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Peter Wiley, of Oglethorpe Co., GA
Facts and Events
Peter Wiley was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA
Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:
- Page 44.--19th August, 1765. John Willey (Wiley) to Peter and Alex. Wiley, sons of John, £200, 400 acres on New River, Francis Riley's line. Delivered: Pat. Lockhart, September, 1772.
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:
- Page 420.--15th October, 1765. Jane McCown's bond (with Robt. Young, Jno. Young, Peter Wiley) as administratrix of Moses McCown.
Records in Botetourt County, VA
- At a court held for Botetourt County the 9th day of March, 1780. Peter Wiley's & John Wiley's claims are ord. to be certd. who prvd. that they served in Capt. Dickerson's Company of Rangers in the year 1759 as soldiers & that they or either of them (missing letter) ever obtained lands for such services under the King of Great Britain's Proclamation of 1763 (see Apl. Court). USGenWeb Archives
Records in Montgomery County, VA
- 2 March 1779, MCOB 3, p. 22 [or p. 24] On order being made at last Jan y Court to view the several Roads in Dispute between James Skeggs & Col o Ingles & no legal Report being returned, ordered that James Montgomery Sr Jno Lowder Sam l Drake, Jno Newell James Finly Joseph Cloyd, Peter Wiley, Henry Patton, Frederick Edwards. & Andw Crockett, or any five of them being first sworn do meet and View the Road by Col o Ingles Ferry from the Sinking Spring on the west side the River to the Seven Mile Tree on the east side thereof; also the road by the old Ferry where James Scaggs lives from S. Spring to the 7 Miles Tree and make report of the Conveniences and Inconveniences of Each Road an also the Difference in the Distances of sd Roads after measuring them exactly, to next Court. Montgomery County, Virginia Court Orders
References
- RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project.
Peter Wiley was born 12 Oct 1740 and baptised 29 Oct 1740 at Phildelphia Pennsylvania.
Peter married ca 1768 around Augusta County, Virginia to Mary Sharkey, daughter of Patrick and Anne Sharkey of Botetourt County, Virginia. In 1769, Peter (and wife Mary) and Alexander (and wife Mary) sell part of the 400 acre deed from their father. In one Montgomery County, VA tax list, Peter is listed as owning 1370 acres.
Peter and Mary had the following children:
1. Catherine Annie Wiley (1771-1850) who married Benjamin Crowley II on 15 Dec 1795 in Oglethorpe County, Kentucky and had the following children: Lt Thomas Crowley (Cythia Campbell), Samuel Crowley (Sarah Hutchins), John Crowley (died young), Wiley Crowley (Lucy Capps), Polly Crowley (Abraham Pevehouse, Jasper McDaniel), Benjamin Crowley III (died young), Margaret (Charles Robertson) and Sarah (Thomas Lamb). This family settled in Lawrence County, Arkansas and Greene County, Arkansas on a piece of land now known as Crowley's Ridge.
2. Anne Wiley (1772-?) who married Jesse Lee
3. John Wiley Jr (1773-?)
4. Matthew Wiley (1774-?) who married 6 Dec 1799 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia to Betty Shields.
5. Elizabeth (1775-?) who married 4 Nov 1810 in Jackson County, Georgia to David Owen.
6. Thomas Wiley (1776-?)
7. Patrick Wiley (1777-aft 1820) who married Catherine Branson and had the following children: Washburn, Wilkerson, Wilson and Elizabeth.
8. Margaret Wiley (1778-?) who married 27 Nov 1800 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia to Sylvester Nelson and had the following children: Sarah, Wiley, Cynthia and Martha Elvira.
9. James Wiley (1779-?) who married 19 Jul 1809 to Elizabeth Payton.
10. Nicholas Wiley (1780-?) who married 4 Jul 1816 in Wilkes County, Georgia to Nancy Render.
Peter's will was proven 20 Jun 1805 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. He died in May of 1805. His wife survived him. Peter left something to all of his children. Most only received twenty-five cents.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~crowley/Wiley/wiley.html
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