Hi Diana, From # 11 Rieley, John, 073 [Orange], c1791, WB-B/152, AR Riley, Jacob, 073, c1812, WB-D/365, AR Riley, William, 073, 1846, WB-F/238, AR In checking Orange County deeds in the late 1700s I found John Riley and wife Mary; Jacob; James and wife Rachel; James, Jr.; and William. I was looking for possibilities. You can rule out John and Mary Riely: he died in 1791 and named wife Mary, William, Nancy, Elizabeth, Robert and Samuel. In checking Orange County Marriages these seem to be "in the running" for parents (only because of the marriage date). RILEY, James - GRIMES, Sarah, 08/09/1793 RILEY, James - WATSON, Ellender, 02/03/1802 RILEY, John - COLLINS, Polly, 07/11/1800 RILEY, John - REDMAN, Sally, 01/19/1793 RILEY, John - WHITTAKER, Polly, 06/31/1794 RILEY, John - LYTLE, Mary, 07/26/1785 RILEY, Peter - WOODS, Elizabeth, 07/21/1795 RILEY, William - DOLLAR, Sarah, 02/06/1793 I checked James Thompson since he witnessed the wedding of Martha and Sanders but found nothing interesting. I did find your inquiry on the Orange County site. Dee . For a detailed bibliography on the reference sources used for lookups, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Diana Mundle <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 7:48 AM Subject: abstracts of wills recorded in Orange Co., NC 1752-1800 & 1800-1850 > Hello Dee, > I truely hope you can help me. I hit a Brick wall in my genealogy about 4 > years ago. > Would it be possible to have a listing of Railey/Rily/Riley will #'s > recorded in Orange County? > My 4th Great Grandfather Sanders Riley was born in 1796/97 and I have only > been able to trace him back to his marriage in 1828. I figure if I start > odering wills of Riley's I've got to find his father eventually, hopefully. > > Thank you in advance for your help. > Sincerely, > Diana Riley-Mundle > [email protected] > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > >