Nelson
Riley
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Brother of
Unknown Riley, Richard Riley [half], John Riley [half], Nancy (Riley) McNary [half], James Riley, Mary (Riley) Keys [half], Elizabeth (Riley) Keys [half], Lucy (Riley) Brady [half], Eleanor (Riley) Coody [half], Sallie (Riley) Keys [half], Louisa (Riley) Biggs [half], Catherine (Riley) Lacey, Looney Riley [half], Rachel (Riley) McDaniel [half], Martha (Riley) Hall and Madison Riley
Husband of
Elizabeth (Thompson) Riley
— married
about 1824 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Ann (Riley) Triplett
Died after
after about age 45
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jun 2014
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Biography
Nelson's father: Samuel Riley
Nelson's mother: Nigudayi Doublehead
NIGUDAYI (Nigodigeyu) DOUBLEHEAD was born about 1764 probably in Tellico Plains, Tennessee. She married SAMUEL RILEY who was born about 1747 in Maryland and became an Indian trader. Samuel died in March 1819 at Blue Springs in Roane County, Tennessee. Samuel and Nigudayi had five children who were one eighth German, three eighths Cherokee, and one half Scot-Irish:
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
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nelson by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nelson by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Mike Riley
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup RM-269, FTDNA kit #927803
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~0.78%
Donna (Houser) Davis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZW1937849 [compare], Ancestry member dhouserdavis59
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Ron Connolly :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Redblood3
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~0.78%
Charlie Rogers :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A929259 [compare], Ancestry member Kandiaple
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~0.78%
R Houser :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rlhouser
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch KJ408403C1 [compare], FTDNA kit #897519
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~0.78%
Ginger (McMains) Albert :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Leta (Bennett) Julien :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LETAJ541
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~0.39%
Anonymous Walkingstick :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lwalkingstick20
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