Correspondence: George Caley -> G.E. Valley, Jr. 25 May 1985

Dear Mr. Valley,

Thank you for your letter of May 20th and last night’s conversation. I do not have anything to report tonight about Mrs. Frances Cummins. However, I do have a question which I would like to ask. You stated that the father of Martha Ringgold and Rebecca Ringgold was Edward Ringgold. Question: Do you know the name of the mother? On that answer hinges almost or practically all of the Ringgold Genealogy.

Although today, as every Saturday, is a work day for me, I did some sleuthing via telephone today and located in the private library of one of my genealogical friends a reprint of an earlier printed book on Maryland genealogy. There wasn’t any mention in that book of Martha or Rebecca’s father or parents. Yet there were several Edwards listed, some with just the wife’s first name. Anyhow if you have a wife for Edward, and it matches one of those in the genealogical book, then we are in business for at least one more generation backwards.

I also just finished checking the Duck Creek Tombstone Records and there isn’t any record of a tombstone for Edward Ringgold in the Duck Creek Hundred.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

George Caley