Dorcas (Unknown) Riddlesdale (abt. 1560 - abt. 1624)

Born about 1560 in Assington, Suffolk, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 24 Sep 1624 at about age 64 in Assington, Suffolk, England

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Biography

Dorcas (______) Riddlesdale was buried in Assington, Suffolk, England, 24 Sep 1624^[1]

She and John were married probably at Assington about 1583.^[1]

On 3 January 1613/14, John & Dorcas Riddlesdale sold a ten acre close, two others of five acres and one of two acres to John Gryme the elder of Assington and his wife Faith for £120. All were pasture and lying in Assington. On the same day, Dorcas Riddlesdale released her interest in land leased in June 1555 by John and Robert Gurdon for 500 years to John Vigorus the younger, clothier of Langham, Essex, England.^[2] Perhaps John Vigorus was Dorcas' grandfather?

Children:^[1]

1. Susan Riddlesdale - bap. Apr. 20, 1584, Boxford, Suffolk, England; d. Aug. 1658, Ipswich, Massachusetts, New England. Married Thomas French, son of Jacob and Susan (Warren) French at Assington 5 Sept 1608.
2. Richard Riddlesdale - b. about 1586; bur. Nov. 6, 1610, Assington, Suffolk. Probably unmarried, the administration of his estate was granted to his sisters Susan and Joan.
3. Thomas Riddlesdale - b. about 1588. Named in will of his grandfather Henry Riddlesdale in 1591.
4. Joan Riddlesdale - b. about 1590. Married Oct. 11, 1610 at Assington, Suffolk to Richard MATHER, in a double wedding with sister Dorcas. Joan and Dorcas may have been twins.
5. Dorcas Riddlesdale - b. about 1590; bur. Dec. 15, 1610, Assington, Suffolk. Married Oct. 11, 1610 at Assington, Suffolk to Thomas DYNES, yeoman, in a double wedding with sister Joan. Dorcas and Joan may have been twins. Administration of her estate was granted to her sisters Susan and Joan. No children.
6. Edward Riddlesdale - b. about 1592; bur. Feb. 9, 1630/1, Assington, Suffolk. Married Mary (d. Apr. 10, 1683, MA), who married second Jun. 27, 1632 at Assington, Suffolk, John Wyatt (b. about 1594; d. Dec. 1665, Ipswich, MA), who had married first Martha Sheldrake daughter of John and Joan Sheldrake. Mary and John settled at Ipswich, MA, probably with Mary's daughters Mary, Sarah, and Dorcas Riddlesdale. Mary married third May 22, 1666 at Rowley, MA, James Barker (d. Sep. 7, 1678, Rowley, MA), whose first wife was Grace (d. Dec. 27, 1665).
7. John Riddlesdale- b. about 1594/8, Assington, Suffolk; bur. Dec. 10, 1602, Assington, Suffolk.
8. Sarah Riddlesdale - bap. Mar. 2, 1599/60, Assington, Suffolk. Married Marke GRYME on May 30, 1620 at Assington.

Research Notes

A few people have already suggested that Dorcas should be detached as a child of Henry Black (1532-) and Anne Irons Black (1536-). This suggestion is now over 6 years old. I have added sources to the profile for Henry Black (1532-), which previously was unsourced. I find no evidence for the assertion that Henry and Anne were parents of Dorcas, or that her surname is known. Since this has been pending for awhile and sources have not been found, I have added these Research Notes and detached these parents. DLG 13 Dec 2022

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Fifty Great Migration Colonists to New England and their origins, Threlfall, J.B., Madison, WI, 1990; New England Historical & Genealogical Register, vol. 143, p. 216, 217, 218.
2. ↑ Gurdon Papers- Essex Record Office at Ipswich- HD22/1/4 quoted in John Wyatt of Ipswich and his Wife Mary Riddlesdale- John Threlfall, NEHGR- Vol. 143, pp. 213-220 (July 1989)

• Threllfall, John B. "English Ancestry of Thomas French" New England Historical and Genealogical Register 142:251. Text: Thomas French married "Susan Riddlesdale, daughter of John and Dorcas (____) Riddlesdale"