John Riker of Cecil County, Maryland
I haven't posted in 6 years, so let's see if there is any new information.
I am looking for the ancestry of an Emaline/ Emeline Moore, born approximately 1829 in Maryland.This is her married name.She was married to Thomas Moore, living in Lower Oxford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1850.Thomas's mother in law, eg, Emaline's mother, lived with them.Thomas's mother in law was Elizabeth Riker, born about 1790, in New York State.She was the only member of the family or person on the page described as born in New York State, so probably she was born in New York State.
Circumstantial evidence connects Emaline and her mother Elizabeth Riker to a family who lived in Cecil County Maryland in the 1820 and 1830 census, but not in 1810 nor in 1840.The family was headed by John Riker, who appears to have been born between 1761 and 1769.They lived in District 4, Cecil County, Maryland.John Riker evidently died by 1850.
Does anyone know or have a clue who this family was?
Yours,
Dora Smith