Anna Maria Syme b. Abt 1774 Hanover County, Virginia d. 29 Aug 1804: Dabney Family of Early Virginia

Abt 1774 - 1804 (~ 30 years)

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Father	Col. John Syme, Jr., b. 1728/29, Hanover County, Virginia , d. Bef 21 Dec 1796, Hanover County, Virginia (Age < 67 years)
Mother	Sarah Hoops, d. 20 Nov 1810, Hanover County, Virginia
Married	17 Mar 1768	Pennsylvania [2]
Family ID	F1311	Group Sheet

Family	Lemuel Riddick, b. 1 Jul 1763, Suffolk City, Virginia , d. 18 Feb 1811 (Age 47 years)
Last Modified	3 Nov 2017
Family ID	F1551	Group Sheet

Notes

Anna Maria Syme was born to Col. John Syme Jr. and Sarah Hoops Syme ca 1774 in Hanover County, Virginia.
She married Lemuel Riddick of Suffolk County. He was born July 1, 1763, the only son of Lemuel Riddick Sr. (1711-1776), a prominent public leader. and his wife, Esther (Robbins) Pugh Riddick, who left him 225 acres called Jericho. This researcher has been unable to find Lemuel and Anna Maria’s children.
During the Revolutionary War, he suffered considerable damage to his properties from British troops and Virginia state troops quartered there. As a young man, he took legal training. A letter from Josiah Parker to George Washington in 1791 recommending him for a position in the Customs Department was followed with an appointment as a surveyor before the end of the year. He was also appointed excise inspector for Suffolk County in March 1792.
In 1787, the earliest land tax list available, Lemuel was charged with 175 acres and 2 town lots. His land increased to 607 acres in 1788-1799, then declined to 275 acres and 3 lots from 1801 to 1811, when his entry changed to Lemuel Riddick’s estate, indicating his death
He was a lawyer who was active in politics and represented Nansemond County in the General Assembly from 1801 to 1810. Lemuel died February 10,1811. [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]