As several people have indicated,  it looks as though "ledge" was pretty
much a synonym for "ridge" in the VA piedmont, in SW Va, and in PA and NJ,
too  -- and in the specific instances I mentioned the reference is to:

Land  in what is now north and northwestern Albemarle and before 1761 was
part of Louisa (and therefore Hanover before Louisa formed). . . . the
first ledge corresponding with the Southwest Mountains and the second ledge
being the Blue Ridge.  This would be in the forks of the Rivanna River
along present US 29 north of Charlottesville.

Thanks to all you responded

Jon Kukla
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