Archibald Riddell (minister)
Archibald Riddell | |
|---|---|
Trinity College Kirk, Riddell's last charge | |
| Church | Kippen, First Presbyterian Church, Woodbridge, NJ, Weymss, Kirkcaldy, Trinity College Kirk |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | private at Kippen |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1708 Edinburgh |
| Denomination | Christian |
| Spouse | died in transit to America |
| Children | four: Janet (m. James Dundas), Walter (naval officer) and John (physician) and Sarah (Mrs John Currie) |
Rev Archibald Riddell (1635–1708) was a Scots-born 17th-century Presbyterian church minister in Scotland and America. His name is sometimes spelled Riddel. He preached at conventicles in a time when such actions were considered high treason. He was imprisoned on the Bass Rock and was later banished to New Jersey.