256 RIDDELLS OF COLERAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, NO. 2.
raine, Mass., Feb. 23, 1787; was married to Uriah Aldrich, in 1809, and
had issue. She was living in Cazenovia, N. Y., in 1852. He was a black-
smith.
Jemima Riddell (1), third daughter of Robert2 (2), was born in
Coleraine, Mass., May 28, 1788; was married in 1810, to Heman Williams,
and had issue. She was living in Pittsfield, Mich., in 1852.
Martha Riddell (1), fourth daughter of Robert2 (2), was born in
Coleraine, Mass., May 17, 1790; was married in 1811, to James Matthews;
lived in Syracuse, N. Y., in 1852, and had four children. Mr. Matthews
was a manufacturer of salt; he died before 1852.
Robert Riddell (4), eldest son of Robert2 (2), was born in Coleraine,
Mass., Oct. 5, 1792; married in 1817 to and had issue five children,
of whom (with one son born of a second wife, whom he married in 1833)
hereafter. He was living on a farm in Chittenango, N. Y., in 1852.
David Riddell (1), second son of Robert2 (2), was born in Coleraine,
Mass., Jan. 28, 1794; married in 1817, to, and had issue four chil-
dren, of whom hereafter. He was a leather manufacturer at Chittenango,
N. Y., in 1852.
*
Susan Riddell (3), youngest daughter of Robert2 (2), was born in
Coleraine, Mass.. Sept. 15, 1795; died July 4, 1808, at Sullivan, N. Y.
Thompson Riddell (1), youngest son of Robert (2), was born in
Coleraine, Mass., Oct. 2, 1798; married in 1823, and in 1838; the names
of his wives have not reached me. He had issue two children, a son and
daughter, of whom hereafter. Mr. Riddell was a farmer in Hamilton,
Allegan County, Mich., in 1852.
FOURTH GENERATION.
Prof. John-Leonard Riddell (2), eldest son of John (1), was born
in Leyden, Mass., Feb. 20, 1807; married, first, to Mary E. Knock, and
by her had two children; secondly, to Ann Hennefin, and had issue sev-
eral children, of whom (with the preceding) hereafter. In the autumn of
1807, he was taken by his parents to Preston, N. Y., where, according to
his own diary, written in 1834, they "moved into a log-house on the mid-
dle of the farm; this house was surrounded at the time by a wilderness,
but it had the advantage of being near an excellent fountain of water."
He spent a portion of the years 1826-7, at the Oxford Academy; subse-
quently he went to the "Rensselaer School," at Troy, N. Y., where he
obtained the degree of A. B.; subsequently, A. M. In 1830 he com-
menced giving lectures on the sciences of chemistry, botany, and geology,
occupying between four and five years, embracing many cities in the Uni-
ted States and Canadas. In 1835 he was appointed "Adjunct Professor
of Chemistry and Botany in the Cincinnati Medical College." From this
college he received the degree of M. D.
In 1836, he was appointed professor of chemistry in the Medical College
of Louisiana, at New Orleans; in 1852, he was connected with the medi-
cal department of the University of Louisiana, under the patronage of
the State, at which date he held that chair. He was engaged by a com-
pany in 1838, to lead an exploring expedition into Texas, with the
object of discovering gold and silver mines; he spent three months in
the wilds of Texas with this company, penetrating nearly to the
*It is presumed that all the children of Robert2 (2) were born in Coleraine, Mass.,
in want of proof to the contrary.
