He served as a private in the Company of Watauga Valley Volunteers under Capt. Evan Shelby in the Fincastle County Battalion, at the Battle of Pt. Pleasant, 1774.
Was a "Missionary Baptist" and a descendant of "an old and respectable family that came from England to Virginia in 1635."
Married 20 Sep 1761
To
Elizabeth Weatherford (8 children by this marriage)
Married 2 Mar 1777
To
Sally Vincent (8 children by this marriage)
He served as a private in the Company of Watauga Valley Volunteers under Capt. Evan Shelby in the Fincastle County Battalion, at the Battle of Pt. Pleasant, 1774.
Was a "Missionary Baptist" and a descendant of "an old and respectable family that came from England to Virginia in 1635."
Married 20 Sep 1761
To
Elizabeth Weatherford (8 children by this marriage)
Married 2 Mar 1777
To
Sally Vincent (8 children by this marriage)
Inscription
age, 98 years,10 months, 19 days
THIS MONUMENTAL SLAB/ CONSECRATED BY THE,/ VENERATION/ OF A NUMEROUS POSTERITY/ INCLUDING FIVE GENERATIONS/ IS ERECTED/ TO THE MEMORY AND OVER/ THE REMAINS OF/ GEORGE RIDLEY/ AND HIS WIFE/ SARAH RIDLEY/ HE DIED ON THE 29TH OF/ NOVEMBER 1835,/ AGED 98 YEARS, 10 MONTHS,/ AND 18 DAYS/ SHE DEPARTED ON THE 20TH / OF MARCH 1836,/ AGED 81 YEARS, 10 MONTHS,/ AND 19 DAYS/ TOGETHER THEY WALKED/ IN LIFE TOGETHER THEY/ SLEEP IN DEATH.
Side inscription: ENEMIES TO VICE/ AND UNACQUAINTED/ WITH HYPOCRISY/ PLAIN IN THEIR MANNER/ OF LIFE BUT ALWAYS/ AFFABLE AND KIND/ THEY ADDED THE PURE/ RELIGION OF THE BIBLE/ TO THEIR MANY EARTHLY/ BLESSINGS/ AND LOOKED UPON THE/ GRAVE AS THE LAST/ STEPPING STONE TO/ ANOTHER AND A BETTER/ WORLD.
Gravesite Details
The dates on the stone reflect a difference, possibly due to when the stone was placed. The dates above come from the family bible.
