Richard Ratcliff Sr. (abt. 1585 - 1630)

Born about 1585 in Rossendale, Lancashire, England

Husband of Elizabeth Cotchings — married [date unknown] in Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died 29 Oct 1630 at about age 45 in Isle of Wright County, Virginia

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Biography

He was born about 1585 in Rossendale, Lancashire, England.

Richard Ratcliff(e), Sr. (c1585–1630).

Richard Ratcliff(e) married about 1619 to Elizabeth Cotchings (c1600-c1679).

He died on 29 Oct 1630 in Virginia. ^[1]

Isle of Wight County, Virginia was formed in 1634. ^[2]

Research Notes

A source is needed to confirm which set were his parents ...

- parents: Susan & William Ratcliff ? OR

- parents: Joane & Roger Ratcliffe ? OR

- parents: Lady Alis Rawsthorne? & John Radcliff, Governor ? (per Geni.com)

(last couple had a son Richard who may have married Elizabeth Silvestre).

More research is required because some sources have been found that appear to contradict this profile's dates ...

• U.S., Quaker Meeting Records 1681-1935 citing ...

Monthly Meeting near London, England;

Monthly Meeting: Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Western Branch, Somerton;

Yearly Meeting: Baltimore, MD;

County: Suffolk City, Virginia;

Minutes 1673-1756;

for Richard Ratcliff; also mentions Elizabeth (Sr. & Jr.), Cornelius, John, Richard, Sara & Rebecca Ratcliff.

• Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records 1639-1850 on ancestry.com citing book#2 p265; for Richard Ratcliffe, d: 06 Sep 1686 Isle of Wight County, Virginia; which mentioned ...

- legatees ...

- son Richard

- son Cornelius

- son John

- daughters, Elizabeth, Sarah, Mary & Rebecca Ratcliffe

- executrix: wife Elizabeth

- overseers: John Copeland, Daniel Sandburne, William Oudeland, Edmond Belson

- acknowledged: by son, Richard Ratcliff

proved: 09 Mar 1686.

• U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy in 6 volumes 1607-1943 citing v6 for Richard Ratcliff & Elizabeth of Chuckatuck with children ...

- Elizabeth Ratcliff, b: 1668/07/21; m: 1688/03/29 James Jordan

- Sarah Ratcliff, b: 1670/09/19; m: 1696/07/20 Joseph Kenerly

- Richard Ratcliff, b: 1672/07/13; m: 1700/07/18 Elizabeth Hollowell

- Cornelius Ratcliff, b: 1674/01/15; m: 1721/09/23 Elizabeth Jordan

- Mary Ratcliff, b: 1679/02/05; m: 1699/02/13 Thomas Newman

- John Ratcliff, b: 1681/02/20

- Rebecca Ratcliff, b: 1684/05/03; m: 1706/06/22 Richard Jordan.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #202026409 for Richard Ratcliff, b: 1585 Lancashire, England; d: 1630 Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA; as burial unknown
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_County,_Virginia_Genealogy

• "The First Germans in America" by Don Heinrich Tolzmann & Heritage Books of Bowie, MD in 1992; p1-46, 389-436

• U.S. and International Marriage Records 1560-1900 compiled by Yates Publishing on ancestry.com

• Family Data Collection - Marriages compiled by Edmund West on ancestry.com

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/sources/viewedit/9G1M-SLJ

• FamilySearch.org for Richard Ratcliffe L2WS-2V2

• https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-John-Ratcliffe/6000000002932663595

• Geneanet Community Trees Index [database on-line]

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=25804043&pid=1028