William Reddick, Company A

Years after their ‘slave marriage’ in Perquimans County, North Carolina, the couple established a ‘legitimate marriage in that state.

 

Widow — 366,305 / —–, Tresia Reddick

 

Declaration of a Widow for Original Pension when no Child under Sixteen years of age survives, Trasia Reddick, 24 December 1887
70 years old; residence, Hertford Street, Hertford, NC; post-office address, Hertford, Perquimans Co., NC
“that she is the widow of William Reddick … who died at Belvidere, NC of consumption. When he came home he was suffering gratly [sic] from ‘heavy cold’ & he died of loung [sic] disease [he died on the 1st day of January, A.D. 1883, who bore at the time of his death the title of citizen … that she was married under the name of Tresia Hurdel to said William Riddick [in] September, A.D. 1835 by her master at Perquimans Co., NC.
“Also personally appeared M.W. Speight … C.G. Elliott [both resided in Hertford Street, Hertford, Perquimans County, NC]”

 

Memorandum, War Department, Adjutant General’s Office, 12 March 1888
“William Riddick … was enrolled on the 17 day of Dec. 1863, at Norfolk, Va. mustered out with Co. as Sergt. Feb. 4, 1866, at Brazos Santiago, Tex. Also borne as William Reddick … born in Gates Co., NC, occupation, farmer.

 

Declaration for Widow’s Pension and Increase, Tricy Riddick, 29 January 1890
post-office address, Winfall, Perquimans Co., NC
“she is the widow of William Reddick … Sergeant in Company A, commanded by Captain Dyer in the 1st regiment of U.S.C.C.… that her maiden name was Tricy Hurdel, and that she was married to said William Reddick on or about the September 14 or 15 day of September, 1854 at Perquimans, in the county of Perquimans, and State of North Carolina, by Moses Hurdel, her former master, and that there is no record of marriage
“She further declares that said William Riddick, her husband died … as foresaid at Cumberland[?], in the State of NC, on or about the 13th3 day of December A.D. 1882 of consumption and deep hacking cought [sic] and shortness of breath…. that she was the mother of 11 children by the soldier but none of them was under sixteen years old at the date of soldier’s death”

 

Physician’s Affidavit, Dr. Thos. N. White, 11 January 1892
post-office address, Belvidere, NC
“that he is a practicing physician and has been acquainted with the abovenamed soldier about 10 years, and that during the last two years of his life he frequently prescribed for him and attend him when he was down sick. He was afflicted with and died of consumption.”

Memo, W.H. Speight, Register of Deeds & Clerk of the County [is it Common?] Court, Perquimans County, NC, 16 September 1892
“I found duly record on the record of my said office under date of the 16th day of January 1867, the marriage of William Riddick of color to Treasy Hurdle, by the said parties appearing before the clerk of county court (Jas. C. Skinner) and acknowledged themselves to be husband & wife (they having lived together as such for twenty-two years prior to said date) as provided in an Act of the General Assembly of state of North Carolina authorizing and legalizing the marriages of Freedmens [sic]”