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Ni-Go-Di-Ge-Yu (Doublehead) Riley (abt. 1764 - 1818)

Ni-Go-Di-Ge-Yu (Nigodigeyu) "Nigudayi" Riley formerly Doublehead
Born about in Tellico Plains, Tennesseemap
Daughter of and [mother unknown]
Sister of [half], , , [half], [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , and
Died at about age 54 in Blue Springs, Bradley, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

Nigudayi' was born in the Cherokee Nation about 1764. Based on her marriage to a white man, Samuel Riley, and his connections to Doublehead, her father is believed to be Tal-tsu’ska Doublehead

" She married SAMUEL RILEY a white trader and interpreter about 1790. Samuel was married concurrently to her sister, Gulustiyu. Nigodigayu and Samuel were the parents of five children, James, Catherine, Nelson, Martha, and Madison. [1] Samuel died in March 1819 at Blue Springs in Roane County, Tennessee.

1. JAMES RILEY, born 1792, married Jenny Shields and they had four children: Lewis Riley
Susan Riley
Malinda Riley
Nannie Riley

2. CATHERINE RILEY, born about 1800, married Andrew Lacey and they had six children: Ensley Lacey
Amanda Lacey
Eliza Lacey
Macy Lacey
Alexander Lacey
Catherine Lacey

3. MARTHA RILEY, born about 1802, married John Hall and they had three children: Elizabeth Hall
Ellen Hall
Martha Hall

4. NELSON RILEY, born about 1803, first married Mary Cordell and had two children: Martha Jane Riley
Louisa Riley

His second marriage was to Elizabeth Thompson and they had seven children:
Ellen Riley
Margaret Riley
Julius Riley
Joseph Riley
Mary Ann Riley
Perry Andre Riley
Charles Riley

Nelson died between 1848 and 1851

5. MADISON RILEY, born about 1808" [2]


Sources

  1. ↑ Starr, Emmet. History of the Cherokee Indians. Oklahoma Yesterday Publications edition, Tulsa, OK. 1979. pp. 432 and 475. Digitized edition at Starr
  2. ↑ Doublehead Last Chickamauga Cherokee Chief page 49


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Doublehead-27 and Doublehead-10 appear to represent the same person because: Same person. Both spellings of first name are correct.
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Doublehead-11 and Doublehead-10 appear to represent the same person because: same?
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