William
Riley
(William Riley)
Hall
Sr.
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Jesse Hall
and Candacia (Franklin) Hall
Brother of
John Richard Hall, Rueben Hall Sr, Mesias Cyrus Hall Jr., Mesias Cyrus Hall [half], Amy (Hall) Sturgill, Nimrod Hall, Martha Hall and David Hall
Husband of
Nancy Hagins
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Riley Hall Jr.
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Dec 2010
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This profile is part of the Hall Name Study.
Biography
William Riley HALL, Sr. was born about 1800 in North Carolina or Virginia. His exact date of death is currently unknown [see death conflict].
- possible residence 1830 in Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia
- DEATH CONFLICT:
- Some say he died about January 1880 in Bevinsville, Floyd County, Kentucky.
- Alternate date of death given as 30 August 1855 in Floyd County, Kentucky
- Richard SCHULTHEISS stated he died about 1898 in Floyd County, Kentucky but no sources were provided.
He was married before 1824 to Nancy HAGANS / HIGGINS. Nancy HAGANS was born about 1807 in North Carolina and died about 1902 in Floyd County, Kentucky.
- Children of William Riley HALL, Sr. and Nancy HAGANS / HIGGINS:
- William Riley HALL, Jr. (Born: 13 March 1824 in Pike County, Kentucky or About 1825 in Kentucky; Died: 24 February 1911 in Little Paint Creek, Floyd County, Kentucky; Married: 27 May 1842 in Pike County, Kentucky to Lucinda COOK)
- Allen HALL (Born: About 1829 in Kentucky; Died: 1900 in Letcher County, Kentucky)
- Morgan HALL (Born: About 1831 in Floyd County, Kentucky; Died: About 23 December 1905 in Pike County, Kentucky; Married: 17 August 1848 in Pike County, Kentucky to Litta Lesty COOK)
- Nancy HALL (Born: About 1832 in Floyd County, Kentucky; Died: 12 January 1888 in Floyd County, Kentucky)
- John William HALL (Born: About June 1834 in Floyd County, Kentucky; Married: About 1853 in Floyd County, Kentucky to Lucinda HALL, daughter of Riley HALL and Jane COOK)
- Lewis HALL (Born: About 1835 in Perry County, Kentucky; Alternate Born: About 1825 in Floyd County, Kentucky; Died: 1912; Married: before 25 December 1854 in Kentucky to Rhoda BENTLEY [Alt. marriage: 3 December 1853 in Letcher County, Kentucky]; Married (2): About 1880 to Mary MULLINS; Married (3): 17 August 1900 in Dickenson, Virginia to Polly Ann ANDERSON) - "Bad Lewis" HALL
- Jonathan J. HALL (Born: About 1840; Married: 6 September 1850 in Floyd County, Kentucky to Mary "Polly" COOK, daughter of James COOK and Rebecca Hannah TACKETT) - enumerated in 1880 census of Carson, Letcher County, Kentucky. - possible death: 12 June 1916 in Knott County, Kentucky.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWQ-WC9 : 12 April 2016), Nancy Hall in household of Wiley Hall, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 34, family 244, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,963.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZH-8TS : 14 August 2017), Nancy Hall in household of Jonathan J Hall, Carson, Letcher, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 64, sheet 597A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0428; FHL microfilm 1,254,428
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M5LP-R58 : accessed 2017-11-22), entry for William Riley Sr. Hall.
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:STKJ-SDD : accessed 2017-11-22), entry for William Riley /Hall/.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William Riley 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 William Riley 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:
- Ray Hall
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 838 markers, haplogroup R-FT8414, FTDNA kit #191537 - James Hall :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I-M253, Ancestry member angelonly, FTDNA kit #964321
-
~5.47%
~6.25%
Vickii Walker :
23andMe, yourDNAportal VIC23dac6f7
-
~1.56%
Jerry Prater :
23andMe, GEDmatch m644834 [compare]
-
~1.56%
John Baldwin :
23andMe, GEDmatch MV8287223 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MV8287223 [compare], Ancestry member jrbaldwin49
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~1.56%
Nancy Osborn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ML6723275 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Sandy Howell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member saundrasmith60
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Rhonda (Stumbo) Williams :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A864678 [compare], Ancestry member ronnie5708
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Barb Howell :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Peggy Howell :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
James Hall :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DE6160717 [compare], Ancestry member angelonly
-
~1.56%
Claris (Cole) Aller :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch QU7211740 [compare], FTDNA kit #898895
-
~1.17%
Frank Howell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member scrufffles
-
~1.17%
Beverly (Brown) Osborn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A078363 [compare], Ancestry member ozwords
-
~1.17%
Randy Conn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A148299 [compare], Ancestry member rConn1960
-
~0.78%
Rachelle D :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Kathryn Waddle :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A100215 [compare], Ancestry member bonnieleemorris
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Krista (Hilla) Hilla-wigley :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member KristaHilla
-
~0.78%
Heidi Watson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member eriefamily
-
~0.78%
Denver Eldridge :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dnvreldrdg55
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Virginia Kilgour :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A366065 [compare], Ancestry member VKilgour
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B71765
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Kathy (Atkinson) Crownover :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A190630 [compare], Ancestry member kdcrownover
-
~0.78%
Beverly (Aller) Darnell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A144363 [compare], Ancestry member bbdarn505
-
~0.78%
Larry Aller :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TY9613551 [compare], Ancestry member bbdarn505
-
~0.78%
Cathie Howell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A083761 [compare], Ancestry member cathiehowell762
-
~0.78%
Wendy Hamilton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DR2888979 [compare], yourDNAportal WEN2c1e93fc, Ancestry member wh6488
-
~0.78%
A. LaVar Hall :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
J L Caudill :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Bill Hall :
Autosomal DNA Test
-
~0.78%
Marlana Shears :
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Bobbie (Laney) Shanks :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch KJ1825814 [compare]
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Jeanne Howell
Hall-14694 and Hall-1271 appear to represent the same person because: All data appears to be similar except date of death. A merge should be performed and the sources of the death information should be re-examined and included in the profile.
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by Jeanne Howell
Rejected matches › William Hall (abt.1783-) › William Badgley Hoel (abt.1801-aft.1823) › William M. Hull (1800-1875) › William Hall (abt.1800-) › William R Hill (abt.1801-1864) › William Hall (1800-1889) › William Call (abt.1802-aft.1862)
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