David Ridings

1784 - 1861  (76 years)

• Name	David Ridings
  Birth	7 Sep 1784	Surry Co, NC
  	family Bible lists birthdate as 07 August 1785. Have not seen a source for this bible
  Gender	Male
  Census	1810	Surry Co, NC
  Census	1820	Surry Co, NC
  Census	1830	Wythe Co, VA
  Census	1840	Smyth Co, VA
  	Smyth Co VA was formed in 1832 from parts of Wythe and Washington Co.
  Census	1860	Pulaski Co, KY
  Death	11 Jul 1861	Pulaski Co, KY
  	Aug 11 1861 DOD Pulaski Co death Roll.
  Burial	Pulaski Co, KY
  	FindAGrave Memorial 26404649
  Person ID	I790	RidingsHale
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	John Ridings,   b. Abt 1737, Rowan Co, NC d. 9 Dec 1825, Surry Co, NC (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Anna Nancy Gentry,   b. Abt 1755, VA d. Abt 1804, Rowan Co, NC (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1775
  Family ID	F1311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Dean Coley,   b. Abt 1790, VA d. Bef 1865 (Age < 74 years)
  Marriage	27 May 1809	Stokes Co, NC
  	Groom's Name: David Ridings Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Elisabeth Dean Coley Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 27 May 1809 Marriage Place: Stokes,North Carolina Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51603-6 System Origin: North Carolina-ODM Source Film Number: 6330317 Reference Number: Collection: North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979 David Ridings married Elizabeth Dean Coley 27 May 1809 in the County of Stokes, NC Record #02 253 Bondsman: Benjamin Mathew, Bond #:00141125, Witness: N. Shober Records of North Carolina Marriage Bonds.
  Children	1. Mastin Ridings,   b. Abt 1810, NC d. Aug 1850, Smyth Co, VA (Age 40 years)   2. John Perkins Ridings,   b. 18 Nov 1813, Stokes Co, NC d. 4 Mar 1892, Pulaski Co, KY (Age 78 years)   3. Susannah Rachel Ridings,   b. Abt 1814, NC d. 2 Dec 1888, Boyd Co, KY (Age 74 years)   4. William A. Ridings,   b. Abt 1816, Stokes Co, NC d. Abt 1886, Claiborne Co, TN (Age 70 years)   5. Elizabeth Ridings,   b. 16 Apr 1818, NC d. 26 Jun 1890, Smyth Co, VA (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2026

  
  

• Notes

  This email mentions a son name Archie. I have found nothing to support this except the 1830 Wythe Co census includes a 10-15 year old male in David's household. I also have nothing to support the statement that John P was born in Culpepper County VA. Several researchers on MyHeritage and FamilySearch websites list an Archibald but undocumented. I chose not to enclude it. The Rosatta Email . Received April 2005 Hi Ray Wow! It always throws me off a bit when I get E-mail on family history. I do recall the post that I sent. Hmmm...where did I get the info from? I have a family history around here somewhere. OK I found it !! Where I got the info from was a letter written by Henry S. Ridings, now deceased (Henry is my husbands great uncle/great grand son to David Ridings) the letter is not dated but I do know that it was written many, many years ago. The info states that his great grandfather David Ridings was born on the North bend of the Yadkin River in 1784 died in KY in 1881. The way I understand this is that his wife's name was Elizabeth and they had children born in NC Bill, Archie, Matson and a daughter but that John P. was born in Culpepper County, VA 1813 dies in KY 1892. I don't know what took them to VA. That is all I have, if I can come up with more info I will let you know. I might be able to put you in touch with other family members that have more history. I hope this helps some. Take care Meta Ridings Smyth Co VA was formed in 1832 from parts of Wythe and Washington Cos. David was 75 in 1860 but his date of death of July 11 1881. He would have been 96. I cannot find him in the 1870 or 1880 census and wonder if the year on his marker is actually 1861. Re: Ridings Family Name Meta Ridings (View posts)Posted:22 Mar 2002 5:50PM Classification: QuerySurnames: Hi Jim, I might have some info for you on the Ridings family. My husbands family also came from England. The story that we have always heard was that we they came here they settled in North Carolina along the Yadkin River. Check the library I believe there is a book about the people of the Yadkin River area and the Ridings are mentioned. My husbands great-great-great grandfather was David Ridings born Sept. 7th 1784 on the north bend of the Yadkin River. Died July 11th 1881 Somerset Kentucky. Before there life in Kentucky he lived with his wife Elizabeth in Jonesville, Lee county Virgina. This is where my husbands great-great grandfather John Perkins Ridings was born in Culpepper County, so on and so on. It seemed the story was told that when the Ridings came to America there were 3 brothers and they branched of and went in different directions. So check out the history of the Yadkin River you may find so info. It sounds like you might be from the same branch as our family.