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RIDDLES OF VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE.
John Riddle" (4). )
James Riddle (3). )
Sons of Harmon (3), fell in the Rebellion.
Mary-Frances Riddle" (4), daughter of Harmon (3), married, and
soon after died in Arkansas.
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N.-M. Riddle" (1).
Jane Riddle (1).
Katie Riddle (1).
John Riddle" (5).
Julia Riddle (2).
Children of William (1).
RIDDLES OF VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE.
Thomas Riddle¹ (1), said to have been born in Scotland or England.
came to America about the year 1760, and settled in eastern Virginia,
He enlisted in the American army, and served six years under General
Marion, but was finally taken prisoner and hung. He married a Miss
Roberts, and had issue seven children, of whom hereafter. His widow
married to "Bill Ingraham," and removed to Hawkins County, but did
not long survive her second marriage. This statement was by Isaac Rid-
dle, of Richland, Pulaski County, Mo., a grandson of the above Thomas,
and a man of remarkable memory. Another grandson, John Riddle of
Kanosh, Utah, believes his original American progenitor was William
Riddle, said to be born in what is now Western Virginia; this man served
in the Revolution; married Happy Rogers, and had issue seven children,
whose names correspond with those of Thomas Riddle, as given by my
other informant. Moreover, the account of removals and settlements,
etc., of the descendants given by the two writers, agree. I must leave
this problem for others to solve; it has been deemed proper to give both
statements for what they are worth.
SECOND GENERATION.
John Riddle (1), a son of Thomas¹ (1), was born in Virginia pre-
vious to the Revolution; married Sarah, daughter of Moses Johnson, of
Hawkins County, Tenn., and had issue ten children, of whom hereafter.
He was a blacksmith. Removed to Bledsoe County in 1805; thence to
Pulaski County, Mo., in 1830. Died in 1833; his widow in 1837.
Thomas Riddle² (2), a son of Thomas' (1), was born in Virginia be-
fore the Revolution; married Mary Igo, of Bledsoe County, Tenn., and
had issue sons and daughters, of whom hereafter. Mr. Riddle's mother
died when he was small, and he was brought up in the family of his uncle,
James Roberts. He settled first in one of the upper counties of East
Tennessee, and from there he and eleven others, including two of his
brothers, emigrated to Sequatchee Valley, and settled on the east side of
Pikeville, in Bledsoe County; they were the first settlers in this region.
He married a Miss Burks for his second wife, and by her had one son, of
whom hereafter. Mr. Riddle died in August, 1859, and was buried four
miles west of Cleveland, Bradley County, Tenn.*
* Several of the grandsons of Thomas Riddle² (2) were in the Union army dur-
ing the Rebellion, and one died of starvation at Andersonville.
