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I have found no where any proof that Ann's husband was a William Riley Randolph. The only source for this that I find is a referenece to Bishop's "History of Roane County", and Vicker's "Casto Cousins", the latter written late enough to have used the Bishop reference. Bishop says only " to .......... Randolph, by whom she had one child".
The only Randolph listed in any records found so far is John, in the 1814 Mason County Personal Property Tax list. There is a Jonathan Randolph [or possibly Fitz Randolph] found in the Harrison Co PPTL, a few years earlier. Kanawha County PPTL shows tax paid on a number of slaves by the Beverly Randolph Company. This company rented slaves to the Kanawha Salines, which they said was cheaper than buying them. Could it be that (John) was a supervisor for this family company?
Considering the fact that Riley and Martha named their second son Christopher after her father, it is a strong possibility that the first son, John, was named for Riley's father.
Some people suggest that William Riley Randolph was born out of wedlock, and it is possible that she conceived him and Mr Randolph moved on but it is far more likely that Anna married Randolph soon after the death of Cornelius. There is no marriage record found for Anna and Enoch Thomas but she bore his children as well as his name.
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