William Ramey (abt. 1696 - 1758)

Born about 1696 in Westmoreland, Virginia

Ancestors

Son of William Remy and Catherine (Asbury) Remy

Descendants

Died 1758 at about age 62 in Frederick, Virginia

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Biography

William Remy/Ramey was born in Westmoreland County, Province of Virginia about 1696 to William Remy and Catherine Asbury. On 2 Sep 1737, he married Barbara Byram.^{[citation needed]}

Children of William and Barbara:

1. John Ramey, b. abt. 1735, King George Co., VA; d. 1805, Bourbon, Co., KY; m. Joanne Page
2. William Byram Ramey, b. abt. 1740
3. Jacob Ramey, b. 27 Aug 1741, Stafford Co., VA; d. 1799, Loudon Co., VA; m. Susannah Grigsby
4. Thaddeus Matthew Ramey, b. abt. 1746, Fairfax Co., VA; d. 1840, Lawrence Co., Ky; m. Christina Stump
5. James Ramey, b. abt. 1750, Frederick Co., VA; d. 1840, Loudon Co., VA

From The Remy Family in America:^[1]

King George Co., Va., Court Records, Deed Book. l, p. 599; "Deed between William Remey of the Parish of Sittenbourne and county of King George, and Thomas Davis of the same Parish and county on July 1, 1730 for 125 acres lying in county and Parish as above; bounded by the lands of William Carter, John Quisenberry (formerly belonging to John Spicer) and the land of Joseph Carpenter. Witnesses - Byles Carter and William Clater."

King George Co., Va., Deed Book 2, p. 140; "William Remy of the county of King George and Parish of Hanover, a carpenter, and Barbara his wife of Sep. 2, 1737, deed to John Dodd of county and Parish aforesaid, 50 acres called Wolvepitt Neck, situated in county and parish aforesaid, on a line with the land of John Quisenberry, line of Edmund Barker, said land having been sold to William Remy by Thomas Davis. Witnesses- Joh.n Drake, Edmund Barker, and John Quisenberry."

King George Co., Va., Deed Book 2, p. 234; "William Remey, a Planter of the Parish of Hanover and county of King George,o n Jan. 25, 1738, deeds to Henry Drake of the same county and Parish, two parcels of land; one containing 50 acres, the other 100 acres, lying in the Parish of Hanover and County of King George, bounded by William Carters Orchard, to John Dodds line, in line with Joseph Carpenters, thence along the line of the said Carpenter; 100 acres being land bought of Thomas Davis, bounded in line of William Carter near Mattox Path, to line of Brown and Conner, line of Original Wroe, line of John Chins to line or Thomas Randolph; all of said parcel excepting one School House built by the neighbors on the 50 acres. Barbary the wife of said William Remey relinquishes her Right of Dower. Witnesses: John Beddo, William Clater and Clapham Drake."

Westmoreland Co., Va., Fid. Book 1, p. 259; "William Remey is paid a small sum of money in the estate account of John Remy, son of his cousin Jacob Remy Jr., as returned by John's _wife Mary on Feb. 23, 1741."

Fairfax Co., Va., Court Records, Book B, p. 18; "William Remy was appointed Constable in the room of John Asbury Dec. 3, 1745, and being called, appeared and took the Oath prescribed by Act of Parliament, to be taken instead of the Oath of Allegience and Supremecy, and the Abjurement Oath; and having subscribed to the Test, was sworn into office as Constable."

Fairfax Co., Va., Book B., p. 73; "William Remey in open Court on April 2, 1746, acknowledged himself indebted to our Sovereign Lord and King, his heirs and successors, in the sum of 40 Lbs., to be levied on his goods and chattels, lands and Tenements, in case he does not keep his Majesty's Peace toward all his Majesty's liege people, but more especially toward Zereriah Borden, for the term of 12 months."

Fairfax Co., Va., Book B, p. 132; "Marquis Calmea Gent., is ordered on Aug. 7, 1746, to pay to William Remy 75 Lbs. of tobacco, for attending Court 3 days as an evidence for him against James Burns."

Fairfax Co., Va., Book B, p.40; "Deborah Borden and Massie Fernley are ordered on Aug. 7, 1746 to pay William Remy 75 Lbs. of tobacco for attending Court 3 days as an evidence for them."

Frederick Co., Va., Date from Frank Crawford of Winchester, Va., "William Remy had his house and home at Greenway Court in Frederick Co., Va.,; when Lord Fairfax established his home at Greenway Court, in 1749. William Remy is said to be the ancestor of most of the Rameys hereabouts."

Frederick Co., Va., County Seat Winchester, Will Book 2, p. 343; "Will of William Remy, dated Dec. 1, 1758, proved at Winchester May 1, 1759;

To my dear wife Barbara, for life or until she marries again, my whole plantation.

sons William and his heirs

Jacob and his heirs

(Thaddeus) Matthew and his heirs

James, any of above, if there are no heirs at the death of either brother without heirs.

Jacob and William, my plantation after the death of my wife Barbara, or if she marries again.

James, remainder of my estate.

Executors; wife Barbara and Thomas Sharp, Jr.

Witnesses; Wm. Hawkins, John Hawkins, Richard Hawkins and Andrew A. Thorp."

Sources

1. ↑ Rhamy, Bonnelle William, Compl. The Remy Family in America, 1695-1942. Fort Wayne, IN: B. W. Rhamy (1942).

• WikiTree profile Remy-44 created through the import of garn.ged on Oct 25, 2012 by Dan Garnitz. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Dan and others.

• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRH-QTR : 10 February 2018), William Renny in entry for Jacob Renny, 27 Aug 1741; citing OVERWHARTON PARISH,STAFFORD,VIRGINIA, reference ; FHL microfilm 0496620 IT 3.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA test results on Family Tree DNA. David Rhamy, FTDNA kit # B638614, and half his 7th cousin 1x removed, Johnny Ramey, match at a Genetic Distance of 6 on 67 markers, thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their most-recent common ancestor who is William Remy, the 7x great grandfather of David Rhamy and 6x great grandfather of Johnny Ramey.