The following is from Some More Riddles of North Carolina by Richard Riddle, 1994. "Riddles of Riddle's Ferry, North Carolina" Marsh states (Ref. 3, p. 17) that the first Riddle in North Carolina was Stephen Riddle, born 1730 in Frederick County, Maryland and is shown on the 1757 and 1759 Rowan Co. Tax List. Stephen was the son of Benjamin and Margaret Riddle (Ridley) of Frederick County (Prince George), Maryland. Stephen had three brothers, Zachariah (Jacariah), John, and Benjamin II. Zachariah moved to Virginia, then to Orange County, NC. Nettie Lee Benson, publisher of a Riddle Newsletter, Professor of History at the University of Texas, and an avid Riddle family researcher from Austin, Texas, is descended from this Zachariah Riddle (Ref. 4, Sheek, p. 9). John moved to Prince George County, Maryland. Benjamin II, cut out of his fathers will, remained in Frederick County, Maryland. Stephen moved to Rowan County, NC, prior to 1757. Ridlon refers to this family as "Riddles of Riddle's Ferry, North Carolina", (Ridlon, p. 369). By 1777, Stephen established a ferry on the Yadkin River near what is now Clemmons, NC. This ferry remained in the Riddle family and in operation until it was sold by his son, Benjamin Riddle, to Thomas Oakes in 1824. Benjamin and his family moved to Hardeman County, Tennessee. A comprehensive genealogy of this family has been compiled by Ann Ellis Sheek a descendant of Stephen and Elizabeth Douthit Riddle. It has been my pleasure to have known Ann Sheek for over 30 years. I know her to be a tireless and meticulous researcher. Her background in factual journalism (Western Electric, Technical Publications Editor and Winston-Salem Journal-Sentinel Newspaper, Research Specialist) becomes apparent in her book, "Descendants of Stephen and Elizabeth Douthit Riddle of Rowan County, North Carolina" published by the author in 1982. Stephen, Elizabeth, and their son John' are buried in the cemetery of Mount Pleasant Methodist Church in what is now Tanglewood Park, Clemmons, NC, near the Yadkin River. Much of the land once owned by this Riddle family was acquired by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco family and used as a residence then given to Forsyth County as Tanglewood Park. The old church and cemetery, located near the Tanglewood Golf Club House, has been designated as an historic landmark and is maintained by Tanglewood Park. Jim Genealogy http://www.jimcal.com AHS http://www.jamescalvin.f2s.com/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 4:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [RIDDLE-L] Stephen Riddle Stephen was born around 1730 in Ireland, probably County Londonderry or County Antrim. He came to NC from Maryland, possibly his family came from Pennsylvania before then. Stephen married Elizabeth Douthit around 1760, and their family is well documented from that point on. Have any of Stephen's descendants discovered anything about his parents or siblings? I found a John Riddle in Rowan County the same time that Stephen lived there. Certain land transactions and other circumstances leads me to believe that they might have been brothers. Look forward to hearing from any of descendants of Stephen---Thanks----Jim Riddle ==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== Contact the Listowner [email protected] Whispers from the Past..... http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~susanb/index.html ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB