RIDDELLS OF ROXBURGHSHIRE, SCOTLAND.
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SECOND GENERATION.
Walter de Ridale² (2), eldest son and heir of Auskittel¹ (1), suc-
ceeded his father in the year 1180. He married Guynolda, daughter of
Earl Gospatrick, and had issue two sons, of whom hereafter.
Hugh de Ridale² (1), second son of Auskittel¹ (1), was ancestor of the
family denominated "Riddells of Cranstown-Riddell," a distinguished
baronial family that flourished about two centuries and ended in heirs
female in 1357, the daughter of the last proprietor, Isabella Rydell, hav-
ing been the wife of John Murray. This family were created baronets,
long previous to the "Riddells of Riddell" Roxburghshire, and gave their
name to their lands which were held of the crown. This Hugh was one
of the hostages for the ransom of King William after his capture at the
battle of Alnwick, A. D. 1174. See "Riddells of Cranstown."
Jordanus de Ridale² (1), third son of Auskittel¹ (1), and brother of
the preceding, became ancestor of the family in Northumberland, now
denominated "of Felton and Swinburn." See history of this family.
Jordanus was named for his uncle Jordanus le Fleming, and was witness
to a charter from King William to the Abbey of Dunfermline, together
with David, the king's brother, Nicholas the Chancellor, and Robert de
Quincey.
THIRD GENERATION.
Sir Patrick de Riddell (1), eldest son of Walter² (2), married
Christiana, daughter to Eustace de Vescie, by Margaret, illegitimate
daughter to King William the Lion, by whom he acquired the lands of
Sprouston, for William de Riddell, son of Sir Patrick, is witness to a
charter granted by John de Vescie to William de Vescie, "Dominus de
Sprouston de Nova Tirva de Moli," and is there described as son to Chris-
tian, daughter of Margaret. After succeeding to his estates he made dona-
tions to the Abbey of Melrose, and to the monks serving God there; his
wife, or widow, confirmed her husband's donations. Christian, his wife, was
a member of that border family of de Vescie, of whom one was a feudal
lord, appointed to enforce the observance of Magna Charta; her grand-
father, "William the Lion," king of Scotland, brother of Malcolm IV,
so surnamed from having introduced the lion as the armorial bearing of
Scotland; and from this emblem the head of the Herald's Office in Edin-
burgh is called "Lion-King-at-arms." Sir Patrick had issue three sons, of
whom hereafter. Sir Patrick was knighted.
FOURTH GENERATION.
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Walter de Riddell (2), eldest son of Patrick (1), succeeded as his
father's heir, and married a daughter of Hugh de Giffard, "Dominus de
Yester," and had issue two sons, of whom hereafter. He seems to have
been a pious churchman, for he not only confirmed his father's donations
to the convent of Melrose, but gave many benefactions himself, not only
to the monks of Melrose, but to those of Kelso.
William de Riddell (1), second son of Patrick³ (1), married Matilda
Corbett, and received from his father at the time of his alliance with that
lady, a part of his lands at Whittun; but he died without children, and
the lands returned to the head of the family.
Gaufred de Riddell (1), third son of Patrick (1), obtained a part
of his father's lands, from which he gave many donations to the monks of
Kelso, in the reign of Alexander II. No account of a wife or children.
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