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David Moses Riley (abt. 1750 - aft. 1820)

David Moses Riley
Born about in Marylandmap
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[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died after after about age 70 in Warren, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

He is the son of Samuel Riley and Eleanor Wallace. [1]

He may have had a number of children including Daniel, Andrew, John, and Isaac. Warren County Tax Books show him living on Gasper River along with a Isaac, John, and a Daniel Riley. Some years report Daniel as living on Moses's land.[2]

Notes for MOSES RILEY (via "Descendants of Hugh Riley" a compilation maintained by Betty McCollum)

Deed Abstracts of Warren County, Kentucky 1812-1821, Abstracted and Compiled by Joyce Martin Murray, 2921 Daniels, Dallas, Texas 75205, 1986. page 319, 06 Apr 1815 James Frazer and Thomas Fraxer, of Livingston Co., Ky, to Joseph Covington, for $100.00, 86 acres beginning at SE corner of 100 acre survey originally Moses Riley's, abutting NW corner of 200 acres survey whereon Thomas Proctor now lives, and line of 110 acre survey whereon said Covington now lives. Wit: JW Covington, Nathan Thomas, Geo Frazer.

page 80 Report by Commisssioners Wm Marshal, Samuel McGown, James Armstrong in processioning on 17 Aug 1816, the 50 acres of land granted George Frazer, assess, situated on north bank of Naked Fork of Gaspars River. They took deposition of Col Burwell Jackson. Dated 17 Aug 1816. Certified by Moses Riley and James Young.

Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770-1823, by Dorothy Williams Potter, Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore 1982. page 117, Moses Riley has permission to pass thro that part of the Cherokee Nation on his way to South South Carolina, he conducting in a peacable manner & in confurmity to the Law regulating Intercourse with the Indian Tribes. South West Point, Tennessee 16 June 1804, Signed R.J. Meigs Agent of War South West Point 16 Jun 1804

Footnotes

  1. Entered by Brenda Tigue, Saturday, August 24, 2013.
  2. See Warren County Tax Books here, here here, and here

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Brenda Tigue for creating Riley-2350 on 24 Aug 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Brenda and others.






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