Subject: Re: Abbeville SC Wills (RICHEY) From: Tony and Julie Howell Date: January 22, 2000 hi - could your Nancy Agnes RITCHIE have been the mother or grand mother of an Agnes Ritchie Hatridge (or Hartridge)? I have an Agnes Richie Ha(r)tridge in my father's ancestry and would like to find out her birth/death dates, etc. thanks. julie thames howell, jax, fla surnames: THAMES and DUDLEY Elaine Randall English wrote: Descendants of James Ritchie, Sr. > Generation No. 1 > 1. SR. JAMES3 RITCHIE, SR. (ALEXANDER RICHEY OR2, UNKNOWN1 RICHEY) was > born 25 July 1724 in County Derry, IRE, and died 12 August 1808 in > Shoals Junction, Abbeville District, SC. He married MARGARET CALDWELL > Abt. 1749 in Lunenburg Co., VA (Possible), daughter of WILLIAM > CALDWELL and REBECCA PARKS. She was born 04 January 1728/29 in > Lancaster Co., PA, and died 12 September 1802 in Shoals Junction, > Abbeville District, SC. > > Notes for SR. JAMES RITCHIE, SR.: > James Richey's will was signed 16 Dec 1807. He is buried at Greenville > Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Abbeville Co., (then district), SC > near Donalds, SC. One source describes the place of James' death as > "Shoals Junction" in SC. > > His tombstone reads: > "James Richey, Sr., PVT, 2 VA State Regt., Revolutionary War; 25 Jul > 1724-12 Aug 1808" and the back "Came to South Carolina in 1784 from > Amelia co., VA; Son of Jeanne Caldwell and Alexander Richey from > Ireland To Prince Edward Co., VA." > > James Richey-2 Virginia State Regiment-(Revolutionary War) > Private > > Will dated 16 Dec 1807; Exrs: Sons, John, Jas. Richey. Wit: Geo. > Brownlee, Wm. McCrone, Jas. Richey, Jr. Was of Chickasaw in Abbeville > Dist. Chn: John, Jas., Robt. Richey, Agness Purdy, Wm., Andrew Richey. > Gr. Chn: John, Margaret, Jas. Wilson, Robt. Morrah, Margaret dtr. of > my son Jas. Richey, Margaret dtr. to my son Andrew Richey, Jas. son to > Wm. Richey, Margaret Seawright drt. to Robt. Richey, Margaret dtr. to > my son John Riche > > Notes for MARGARET CALDWELL: > Margaret probably died at Shoals Junction, Abbeville Co., SC/then > Abbeville District, SC. She is buried at Old Greenville Presbyterian > Church Cemetery in Abbeville Co., (then district) SC, near Donalds, > SC. Her tombstone reads: "Margaret Caldwell, Born in PA; 04 Jan > 1729-12 Sep 1802; Wife of James Richey, Sr." > > Children of JAMES RITCHIE and MARGARET CALDWELL are: > > i. ALEXANDER4 RITCHIE, b. Abt. 1748, State of Virginia; d. State of > Virginia. > > ii. SR. JOHN RITCHIE, b. 1750, Amelia Co., VA; d. Bef. 04 November > 1808, Abbeville District, SC; m. NANCY ANN BROWNLEE, Abt. 1770, > Abbeville District, SC (Probable); b. 1753, Abbeville District, SC; d. > Bef. 16 November 1812, Abbeville District, SC. > > iii. JR. JAMES RITCHIE, JR., b. 02 November 1752, Amelia Co., VA; d. > 05 June 1833, Abbeville District, SC; m. ELIZABETH DUNN, 1786, > Abbeville District, SC; b. 07 July 1766; d. 01 May 1828, Abbeville > District, SC (Probable) > > iv. JEANNE RITCHIE, b. 1753, State of Virginia; d. State of Virginia. > > v. MARGARET RITCHIE, b. Bet. 1753 - 1758, State of Virginia; d. State > of Virginia. > > vi. SR. ROBERT J. RITCHIE, SR., b. Abt. 1754, Amelia Co., VA; d. Abt. > 1828, Abbeville District, SC (Probable); m. MARY CALDWELL STEWART, > Bet. 1780 - 1784, Abbeville District, SC; b. Abt. 1762, Amelia Co., > VA; d. Abt. 1835, State of South Carolina. > > vii. ANN RITCHIE, b. Abt. 1758, Amelia Co., VA; d. Abt. 01 February > 1800, State of South Carolina (Probable); m. (1) GEORGE WILSON, Abt. > 1788; b. 1752; d. 31 May 1795, Abbeville District, SC (Probable); m. > (2) HUGH MORRAH OR MORROW, Bef. 1799, State of South Carolina > (Probable). > > viii. NANCY AGNES RITCHIE, b. 30 June 1763, State of Virginia; d. 28 > April 1847, Abbeville District, SC (Probable); m. SR. HENRY PURDY, 05 > December 1786; b. 05 October 1751; d. 16 August 1816, Abbeville > District, SC > > ix. ANDREW RITCHIE, b. Abt. 1768, Amelia Co., VA; d. Aft. November > 1835, Anderson Co., SC (Probable); m. ELIZABETH WEBB, 1788, Abbeville > District, SC; b. Aft. 1765; d. Bef. 1820, Abbeville District, SC > (Probable). > > x. WILLIAM A. RITCHIE, b. Bet. 1769 - 1775, Amelia Co., VA; d. 16 > November 1846, Abbeville, SC; m. (1) JANE STONE, 22 January 1801, > Abbeville Co., SC (Probable); b. 1781; d. 09 March 1839, Abbeville > Co., SC (Probable); m. (2) ELIZABETH MARTIN, Aft. 09 March 1839; b. > 1799, Abbeville District, SC; d. 1885. > ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |