History of the
Ancient Ryesdales
And Their Descendants In Normandy, Great Britain, Ireland, and America From 860 to 1884
Comprising the Genealogy and Biography,
For About
One Thousand Years, of the Families of
Riddell, Riddle, Ridlon, Ridley, etc.
Fully Illustrated with Engravings of Portraits, Residences, Monuments, Coats-of-Arms, and Autographs,
On Steel, Stone and Wood
By G. T. Ridlon, 1884
785 pages, illustrated, indexed
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A tremendous amount of time obviously went into research for this book. Truly a wealth of international information on these
related families.
Documented countries of residence include England, Scotland, Ireland, West Indies, Nova Scotia, Canada and the US.
Documented US states of residence include Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia.
Documented Virginia counties of residence include Accomack, Brunswick, Goochland, Orange, Roanoke, and Southampton.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Readers' Directory iii
List of Illustrations v
Table of Contents vii
Introduction and Compendium 1
History of Illustrations 13
Origin and Change of Surnames 15
Family Christian Names 22
Heraldry 25
The Ancient Northmen, — Riddell Ancestry 34
Riddells of Artlnamurchuu 45
Riddells of Enfleld 62
Riddells of Roxburghshire, Scotland 63
Riddells of Musilee, Scotland 77
Riddells of Berwick-on-Tweed 78
Riddells of Glen-Riddell, Scotland 80
Riddells of Grange, Scotland 84
Riddells of Granton, Scotland 85
Riddells of Beesborongh, Scotland 04
Riddells of Camieston, Scotland 95
Riddells of Newhouse, Scotland 102
Riddalls of Ulster, Ireland 104
Riddells of Bermuda, West Indies 105
Riddells of Lilliesleaf, Scotland 105
Another Family 106
Riddells of Hawick, Scotland .107
Riddells of Galashiels, Scotland 108
Riddells of Tiviotdale, Scotland 109
Riddells of Glentnuick, Scotland 117
Riddella of Old Meldrum, Scotland 123
Riddells of Aberdeen, Scotland 123
Riddells of Peterhead, Scotland 124
Riddels of Cushnie, Scotland 125
Riddells of Hermitage Castle, Scotland 125
Riddells of Liddesdale, Scotland 12ft
Riddells of Wauchope, Scotland 130
Riddells of Jedburgh, Scotland 132
Riddells of Selkirk, Scotland 134
Riddells of Stirling, Scotland 134
Riddells of Newcastle and Gateshead, England 135
Riddells of Swinburn and Felton, England 143
Riddells of Cheeseburn Grange, England 149
Riddles of Troughend, England 150
Riddles of Tweedmouth, England ....'.... 153
Riddells of Parkmount, Ireland 154
Riddells of Ballinamau, Ireland 101
Riddells of Ray, Ireland . . . .104
Riddells of Glasslough, Ireland l05
Riddells of Richhill, Ireland 170
Riddells of Strabane, Ireland 173
Riddells of Newton-Stewart, Ireland 177
Another Family 179
Riddells of Castleflnn, Ireland 180
Riddells of Ballyblack, Ireland 185
Riddells of Denmamora, Ireland , . 192
Riddells of Ballymeath, Ireland 193
Riddells of Ballymouy, Ireland 196
Riddells of Glanish, Ireland 201
Riddells of Cornasoo, Ireland 204
Riddells of Annamacucal, Ireland 208
Riddles of York County, Pennsylvania 210
Riddells of Bedford, New Hampshire, No. 1 219
Riddells of Bedford, New Hampshire, No. 2 239
Riddells of Derryfleld, New Hampshire ,240
Riddells of Coleraine, Massachusetts, No. 1 245
Riddells of Coleraine, Massachusetts, No. 2 253
Riddles of Charlestown, Massachusetts 264
Riddles of Boston, Massachusetts 267
Riedells of Douglas, Massachusetts 269
Riddells of Nantucket, Massachusetts 269
Riddells of Monson, Massachusetts 2?7
Riddles of Alexander, New York 287
Riddells of Schenectady, New York 288
Riddles of Winchester Connty, New York 292
Riddles of Rochdale, New York 293
Riddells of Saratoga County, New York ....... 294
Riddells of Somerset County, New Jersey ....... 297
Riddells of Maryland ........... 312
Riddells of Cecil County, Maryland ........ 313
Riddells of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania ...... 316
Riddells of Washington County, Pennsylvania ...... 319
Riddells of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania ...... 821
Riddells of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ........ 824
Riddells of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania ....... 327
Riddles of Holmes County, Ohio ......... 335
Riddles of Dayton, Ohio .......... 336
Riddles of Detroit, Michigan ......... 887
Riddles of Caledonia, Illinois ......... 338
Riddells of Brunswick County, Virginia ....... 341
Riddells of Laurel Hill, Virginia ......... 342
Riddells of Pittsylvania County, Virginia ....... 343
Another Family ............ 346
Riddells of Goochland County, Virginia ....... 347
Riddells of Accomack County, Virginia ....... 350
Riddles of Virginia and Tennessee ........ 864
Riddells of Chatham County, North Carolina ...... 360
Riddles of Riddle's Ferry, North Carolina ....... 369
Riddells of Orange County, Virginia ........ 374
Ruddells of Roanoke County, Virginia ....... 886
Riddles of Union County, Kentucky ........ 888
Ruddles of Ruddle's Station, Kentucky . . ..... 391
Riddells of Pakeuham, Canada ......... 392
Riddells of St. John's, New Brunswick ....... 896
Riddles of Nova Scotia . ...... 397
Ridley Family of England .......... 401
Ridleys of Ridley Hall, England ......... 411
Ridleys, Lords of Ridley, England ........ 413
Ridleys of Willimoteswick, England . . ..... 415
Ridleys of Parkend, England .......... 447
Ridleys of Battersea England, No. 1 ........ 450
Ridleys of Battersea, England, No. 2 ........ 450
Ridleys of Walltown, England ......... 453
Ridleys of Alstoumoor, England ......... 445
Ridleys of Gateshead, England ......... 456
Ridleys of Hexham, England .......... 468
Ridleys of Mickley Farm, England ........ 469
Kidleys of Beckley, Sussex, England ........ 4G5
Ridleys of Bury St. Edmund's, England ....... 466
Ridleys of Newark, England .....471
Ridleys of Winkfleld, England .....473
Ridleys of Kimbolton, England .....473
Ridleys of Newark-on-Trent, England . . . 475
Ridleys of Arthurstone, England .....478
Ridley Land-owners in Great Britain..... 480
Ridleys of Southampton County, Virginia..... 482
Ridleys of Warwick County, Georgia .....490
Ridleys of Burk County, North Carolina .....492
Ridleys of Rutherford County, Tennessee .....493
Ridleys of Oxford, North Carolina . . 515
Ridleys of Wilkinson County, Georgia 528
Ridleys of Wake County, North Carolina 633
Ridleys of Truro, Massachusetts 686
Ridleys of New York City 5G2
Ridleys of Cayuga County, New York 662
Ridleys of Duxbury, Vermont 564
Ridlers of Eastcomb, England 5CG
Ridlers of Boston, Massachusetts 507
Rhuddlan and Ridland Families 573
Ridlauds of Saudsting, Shetland 575
Ridlands of Charlestown, Massachusetts 577
History of the Redlon and Ridlou Family 579
Ridlon Family Portraits 581
History of the Redlon Family 583
Redlons of York, Maine 588
Will of Magnus Redlon 692
Inventory of Maguus Redlon's Estate 693
Inventory of John Redlon's Estate 696
Waymarks in Experience 709
Gleanings
Index
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