John Ridge

John Ridge (c.1590–c.1637) was an English puritan minister, active in Ireland.

Alexander Gordon asserts that there had been no actual presbyterianism in Ireland to this point, and the question of the form of church government had not been seriously raised, and that was Leslie's action, prompted by John Bramhall, that laid the foundation of a revolt against episcopal authority.

Later life The following year, he, Cunningham and Blair returned to Scotland, where David Dickson welcomed them and appointed them to preach in Irvine. Here Ridge is believed to have died in 1637, but there is no record of his death or burial.

Family He was married, and had several daughters. One of his daughters, Susannah (d. 19 April 1693), was married on 30 September 1643 to Samuel Heathcote of Derby, and had ten children; the descendants of her eldest son, Samuel, are numerous.