Hi Mary, Today I rec'd a new book, "The Early History of Upson County Georgia", In the book there is a cemetery listing for Daniel and Lucy Parker. Below the listing is this, "(Mother and father of Miles Meadows)". Miles Meadows was actually their son-in-law. This book was originally printed in 1930 so there may be something to the thought that they called them mother and father instead of in laws at that time. hmm something to think about, Cathie -----Original Message----- From: Mary Hill <mevhill@burgoyne.com> To: RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [RIDDLE-L] William and Harriet Riddle >Hi Charles, > >I've spent 8 years intensely researching the parentage of William Riddle >and Happy, his wife. All evidence of logic and association would have Moses >Ridley/Riddle the father of William Riddle because William Riddle and Moses >Ridley are next to each other on the 1767 tax list of Pittsylvania Co., VA. > You can't get away from that. > >For the next 13 years, William Riddle/Ridley is very much in Montgomery >Co., Va records. Either there were two William Riddle's in Montgomery Co., >VA during that time or William Riddle is William Ridley, associated with >Micajer Bunch in a court case in 1774. Micajer Bunch came from Orange Co., >NC and so did Moses Riddle/Ridley. > >Also, John Riddle/Ridley signed the Oath of Allegiance in Montgomery Co, VA >in 1777 and the only other Riddle who signed the Oath was William Riddle. >John Riddle/Ridley was a patriot who received a Rev. War Pension and said >he was born on the Flatt River, Orange Co.,NC area, in 1750. The >Ridley/Riddle who was on the Flatt River at that time was Moses Ridley. > >Professional researchers would tell you this is a strong case that Moses >Ridley is the father of William Riddle/Ridley. Some of my Riddle friends, >however, are holding out for William Riddle being related to Isaac Ruddle >instead of Moses Ridley. They will have to establish an argument of proof. >For now, I accept Moses Riddle as the most logical and likely candidate for >father of William Riddle. > >As for Happy, we have two strong traditions. Either she was a Rogers or a >Roberts. Many good researchers favor the Rogers connection. I can't argue >with them with documents. I just have had a feeling that Col. James >Roberts of Surry Co., NC was kin to William Riddle because Lyman Draper >made a mistake in his book and said that the father of William Riddle was >"Col. James Riddle of Surry Co.,NC." There was no such person. The Col. >James.... from Surry Co., was Col. James Roberts. I think Draper knew >there was a family tie there and made a mistake by calling him "father" >instead of "father-in-law." This has been a tough one to research. I have >Col. James Roberts loosing his land in Surry Co., NC for tory activities, >and his estate was probated in the county in 1785-1788. He had a brother or >father there named John Roberts, who lived next to him on the Ararrat River >and also died in the Rev. War. I have followed Col. James Roberts' land >acquisition into Pittsylvania Co., VA on the South Mayo River. That's about >all I know. When he lived on the Mayo River, he lived very near Moses >Ridley and his probable son, William Riddle, at the age when William Riddle >would have been marrying. So, that's who I favor but I admit that is not >enough to build a case on. > >Doswell Rogers was in the Grayson Co., VA area at the same time, and a >number of people have felt he was kin to Happy. More records and more >research needed here. > >Mary Hill > >At 06:10 PM 8/10/1999 +0000, you wrote: >>Sorry to sound as ignorant as Bob but here goes my question. Has anyone >>proved the parents of either William Riddle (tory) or his wife Harriet >>(Happy)? The last I heard, Moses Ridley was the probable father of >>William and Col. James Roberts was probably the father of Harriet. Is >>this still the current opinion? Has anyone closed in on their mothers? >> >>Charles Smith >> >> >>==== 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! > > > >