Helen Riddell

1661 - 1687  (26 years)

• Name	Helen Riddell
  Birth	1661	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  Baptism	30 Jun 1661	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Witnesses: James Riddell, brewer, Robert Alison, mason, George Blair, merchant, John Dunbar, glover, Andrew Bruce, merchant, David Riddell, merchant
  Gender	Female
  Departure	1684	Montrose, Angus, Scotland
  	Aboard the Thomas and Benjamin
  Arrival	Oct 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Free emigrant's wife
  Death	1687	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  Person ID	I44835	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	James Riddell
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jeane Andersone   d. 10 Jun 1670, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	5 Apr 1655	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Antenuptial contract of marriage between James Riddell, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, and Jean Anderson, daughter of Alexander Anderson, merchant, burgess thereof, 17 Mar. 1655
  Family ID	F31216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Gordon,   b. 1652, New Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 20 Apr 1722, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1677	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  Children	1. George Gordon,   b. Mar 1683/84, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Aft 16 Feb 1684/85, East Jersey, New Jersey, USA (Age > 1 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Robert Gordon,   b. Feb 1680/81, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Aft 16 Feb 1684/85, East Jersey, New Jersey, USA (Age > 4 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Thomas Gordon,   b. Jan 1682/83, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Aft 16 Feb 1684/85, East Jersey, New Jersey, USA (Age > 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Helene Gordon,   b. Aug 1679, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Aft 16 Feb 1684/85, East Jersey, New Jersey, USA (Age > 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F23576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1661 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Baptism - 30 Jun 1661 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage - 15 Nov 1677 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Thomas and Benjamin - 1684 - Montrose, Angus, Scotland Arrival - Oct 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Edinburgh 685/1 60 218. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), RD15/47/10 Legal Papers, Alexander Anderson, merchant burgess of Edinburgh. [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Edinburgh 685/1 440 182.