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1785, February 8 ; John and Mary Ramsey to William Ramsey, 250 acres on Lyall's Ford on Little River bounded south by John Holliday and all other sides vacant at time of survey and to us granted 20 February 1784. s/ John Ramsey, Mary Ramsey

Witnesses: Randel Ramsey, Senr.

Randolph Ramsey, Jr.

This is Randolph Ramsey, Sr.'s son John Ramsey and his wife Mary (Culbreath or McNeil ) d e e ding property to his first cousin William Ramsey, son of John Ramsey, Sr. Witnesses are John's father, Randolph "Randel" Ramsey, and William's brother Randolph, Jr. (so called because he carries the same name as his uncle.)

1797, June 24 Georgia... This Indenture made the twenty fourth day of June in the year of our Lord on

thousand Seven hundred and Ninty Seven. Between Randel Ramsey, Sen. of the

County of Columbia and State aforesaid of the one part and William Smith of the County

and State aforesaid of the other part WITNESSETH that the said Randel Ramsey , for and

in consideration of the Sum of one hundred dollars to him in hand well and Truly paid by

the Said William Smith at or before the Sealing and delivery of these presents the

receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged have granted Bargained Sold conveyed and

confirmed and by these presents Do grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the

Said William Smith his heirs and assigns foreverall that Tract of Parcel of land Situate

lying and being in the county and State aforesaid on the waters of the Little Kiokee

Creek containing one hundred acres more of less bounded at the time of survey

Southwardly by Roughboroughs land eastwardly by Ramsey's land and on the other as

sides by Thornton's land ORIGINALLY granted to the Said Randel Ramsey, Referance

being had to the Original grant will more fully appear TOGETHER with all and Sing u l a r

The rights members and appurtenances whatsoever to the Said Trac tof Land being

belonging or in any wise appertaining and the remainder reversion rents issues and

profits thereof and of every part thereof TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Tract of land

and all and singular the premesis and appurtenances thereunto belonging as aforesaid

and every part thereof unto the Said William Smith his heirs and assigns to the only

Proper use benefit and behoof of the Said William Smith his heirs and assigns forever

and the Said Randel Ramsey doth for himselves and his heirs forever warrant and

defend the said Tract of land and premesis against himself his heirs and against all

and every other person or persons whatsoever to the Said William Smith his heirs

and assigns forever IN WITNESS whereof the Said Randel Ramseyhath here unto set

his hand and seal The day and year first within.

( ) written ( ) and delivered in the Presents of Randel Ramsey Sr

Test Noah Ramsey

Isaac Ramsey

Received the consideration money within mentioned the dayand year within written

per me.Randel Ramsey Sr

Test Isaac Ramsey

Noah Ramsey

Isaac Ramsey is either son or brother of Randel Ramsey, Sr.,and Noah Ramsey is the grandson of Randel's brother John Ramsey.Noah is the son of John's son William and his wife Jemima Ramsey.

1802, May 11 Randel Ramsey to William Smith deed 100 acres Recorded the 11th May 1802

1802, May 1 Noah Ramsey being sworn saith that he was present and saw Randel Ramsey Sr

Sign Seal acknowledge and deliver the annexed deed as his act for the purpose therein

mentioned and that Isaac Ramsey was also present and subscribed his name as a witness with him.

Sworn to me the 1st day May 1802 Noah Ramsey

Thomas Moon JP

1773, December 25 { Columbia County Deed Book "E"} Randolph Ramsey to John and Samuel Ramsey

Georgia, St. Paul's Parish To All People to whom these presents Shall Come that I Randel Ramsey do send Greeting Know ye that the Said Randel Ramsey of the Said province of Georgia in the Said parish of Saint Paul Husband man for and in consideration of the love and affection which I have and do bear towards my only son John Ramsey and son Samuel Ramsey and Isaac R amsey all three of the said Province and parish above mentioned have given and granted and by These presents do freely give and grant unto the said John Samuel and Isaac Ramsey their heirs Executors administrators all and Singular that part and parcel of land lying and being in the Said province of Georgia and parish of St Paul Containinng three hundred acres of Land m ore or less lying and being upon the creek called by the name of Little Cyogus on the water s of Savannah River butting and bounding on the East by land formerly belonging to Jams Graves and on all other sides by lands surveyed Taken up being and lying on both sides of the Said Creek called by the name of Little Cyogus having affirmed assigned allowed Conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do grant convey and confirm unto the Said John Ramsey Saml  Ramsey and Isaac Ramsey the said plantation or Tract of land containing three hundred acres to be Equallly divided among the Said John Ramsey Samuel Ramsey and the said Isaac Ramsey with all the orchards, gardens, yards, pastures , pasture Grounds, Timber Trees ponds ,water and water courses , well, Springs, Buildings, Dwelling House, Houses,and Singular parcel and parcels of t h e S a id Tract of three hundred acres of land will all convinen(??) and all and Singular To Have and To Hold the Said plantation of three hundred acres to their heirs Executors and Administrators to have and to hold the Said premises together with all the woods, woodland paths, ways , profiits, commodities, and appurtenances whatsoever and the reversion and Reversions Remainder and remainders rents and profits, Issues of all and Singular the premeses as above hereafter mentioned To have and to hold all and Singular the premeses with the appurtenances aforesaid unto the Said John Ramsey and Samuel Ramsey and Isaac Ramsey their heirs and assigns forever and the Said Randel Ramsey for himself and his heirs Executors and administrators have by Cove n a n t with the Said John Ramsey Samuel Ramsey and Isaac Ramsey their Executors administrators and assigns of the said Randel Ramsey docovenant and grant all and singular my Goods and Chattle now lying upon the Same plantation above mentionned and in the Dwelinghouse of which before the signing of these presents have delivered them the Said John Samuel Isaac Ramsey and Inventory signed with my own hand two negro fellows one named Tom and the other named Peter- of cows horses, Sheeps wine househould goods (?e) bearing date To have and to hold all the said goods and Chattles in and with the Same Premesis to these my sons John Samuel Isaac Ramsey their heirs Executors administrators from henceforth as their and their proper goods and premeses absolutely without any manner of Condition In witness whereof I havehereunto put my hand and Seal this 25 day of December one thousand Seven hundred and  Seventy three and in the thertieth year of our Soverign Lord George the third.

{note that all y t (that) is enter Signed in these presents was wrote before signed and delivered] Randel Ramsey L Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of John Ramsey Martin Mellown

(The first witness is probably Randel's brother John Ramsey as the other one is John' s son -in-law, Martin Malone/ Mellown ,his daughter Eleanor's husband.)

1803, February 28 Personally appeared before me Martin Mellown and made oath that he saw Randel Ramsey sign the within deed and that he himself was Subscribing

witness to the best of his Knowledge Mart Mellown

Sworn to before me the 28th February 1803 Wm Ford JP

1797, July 14 Columbia County Deed Book "D"page130

Randal Ramsey to Isaac Ramsey bill of Sale RecordedJuly14th1791

Know all men by these presents that I Randal Ramsey the elder of the State of Georgia

and County of Columbia have bargained, Sold,and delivered and by these presents

doth bargain , Sell, and deliver unto Isaac Ramsey of the State and County aforesaid

the whole of my Personal Property Consisting of Ten negroes (towit) Three fellows

named Sawney, Luke, and Simon. Sarah a wench and her three children named Tom,

Lucy and Jim, also one other negro wench named Flora,and her two children named J

ane & Tiller three head of Horses my stock of cattle hogs, & sheep my hous e h o ld

furniture & plantation tools. TogetherwitheveryotherSpecies of personal p r o p erty

which I do now hold or claim in either law or equity for and in consideration of the

sum of Seventeen hundred twelve dollars and Seventy five cents current and lawfull

money of the State aforesaid to him the Said Randal Ramsey in hand well & truly paid

by the Said Isaac Ramsey at or before the Sealing and delivery of these presents the

( receipt?) in lieu of (" is" under blot of ink) hereby acknowledged that I have Bargained

Sold and delivered unto the aforesaid Isaac Ramsey his heirs and assigns forever All

and Singular the aforesaid personal property and every par tand parcel thereof and

Shall and will warrant and defend the aforesaid property and every part and parcel

thereof to the only proper use benefit and behoof of the aforesaid Isaac Ramsey

his heirs and assigns forever against the claims and demand of

The next page was not copied as requested at the courthouse.

{ This remaining part from page 176 of "Links, II" by Elizabeth R. Ramsey:}

In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty - third day of June one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven and in the twenty- first year of the Independence of the United States of America.

Teste: Peter Baileys/ Randal Ramsey

Peter Crawford, JP Recorded 17th November,1797

 

Children of RANDOLPH RAMSEY and MARY are:

i. CHARITY12 RAMSEY1.

12. ii. MARY "POLLY" RAMSEY.

iii. ELEANOR REBECCA RAMSEY1.

iv. ALLEN RAMSEY1.

v. DAVE RAMSEY1.

vi. JAMES RAMSEY1, b. Abt. 17801.

vii. RANDOLPH RAMSEY1, b. September 16, 17841.

viii. SUSAN RAMSEY1, b. September 08, 17871.

9. CHRISTIAN11 RAMSEY (JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)1 was born February 18, 1742/43 in Baltimore Co. MD1. She married JEREMIAH DUCKWORTH1.

Notes for CHRISTIAN RAMSEY:

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St. John's and St. George's Parish Registers 1696-1851, Henry C.Peden,Jr.,

Notes for JEREMIAH DUCKWORTH:

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John, Jr and Johanna also recorded the birth of a daughter Christianna there the year after William was born. John and his children turn up in Orange County, NC, in 1768 with Christianna's husband Jeremiah Duckworth...both signed on as Regulators (Regulator's Advertisement #9). After the Battle of Alamance, they went to Georgia where they were granted land and fought in the Revolution

 

Children of CHRISTIAN RAMSEY and JEREMIAH DUCKWORTH are:

i. HESTER12 DUCKWORTH1.

ii. JOSEPH DUCKWORTH1, b. 17701.

iii. RANDAL DUCKWORTH1, b. 17711.

iv. WILLIAM DUCKWORTH1, b. 17741.

13. v. ELEANOR DUCKWORTH, b. 1778.

vi. ALLEN DUCKWORTH1, b. 17821.

vii. PHOEBE DUCKWORTH1, b. 17841.

viii. JACOB DUCKWORTH1, b. 17861.

ix. CHRISTIAN DUCKWORTH1, b. 17881.

x. SARAH DUCKWORTH1, b. 17881.


At this point we KNOW NOTHING OF THE ANCESTRY OF THIS WILLIAM RAMSEY FOR SURE BECAUSE OF DNA TESTING. 

10. WILLIAM11 RAMSEY, REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN      (we once thought he was the son of JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)1 was born February 18, 1742/43 in Baltimore Co. MD1, and died Aft. 1805 in Oglethorpe Co. GA1. He married JEMIMA1 Abt. 1765 in N.C.1.

Notes for WILLIAM RAMSEY, REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN:

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Gene Burkett (Gebbster@aol.com)

William Ramsey, Jr. and brother Noah were sons of William Ramsey, Sr., a Revolutionary War Soldier who served under General Hancock, and whose brother, Samuel, Jr. and their father , Samuel., Sr. lost their lives fighting under Col. James Jackson in Virginia.

Under the lottery system of awarding land, Georgia records show that in 1805 Noah had the first draw of land in Columbia County and William, Sr., and William Jr., had two draws of land in Oglethorpe County. But with the opening of Mississippi Territory, new cotton land and new adventure beckoned.


 

Zion Presbyterian Church was organized in 1807 by members who emigrated from the Bethel congregation in Williamstown District, S.C. (See Maury County Books). Earlier these member s a n d th eir predecessors had emigrated from Scotland to the Belfast area of County Down, Ireland an dfrom there to America. Some families first located in Lancaster district, PA and later reunited with the others to help develop Williamsburg. Many of them were lineal descendants of John Knox.

In Zion Church Cemetery are buried, along with many of these early immigrants, ten Revolutionary soldiers, three 1812 soldiers and109 who served in the Civil War. (Source for this information is Turner's History of Maury County, Tennessee) Zion Church is located at 2322 Zion Road, Columbia, Tennesee 38401.

Following men buried in Maury County have been indicated as Revolutionary soldiers by their gravestones or mention in cemetery records and/or various histories.

  • Could this be where William Jr. and son, Andrew, visited on their trip to Tennessee?

ALLEN, JAMES

ALLEN, WILLIAM

BALLANFANT, JOSEPH

BROWN, JOSEPH

CLINTON, RICHARD

GOODRUM, THOMAS

GREENFIELD, THOMAS

HADLEY, AMBROSE

JOHNSON, WILLIAM

LEWIS, JAMES MARTIN, MAJOR

POLK, JOHN

POLK, SAMUEL

  • RAMSEY, WILLIAM  (Could this possibly be our William, Sr.)

ROBERTS, ISAAC

TINDELL, R.W.

 

A.C. Ramsey, Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p. 21.

In the Fall of 1818 I think it was, he with Brother Andrew made a visit to Tennessee , to see his Father an relations; and on his return brought with him a nephew, William N. Gracey , a son of one of his sisters; who remained with us the next year, at our next home on the Pascagoula River, and which refreshes my memory so that from this circumstance I know that his visit to Tennessee was in 1818.
 

From A. L. Murphy:  ghostbusting4u@hotmail.com
From DNA testing we KNOW that Allen is related to us.  His most distant relative that he KNOWS of is JAMES RAMSEY.

Revolutionary Soldiers of Giles county TN
JOHN GRACY (GREACEY, GREACY), born 30 Jan 1759, Rowan County, North Carolina, served there, then resided Oglethorpe County, Georgia where he m 2nd wife, Rachel RAMSEY, removed to Giles before 1820 (not on the 1812).
 
John Gracey
Giles County, Tennessean
in the Revolutionary War
A Joint Project of
Giles County, TNGenWeb and
Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War
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JOHN GRACY (GREACEY, GREACY) served in the North Carolina Line, was born 30 Jan 1759 in Rowan County, North Carolina and lived there at enlistment. He applied for his military pension in Giles County, Tennessee on 25 Feb 1833, declaring that he married first in 1784 in Rowan County, North Carolina (wife not named) and second 14 Mar 1793, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Rachel RAMSEY, born 5 Mar 1773, the daughter of William and A. RAMSEY. (Rev War Pension File No. W357) John GREACY appeared on the 1835 federal pension rolls as Giles County, a private, North Carolina Line, $48.33 Annual Allowance, $144.99 Amount Rec'd, Nov 17, 1833 Pension Started, Age 75. He died 6 Sep 1839,* and his children at that time were Mary, b Dec 1794, "married a man named CALHOUN;" (name missing), born 14 Feb 1790, (name missing), born 19 May 1801, William N. R., born 8 Sep 1803, m Miss N. T. SHARP on 31 Jul 1832; Cynthia K., b 25 Dec 1805, d 6 Sep 1839, Joseph B., born 10 Feb 1807, m 6 Oct 1835, Miss E. L. BRADSHAW, Lucinda A., b 8 Apr 1832 and Franklin J.P.C., b 21 Nov 1816. Cynthia K. m 12 Sep 1838, James DAVIDSON, and had son John F. DAVIDSON, b 31 May 1839. (Note: This information also extracted from the Rev. War Pension file, but Virgil White's Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files states that there are several RAMSEY births in this records that were only partly legible, there appearing to be three births prior to widow's date of birth: James b in 1775, Catherine, b Oct 1777, Anne, b 30 Sep 1781. The abstracter suggests attempting to obtain perhaps a better microcopy).
John and Rachel RAMSEY Gracey and others of their family are buried at Mt. Carmel (Bethel) Cemetery. See also the 1836 Giles Tax List, District 3
 
Here's the link:

http://www.tngenweb.org/giles/revwar/graceyjohn.html
 
Sharman,
 
  I just caught something here that I don't know if I've noticed before or passed on, that might be a major clue for Joel. My Cpt James Ramsey Sr. that served in the revolution apparently had a brother William. This would explain a DNA connection, if this is the right William and he served in the war and might put him at about the right age. The only clue I have right now on his identity is that in 1853 he had a name unknown daughter living in California.
 
  Someone is suppose to check on a will for me this week on James Sr. and some other family members; let's hope that bears some fruit and direction.
 
Allen

I am attaching an article from a book called "A History of Madison County".
This mentions your James Ramsey.  Also a little more info I found was
a little piece that says a George Ramsey taught school in a private cabin on
Sugar Creek followed by James a Ramsey.
A small ditty in a Court Record Book 1818-1821 mentions a road being built
that runs through a Squire Ramsey's plantation (along Sugar Creek).
Sugar Creek is not a town as of now.  It is located in Helvetia Twp.
(the creek that is)
Also found this in "A History of Highland" :
In 1834 James and Norris Ramsey families moved from Clinton Co. to
what is known as the William T. Ramsey place in Sec. 12 of Helvetia Twp.
James became a Presbyterian minister and died in 1864.
There are a lot of Ramsey's buried in Gullick Cemetery which is in
Helvetia Twp.   I don't know how to pursue this futher for you.  I plan
on going to the courthouse sometime in the next week and I can look
in probate for you for his will if you think that will help.  Advise me
as to further searching.

 

 Also from Allen

Carolyn Ramsey:

"For your personal search, your William and Jemima left Columbia County and went to Oglethorpe County, GA. William was in Columbia County in 1805 to sign the deed to brother James, though. Others that I know who went onto Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana included several of John Jr's grandsons (Samuel's James); (your William's line); (Randolph Jr's James who was my ggggrandfather) My James went to Alabama then back to Columbus, GA, & his brother Allen went searching  for a place in Mississippi). This James' daughter Selina married an Alabaman and some of  her descendants went on as far as Arkansas where there are living descendants . James' daughter Susan has living descendants in New Orleans."

Ramsey, A. C., Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p. 9.

*Grandfather Ramsey's ancestors were from Scotland, and belonged to the old Covenanters a n d of course his religious training was in that school of Calvinist Theology.

They were both brought up and raised strict Presbyterians particularly Father, whose Father was of the strictest and straightest sect; so much so, that when there was a split in that church on the subject of Psalmody and causing the organization of that branch known as the "Seceders." Grandfather Ramsey adhered to them and was so opposed to the use of Dr. Watts' version of the Psalms, except Rouse's, I heard father say that he threatened to burn Watts ; if it was brought into his house. But I believe he finally gave up those notions and affiliated with the Presbyterians. My mothers parents were of the same faith and order but not as strenuous as Grandfather Ramsey.

My impression is they both united with the Methodist church before they left Georgia, and brought with them their certificates of membership to their new home.

http://www.fapc.org/music/music.html
 Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
 

The life of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church began at a time when psalm-singing versus hymn -singing was a hotly debated topic both here and in England. The Calvinist tradition discouraged any singing except Biblical Psalms, holding that the only text appropriate for congregational recitation was Scripture itself. Unfortunately, the results were often dreary and unmusical. A  few musicians, including Isaac Watts, had begun to write hymns, that is, poetic texts based on Biblical or religious concepts, set to music that was more melodious and "singable" than the Psalms. Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church made its choice early, opting to sing hymns , often with the disapproval of neighboring Scottish preachers.

As the 19th century progressed, the issue of congregational singing surfaced in America . At Fifth Avenue, Minister James Waddel Alexander and his music director Lowell Mason supported congregational singing, for both had visited Germany, and were aware of the vital congregational singing tradition there. The general level of music education had deteriorated in America, and many churches did not encourage congregations to sing, for often they did not sing well. Undeterred, Mason devoted enormous efforts to public-school musical instruction, for he knew that this teaching would be crucial to the success of congregational singing. His was a significant contribution to America's music.

In addition, Mason composed hymn tunes, including "Nearer, My God, to Thee" (Bethany) and " My Faith Looks Up to Thee", and arranged tunes, such as "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" (Hamburg). No less illustrious was Dr. Alexander, whose English-language version of "O Sacred Head , Now Wounded" we sing today. These two men cared about hymns, and their work laid the foundation for the church's strong hymn-singing tradition.

 

 

Notes from Charles E. Munat, 11702 NE Sunset Loop, Banbridge Island, WA 98110

1770s --William Ramsey served as a Private (Nancy R. Parkes, MississippiDaughters and their Ancestors; Starkville, MS; 1965) p.202) from Georgia in the Revolution (Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Patriot Index: Centennial Edition, p. 2398)

William Ramsey served under General Hancock (Mississippi Society, Daughters of the America n Revolution, Family Records: Mississippi Revolutionary Soldiers (N.p.: c 1956, pp. 178, 243))

October 3, 1772--William Ramsey of (what would be) Wilkes County, Georgia, had land bound e d o n th east by land of Randoll Ramsey (reference book M,P 1087) Elizabeth Ramsey Ramsey Links Vol.II: A Family's Footprints in the History of Georgia and the Indian Territory of Oklahoma...(N.p.:1983, pp. 102, 120-21, 156, `68, `70, 177,228,233,246, 252, 277, 284)

June 1, 1773--Wilkes County, Georgia, was created from land that had been taken from the Creek and the Cherokee (Elizabeth Ramsey RamseyLinksVol.II: A Family's Footprints in the History of Georgia and the Indian Territory of Oklahoma...(N.p.: 1983, pp. 102, 120-21, 156, `68, ` 70, 177,228, 233, 246, 252, 277, 284)

April 15, 1782--William Randol, and John Ramsey were on the pay roll of Captain John Pea k e ' s company of (Wilkes County, Georgia) militia under the command of Col. Robert Middleton (Elizabeth Ramsey Ramsey Links Vol.II: A Family's Footprints in the History of Georgia and the Indian Territory of Oklahoma...(N.p.: 1983, pp. 102, 120-21, 156,`68,`70,177,228, 2 3 3 , 246 , 252, 277, 284)

1784--Washington County, Georgia, was created from what had been "Indian lands."

1784--William Ramsay (certificate 135) and RandolRamsey(certificate136)were each granted 2 50 acres of Bounty land in Georgia (Georgia Genealogical Magazine, nr. 91, p. 33)

Feb. 2, 1784 or May 17, 1784--In Washington County, Georgia, William Ramsey was granted 287.5 acres adjoining land of William Collier on a branch of Richland Creek, "Dis. 5, Cert . o f C ol . Jas.McNeil"(referencegrant1010, book A, p. 223; also grant book GGG, p. 417) (Elizabeth Ramsey Ramsey Links Vol. II: A Family's Footprints in the History of Georgia and the Indian Territory of Oklahoma...(N.p.: 1983,pp.102,120-21, 156, `68,`70, 177, 228, 233, 246, 2 5 2 , 27 7, 284) and Index to the Headright and Bounty Grants of Georgia 1756-1909) Also in Washington County, William Ramsey had another 287.5 acres (of bounty land) adjoining lands of Tuc k e rand Oneal ( Elizabeth Ramsey Ramsey Links Vol.II: A Family's Footprints in the History o f G e org ia and the Indian Territory of Oklahoma...(N.p.:1983, pp. 102, 120-21, 156, `68,`70 , 17 7 ,22 8, 233,246, 252, 277,284). Some part of William Ramsey's land adjoined land of Samuel Ramsey on the southeast ( Elizabeth Ramsey Ramsey Links Vol. II: A Family's Footprints in the History of Georgia and the Indian Territory of Oklahoma...(N.p.: 1983, pp. 102, 120-21, 15 6 , `68, `70, 177, 228,233,246, 252, 277, 284) Other Ramseys granted land in Washington County, Georgia on this date were Isaac, Sr.; Isaac, Jr.; John, Sr.; Samuel; Thomas; Thomas, Jr.; a n d Randal Ramsey, Jr. (Elizabeth Ramsey Ramsey Links Vol. II: A Family's Footprints in the History of Georgia and the Indian Territory of Oklahoma...(N.p.: 1983,pp. 102,120-21, 156, `68,` 7 0, 1 77, 228, 233, 246, 252, 277, 284)

April 27, 1784--William Ramsey was granted (by the state ofGeorgia)287.5acres bounty la n d i n Georgia (Lloyd D.Bockstruck, Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants; Awarded by State Governments (Baltimore, MD:1996),p. 435.) Other Ramseys granted this same amount of bounty land in Georgia this month were Isaac, Jr., Minute Man; Pvt.Isaac, SR.; John, Minute Man; Randol, soldier; heirs of Samuel; Samuel, soldier; and Pvt. Thomas (Lloyd D. Bockstruck, Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants; Awarded by State Governments (Baltimore, MD: 1996), p.435.)

1784- William Ramsey conveyed land (adjoining William Collier) in Greene County, Georgia , to Thomas Daniell (reference deed book 1,p.40 (Georgia Genealogical Magazine, nr. 59 , p . 7 ) C f. 21 May 1787 below.

July 12, 1784--In Wilkes County, Georgia, William Ramsey had 287.5 acres" given in lieu of an old warrant on the Ogeeche River joining Few and Adams (reference book A, p. 256, gran t b o o k EEE, p. 231)

( Elizabeth Ramsey Ramsey Links Vol. II: A Family's Footprints in the History of Georgia and the Indian Territory of Oklahoma...(N.p.:1983,pp.102, 120-21, 156, `68, `70, 177, 228 , 2 3 3 ,246, 252, 277, 284)

September 21, 1784--The governor of Georgia signed a grant giving 200acres in Wilkes County , Georgia to William Ramsey( Allen D. Candler, The Revolutionary Records of the State o f Georgia (Atlanta,GA: 1908),vol.2,p. 205)

May 21, 1787--William Ramsey and Jemima his wife conveyed 287.5 acres on Richland Creek in Greene County, Georgia, to Thomas Daniel of Greene County, Georgia (Leon S. Hollingsworth C a r d File(Atlanta,GA:1979),microfilm reel 2 (Seattle Public Library callnrR929.373 H725Lam)

August 8, 1787--In Wilkes County, Georgia, William Ramsey and his wife Jemimah conveyed 200 acres on the Ogeechee River (adjoining John Adams and Ignatius Few) to Henry Mitchell, John Mitchell and James Thweartt (refrence Wilkes County book FF, p. 49; Columbia County book DD , p . 4 8)(Elizabeth Ramsey Ramsey Links Vol. II: A Family's Footprints in the History of Georgia and the Indian Territory of Oklahoma...(N.p.:1983,pp.102, 120-21, 156, `68, `70, 177, 2 2 8 , 23 3,246, 252, 277, 284)

Jemimah revokes her claim ( Elizabeth Ramsey Ramsey Links Vol.II:A Family's Footprints in the History of Georgia and the Indian Territory of Oklahoma...(N.p.: 1983, pp. 102, 120 - 2 1 , 156, `68,`70, 177,228,233,246, 252, 277, 284) This was the land granted on 21Sep. 1 7 8 4.(Elizabeth Ramsey Ramsey Links Vol. II: A Family's Footprints in the History of Georg i a a n d the Indian Territoryof Oklahoma...(N.p.:1983,pp. 102, 120-21, 156, `68, `70, 177, 22 8 , 2 33,246, 252, 277, 284)

July 3, 1789--Deed of August 8, 1787 was recorded in Columbia County, Georgia. ( Elizabe t h R amsey Ramsey Links Vol. II: A Family's Footprints in the History of Georgia and the Indian Territory of Oklahoma...(N.p.:1983, pp. 102, 120-21, 156, `68, `70, 177,228,233,246, 25 2 , 2 7 7, 284)

October 5, 1790--William Ramsey of Wilkes County, Georgia, for 60poundssterling, conve y e d 2 87.5 acres (adjoining Tucker and Oneal) in Greene, County, Georgia to Henry McCoy of Greene County. (Georgia Genealogical Magazine, nr. 62, p. 268) This land had been granted to William Ramsey while it was still in Washington County, Georgia.(Georgia Genealogica lMagazine , nr . 62, p. 268) Witnesses were William Melton; John Thomas, Sr.; and Brazor Anderson (reference Greene County deed bk. 1,pp. 408-09)(Georgia Genealogical Magazine, nr.62, p. 268)C o m par e May17, 1784.

September 30, 1790-- By a notice in the Augusta Chronicle and Gazette, of Augusta, George , Samuel Ramsey advised the tax collector's announced intent to sell land to William Ramsey w a s in error for Samuel Ramsey was the true owner, had regularly paid taxes on the land, and had receipts to prove it. ( Elizabeth Ramsey Ramsey Links Vol. II: A Family's Footprints in the History of Georgia and the Indian Territory of Oklahoma...(N.p.: 1983, pp. 102, 120-21, 1 5 6 , `68 ,`70, 177,228,233,246, 252, 277, 284)

December 11, 1790--The 5 Oct. 1790 deed was registered. (Georgia Genealogical Magazine , n r . 6 2, p. 268)

November 1794--William Ramsey was a member of a company of (Wilkes County,Georgia) militia dragoons under Captain Jonas Faucne called into service by Governor Matthews. (Georgia Genealogical Magazine, nr. 62,p.268)

July 25, 1797--In Wilkes In Wilkes County, Georgia, William Ramsey of Wilkes County conveyed 2 5 acres "up the branch to where the line crossest hat laid for Henry Ramsey" to John Smith of Wilkes County (reference book QQ, p. 167) ( Elizabeth Ramsey Ramsey LinksVol. II:A Family's Footprints in the History of Georgia and the Indian Territory of Oklahoma...(N.p.: 19 8 3 , pp . 102, 120-21, 156, `68, `70,177,228,233,246, 252, 277, 284)

August 14, 1707--The 25 July, 1797 deed was recorded. (Elizabeth Ramsey Ramsey Links Vo l . I I : A Family's Footprints in the History of Georgia and the Indian Territory of Oklahoma... ( N.p . :1983,pp. 102,120-21, 156,`68, `70, 177, 228, 233, 246, 252, 277, 284)

January 4, 1804--In Wilkes County, Georgia, Superior court, John Lindsey had brought suit against William Ramsey ( Elizabeth Ramsey Ramsey Links Vol. II: A Family's Footprints in the Hi s t ory of Georgia and the Indian Territory of Oklahoma...(N.p.: 1983, pp. 102,120-21, 156, `6 8 , `70, 177,228, 233, 246, 252, 277, 284)

1805 or after 1805 William Ramsey died (Nancy R. Parkes Mississippi Daughters and Their Ancestors (Starkville, MS: 1965),p.202)and Daughters of the American Revolution DAR Patriot Index: Centennial Edition, p. 2398) 

Jemima (___________) Ramsey is said to have died in Bedford County, Tennessee (Jean Strickland (editor) Autobiography of A.C.Ramsey (MossPoint, MS: 1879) (R233)

William and Jemima (_____) Ramsey were the parents of:

Noah W. Ramsey (1764-1850) in 1810 married Elizabeth Dearling.

William Ramsey (1770-1833) (Jr.) by 1805 married 1st Margaret Woodside and married (2nd) Elizabeth Huey (1787-1836)

One or two other sons who, like William Ramsay, "came to America from Scotland" but, unlike William Ramsey did not come to Mississippi (Thomas Evans Ramsay of Vancleave, Mississippi , his questionaire number 633 for the Ramsey-Ramsay Reunion at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair ( R 2 23:6821)

Original documentation shows that the two brothers who came to S, William and Noah, were the sons of William Ramsey b. 18 Feb. 1743 in Baltimore Co.MD and d. Aft. 1805 in Oglethorpe Co . GA. His wife was Jemima. That much was OK, but William (b. 1743) was one of six children of John Ramsey, Jr. and his wife, Johanna Stewart (Johanna was the widow of William Poteet ) . John Jr. died Abt. 1805 in Columbia Co. GA. John Jr.was the son of John Sr. from Pennsylvania.

The Samuel Ramsey who died in the American Revolution was John Jr.'s nephew--the son of his brother, Randolph Ramsey.

I tried for years to find documentation for Samuel being William's father, but to no avail . T hen, I got this information, and it was perfectly clear. There were several different families of Ramseys, and at sometime, someone got the families confused.

Sharron Baird (shbaird@aol.com)

Ramsey, A.C., Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p. 9

They were both (William Ramsey, Jr. and wife Elizabeth Huey )brought up and raised strict P r e s byterians particularly Father, whose Father was of the strictest and straightest sect ; s o m uch so, that whenthere was asplit in that church on the subject of Psalmody and causi n gtheorganization of that branch known as "Seceders." Grandfather adheredtothem and wa s s o opp osed to the use of Dr. Watts' versionofthepsalms,except Rouse's, I heard Father sa y th a t h e threatenedtoburnWatts; ifit was brought into his house. But I believe he finall yga veu p thosenotions and affiliated with the presbyterians.*(GrandfatherRamsey's ancestor s w e re from Scotland, and belonged to theoldCovenanters & of course his religious trainin g w a s in that schoolofCalvinisticTheology.) My mother's parents were of the same faith and or der , but not as strenious as Grandfather Ramsey.

Notes for JEMIMA:

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Jemima (___________) Ramsey is said to have died inBedfordCounty,Tennessee (Jean Strick l a n d (editor) Autobiography ofA.C.Ramsey(MossPoint, MS: 1879) (R233)

 

Children of WILLIAM RAMSEY and JEMIMA are:

14. i. SISTER12 RAMSEY.

15. ii. NOAH W. RAMSEY, b. June 1768, Mecklenbert, NC; d. October 02, 1853, in Copiah Co. MS.

iii. REBECCA RAMSEY1, b. Abt. 17701; d. 1836, in Lawrence Co. MS.1; m. JEREMIAH HARRISON1, 1796, in Oglethorpe Co1.

16. iv. WILLIAM RAMSEY, JR., b. July 27, 1770, Meclenburg, NC; d. July 19, 1833, Red Creek, Stone, MS.

11. SAMUEL11 RAMSEY (RANDOLPH10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)1 was born Abt. 17151, and died April 08, 1768 in Onslow County, North Carolina1. He married IZABELLA SHUBRIDGE1, daughter of WILLIAM SHUBRIDGE. She died in Onslow County, North Carolina1.

Notes for SAMUEL RAMSEY:

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1 AUTH Will Onslaw County, Abstracts Vol. 4

 

Carolyn Ramsey:

Randolph is the one who was in Maryland...then went toHampshireCounty(W)VA, and finally l i v ed in Columbia County,GA. His sonSamuelwas theone who died in the Rev. War. He als o h a d other children.

Find this: John Sr appeared to move back and to betweenMarylandandPennsylvania at that t i m e. We know he was in Maryland in1741whenheleased the land, but I have to get to Annapol i s t o seetheactualdocument for that and for the release. They say they havethatmaterialt h er e.

Find this: Sandra's John Ramsey could easily be our John Sr. Ihavealater list of the Fa g g 's Manor records, but John is notmentioned.Seemslike Reynolds Ramsey's wife is on that li s t , though.

Colonial Families of the United States:

This family is of Scotch ancestry and claims descentfromWilliamRamsey, who fought un d e r Robert Bruce for the independenceofScotland,and was one of the nobles who subscribe d t h ecelebratedmemorial to thepope in 1320, vindicating the nobles whosubscribed thecelebra t e dmemorial to the Pope in 1320, vindicting therights andliberties ofScotland. The Ramse y s s ettled in Scotland in thetime ofDavid I. Thename, it is claimed, was originally "De Ra m ese y."Elgin isin MorayshireCounty, and the first of the name to settle therewas afarri e r fr omForfarshire, which is clearly the ancestral seat. Theheadof the clanwas the Ear l o f Dalh ousie, whose family name wasRamsey. Itisunquestionable that the first Ramsey wh o cam e to S cotlandheldpropertyin Huntingdonshire, from which he took the name of DeRamesey. That prop erty was part of the estate belonging to the HonourofHuntingdon,but retained his de sign atio n from his english estate.Soonafter theyear 1700, there was a large Scotch Irish im mig rati ontoPennsylvania,and among the emigrants was William Ramsey who settledwithhis fami l y inB ucks County, and is said to have been of the lineageofSir James DeRamesey, of Dalhous i e, Sc otland. He may have comefromIreland, as thefamily possess traditions of Irish locati o ns . Therewasa Thomas Ramseywho d. intestate in 1714, and a James Ramsey whod.intestate , b o th ofBucks county.

March 6, 1742, William Shubriege to Samuel Ramsey, his son-in-lawandhisdaughter Izabell a , w ife of said Ramsey, 125 acrew on theSound.Tests:Wm. Crawford, John Starkey

Ramsey, Samuel. Apr. 8, 1768. To daughter Elizabeth Ramsey;to son Shubridge; son Willi a m . (Mentions land of the grandfather,William Shubridge, as gift to son Shubridge.) Exrs ; s o nShubridge,daughterElizabeth, Moses Johnston. Tests; Joseph Collins,William Gray.

Carolyn Ramsey:

Randolph is the one who was in Maryland...then wenttoHampshireCounty(W)VA, and finall y l i v ed in Columbia County,GA. HissonSamuelwas theone who died in the Rev. War. He al s o h a d otherchildren.

Find this: John Sr appeared to move back and tobetweenMarylandandPennsylvania at tha t t i m e. We know he was inMaryland in1741whenheleased the land, but I have to get to Annapo l i s to seetheactualdocument for that and for the release. They say theyhavethatmaterial t h er e.

Find this: Sandra's John Ramsey could easily be our John Sr.Ihavealater list of the Fa g g ' s Manor records, but John isnotmentioned.Seemslike Reynolds Ramsey's wife is on that l i s t , though.

Colonial Families of the United States:

This family is of Scotch ancestry and claimsdescentfromWilliamRamsey, who fought u n d e r Robert Bruce for theindependenceofScotland,and was one of the nobles who subscrib e d t hecelebratedmemorial to thepope in 1320, vindicating the nobleswhosubscribed thecelebr a t e dmemorial to the Pope in 1320, vindictingtherights andliberties ofScotland. The Rams e y s s ettled in Scotland inthetime ofDavid I. Thename, it is claimed, was originally "De R a m esey."Elgin isin MorayshireCounty, and the first of the name to settletherewas afarr i e r fr omForfarshire, which is clearly the ancestralseat. Theheadof the clanwas the Ea r l o f Dalh ousie, whose family namewasRamsey. Itisunquestionable that the first Ramsey w h o cam e to Scotlandheldpropertyin Huntingdonshire, from which he took the name ofDeRamesey . That prop erty was part of the estate belonging to theHonourofHuntingdon,but retained his d e sign atio n from his englishestate.Soonafter theyear 1700, there was a large Scotch Irish i m mig rationtoPennsylvania,and among the emigrants was William Ramsey whosettledwithhis fam i l y inB ucks County, and is said to have been of thelineageofSir James DeRamesey, of Dalhou s i e, Sc otland. He may havecomefromIreland, as thefamily possess traditions of Irish locat i o ns .Therewasa Thomas Ramseywho d. intestate in 1714, and a James Ramseywhod.intestat e , b o th ofBucks county.

March 6, 1742, William Shubriege to Samuel Ramsey, hisson-in-lawandhisdaughter Izabel l a , w ife of said Ramsey, 125 acrew ontheSound.Tests:Wm. Crawford, John Starkey

Ramsey, Samuel. Apr. 8, 1768. To daughter ElizabethRamsey;tosonShubridge; son Will i a m . (Mentions land ofthegrandfather,WilliamShubridge, as gift to son Shubridge.) Exr s ; s onShubridge,daughterElizabeth, Moses Johnston. Tests; JosephCollins,William Gray.

 

Children of SAMUEL RAMSEY and IZABELLA SHUBRIDGE are:

i. WILLIAM12 RAMSEY1.

ii. SAMUEL RAMSEY1, b. 17411.

iii. SHUBRIDGE RAMSEY1, b. 17451.

iv. ELIZABETH RAMSEY1, b. 17471.

 

12. MARY "POLLY"12 RAMSEY (RANDOLPH11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1) She married WILLIAM DEMOSS1.

Notes for MARY "POLLY" RAMSEY:

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Not my family line, just sharing.

The following Biographical sketch was copied from thebook"HISTORYANDBIOGRAPHY COUNT I E S O F WHITE AND PULASKI,INDIANA.HistoricalandBiographical. Illustrated. Chicago; F.A. Ba t t e y &Co.,Publishers.1883.

page 753, Tippecanoe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana.

"ELI DeMOSS was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, March 16,1804,andisthe eldest of e i g h t children born to WILLIAM and MARY(RAMSEY)DeMOSS,asfollows: ELI, POLLY, PETER, CYNTH I A , J OHN, WESLEY,JAMES andNELSON,allof whom are dead excepting ELI and JOHN. The father w a s bor ninKentucky,was a farmer, took part in the war of 1812, and diedinKansas.When ELI w a s a c hild, his father moved back to Kentucky, andayear ortwo latermoved to Cass County , I n diana , where ELI resideduntilhe cameto thistownship in the fall of 1837; he has live d o n h is presentplacesince1840. He is the oldest settler in the township, wasitsfirstJusti c e o fth e Peace, and performed the ceremony at thefirstweddingwithin itsboundaries. He ha s w or ke d at stonecuttingandwagon-making,and has beenthree times married - first, in 1830 , t o LUCINDA IRVIN, whogave birth tothree children - WILLIAM, ABRAM, and MARIA-all deceased. Th e se c ondtime, in 1840, to MARY MORRIS, who alsobecamethe mother ofthree children- SAMUE L , EME L INE and FELIX; the lastnamedonly is yetliving. The thirdtime, February 17, 1848 , t o MAR Y PHIPPS,who has givenbirth to eightchildren - CLARA, AGATHA, VIRGIL, EMMA,JANE,EVE LY N,PET E R and SCHUYLER.AGATHA and EMMA are dead. MR. DeMOSSand wifearepassing their declin in gyea r s on his fine farm of 200acresaboutone-half mile west of Monterey."

 

Children of MARY RAMSEY and WILLIAM DEMOSS are:

i. POLLY13 DEMOSS1.

ii. PETER DEMOSS1.

iii. JAMES DEMOSS1.

iv. CYNTHIA DEMOSS1.

v. JOHN DEMOSS1.

vi. WESLEY DEMOSS1.

vii. NELSON DEMOSS1.

17. viii. ELI DEMOSS, b. March 16, 1804, Rockbridge County, Virginia.

13. ELEANOR12 DUCKWORTH (CHRISTIAN11 RAMSEY, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)1 was born 17781. She married JAMES CARTER1.

 

Child of ELEANOR DUCKWORTH and JAMES CARTER is:

18. i. WILEY13 CARTER.

14. SISTER12 RAMSEY (WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1) She married GRACEY1.

 

Child of SISTER RAMSEY and GRACEY is:

i. WILLIAM N.13 GRACEY1.

15. NOAH W.12 RAMSEY (WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)1 was born June 1768 in Mecklenbert, NC1, and died October 02, 1853 in in Copiah Co. MS1. He married MARY ELIZABETH DEARING1 December 14, 1810 in Georgia1, daughter of WILLIAM DEARING and ELIZABETH JETT. She was born 1792 in Georgia1, and died in in Copiah Co. MS1.

 

Children of NOAH RAMSEY and MARY DEARING are:

 

Generation No. 4

 

i. MARY ANN13 RAMSEY1, m. THOMAS H. WATTS1, March 20, 1837, Lawrence County, MS28.1.

Notes for MARY ANN RAMSEY:

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Information from: Mrs. John J Fuxan (Wanda) fuxgatt@juno.com

ii. WILLIAM M. RAMSEY1, b. in GA291; m. SARAH F. CARROLL1.

iii. MALINDA RAMSEY1, b. Lawrence County, MS1; m. ANDREW M. LAIRD1.

iv. ELIZABETH RAMSEY1, m. NICHOLAS GUYNES1.

v. JOHN B. RAMSEY1, b. Abt. 1810, Georgia1; d. Bef. 1850, in Copiah Co. MS1; m. CLARISSA1, Abt. 18331; b. , NC1.

vi. THOMAS JACKSON RAMSEY1, b. April 19, 1819, Jasper Co. GA1; d. September 17, 1899, Copiah Co. MS1; m. REBECCA WOMACK1, October 30, 18501; b. February 02, 1835, Copiah Co. MS371; d. August 01, 1918, Copiah County, MS1.

vii. SIMEON DEARING RAMSEY1, b. December 18, 1823, Lawrence County, MS391; d. 1897, Copiah Co. MS401; m. (1) MARY ELIZABETH HOFFMAN1; m. (2) MARY ELIZABETH KILPATRICK1.

16. WILLIAM12 RAMSEY, JR. (WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)1 was born July 27, 1770 in Meclenburg, NC1, and died July 19, 1833 in Red Creek, Stone, MS1. He married (1) NANCY ELIZABETH HUEY1, daughter of ANDREW HUEY and NANCY. She was born September 15, 1787 in Ireland1, and died June 18, 1836 in Red Creek, Wayne MS1. He married (2) MARGARET WOODSIDE1 December 15, 1802 in Oglethorpe, Georgia1.

Notes for WILLIAM RAMSEY, JR.:

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A.C. Ramsey, Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider:

In the fall of 1818 I think it was, he with brother Andrew madeavisittoTennessee, t o s e e h is Father and re.ations; and on hisreturnbroughtwith him a nephew, "William N. Gra ce y , " a son of one ofhissisters; whoremained with us the next year, at our next home on t h e PascagoulaRiver,and which refreeshes my memory so that fromthiscircumstance Iknow th a t h i s visit to Tennessee was in 1818.

Charles E. Munat notes:

July 27 1770--William Ramsey, Jr., wasborn("Ramsey,William...,"Mississippi Genealogic a l E x change, vol2(Washington, DC:1956), p. 12,which turn cites West's Methodism inAmerica ( 18 9 3), pp.93-95.; JeanStrickland (editor) Autobiography ofA.C. Ramsey(Moss Point,MS: 1879 ) ) R 233), in Mecklenburg County, NorthCarolina(Nancy ParkesMississippiDaughters and their A n c e stors(Starkville, MS:1965), p. 202,("Ramsey,William...," MississippiGenealogical Exch a n g e,vol 2(Washington, DC:1956), p. 12, which turncites West's MethodisminAmerica (189 3 ) , p p.93-95.; Jean Strickland(editor) AutobiographyofA.C. Ramsey (MossPoint, MS: 1879) )R 2 3 3) , orin Scotland (JeanStrickland (editor)Autobiography of A.C. Ramsey (MossPoint, M S : 1 879,James Augustus Ramsayof Vancleave, Mississippi, hisquestionairenumber682 for theRam s ey - Ramsay Reunion at the 1904 St.Louis World'sFair(R223:682),Thomas Evans Ramsay of Vancl e av e ,Mississippi,hisquestionare number 685for the Ramsey-Ramsay Reunion at the1904 St.Lo u i s World's Fair(R223:685) and Andrew Houston LonginoofJackson,Mississippi, hisquestion a i r e number 678 for theRamsey-RamsayReunion ofthe 1904 St.Louis World's Fair (R223:678)

by 1805--William Ramsey, Jr., married (as his firstwife)MargaretWoodside(Nancy R. Par k e s M ississippi Daughters andtheirAncestors(Starkville,MS: 1965) p. 202.

about 1805--William Ramsey, Jr., age about 35, married(ThomasEvansRamsayof Vancleave, M i s s issippi, his questionaire number633fortheRamsey-Ramsay Reunion at the 1904 St. Louis Wo r l d 's Fair(R233:6331)ashis second wife (Nancy R. Parkes Mississippi DaughtersandtheirAn c e stors (Starkville, MS: 1965) p. 202.) Elizabeth Huey(NancyR.ParkesMississippi Daught e r s a nd their Ancestors (Starkville,MS:1965)p. 202)and (Thomas Evans Ramsay of Vancleav e , M ississippi,hisquestionarenumber 685 for the Ramsey-Ramsay Reunion at the1904St.Louis W o rl d' sFair (R223:685), age about 18.

about 1805--William Ramsey's son Andrew Woodsides Ramsey issaidtohavebeen born in Tenne s s e e (James Augustus RamsayofVancleave,Mississippi,his questionaire number 685 for the Ram s e y-RamsayReunion ofthe 1904 St.Louis World's Fair (R223:685). or inGeorgia(Enoch Nicho l a s Ramsay ofOcean Springs, Mississippi, hisquestionairenumber 682 fortheRamsey-Ramsay Re u n i on at the 1904 St.Louis World'sFair (R223:682)orThomas Evans Ramsay of Vancleave, Mis s i ssippi, hisquestionare number685for the Ramsey-Ramsay Reunion at the 1904St. LouisWor l d ' sFair(R223:685)

--William Ramsey lived in North Carolina, GeorgiaandMississippi(ThomasEvans Ramsay of V a n c leave, Mississippi,hisquestionare number685 forthe Ramsey-Ramsay Reunion at the 190 4 S t .Louis World's Fair(R223:685))

1807--William Ramsey was living in JacksonCounty,Georgia(Ramsey,William...," in Mississ i p p i GenealogicalExchange, vol2(Wahington DC:1956), p. 12, which in turn cites West Method i s minAmerica (1893), pp.93-95 and in Jean Strickland(editor)Autobiographyof A.C. Ram s e y ( MossPoint, MS: 1879) )R233

about 1808--William Ramsey, Jr., removed to NewTerritory(latercalledMississippi) Jean S t r i ckland (editor)Autobiography of A.C.Ramsey(MossPoint, MS: 1879) )R233coming on foot a s f a r a the ChickashayRiverwithhis wife and two small boys riding a horseand a slave woma n , namedDinah, also walking. (Ramsey, William...,"inMississippiGenealogicalExchange, vo l 2 ( W a hington DC: 1956), p.12,which in turncites WestMethodism in America (1893), pp. 93 -95)

February 21, 1808--William Ramsey and family arrived at whatwouldlaterbeWaynesboro, W a y n e County, Mississippi.(Ramsey,William...,"inMississippi Genealogical Exchange, vo l 2 ( W ashington DC:1956), p.12,which in turn cites West Methodism in America(1893), pp.93-9 5)

1811 or 1812--William Ramsey, Jr., and familyremovedtoLeakesville,(Ramsey, William.. . , " i n MississippiGenealogicalExchange,vol 2(Wahington DC: 1956), p. 12, which in turn ci te s W estMethodisminAmerica (1893), pp. 93-95) Greene County,Mississippi(JeanStrickland(ed i t or ) Autobiography of A.C. Ramsey (MossPoint, MS:1879))R233

William Ramsey, Jr., moved to near Fairley's Ferry,onthePascgoulaRiver in Jackso n C o u nty, Mississippi(Ramsey,William...,"inMississippi Genealogical Exchange, vol 2 (Washi n gt on DC:1956), p.12,which in turn cites West Methodism in America (1893),pp.93-95)

July 19, 1833--William Ramsey, Jr., died(Ramsey,William...,"inMississippi Genealogic a l E xc hange, vol 2(Washington DC:1956), p.12,which in turn cites West Methodism in Ameri ca (1 893) , pp.93-95) 8daysbefore his 63rd birthday, on the banks of theRed Creek, inHarr i sonCounty , Mississippi (Enoch Nicholas Ramsay ofOceanSprings,Mississippi,his questionai r e nu mbe r 682 for theRamsey-RamsayReunion atthe 1904 St.Louis World's Fair (R223:682)

June 8, 1836--Elizabeth (Huey) Ramsey died, age 48(JeanStrickland(editor)Autobiogra p h y o f A.C. Ramsey (Moss Point, MS:1879))R233

 

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Ramsey, A. C., Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p. 1.

I was born in Jackson County, Georgia, November 4th 1807.MyFather,WilliamRamsey was b o r n i n Mecklenburg County, NorthCarolina,July 27th1770.

 

From History of Methodism in Alabama and West Florida.

by Marion Elsas Lazenby

"We mention these families of culture, character andprominencebecausesomuch has bee n s a i d about the wickedness of theearlysettlersinAlabama. Among these early settlers wer e m a n y whosecultureandreligionwill ever be a source of pride to their descendants.

Among these were William Ramsey...and many others. West givesanaccountofthe coming of W i l l iam Ramsey, obtained from thewell-preservedjournalofAbiezer Clarke Ramsey, son of Will i a m , whichjournal is now inthehandsof his granddaughters, Misses Corrie, Marie andFranc e s B e nsonatForestHome, and in whose parents home, A.C. Ramseydied on Jan.23,1891. Agran d s o n of the Rev. Mr. Ramsey, W.W. Benson,one ofthestate'sdistinguished educators, an d o n e o f Methodism'smostusefulmembers,likewise died in this home in 1953.

William Ramsey was born in Mecklenburg County, N.C., July27,1770,latermoving to Jacks o n C o unty, Georgia, where two of hischildrenwereborn.He moved in 1808 to Chickasawhay Riv e r , i nMississippi,afterwardswithinthe bounds of the Tombecbee Circuit.

Even to get seed corn he had to return to St. Stephens,ortheTombigbeeRiver, and pay f o u r d ollars a bushel for it.Otherprovisionswere alikescarce and at exorbitant prices . T h e building ofthe cabin,clearing thefield, planting the corn, making benches,stools,an d c h airs, securingthe spinning wheel, constructing the rudeloom, theslowprocess ofpicking t h e s ee d out of the cotton,spinning,spooling,reeling, dyeing,sizing, warping, and sleidin g t hre ad, weavingcloth, andobtaining otherhousehold necessities, kept himbusy.Confronted b y s c arcity ofprovisions and exorbitant prices and bytheheavy losses hesustained,the quest i o n i s how did he and hishouseholdmanage to subsist?

At the end of 1808 Ramsey sold his improvements (he did notownhisownland) and moved d o w n t he Chickasawhay and built a cabinandopened anewclearing on the spot now occupied by W i n che ster. Hefelledthefirsttree ever felled in the town of Winchester. Here he livedwhe n Sturdivant and Burdge visited him."

Ramsey lived in a number of different places inthisgeneralsection.His last hom e w a s o n the banks of Red Creek, wherehedied andwas buriedin 1833. He was a man of grea t ind u str y, ofuncommonenergy,and ofeconomical habits...of unquestioned integrity, andmuche ste e medb y hisneighbors. As a Christian he was full of faith andgooddeeds,and had aprofou n d e xperi ence of divine things. Hispatienceundersuffering wasbeautiful. His death was tr i ump hant . Hiswife diedJune8, 1836 and wasburied by his side.

"The little caravan...consisted of himself on foot, his wifeonahorse,with her child, An d r e w, not more than two and a halfyearsold,seatedbehind her, and her baby, Abiezer Clark , t h e n lessthanfourmonths old,in her lap, Dinah, a Negro girl, on foot, and twopackhorses l o a ded withwhat household goods and camp equipage theycouldcarry.This littleband found ne a r l y the whole way infested withIndians,andtheir progressoften retarded by streams tha t w e r e notfordable, andthatwere withoutbridges or ferries.

The trip commences in January and the Chickashawhay wasreachedFeb.21,1808. None can re f u s e to pause and view the uniquescene ofthiswomanmounted on a horse, with her helpless of f s p ringpacked abouther,makingthis trip across more than half the State ofGeorgia, and acr o s stheentire state of Alabama, with menacing savageshanging onnearlyeverystep, and swo l l e n streams, bridgeless andferrylessencounteredevery day!

Mr. Ramsey unloaded his pack horses on the ChickasawhayRiverneartheChoctaw boundary a n d n e ar what is now Waynesborough. Herehebuilthiscabin, made his first clearing, and rais e d h i s first cropallin1808.When he reached the Chickasawhay, his entire estate consistedo f th reehorses, the baggage which the two pack horses hadconveyedthere,theNegro girl, Dina h , a n d twenty-one dollars in cash.Hehadneitherprovisions, house nor field. One of the ho r s e s fellofftheriver bluffand was drowned; another was stolen by the Indiansandwasnever r e c overed...there was little in that land on whichtosubsist,except thespontaneous produ c t s o f the country.

Ramsey, A. C., Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider,"MYFATHER'SDEATH",(On William Ram s e y , Jr. who married NancyElizabethHuey) p. 86

At my appointment in July at Salem Camp Ground (1833), I wasmetbybrotherAndrew, who b o r e t o me the sad news of the death ofFather,whichhadtaken place at his home on Red Cree k , t h e 19th of thatmonth(July).Thiswas to me and all the family an afflictive providence . Alt hough hehadbeen for a number of years, a great sufferer, so thathewasperfectlyhelples s , n o t able to feed or dress himself; and toanoutsiderlookingfrom worldly side; and reli e f fr o m care, on ourpart,and relieffromsuffering on his, with the blessed Hope of rest her eafte r, asentertainedby him; from that stand point, it might havebeenthoughtbest for bot h . Bu t the parental tie, had so bound ustogether,and thereverence andaffectionate regard , w hi c h cemented andbound us tohim,that the labouranxiety and care consequent upon nursin g ,a n dwatchingover him, was notonerous, as to cause a wish that reliefshouldbeobtained, o n l y b y hisdeath. But so ordered it, and while wecouldbutweep and lament the sadbereaveme n t , w e "sorrowed not as thosewhohad nohope." He died at age68 years 11 months 22 days. F a t he rwasanenergetic, economical, managerin his domestic affairs;andtheseelements couple d w i t h a soundunwavering faith andChristianexperiencein divine things constituted thebasi s u p o n which hebuilt upa moralsuperstructure, of respectability anusefulness, whereverhe l iv e d, oramong those whom he mingled. Oneworthy of the imitation ofall.Thesevirtues and Ch r i s tian graces wasnot only prominent in health;butbeingsupplemented by great patience ins u f f ering; it may I thinkbejustlysaid, He not only did, but likewisesuffered the will o f G o d ,asbecomeone of His children. O that hischildren who yet remain; hislonglineof desce n d a nts, of grand childrenand great grandchildren thatarenowscattered, in Alabama, Mississi p p i ,Texas, Arkansas and Missouri,mayallemulate his virtues, die in peace andmeet him in H e a v en, wherewehumblytrust and hope he now: rests from hislabours and his worksfollowhim. A m e n

Religion: Methodist

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In the fall of 1818 I think it was, he with brother Andrew made avisittoTennessee, to s e e h is Father and re.ations; and on hisreturnbroughtwith him a nephew, "William N. Grace y , " a son of one ofhissisters; whoremained with us the next year, at our next home on the P ascagoula River,and which refreeshes my memory so that fromthiscircumstance I know thathi s v i sit to Tennessee was in 1818.

July 27 1770--William Ramsey, Jr., was born("Ramsey,William...,"Mississippi Genealogica l E x change, vol 2(Washington, DC:1956), p. 12,which turn cites West's Methodism in America( 18 9 3), pp.93-95.; JeanStrickland (editor) Autobiography of A.C. Ramsey(Moss Point,MS: 1879) ) R 233), in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina(Nancy ParkesMississippiDaughters and their An c e stors (Starkville, MS:1965), p. 202,("Ramsey,William...," Mississippi Genealogical Excha n g e,vol 2(Washington, DC:1956), p. 12, which turn cites West's MethodisminAmerica (1893 ) , p p.93-95.; Jean Strickland (editor) AutobiographyofA.C. Ramsey (MossPoint, MS: 1879) )R2 3 3) , or in Scotland (JeanStrickland (editor)Autobiography of A.C. Ramsey (Moss Point, MS : 1 879,James Augustus Ramsayof Vancleave, Mississippi, his questionairenumber682 for theRams ey - Ramsay Reunion at the 1904 St. Louis World'sFair(R223:682),Thomas Evans Ramsay of Vancle av e , Mississippi,hisquestionare number 685for the Ramsey-Ramsay Reunion at the 1904 St.Lou i s World's Fair(R223:685) and Andrew Houston Longino ofJackson,Mississippi, hisquestiona i r e number 678 for the Ramsey-RamsayReunion ofthe 1904 St.Louis World's Fair (R223:678)

by 1805--William Ramsey, Jr., married (as his first wife)MargaretWoodside(Nancy R. Park e s M ississippi Daughters and theirAncestors(Starkville,MS: 1965) p. 202.

about 1805--William Ramsey, Jr., age about 35, married (ThomasEvansRamsayof Vancleave, Mi s s issippi, his questionaire number 633fortheRamsey-Ramsay Reunion at the 1904 St. Louis Wor l d 's Fair (R233:6331)ashis second wife (Nancy R. Parkes Mississippi Daughters andtheirAnc e stors (Starkville, MS: 1965) p. 202.) Elizabeth Huey (NancyR.ParkesMississippi Daughte r s a nd their Ancestors (Starkville, MS:1965)p. 202)and (Thomas Evans Ramsay of Vancleave , M iss issippi,hisquestionarenumber 685 for the Ramsey-Ramsay Reunion at the 1904St.Louis Wo rl d' sFair (R223:685), age about 18.

about 1805--William Ramsey's son Andrew Woodsides Ramsey is saidtohavebeen born in Tennes s e e (James Augustus Ramsay ofVancleave,Mississippi,his questionaire number 685 for the Rams e y -RamsayReunion ofthe 1904 St.Louis World's Fair (R223:685). or in Georgia(Enoch Nichol a s Ramsay ofOcean Springs, Mississippi, his questionairenumber 682 fortheRamsey-Ramsay Reu n i on at the 1904 St. Louis World'sFair (R223:682)orThomas Evans Ramsay of Vancleave, Miss i s sippi, hisquestionare number685for the Ramsey-Ramsay Reunion at the 1904 St. LouisWorl d ' sFair(R223:685)

--William Ramsey lived in North Carolina, Georgia andMississippi(ThomasEvans Ramsay of Va n c leave, Mississippi, hisquestionare number685 forthe Ramsey-Ramsay Reunion at the 1904 S t . Louis World's Fair(R223:685))

1807--William Ramsey was living in Jackson County,Georgia(Ramsey,William...," in Mississi p p i Genealogical Exchange, vol2(Wahington DC:1956), p. 12, which in turn cites West Method i s minAmerica (1893), pp.93-95 and in Jean Strickland (editor)Autobiographyof A.C. Rams e y ( MossPoint, MS: 1879) )R233

about 1808--William Ramsey, Jr., removed to New Territory(latercalledMississippi) Jean St r i ckland (editor) Autobiography of A.C.Ramsey(MossPoint, MS: 1879) )R233coming on foot a s f a r a the ChickashayRiverwithhis wife and two small boys riding a horse and a slave woman , namedDinah, also walking. (Ramsey, William...," inMississippiGenealogicalExchange, vol 2 ( W a hington DC: 1956), p. 12,which in turncites WestMethodism in America (1893), pp. 93-95)

February 21, 1808--William Ramsey and family arrived at what wouldlaterbeWaynesboro, Wa y n e County, Mississippi. (Ramsey,William...,"inMississippi Genealogical Exchange, vol 2 ( W a shington DC:1956), p.12,which in turn cites West Methodism in America (1893), pp.93-95)

1811 or 1812--William Ramsey, Jr., and family removedtoLeakesville,(Ramsey, William... , " i n Mississippi GenealogicalExchange,vol 2(Wahington DC: 1956), p. 12, which in turn cit e s W estMethodisminAmerica (1893), pp. 93-95) Greene County, Mississippi(JeanStrickland(edi t or ) Autobiography of A.C. Ramsey (Moss Point, MS:1879))R233

William Ramsey, Jr., moved to near Fairley's Ferry, onthePascgoulaRiver in Jackson C o u nty, Mississippi (Ramsey,William...,"inMississippi Genealogical Exchange, vol 2 (Washin g t on DC:1956), p.12,which in turn cites West Methodism in America (1893), pp.93-95)

July 19, 1833--William Ramsey, Jr., died (Ramsey,William...,"inMississippi Genealogic a l E xchange, vol 2 (Washington DC:1956), p.12,which in turn cites West Methodism in Ameri c a (1 893), pp.93-95) 8daysbefore his 63rd birthday, on the banks of the Red Creek, inHarr i sonCounty, Mississippi (Enoch Nicholas Ramsay of OceanSprings,Mississippi,his questionai r e nu mber 682 for the Ramsey-RamsayReunion atthe 1904 St.Louis World's Fair (R223:682)

June 8, 1836--Elizabeth (Huey) Ramsey died, age 48(JeanStrickland(editor) Autobiograp h y o f A.C. Ramsey (Moss Point, MS:1879))R233

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Ramsey, A. C., Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p. 1.

I was born in Jackson County, Georgia, November 4th 1807.MyFather,William Ramsey was bo r n i n Mecklenburg County, NorthCarolina,July 27th1770.

From History of Methodism in Alabama and West Florida.

by Marion Elsas Lazenby

"We mention these families of culture, character and prominencebecausesomuch has been s a i d about the wickedness of the earlysettlersinAlabama. Among these early settlers were m a n y whose cultureandreligionwill ever be a source of pride to their descendants.

Among these were William Ramsey...and many others. West gives anaccountofthe coming of Wi l l iam Ramsey, obtained from the well-preservedjournalofAbiezer Clarke Ramsey, son of Willi a m , which journal is now inthehandsof his granddaughters, Misses Corrie, Marie and France s B e nsonatForestHome, and in whose parents home, A.C. Ramsey died on Jan.23,1891. Agrand s o n of the Rev. Mr. Ramsey, W.W. Benson, one ofthestate'sdistinguished educators, and o n e o f Methodism's mostusefulmembers,likewise died in this home in 1953.

William Ramsey was born in Mecklenburg County, N.C., July 27,1770,latermoving to Jackso n C o unty, Georgia, where two of his childrenwereborn.He moved in 1808 to Chickasawhay Rive r , i n Mississippi,afterwardswithinthe bounds of the Tombecbee Circuit.

Even to get seed corn he had to return to St. Stephens, ortheTombigbeeRiver, and pay fo u r d ollars a bushel for it. Otherprovisionswere alikescarce and at exorbitant prices. T h e bui lding ofthe cabin,clearing thefield, planting the corn, making benches, stools,and c h airs, securingthe spinning wheel, constructing the rude loom, theslowprocess ofpicking th e s ee d out of the cotton, spinning,spooling,reeling, dyeing,sizing, warping, and sleiding t hre ad , weavingcloth, andobtaining otherhousehold necessities, kept him busy.Confronted by s c arcity ofprovisions and exorbitant prices and by theheavy losses hesustained,the questi o n i s how did he and his householdmanage to subsist?

At the end of 1808 Ramsey sold his improvements (he did not ownhisownland) and moved do w n t he Chickasawhay and built a cabin andopened anewclearing on the spot now occupied by Wi n che ster. He felledthefirsttree ever felled in the town of Winchester. Here he lived when Sturdivant and Burdge visited him."

Ramsey lived in a number of different places in thisgeneralsection.His last home w a s o n the banks of Red Creek, where hedied andwas buriedin 1833. He was a man of great ind u str y, of uncommonenergy,and ofeconomical habits...of unquestioned integrity, and mucheste e medb y hisneighbors. As a Christian he was full of faith and gooddeeds,and had aprofoun d e xperi ence of divine things. His patienceundersuffering wasbeautiful. His death was tri ump hant . His wife diedJune8, 1836 and wasburied by his side.

"The little caravan...consisted of himself on foot, his wife onahorse,with her child, And r e w, not more than two and a half yearsold,seatedbehind her, and her baby, Abiezer Clark, t h e n less thanfourmonths old,in her lap, Dinah, a Negro girl, on foot, and two packhorsesl o a ded withwhat household goods and camp equipage they couldcarry.This littleband found nea r l y the whole way infested with Indians,andtheir progressoften retarded by streams that w e r e not fordable, andthatwere withoutbridges or ferries.

The trip commences in January and the Chickashawhay was reachedFeb.21,1808. None can ref u s e to pause and view the unique scene ofthiswomanmounted on a horse, with her helpless off s p ring packed abouther,makingthis trip across more than half the State of Georgia, and acro s stheentire state of Alabama, with menacing savages hanging onnearlyeverystep, and swol l e n streams, bridgeless and ferrylessencounteredevery day!

Mr. Ramsey unloaded his pack horses on the Chickasawhay RiverneartheChoctaw boundary an d n e ar what is now Waynesborough. Here hebuilthiscabin, made his first clearing, and raise d h i s first crop allin1808.When he reached the Chickasawhay, his entire estate consisted of th reehorses, the baggage which the two pack horses had conveyedthere,theNegro girl, Dinah , a n d twenty-one dollars in cash. Hehadneitherprovisions, house nor field. One of the hor s e s fell offtheriver bluffand was drowned; another was stolen by the Indians andwasneverr e c overed...there was little in that land on which tosubsist,except thespontaneous produc t s o f the country.

Ramsey, A. C., Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, "MYFATHER'SDEATH",(On William Rams e y , Jr. who married Nancy ElizabethHuey) p. 86

At my appointment in July at Salem Camp Ground (1833), I was metbybrotherAndrew, who bo r e t o me the sad news of the death of Father,whichhadtaken place at his home on Red Creek , t h e 19th of that month(July).Thiswas to me and all the family an afflictive providence . Alt hough hehadbeen for a number of years, a great sufferer, so that hewasperfectlyhelples s, n o t able to feed or dress himself; and to anoutsiderlookingfrom worldly side; and relie f fr o m care, on our part,and relieffromsuffering on his, with the blessed Hope of rest here afte r, asentertainedby him; from that stand point, it might have beenthoughtbest for both . Bu t the parental tie, had so bound us together,and thereverence andaffectionate regard, w hi c h cemented and bound us tohim,that the labouranxiety and care consequent upon nursing , a n dwatchingover him, was notonerous, as to cause a wish that relief shouldbeobtained, on l y b y hisdeath. But so ordered it, and while we couldbutweep and lament the sadbereavemen t , w e "sorrowed not as those whohad nohope." He died at age68 years 11 months 22 days. Fa t he r wasanenergetic, economical, managerin his domestic affairs; andtheseelements coupled w i t h a soundunwavering faith and Christianexperiencein divine things constituted thebasis u p o n which he built upa moralsuperstructure, of respectability anusefulness, wherever he liv e d, oramong those whom he mingled. Oneworthy of the imitation of all.Thesevirtues and Chr i s tian graces wasnot only prominent in health; butbeingsupplemented by great patience insu f f ering; it may I think bejustlysaid, He not only did, but likewisesuffered the will of G o d , asbecomeone of His children. O that hischildren who yet remain; his longlineof descen d a nts, of grand childrenand great grandchildren that arenowscattered, in Alabama, Mississip p i ,Texas, Arkansas and Missouri, mayallemulate his virtues, die in peace andmeet him in He a v en, where wehumblytrust and hope he now: rests from hislabours and his works followhim.A m e n

Notes for NANCY ELIZABETH HUEY:

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Charles E. Munat notes:

September 14, 1787--Elizabeth Huey was born (JeanStrickland(editor)Autobiography of A . C . R amsey (Moss Point, MS:1879))R233) inIreland (Jean Strickland (editor) Autobiograp h y o f A.C.Ramsey (MossPoint, MS:1879) (R233) and Andrew Houston LonginoofJackson,Mississip p i , h isquestionaire number 678 for theRamsey-RamsayReunion ofthe 1904 St.Louis World's F a i r (R2 23:678)) thedaughter ofAndrew Hueyand of hiswife Nancy _______ ( Jean Strickland ( ed itor )Autobiographyof A.C.Ramsey (Moss Point, MS: 1879) (R233))

Elizbeth Huey emigrated with her parents to America,settlingfirstinPennsylvania, th e n i n G eorgia (JeanStrickland(editor)Autobiographyof A.C. Ramsey (Moss Point, MS: 1879 ) (R23 3))

 

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Ramsey, A. C., Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p.1

"I was born in Jackson County, Georgia, November 4th1807.Myfather,William Ramsey wa s b o r n in Mecklenburg County,NorthCarolinaJuly 27th1770. My mother, whose maiden name wa s El i zabethHuey, wasborn inIreland September 15th, 1787. Her parents AndrewandNancy Huey c a m e toAmerica when she was an infant and settledinPennsylvania. Howlongthey remained i n t h a t State I do not knowbutmoved from there toGeorgiaand settled in Franklin County; i f m y m emoryis correct. Andhere let meremark that this with many others narratedisthis sket c h , are given fromrecollections of what my parents toldme,many long yearsago. My fatherw a s t wi ce married, his first wife wasaMiss Woodside,who lived but ashort while, after the i r mar ri age andleftno issue. Andwhether theirmarriage took place in North Carolina,orGeo r g i a I am notprepared tostate positively, but think it was intheformer state.Father mo v e d t oGeorgia, but at what time, I do notknow.He thus becameacquainted withMother a n d a t a pro per time, marriedher.They settledin JacksonCounty, to which Grandfather Huey h a d m oved.Here my brotherAndrew andmyself were born, the only two out of fivewhowere native G e org ians.

Charles E. Munat notes:

September 14, 1787--Elizabeth Huey was born ( JeanStrickland(editor)Autobiography of A. C . R amsey (Moss Point, MS: 1879))R233) inIreland (Jean Strickland (editor) Autobiograph y o f A .C.Ramsey (MossPoint, MS:1879) (R233) and Andrew Houston Longino ofJackson,Mississipp i , h isquestionaire number 678 for the Ramsey-RamsayReunion ofthe 1904 St.Louis World's Fa i r (R2 23:678)) the daughter ofAndrew Hueyand of hiswife Nancy _______ ( Jean Strickland (e d itor )Autobiographyof A.C.Ramsey (Moss Point, MS: 1879) (R233))

Elizbeth Huey emigrated with her parents to America, settlingfirstinPennsylvania, the n i n G eorgia (Jean Strickland(editor)Autobiographyof A.C. Ramsey (Moss Point, MS: 1879) ( R23 3))

 

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Ramsey, A. C., Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p.1

"I was born in Jackson County, Georgia, November 4th 1807.Myfather,William Ramsey was b o r n in Mecklenburg County, NorthCarolinaJuly 27th1770. My mother, whose maiden name was El i z abethHuey, wasborn inIreland September 15th, 1787. Her parents Andrew andNancy Hueyc a m e toAmerica when she was an infant and settled inPennsylvania. Howlongthey remained in t h a t State I do not know butmoved from there toGeorgiaand settled in Franklin County; if m y m e moryis correct. Andhere let meremark that this with many others narrated isthis sketc h , are given fromrecollections of what my parents told me,many long yearsago. My fatherwa s t wi ce married, his first wife was aMiss Woodside,who lived but ashort while, after thei r mar ri age and leftno issue. Andwhether theirmarriage took place in North Carolina, orGeor g i a I am notprepared tostate positively, but think it was in theformer state.Father mov e d t oGeorgia, but at what time, I do not know.He thus becameacquainted withMother an d a t a pro per time, married her.They settledin JacksonCounty, to which Grandfather Huey ha d m oved .Here my brotherAndrew andmyself were born, the only two out of five whowere nativeG e org ians.

 

Children of WILLIAM RAMSEY and NANCY HUEY are:

i. ANDREW WOODSIDE13 RAMSEY1, b. January 01, 1806, Georgia1; d. 1861, Mississippi1; m. (1) NANCY HOLDER1; m. (2) CAROLINE EVANS1; b. 18201; d. 18981.

Notes for ANDREW WOODSIDE RAMSEY:

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Their son, Andrew Whiteside, was a State SenatorfromJacksonCounty(1836-1837) and la t e r a S tate RepresentativefromHancock,Greene,Harrison, Jackson and Perry Counties (1842-48 )

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Their son, Andrew Whiteside, was a State Senator fromJacksonCounty(1836-1837) and lat e r a S tate Representative fromHancock,Greene,Harrison, Jackson and Perry Counties (1842-48)

19. ii. ABIEZER CLARK RAMSEY, b. November 25, 1807, Jackson County, Georgia; d. January 23, 1891, Forest Homes, Butler County, Al.

20. iii. ANN PORTER RAMSEY, b. January 04, 1810, Wayne, MS; d. March 31, 1867, Lawrence County, MS.

21. iv. WILLIAM J. RAMSEY, b. December 15, 1811, Leakesville, MS; d. April 07, 1880, Harrison, MS.

22. v. DANIEL RAMSEY, b. 1814; d. 1887, Bell Fountain, Jackson County.

 

Generation No. 5

 

17. ELI13 DEMOSS (MARY "POLLY"12 RAMSEY, RANDOLPH11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)1 was born March 16, 1804 in Rockbridge County, Virginia1. He married (1) LUCINDA IRVIN1 18301. He married (2) MARY MORRIS1 18401. He married (3) MARY PHIPPS1 February 17, 18481.

Notes for ELI DEMOSS:

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The following Biographical sketch was copied from thebook"HISTORYANDBIOGRAPHY COUNT I E S O F WHITE AND PULASKI,INDIANA.HistoricalandBiographical. Illustrated. Chicago; F.A. Ba t t e y &Co.,Publishers.1883.

page 753, Tippecanoe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana.

"ELI DeMOSS was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, March 16,1804,andisthe eldest of e i g h t children born to WILLIAM and MARY(RAMSEY)DeMOSS,asfollows: ELI, POLLY, PETER, CYNTH I A , J OHN, WESLEY,JAMES andNELSON,allof whom are dead excepting ELI and JOHN. The father w a s bor ninKentucky,was a farmer, took part in the war of 1812, and diedinKansas.When ELI w a s a c hild, his father moved back to Kentucky, andayear ortwo latermoved to Cass County , I n diana , where ELI resideduntilhe cameto thistownship in the fall of 1837; he has live d o n h is presentplacesince1840. He is the oldest settler in the township, wasitsfirstJusti c e o fth e Peace, and performed the ceremony at thefirstweddingwithin itsboundaries. He ha s w or ke d at stonecuttingandwagon-making,and has beenthree times married - first, in 1830 , t o LUCINDA IRVIN, whogave birth tothree children - WILLIAM, ABRAM, and MARIA-all deceased. Th e se c ondtime, in 1840, to MARY MORRIS, who alsobecamethe mother ofthree children- SAMUE L , EME L INE and FELIX; the lastnamedonly is yetliving. The thirdtime, February 17, 1848 , t o MAR Y PHIPPS,who has givenbirth to eightchildren - CLARA, AGATHA, VIRGIL, EMMA,JANE,EVE LY N,PET E R and SCHUYLER.AGATHA and EMMA are dead. MR. DeMOSSand wifearepassing their declin in gyea r s on his fine farm of 200acresaboutone-half mile west of Monterey."

 

Children of ELI DEMOSS and LUCINDA IRVIN are:

i. WILLIAM14 DEMOSS1.

ii. ABRAM DEMOSS1.

iii. MARIA DEMOSS1.

 

Children of ELI DEMOSS and MARY MORRIS are:

iv. SAMUEL14 DEMOSS1.

v. EMELINE DEMOSS1.

vi. FELIX DEMOSS1.

 

Children of ELI DEMOSS and MARY PHIPPS are:

vii. CLARA14 DEMOSS1.

viii. AGATHA DEMOSS1.

ix. VIRGIL DEMOSS1.

x. EMMA DEMOSS1.

xi. JANE DEMOSS1.

xii. SCHUYLER DEMOSS1.

xiii. PETER DEMOSS1.

18. WILEY13 CARTER (ELEANOR12 DUCKWORTH, CHRISTIAN11 RAMSEY, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)

 

Child of WILEY CARTER is:

    23. i. LITTLEBERRY14 CARTER.









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