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.


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