THE COLONIAL RILEY FAMILIES OF THE
TIDEWATER FRONTIER (1635-1999)
Copyright 1999, Library of Congress Call Number: CS71.R572 1999
SYNOPSIS: The earliest known Riley immigrants to the Chesapeake Bay Area were the three brothers--Garrett, Miles, and Thomas--who arrived in Northern Virginia in 1635. Many of the oldest, surviving Riley Colonial Records and Land Grants of Maryland and Virginia, which are dated in the late 1600s and early 1700s, pertain to these immigrants and their descendents. Many early Colonial Rileys used Christian names taken from the Bible, such as Samuel, Pharoah, Jeremiah, and Eliphaz. Moreover, the early Rileys in Colonial America passed down many traditional given names used by the O'Reillys (Anglicised as Reyley or Riley) in Ireland, such as Brian (Briain), Farrell (Ferghail), Hugh (Aodh), John (Seaán), and Miles (Maolmordha). And, in Colonial days, many Rileys of the Tidewater Frontier were related and moved in and out of the Colonies now known as Maryland and Virginia. In addition to the three Rileys mentioned by name above, there were other Riley immigrants who came to Maryland and Virginia in the late 1600s and early 1700s. In this book, the writer discusses all known individuals of the early generations of eight different Riley lines from the time of arrival of their immigrants to approximately 1850. However, by 1850, all of these Riley lines had multiplied so greatly that tracing their descendents to those living today is almost an impossible task. From 1850 to the present day, the writer discusses only his own branch of Rileys. Prior to this publication, such a comprehensive analysis of the early Riley families of Colonial Maryland and Virginia did not exist, and the writer believes that this book and its supporting documentation will be helpful to all persons, who claim descent from an early Riley family of the Tidewater Frontier and who are interested in learning their Riley family history.
This book is printed in two hard-bound volumes and consists of 1,904 pages (Second Edition).
BOOK CONTENTS
FRONTISPIECE
LIST OF MAPS
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
VOLUME I--THE COLONIAL RILEY FAMILIES OF
THE TIDEWATER FRONTIER
CHAPTER 1--THE ORIGINS AND HISTORY OF THE IRISH NATION
CHAPTER 2--A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE IRISH O'REILLYS AND THE
ENGLISH RYLAYS
CHAPTER 3--THE LINEAGE AND DESCENT OF THE O'REILLYS IN
IRELAND AND COLONIAL AMERICA
CHAPTER 4--THE TIDEWATER FRONTIER COLONIES AND THE
EARLIEST RILEY IMMIGRANTS
CHAPTER 5--HUGH RILEY, SR., OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY,
MARYLAND, AND DESCENDENTS
CHAPTER 6--THOMAS RILEY, SR., OF ACCOMACK COUNTY,
VIRGINIA, AND DESCENDENTS
CHAPTER 7--JOHN RILEY, SR., OF CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND,
AND DESCENDENTS
CHAPTER 8--WILLIAM AND JOHN RILEY, OF PENNSYLVANIA AND
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, AND DESCENDENTS,
AND OTHER RILEYS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA
CHAPTER 9--HENRY S. RILEY OF HARRISON COUNTY, INDIANA,
AND MEADE COUNTY, KENTUCKY, AND
DESCENDENTS
CHAPTER 10--THE LONG-LOST MANUSCRIPT OF NANCY (RILEY)
CLARKE-SALT
EPILOGUE--SUMMARY AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE WRITER
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX--CHAPTERS 1 THROUGH 10 ONLY
LIST OF MAPS
MAP 1--THE "FOUR-FIFTHS" OF IRELAND
MAP 2--COUNTY CAVAN, TRADITIONAL HOME OF THE O'REILLYS
MAP 3--A FEUDAL MAP OF LANCASHIRE
MAP 4--THE WALLED TOWN OF KELLS, COUNTY MEATH, IN 1655
MAP 5--THE TIDEWATER FRONTIER
MAP 6--THE PROCLAMATION LINE, 1763
MAP 7--MAIN ROADS TO KENTUCKY, 1795-1812
MAP 8--WHERE THE RILEYS LIVED IN SURRY COUNTY
(NOW YADKIN), NORTH CAROLINA
MAP 9--THE EASTERN SHORE PENINSULA OF MARYLAND AND
VIRGINIA
MAP 10--UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY AREA
MAP 11--OLD SALEM (NOW CLAYTON), OHIO
MAP 12--THE COUNTIES IN INDIANA AND KENTUCKY WHERE
HENRY S. RILEY AND DESCENDENTS RESIDED
VOLUME II -- DOCUMENTATION IN SUPPORT OF
THE COLONIAL RILEY FAMILIES OF
THE TIDEWATER FRONTIER
FRONTISPIECE
SYNOPSIS
APPENDIX A--FEDERAL AND STATE CENSUS AND TAX LISTS
EXTRACTS FOR MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, AND OTHER
STATES, 1776-1830
APPENDIX B--COLONIAL AND STATE PROBATE RECORDS,
MARYLAND, BY COUNTY, 1634-1850
APPENDIX C--TESTAMENTARY AND CHANCERY COURT EXTRACTS,
MARYLAND, 1637-1806
APPENDIX D--LAND PATENTS, DEEDS, AND OTHER COURT
RECORDS, MARYLAND, 1662-1850
APPENDIX E--MARYLAND ORIGINAL AND SECONDARY SOURCE
RECORDS, FROM COLONIAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND
CHURCH DOCUMENTS, 1634-1850
APPENDIX F--MARYLAND MARRIAGE EXTRACTS, BY COUNTY,
1777-1830
APPENDIX G--COLONIAL AND STATE PROBATE RECORDS,
VIRGINIA, BY COUNTY, 1632-1830
APPENDIX H--VIRGINIA ORIGINAL AND SECONDARY SOURCE
RECORDS, FROM COLONIAL, STATE, COUNTY,
AND CHURCH DOCUMENTS, 1634-1830
APPENDIX I--PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RECORDS, VIRGINIA, BY
COUNTY, 1782-1830
APPENDIX J--VIRGINIA MARRIAGE EXTRACTS, BY COUNTY,
1775-1830
APPENDIX K--MILITARY SERVICE AND PENSION RECORDS,
REVOLUTIONARY WAR, WAR OF 1812, AND CIVIL
WAR RECORDS EXTRACTS
APPENDIX L--KENTUCKY PROBATE RECORDS, BY COUNTY,
1780-1850
APPENDIX M--NORTH CAROLINA AND KENTUCKY COURT RECORDS,
BY COUNTY, 1784-1850
APPENDIX N--PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RECORDS, KENTUCKY, BY
COUNTY, 1786-1850
APPENDIX O--KENTUCKY MARRIAGE EXTRACTS, BY COUNTY,
1792-1985
APPENDIX P--INDIANA PROBATE RECORDS, CRAWFORD, FLOYD,
HARRISON, AND ORANGE COUNTIES, 1815-1892
APPENDIX Q--INDIANA COURT RECORDS, CRAWFORD, HARRISON,
AND ORANGE COUNTIES, 1815-1892
APPENDIX R--INDIANA MARRIAGE EXTRACTS, CRAWFORD, FLOYD,
HARRISON, AND ORANGE COUNTIES, 1814-1929
APPENDIX S--VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS OF RILEYS IN
SOUTHERN INDIANA, KENTUCKY, AND MISSOURI
APPENDIX T--DETAILED FEDERAL CENSUSES OF NUMEROUS
KENTUCKY COUNTIES IN WHICH RILEYS ARE
LISTED, 1810-1900
APPENDIX U--DETAILED FEDERAL CENSUSES OF SEVERAL INDIANA
COUNTIES IN WHICH RILEYS ARE LISTED,
1820-1900
APPENDIX V--DETAILED FEDERAL CENSUSES OF NUMEROUS
MISSOURI COUNTIES IN WHICH RILEYS ARE
LISTED, 1830-1850
APPENDIX W--MISCELLANEOUS COURT RECORDS, ALABAMA,
GEORGIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND MISSOURI,
1760-1850
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