William RIFFE family: Gabriel RIFFE, b 18 Jan 1764, Pa d c1826 & Eliz. (Murry?) RIFFE, s/o Peter RIFFE, Sr b 1725 Wythe Co d Wythe Co, Va 1820 md Elizabeth "Betsy" MUNSEY b c1775 NC (living in h/h Elijah 1850 TAZ) Children: 1. Conrad RIFFE b c 1794, md Mary (Minzy) HATFIELD of Russell Co 2. William RIFFE b 18 Jul 1803 Tazewell,VA d 22 Apr 1897 md Sarah TRENT of McD. Co b 1 Apr 1811 d 12 Mar 1893 d/o Fred. & Agnes E. (Horton) TRENT 1880 Wyo Co 3. Hannah RIFFE b 1805 NC 4. Peter RIFFE b c1807 md Jane PERRY 5. Gabriel RIFFE b c1815 VA md Martha "Mattie" EVANS b 1816 6. Elijah RIFFE b c1815 VA md 30 Apr 1841 PCK Malinda ROBINSON b 1820 KY d/o James 7. Daniel RIFFE 8. Gordon RIFFE b c1820 VA md Sarah "Sally" MULLLINS, d/o Sherwood & Mary (Roberts) MULLINS (I-3-4) ? 9. Nancy RIFFE b 1828 m Jacob COLLINS, Nancy may be dtr of Hannah #3?? 10. Sallie RIFFE Some of these Riffes went to Lewis Co, WA and there was, before dam flooded it, a small town of Riffe. #2 Children of William "Fighting Bill" RIFFE b 18 Jul 1803 & Sarah TRENT d/o Frederick TRENT, Sr. & Agnes HORTON 1. Dicey RIFFE b 1825 md Marshall ROBERTS s/o Isaac *2. Lewis RIFFE b 1831 md 1) 9 June 1851 Taz, Margaret "Peggy" COLLINS, b c1826 VA d bef 1870, 2) bef 1880 Mary LESTER b 1846 d/o Maston & Dicy (Roberts) (I-3-1-7) Margaret COLLINS d/o Jesse COLLINS, on 1900 Wyo p 258 ch: Gabriel 3. Mary "Polly" b 1834 md John COLLINS 19 Apr 1855 s/o John & Lydia (Toner) COLLINS, John s/o Meredith COLLINS 4. Susan "Sookie" RIFFE b 1835 d 1928 nickname "Granny Scook", Sarah had a dtr Sarah by John HAMMONDS never md John, she md Benjamin COLLINS 11 May 1854 Tz.Co.VA s/o John & Lydia (Toner) COLLINS, dtr Sarah b Portsmouth,Oh bef. Sarah & Ben COLLINS md. On 1880 McD. Co R-17(corre Wanda CLINE, Star Rt,Bx193,Baisden,WV 26508) 5. Elizabeth "Betsy" RIFFE b 1837 md 1858 John GIBSON *6. William RIFFE Jr. b 1844 d 1896 m 1) 18 Feb 1866 Sarah BEVERLY b Feb 1845 d/o Elijah Jr. & Nancy (Hamilton) BEVERLY, 2) Frances ? 7. John RIFFE b 1845 b 1845 d 1900 md 6 Jun 1866 Pricy WILSON PCK d/o Thos WILSON 8. Margaret RIFFE b 1849 d 1938 md 14 May 1868 Jacob PUCKETT b Nov 1841 (Union soldier) s/o Jesse & Jane PUCKETT 9. Sarah "Sally" RIFFE b 1849 Twin m Montraville BLANKENSHIP on 1880 Wyo Co Ch: Peter, Gabriel, Lydia 10. Henry Fernandes RIFFE b 1853 d 1923 m Nancy ASBURY 11. Chloe RIFFE b 1854 m Willis BLANKENSHIP 12. Fredrick RIFFE b 14 Dec 1847 d 1945 m Elvira DAVIS d/o Jesse & Peggy DAVIS 13. Nancy RIFFE b 1842 d 1925 #2 Lewis RIFFE m 1) 1851 Taz. Margaret (Collins) Riffe (1850 #108, 1860 #401 Wyo, 1870 McDow 1880 Wyo) m 2) c1870 Mary LESTER d/o Maston & Dicy (Roberts) LESTER (See Dicy ROBERTS in James ROBERTS file) Ch: 1. Lydia RIFFE b c1851 VA 2. Sarah RIFFE b c1853 VA m Daniel ASBURY s/o James Harvey & Lavicy (CHRISTIAN) ASBURY 3. Lewis RIFFE b c1846 VA 4. Floyd RIFFE b c1859 to Lewis Co, WA (Floyd md Armita BLANKENSHIP 2 Mar 1881) 5. John RIFFE b c1865 VA Ch by 2nd wf, Mary "Polly" LESTER b 1848, WV d/o Maston, md Lewis RIFFE, b c1833, 1900 WyoCo p. 258, 1st wife Margaret COLLINS (on 1870 McD, 1880 Wyo census) Children: 1. Amos Judson Judd RIFFE b 1869 (poss. on 1900 Wyo #116 w/wf Sallie, daus. Laura & Virgie) 2. Moses C. RIFFE b May 1871 m Alice ___, had George W. RIFFE b Feb 1900 m Hannah DAMERON (I-3-1-10) brd Riffes Cem, Ikes Fk,WV 3. Greenway Jackson "Jack" RIFFE b 1 Mar 1874 Hanover m Elizabeth MORGAN b 28 Sep 1880 Hanover d 17 Jul 1905 had Brooks(m)May 1896, Dara b Mar 1898, James b 1900, 1900WyoCo p258, Myrtle b Hanover,WV d 13 Aug 1988. Betsy was full blood Cherokee Indian, Myrtle md 1) Lee Jackson age 16 had 9 ch 4. Cosby RIFFE b Dec 1877 m Arvid GIBSON b Nov 1861 KY Ch: Dortha M. b 1894, Cora L. b Feb 1897, Arey A. b Jan 1900 5. Elizabeth RIFFE b 17 Apr 1879 d 23 Aug 1967 m Fleming ROBERTS s/o Maston 6. William Harve RIFFE b Apr 1883 WV 7. Mary J. RIFFE b Mch 1886 WV 8. Dicy RIFFE b Feb 1889 WV md ?? ENGLAND ? Floyd RIFFE the Elder Floyd RIFFE who went to Lewis Co, WA 1893 ?? had wf: Aremedia RIFFE, had 4 ch: Rosa, Eliz., Vernie & Charlie b in WV, & Maude b 1895 & Jessee b 1898 in WA, Prim. Bapt.) Maude RIFFE md Allen SCHWARTZ Hettie SCHWARTZ d/o Allen & Maude (Riffe) SCHWARTZ md 1st Frank Lewis VEITSCHEGGER, my brother, had 2 sons: Frank Allen & Terry now with adopted name, BODENHAMER