Ni-Go-Di-Ge-Yu Sti Yu Riley

Ni-Go-Di-Ge-Yu (Nigodigeyu) "Nigudayi"

• Birth: 1764 in Cherokee Nation (East) (near Tellico Plains, Tennessee)
• Death: 27 Apr 1818 at about age 54 in Cherokee Nation (East) (near Blue Springs, Bradley, Tennessee, United States)
• Burial: Smalley Cemetery Anglers Cove, Roane County, Tennessee, USA
• Parents: Chaquelataque Doublehead and an unknown woman
• Clan: Long Hair
• Spouse: Samuel Riley, Jr. (1747-March 1819)

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Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Doublehead-10

Samuel Riley is believed to have been born in Maryland about 1747 the son of Samuel R Sr Riley and Eleanor Wallace. He came to the Cherokee Nation as a trader and became a partner of Doublehead. He was listed as a white trader living in the Cherokee Nation in 1797. He lived about 4-5 miles south of the present town of Kingston in the Hiwassie District on what is now Rileys Creek. He was a taxpayer in 1808 Roane County, Tennessee.

He married two of Doublehead's daughters, Nigodigeyu and Gulustiyu. Nigodigayu and Samuel were the parents of five children, James, Catherine, Nelson, Martha, and Madison. [1]

Children

1. James Riley, born about 1792.
   1. Married Jenny Shields. 4 children:
      1. Lewis Riley
      2. Susan Riley
      3. Malinda Riley
      4. Nannie Riley
   2. James also had a son whose mother is unknown,
      1. Jonathan Riley. [2]
2. Catherine Riley, born about 1800.
   1. Married Andrew Lacey. 6 children:
      1. Ensley Lacey
      2. Amanda Lacey
      3. Eliza Lacey
      4. Macy Lacey
      5. Alexander Lacey
      6. Catherine Lacey
3. Martha Riley, born about 1802.
   1. Married John Hall. 3 children:
      1. Elizabeth Hall
      2. Ellen Hall
      3. Martha Hall
4. Nelson Riley, born about 1803.
   1. First married Mary Cordell. 2 children:
      1. Martha Jane Riley
      2. Louisa Riley
   2. His second marriage was to Elizabeth Thompson and they had seven children:
      1. Ellen Riley
      2. Margaret Riley
      3. Julius Riley
      4. Joseph Riley
      5. Mary Ann Riley
      6. Perry Andre Riley
      7. Charles Riley
5. Madison Riley, born about 1808. No further information.

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References

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130747354/ni_go_di_ge_yu-riley
• https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~talbotfamilyhistory/genealogy/17685...
• http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brockfamily/genealogy/KinshipNotes-K...
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 23 2023, 14:16:59 UTC
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Doublehead-10 cites
  • 1. Starr, Emmet. History of the Cherokee Indians. Oklahoma Yesterday Publications edition, Tulsa, OK. 1979. pp. 432 and 475. Digitized edition at < Archive.Org >
• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/l/e/h/Gerald-M-Lehmann/BOOK-0001/0002...