Mary, I was just trying to let cousin C.G. know I didn't think this Cornelius was in his Cato line. Unless there is an earlier link we don't know about. You ought to come check out the Riddle picture site again and see what has been added and what we can share there. Great opportunity to share info!! Danny ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Hill <mevhill@burgoyne.com> To: <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 11:05 PM Subject: [RIDDLE-L] Cornelius Riddle > Hi Danny, > > I believe the Cornelius Riddle in Davidson Co., TN is actually the > Cornelius Riddle/Ruddle who was killed by Indians while hunting turkeys. I > sent this out a few weeks ago on the list: > > >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 > > Since then I checked, and this does seem to be the son of Isaac Ruddle. > Isaac Ruddle was originally from Frederick Co., VA. He lived in the > Sullivan Co., TN area of Montgomery Co., VA and Washington Co., VA from > 1769-1779. He went to the Falls of the Ohio in 1779 with his family, where > they were captured by Indians. They were released later, and settled > Ruddle's Station in Bourbon Co., KY. Isaac Ruddle was also known as Isaac > Riddle in the court records of Montgomery Co., VA and in a court record of > Surry Co., NC in 1783. > > Mary > > > At 06:39 PM 8/8/1999 -0400, you wrote: > > C. G. > > > >Nettie Lee Benson in "The Trail" has Cornelius Riddle showing up in land > >records as early as 1783 in Davidson County, Tenn. So I don't think this > >Cornelius ties to our Cato line. But it makes you wonder why the name > >"Cornelius" is used in "different" lines. May be far enough back the name > >connects to the 1st Cornelius. > > Did I cloud the issue? > > > > Danny > > ddr45@msn.com > > > >ps: Haven't seen some of you in the Riddle Picture Site!!! Some neat Riddle > >photo's are showing up!! > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Cathie Parker <cparker@telepath.com> > >To: <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 1:29 PM > >Subject: Re: [RIDDLE-L] Fw: 1870 CUMBERLAND CO CENSUS CONTINUED 11-12 > >THRU35-37 > > > > > >> C.G. > >> This is what I copied from the Wilson Co. Tax list. > >> There were no names listed. > >> Cathie > >> > >> WILSON COUNTY, TN - CENSUS - 1804 Tax List > >> > >> Wilson County was created in 1799 from Sumner County and the boundaries > >> are described as "beginning upon the south bank of the River Cumberland, > >> at law water mark, at the mouth of Drake's Lick Branch, the > >> north-eastern corner of Davidson County; thence, with the line of > >> Davidson County, to the CHEROKEE BOUNDARY, and, with said boundary, to > >> the Cany Fork; and down the Cany Fork according to its meanders, to the > >> mouth thereof; thence, down the meanders of Cumberland River, by the > >> south bank, to the beginning [ref. Ramsay's Annals of Tennessee]. > >> ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED WILSON CO., TN 1804 TAX LIST BY COMPANY > >> ARRANGED IN ORDER TO COMPARE TO WARREN COUNTY NAMES > >> [LIST AVAILABLE AT THE TN STATE ARCHIVES] > >> > >> CAPT. SAMUEL ROSBOROUGH'S DIST. > >> > >> LIST OF LAND NOT RETURNED FOR YEAR: > >> Riddle, Cornelius heirs > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Molly Dixon <mddixon@gte.net> > >> To: RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Date: Sunday, August 08, 1999 10:34 AM > >> Subject: Re: [RIDDLE-L] Fw: 1870 CUMBERLAND CO CENSUS CONTINUED 11-12 > >> THRU35-37 > >> > >> > >> >C.G. Riddle wrote: > >> >> > >> >> At 09:25 PM 8/6/99 EDT, you wrote: > >> >> >I was looking at 1804 tax list of Wilson Co TN and found: > >> >> > Cornelius RIDDLE heirs. > >> >> > > >> >> >Thought that might be of interest to someone out there. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >==== 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 > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >Hello, > >> >> My father was Cornelius Riddle of Moore County,NC. > >> >> My grand father was Cato Riddle of Moore Co. > >> >> My g grandfather was John Riddle > >> >> My gggrandgather Was James Riddle of Moore Co. > >> >> My ggggrandfather was William Julius Riddle of > >> >> Chatham County,NC-originally from Virginia. > >> >> Due to similarity of names I would like the list > >> >> of heirs and any other information you could share > >> >> with me. I would be glad to send you any information > >> >> you would like. > >> >> My cousin Danny Riddle has a lot of > >> >> information on his line-His gggrandfather William > >> >> Riddle also of Moore County, NC. > >> >> Danny's web page has a lot of information-his > >> >> web page is: > >> >> http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/r/i/d/Danny-D- > >> >> Riddle/ > >> >> Thanks, > >> >> Cornelius G. Riddle(C.G.) > >> >> > >> >> ==== 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 > >> > > >> >Cornelius, > >> > > >> >I noticed the name Cato Riddle in your message. In Ridlon's Riddle book > >> >he lists a Cato Riddle as a brother of Captain Richard Riddle, both > >> sons > >> >of Julius, in Chatham County. The Barney Riddle I'm looking for is > >> >listed as a son of Richard, but the death date is incorrect for my > >> >great-grandfather Barney Riddle. Do you have records about these > >> people, > >> >and anything at all on Barney? This has been a real tough problem to > >> >solve. I'd appreciate any help. > >> > > >> >Thanks, > >> > > >> >Molly Dixon > >> > > >> > > >> >==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== > >> >-----------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List------------------- > >> >To become a member/sponsor of RootsWeb, send $12 or $24 to: > >> > > >> > RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative > >> > P. O. 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