her sect. They had children: Elizabeth, Jane M. and Edwin A.
Burr Ridgway wrote about David Ridgway:
"Went to New York city where he married and resided until 1806, when he removed to Bradford County, Pa."
1810 Census Luzerne County (Bradford County 1812), Wysox Twp.
David Ridgway
1 female 45 & Over
3 males and 1 female 26-45
2 males 10-16
1 male and 1 female Under 10
From Edward Coolbaugh Hoagland's "Twigs" account of the Ridgway family in Bradford County, PA:
DAVID RIDGWAY, s. of David and Jane (Burr) Ridgway, was b. 1770 in Springfield, N.J. After the untimely death of their father, David and his brother Richard continued the extensive brick-making business of their father and his brother Allen Ridgway, and then he came to Wysox, Pa., following his brother Burr. In 1808 they purchased a property on Wysox Creek, between Rome Boro and Gilletts Bridge, and built a saw and grist mill. The original grist mill contained two run of stone, and stood about twenty rods further up the creek than the later mill, back of the recent residence of Leon Bidlack, now Robert L. Beideman. The land or right-of-way between the Beideman and Horton farms indicating the original site. Sylvester Barnes purchased the property in 1819, improving it, and finally built a gristmill with a larger capacity. David succeeded his brother Burr as the second postmaster at Wysox, Apr. 1, 1809, holding office till Jan. 22, 1812. David also owned property on Bullard Creek --- the first on the road to North Rome after leaving the main road thru Rome. Here he put up a shop and manufactured furniture. Power was had to run his factory from a small creek, coming from a swamp on Quigley Hill above. In May 1818 he advertised his product in the Bradford Gazette as follows:
"FANCY WINDSOR CHAIRS, also common chairs, great and small spinning wheels, bureaus, tables & c, of the best materials and workmanship. Manufactured at the shop of David Ridgway."
Some of the furniture manufactured by Mr. Ridgway is still in use.
He was a Quaker by birth, and clung to many of the habits of that sect. He was well-educated for the times, and was remembered as a remarkably athletic man. He was the pioneer dentist of Rome, and pulled troublesome teeth for the afflicted. His wife Rachel was always clad in Quaker garb, and adhered to the customs of her sect. Mr. Ridgway d. abt. 1847, and his wife some time later. There are no marked Ridgway graves in the Rome cemetery. Mr. Ridgway m. RACHEL (BERGER) DuBOIS, a widow. She gave her age as 75, hence b. abt. 1775, and her birthplace as New York City, for the Rome census of 1850.
Rome Township History by Heverly
David Ridgway, a Quaker, followed his brother, Burr, from Philadelphia to Wysox, with whom, in 1808, he purchased a property on Wysox Creek, South Rome, and built a saw and grist-mill. He also owned land on Bullard creek where he had a shop and manufactured furniture. He was Rome's pioneer dentist and pulled troublesome teeth for the afflicted. His wife, Rachel, was always clad in Quaker garb and adhered to the habits of her sect. They had children: Elizabeth, Jane M. and Edwin A.
Burr Ridgway wrote about David Ridgway:
"Went to New York city where he married and resided until 1806, when he removed to Bradford County, Pa."
1810 Census Luzerne County (Bradford County 1812), Wysox Twp.
David Ridgway
1 female 45 & Over
3 males and 1 female 26-45
2 males 10-16
1 male and 1 female Under 10
DAVID RIDGWAY, s. of David and Jane (Burr) Ridgway, was b. 1770 in Springfield, N.J. After the untimely death of their father, David and his brother Richard continued the extensive brick-making business of their father and his brother Allen Ridgway, and then he came to Wysox, Pa., following his brother Burr. In 1808 they purchased a property on Wysox Creek, between Rome Boro and Gilletts Bridge, and built a saw and grist mill. The original grist mill contained two run of stone, and stood about twenty rods further up the creek than the later mill, back of the recent residence of Leon Bidlack, now Robert L. Beideman. The land or right-of-way between the Beideman and Horton farms indicating the original site. Sylvester Barnes purchased the property in 1819, improving it, and finally built a gristmill with a larger capacity. David succeeded his brother Burr as the second postmaster at Wysox, Apr. 1, 1809, holding office till Jan. 22, 1812. David also owned property on Bullard Creek --- the first on the road to North Rome after leaving the main road thru Rome. Here he put up a shop and manufactured furniture. Power was had to run his factory from a small creek, coming from a swamp on Quigley Hill above. In May 1818 he advertised his product in the Bradford Gazette as follows:
"FANCY WINDSOR CHAIRS, also common chairs, great and small spinning wheels, bureaus, tables & c, of the best materials and workmanship. Manufactured at the shop of David Ridgway."
Some of the furniture manufactured by Mr. Ridgway is still in use.
He was a Quaker by birth, and clung to many of the habits of that sect. He was well-educated for the times, and was remembered as a remarkably athletic man. He was the pioneer dentist of Rome, and pulled troublesome teeth for the afflicted. His wife Rachel was always clad in Quaker garb, and adhered to the customs of her sect. Mr. Ridgway d. abt. 1847, and his wife some time later. There are no marked Ridgway graves in the Rome cemetery. Mr. Ridgway m. RACHEL (BERGER) DuBOIS, a widow. She gave her age as 75, hence b. abt. 1775, and her birthplace as New York City, for the Rome census of 1850.
Rome Township History by Heverly
David Ridgway, a Quaker, followed his brother, Burr, from Philadelphia to Wysox, with whom, in 1808, he purchased a property on Wysox Creek, South Rome, and built a saw and grist-mill. He also owned land on Bullard creek where he had a shop and manufactured furniture. He was Rome's pioneer dentist and pulled troublesome teeth for the afflicted. His wife, Rachel, was always clad in Quaker garb and adhered to the habits of her sect. They had children: Elizabeth, Jane M. and Edwin A.
Burr Ridgway wrote about David Ridgway:
"Went to New York city where he married and resided until 1806, when he removed to Bradford County, Pa."
1810 Census Luzerne County (Bradford County 1812), Wysox Twp.
David Ridgway
1 female 45 & Over
3 males and 1 female 26-45
2 males 10-16
1 male and 1 female Under 10
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