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RIDDELLS OF ROXBURGHSHIRE, SCOTLAND.
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She lived a holy life,
To Christ resigned her breath.
Her soul is now with God,
Triumphing over death!"
SEVENTEENTH GENERATION.
Sir Walter Riddell (8), eldest son of Sir John16 (3), was knighted by
King Charles, during his father's lifetime. He succeeded to the baronial
estates, and married a very pious woman, Janet Rigg, the daughter of a
worthy and godly man, William Rigg, of Aithernie, Fifeshire, by whom
he had five sons and two daughters. Janet Rigg, Lady Riddell, was not
only pious, but accomplished, and her father was a man of high principle
and character, and moreover extremely wealthy. Mr. Rigg was fined
£50,000 Scots, for opposing the introduction of the Five Articles at Perth,
by James IV, and also suffered imprisonment in Blackness Castle. His
sister, the aunt of Lady Riddell, Miss Catherine Rigg, who married
Douglas, of Cavers, was the celebrated Covenanter, and the ladies were
descendants of Dr. John Row, of Perth, John Knox's coadjutor. Walter
was succeeded by his son.
Sir William Riddell (8), second son of Sir John16 (3), was made a
knight at an early age, and became governor of Desborough, in Holland.
He married Windelina Van Bucham, by whom he had a daughter, married
to Nicholas Bowyer, Esq.; her name was Anna-Catherine; also other issue.
Capt. John Riddell (4), third son of Sir John¹6 (3), was an officer in
the service of Holland.
Capt. Thomas Riddell (2), fourth son of Sir John¹6 (3), was also an
officer in the service of Holland.
EIGHTEENTH GENERATION.
Sir John Riddell¹8 (5), eldest son and successor of Sir Walter" (8),
was third Baronet of Riddell. He was called in the family Sir John
Bluebeard, because he had four wives, not at once of course, like Brigham
Young. He married Dec. 9, 1659, to Agnes, daughter of Gideon Scott, of
Harden, who dying without issue, he married secondly in November, 1661,
to Helen, daughter of Sir Alexander Morrison, of Preston Grange, by
Jean his wife, daughter of Robert, Lord Boyd. By this union there were a
son and daughter, of whom hereafter. He married thirdly, in October,
1669, Margaret Swinton, of Swinton, by whom he had a son and a
daughter. He married fourthly, Mrs. Watt, of Rosehill, whose maiden.
name had been Hepburn. Sir John inherited his mother's religious zeal,
and became a zealous Covenanter, and suffered imprisonment for his
defence of civil and religious liberty and his non-conformity. He was at
this time a member of parliament for Roxburghshire, and was prosecuted
for defending his brother, who was a distinguished preacher. He got a re-
mission in 1687, from the king, and died in 1700, a very short time after
his fourth marriage, and was succeeded by his son, of whom hereafter.
William Riddell¹8 (9), second son of Walter (8), had bestowed upon
him the lands of Friarshaw, in Dumfrieshire, and became ancestor of the
"Riddells of Glen-Riddell," in that county. He married Elizabeth,
daughter of Capt. Francis Wauchope, of the Middey family. See "Glen-
Riddell."
Rev. Archibald Riddell¹8 (1), third son of Walter (8), the second
Baronet, was educated for the church, and became ancestor of the "Rid-
dells of Granton," whom see.
