Papers, 1720-1856

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

Do not serve originals. Serve photostat copies.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Riddick family. Papers, 1720-1856. Accession 23846. Personal papers collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Creator:
Riddick Family
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Riddick family. Papers, 1720-1856. Accession 23846. Personal papers collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers, 1720-1856, of the Riddick family of Nansemond County, Virginia, consisting of bills of sale, deeds, judicial records, plats, and wills. Deeds and plats cover lands purchased in Nansemond County, and one deed for land purchased in Camden, North Carolina. Wills are of members of the Riddick family. Bill of sale is for a male slave purchased by Abraham Riddick. Bond is for losses in purchase of part of Old Lebanon Swamp. Judicial record is a bill of complaint in suit of Thomas Fiveash Riddick vs. Jethro Riddick's executor. Serve photostat copies, not originals.

Biographical / historical:

The Riddick family was a prominent family in Nansemond County and Suffolk, Virginia. The Riddicks owned extensive property in the county and town and intermarried with other prominent families of Nansemond County including the Norfleets and Prentises. Moses Riddick (ca. 1715-1799) was the father of Jethro Riddick (ca. 1741-1799). Jethro was the father of Edward Riddick (1765-1849) who married Ann "Nancy" Goodman (1782-1855). They had 3 children, including Jethro Riddick (1803-1874) who married Elizabeth Vaughan (1806-1880). Their daughter Mary Ann Riddick (1831-1871) married Willis Smith Riddick (1818-1875). Thomas Fiveash Riddick (1781-1830) was the grandson of Moses Riddick through his son Jason Riddick (d. 1785).

Acquisition information:
Gift of Sue Wingfield Riddick, Suffolk, Virginia, 1952.
Arrangement:

chronological

Physical location:
Personal Papers Collection, Acc. 23846
Physical description:
.15 cubic feet