. History of the ancient Ryedales, and their descendants in Normandy, Great Britain, Ireland, and America, from 860 to 1884 . becameancestor of the Riddells of Beesborough, for an account of whom, seedepartment in this book under that head. Jane Riddell21 (1), only daughter of Walter20 (10), married to JohnCarre, Esq., of Cavers Carre, Roxburghshire. TWENTY-SECOND GENERATION. Sir Walter RiddelP (12), eldest son of Sir John21 (10), succeededhis father in 1768, and died in the seventeenth year of his age, Feb. 7,1784. He was succeeded by his brother. Sir James-Buchanan Riddell22 (3), second son
. History of the ancient Ryedales, and their descendants in Normandy, Great Britain, Ireland, and America, from 860 to 1884 . becameancestor of the Riddells of Beesborough, for an account of whom, seedepartment in this book under that head. Jane Riddell21 (1), only daughter of Walter20 (10), married to JohnCarre, Esq., of Cavers Carre, Roxburghshire. TWENTY-SECOND GENERATION. Sir Walter RiddelP (12), eldest son of Sir John21 (10), succeededhis father in 1768, and died in the seventeenth year of his age, Feb. 7,1784. He was succeeded by his brother. Sir James-Buchanan Riddell22 (3), second son of John21 (10), wasan officer in the First Regiment of Foot Guards, and was drowned atBrunswick while bathing in the river, Sept. 4th, 1784, only a few monthsafter succeeding to the title and estates of the family. Succeeded by hisbrother. Sir John-Buchanan Riddell22 (3), third son of John21 (10), succeededhis brother as ninth baronet in 17S4. He married August 17, 1805,Frances, eldest daughter of Charles, Earl of Efcomney, and granddaughter,maternally, of the Earl of Egremont. He was a member of parliament I { ury ;:*D. h U} . w rn T3 QJ c Q o .° DQ j= o 0 a 8 Z >—4 w BIDDELLS OF ROXBUBGHSHIRE, SCOTLAXD. 73 for the burghs of Selkirk and Lanark, and died in the prime of life, andin the midst of incomplete plans, April, 1819, aged 51 years, leaving issuefour sons and/?ue daughters, of whom hereafter. He was succeeded byhis eldest son the present baronet, the tenth in succession. Sir John wasone of the most devoted agriculturalists the country ever knew ; but incarrying forward his improvements on an extensive scale, he seems tohave been lavish in his outlay, and became so involved, that after hisdeath the estate of Rid dell- Whittun, which had so long been in thepossesssion of the old family, was sold. Many of the beautiful trees onthe lawn and about the grounds were planted by Sir John, and manychanges and improvements remain to prove his interest in, and passionatelove f
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