Ninian Riley (1726 - abt. 1814)

Born 18 Mar 1726 in Prince George's, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Rachel (Taylor) Riley — married 1746 (to 1812) in , Prince Georges County, Province of Maryland

Descendants

Died about Jan 1814 at about age 87 in Walnut Hill, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Rev. Ninian Riley performed Patriotic Service in Maryland in the American Revolution.

Ninian Riley was born about 18 Mar 1726 in Prince Georges County, Maryland, British Colonial America.^[1] His parents were Eliphaz Riley (~1688 - 1760) and Elizabeth (Burkett) Riley (1694 - 1759).

His siblings were...

1. Mary Elizabeth (Riley) Douglas (1715 - <1791)
2. John M. Riley Sr. (1716 - ~1796)
3. Samuel Richard Riley Sr (~1722 - >1792)
4. James Riley (~1724 - 1759)
5. Jeremiah Riley (1730 - 1804)

In 1746, when he was about twenty years old, he married married Elizabeth Rachel Taylor (~1728 - ~1812) in 1746 in, Prince George County, Province of Maryland.^[2]

Their children were...

1. Zachariah Riley, b. 1747
2. Lucinda (Riley) Perkins (~1750 - ~1821)
3. Elizabeth Rachel (Riley) Ridgway (1750 - ~1812)
4. Mary Ruth (Riley) Allnut (1751 - 1799)
5. Preshea Riley (1753 - 1835) m Stephen Wood
6. Nancy Ann (Riley) Windsor (1760 - 1845)
7. Ninian Riley Jr. (1762 - 1829)
8. James Taylor Riley (1764 - 1823)
9. Elizabeth (Riley) Johnson (1766 - 1825)
10. Rev. Gerrard Riley I (1766 - 1832)
11. Lucy (Riley) Cass (~1770 - 1809)
12. John Wright Riley (1778 - 1851).

Military

In 1748. Ninian was a soldier in Captain George Beall's Troop of Horse, Prince Georges County, Maryland.^[3]

In 1778, Ninian is listed in Patriot's Oaths of Fidelity and Support, 1778 ^[4]

Ninian Riley is DAR Ancestor #: A096867. Service source: Service Source: DAR, UNPUBLISHED REV RECS OF MD, GRC 1939, S1 V61, PP 55,72

Residences

1748 - Settlers of Maryland^[5]

1758 - Prince George Parish, Frederick, Maryland^[6]

1800 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky^[7]

1810 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky^[8]

Death

Ninian died about Jan 1814 in Walnut Hill, Fayette, Kentucky, United States aged ~87. He is buried in Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Walnut Hill, Kentucky.^[9]

Research Notes

Secondary Source: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBRV-CTP

Ninian^[10] was born on 18 March 1726 in Prince George's County, Maryland,^[11] the only known child of Eliphaz Riley and Elizabeth Burkett.^[12]

In 1746, when he was about twenty years old, he married Elizabeth Taylor at an unknown location and she bore him five known children, three sons and two daughters:

1. Mary Riley
2. Garrard Riley
3. James Riley
4. Nancy Riley
5. James Riley^[13]

In 1814, when he was in his late eighties. he died of unknown causes in Fayette County, Kentucky^[14] and is buried in the Walnut Hill (Coletown), Fayette County.

From Ancestry.com

Ninian Riley, 1726–1814

Birth: 18 May 1726, Prince George's County, Maryland

Alternative place of birth: Frederick County, Maryland

Alternative date of birth: 26 March 1725, Prince George’s County, Maryland

Marriage: 1746, Prince George's County, Maryland: Elizabeth Rachael Taylor (1728–1812)

Residence: 1758, Frederick County, MD; 1778, Montgomery County, MD; 1786, Surry County, NC; 1790, Surry, North Carolina; 1800, Fayette County, KY; 1810, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.

Death: January 1814, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA

Residence: 1840, Owen, Kentucky, United States

Burial: Walnut Hill, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA

Family: Parents: Eliphaz Riley (1688–1760), Elizabeth Burkett (1694–1759); Spouse: Elizabeth Rachael Taylor (1728–1812); Children: Zachariah Riley (1747–1831), Sarah RILEY (1749– ?), Rachel Riley (1750–1812), Rachel Preshus Riley (1753–1835), Elizabeth Riley (1756–1825), Mary Ruth Riley (1758–1815), Nancy Ann Riley (1760–1845), Ninian Riley, Jr. (1762–1829), James Taylor Riley (1764–1838), Garrard Riley Sr (1766–1831), Lucy Riley (1770–1809), John W Riley (1778–1855).^[15]

For a larger view of the gravestone below, click here.

Gravestone for the Rev. Ninian Riley

From Findagrave.com

Ninian Riley

Birth: 18 May 1726 Prince George's County, Maryland; Death: Jan 1814 (aged 87) Fayette County, Kentucky, USA; Burial: Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Walnut Hill (Coletown), Fayette County, Kentucky, USA. Memorial #: 43758279.

Bio: Ninian served in the French-Indian war in 1748. He was a lieutenant in a militia unit commanded by Captain George Beall, another grandson of famous Indian fighter Colonel Ninian Beall. Both Jeremiah and Ninian, along with Uncle Hugh, Jr., Jeremiah's son James and a Zachariah, relation unknown, signed the Maryland Oathof Allegiance in 1778 (JN3.) The Riley family was traditionally of the episcopal faith, being members of the Rock Creek Episcopal Church, St. Paul's Parish near what is now Washington, D.C. Notes: Ninian had become a minister. In 1783, the brothers and their families loaded up and headed for North Carolina. The Baptist Church was well established in North Carolina and had advertised that land was abundant and cheap to fellow Baptists. So Jeremiah and Ninian's groups became Baptists, under sharp criticism from their Maryland neighbors. The group is listed in the book, Marylanders to Carolina, by Jenry Peden. The book journals and catalogs the many families' exodus from Maryland into the "wilderness." Notes: Of the children of Ninian, Zachariah died very young. Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary and Ann married and possibly remained in Maryland, although they could have come to North Carolina with the rest. Garrard, Precious, John Wright, Ninian Jr. and James Taylor are known to have come to North Carolina. Notes: The families traveled down the Great Wagon Road to Surry County, North Carolina in 1783. Jeremiah and his family settled the area of Hunting Creek where they owned 470 acres of land. The families became members of the Flat Rock Baptist Church in the Salisbury District of southwestern Surry. They lived in the Surry area until 1796 when many of the family members migrated to Kentucky. Ninian and family settled in Fayette and Clark counties. Jeremiah and sons, Edward and Erasmus, settled in Mercer County. Erasmus later went to Henry County. He then moved on to Hickman and Ballard counties where he died by 1851. Jeremiah Sr. died in Kentucky in July of 1804. Ninian died in Kentucky in 1814 and is buried near Lexington. Three sons of Ninian, Ninian Jr., James Taylor and John W. moved to Missouri with their families. Notes: Father: Eliphaz Riley b: 1688 in Prince George County, Maryland Mother: Elizabeth Burkett b: ABT 1688 in Scotland Notes: Marriage 1 Elizabeth Taylor b: 1729 in Macon County, Illinois Married: 1746 in Prince George County, Maryland Children Zachariah Riley b: 1747 in Maryland Sarah Riley b: 1749 in Maryland Rachel Riley b: 21 DEC 1750 in Maryland Preshus Riley b: 19 DEC 1753 in Maryland Mary Riley b: 1758 in Maryland Nancy Ann Riley b: 8 FEB 1760 in Maryland Ninian Jr.Riley b: 10 APR 1762 in Maryland James Taylor Riley b: 1764 in Maryland Garrard Sr. Riley b: 20 MAY 1766 in Maryland Ann Riley b: 8 FEB 1768 in Maryland Lucy Riley b: 1770 in Maryland Precious Riley b: 1772 in Maryland John WrightRiley b: 1778 in Maryland

Family Members: Parents: Eliphaz Riley (1688-1760), Elizabeth Burkett Riley (1688-1759); Spouse: Elizabeth Taylor Riley (1726-1812); Siblings: Mary Riley Douglas (?-?), James Riley (?-?), Christian Burkett Riley (?-?), John M. Riley (1716-1767), Jeremiah Riley (1730-1804); Children: Zachariah Riley (1747-Unknown), Sarah Riley Johnson (1749-Unknown), Rachel Riley (1750-Unknown), Preshea Riley Wood (1753-Unknown), Nancy Ann Riley Windsor (1760-1845), Ninian Riley (1762-1829), Mary Riley Allnutt (1764-Unknown), James Taylor Riley (1764-1838), Elizabeth Riley Johnson (1766-1825), Garrard Riley (1766-1830), Lucy Riley Cass (1769-1809), John Wright Riley (1778-1851).^[16]

FSFTID LBRV-CTP.

Buried 1814 Walnut Hill Cemetery, Leitchfield, Grayson, Kentucky, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ DAR record https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A096867
2. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Ancestry Record 7836 #1022721
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774, Image
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, Revolutionary Records of Maryland, Image
5. ↑ Ancestry.com, Settlers of Maryland, 1679-1783. Consolidated Edition Image
6. ↑ Ancestry.com, Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890 Ancestry Record 3552 #11492162
7. ↑ Ancestry.com, Kentucky, U.S., Tax Lists, 1799-1801, Image
8. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census Image
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 April 2021), memorial page for Ninian Riley (18 May 1726–Jan 1814), Find A Grave: Memorial #43758279, citing Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Walnut Hill (Coletown), Fayette County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Ohio River Valley Families (contributor 46528272).
10. ↑ ryanjgibbons, “Ninian Riley, 1726–1814,” Ryan Gibbons Family Tree. Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/22068799/person/29348662315/facts?_phsrc=GvC157&_phstart=successSource. Accessed 28 Apr 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
11. ↑ ryanjgibbons, “Ninian Riley, 1726–1814,” Ryan Gibbons Family Tree. Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/22068799/person/29348662315/facts?_phsrc=GvC157&_phstart=successSource. Accessed 28 Apr 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
12. ↑ ryanjgibbons, “Ninian Riley, 1726–1814,” Ryan Gibbons Family Tree. Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/22068799/person/29348662315/facts?_phsrc=GvC157&_phstart=successSource. Accessed 28 Apr 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
13. ↑ ryanjgibbons, “Ninian Riley, 1726–1814,” Ryan Gibbons Family Tree. Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/22068799/person/29348662315/facts?_phsrc=GvC157&_phstart=successSource. Accessed 28 Apr 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
14. ↑ ryanjgibbons, “Ninian Riley, 1726–1814,” Ryan Gibbons Family Tree. Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/22068799/person/29348662315/facts?_phsrc=GvC157&_phstart=successSource. Accessed 28 Apr 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
15. ↑ ryanjgibbons, “Ninian Riley, 1726–1814,” Ryan Gibbons Family Tree. Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/22068799/person/29348662315/facts?_phsrc=GvC157&_phstart=successSource. Accessed 28 Apr 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
16. ↑ orvf.com Virtual Cemetery (46528272), “Ninian Riley,” Findagrave.com. Record added 31 Oct 2009. URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #43758279 Accessed 28 April 2018.

• ryanjgibbons, “Ninian Riley, 1726–1814,” Ryan Gibbons Family Tree. Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/22068799/person/29348662315/facts?_phsrc=GvC157&_phstart=successSource. Accessed 28 Apr 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2H-5DS : accessed 7 November 2018), Ninian Riley, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 25, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 181,351.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG7-48G : accessed 7 November 2018), Ninian Riley, Fayette, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 100, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 17; FHL microfilm 186,177. This is after his death

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Riley-765 was created through the import of wolfefamily.ged on Jun 26, 2011 by Herbert Wolfe.
• WikiTree profile Riley-1362 was created through the import of Bowden-Riley Family.ged on Apr 16, 2012 by Sam Bowden.