Hi Cathie, That is quite a thought! I have heard it said that in-law meant different things a couple of hundred years ago. Hum. I will save that thought!!! Thanks, Mary At 12:30 AM 8/11/1999 -0500, you wrote: >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? 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