Ann, Do you have more information on the Rileys in the below message? I go back to Thomas Riley Jr,b. 1803, and brother of William Riley, b. abt 1801. Willie ----- Original Message ----- From: <meljr09@msn.com> To: <TNPICKET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 9:10 AM Subject: [TNPICKET-L] Re: Thomas Riley > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VgB.2ACE/319.376.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Debra, how far has your Riley/Evans research come? My greatgrandmother > was Sarah Riley Grooms of TN b 1820 probably in the Overton/Pickett area > and later Fentress Co. I believe her to be the daughter of William and > Mary Riley as they bought land from William in 1847. William's mother was > Nancy Evans Riley, daughter of Thomas and Jane Howerton Evans. Many of > the surnames you mention can be found in marriages in the Riley/Evans > lines. After William's death in 1851, Mary lived with daughter Margaret > and Isham Huckaby. There are Garrett marriages in that line as well. Ann > at meljr09@msn.com > > > ==== TNPICKET Mailing List ==== > To contact the list Coordinator > Shawn Gray Mailto:octk@netzero.com or > Richard M. Howland. mailto:richpump@sbcglobal.net > >