Major James Ringgold^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

1626 - 1686  (60 years)

• Name	James Ringgold
  Title	Major
  Born	1626	England, United Kingdom
  Gender	Male
  Died	1686	Kent, Maryland, United States   [9]
  Will	18 May 1686	Kent, Maryland, United States   [10]
  Probate	28 Sep 1686	Kent, Maryland, United States   [10]
  Person ID	I1167639373	Master Tree
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2011

  
  

  Father	Colonel Thomas Ringgold,   b. Bet. 1609 and 1610, England, United Kingdom ,   d. Sep 1681, Maryland, United States  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Barbara,   b. 1620, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 1657  (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F1068927022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Spears
  Married	Abt. 1656
  Children	+ 1. Major Thomas Ringgold, II,   b. Abt 1670,   d. Bef. 10 Oct 1711  (Age ~ 41 years)
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2007
  Family ID	F1068927028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Vaughan,   b. 1657,   d. 11 Dec 1707, Eastern Neck, Kent, Maryland, United States  (Age 50 years)
  Married	8 Feb 1672/3	Maryland, United States
  Children	1. John Ringgold + 2. James R Ringgold,   b. 1671,   d. Bef. 15 Mar 1704/5, Kent, Maryland, United States  (Age 34 years) + 3. Barbara Ringgold,   b. 28 Dec 1671 + 4. William Ringgold,   b. 1677,   d. 1754, Kent, Maryland, United States  (Age 77 years) + 5. Charles Ringgold,   b. 1685, Kent, Maryland, United States ,   d. Bef. 8 Sep 1723, Kent, Maryland, United States  (Age 38 years)
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2007
  Family ID	F1068927021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1626 - England, United Kingdom Died - 1686 - Kent, Maryland, United States Will - 18 May 1686 - Kent, Maryland, United States Probate - 28 Sep 1686 - Kent, Maryland, United States Married - 8 Feb 1672/3 - Maryland, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S16144775101] Maryland Historical Society Magazine, http://www.mdhs.org, Vol 8, Page 20. John Bennett, on April 11, 1657 is said to have given his cattle on Kent Island to Margaret Marsh and to have had them recorded by the Provincial Court at Providence (then Annapolis) to her use. James and John Ringgold looked after them until May 12, 1661 when Margaret Marsh took them agreeing to defend the Ringgolds from Bennett's claim if he ever returned. [S16144775101] Maryland Historical Society Magazine, http://www.mdhs.org, June 1951. Major James Ringgold, son of Thomas Ringgold, owner of the manor of Easter Neck, part owner of "Huntingfield" had a smaller 100 acre tract surveyed from him on Mar. 24, 1665 as "Ringgold's Fortune", which was on the north side of the Chester River at the head of Langford's Bay. A justice of the peace of Kent, 1661-1674-1680. He had one son by his first wife and four by his second wife, Mary Vaughan. Major Ringgold's will made May 18, 1686 and proved Sept. 28, 1686 left "Ringgold's Fortune" to his son Charles, the "Plaines" to sons William and John and other property to son James with the agreement that if he were the heir to the Vaughan estate (being the eldest son of Mary Vaughan) the bequest of land would go to Thomas, the only son of his first marriage. [S16144775100] Rock Hall Historical Collection, Planning Committee of Rock Hall Commemoration, Inc., (Rock Hall, MD, 1958). Long identified with Kent County politics as well as a man of unflagging enthusiasm, Major Ringgold, co-heir of his estate ("Huntingfield") was readily dubbed "Lord of the Manor of Eastern Neck" a sobriquet that distinguished him until his death in 1686. In the meantime on July 2, 1674, Ringgold's fortunes were materially improved by an order of Charles Calvert, directing the removal of the court sessions from Kent Island to Eastern Neck. Obviously this move was influenced by Ringgold, who was a large landowner on Eastern Neck who desired to be in close touch with the court. So great indeed was his influence in local affairs that Ringgold probably had himself commissioned a justice of the county bench simultaneously with this order. The change of court actually made possible the founding of New Yarmouth as the county seat. Further impetus was added in 1675 when Ringgold leased to Samuel Tovey a portion of "Huntingfield" for the erection of a town. [S16144775102] Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, October 1678-November 1683, Archives of Maryland Online, (http://aomol.net), Volume 7, Page 308-309. His Lordship doth intend to add the eastern neck to Cecil County by which Means the Arms of the Custody of Major Ringgold will also be within that County, and they then have to pretence to refuse payment of the most of the charge. Signed by the order of John Llewellen, Clerk of the Assembly. [S16144775102] Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, October 1678-November 1683, Archives of Maryland Online, (http://aomol.net), Volume 7, Page 381-382. November the 13th 1682? In Answer to the Paper this Day received from the Lower house The Upper House do say, that they have the Bill for reviving of the Laws under Consideration; that the Bill for Trade with Indians hath been Considered, and they find the said Bill must Contain a Repeale not only of the Act concrning Trade with the Indians, but also of the Act touching Pagans made 1647 which is perpetuated 1676 as will appear by the Book of Laws now with the Lower house fol 124 as well as the last Clause at least of the Act touching Indians fol 10 of the said Book, with a Provisoe not to Repeale the Act against trading with the Indians for flesh Dead or alive at and this house further say as to the Bill for trade with the Indians that some Complaint hath come to his Lordship against the Delaware Indians on Saturday last by which it appears to this house that it will be dangerous to the peace of the Province to lett every Inhabitant of this Province trade at his own house with Indians, and therefore propound that it be Enacted that every Inhabitant may trade with the Indians without License at Some particular places only in each County Vizt in Charles County at Col Chandlers in St Marys County at Major Boarmans, in Calvert County at Coll Jowles in Ann Arundell County att Coll Taillers or Coll: Burgess, in Baltimore County at Coll Wells, in Cecill County at Captain Peirces, in Talbott County at Coll LLoyds in Kent County at Coll Courseys or Major Ringolds in Dorchester County at Captain Trippes, and in Somersett County at Coll Stevenss, or Capt Winders, and that if they Desire to go to the Indian Towns, they take Lycences and give Security as in the Bill is propounded and desire the Lower houses Concurrence that the Bill may be Engrossed accordingly Signed pr Order I LLewellin Cl of Assembly. [S16144775103] The Chesapeake Bay country, Earle, Swepson, (Thomsen-Ellis company, 1923), 322. In 1680 James Ringgold, son of Thomas Ringgold gave a lot of ground on which Kent County Courthouse then stood, to Lord Baltimore. This was when the county seat was New Yarmouth. This site is now on the "Hermitage." [S16144775104] The Biographical cyclopedia of representative men of Maryland and District of Columbia, National Biographical Publishing Co, (National Biographical Pub. Co., 1879). Major James Ringgold was one of the Commissioners for holding court in Talbot (county) as early as 1662, and afterwards in Kent Co. from 1674 until his death in 1686 and was a great favorite of the Crown. He was the son of Thomas Ringgold, "Lord of Huntingfield", who was the progenitor of the family in America. [S16144775100] Rock Hall Historical Collection, Planning Committee of Rock Hall Commemoration, Inc., (Rock Hall, MD, 1958). New Yarmouth was established beyond question as a town in 1675. In that year Major Ringgold was referred in the "First Settlers List" to be living in a town in Kent County near Gray's Inn Creek. [S5352052862] WIL MD Calendar of Wills, Wright, Jane Baldwin & F Edward, (Kohn & Pollock, Baltimore, MD, 1904+). Ringgold, James,Kent Co.,18th May, 1686; 28th Sept., 1686. To sons William and John 600 A. “The Plaines” equally; should either son die during minority or before marriage, survivor to inherit his portion. To younger son Charles, 150 A. “Ringgolds Fortnne” at mouth of Anake. To son James, dwelling plantation provided that son Thomas refuse to give him 300 A. of northern portion of 600 A. of land given by deceased father Thomas Ringgold to sd. son Thomas. But if son James by reason of being the eldest son of the now only dau. of Capt. Robert Vaughan, deceased, inherit lands of sd. Vanghan, then testator gives to son Thomas the entire tract of 600 A. afed., together with dwelling plantation. He to be of age at death of testator. To dau. Barbara Lanham and to William Williams, personalty. To children afsd. and dau.-in-law Rebecka Borten, personalty. To wife Mary, 1/3 personalty and ½ dwelling plantation during life, she to administer on estate jointly with Col. Henry Coursey. Test: John Fodrecin, John Stokes, Morgan Brown. 4. 232. [S1070432059] Ringgold in the United States, Mildred Cook Schoch.