Hugh Riley, Gent.

Aodh "Hugh" Riley, Gent.

• Birth: 1653, Piscataway Parish, Prince George's, Maryland
• Death: circa 1736, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland
• Parents: Maolmordha "Miles" Riley, Mary Hull
• Wives: 1) Margaret Plummer 2) Mary 3) Rebecca Penson

Miles Riley is on record as having four sons. Their Irish names were respectively, Seaan, Emonn, Tomes, and Aodh. The English made the Irish people change their names to fit the English language, so their Anglicized names were John, Edward, Thomas, and Hugh. Miles' Irish name was Maolmordha. There is no record so far of Miles' wife at this time.

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Hugh Riley (Sr.)b.1652/3-d.10-Dec.-1736

Hugh Riley Sr. was born in Prince George's County, Maryland, formerly known as Calvert County. Hugh married Margaret Plummer , and they settled in Calvert County. Hugh Sr. also married twice more, to Mary Moore-Faulkner then Rebecca Penson

Brief Biography

Hugh Riley Sr. was born in Prince Georges County, Maryland, formerly known as Calvert County. Hugh married Margaret Plummer, and they settled in Calvert County. Hugh Sr. also married twice more, to Mary Moore-Faulkner, then Rebecca Penson, however, this narrative is concerned with the children of Hugh Sr. and Margaret.

Although old Maryland records show that Hugh Riley Sr., was a carpenter by trade, he also occupied himself as a planter(farmer) and as a land surveyor. And, over the years in his lifetime, he acquired the skills necessary and sufficient wealth to enable him to become a successful land speculator.

Commencing about 1688 according to records available, he began to acquire numerous tracts of land by Patents or deeds. In Colonial times, Maryland law required a person who bought or leased a tract of land to give it a name. Consequently, in every instance of a Patent or deed, one will find the name of the tract mentioned in the record. Some of the many tracts owned by Hugh Riley, just to name a few, were "Riley's Folly", "Ryley's Range", "Hugh's Labor", "Hogyard", "Poplar Thicket", "Green Spring", and etc. an index of the many land transactions entered into by him in the form of patents or indentures(deeds) and selected extracts of those recorded documents can be found in appendix D.

Mr. Donald Ray Barnes, a Certified Genealogist, wrote about Hugh Riley Sr., in his article entitled "Hugh Riley and His Descendants" and printed in an issue of the Prince George's County Genealogica Society Bulletin in 1979.

Family

Comment: as of April 2014, dates seem to need work.

Marriages

1. Margaret Plummer b: ABT 1672 Married: Bef Aug 1698. Daughter of Thomas Plummer and Elizabeth Smith.
2. Mary Married: ABT 1673 Married: Bef Aug 1698
3. Rebecca Penson Married: 1712

Spouse 1) Margaret Plummer (Abt 1669 - 1696) Married Abt 1685 Place: Calvert County, Maryland now Prince George's County, Maryland

Children with Margaret Plummer

• 1 Samuel Riley (Bef 1686 - 12 Apr 1712). Also known as Solomon (?). Married Elizabeth.
• 2 Thomas Riley (1686 - )
• 3 Eliphaz Riley (1689 - 30 May 1760). Married Elizabeth Burkett.
• 4 Hugh Riley (1690 - 1748)
• 5 Lydia Jane Riley (1691 - 24 Feb 1764). Married Thomas Swearingen.
• 6 Elizabeth Riley (1692 - Aft 1726). Married William Chapline.
• 7 Anne Riley (Abt 1698 - Aft 1755). Married Richard Clarke,

Spouse 2) Mary (unknown) Bef 1662 - 1711) Married: Bef Aug 1698 Place: Prince George's County, Maryland. She had married 1) John Moore 2) Martin Faulkner

Their children:

• 1 Rachel Riley (Bef 1683 - Bef 1718). Married William Moore. ?? https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I0460... shows as child of Mary (unknown) Riley but that would mean her husband was her half brother
• 2 Jemima Riley (Bef 1708 - Aft 1728). Married John Sherwood.

Spouse 3) Rebecca Penson (Abt 1696 - 21 Jan 1747/48) Married: 1712 Place: Prince George's County, Maryland. Daughter of William Penson and Elizabeth Sprigg.

Their children:

• 1 Pharaoh Riley (1713 - Oct 1762)
• 2 Hannah Riley (1715 - ). Married Thomas Elder.
• 3 Elizabeth Riley (1720 - Aft 1773). Married John Mitchell.
• 4 Hugh Riley (1726 - 29 Mar 1806)

Notes

1. from WFT James Lindsey Thompson at lindseyt@gower.net

[Riley Eliphaz.FTW]

Hugh Riley, the "gentleman"

The focus of this genealogical record will be the descendants of Hugh Riley, son of Miles.

Hugh is the direct descendant (sic: ancestor) of the Alabama Riley's. Hugh was born in 1652. He married Margaret Plummer, daughter of Thomas Plummer of Ann Arundle (sic: Arundel) County, Maryland, which became Prince George's County. Records indicate six children.

Hugh is on record on May 1, 1668 as owning land in the area of what is now Washington, D.C. There is a reference to this land being near the Duddington Manor Plantation, a landmark of then Bowie, Maryland. At one time, Hugh owned 5365 acres of land in the Prince George's county area (H1 in the appendix.) One such tract named Hogyard, or sometimes referred to as Hopyard. This tract is located in what is now Washington D.C. The tract, present day, is approximately five blocks east of the Capital of the United States. Hugh sold this tract to a London Businessman. Shortly afterwards, Hugh's son, Eliphaz, repurchased the tract. I referred to Hugh as "gentleman" because that is what he listed as his occupation on the land list for Maryland settlers during 1701 to 1730. Previous to this, he listed himself as farmer (H2). I guess when you have 5365 acres of land you can afford to become a "gentleman".

Hugh died in 1738.

Most of Hugh Sr.'s children settled in the Prince George's area. Eliphaz remained in Prince George's and Montgomery counties. Soloman may have accompanied his nephews to North Carolina. Records are conflicting as to his history. It is thought that Soloman may have been a nickname for Samuel. The brothers have the same birth year. They could also have been twins. I find different death dates for each.

Jane Lydia married Thomas Swearingen and settled in Berkley, VA. Her children would later go on to West Virginia.

Eliphaz is the ancestor of the Alabama Riley's. Hugh Riley (Sr.) b 1652/3-d. 10 Dec. 1736(2) Miles(1)

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Notes

Sources

• Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin, Winter 1987, Vol. 28, #1-p. 37
• Plummer Family of Maryland and Indiana Quakers
• Will of Thomas Plummer of Prince Geo. Co., 1694/5, Anne Arundel Co.
• Early Families of So. MD, Vol. II-
• Elise Greenup Jourdan, Knoxville, Tenn., Sep. 1993, The Plummer Family, p. 2-

Will of Thomas Ploumer of Anne Arundel Co.; writen 12 Jul 1694; probate 26 Feb 1694-"To eld. dau. Margaret, wife of Hugh Reily, 5 shillings because of advances already made."

Samuell Reyly 33B.202 I PG L13.15.2 Apr 12 1712 Appraisers: Samuell Magruder, William Beall. Approvers: Hugh Riley.

Rebecca Riely 36.80 PG L307.9.0 Jun 1748 Jul 11 1748 Appraisers: Magruder, William Beall. Next of kin: Thomas Elder, John Mitchell. Executors: Hugh Riley and Pharaoh.

William Huchison 2.1 A L73.7.1 May 26 1719 Received from: <snip>, Hugh Riley on account of Jesse Doyne. Payments to: <snip>. Executor: James Stoddert.

PEACH, JOSEPH, SR., Prince George's Co., schoolmaster. 26 Jan, 1760; 30 Oct, 1764 <snip> To son William Peach, tract of land called "Strip," which I bought of Mary Clagett and Elipheaz Riley; tract called "Balance." <snip> Wit: Jacob Green, Daniel Clarke, Wm. Nichols. 32.303

Hugh is the ancestor of the Alabama Riley's. He was born in 1652, married Margaret Plummer, daughter of Thomas Plummer of Ann Arundel County, MD. Hugh and Margaret settled in Calvert County, which became Prince George's County. Records indicate they had six children. Hugh is on record as of May 1, 1668 as owning land in the area of what is now Washington, DC. There is reference to this land being near the Duddington Manor Plantation, a landmark of then Bowie, Prince George's, MD. At one time, Hugh owned 5365 acres of land in the Prince George's County. One such tract named Hog Yard, sometimes referred to as Hop Yard. This tract is located in what is now Washington, DC. The tract, present day, is approximately five blocks east of the Capital building. Hugh sold this tract to a London businessman. Shortly afterwards, Hugh's son, Eliphaz, repurchased the tract.

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 7 2018, 8:36:42 UTC

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Aodh "Hugh" Riley [18743]

• Born: 1653, Piscataway, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
• Marriage (1): Margaret Plummer [18729] in 1675 in , Calvert, Maryland, USA
• Marriage (2): Rebecca Penson [18666] in 1712 in Piscataway, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
• Marriage (3): Mary Moore [18667] in 1698 in , Prince George's, Maryland, USA
• Died: 1740, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, USA at age 87

General Notes:

Hugh Riley, the "Gentleman"

The focus of this genealogical record will be the descendants of Hugh Riley, son of Miles. Hugh is the direct descendant of the Alabama Riley's. Hugh was born in 1652. He married Margaret Plummer, daughter of Thomas Plummer of Ann Arundle County, Maryland. Hugh and Margaret settled in Calvert County, Maryland, which became Prince George's County. Records indicate six children. Hugh is on record on May 1, 1668 as owning land in the area of what is now Washington, D.C. There is reference to this land being near the Duddington Manor Plantation, a landmark of then Bowie, Maryland. At one time, Hugh owned 5365 acres of land in the Prince George's county area. One such tract named Hogyard, or sometimes referred to as Hopyard. This tract is located in what is now Washington, D.C. The tract, present day, is approximately five blocks east of the Capital of the United States. Hugh sold this tract to a London businessman. Shortly afterwards, Hugh's son, Eliphaz, repurchased the tract. I referred to Hugh as "gentleman" because that is what he listed as his occupation on the land list for Maryland settlers during 1701 to 1730. Previous to this, he listed himself as farmer. I guess when you have 5365 acres of land you can afford to become a "gentleman." Hugh died in 1738. Most of Hugh Sr.'s children settled in the Prince George's area. Eliphaz remained in Prince George's and Montgomery counties. Soloman may have accompanied his nephews to North Carolina. Records are conflicting as to his history. It is thought that Soloman may have been a nickname for Samuel. The brothers have the same birth year. They could also have been twins. I find different death dates for each. Jane Lydia married Thomas Swearingen and settled in Berkley, VA. Her children would later go on to West Virginia. Eliphaz is the ancestor of the Alabama Riley's. Hugh Riley Sr. b.1652/3- d.10-Dec.-1736 Hugh Riley Sr. was born in Prince Georges County, Maryland, formerly known as Calvert County. Hugh married Margaret Plummer, and they settled in Calvert County. Hugh Sr. also married twice more, to Mary Moore-Faulkner then Rebecca Penson, however, this narrative is concerned with the children of Hugh Sr. and Margaret. Although old Maryland records show that Hugh Riley Sr., was a carpenter by trade, he also occupied himself as a planter (farmer) and as a land surveyor. And, over the years in his lifetime, he acquired the skills necessary and sufficient wealth to enable him to become a successful land speculator. Commencing about 1688 according to records available, he began to acquire numerous tracts of land by Patents or deeds. In Colonial times, Maryland law required a person who bought or leased a tract of land to give it a name. Consequently, in every instance of a Patent or deed, one will find the name of the tract mentioned in the record. Some of the many tracts owned by Hugh Riley, just to name a few, were "Riley's Folly," "Ryley's Range," Labor," "Hogyard," "Poplar Thicket," "Green Spring," and etc. An index of the many land transactions entered into by him in the form of patents or indentures ~deeds) and selected extracts of those recorded documents can be found in Appendix D. Mr. Donald Ray Barnes, a Certified Genealogist, wrote the following passages about Hugh Riley, Sr., in his article entitled "Kugh Riley and His Descendants" and printed in an issue of the Prince George's CountyGenealogica~ Society Bulletin in 1979.3 According to depositions taken in 1716 and 1719 HUGH RILEY, Planter, was born 1652/63, place unknown. In early deeds he is styled carpenter and first appears in Anne Arundel County Court in 1676 when he received 335 Ibs of tobacco from the estate of Wm. Jones. Apparently Hugh lived in Calvert County.

Research Notes:

On 10 December 1722, Hugh Riley, Planter of Prince George's County, coveyed to William Chapline, his son-in-law, Planter of Prince George's County, part of a tract of land called "The Forrest" of 259 acres; containing

Aodh married Margaret Plummer [18729] [MRIN: 6509], daughter of Thomas Plummer [14991] and Unknown, in 1675 in , Calvert, Maryland, USA. (Margaret Plummer [18729] was born in 1655 and died in 1696 in , , , USA.)

Aodh next married Rebecca Penson [18666] [MRIN: 6484] in 1712 in Piscataway, Prince George's, Maryland, USA. (Rebecca Penson [18666] was born in 1682 and died in 1748 in , , ,USA.)

Aodh next married Mary Moore [18667] [MRIN: 6485] in 1698 in , Prince George's, Maryland, USA. (Mary Moore [18667] was born in 1658 and died in 1711 in , , , USA.)

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GEDCOM Note

Per email from Rose Mangan, 01-15-1999: "PART OF HUGH RYLEY'S LAND RECORDS IN CALVERT & Prince George's counties: 5 May 1688, Calvert Co., "Riley's Horse Pasture", 330 acres, granted Hugh Ryley; 16 May 1689, Calvert Co., "The Beginning" and "Hugh's Labour", granted Hugh Ryley; 19 Feb 1694, Calvert Co., "Ryley's Range", 800 acres, granted Hugh Ryley; 3 Sep 194, Calvert Co., "Rylys Lott" granted Hugh Ryley; 25 Aug 1696 Hugh Riley, carpenter of Prince George's Co., sold 50 acres part of "Rile's Folly" and "Hugh's Labor" on east side of Collington Branch to George Coope of Anne Arundel Co, no fie's acknowlegement; 23 Jun 1696 Hugh Riley, Carpenter of prince George's Co., sold Nathaniel Brothers part of tract called "The Beginning"; no acknowlegement; 28 Jun 1698, Hugh Riley; sold 130 acres deducted from "The Beginning" and "Riley's Folly" called "Second Lott" to Solomon Rothery of Anne Arundel Co.; acknowledged by Mary Riley, his wife; 28 Jun 1698 Hugh Riley sold 107 acres called "The First Late" deducted from a tract called "The Beginning"; acknowledged by Mary Riley, wife of Hugh 9 Sep 1699, Hugh Riley, gentleman of Prince George's Co.; sold to John Baptistyler 100 acres called "Duchman's Imployment", part of "Riley's Range" in the woods above thehead of Collington; and 200 acres called "Widdow's Purchase" to Sarah Rodery from same tract; acknowldeged by Mary Rile, wife of Hugh; 13 Apr 1698, for Hugh Riley, Thomas Addison filed a resurvey of an 800 acre tract called "Major's Lott" on Collington Branch; 3 Jun 1702, Hugh Riley sold Samuel Brashear a 60 acre tract in Prince George's Co.; acknowledged by Mary Riley, wife of Hugh; 15 Feb 1703, Hugh Ryley sold 510 acres of 1000 acres of "Ryley's Discovery", called "Ware Park", to Edward Dawson and 380 acres of same to Thomas Ricketts; acknowledged by Mary Riley, wie of Hugh; 13 Feb 1703, Hugh Ryley, sold 510 acres called "Stoney Plaines", part of "Ryley's Discovery" to Richard Isaac; acknowledged by Mary Riley; 10 Jan 1704, Hugh Ryley, carpenter, bought 50 acres called "The Beginning" from Charles Hyatt 8 May 1712, Hugh Ryley, gene=tleman of Prince George's Co., sold 103 acres of land calle "Rose Purchase" taken from "Scott's Lott"; no acknowledgement by wife."

References

• Descendants of Walter Plummer
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 25 2019,
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I9742...