Loretta, Hope I'm not to late. If you have the time..... Please look up Richard Nathaniel Riddle born July 9, 1820 in Giles Co., Tn. Thanks, Vic -----Original Message----- From: loretta1125@email.msn.com <Loretta1125@email.msn.com> To: RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, July 11, 1999 8:13 PM Subject: Re: [RIDDLE-L] Riddle/Britton Connection >Hi - am making a trip to Nashville, Tn. to the State Archives and if anyone >would like for me to look up a certain name, I will try to do it while Im >down there this week....Ive been following the Wm. (Tory) line ever since I >joined, even tho it isnt my direct line....have found some Osborne's who >married into the Riddle family, and am hoping I can find my Hulda Osborne >who was born ca 1804 in Ky. and she married Thomas Riddle who was born ca >1794 in Ky....Will leave around 9:30am, but will be checking my email later >on tonight. I feel like the Osbornes are somehow related to my Hulda >Osborne.....Loretta1125@msn.com >----- Original Message ----- >From: Robert T Boone III <rtb27@juno.com> >To: <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, July 11, 1999 3:59 PM >Subject: Re: [RIDDLE-L] Riddle/Britton Connection > > >> >> To Richard Riddle and all, >> >> Thanks for all the great information and input on my inquiry on Benjamin >> Tyre Riddle and the Riddle/ Britton connection. You have provided me with >> a lot of new avenues to search for answers and I will keep you informed >> on my findings. >> >> Bob Boone >> >> >> On Sun, 11 Jul 1999 09:18:23 "Richard L. Riddle" <r.riddle@ieee.org> >> writes: >> >--=====================_931709903==_ >> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> > >> > >> >--=====================_931709903==_ >> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> > >> >Subject: Benjamin Britton Riddle >> > >> >Bob Boone and All >> >I finally found my notes on "how Benjamin Britton Riddle got his >> >name". The bottom line is that my g-g grandfather, James Riddle >> >(1822-1867) named his son, my g-grandfather Benjamin Britton Riddle >> >(1851-1928) in honor of Elizabeth Britton (1794-1835 ) and her father >> >Benjamin Britton of Rutherford County, NC. >> > >> > What was the Britton connection or why did he do that? >> >The Britton family connection to the Riddle's came as a result of our >> >connection to the Arrowood family. The Arrowood and Riddle families >> >were neighbors in Pensacola, Yancey County, NC. Benjamin Tyre Riddle >> >(1800-1875) and his wife Rachel Austin (1803-1855?) were friends and >> >neighbors of James Arrowood (1794-1845) and his wife Elizabeth Britton >> >(1794-1835). Ben T. Riddle's daughter "Nellie" Elendor Riddle >> >(1824-1898) married the son of James and Elizabeth Britton Arrowood, >> >John Jackson Arrowood (1821-Aft.1900) on March 10, 1844. My g-g >> >grandfather James Riddle and his wife Elizabeth Hensley (1831-1866) >> >named their 2nd son Benjamin Britton Riddle. He was born Jan. 28, >> >1851. John Jackson and Nellie Elendor Riddle Arrowood named their 4th >> >son Benjamin Britton Arrowood. >> > >> >As I said in my last message on this subject, my g-grand father B. >> >Britton Riddle named his son "Britt" William Britton Riddle. My >> >grandfather Lunel McGilvary Riddle (1877-1953) named his 2nd son James >> >Britton Riddle (Jan. 1896-May 1896). >> > >> >I am indebted to Shirley Skeen Borden of Hayward, CA who provided much >> >of the information on ARROWOOD/RIDDLE connection 1997-1998 and to >> >Ralph Dean Clark of Los Angeles, CA who has provided a web page which >> >documents and supplements the ARROWOOD connection. you can find >> >Ralph's web page at: >> > >> >http://www.geocities.com/~ralphinla/arrowood.htm >> > >> >Bob, >> >At this point, I still have not established a connection between your >> >James or Brittian Riddle, b. 1814 and my Riddle family but I think >> >that Wilkes and Rutherford Counties, NC would be a good place to >> >start. A lot of Riddles also migrated to the mountains of NC and TN >> >from Maryland and PA by the way of VA. If I dig up any more I'll let >> >you know. In the meantime keep me posted on your progress. >> > >> >Richard >> > >> > >> > >> >--=====================_931709903==_ >> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> > >> > >> >Richard L. 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