RIDDLES OF RIDDLE'S FERRY, NORTH CAROLINA. 369
RIDDLES OF RIDDLE'S FERRY, NORTH CAROLINA.
Stephen Riddle' (1) is said to have come from Ireland to this country
previous to the Revolution. He settled on the Yadkin River, twelve miles
west of Salem, in North Carolina, where he established a ferry, since known
as “Riddle's Ferry." He was probably a native of the Northern Prov-
ince, but some say came from Maryland; he was in the war of the Revo-
lution. Wife's name not known; she had seven children.
SECOND GENERATION.
Benjamin Riddle² (1), a son of Stephen¹ (1), was born at Riddle's
Ferry, N. C., in 1769; married Mary, daughter of Henry Slater, and set-
tled on the Yadkin River, where he kept Riddle's Ferry till 1824, when
he sold it to Thomas Oaks, and moved to west Tennessee. Mr. Riddle
married, secondly, Nellie Harnline. He died in Hardeman County, Tenn.,
in 1845, aged 76 years, having had issue ten children, of whom hereafter.
John Riddle (1), a son of Stephen' (1), was born at Riddle's Ferry,
Rowan County, N. C., June 24, 1764; married Mary; settled on Yadkin
River as a farmer. He is said to have been born in Maryland. Had issue
six children. He died Oct. 15, 1826. Wealthy planter and slave-owner.
Stephen Riddle² (2), a son of Stephen¹ (1), was born at Riddle's Ferry,
Rowan County, N. C., in 1773; married, and emigrated to the Northwest
about 1816, and settled in Montgomery County, Ind.; deceased. I have
failed to find the descendants of this man.
Mary-Ann Riddle² (1), a daughter of Stephen¹ (1), was born at Rid-
dle's Ferry, Rowan County, N. C., and was married to Robert Markland.
Lived in Davidson County, N. C. No children.
Sarah Riddle² (1), a daughter of Stephen¹ (1), was born in Rowan
County, N. C.; was married to a Mr. Ellin.*
THIRD GENERATION.
Henry Riddle³ (1), a son of Benjamin² (1), was born in Rowan Coun-
ty, N. C., July 31, 1796; married in the same State, Nancy Kinnick (she
was born Aug. 25, 1798), and settled in Hardin County, Tenn.; thence to
Marion County, Ind.; thence to Johnson County, and from there to St.
Joseph County, where he owned several hundred acres of land. In 1846
he sold out and went to Iowa, but not liking the climate, returned to St.
Joseph County, and purchased three hundred and twenty acres of land in
Warren township, where he resided until the death of his wife (she died
Jan. 18, 1854), when he removed to Kansas. He had given his two eld-
est sons one-half of his real estate in 1855, and sold the remainder in 1856.
At the time of Mr. Riddle's settlement in Kansas, the trouble relative to
its admission to the Union was rife, and he returned to St. Joseph Coun-
ty, Ind., where he died Feb. 14, 1857; he was buried by the side of his
wife in the Price grave-yard, Warren township, Ind. By this pair were
seven children, of whom hereafter.
John Riddle³ (2), a son of Benjamin² (1), was born in Rowan County,
N. C., in 1802; married Mary, a daughter of Henry Mock, and settled in
Hardeman County, Tenn., about 1830, having had issue three children.
His widow moved back to North Carolina, and died there.
There were two more sisters who were married to John and Christopher Elrod.
Both lived in Davidson County, N. C., but John moved to Indiana with his family.
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