Today I also created a new page on the website about the River Philip Cemetery. While visiting this cemetery I was able to quickly locate the grave of Robert and Isabella's daughter Esther Ripley and her husband Thomas Donkin. When I remarked to Eleanor Ripley-Barrow that the stone was surprisingly clean she told me that the stone was only the second to be cleaned in a restoration project that was just beginning. The W. B. Wells association has given a great deal of assistance for maintenance and restoration of the cemetery and a small local group works hard to preserve their heritage. Many thanks for their efforts which make it possible for people like me to discover their roots. I have included only the handful of graves that are mentioned elsewhere on this website. However, many more are listed in a book of transcriptions by Murray L. Keating for a number of River Philip cemeteries from the Cumberland County Genealogical Society.
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Mary Jarvis
7/11/2018 11:40:11 am
Hi, Mallory. This is a great site and I appreciate your work. I am descended from the River Philip Ripleys. My great grandmother was Alberta Caroline Ripley (aka Caroline Alberta), daughter of James Ripley and Lavinia Ralston. I visited Cumberland County last summer and traipsed around several cemeteries. I wish I'd seen this website and blog before my trip!
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Mallory Burton
7/11/2018 02:14:48 pm
Thanks, Mary. I’m always happy to hear that people are finding the website useful. Please feel free to use any photos or information you find here for your own research. If you upload them to a public place like Ancestry I would appreciate a photo credit. One of my future projects will be to create printable guided tours for descendants of the various first-generation Ripleys. So much to do...and so much fun! I wish I lived closer. Happy researching!
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AuthorHi there! My name is Mallory Burton and I started researching the Ripley family in 2011. I'd describe myself as a careful amateur who's more interested in story than names and dates. I hope you enjoy my website and blog. I also have a public Mallory/Ripley tree on Ancestry with over 4,000 names. To contact me, please comment on any one of my blog posts. Archives
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