Thank you for this Ridley source. Several of us have been working hard to identify the parents of George Ridley. I found good material in the TN State Archives last week which confirms that he does not descend from the Nathaniel Ridley family of Isle of Wight Co. and Southhampton Co., VA. George Ridley told his children he was born at Guilford Co. Courthouse in NC. His children said he was born in VA. He received land from James Butler, who called him "his nephew" in about 1750 - Amelia Co., VA. George Ridley was on the Holston River by 1769, and went to Nashville with James Robertson to settle the area. His descendants were important in the community. Mary Hill At 08:55 AM 7/5/1999, you wrote: >>From my notes: >Tenn. >George Ridley >Williamson Co. >Corporal >Tenn. Volunteers >$48.00 annual allowance- $197.86 Amt. Received- Jan. 21, 1830 pension >started. > >---------- >From: Mary Hill <mevhill@burgoyne.com> >To: RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [RIDDLE-L] Cornelius Riddle land grant >Date: Monday, July 05, 1999 7:13 AM > >Cathy, > >The source for the killing of Cornelius Riddle/Ruddle is "The Overmountain >Men" by Pat Alderman (The Overmountain Press, Johnson City, Tennessee) FHL >book 976.8 H2ap. Page 165. > >This book has very good, brief explanations of lots of historical events of >the late 1700's in eastern TN and western NC. Also shows a map of the >locations of the homes of the original settlers of Nashville, including >George Ridley. > >Mary > >At 07:19 AM 7/5/1999 -0500, you wrote: >>Hi Mary, >> >>What an interesting story. Do you have the author and publication >>date of the book? I'm sure whomever connects to this Cornelius >>will want that information. Thanks for the story. It makes interesting >>reading. >> >>Cathie >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Mary Hill <mevhill@burgoyne.com> >>To: RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> >>Date: Sunday, July 04, 1999 9:15 PM >>Subject: Re: [RIDDLE-L] Cornelius Riddle land grant >> >> >>>Hi Cathie, >>> >>>I found a reference in "The Over The Mountain Men" to the fact that >Cornelius Riddle was killed by Indians along the Cumberland River. He had >killed some turkeys, hung them in a tree, and gone off hunting. When he >returned to get the turkeys, the Indians were waiting for him and killed >him. >>> >>>He may have been Cornelius Ruddle, as I saw a few days ago in the Family >Group Record of Isaac Ruddle that his son Cornelius Ruddle died in TN about >that time. >>> >>>Mary Hill >>> >>>At 10:32 AM 6/19/1999 -0500, you wrote: >>>>I found this listed in "Partial Census of 1787 to 1791 of >>>>Tennessee as taken from the North Carolina Land Grants". >>>> >>>>Cornelius Riddle granted 640 acres in 1783 on South side >>>>of Cumberland River. >>>> >>>>Cathie >>>> >>>> >>>>==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== >>>>-----------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List---------------- >>>> Want to unsubscribe, and did not save your instructions? >>>> Visit the RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List webpage to see how! >>>> http://medgen.iupui.edu/~rebecca/roots/riddle.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== >>>----------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List------------------ >>> Want to unsubscribe, and did not save your instructions? >>> Visit the RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List webpage to see how! >>> http://medgen.iupui.edu/~rebecca/roots/riddle.html >>> >>> >> >> >>==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== >>---------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List------------------ >> >> Have you hugged a RIDDLE lately?! >> SMILE & pass it on! >> >> >> >> >> >> > > >==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== >----------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List-------------- > We have new subscribers since you last posted your RIDDLE Query... > What if they hold the key to unlock YOUR research quandaries? > You'll never know unless you post again! > RIDDLE-L@RootsWeb.com > > > >==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== >----------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List------------------ > Want to unsubscribe, and did not save your instructions? > Visit the RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List webpage to see how! > http://medgen.iupui.edu/~Rebecca/roots/riddle.html > > > > >==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== >-----------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List---------------- > Want to unsubscribe, and did not save your instructions? > Visit the RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List webpage to see how! > http://medgen.iupui.edu/~rebecca/roots/riddle.html > > > > > >