Ryle family

Title: Ryle family
Alternate name: Rial family; Rile family; Ryal family
Description: Slave Holding; African American; Likely connected to the Ryle family of Kent County, Maryland the common ancestor of the Boone County Ryle family was John Ryle, who died in Anson County, North Carolina in 1777. His son John Jr. came to Boone County in 1794 and settled near Tanner Station, the modern town of Petersburg. Another son, James, settled in Boone County by 1796. The Ryle family settled mostly between the Gunpowder Creek and the Ohio River in towns like Belleview, Waterloo, Gunpowder (Sugartit) and Rabbit Hash.; Ryle High School was named for and educator, Larry Ryle, who was a direct descendent of the early settler, James Ryle (1763 – 1838).
Has site: Hogan Ryle House (Boone County, Ky.); J.Q.A. Stephens House (Boone County, Ky.); James Ryle House (Boone County, Ky.); McMulllen-Ryle House (Burlington, Ky.)
Resided in: Belleview (Boone County, Ky.); Petersburg (Ky.); Rabbit Hash (Ky.); Sugartit (Ky.); Waterloo (Ky.)
Related resource: James T. Ryle Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.); Middle Creek Baptist Church Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.); Rogers-Rodgers Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.); Ryle-Neal Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.); Ryle-Scott Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.); Ryle-Stephens Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.); 'The John Ryle Family' by Linda Craig [PDF]; Browse Ryle family resources
Prominent family member: Ryle, John, Sr.

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