Daughter's Marriage (1839) Susan Corley married Francis P Neale
Residence (1840) Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Burial (1860) Corley/Neal Cemetery, Cropper, Shelby County, Kentucky, USA
Sources
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 December 2021), memorial page for Richard Corley (12 Jul 1780–6 Nov 1860), Find A Grave: Memorial #48206252, citing Corley-Neal Cemetery, Cropper, Shelby County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Dave REDDEN (contributor 46521067) .
Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-2X7Y : accessed 10 October 2017), Richard Corley in entry for Francis P Neill Or Neale and Susan A Corley, 14 Mar 1839; citing Shelby, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 259,274.
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTP-49H : 15 August 2017), Richd Corley, Shelby, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 128, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 123; FHL microfilm 7,832.
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Richard Corley-416 is not the Richard Corley who married Sarah Burch-1502 and moved to Kentucky. Richard Corley-416 has a first cousin also named Richard Corley who is the son of Aquila Corley and Mary Ann Maddox. Richard Corley-416 is the son of Manoah Corley and Jane Frogge. Manoah and Aquila were brothers.
Richard Corley-416 left a will in Rappahannock county Virginia listing his wife Polly Corley and his children and grandchildren as follows: Daughter Jane Murphey; Grandchildren James Richard Heaton and Martha Ann Heaton , children of daughter Betty Ann Heaton deceased; Daughter Charlotte Morrison; Daughter Mary F Morrison; Grandchildren John Thomas Corley, Mary Catharine Corley, and Charlotte Sophronie Corley, children of son John Corley deceased.
see Will Books, 1833-1866 ; General Indexes, 1833-1986; Author: Virginia. County Court (Rappahannock County); Probate Place: Rappahannock, Virginia
Will Book, Vol C, 1849-1855; pg 427
Written 28 Sept 1854
Proved 13 Nov 1854 in Rappahannock County Court
I have tried to untangle the two Richard Corleys on FamilySearch and thought I would mention the confusion here. Unfortunately I am not confident enough in WikiTree yet to make the changes myself.
Richard Corley-416 is Richard Corley GPJQ-7TX on FamilySearch
Richard Corley-416 left a will in Rappahannock county Virginia listing his wife Polly Corley and his children and grandchildren as follows: Daughter Jane Murphey; Grandchildren James Richard Heaton and Martha Ann Heaton , children of daughter Betty Ann Heaton deceased; Daughter Charlotte Morrison; Daughter Mary F Morrison; Grandchildren John Thomas Corley, Mary Catharine Corley, and Charlotte Sophronie Corley, children of son John Corley deceased.
see Will Books, 1833-1866 ; General Indexes, 1833-1986; Author: Virginia. County Court (Rappahannock County); Probate Place: Rappahannock, Virginia
Will Book, Vol C, 1849-1855; pg 427 Written 28 Sept 1854 Proved 13 Nov 1854 in Rappahannock County Court
I have tried to untangle the two Richard Corleys on FamilySearch and thought I would mention the confusion here. Unfortunately I am not confident enough in WikiTree yet to make the changes myself. Richard Corley-416 is Richard Corley GPJQ-7TX on FamilySearch