Captain Charles Ridgely was born in Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

 in 1733 to Colonel Charles Ridgely and Rachel Howard.

Together with his father and brother, Captain Charles established the Northampton Iron Works just north of Towson, Maryland

Towson, Maryland

Towson is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 55,197 at the 2010 census...

 under what is presently Loch Raven Reservoir. He built the massive Hampton Mansion between 1783 and 1790. By the time it was completed, the Georgian-style structure was the largest private home in the U.S. The Mansion is now preserved as the Hampton National Historic Site

Hampton National Historic Site

Hampton National Historic Site, in the Hampton area north of Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, preserves a remnant of a vast 18th-century estate, including a Georgian manor house, gardens, grounds, and the original stone slave quarters. The estate was owned by the Ridgely family...

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Captain Charles Ridgely died in 1790. His nephew, Charles Carnan Ridgely

Charles Carnan Ridgely

Charles Carnan Ridgely was born Charles Ridgely Carnan. He is also known as Charles Ridgely of Hampton. He served as the 15th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1815 to 1818. He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1790 to 1795, and in the Maryland State...

, became the second master of Hampton and eventually governor of Maryland.