Descendants of George Drake

 

Generation No. 1

1.  GEORGE1 DRAKE was born in England.  He married SUSANNAH/SUZANNE COLLIER.  She was born September 07, 1743 in England.       

Child of GEORGE DRAKE and SUSANNAH/SUZANNE COLLIER is:

2. i. HANNAH2 DRAKE, b. April 17, 1778, Trenton,Mercer,New Jersey; d. October 27, 1868, Roane County,WVA.

 

Generation No. 2

2.  HANNAH2 DRAKE (GEORGE1) was born April 17, 1778 in Trenton,Mercer,New Jersey, and died October 27, 1868 in Roane County,WVA.  She married (1) AARON SMITH September 06, 1774 in Simpson's Creek,Harrison County,WVA.  He was born in Gilmer Co.,WVA.

  She married (2) JOHN CLINTON RIDDLE,JR. **** September 11, 1836, son of JAMES RIDDLE**** and ANNE WELSH****.

  He was born June 30, 1778 in Georgetown,Maryland or Va, and died 1843 in Reedyville,Roane Co.,  (W)VA 

 (Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery).

Notes for JOHN CLINTON RIDDLE,JR. ****:

John Riddle was the first settler in Grass Run.  He was born in Virginia,not far from the present site of Georgetown,

in the District of Columbia,on June 30,1778.

His family moved to the Cheat River in what is now Tucker county,WVA.

The date of his move from Randolp Co.,WVa,was probably after the "War of 1812"

Moved in 1831 to Grass Run,Ritchie Co.,WVA.

Later moved to Lewis Co.,WVA,and finally to to roane Co.,WVA where he is buried with his last wife,Hannah Drake Smith,where he

 died in 1843.

Children of HANNAH DRAKE and AARON SMITH are:

3. i. AGNES3 SMITH/PHILLIPS, b. August 18, 1806.

  ii. ZILPAH SMITH, b. January 11, 1821; m. WILLIAM KEYSER BOARD; b. Roane CO.,WVA.

iii.WILLIAM C. SMITH, b. March 19, 1797.

iv.ELIJAH SMITH, b. January 29, 1799, Harrison County,WVA.

  v. RHODA SMITH, b. November 19, 1800, Harrison County,WVA.

vi.ELISHA SMITH, b. September 04, 1802.

vii.LEVI SMITH, b. June 27, 1804, Harrison County,WVA.

viii.SUSANNAH SMITH, b. October 12, 1808, Harrison County,WVA or Lewis Co..

  ix. REBECCA SMITH, b. December 14, 1810, Harrison County,WVA.

   x. LYDIA ANN SMITH, b. August 06, 1812, Ritchie Co, VA.

  xi. SARAH SUSAN SMITH, b. April 19, 1814, Harrison County,WVA.

xii.HANNAH SMITH, b. December 16, 1815, Harrison County,WVA.

xiii.ORPHA SMITH, b. March 01, 1824, Harrison County,WVA.

 

Generation No. 3

3.  AGNES3 SMITH/PHILLIPS (HANNAH2 DRAKE, GEORGE1) was born August 18, 1806.  She married JAMES H. RIDDLE January 10, 1830

 in Lewis Co.,Va, son of JEREMIAH RIDDLE and MARIA HARDMAN.  He was born Abt. 1806 in Gilmer Co.,WVA.  

Children of AGNES SMITH/PHILLIPS and JAMES RIDDLE are:

4. i. WILLIAM4 RIDDLE, b. 1830; d. Aft. 1866.

5. ii. GEORGE RIDDLE, b. September 12, 1834, Gilmer Co., W.VA..

 

Generation No. 4

4.  WILLIAM4 RIDDLE (AGNES3 SMITH/PHILLIPS, HANNAH2 DRAKE, GEORGE1) was born 1830, and died Aft. 1866.  He married PHOEBE UNKNOWN. 

Children of WILLIAM RIDDLE and PHOEBE UNKNOWN are:

   i. ALBERT5 RIDDLE, b. 1856.

  ii. LINSY RIDDLE, b. 1859.

iii.ELMORE RIDDLE, b. 1864.

iv.SAMILDA RIDDLE, b. 1867.

5.  GEORGE4 RIDDLE (AGNES3 SMITH/PHILLIPS, HANNAH2 DRAKE, GEORGE1) was born September 12, 1834 in Gilmer Co., W.VA.. 

He married SARAH GAINER September 01, 1859, daughter of MICHAEL GAINER and MARY STALLMAN.

  She was born 1838 in Gilmer Co., W.VA..     

Children of GEORGE RIDDLE and SARAH GAINER are:

6. i. HOMER L.5 RIDDLE, b. February 02, 1861, Gilmer Co., W.VA..

  ii. GARRET J. RIDDLE, b. 1864.

iii.WILLIAM A. RIDDLE, b. 1866.

iv.WAINSFIELD RIDDLE.

  v. MANSFIELD RIDDLE.

vi.WAITMAN Z. RIDDLE.

 

Generation No. 5

6.  HOMER L.5 RIDDLE (GEORGE4, AGNES3 SMITH/PHILLIPS, HANNAH2 DRAKE, GEORGE1) was born February 02, 1861 in Gilmer Co., W.VA..

  He married LOUISA JANE GODFREY September 10, 1881 in Gilmer Co., WV, daughter of GRANVILLE GODFREY and MARY WRIGHT.

 She was born in Gilmer Co., W.VA..       

Children of HOMER RIDDLE and LOUISA GODFREY are:

   i. WILBETH6 RIDDLE.

  ii. JUDSON RIDDLE, b. October 21, 1884; d. October 22, 1970; m. NAOMA STUMP.

iii.ELIHU RIDDLE.

iv.ETHEL RIDDLE.

  v. MAUDE RIDDLE.

vi.WAITMAN RIDDLE.

vii.RALPH EMMIT RIDDLE, b. July 21, 1898; d. May 30, 1987; m. DAISY SMITH.

viii.ROBERT RIDDLE.

  ix. GOLDIE RIDDLE.

   x. GEORGE RIDDLE.

xi. ALVIN RIDDLE.



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