Nantucket, Mass., in January, 1812; married Samuel G. Stephenson, and died March 8, 1833.

Georgiana Riddell (1), third daughter of Thomas (1), was born in New Bedford, Mass., and married.

(1), was born at Marcus, May

(1), was born

Harriet-Ann Riddell (1), eldest daughter of John Nantucket, Mass., Sept. 7, 1815; was married by Rev. 7, 1839, to Albert, son of Zephaniah and Martha Wood. Capt. Valentine-S. Riddell (1), eldest son of John at Nantucket, Mass., July 7, 1817; married in March, 1841, Lydia, daughter of Elisha and Lucretia Swain (she was born May 12, 1820), and secondly, widow Amey Smith, of Ohio. He was master of a whale-ship and a trader; but now lives at Bruce Port, W. T. His first wife died Feb. 12, 1853. Mr. Riddell had three children by his first, and one by his second wife, of whom hereafter.

Nancy-F. Riddell (3), second daughter of Johns (1), was born June 5, 1822, and died unmarried, Sept. 18, 1838.

Samuel-S. Riddell' (6), second son of John3 (1), was born in Nantucket, Mass., March 10, 1828; married Dec. 20, 1858, by Rev. Francis LeBaron, Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel and Eliza Whitney. Mr. Riddell is a merchant, and formerly lived in Callao, Peru; he now (1874) resides at Jamaica Plain, Mass., and has a counting-room on State Street, in Boston. They had four children, of whom hereafter.

Thomas Riddell (3), third son of John3 (1), was born at Nantucket, Mass., April 13, 1833, and died unmarried in Washington Territory, Aug. 31, 1868.

John Riddell (2), fourth son of Johns (1), was born at Nantucket, Mass., March 13, 1836, and lives in Washington Territory; he has no family.

FIFTH GENERATION.

Henry-G. Riddell (2), eldest son of Joshua (1), was born at Nantucket, Mass., June 3, 1812; married, July 9, 1837, Caroline Pinkham; and secondly, Lucinda. His first wife was born in 1810, and died Oct. 5, 1867. He now lives in Montrose County, Mo., is a mechanic, and has one son, of whom hereafter.

Sarah-C. Riddell (2), eldest daughter of Joshua (1), was born at Nantucket, Mass., March 6, 1817; married, July 19, 1835, by George Cobb, Justice of the Peace, William P., son of Owen Bunker.

Caroline-G. Riddell (1), second daughter of Joshua (1), was born at Nantucket, Mass., March 2, 1821; married in 1839, Horace Young, of Maine; and secondly, Capt. William H., son of William H. Swain.

George-Washington Riddell (4), second son of Joshua (1), was born at Nantucket, Mass., Sept. 24, 1824, and died unmarried, April 5, 1844, aged 19 years.

Robert-F. Riddell (2), eldest son of William* (2), was born at Nantucket (supposed), and died Sept. 12, 1838, aged 2 years.

Henry-W. Riddell (3), second son of William1 (2), was born at Nantucket (supposed), Sept. 28, 1839; resides in New York, unmarried.

Mary-P. Riddell (3), eldest daughter of Benjamin' (3), was born at Nantucket, Mass., Jan. 30, 1834; married in 1860, George P., son of Moses and Susan Smith.

Benjamin-Franklin Riddell (3), eldest son of Benjamin* (2), was born at Nantucket, Mass., Aug. 22, 1846; now resident of Boston, where he keeps a drug-store.

Henry Riddell (4), second son of Benjamin' (2), was born at Nantucket, Mass., May 18, 1848. No other information.

Alexander-C. Riddell (2), third son of Benjamin' (2), was born in Nantucket, Mass., April 3, 1852, and resides in California.

Timothy-W. Riddell (2), eldest son of Timothy (1), was born at Nantucket, Mass., May 5, 1831, and was lost at sea, when mate of the bark "Abby," of Kingston, Mass., while coming from Malaga, in 1856. James-Bartlett Riddell (3), second son of Timothy (1), was born in Nantucket, Mass., May 5, 1834, and died Feb. 18, 1836.

Charlotte-C. Riddell (3), eldest daughter of Timothy (1), was born at Nantucket, Mass., Jan. 29, 1838, and died single, July 27, 1851.

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Mary-H. Riddell (4), second daughter of Timothy (1), was born at Nantucket, Mass., Sept. 11, 1839; married in November, 1864, Joseph P. Nye, of Fairhaven.

Joseph-Chase Riddell (1), third son of Timothy (1), was born at Nantucket, Mass., July 22, 1841, and died in September, 1847, a child. Sarah-B. Riddell (3), third daughter of Timothy (1), was born at Nantucket, Mass., March 29, 1849, and died single, Jan. 27, 1873.

Isaac-Sisson Riddell (1), eldest son of Josiah (1), was born at Nantucket, Mass., Jan. 7, 1815; married Harriet-Louisa Berry; is a painter by trade, living in Savannah, Ga.; he has one son, of whom hereafter.

William-H. Riddell (4), second son of Josiah (1), was born at Nantucket, Mass., Oct. 19, 1819. He was mate of a vessel, and was shot at sea, Jan. 28, 1849, and buried on an uninhabited island.

(2), was born at Parrisan. He was wounded

Mary-P. Riddell' (5), eldest daughter of Charles Nantucket, Mass., Jan. 26, 1827; married at Antietam, and died Sept. 17, 1862.

Emeline-A. Riddell (1), second daughter of Charles (2), was born at Nantucket, Mass., in 1829; married John Austin. They are both dead. Eliza-C. Riddell (3), third daughter of Charles (2), was born at Nantucket, Mass. (supposed), in 1830; married Allen Convey; no issue.

Josephine Riddell (1), fourth daughter of Charles (2), was (probably) born in New York; married Thomas Barry, and lives in Brooklyn. Hepsibah-L. Riddell (1), fifth daughter of Charles* (2), was (probably) born in New York; died young.

Virginia Riddell (1), sixth daughter of Charles (2), was (probably) born in New York, and died Dec. 14, 1845, aged 5 years.

De Witt-C. Riddell (1), a son of Charles (2), died unmarried, in New York, at the age of 21, May 7, 1862.

Frederick-A. Riddell (2), a son of Charles (2), was born Aug. 6, 1834, and died single, in New York, May 3, 1859.

Emma-Barnard Riddell (1), eldest daughter of George (3), was born at Nantucket, Mass., May 27, 1834; died at Benicia, Cal., unmarried, Nov. 11, 1852.

George-William Riddell' (5), eldest son of George (3), was (probably) born in New York, March 5, 1837; married in San Francisco to Elizabeth Hall, Jan. 16, 1872, and has issue. Mr. Riddell is a book-keeper and accountant in San Francisco, Cal.

Thomas-Barnard Riddell (4), son of George (3), born April 21, 1840; died May 15, 1840.

Alexander Riddell' (3), son of George' (3), born April 21, 1840; died May 17, 1840.

Mary-Coffin Riddell' (5), second daughter of George (3), was born at Nantucket, Mass., Sept. 13, 1841; married Lieut. James L. Corley, of Barnwell, S. C., at Benicia, Cal., June 3, 1861. They now (1873) reside at Norfolk, Va.

Eliza-Starbuck Riddell (3), third daughter of George (3), was born at Nantucket, Mass., July 20, 1845; married, Aug. 3, 1866, to Frank Barnard (her cousin), and resides at San Francisco, Cal.

Henrietta-Herbert Riddell (1), fourth daughter of George' (3), was born at Benicia, Cal., Dec. 8, 1855; was unmarried in 1873. She is a teacher.

Elisabeth-S. Riddell (1), eldest daughter of Valentine' (1), was born at Nantucket, Mass., June 8, 1846. She is a teacher in the Coffin School at Nantucket.

William-S. Riddell (5), eldest son of Valentine (1), was born at Nantucket, Mass., March 3, 1850; married, in June, 1872, Martha A. Baskernelle, in California, and has issue.

Valentine Riddell (2), second son of Valentine' (1), was born at Nantucket, Mass., Jan. 18, 1853, and died in California, unmarried, Jan. 18, 1871.

George-Washington Riddell (6), third son of Valentine (1), was born at Nantucket, Mass., about February, 1859, and was unmarried in 1874.

Charles-Whitney Riddell (3), eldest son of Samuel (6), was born Aug. 16, 1860.

Emma Riddell (1), eldest daughter of Samuel (6), was born Sept. 17, 1864.

Annie-Eliza Riddell (1), second daughter of Samuel (6), was born May 18, 1868.

Herbert Riddell (1), second son of Samuel (6), was born June 2, 1871.

SIXTH GENERATION.

John-Backman Riddell (3), a son of Isaac (1), was born about 1860, and lives in Savannah, Ga.

George-Lindsey Riddell (7), a son of George (5), was born in San Francisco, Cal.

Alice Riddell (1), a daughter of William (5), was born in 1873.

RIDDELLS OF MONSON, MASSACHUSETTS.

[TYRONE BRANCH.]

Thomas Ridel1 (1), or Riddell, born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1739, was brought to New England when a child. He married Rebecca Moulton, of Monson, Mass., and had issue seven children, of whom hereafter. He was a farmer. Some say he served in the Colonial Army during the war of the Revolution. I find no mention of him on the pension records at Washington, D. C. His surname, with those of his children, on the town records of Monson, is spelled "Ridel," hence I believe his real family name was "Riddell," and the contracted form an unauthorized assumption of some scribe. I have not found a family tradition amongst the descendants of Thomas Ridel by which the connection between him and any other American branch is assumed, or even suggested; the prevailing traits, however, so conspicuous in all branches of the old clan, are singularly prominent in this family, and they are undoubtedly of the same extraction as the numerous other Scotch-Irish branches in the United States. Mr. Ridel died in Monson, Mass., in 1809, aged 70 years.*

SECOND GENERATION.

John Riddle (1), eldest son of Thomas' (1), was born in Monson, Mass., in the year 1761; married to Olive, daughter of Joshua Blodget, of Stafford, Mass., and settled in Randolph, Vt. He emigrated to Alexander, Genesee County, N. Y., in 1806 or 1807, and was, consequently, one of the pioneers on the well-known "Holland Purchase." He was a farmer by vocation, but served as Justice of the Peace for many years, and also represented his town as a supervisor for several years. Mr. Riddle died in 1849, aged 88 years; had issue ten children, of whom hereafter. He was reliable and straightforward; a man of honor and high respectability.

Joseph Riddle2 (1), second son of Thomas1 (1), was born at Monson, Mass. (according to Pension Records at Washington), in the year 1763; married to Mary or Polly, and had issue eight children, of whom hereafter. He resided in Monson until 1808, when he emigrated to the "Holland Purchase," in the State of New York, and settled as a farmer; here he lived the remainder of his days. In the summer of 1775 he enlisted under Capt. Isaac Cotton, in Col. David Brewster's regiment. In 1776 he enlisted under Capt. Joseph Munger, in the regiment of Col. Robert I. Woodbridge, "Massachusetts Line." July 1, 1777, he entered the service for three years under Capt. Caleb Keep, and Col. William Shepherd, of the Fourth Massachusetts Regiment, General Glover's brigade, as drum-major; and in July, 1780, was discharged by Capt. Simon Larned, who was in command of the regiment at "Robertson Farms" near West Point. He was on a short tour in the militia, and at the surrender of Burgoyne, but was not in the decisive battle preceding that event, in consequence of guarding the road to Albany. He was in the battle of Monmouth, N. J., June 28, 1778, and with General Sullivan, in Rhode Island, in August, 1778. He was probably wounded, for the Pension Records state that he was a cripple. Some say he did service in the war of 1812. I do not know the date of his death.

There are traditions in other families whose Scotch-Irish ancestors settled in the Middle States, that there were relatives in New England.

Elijah Riddle2 (1), third son of Thomas' (1) and his wife Rebecca, was born in Monson, Mass., Jan. 27, 1772; married to Clarissa Fuller (she was born Jan. 20, 1775, died Sept. 6, 1834), and early emigrated to New York State, and took up land on the "Holland Purchase," along with his brothers before mentioned. He left New York and emigrated West many years ago; died in Michigan, Oct. 10, 1842, having had issue four children, of whom hereafter. He was in the war of the Revolution, and fought in several engagements; also, on board a man-of-war three years.

Thomas Riddle2 (2), fourth son of Thomas1 (1), was born in Monson, Mass., Sept. 27, 1781; married to Minerva Merrick (she was born in Monson, Mass., Feb. 3, 1785), Dec. 22, 1805, and emigrated to Ohio early in the summer of 1817. He was a farmer; died at Newbury, Geauga County, O., in September, 1823, having had issue eight children, of whom hereafter. His widow died at Paw Paw, Ind., Jan. 11, 1866. She was a woman of remarkable intellectual powers, an excellent wife and mother. Mary Riddle (1), a daughter of Thomas' (1) (born probably in Monson, Mass., though I find no records), was married to Benjamin Blodget, of Randolph, Vt.; probably died there many years ago.

Susan Riddle (1), a daughter of Thomas (1), was born (probably in Monson, Mass.; no records) between 1772 and 1773; was married to John Squires, a farmer, and died in Alexander, N. Y., sixty years ago.

Salla Riddle (1), fifth son of Thomas (1) and Rebecca, his wife, was born in Monson, Mass., Feb. 16, 1774. I have found no other account of him, and presume he died when a child.

Sally Riddle2 (1), a daughter of Thomas1 (1), was born in Monson, Mass., Feb. 16, 1778; was married to Levi Patterson, a farmer, and died in Orangeville, N. Y.

THIRD GENERATION.

Lyman Riddles (1), eldest son of John2 (1), was born in Monson, Mass., in 1786; married Jan. 23, 1818, to Polly, daughter of Royal Moulton, and had issue six children, of whom hereafter. He was a farmer; died on his father's homestead in Alexander, Genesee County, N. Y., April 9, 1872, aged 84 years.

Hannah Riddles (1), eldest daughter of John2 (1), was born at Monson, Mass., in 1788; died in the town of Alexander, N. Y., in 1808, unmarried.

Sarah Riddles (1), second daughter of John2 (1), was born in Monson, Mass., in 1790; died in the town of Alexander, N. Y., in 1847.

Susan Riddles (2), third daughter of John2 (1), was born at Monson, Mass., in 1794; was married to Marshall Butterfield, and resides in Michigan.

Olive Riddles (1), fourth daughter of John2 (1), was born at Monson, Mass., in 1796; married Leverett Seward, and resides in Alexander, N. Y. Betsey Riddles (1), fifth daughter of John2 (1), was born in Randolph, Vt., in 1799; was married to Harley Howe, and resides in Rochester, N. Y.

John Riddles (2), second son of John (1), was born in Randolph, Vt., in 1802; died at Alexander, Genesee County, N. Y., in July, 1827.

Thomas Riddles (3), third son of John (1), was born in Randolph, Vt., in 1804; married, in 1834, to Eloise A. Johnson, of LeRoy, N. Y.; resides in the town of Darien, Genesee County, N. Y., and is without