1638 - arrive in America William Ripley
1739 - arrive in Rhode Island John Ripley
1777 - arrive in New York John Ripley
1830 -1834 arrive in Ohio Charles Ripley
1836 - 1837 - arrive in Michigan Charles Ripley
Thus after 8 generations in America and a major move by only two of those Ripley's, a journey that took 199 years, covering about 1,000 miles, was finally over and a new story was beginning. Charles Ripley and his wife Diana had arrived and were about to start a long line of Ripley's, that now spans the Nation from shore to shore.