Shaw, Margaret {I0167} (b. 1824, d. WFT Est. 1851-1885)

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Title: Supplement to One Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh.
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Death: WFT Est. 1851-1885

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Title: Supplement to One Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh.
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Death: ABT. 1860

Note: Thomas Riddle was a Carpenter and served in the Confederate Army Co. H. 46th Infantry NC enlisted April 11, 1864 in Cumberland County during the Civil War and requested a pension for his service. He was a POW om March 31, 1865 at Hatcher's Run, VA and confined on April 3, 1865 at Point Lookout, MD. Took the Oath of Allegiance on June 17, 1865 at Point Lookout, MD. He and his family resided in Pocket Township, Moore County, NC. Thomas Riddle was living with his son Richard in 1900 so he died sometime after that.

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Title: Supplement to One Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh.
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Death: AFT. 1900 Sanford, Lee County

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Title: Supplement to One Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh.
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Death: 20 Feb 1898 Sanford, Lee County

Note: I think Richard is the Dick Riddle listed in 1870 Robeson County census and Dorotha Riddle Marsh may have confused the Richard son of William and Richard son of Barney as Chatham Marriage records show Richard marrying Jane Hancock May 3, 1867. This Richard was already married to Jane ? by October 10, 1850 according to Moore County 1850 census. Helping to confuse the facts they are living next to Martha Hancock age 20 who could be some relation to Jane Hancock who married the Richard of Chatham County.

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Title: Supplement to One Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh.
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Title: Supplement to One Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh.
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Note: James served in the Chatham County Militia in 1772 in Capt. Charles Matthews Company along with his brother Thomas Riddle.
In 1771 James and Temperance along with James mother Elizabeth Riddle sold for 140 pds land and a plantation lying in the fork of Cape Fear River in Chatham County.
In 1774, February 17 James bought 200 acres of land in Cumberland County, NC for 45 pds. from Henry Gastor located on a branch of Little River called Bear Creek, this would now be in Lee County.
NC land grants show James was granted 100 acres on both sides of Little River in Moore County 1784. In 1790 he was granted 127 acres on Bear Creek and 104 acres on the east side of Bear Creek.
James and his family lived on the Old Pee Dee Road between Upper Little River and Big Juniper Creek. Moore County Court minutes show James being appointed to road crews" begining at Yeows Path and from there towards Murro's Bridge" in 1784. Also in 1784 "from the fork to Conner Dowd's road" and 1787 "from Little River Ford to the fork of Sheppard Road". In 1789 James was appointed as one of twelve men to draw off and lay off a road from the Courthouse to Braswell's Ferry and 1790 he worked on the road known as Tomlinson from where it crosses the Chatham County line. Also in 1790 he was appointed overseer of the road laid out where Anderson's and Tomlinson's roads fork that lead near said Riddle's to the line of Cumberland County. In 1791 he was overseer of the new road from Andersons Road to Big Pond.
In May 1792 he recorded his mark to be a crop and slit in the right ear and in the left ear entirely whole.
In his will he stated if either of his two sons become idle or disobedient to their mother lands on Governors Creek willed to them shall be dis- inherited. He must have been true to his word for 1790 census shows he had three sons. James Jr must have been dis-obedient to his mother and was dis-inherited. Sons William and John waited 29 years after their fathers death to inherit his land.
There was a Grissy Riddle who was one of the witnesses to the will of Elizabeth Robeson dated November 25, 1800 and probated in August of 1801. This Grissy and Elizabeth may have been daughters of James and Temperance Riddle.

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Title: Supplement to One Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh.
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Death: Jan 1802 Moore County, North Carolina

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Title: Branches of one Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh
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Death: May 1830 Moore County, North Carolina

Note: Moore County Court Minutes of 1824 show John Riddle being sued by the State of N.C. the charges are not stated. In Feb. 1824 he was tried and found Not Gulity but in the session it was the judgement of the court that the defendent John Riddle pay the fine of three dollars and stand commited until fine and fees are paid. He was brought to trial again by the State in Aug. Session 1824 and was again found Not Gulity.
In Feb. 1825 John was appointed overseer of the road from Poplar Springs to Kitchens Ford in the place of Norman Furgerson.
In May of 1825 Cornelious Dowd, Alexander Cameron and Daniel McNeill were all allowed fees in the prosecution of John Moore and John Riddle. During this same session John Riddle was called to serve on the jury.
After the death of John's mother Temperance Riddle in 1830 he sued in Feb. 1831 his brother William Riddle. It was decreed by the court that the lands of their father James Riddle be divided.

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Title: Branches of one Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh
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Title: "Old Moore County, NC Vital Statistics" Part II

Death: 29 Jan 1876 Moore county North Carolina

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Title: Branches of one Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh
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Title: Branches of one Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh
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Note: William Julius Riddle was of Scottish ancestory and was living in Caroline County, Virginia as early as 1732 where he married Elizabeth Nancy Minter about 1740 the daughter of Anthony and Elizabeth Minter of Caroline County, Virginia.
William and Elizabeth moved to Lunenburg County, Virginia in 1752 where they purchased land in 1753 from Joseph Hickman. In 1759 they were joined in Lunenburg by William's brother and sister-in-law Thomas and Ann Riddle. When William Julius and Elizabeth Nancy sold their land in Lunenburg in 1762 and moved into North Carolina they were joined there a year later by Thomas Riddle and his wife.
William Julius Riddle was in Orange County, NC August of 1764 as on that date court minutes show where it was "ordered that a road from Hodges Ford to Copeland's Landing on Haw River be opened and repaired by William Riddle,Thomas Holden, James Holden, Richard Kirk, Cary Minter, Richard Holden, James Brantley, John Sheppard, Benjamin Braswell, William Gamblin and George Wooten and that William Riddle be overseer thereof ".
Chatham County was formed from Orange County in 1770-1771 and records of the sale of Riddle land are among the first records in Chatham County. It appears certain William Julius Riddle owned several hundred acres of land on both the North and South side of Deep River at Little Buffalo Creek and he also owned land located in the fork of the Cape Fear River. All of this land was located close to the Cumberland County line which later became Moore County and his today Lee County.
William Julius Riddle bought 500 acres of land on the north side of Deep River about 1758 from John Brantley. In 1769 he sold this 500 acres to Jeremiah Minter who was a nephew to Elizabeth Nancy Riddle. In 1772 Jeremiah sold this same 500 acres to his uncle John Minter of Bedford County, Virginia.
William died in Orange or Chatham County about 1770. On December 12, 1771 his son James Riddle as the eldest son and heir-at-law along with his wife Temperance Riddle and his mother Elizabeth Riddle sold 148 acres of land in the fork of Cape Fear River to Anthony Minter. Anthony was a brother to Elizabeth Nancy Riddle and John Minter.
Out of the seven sons of William Julius and Elizabeth Nancy Riddle three of them William Riddle, Richard Riddle, and Julius Riddle lived in or near Pittsboro, NC. Cato Riddle lived on the North side of Deep River on George's Creek and John Riddle and Thomas Riddle settled on the South side of Deep River on Little Buffalo Creek in what is Lee County today.
William Julius and Elizabeth Riddle may have had daughters, but no information has been found to support this.
According to G. T. Ridlon in his book "The History of the Ancient Ryedales" published in 1884, William Julius Riddle and his sons were always telling anecdotes and fairy tales of Scotland. A tradition passed down by some of their descendents. John Nathan Riddle the grandfather of Dorotha Riddle Marsh who has provided much of the information for this Family Tree based on her two books on the Riddle Families passed the story down that the first Riddle ancestor came over as a stow-away on a ship.
The seven sons of William Julius and Elizabeth Nancy Riddle were of good average height and weighed from two to three hundred pounds and all had characteristics of the Scottish people. All seven served on the American side during American Revolutionary War.

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Title: Supplement to One Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh.
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Death: ABT. 1770 Orange or Chatham County, NC

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Title: Supplement to One Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh.
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Death: ABT. 1787 Chatham County, NC

Note: William was a member of the Chatham County Militia in 1772 serving in Capt. Stephen Poe's Company. After his marriage to Jane he bought land on Robinson Creek near Pittsboro where he settled and raised his family.
The court minutes of Chatham County show William Riddle serving on many juries and his appointment as a County Commissioner. In 1794 he and John Ramsey were appointed to attend and repair the Courthouse. In 1797 he was one of the Commissioners appointed to view Deep River and Cape Fear River for the purpose of "baring obstibles to the fish of said rivers". In 1799 William Riddle and two others were appointed to appraise and evaluate the town property in Pittsboro and 1807 he and three others were appointed to view the jail at Pittsboro and to direct what repairing is necessary.
William died at his home on Robinson Creek. Adminstration on estate of William Riddle was granted to his son-in-law William Ward.
In 1815 wife Jane Minter Riddle was listed as owning 157 acres on Robinson Creek valued at $1,000. and 800 acres also on Robinson Creek valued at $2,000.

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Title: Supplement to One Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh.
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Death: 15 Oct 1811 Robinson Creek, NC

Note: In 1798 Richard Riddle sold 100 acres of land located on Rocky River to Francis Drake for 15 pds. His deed records are signed Richard (R.R.) Riddle with the (R.R.) being his mark instead of an (x). In 1799 he sold more of his land to Stephen Petty.
Capt. Richard Riddle then moved close to his brotherWilliam Riddle on Haw River where the 1815 tax list shows him being taxed for 50 and 3/4 acres of land on Haw River adjoining Mrs. Lucas valued at $100.
The deed records of Chatham county dated Nov. 12, 1817 show that by virtue of an execution issued from the County Court of Chatham County for the sum of 3 pds. with interest from the 30th of July 1813 which said sum was recovered by James Bell,assignee of French Fort against Richard Riddle ect. the sheriff sold for $50. to James Taylor lands belonging to Richard Riddle to pay this debt. It is assumed this left Richard insolvent for a time.
On Dec. 10, 1819 Richard Riddle was given a land grant by the State of North Carolina. In May of 1822 the Chatham Court minutes show where Richard deeded as a gift either land or personal property to Jackson Riddle Poe who is believed to be his grandson. This must have been done before his death and recorded later as there is no record of this in the Index to Deeds.
In August of 1823 the Chatham County Court minutes show where Rachel Riddle the widow of Richard was remitted the tax on 320 acres of land for the tax year 1822.
In May 1838 Court minutes Show where Rachel Riddle deeded land or personal property to Mary Poe and Eliza Poe. This is probably when she passed away.

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Title: Supplement to One Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh.
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Death: 1821 Chatham County, NC

Note: Capt. John Riddle was a member of the Chatham County Militia serving in Capt. Stephen Poe's Company. He received four land grants from the State of North Carolina totaling 774 acres. He made his home on the south side of Deep River on Little Buffalo Creek and his land bordered that of his brother Thomas Riddle which is in Lee County today.
The Chatham County tax list of 1815 shows John Riddle Sr. owning 444 acres valued at $800. located on Haw River.
Chatham County Court minutes show John Riddle serving on juries and road crews in that county.
Deed records in Chatham County show where the heirs of John Riddle on November 17, 1830 sold John Riddle's land to Martin Smith "with exception of a spot of graveyard not to exceed 20 ft one way and eight the other". It seems certain that this is where John Riddle was buried.
Lydia Riddle and some of her children moved to Hardin County, Tenn. in 1831 where they remained untill 1841 when they moved to Stoddard County, Missouri. Her father was Captain Charles Mathis a member of the Chatham County Militia in 1772 serving under him was Thomas and James Riddle who were brothers to John Riddle.

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Title: Supplement to One Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh.
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Death: 17 Dec 1821 Chatham County, NC

Note: Thomas Riddle along with his cousin Jeremiah Minter signed a "Regulators" petition in Orange County, North Carolina about 1768. This was in protest to fees charged for recording deeds and other legal documents because they were being charged more than other counties and more than the law allowed.
Thomas was a member of the Chatham County Militia in 1772 where he served in Capt. Charles Matthews (Mathis) Company along with his brother James Riddle, his cousins Morgan Minter, Richard Minter, and Cary Minter and his uncle John Minter. Thomas had a child born out of wedlock by Milly Matthews (Mathis) who was the daughter of his old Capt. Charles Mathis. Milly was a sister to the wife of John Riddle Sr. The court minutes of 1783 shows where the court ordered Thomas Riddle to pay Milly Matthews the sum of 5pds. per annual for the sum of 7 years for the maintance of this child.
In the book "History of the Ancient Ryedales" by G.T. Ridlon he tells that while serving in the Revolutionary War a Tory stole his horse and Thomas Riddle pursed and killed the Tory and recovered his animal. The book "Chatham County 1771-1971" by Hadley-Horton-Stroud it states that several English soldiers were killed by Thomas Riddle and a few other intrepid sons of Chatham who had concealed themselves on the south side of Deep River. Thomas lived with his mother on land located on the south side of Deep River and bordering Little Buffalo Creek during this time.
Thomas wife Francis was the widow of his cousin Richard Minter who died about 1780 and possibly killed during his service in the Revolution. He left three small daughters also who were raised by Thomas Riddle who was their second cousin as well as their step father.
Thomas Riddle recevied several land grants from North Carolina along the north and south sides of Deep River. He apparently acquired some 1229 acres of land between 1779 and his death.

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Title: Supplement to One Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh.
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Death: 1829 Chatham County, NC

Note: There are no records of Jullius Riddle Jr. buying or selling land in Chatham County or working on any road crews although his sons did. Therefore it is believed he was afflicted some disease or illness that limited his activities.
Jullius and his family lived just west of the town of Pittsboro and the Court minutes show his children working on the road from the Redfield Fork to the fork near Pittsboro.
Tabitha Riddle lived in Pittsboro in 1850 where she is shown as being blind and 92 years old living with her daughter Elizabeth Riddle and Elizabeth Hobby 8 years old.
Deed records show where on April 9 1851 Mrs. Lucy Owens and Miss Ellen p. Owen of Wilmington, NC sell to Mrs. Tabitha Riddle of Pittsboro for the sum of $1 lot number 15 being situated at the corner of Salisbury and Shop Street in the town of Pittsboro.

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Title: Supplement to One Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh.
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Death: 1807 Chatham County, NC

Note: Capt. Cato Riddle fought at the Battles of Guilford Courthouse and Cowpens in the Revolutionary War. In 1790 for the sum of 5 shillings his father-in-law "for the great love he bears to the said Cato Riddle" deeded him 200 acres of land on the north side of Deep River.
On December 25, 1810 Cato sold to Robert Watson for 250 pds. the above tract of land.
The Chatham County Court minutes of August 1792 shows where John Tomlinson as a "deed of gift" gave to his son-in-law Cato Riddle a negro slave.
After selling his land in Chatham county in December 1810, Cato moved his family to Georgia first for a couple of years in Clark County, Georgia before settling near Sandersville, Georgia in 1812.
The Chatham county court minutes of August 1811 report that John Stinson collector of taxes returned the following insolvents for the year 1810. Among these was Cato Riddle.
Info on Cato's service during the Revolutionary War:
(1) Georgia Society N.S.D.A.R. : Histories of Revolutionary Ancestors.
(2) Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia, v.III, p. 196.

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Title: Supplement to One Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh.
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Death: 20 Aug 1823 Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia

Note: Flora was a devout Christian who kept a Bible in the kitchen as well as one in the house and knew it by heart. Her yard was full of flowers and she always had a good garden. Flora was a small woman with black hair, deep blue eyes and rosy red cheeks with a singing voice like an "angel". She is buried at Buffalo Presbyertian Church Cemetary in Lee County, NC.

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Title: Supplement to One Riddle Family Tree by Dorotha Marsh.
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Death: 7 Jun 1880 Moore county North Carolina

Cause: Chronic Tensorrhoea