Margaret Dorsey Ridgely

1854 - 1937  (83 years)

George Keeport Ridgely

Abt 1829 - 1897  (68 years)

Birth	Abt 1829	Maryland
Died	7 May 1897	Montgomery Co., Maryland
Family	Martha Dorsey           b. Abt 1826, Maryland
Children	1. Elizabeth J. Ridgely           b. Abt 1851   2. Matilda Ridgely           b. Abt 1852 + 3. Margaret Dorsey Ridgely           b. 10 Dec 1854, Maryland   4. Anna Ridgely           b. Abt 1856

Martha Dorsey

Abt 1826 -

Birth	Abt 1826	Maryland
Family	George Keeport Ridgely           b. Abt 1829, Maryland
Children	1. Elizabeth J. Ridgely           b. Abt 1851   2. Matilda Ridgely           b. Abt 1852 + 3. Margaret Dorsey Ridgely           b. 10 Dec 1854, Maryland   4. Anna Ridgely           b. Abt 1856

George Keeport Ridgely

Abt 1829 - 1897  (68 years)

Birth	Abt 1829	Maryland
Died	7 May 1897	Montgomery Co., Maryland
Family	Martha Dorsey           b. Abt 1826, Maryland
Children	1. Elizabeth J. Ridgely           b. Abt 1851   2. Matilda Ridgely           b. Abt 1852 + 3. Margaret Dorsey Ridgely           b. 10 Dec 1854, Maryland   4. Anna Ridgely           b. Abt 1856

Martha Dorsey

Abt 1826 -

Birth	Abt 1826	Maryland
Family	George Keeport Ridgely           b. Abt 1829, Maryland
Children	1. Elizabeth J. Ridgely           b. Abt 1851   2. Matilda Ridgely           b. Abt 1852 + 3. Margaret Dorsey Ridgely           b. 10 Dec 1854, Maryland   4. Anna Ridgely           b. Abt 1856

Richard Hyatt "Uncle Dick" Lansdale

1837 - 1919  (82 years)

Birth	13 Jul 1837	Howard Co., Maryland
Died	14 Aug 1919
Buried	All Hallows Chapel, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Thomas Hyatt Lansdale           b. 19 May 1808, Maryland
Mother	Harriet Franklin           b. 12 Oct 1813
Married	11 Dec 1834	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Family 1	Mary Ann Griffith           b. 8 Mar 1835, Maryland
Married	6 Jun 1871
Family 2	Margaret Dorsey Ridgely           b. 10 Dec 1854, Maryland
Married	10 Aug 1893
Children	+ 1. Martha Dorsey Lansdale           b. 9 Aug 1894, Montgomery Co., Maryland

Mary Ann Griffith

1835 - 1890  (55 years)

Birth	8 Mar 1835	Maryland
Died	1 May 1890	Maryland
Father	Thomas Griffith           b. 15 Sep 1807
Mother	Elizabeth Griffith           b. 8 Apr 1800
Married	1 Nov 1825
Family	Richard Hyatt "Uncle Dick" Lansdale           b. 13 Jul 1837, Howard Co., Maryland
Married	6 Jun 1871

Martha Dorsey Lansdale

1894 - 1979  (84 years)

Birth	9 Aug 1894	Montgomery Co., Maryland
Died	14 Apr 1979
Buried	All Hallows Chapel, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Richard Hyatt "Uncle Dick" Lansdale           b. 13 Jul 1837, Howard Co., Maryland
Mother	Margaret Dorsey Ridgely           b. 10 Dec 1854, Maryland
Married	10 Aug 1893
Family	Bernard Hodges Williams           b. 27 Oct 1887
Married	25 Nov 1916	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Bernard Hodges Williams, Jr.           b. 26 Mar 1918   2. Margaret Ridgely Williams           b. 28 Mar 1920, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 3. Richard Iglehart Williams           b. 30 Jun 1921, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

Bernard Hodges Williams

1887 - 1948  (60 years)

Birth	27 Oct 1887
Died	2 Jul 1948	Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Buried	All Hallows Chapel, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	John Iglehart Williams           b. 5 Jan 1850, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Mother	Sallie Ann Steuart Hodges           b. 28 Feb 1854, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	16 Dec 1881
Family	Martha Dorsey Lansdale           b. 9 Aug 1894, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Married	25 Nov 1916	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Bernard Hodges Williams, Jr.           b. 26 Mar 1918   2. Margaret Ridgely Williams           b. 28 Mar 1920, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 3. Richard Iglehart Williams           b. 30 Jun 1921, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

• Name	Margaret Dorsey Ridgely
  Birth	10 Dec 1854	Maryland
  	date disagrees with 1900 census?
  Gender	Female
  Census	1860	Montgomery Co., Maryland   [1]
  Census	1900	Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
  aged 48 (born Dec. 1851); born in Maryland as with both parents
  Census	1910	Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland   [2]
  Death	17 Dec 1937	Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   [3, 4]
  	She died at the home of her daughter.
  Burial	All Hallows Chapel, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   [5, 6]
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21092007/margaret-dorsey-lansdale
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	George Keeport Ridgely           b. Abt 1829, Maryland           d. 7 May 1897, Montgomery Co., Maryland  (Age 68 years)  (Father)  Martha Dorsey           b. Abt 1826, Maryland   (Mother)
  Notes	Her parents are from Davis (S199).
  Person ID	I3278
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	George Keeport Ridgely           b. Abt 1829, Maryland           d. 7 May 1897, Montgomery Co., Maryland (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Martha Dorsey           b. Abt 1826, Maryland
  Family Charts	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Richard Hyatt "Uncle Dick" Lansdale           b. 13 Jul 1837, Howard Co., Maryland           d. 14 Aug 1919 (Age 82 years)  Other Partners: └─Mary Ann Griffith           b. 8 Mar 1835, Maryland           d. 1 May 1890, Maryland  (Age 55 years)  m. 6 Jun 1871
  Marriage	10 Aug 1893  [3]
  	Bible
  Children	+ 1. Martha Dorsey Lansdale           b. 9 Aug 1894, Montgomery Co., Maryland           d. 14 Apr 1979 (Age 84 years) └─ Bernard Hodges Williams  (Age 60 years)  m. 25 Nov 1916
  Family Charts	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Dec 1854 - Maryland  Census - 1860 - Montgomery Co., Maryland  Census - 1900 - Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland  Census - 1910 - Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland  Death - 17 Dec 1937 - Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Burial - - All Hallows Chapel, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones	3 Headstones
  	Lansdale and Williams graves at All Hallows
  	Margaret Dorsey Ridgely Lansdale (d. 1937)
  	Richard and Margaret Lansdale

  
  

  Essays

  The Lansdale Family at "Essex" A chart of family relationships. Those in bold were owners of "Essex."

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Margaret Dorsey Ridgely". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3278&tree=1sttree (accessed May 17, 2025).