John (Riddle) Riddell Sr. (1641 - abt. 1737)

Born 14 Nov 1641 in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland

Husband of Janet (Gordon) Riddell — married 14 Jun 1670 in Ballymeath, County Londonderry, Ireland

Descendants

Died about 3 Jan 1737 at about age 95 in Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire

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Biography

John was the son of Hugh Riddell and Mary Wilson.

Baptism

John was baptised on 14 Nov 1641 in Londonderry, Ireland.^[1]

Marriage

John married Janet Gordon on 14 Jun 1670 in Londonderry, Ireland.^[2]

Children

They are purported to have had nine children, 6 sons and 3 daughters.

1. John Riddle (1)., bp. 1686 - d.1687
2. Gawn, bp. 1688 (emigrated to America)
3. Mary Riddell, bp. 1690
4. Hugh, bp. 1692; emigrated to America and removed to Colraine, Massachusetts in 1763 , with his children: Hugh, William, Robert, and Ann, all of whom were born in Bedford.
5. James Riddell, bp. 1695
6. Robert Riddell Sr., bp. 1698
7. John (2), bp.1701 - died July 6, 1757, in Bedford , and was buried in the old graveyard ; he had two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth , who died unmarried , and the family became extinct.
8. Janet Riddle, bp 1703; married a Hamilton
9. Margery Riddle, bp. 1707- d. ca. 1778 in Bedford, New Hampshire; married Mr. John Clark (no issue)
10. Samuel Riddle, bp. 1710

Note: Baptisms may not have been administered till children were some years of age .

John Riddell, his wife Janet Gordon Riddell, and his children, sailed to Boston in August 1718 as passengers on the five ships from Gann Valley in Londonderry, Ireland.

Gawn, Hugh, Robert, John, and Margery, came to Londonderry, New Hampshire, and from thence to Bedford (except Robert , who did not come to Bedford ) in about 1738. Their names appear upon the petition for the town , 1750 , including John Clark the husband of Margery; Hugh removed to Colraine, Mass . , in 1763 , with his children: Hugh , William , Robert , and Ann , all of whom were born in Bedford . John died July 6 , 1757 , in Bedford , and was buried in the old graveyard ; he had two daughters , Mary and Elizabeth , who died unmarried , and the family became extinct . Margery died about 1778 in Bedford , leaving no issue . See genealogy of the Riddells by G. T. Ridlon . ^[3]

Death

Mr. John Riddell died Jan. 3 , 1737, Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.

Sources

1. ↑ History of the Ancient Ryedales, And Their Descendants (https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=OR2zUvQKGsIC&pg=GBS.PA194&hl=en)
2. ↑ History of Bedford, New Hampshire form 1737 (https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=43epVZYOew8C&pg=GBS.PA1046&hl=en) PA 1045
3. ↑ History of Bedford, New Hampshire, from 1737, (https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=43epVZYOew8C&pg=GBS.PA1046&hl=en)

See Also:

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Bob Nichol for creating WikiTree profile Riddle-604 through the import of Nichol Ancestry.GED on Feb 14, 2013.