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African-American Ryals-Riales

African-American Ryals-Riales

Tony Ryals (View posts)
Posted: 14 Jun 2000 7:34PM GMT
Looking for any info on black Ryals-Riales family from NC

Re: African-American Ryals-Riales

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 10:46AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hello! My family (Ryals with orginal spelling Riales) is originally from NC, by way of Germany however, I am not sure what you mean by "black." Please verify.

Re: African-American Ryals-Riales

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 9:02PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Ryal\Rial\Riales\Royal
I realize you mention the family you are looking for was from North Carolina, however, have you studied the history of The Randolph Slaves?

I mention this because one of the families given their freedom by John Randolph was named Ryal/Rial/Riales or several other spellings.
http://www.tdn-net.com/tdnadmin/tdnhtml/html/rossville/

You might be able to find the information you seek at this museum in Piqua, Ohio.

Many of the released slaves went to Piqua Ohio, after being released by John Randolph's will. Remember they were given freedom before the Civil War, and if they had gone somewhere south, (like North Carolina) it would have not gone well for them. Instead, they went to a Quaker village in Piqua Ohio. Some with the name Rial/Ryal still live there.

Cheers,
pcrial
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