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RIDDELLS OF ROXBURGHSHIRE, SCOTLAND.
Ramsey of Dalhousie, by whom he had a son and successor, of whom
hereafter.
Robert Riddell¹4 (2), second son of Walter¹³ (5), received a consider-
able portion of his father's lands at Minto, and became ancestor of the
"Riddells of Minto-Riddell."
William Riddell¹ (6), youngest son of Walter¹³ (5), received a portion
of his father's landed-estates; no other mention.
FIFTEENTH GENERATION.
Andrew Riddell¹5 (2), son of Walter¹ (6), was served heir to his father
in 1592, obtaining a charter March 24, 1595. He married first Miss
Pringle, daughter of James Pringle, of Galashiels and Smailholm, hist
cousin, and after her death he espoused Violette, daughter of William
Douglas, Esq., of Pumpherston, West-Lothian. He had issue by both
wives, of whom hereafter. Andrew was a man of much importance, and
having acquired Haining (signifying an enclosed grass-field) from the
Scotts, the first possessors of that beautiful estate, held large territorial
possessions, and was called the "Baron of Riddell." Though lordly in
his possessions, he must have been a man of remarkable humility, for he was
offered a baronetcy, which he declined. Andrew died in 1632, and was
buried in the ancient "Riddell aisle," in the old Lilliesleaf church-yard,
where his monuments may still be seen bearing the following inscription in
Latin: "Here lies Andrew Riddell (de odem), who died at the age of 82,
on the 4th of March, A. D. 1632. Long live the memory of the dead. The
hours fly." On the same stone is the following: "His sorrowing wife,
Violette Douglas, has erected this monument to the memory of her most
beloved husband, Andrew Riddell, Baron of Riddell, who died in the hope
of the resurrection of the just." There are coats-of-arms on the monu-
ment. The will of the laird in 1552 proves the old burial place of the
family, called the "Riddell aisle," to have been in the choir of the church.
There is another stone, no doubt belonging to the family, with no in-
scription save the words "Pray for the soul." The present church, a
plain structure, stands outside the church-yard wall; it was erected in
1771.
SIXTEENTH GENERATION.
Sir John Riddell¹6 (3), eldest son of Andrew15 (2), by his wife Pringle,
was a man of considerable talent, and obtained the honor of a baronetcy,
which was refused by his father; this was conferred on the 14th of May,
1628, about three years after the institution of the order in Scotland.
This John was also knighted at an early age. He married first, Agnes,
daughter of Sir John Murray, of Blackbarrony, by Margaret, daughter of
Sir Alexander Hamilton, of Innerwick, the oldest branch of the Hamiltons.
This alliance connected the house of Riddell with many of the most
illustrious families in Scotland, for Margaret had a sister married to Sir
Robert Kerr, the first Earl of Ancrum, another sister to Sir Robert Halhet,
of Pitferran, a third to Patrick Murray, of Phillipshaugh, a fourth to Sir
Patrick Scott, of Thirlstane, besides two others married to Sir James
Douglas, of Colphople, and to Veitch of Dawick. Sir John married
secondly, Jane, daughter of Sir James Anstruther, of Anstruther, relict of
James Douglas, commendator of Melrose, who was second son of the Earl
of Morton. By the second marriage Sir John had a daughter whose name
does not appear, married to David Barclay, Esq., of Colernie, in the
County of Fife. At his creation in 1628, Sir John received a part of a
