Edward Riddick

Male29 January 1735–September 1783

Brief Life History of Edward

When Edward Riddick was born on 29 January 1735, in Nansemond, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Col. Lemuel Riddick, was 23 and his mother, Anna Sumner, was 19. He married Margaret Tembte in January 1760, in Nansemond, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died in September 1783, in Nansemond, Virginia, United States, at the age of 48.

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Family Time Line

Edward Riddick
1735–1783
Margaret Tembte
1740–1760
Marriage: January 1760
Margaret Riddick
1760–1793

Sources (3)

  • 1760 Edward Riddick - Margaret Temble marriage, child born, mother dies
  • Riddick Family Bible, Lines 40-42 - death of Lemuel, Esther and Edward Riddick
  • Riddick Family Bible, Lines 1-7 - Lemuel, Anna and children (James, Lemuel, Edward, Anna)

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    January 1760Nansemond, Virginia, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (3)

    1758 · Mount Vernon

    Age 23

    Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.

    1775

    Age 40

    "Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

    1776

    Age 41

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Reddick .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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