Gu-Lu-Sti-Yu Riley

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Doublehead-2

Gu-Lu-Sti-Yu was born about 1770 in the Cherokee Nation (East), the daughter of Tal-tsu’ska Doublehead and an unknown mother. According to Emmet Starr she was from the Long Hair clan.

She married Samuel Riley, a white man and business partner of her father, about 1790. [1] Samuel Riley is believed to have been born in Maryland about 1747 the son of Samuel R Sr Riley and Eleanor Wallace. Samuel died in March 1819 at Blue Springs in Roane County, Tennessee.

Her sister Ni-go-di-g-eyu was concurrently married to Samuel.

Family

Parents: Chief Doublehead b: ABT 1744 in Stearns, KY

Married:

1. in Georgia to Samuel Riley b: 1747 in Prince George's County, MD

Children:

1. Nannie Riley b: 1791
2. Richard Riley b: 1791
3. Mary Riley b: 1793
4. John Riley b: 1795
5. Eleanor Riley b: 1796
6. Sally Riley b: 1797
7. Louisa Riley b: 1799
8. Rachel Riley b: 1801
9. Elizabeth Riley b: 11 JAN 1794
10. Lucy Riley b: 1798
11. Looney Riley b: 12 NOV 1800 in Carolina Territory

Notes

She had eleven children. By the treaty that allowed the initial removal of the Cherokees from their homeland land, those not wanting to leave could have a self-reservation granted to them that would forever be passed down to their children if they stayed on that ground. This grant was given to Samuel Riley in Gu-lu-sti-yu's name. The location is given in the Reservees Roll as: " southside of Tennessee opposite of South West Point. Reservation made april 27, 1818. #68.

Links

• Change Date: 24 Jul 2008
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130747036/gu_lu_sti_yu-troxell-...
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Mar 23 2020, 23:37:31 UTC
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Doublehead-2
• https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~talbotfamilyhistory/genealogy/17697...
• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/l/e/h/Gerald-M-Lehmann/BOOK-0001/0002...