Cornelius Ridley
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Cornelius Ridley
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not known
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Born a slave on Bonnie Doon Plantation in Southampton County, Virginia, he lived from 1839-1922. His father, Col. Thomas Ridley III, owned the plantation. Cornelius never knew his mother, and he ran away by himself in the spring of 1861. He made his way to Media, Pennsylvania, probably with the help of the Blackwater Quakers of southeastern Virginia. On his arrival in Media, Isaac and Elizabeth Smedley Yarnall, members of Providence Friends Meeting, took him in and helped him get settled.
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LE-001
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Lemon Family Collection
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“Cornelius Ridley,” Media Historic Archives, accessed December 26, 2024, https://www.mediahistoricarchives.org/items/show/8465.