Robert Richey (1787 - 1846)

Born 22 Jan 1787 in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Richey — married 1809 in SC

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1846 at age 59 in Shoals Junction, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Robert Richey was born on 22 Jan 1787 in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States, son of John Caldwell Richey Sr (~1750 - 1808) and Nancy Ann (Brownlee) Richey (~1753 - ~1812).

His siblings were:

1. Joseph B Richey I (~1775 - 1848)
2. James Richey (~1776 - 1818)
3. Margaret Richey (1777 - 1853)
4. Alice Elizabeth (Richey) Dunn (~1778 - >1860)
5. John C. Richey Jr (~1780 - ~1852)
6. William Richey (~1787 - >1819)
7. Nancy Richey (~1789 - 1856)
8. Anne (Richey) Sharp (1793 - 1869)
9. William Robert Richey (~1794 - ~1874)
10. Mary Ann (Richey) Hawthorne (~1795 - 1874)

Robert (~22) married Elizabeth Richey (~22) , daughter of Robert J Richey and Mary Caldwell Stewart, in 1809 in SC^[1]. Their children were:

1. Alexander Richey ( - )
2. Mary Richey ( - )
3. Margaret Richey ( - )
4. James Alexander Richey ( - )
5. John Richey (>1809 - )
6. Jane Elizabeth Richey (~1812 - ~1895)
7. John B. Richey (~1814 - <1877)
8. James Alexander Richey (~1818 - )
9. William Lewis Richey (1820 - ~1863)
10. Nancy Adaline (Richey) Jordan (1822 - )
11. Patrick Thomas Richey (~1831 - )
12. Robert Wilson Richey (~1833 - >1879)
13. Warren Richey (1836 - ~1837)
14. Susan Ann Richey (1838 - ).

Robert died on 25 Dec 1846 in Shoals Junction, Greenwood, South Carolina aged 59. He is buried in Upper Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "South Carolina, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1641-1965"
   Hunting For Bears, comp.. South Carolina Marriage Index, 1641-1965. South Carolina marriage information taken from various sources. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library
   Ancestry Record 7840 #188544 (accessed 7 March 2023)
   Robert Richey marriage to Elizabeth Richey in 1774-1890 in Abbeville.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87315465/robert-richey: accessed 07 March 2023), memorial page for Robert Richey (22 Jan 1787–22 Dec 1846), Find A Grave: Memorial #87315465, citing Upper Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Record Hunter (contributor 47130288).

See also:

• Abbreviation: 7,500 Marriages from 96th & Abbeville District, SC 1774-1890. Title: 7,500 Marriages from 96th & Abbeville District, SC 1774-1890. Note: Source Media Type: Book. Paranthetical: Y. Repository

• Abbreviation: Cemetery Records of Abbeville County, SC, vol. 2, Compiled by R. Way;ne Bratcher, copyright 1983. Title: Cemetery Records of Abbeville County, SC, vol. 2, Compiled by R. Way;ne Bratcher, copyright 1983. Paranthetical: Y. Source: #S505

Acknowledgments

• Profile Richey-536 was created through the import of 3214733.ged on Sep 17, 2011 by Kim Richey.

• This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.