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Ruth Cole Davis 1774–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1800

Death Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA

Father: Samuel Davis

Mother: Mary Rich

Spouse(s): Hezekiah Riley

Children(s): Daniel Riley, Nancy Riley, Charles Riley, Ira Riley

Ruth Cole Davis was born in 1774 in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel D Davis And Mary Rich. In 1850, Ruth Cole Davis resided in Western Division, Anderson, South Carolina, USA. Ruth Cole Davis married Hezekiah Riley, and had children including Charles Riley, Daniel E Riley, Ira Ellis Riley, John Davis, Nancy Riley. Ruth Cole Davis passed away in 1800 in South Carolina, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Cole Davis was born in 1774 in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel D Davis And Mary Rich.
  • In 1850, Ruth Cole Davis resided in Western Division, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
  • Ruth Cole Davis married Hezekiah Riley, and had children including Charles Riley, Daniel E Riley, Ira Ellis Riley, John Davis, Nancy Riley.
  • Ruth Cole Davis passed away in 1800 in South Carolina, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Davis
1746–1817
Birth Location: Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Rich
1746–1817
Birth Location: Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Hezekiah Riley
1762–1850
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
HR

Children(s)

Daniel Riley
1794–1850
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Nancy Riley
1792–1836
Birth Location: Cherokee, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
NR
Charles Riley
1793–
Birth Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
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Ira Riley
1798–
Birth Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
IR

Ruth Davis's Ancestors

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Ruth Davis
1774–1800
Birth Place: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel D Davis
1746–1817
Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Rich
1746–1817
Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel Davis
1711–1784
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth Davis
1717–1764
Oxford, Massachusetts
ELISHA RICH
1717–1785
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Rich
1717–1787
Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Col. Learned
1690–1772
Deborah Haynes
1690–1777
Samuel Rich
1684–1729
Elizabeth Tompkins
1684–1741
Samuel Davis
1681–1760
Mary Chamberlain
1687–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Larned
1655–1737
Sarah Bigelow-Learned
1659–1703
Daniel Stone
1644–1719
Ruth GGM
1655–1755
Nicholas Rich
1660–1726
Abigail Rich
1660–1751
John Davis
1643–1683
Mary Davis
1648–1683

Ruth Davis's Descendants

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Ruth (Cole) Davis (1774–1800) m. Hezekiah Riley (1762–10 July 1850)
  1. 1. Daniel (E) Riley 1794–1850 m. Gillian (Anne) Riley 1805–1870
    1. 1. Nancy Riley 1837–1918 m. Joseph (Mitchell) Riley 1824–1876 m. Mason Duncan 1832–1915
      1. 1. William (Lee) Riley 1864–1943 m. Margaret Riley 1858–1948 m. Maggie (L) Riley 1874–1948
        1. 1. Maude (Hamilton Mary) Riley 1894–1945 m. Homer (James) Sr 1893–1941
        2. 2. Annie (Laura) Riley 1885–1962 m. William (F) Reilly 1877–1958
        3. 3. Joe Riley 1897–
        4. 4. Port Riley 1901–
        5. 5. Lavania Riley 1903–1975 m. Herman (L) Evans 1900–
        6. 6. Theodore (Caperous) Riley 1899–1939
        7. 7. Ruth (Corneal) Robbins 1905–1992 m. Charles (W) Robbins 1899–
      2. 2. Lugenia Riley 1869–
      3. 3. Martha Riley 1865–
      4. 4. Ann Riley 1867–
      5. 5. Sarah Riley 1858–1960
      6. 6. Fanny (L. L.) Duncan 1876–1951 m. Walter (D) Dodd 1876–1954
        1. 1. Kathleen (L) Brooks 1900–1990 m. Loyd (T) Brooks 1901–
        2. 2. Jack (Clare) Dodd 1896–1971
      7. 7. Kate Duncan 1879–
      8. 8. Joseph (M.) Duncan 1872–1956
      9. 9. Allena Duncan 1866–
      10. 10. Henrietta Duncan 1859–
      11. 11. Eleanor Brock 1867–1889
      12. 12. Olive (Duncan) Reeder 1872–
      13. 13. James (Greenbury) Riley 1867–1914
      14. 14. Elizabeth Riley 1869–
      15. 15. Samuel (Capers) Riley 1871–1947
      16. 16. John (Emmett) Riley 1872–1941
      17. 17. Clarence (E.) Riley 1875–1947
      18. 18. Ernest (P.) Riley 1882–1915
      19. 19. Mary Riley 1849–
      20. 20. George Riley 1856–
      21. 21. Lora Riley 1871–
      22. 22. Rosanna Riley 1875–
      23. 23. Arthur Riley 1876–
      24. 24. Josephine Riley 1874–
      25. 25. Anna (M) Duncan 1860–1932
    2. 2. Jane (C) Riley 1834–1890 m. (Frederick) (William Manson) Dorsey 1827–1862
      1. 1. Henry (Crawford) Dorsey 1853–1925
      2. 2. William (Fowler "Daddy Bill") Dorsey 1853–1936
      3. 3. Mary (Gillie Ann) Dorsey 1856–1936
      4. 4. Martha (Jane) Dorsey 1859–1908
      5. 5. Joseph (Daniel) Dorsey 1860–1928
    3. 3. Martha Riley 1839–
    4. 4. Margaret Riley 1841–
    5. 5. Mary Riley 1843–1880
    6. 6. Amanda Riley 1849–1924
    7. 7. Gillian (M) Riley 1847–
    8. 8. Frederick (Asberry) Riley 1828–1906
    9. 9. James (Oliver) Riley 1845–1926
    10. 10. Charles (Julius) Riley 1846–1914
    11. 11. John Riley 1847–
  2. 2. Nancy Riley 1792–1836
  3. 3. Charles Riley 1793–
  4. 4. Ira (Ellis) Riley 1798–

Ruth Davis's Timeline

3 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Ruth Cole Davis in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
1800
1800
Age 26
Death of Ruth Cole Davis in South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 76
Ruth Cole Davis resided here in Western Division, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Western Division, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Western Division, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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