RIDDELLS OF CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND.
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Christopher Riddell (1), eldest son of James (1), was born Feb.
10, 1851.
James Riddell (2), second son of James (1), was born March 23,
1853, and died July 15, 1853.
George Riddell (1), third son of James (1), was born May 10, 1854.
Luiladda Riddell (1), second daughter of James³ (1), was born Dec.
1, 1856, and died May 7, 1861.
Austin Riddell (1), fourth son of James³ (1), was born March 8, 1859,
and died April 25, 1863.
RIDDELLS OF CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND.
[SCOTCH-IRISH BRANCH.]
[The American ancestor of this branch of the Riddell family is said to
have married a servant-girl in his father's family, in the north of Ireland,
and being a descendant of an aristocratic stock, he was disowned by his
kinspeople, and emigrated to this country. I have not found full statis-
tics relative to the early members who were settled in Maryland; the
family seem to have left that State, and those now living hold their an-
cestral history in tradition. It is quite probable that this is a branch of
the family in Glasslough, Ireland, as the traditions in both families nearly
agree.]
Levi Riddell (1), whose parents' names have not reached me, was
born somewhere in the north of Ireland, and emigrated to America in
consequence of having married a servant-girl in his father's family. Some
think this man's name was Humphrey; both names are common in the
family. He settled in Cecil County, Md., and evidently reared a large
family, some of whom were named as follows:
SECOND GENERATION.
William Riddell (1), a son of the preceding Levi¹ (1), was born in
the State of Maryland. No other information.
Thomas Riddell² (1), a son of Levi¹ (1), was born in the State of
Maryland; settled at Wilmington, Clinton County, O., and died in 1840,
leaving seven children.
John Riddell (1), a son of Levi¹ (1), was born in the State of Mary-
land (presumably); no other information.
Robert Riddell (1), a son of Levi¹ (1), was (presumably) born in
Cecil County, Md.; no other information.
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Levi Riddell (2), a son of Levi¹ (1), was born in the State of Mary-
land, probably in Cecil County, and married Lutitia Parker. He
learned the shoemaker's trade with a Mr. Benjamin, in his native State.
He had issue several children, of whom hereafter. Mr. Riddell died Nov.
16, 1807; his widow Jan. 5, 1853.
Jackson Riddell² (1), a son of Levi¹ (1), was born in the State of
Maryland, and disappeared in 1833, since when nothing has been heard
from him. A carpenter.
