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Ann Riley (Butler)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
Death: after 1737
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Nathaniel Butler and Sarah Olcott
Wife of Lieut. Isaac Riley
Mother of Isaac Riley and Nathaniel Riley
Sister of William Butler; Abigail Wright; Samuel Butler; Nathaniel Butler; Ruth Butler and 2 others

Managed by: Gene Daniell
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About Ann Riley

Ann Butler daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Green) Butler married Isaac Riley

Adams, Sherman W. (Sherman Wolcott), and Henry R. (Henry Reed) Stiles. The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut: Comprising the Present Towns of Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, and Newington; and of Glastonbury Prior to its Incorporation in 1693, from Date of Earliest Settlement Until the Present Time with Extensive Genealogies and Genealogical Notes on Their Early Families. (New York: The Grafton Press, 1904), 2:545.

"Lieut. Isaac (Riley), (poss. ygst. s. of John the Settler), m. Ann (dau. Nath'l) Butler, of 17 Dec., 1696; he d. 29 Jan., 1737-8, in 67 yr.-W. Ins. Invent. Of his est. taken 14 Feb., 1737-8, amt. £2,856-13-03; will dated 20 Jan., 1737-8; wife Ann and s. Samuel app. Executors."

Wethersfield Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, 216.

"Riley, … Isaack, m. Ann Butler, d. Nathaniell, Dec. 17, 1969, by Stephen Mix [1:69]"

The Connecticut Nutmegger. (West Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Society of Genealogists), 35:20 . link Ann Riley widow of Isaac, Wethersfield, Inventory taken 3 Dec 1750 by Jonathan Belding and John Stillman


Biography

Ann BUTLER was born on 14 Nov 1672 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, daughter of Nathaniel BUTLER and Sarah GREENE.

Per Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700, pg 625, Ann BUTLER was married to Isaac RILEY on 17 Dec 1696 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. It reads as follows "RILEY, Isaac (-1738) & Ann BUTLER; 17 Dec 1696; Wethersfsield, CT". [1]. This is confirmed by the Barbour Connecticut Town Vital Records for Wethersfield which reads as follows: "Isaack, mar Ann Butler, dau of Nathaniell, 17 Dec 1696, by Stephen Mix.[2], [3]

Ann was mentioned in her husband's will that was drawn up on 11 Jan 1737/38 and was probated on 20 Jan 1738 (20 Jan 1737/38 O.S.), along with their children: Sons Josiah, the eldest; Isaac Riley, 2nd son; Samuel, 3rd son; and Nathaniel Riley, 4th son, and Daughters Ann, Mary, Lucy 1st, 2nd, and 3rd daughters respectively. She and her son Samuel were named as executors to carry out his will.[4]

Note regarding birth date: Her birthdate was found in the S.A.R. record (see photo). Need access to the Barbour Town Collection series for the Town Wethersfield to verify this. There is a baptism record in Bloomfield, CT that says that Anna Butler, daughter of Nathaniel Butler, baptized on 21 Aug 1780 in Bloomfield, Hartford Co., CT. This is for a different person named Anna, not Ann, Butler (Anna belongs to the Bloomfield family, not the Wethersfield family) and should not be confused with this Ann Butler.[5]

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Butler-1894

Ann (Butler) Riley (abt. 1672 - aft. 1737)

Ann Riley formerly Butler

Born about 14 Nov 1672 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut [uncertain]

Daughter of Nathaniel Butler and Sarah (Green) Alcock

Sister of Samuel Butler, Hannah (Butler) Case, William Butler, Abigail (Butler) Wright [half] and Ruth (Butler) Curtis [half]

Wife of Isaac Riley Sr. — married 17 Dec 1696 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut

Mother of Ann Riley, Josiah Riley, Isaac Riley Jr., Mary Riley, Sarah Riley, Lucy Riley, Samuel Riley Sr. and Nathaniel Riley

Died after 1737 after about age 64 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut [uncertain]

Profile last modified 19 Nov 2018 | Created 8 Jul 2011

Sources

Barbour Town Records, Wethersfield VR, Marriages.
New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Torrey, pg 625
FindAGrave Memorial #178592543
No. 4 iv - Descendants of Richard Butler of Hartford, Connecticut by Walter Percy Butler and Kathryn Morris Wilkinson
↑ New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Torrey, pg 625
↑ Barbour Town Records, Wethersfield VR.
http://dunhamwilcox.net/barbour/wethersfield_barbour_b4.htm
↑ Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
↑ Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Ann Riley's Timeline

1672
November 14, 1672
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
1704
May 18, 1704
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
1716
January 13, 1716
Cromwell, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
1737
1737
Age 64
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
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