Captain Walter Riddell

Abt 1671 - 1738  (67 years)

• Name	Walter Riddell
  Title	Captain
  Birth	Abt 1671	Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Transported prisoner's child
  Departure	5 Sep 1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Henry and Francis
  Arrival	7 Dec 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	With his father and sister
  Residence	1686	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1, 2]
  Legal	2 Apr 1686	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Power of attorney, James Dundas of Amboy to Walter Riddell of Woodbridge as general agent
  	Walter was also a witness to the marriage contract of Janet Riddell and James Dundas in Woodbridge in the same year..
  Title Suffix	of Granton
  Residence	7 Aug 1688	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	When it was proposed that he become a Deputy Receiver-General but his "business led him another way"
  Occupation	27 Oct 1705	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Member of the Board of Proprietors (attended final meeting)
  Property	22 Mar 1705/06	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Purchased 1/10 of 1/48 of East New Jersey from William Aikman, jr.
  Military service	1709	At sea
  	Captain, Royal Navy, commander of H.M.S Falmouth, 50 guns. Engaged at the siege of Port Royal, Nova Scotia, 5-13 October 1710 during the War of the Spanish Succession
  Death	1738  [6]
  Probate	10 Mar 1738/39	Scotland   [6]
  Person ID	I31029	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Archibald Riddell,   b. Abt 1636, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 17 Feb 1708, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Helen Aitkenhead,   b. Abt 1637, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland d. Abt Oct 1685, At sea (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F30567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Nisbet,   b. 1700, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 26 Jan 1787 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	7 Feb 1728	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [7]
  Family ID	F30568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1671 - Scotland Departure - Aboard the Henry and Francis - 5 Sep 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - With his father and sister - 7 Dec 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - 1686 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Legal - Power of attorney, James Dundas of Amboy to Walter Riddell of Woodbridge as general agent - 2 Apr 1686 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - When it was proposed that he become a Deputy Receiver-General but his "business led him another way" - 7 Aug 1688 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Member of the Board of Proprietors (attended final meeting) - 27 Oct 1705 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Marriage - 7 Feb 1728 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Probate - 10 Mar 1738/39 - Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p90. [S3593] Nelson, William, Marriage Records, 1665-1800, p xc. [S3720] Miller, George J., The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from 1685 to 1705, p176. [S3720] Miller, George J., The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from 1685 to 1705, p2. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, C-2(EJ): Folio 126 (SSTSE023). [S3627] Wills and Testaments - Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Dunkeld CC7/6/4. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), St Cuthbert's 685/2 150/246.