RIDDELLS OF CORNASOO, IRELAND.
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THIRD GENERATION.
Robert Riddell (2), a son of Hugh² (1), was born in Glanish, County
Monaghan, Ireland; married Miss Jane Graham; emigrated to the United
States, and settled in Allegheny County, Penn.; had issue nine children,
of whom hereafter. He and his wife died in the family of his son Hugh,
whose wife was Isabella Riddle; see preceding pedigree.
Rev. John Riddell³ (2), D. D., a son of Hugh (1), was born in Cor-
nasoo, County Monaghan, Ireland, in the year 1758; married for his first
wife Miss Margaret Arnold, a native of Ireland, by whom he had issue
five children. His first wife died about eleven years after their arrival in
the United States. His second wife was a Mrs. Gabby, originally a Miss
Mitchell, of Washington County, Penn., by whom he had issue five chil-
dren, of whom (with the first family) hereafter. It is not certainly known
in what year Mr. Riddell commenced his college-course; his diploma,
however, shows that he graduated at the University of Glasgow, on the
10th of April, 1782; and from a comparison of dates it would seem that
as soon as he had finished his college-course he commenced and prosecu-
ted to a successful issue the study of theology. This he did under the
supervision and instruction of the celebrated John Brown, of Hadding-
ton. He was licensed to preach on the 14th of June, 1788; and on the
18th of November of the same year he was installed pastor of the con-
gregation in Donaghloney, County Down. In this connection he re-
mained till the spring of 1794, when he demitted his charge and came to
the United States. In August of the same year he was installed at Rob-
inson's Run, as pastor of the united congregations of Robinson's Run
and Union, in the vicinity of Pittsburgh, Penn. As these congregations
rapidly increased under his ministry, he was, in a few years, released from
the charge at Union and settled, agreeably to his own preference, and to
the entire satisfaction of the people, for the whole of his time at Robin-
son's Run. The whole period of his ministry in this congregation was
thirty-five years. His ministerial career extended through a period
of forty-one years. When he came to the United States he connected
himself with the Associate Reformed Church. He was a close student,
and prepared for the pulpit with great care; he was an excellent pastor
and instructive teacher. That he was not and is not more extensively
known to the Christian world may be owing to the fact that none of the
productions of his pen were ever published. The last public business to
which he attended was the performance of the marriage ceremony. He
died Sept. 4, 1829, in the seventy-second year of his age. His remains
on the day after his decease were followed to the grave by a very large
number of people, many of whom felt that they had sustained a loss that
could not easily be made up, and amongst whom the general impression
was, that a star of no mean lustre had disappeared from the firmament of
the moral and ecclesiastical world.
Dr. Riddell was a man of medium size; his visage was rather long and
sharp; his eyes were dark and piercing; his lips thin and slightly com-
pressed. He became naturalized soon after coming to the United States,
and ever after manifested a sober but steady interest in the welfare of his
adopted country.
Thomas Riddell³ (1), youngest son of
ish, County Monaghan, Ireland; married
in Mullacrank, Ballabay, which came to him
Hugh' (1), was born in Glan-
Sloan, and settled on land
through the Rodgers family,
