John Johnnson, of Ashe County

John Johnson married Sarah Riley, daughter of Ninian Riley Sr. and Elizabeth Taylor. (Sarah Riley was born in 1748 in USA.)

Family Tree Circles Ninian Riley leaves Maryland to settle in Surry County, North Carolina. familytreecircles.com. 2 Jun 2015

GEDCOM Source

KAH45 2009 (http://www.familytreecircles.com/ninian-riley-leaves-maryland-to-se... : accessed 2 Jun 2015).

3 Ninian Riley, the son of Eliphaz Riley, was born March 18, 1725 in Montgomery Co.,MD. and died 1814, in Fayette Co. KY. He was a farmer and a Baptist Minister.

His reason for leaving appears to be harrassment for supporting the Patriots and the fact he converted to the Baptist faith. He had been a Warden in the Rock Creek Episcopal Church. At least two of his sons were later ordained ministers in the Baptist faith.

Ann Reid Ritchie in Casstevens (1981): "Ninian Riley, Sr. performed patriotic service in the Revolutionary War. He signed the Oath of Fidelity and Allegiance to the State of Maryland. His was the eighth name on Samuel McGruder's return. Ninian was the Warden of St. Paul's Parish, Rock Creek Church (now in Washington, D.C.) for the years 1763 through 1767, and 1772.

Ninian Riley married Elizabeth Taylor in 1746. She was born in 1726 and died 1812, in Fayette, KY. They had eight daughters and four sons:
Sarah, born 1748. She married John Johnson.
Rachel, born 31 Dec 1750.
Mary, born 1757. She married William Allnut.
Elizabeth, born 1758. She married Isaac Johnson.
Nancy , born 8 Feb 1760. She married Isaac Windsor.
Zachariah, born in MD. James Taylor, born 1764, in MD. He married, first, Susan Lanneau, then Martha Cass, 25 Feb 1789 and third Susan Mockerbee.
Gerrard, born 20 May 1766, in MD. He married Carolina Frances Wright who was the daughter of John Wright III and Ann Williams.
Ninian Riley, Jr. born 10 April 1767. He married Sarah Wright also the daughter of John Wright III and Ann Williams.
Lucy, born 1770. She married Robert Cass.
Precious, born in MD. She married Stephen Wood.
John, born 1778. He married Sarah Elsberry.

References

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jan 2 2018, 19:51:32 UTC
• https://postmorrowgenealogy.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I74609&t...
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GLT4-16B
• https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~talbotfamilyhistory/genealogy/17600...