>From: "jlr" <jlr@cinci.rr.com> >Reply-To: OHHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com >To: OHHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [OH-HAMILT] OBIT for Walter P. Riley d. Cincinnati 29 APR >1994 >Date: Sun, 8 May 2005 14:30:29 -0400 > >OH MY GOSH...... >Are you by any chance UNCLE BIM'S son? >I am ROBERT J. RILEY daughter, Joy Lynn. >I have alot of info on my family. >Please email me jlr@cinci.rr.com > >Joy Lynn Riley Joy, This may be the second time you receive this message. My first try bounced.Will try again. Bill. That was a fast response. Unfortunately I am not a son of Bim. In fact I doubt that I am related at all to the family of Walter P. Riley. For the longest time several of us thought that my anscestor, Matson Riley, b. 1779 in Virginia was the brother of Joseph Riley born about the same time in Virginia. Unfortunately through the efforts of DNA tests it appears now that Matson and Joseph are at the most related through their wives, both being Dyes, who were first or second cousins once removed. Matson is the son of Robert Riley who supposedly with a brother John Riley came from the North of Ireland around the time of the Revolutionary War. We have found that descendants of Joseph Riley match exactly with descendants of Miles, Hugh and Thomas Riley who were born in Cavan Co., Ireland and settled for a while in Maryland and Virginia. David Sidney Riley has documented lots of information on descendants of Miles Riley. A few days ago I started checking on descendants of a Thomas Riley who reportedly was born 1635 in Virginia thinking that this Thomas might be the same Thomas who was the brother of Miles and Hugh. I have been able to trace the descendants of Thomas b. 1635/38 down to the 1930 census. Am not trying to find a living male Riley descendant who would be willing to be tested to see if he matches with David Sidney Riley. I will gladly provide you any information you wish on my ancestry. And would greatly appreciate help on locating a relative of Walter P. Riley. Could you please give me a bit of information about your father Robert J. Riley? If you can not tie him to Walter or his parents, if you could give me your father's parents or grand parents I might be able to make the connection. Really looking forward to hearing form you. Bill Leonard W. Riley III Leonard W. Riley Jr Leonard W. Riley Sr John Newton Riley John Dye Riley Matson Riley Robert Riley brother of John Riley, both born in the North of Ireland.