Dr. Peter Joseph Ridings 
Peter was born on June 28th, 1775 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. Peter's father was John Ridings and his mother was Mary Morris. His paternal grandparents were John Ridings and Alice Ainsworth. He was an only child. He died at the age of 67 in March 1843 in Middletown, Frederick County, Virginia.Death Notes
Maybe he died February 14, 1845.
General Notes
Peter built the first water-powered woolen mill near Winchester, VA. The mill also had associated lumber and grist mill and barrel stave facilities. Soon his successful business allowed Peter to move his family twelve miles down the river to a 62-acre farm east of Middletown, VA. Peter grew Wheat and hay, owned milk cows, and raised hogs for food. At Middletown he built a second mill. Within the year it burned to the ground, and his infant son, Cyrus, born in 1809, died in the fire. He built a third mill, and eventually owned more than 370 acres in the area.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1637
- b.~ 1657 d.28 Nov 1752
- b.~ 1680
- b.1710 in Tottington, Lancashire, England d.> 1755
- b.26 Nov 1747 in Tottington, Lancashire, England d.04 Jul 1824 in Bolton, Lancashire, England
- b.1710 d.~ 1748 in Tottington, Lancashire, England
- b.28 Jun 1775 in Bolton, Lancashire, England d.Mar 1843 in Middletown, Frederick County, Virginia
- b.22 May 1756 d.1795
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