RIDDELLS OF NANTUCKET, massachusetts.
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William Riddell (3), second son of William³ (1), was born at Nan-
tucket, Mass., March 13, 1795, and died young; unmarried.
Eliza Riddell (1), eldest daughter of William³ (1), was born at Nan-
tucket, Mass., Feb. 20, 1798; was married to Frederick, son of Benjamin
and Abigail Cartwright, and died at Brooklyn, N. Y., June 26, 1827.
Charles-William Riddell (2), third son of William³ (1), was born
at Nantucket, Mass., April 18, 1799; married, by Rev. S. F. Swift, Sept.
25, 1821, Emeline, daughter of Moses and Hepsibah Bunker (she was
born May 24, 1804), and was in early life a seaman. He moved to New
York, and was for many years a police officer. He died at Williamsburgh,
N. Y., Jan. 16, 1846; his widow died Dec. 25, 1865. They had eight
children, of whom hereafter.
Capt. Alexander Riddell' (1), fourth son of William (1), was born
at Nantucket, Mass., Sept. 16, 1802; married, Jan. 1, 1826, by Rev.
Daniel Filmore, Sarah, daughter of James and Polly Russell (she was
born April 19, 1803), and had no children; both of them died in Benicia,
Cal. He was a merchant captain. He died in April, 1855; his widow,
April 24, 1865.
Peggy-Hussey Riddell (1), second daughter of William³ (1), was
born at Nantucket, Mass., Aug. 2, 1803; was married to Samuel Coleman,
and died in May, 1839. Mr. Coleman now (1874) lives in Boston.
Frederick-Augustus Riddell (1), fifth son of Williams (1), was born.
at Nantucket, Mass., Aug. 26, 1804; a cooper by trade; he was lost at sea,
in the ship "Lady Adams," in the year 1823; unmarried.
Susan-Coffin Riddell (3), third daughter of William³ (1), was born
at Nantucket, Mass., March 30, 1806, and died when an infant.
Lindsey-Adams Riddell (2), sixth son of William³ (1), was born at
Nantucket, Mass., Jan. 30, 1807, and died an infant.
Edward-Coffin Riddell (1), seventh son of William³ (1), was born
at Nantucket, Mass., Oct. 13, 1808; died single, in 1844.
George-Hussey Riddell (3), eighth son of William³ (1), was born at
Nantucket, Mass., May 25, 1810; married Sept. 2, 1833, by Rev. Henry
F. Edes, Eunice, daughter of Thomas and Eunice Barnard (she was born
Oct. 14, 1815), and had issue seven children, of whom hereafter. Mr.
Riddell was a clerk in a dry-goods store in Boston, from 1826 to 1832;
was in the dry-goods business at Nantucket, from 1832 until 1836; resided
in New York from that time until August, 1837, when returning to Nan-
tucket, he re-established himself in the dry-goods trade. He closed up
his business in Nantucket, and in 1849 left for California; moved his
family to Benicia, in 1852; was elected Justice of the Peace in 1855,
and was in that office in 1873. He was county recorder, from March,
1864, to March, 1866. He has also held other positions of responsibility,
and is an efficient, public-spirited gentleman. He is now resident at
Benicia, Cal.
Jethro-Hussey Riddell (1), ninth son of William³ (1), was born at
Nantucket, Mass., July 21, 1812; died when an infant.
Thomas Riddell (2), tenth son of William³ (1), was born at Nan-
tucket, Mass., Oct. 25, 1813; died when an infant.
Eliza Riddell' (2), eldest daughter of Thomas (1), was born at Nan-
tucket, Mass., April 23, 1808; married to Thomas R. Dix; no more in-
formation.
Charlotte Riddell (2), second daughter of Thomas (1), was born at
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