The Ancestors of My GrandchildrenSamuel Riker1 
M, #1806, * 1846, + 27 Aug 1893
| Father | Isaac Riker1 * 17 Jun 1817, + 26 Oct 1874 |
| Mother | Jane Paxton1 * 23 Mar 1819, + 1 Feb 1893 |
Signature on his will
Family | Elizabeth Eaves * 1837 |
| Child |
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Samuel Riker was born in 1846 in New Jersey.2,3 He married Elizabeth Eaves in 1877.4,5 He died on 27 Aug 1893 in Little Falls, New Jersey.4,6
Other information:
Samuel Riker was in 1870 the owner of a stagecoach, and John Riker is listed as the driver. In 1880 Samuel is a hotel keeper.7,8
Samuel Riker made a will on 14 Aug 1893. He names his wife Lizzie Riker, his son Samuel J. and his stepdaughter Emma Fine as heirs..
He is listed in the following census:
1850 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Isaac Riker, Acquackanonck Township, Passaic County, New Jersey.3
1860 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Isaac Riker, 5th Ward, Paterson, New Jersey.2
1870 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of John Riker, (#160), Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey.7
1880 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Samuel Riker, Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey. Household consists of Samuel, his wife Elizabeth and Mary E. Fine (15, b. NJ), daughter, and a servant. Listed in the same house are Irwin (26 yo) and Lydia Garrabrant (29 yo, possibly his sister Lydia?), and Maggie Garrabrant (10 yo, listed as daughter), and another servant. The next household has Alonzo Lyon (24) and Henry Riker (39) as store keepers.8
1855 New Jersey census: Household of Isaac Riker, 5th Ward, Paterson.10
1865 New Jersey census: Household of Isaac Riker, 5th Ward, Paterson.11
Name variants: Saml Riker (in the 1860 census.)2
Other information:
Samuel Riker was in 1870 the owner of a stagecoach, and John Riker is listed as the driver. In 1880 Samuel is a hotel keeper.7,8
Samuel Riker made a will on 14 Aug 1893. He names his wife Lizzie Riker, his son Samuel J. and his stepdaughter Emma Fine as heirs..
1st: I wish that my funeral expenses and legal debts be paid
2nd: I give, devise and bequeath the use and ? of all my estate, both real and personal to my beloved wife Lizzie Riker for and during the term of her natural life or during her widowhood, giving her free power to sell and dispose of, lease or rent the same as in her judgement shall be for the best interest of my estate.
3rd: at the death or remarriage of my said wife Lizzie Riker, I order and direct my executors hereafter named to divide my estate, both real and personal in whatever the same may consist into two equal parts or shares, one of which shares I give, devise and bequeath unto my son Samuel J. Riker, his heirs and assigns, and the other of said shares I give, devise and bequeath unto Emma Fine, who is now living with and has been lving with me for the last 16 years to her heirs and assigns forever. In case my estate cannot be equally divided between my said son and the said Emma Fine, I order my executors to sell and dispose of the same and divide the proceeds of such sale as above set forth.
4th: I appoint my wife Lizzie Riker and my friend William McClinckey executors of this my last will and testament.9
His will was probated on 11 Sep 1893 at Passaic County Court. The inventory was worth $4074.91. See listing of possessions minus bank deposit and cash register receipts.9 2nd: I give, devise and bequeath the use and ? of all my estate, both real and personal to my beloved wife Lizzie Riker for and during the term of her natural life or during her widowhood, giving her free power to sell and dispose of, lease or rent the same as in her judgement shall be for the best interest of my estate.
3rd: at the death or remarriage of my said wife Lizzie Riker, I order and direct my executors hereafter named to divide my estate, both real and personal in whatever the same may consist into two equal parts or shares, one of which shares I give, devise and bequeath unto my son Samuel J. Riker, his heirs and assigns, and the other of said shares I give, devise and bequeath unto Emma Fine, who is now living with and has been lving with me for the last 16 years to her heirs and assigns forever. In case my estate cannot be equally divided between my said son and the said Emma Fine, I order my executors to sell and dispose of the same and divide the proceeds of such sale as above set forth.
4th: I appoint my wife Lizzie Riker and my friend William McClinckey executors of this my last will and testament.9
He is listed in the following census:
1850 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Isaac Riker, Acquackanonck Township, Passaic County, New Jersey.3
1860 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Isaac Riker, 5th Ward, Paterson, New Jersey.2
1870 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of John Riker, (#160), Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey.7
1880 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Samuel Riker, Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey. Household consists of Samuel, his wife Elizabeth and Mary E. Fine (15, b. NJ), daughter, and a servant. Listed in the same house are Irwin (26 yo) and Lydia Garrabrant (29 yo, possibly his sister Lydia?), and Maggie Garrabrant (10 yo, listed as daughter), and another servant. The next household has Alonzo Lyon (24) and Henry Riker (39) as store keepers.8
1855 New Jersey census: Household of Isaac Riker, 5th Ward, Paterson.10
1865 New Jersey census: Household of Isaac Riker, 5th Ward, Paterson.11
Name variants: Saml Riker (in the 1860 census.)2
Citations
- [S283] David M. Riker, Riker Family, Riker Genealogy (copies).
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1860. New Jersey, Passaic County, Paterson, 5th Ward, sheet 1-2, line 37-40, 1-6 (NARA: M653, Roll 706, Page 409-410). Household of Isaac Riker.
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1850. New Jersey, Passaic County, Acquackanonck Township, sheet 365/366, line 36-40; 1-4 (NARA: M432 Roll: 461 Page: 365/366). Household of Isaac Riker.
- [S365] NJ Probate: Passaic County, 4153P, Samuel Riker, 14 Aug 1893. Online at http://tinyurl.com/9mcmnu3
- [S288] William Nelson, Nelson: Paterson, pg. 376. Online at https://ia600902.us.archive.org/30/items/historyofcityofp00nels/historyofcityofp00nels.pdf
- [S202] "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988," index, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZL6-588> : accessed 07 Sep 2012), Samuel Riker, 1845; citing reference v 41 p 163, FHL microfilm 589797.,. Index and/or images online at http://www.familysearch.org
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1870. New Jersey, Passaic County, Little Falls Township, sheet 22-23, line 37-40, 1 (NARA: M593, Roll 884, Page 243-244). Household of John Riker.
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1880. New Jersey, Passaic County, Little Falls, sheet 7C, line 3-10 (NARA: T9, Roll 794, Page 184C). Household of Samuel Riker.
- [S365] NJ Probate: Will Samuel Riker, 14 Aug 1893. Passaic County, Vol. Q (Wills 1892-1894), pg. 177 (4153P), image 469-471
(FHC film#913512). Online at http://tinyurl.com/9mcmnu3 - [S107] State Census: 1855 New Jersey, Passaic County, Paterson. Household of Isace Riker. "New Jersey State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BL-ZQX9-1> : 2 October 2017), Passaic > Paterson, 5th Ward > image 1 of 8; citing New Jersey Department of State Division of Archives and Records, Trenton.
- [S107] State Census: 1865 New Jersey, Passaic County, Paterson. Household of Isaac Riker. "New Jersey State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BL-C9DV-J> : 17 October 2016), Passaic > Paterson, 5th Ward > image 11 of 72; citing New Jersey State Library, Trenton.