Richard Ryals Sr (1748 - 1816)

Born 1748 in Surry, Virginia

Descendants

Died 29 Mar 1816 at about age 68 in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Richard Ryals Sr was a North Carolina colonist.

Although an unconfirmed match, we find Richard Rhyl as Captain Eyre's Men on Guard at The State House in 1775.^[1] And, similarly, in 1776.^[2] Richard Ryals is described of Virginia, and as having served as a private in the Wilmington militia, Cumberland County, North Carolina.^[3][4]

Other than military service, we first find Richard Ryals in the 1790 census, as Richard Ryal in Cumberland, North Carolina.^[5]

For the 1800 census, he shows up in the same location as Richard Ryalls.^[6] And, for the 1820, in the same region, then referenced as Capt Baily District, Cumberland, we find him as Richard Ryals.^[7]

Family of Consent

Lastly, his Cumberland County probate record shows up in 1816, in which his wife, Milbra "Milly" or Milley^[8] (Baggett)^[3][4] Ryals is named as Executrix.^[9][10]

The following children are shown as having supporting documents on DARGRS:^[4] or are named in Richard Ryall's will:^[8]

1. Mary (Ryals) Avery, who had married Richard Avery^[4]
2. Young Ryals, who had married Susan Canada^[4][8]
3. Richardson Ryall^[8]
4. Lovett Ryals^[8]
5. Elizabeth Ryall^[8]
6. Nancy Ryall^[8]
7. Winifred Ryall^[8]
8. Ridley (Ryall)^[8] Adams Woodard^[11]

Slaves

1. Esther (girl)^[8] who was bequeathed to wife, Milley (Baggett) Ryals

1. Jack ("boy")^[8] who was bequeathed to son, Young Ryals

1. Henry ("boy")^[8] who was bequeathed to son, Lovett Ryals

Research Notes

• Matching on Ancestry.com suggests Joseph (ca. 1717-1769) and Sarah (ca. 1721-1800) Ryals as parents. No FamilySearch records emerge for this pair, but a Find A Grave: Memorial #23937560 does show Joseph Melvin Ryals (ca. 1717-1782, different dates), buried at Hannahs Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery (Four Oaks, Johnston County), North Carolina, who was the son of Joseph Bernard Ryals (ca. 1695) and Magdalen [this generation being presumptively matched as Joseph Ryals (bef. 1695) and his proven wife, Magdalen (Kollock) Royal (died 24 Apr 1722)]. Note that an undated birth record shows Joseph Melvin Ryals as the son of Joseph Bernard Ryals, but no dates are given.^[12]
• This Joseph's wife is also shown as Sarah Ryals (ca. 1721-1789), also buried at Hannahs Creek on FindAGrave.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch: 16 Mar 2018, Richard Rhyl, 1775.
2. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch: 16 Mar 2018, Richard Rhyl, 1776.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Gillentine, Flora Myers. Lineage Book: National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Vol. CXIV/1915. 1930, p. 85-6. Washington, District of Columbia: Press of Judd & Detweiler, Inc.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Presumptive match, based upon matched death year, spouse, and descendants: Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed June 5, 2021), "Record of RYALS, RICHARD", Ancestor # A098769. citing S/S: NC Rev Army Accts, Vol V, Folio 4. p. 56.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 27 Dec 2018, Richard Ryal (sic), Cumberland, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 101, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington DC: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 27 Dec 2018, Richard Ryalls (sic), Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 375, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington DC: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 31; FHL microfilm 337,907.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 27 Dec 2018, Richard Ryals, Capt Baily District, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 146, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington DC: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 83; FHL microfilm 162,799.
8. ↑ ^{8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11} Image of 1816 Will of Richard Ryall.
9. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch: 12 Mar 2018, Richard Ryals, 1816; citing Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,862,405.
10. ↑ See also: * Ryals, Richard Sr. The Legacy of Richard Ryals. Cumberland, NC. 1816 probate. Photocopy of actual will provided by Garth E Bowling Jr. 30 Jul 1987. William Avera ESQ (unsourced) and witnessed by Levi Ennis.
11. ↑ Ridley married Jesse Woodard, secondly: Wilson, Leonard, editor. Makers of America: Biographies of Leading Men and Women Including Family Histories Considering Accurate Genealogical Records Running Back for Hundreds of Years in The Old World: The Subjects of These Sketches Considering the Bone and Sinew of America's Prosperity and Life. Johnson's Series, vol. 3. 1915, p. 404. Washington, DC; Paris; London; Rome: B F Johnson, Inc.
12. ↑ Unconfirmed match, but highly probable/possible Harnett County Register of Deeds (p. 7 in film) "Index to Vital Statistics - Delayed Births": "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch: indexed 24 Oct 2019, Joseph Melvin Ryals; citing Birth, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102329418.