Individual Details
John Raley
(Abt 1700 - Bef 7 Mar 1744)
Notes:
This is most likely the John Raley given in the following Fresco entry. It would not have been Thomas Greenwell's first wife, Mary Medley who was the widow of John Raley, but Greenwell's second wife, Mary Heard, who married Greenwell third.
Marriages and Deaths, St Mary's County, Maryland 1634-1900 by Margaret K. Fresco
RALEY: John, s/John, m. Mary Medley, b. ca. 1700, dau/John Medley Sr. & Sarah. Mary m. (2) Thomas Greenwell who d. 1750. Ref. wills TA-1:219,253 (7) (58)
The Maryland Calendar Of Wills Compiled And Edited By Jane Baldwin (Jane Baldwin Cotton) Wills From 1738 To 1743 Volume VIII. Family Line Publications Westminster, Maryland 1988; p. 261
Riley, John, St Mary's Co., 22nd Dec., 1743; 7th March, 1743-4.
To dau. Anne and hrs., 70 A. land.
" dau. Elizabeth, personalty.
" son Bennett, real est. at death of his mother.
" wife Mary, extx., life int. in entire real estate.
Test: Samuel Bellwood, Richard Wimset, Richard Mahory. 23. 460.
Note: Widow abides by will.
Abstracts of the Inventories Of The Prerogative Court Libers 29-36 1744-1748 V. L. Skinner, Jr. Brookeville Maryland 20833 July 1990, p. 7
John Riley 29.221 SM £155.0.10 Apr 10 1744 Jun 5 1744
Appraisers: Samuel Ballwood, John Heardin.
Creditors: Joseph Davis, Abraham Barnes.
Next of kin: John Ford, Peter Ford, Sr.
Administrators/Executors: ---- (name not given) and his wife Mary.
Abstracts Of The Administration Accounts Of The Prerogative Court Libers 21 Through 28 1744-1750 V. L. Skinner, Jr. Brookeville, Maryland 20833 February 1997, p. 25
John Bealy, Sr. 21.361 A SM £155.0.10 £42.12.2 Jun 5 1745
Sureties: Richard Cooper, Richard Wimsett.
Received from: Mr. Philip Key, Richard Mohany, John Eden, William Rousey, Capt, Barns, Luke Spalding, Philip Key.
Payments to: Christian Brewer, Dr. Cook, Margarett Ford, Ignatius Chamberlain, Ignatius French, Mr. Key, Capt. Abraham Barns, Joseph Davis, Henry Riggley, James Thompson, Samuel Able, Jr., John Jarboe, William Harrison, John Manning.
Executrix: Mary Greenwell, wife of Thomas Greenwell.
Debt Books 1753 St Marys lists a Mary Greenwell for Part Green Hill of 221 acres.
Note: Greenhill was 250 acres in Newtown "on the west side of St Lawrence Creek; fresh on north side Brittain Bay.
In 1709 land was possessed by John Riley and 11/7/1732, 29 acres was purchsed from Riley by John Ford, Jr.
This is most likely the John Raley given in the following Fresco entry. It would not have been Thomas Greenwell's first wife, Mary Medley who was the widow of John Raley, but Greenwell's second wife, Mary Heard, who married Greenwell third.
Marriages and Deaths, St Mary's County, Maryland 1634-1900 by Margaret K. Fresco
RALEY: John, s/John, m. Mary Medley, b. ca. 1700, dau/John Medley Sr. & Sarah. Mary m. (2) Thomas Greenwell who d. 1750. Ref. wills TA-1:219,253 (7) (58)
The Maryland Calendar Of Wills Compiled And Edited By Jane Baldwin (Jane Baldwin Cotton) Wills From 1738 To 1743 Volume VIII. Family Line Publications Westminster, Maryland 1988; p. 261
Riley, John, St Mary's Co., 22nd Dec., 1743; 7th March, 1743-4.
To dau. Anne and hrs., 70 A. land.
" dau. Elizabeth, personalty.
" son Bennett, real est. at death of his mother.
" wife Mary, extx., life int. in entire real estate.
Test: Samuel Bellwood, Richard Wimset, Richard Mahory. 23. 460.
Note: Widow abides by will.
Abstracts of the Inventories Of The Prerogative Court Libers 29-36 1744-1748 V. L. Skinner, Jr. Brookeville Maryland 20833 July 1990, p. 7
John Riley 29.221 SM £155.0.10 Apr 10 1744 Jun 5 1744
Appraisers: Samuel Ballwood, John Heardin.
Creditors: Joseph Davis, Abraham Barnes.
Next of kin: John Ford, Peter Ford, Sr.
Administrators/Executors: ---- (name not given) and his wife Mary.
Abstracts Of The Administration Accounts Of The Prerogative Court Libers 21 Through 28 1744-1750 V. L. Skinner, Jr. Brookeville, Maryland 20833 February 1997, p. 25
John Bealy, Sr. 21.361 A SM £155.0.10 £42.12.2 Jun 5 1745
Sureties: Richard Cooper, Richard Wimsett.
Received from: Mr. Philip Key, Richard Mohany, John Eden, William Rousey, Capt, Barns, Luke Spalding, Philip Key.
Payments to: Christian Brewer, Dr. Cook, Margarett Ford, Ignatius Chamberlain, Ignatius French, Mr. Key, Capt. Abraham Barns, Joseph Davis, Henry Riggley, James Thompson, Samuel Able, Jr., John Jarboe, William Harrison, John Manning.
Executrix: Mary Greenwell, wife of Thomas Greenwell.
Debt Books 1753 St Marys lists a Mary Greenwell for Part Green Hill of 221 acres.
Note: Greenhill was 250 acres in Newtown "on the west side of St Lawrence Creek; fresh on north side Brittain Bay.
In 1709 land was possessed by John Riley and 11/7/1732, 29 acres was purchsed from Riley by John Ford, Jr.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1700 | St. Mary's Co., Md | |||
| Marriage | Aft 15 Apr 1741 | St Mary's County, Md - Mary Heard |  | ||
| Death | Bef 7 Mar 1744 | St Mary's County, Md |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Heard (1711 - 1751) |
| Child | Elizabeth Raley (1742 - 1801) |
| Child | Anne Raley (1743 - ) |
| Child | Bennett Riley (1744 - 1805) |
| Father | John Raley ( - 1712) |