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John Richey (1739 - abt. 1779)

John Richey aka Ritchie
Born in Amelia County, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married May 1756 in Prince Edward, Virginia Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , and
Died about at about age 39 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, USAmap
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Profile last modified | Created 9 Feb 2011
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Biography

He was born about 1725 in Amelia County, Virginia and his parents were Jeanne or Jane (Caldwell) and Alexander Richey (1698-1749).

John Richey or Ritchie married in May 1756 in Prince Edward County, Virginia to Jane Davis. [1] [2] [3] [4]

John Richey or Ritchie married Nancy Wier.

He died about 1779 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA. [5]

Research Notes

This profile's father has sometimes been confused as "Samuel Alexander Richey" who were actually 2 brothers ...

- Samuel Richey, b: 1668 Ireland; d: 1739 Lancaster area, PA; m: Lydia Moore
- Alexander Richey, b: 1698 Ireland; d: 1749 Amelia Co, VA; m: Jeanne Caldwell.

Both of the above brothers immigrated came to the American Colonies in December 1727 with John Caldwell. They both had sons named John. Their descendants eventually made their way to Abbeville, South Carolina, but there is no indication of either John being born in SC. The Find-a-Grave Memorial makes unsourced assumptions in that regard. Per Rich-1922 on 01 Apr 2017.

A possible brother of this profile may be Alexander Richey=Ritchie, b: 20 Aug 1739 in Kilwinnings, Ayrshire, Scotland.


Sources

  1. ↑ Virginia, Marriages 1660-1800 by Jordan Dodd on ancestry.com
  2. ↑ Virginia, Select Marriages 1785-1940 on ancestry.com
  3. ↑ Virginia, Marriages 1740-1850 on ancestry.com
  4. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records 1560-1900 by Yates Publishing on ancestry.com citing source#360; submitter: WTF
  5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #74768523 for John Richey, b: 20 Aug 1739 Abbeville County, South Carolina; d: 1770 Prince Edward County, Virginia; (parents: Jane & Samuel Alexander Ritchey); spouse: Margaret Richey This memorial does not name a cemetery or indicate where he is buried. It is not clear where the information came from and whether or not the dates are accurate.

Acknowledgments

  • WikiTree profile Richey-64 was created on 09 Feb 2011 by Joe Sneed through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged
  • WikiTree profile Richey-583 created on 17 Sep 2011 by Kim Richey through the import of 3214733.ged
  • WikiTree profiles Ritchey-101 & Richey-659 & Ritchie-783 & Ritchie-788 was created on 29 Jan 2013 by Mary Ann Gaylor through the import of Gaylor Family Tree.ged
  • WikiTree profile Ritchie-2668 was created on 29 Mar 2017 by Richard Hamilton through the import of CEHtree.ged




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Mary Morgan
Richey-2253 and Richey-64 appear to represent the same person because: The information on Richey-2253 is not from a reliable source.
posted by Mary Morgan
Carruth-363 Linda (Carruth) Peterson
You seem to have taken information directly from Find a Grave which have no burial information, which means they are definitely not reliable. The pages also have conflicting information. It is very doubtful that a family would have 2 sons with same name of John, unless one had died earlier..
posted on Richey-2253 (merged) by Linda (Carruth) Peterson
Carruth-363 Linda (Carruth) Peterson
Please review notes on John Richey (abt.1725-abt.1779)
posted on Richey-2253 (merged) by Linda (Carruth) Peterson
N Gauthier
Ritchie-2668 and Richey-64 appear to represent the same person because: dups with same wife
posted by N Gauthier
Phillip Rich
Richey-871 and Richey-64 appear to represent the same person because: Pending merge was removed when removing rejected merge of opposite direction. See notes below.
posted by Phillip Rich
Phillip Rich
Richey-659 and Richey-64 appear to represent the same person because: That looks like the last duplicated John for now, and so we continue. Please merge.
posted by Phillip Rich
Phillip Rich
Richey-654 and Richey-64 appear to represent the same person because: Another John, please merge.
posted by Phillip Rich
Phillip Rich
Richey-656 and Richey-64 appear to represent the same person because: Alexander and Jeanne only had one John. Please merge.
posted by Phillip Rich
Phillip Rich
Richey-871 and Richey-64 appear to represent the same person because: 5 different profiles for the same John. Please merge.
posted by Phillip Rich
Pienaar-305 Schalk Wilhelm Pienaar
Richey-871 and Richey-659 do not represent the same person because: Birtdate and death date too far apart to be te same person
posted by Schalk Wilhelm Pienaar
Williams-28514 Cindy (Williams) Lesure
Ritchey-101 and Richey-871 do not represent the same person because: There are numerous merges for this one person & I made an error when I initially proposed the merge. I am trying to correct that now. CWLesure
posted by Cindy (Williams) Lesure
Williams-28514 Cindy (Williams) Lesure
Ritchey-101 and Richey-659 appear to represent the same person because: Because of the numerous spellings of the last name at birth within this family, there are numerous merges. This person has 5 profiles within his family. Please review & merge as appropriate.

Thanks, Cindy Williams Lesure

posted by Cindy (Williams) Lesure
Williams-28514 Cindy (Williams) Lesure
Richie-135 and Richey-659 appear to represent the same person because: Because of the numerous spellings of the last name at birth within this family, there are numerous merges. This person has 5 profiles within his family. Please review & merge as appropriate.

Thanks, Cindy Williams Lesure

posted by Cindy (Williams) Lesure
Williams-28514 Cindy (Williams) Lesure
Richey-871 and Richie-135 do not represent the same person because: There are numerous merges for this one person & I made an error when I initially proposed the merge. I am trying to correct that now. CWLesure
posted by Cindy (Williams) Lesure

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