Ancestry of
Charles Carnan Ridgely
15th Governor of Maryland
Who was Charles Carnan Ridgely?
Charles Carnan Ridgely was the 15th Governor of Maryland. He was also known as Charles Ridgely of Hampton, and referred to as an aristocrat by a local newspaper. Charles Carnan Ridgely was born Charles Ridgely Carnan. An uncle willed his estate called Hampton to Charles, but he required Charles to change his name which he did.
Famous Kin
Charles Carnan Ridgely’s ancestry can be trace back to William the Conqueror and King Edward I. He is also a direct descendant of Magna Carta Surety Sir Saher de Quincy. He also has family connections to the current royal family through the late Princess Diana. His U.S. presidential kin include George Washington, James Madison, William Henry Harrison, William Howard Taft, Calvin Coolidge, and many others.
Charles Carnan Ridgely also has kinship to a number of fellow state governors including Phillips Lee Goldsborough (47th Maryland Governor), William Greene (2nd Rhode Island Governor), Henry Lee III (9th Virginia Governor), Fitzhugh Lee (40th Virginia Governor), Thomas Sim Lee (2nd and 7th Maryland Governor), Harry Byrd (50th Virginia Governor), and many others. Some other notable kin of Charles Carnan Ridgely include outlaw Jesse James, poet Vachel Lindsay, author F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hall of Fame baseball player Cal Ripken, Jr., Salem witchcraft victim Rev. George Burroughs, British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, “Charge of the Light Brigade” leader Lt. Gen. James Brudenell, and Walt Disney.
Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Charles Carnan Ridgely
William Henry Moore
Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco
19th cousin 2 times removed
via John, King of England
William Henry Moore
Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco
17th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Richard de Clare
Seth Low
Mayor of New York City
President of Columbia University
16th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Gilbert de Clare
Seth Low
Mayor of New York City
President of Columbia University
17th cousin 1 time removed
via Edward I, King of England
William Woodbridge
2nd Governor of Michigan
16th cousin 1 time removed
via Edward I, King of England
Melvil Dewey
Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System
16th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir Gilbert de Clare
Isaac Taylor Tichenor
President of Auburn University
19th cousin 1 time removed
via John, King of England
Ben Ames Williams
Novelist and Short Story Author
16th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir Gilbert de Clare
Angela Y. Davis
Civil Rights Activist
and former Black Panther
17th cousin 4 times removed
via Edward I, King of England
Angela Y. Davis
Civil Rights Activist
and former Black Panther
13th cousin 7 times removed
via Sir Michael de la Pole
James Bowdoin
2nd Governor of Massachusetts
18th cousin 2 times removed
via Henry II, King of England
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