James R Ringgold

Other Events:

• Will: 24 Oct 1739, Kent, Maryland, United States

Family/Spouse: Carroll. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas Ringgold died in 1795.

James married Mary Lowery on 02 Dec 1726 in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States. Mary was born in 1715. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Martha Ringgold
2. Susanna Ringgold
3. William Ringgold was born on 19 Jul 1729; died in 1790.
4. Mary Rachel Ringgold was born on 5 Apr 1732.
5. James Ringgold was born on 22 Aug 1734; died in 1735.
6. Sarah Ringgold was born on 23 Dec 1736.

Other Events:

• Will: 27 Oct 1704, Kent, Maryland, United States

James married Mary Harris. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Will: 18 May 1686, Kent, Maryland, United States
• Probate: 28 Sep 1686, Kent, Maryland, United States

Notes:

Lord of Eastern Neck
Favorite of the Crown
Major of Kent Militia (1678-1683)
Justice (1661-1674)
Commissioner of Talbot 1662
Commissioner of Kent 1682

James married Mary Vaughan on 8 Feb 1672/3 in Maryland, United States. Mary (daughter of Captain Robert Vaughan and Mary) was born in 1657; died on 11 Dec 1707 in Eastern Neck, Kent, Maryland, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Moses married Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Naturalization: 1650

Thomas married Barbara. Barbara was born in 1620 in England, United Kingdom; died in 1657. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Commander of Kent 1647-1652

Capt. ROBERT VAUGHAN had lately been deposed by the "Keepers of the Liberty of England," and could not stomach and digest the doings of a Court organized by the Puritan Commissioners. 95% Old Kent: the Eastern Shore of Maryland A second time, Capt. ROBERT VAUGHAN insulted the Court by using most "opprobious" epithets, bending his "fist" over the "heads" of the Judges and "swearing" at the Clerk as "he sat at table." For this offence the Court imposed a fine of 600 lbs. of Tob. Fol. 56.



Governor Calvert, also, the 18th day of April, 1647, o. s., commissioned Robert Vaughan, gent., to be "chief captain and commander," under him (the Governor), "of all the militia of the Isle of Kent, and with it to command and execute whatsoever shall beby him thought requisite for the said island against all intestine mutinies or seditions;" invested him with the power of martial law; "provided that where the offense shall deserve the forfeiture of life or member, that such offender for his trial be referred, and judgment to the provincial court, to be held by his Lordship's Governor and Council of this province." He further authorized "the said Captain Robert Vaughan to award all process necessary, according to the law and custom of this province," etc.; and he also authorized the said Captain Robert Vaughan, William Cox, Thomas Bradnox, Edward Comins, Philip Conner and Francis Brooke, gent., or the major part of them, whereof the said Robert Vaughan to be always one, to hear, try and judge, accord ing to the laws of this province, all actions and causes civil," except "where the freehold of any one shall come in question," provided that it shall be lawful for any man, at any time before execution served, "to appeal unto the provincial

Robert married Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]