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This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Peggy Kemp ================================================================================ December 2002 ANYTHING IN PARENTHESES IS MY COMMENT ----Peggy Kemp 1999 GEORGE WASHINGTON RILEY Will Recorded: Monroe County, Alabama Court of Probate May Term, 1859 Order Book 4, Page 46 This day came Nancy Riley and filed for Probate in this court, an instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of George Riley, deceased, and if appeasing to the Court that said Nancy Riley, who resides in this county, is the widow of said decedent, that the heirs and next of kin of said decedent are as follows, to wit: (The following are Jeremiah Riley's children) L.G. Riley (Larkin G.) T.M. Riley (Thomas Mercer) Enoch Riley (Enoch George) W. M. Riley (If this is Welmon M., he died in 1836 and should not be on the list) John Riley (Jackie) Sarah Hutto, wife of Charles Hutto Matilda McKenzie Emma Fails Catherine Lindsey, wife of Samuel Lindsey William Riley (William Monroe) Jeremiah Riley (The following are Jeremiah's son Wellmon's children) Caroline Cowan, wife of John R. Cowan Kitty Mason, wife of Alfred Mason Jane Roberts, wife of Henry Roberts Susan Fields, wife of Riley Fields (The following are Jeremiah's son Eliphus' children) M.E. Hicks, wife of Willis Hicks (Mariah Elizabeth) Mary Jane Owens, wife of Stephen Owens Sophronia T. Robertson, wife of James W. Robertson Wiley T. Riley Nancy C. Riley Anguish T. Riley Wm. M. Riley John Wesley Riley The last five are minors. (The following are children of Enoch) Eldridge Riley (William Eldridge) Jinsey Mims, wife of Robert Mims the children of Harriett Roberts, their names and ages not known. Rushy Andress, the wife of James Andress (Pnesha Jerusha) Whitson, William, and Maldinetta Pugh, minors (these are Elizabeth (Betsy) Ann's children.) Tempsy Partin, wife of James Partin Joicey Dewberry Cassinda Mixon, wife of Morgan Mixon The children of Ellen Manning, names and ages not known G. W. Riley (George Washington) P. C. Riley (Peter Cullum) J. N. Riley (James Nolen) E. P. Riley (Enoch Parsons) Hamilton (John Hambleton) Nancy Roberts, wife of J.J. Roberts Jenetta Stacey, wife of W. H. Stacy The children of Elijah Riley, names and ages not known. (This is a brother who, like Enoch, was not listed in Wm Sr.'s will.) ( It is believed that he went to Florida about the same time that Enoch, Jeremiah, and George Washington Riley moved to Alabama) (The following are the names of John Riley's children:John died in 1827. His oldest son William is left out; may be deceased.) James Riley Isaac Riley John Riley Moses Riley Nathan Riley Sarah Moss (she was married to Mastin Morse) and the children of Ann Spikes. (Wife of Benjamin Spikes,) all of age. Joicey Allen, wife of John A. Allen ( This is the daughter of the deceased brother James named in William Sr.'s will. There is a marriage in Edgefield, SC for Joicey Riley and John Allen) James died in April of 1816 and left 5 daughters, Joicey E., Gertrude P., Sophia N., Mary, and Tabitha. That Nancy listed only one of James's daughters is a mystery.) W. H. Abney (This is William Henry, the son of Mary Riley and Samuel Abney. He was living with G.W. and Nancy in 1850; he was 34 years old. A Susanne Abney witnessed Wm Sr's will in Edgefield, Aug 1816. She might have been Samuel Abney's mother or sister. Samuel Abney married Mary Riley in Edgefield, SC, 1818. Mary was a daughter of Wm. Sr.) P.J. Childress (daughter of Mary Riley and Samuel Abney. In his actual will, Geo Wash calls her Amelia J., my niece, and names her children as Frances M., William A., Mary, Nancy, and Martin M. Childress. Amelia Childress was the sister of W. H. Abney.) Wiley, John, and Riley Marlow (sons of Elizabeth Riley, dau of Wm Sr., married William Marlow) Catherine Johnson Malinda Petts Eliza Ellis and Cassandra Ellis and Dyka Griffin, all of age. (These last females were all married daughters of Elizabeth Riley and William Marlow) The children of William Wellman, names and ages not known. (This is probably William Jr.)