William
Richey
Born in South Carolina, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret Ann (Adair) Richey
— married
10 Feb 1820 in Pickens, Alabama, United States
Descendants 
Father of
James Richey, Benjamin W Richey, Emily Melissa (Richey) Hancock, Eliza Jane (Richey) Adair and William Belton Richey
Died
at age 81
in Parowan, Iron, Utah Territory
Profile last modified
| Created 14 May 2015
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Biography
William Richey was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.
William Richey was born on February 1, 1796 in South Carolina, United States.[1]
William (24) married Margaret Ann Adair (16) (born on February 7, 1804 in Laurens, South Carolina; daughter of Thomas Jefferson Adair Sr. and Rebecca Brown) on February 10, 1820 in Pickens, Alabama, United States. Their children were:
- James Richey (1821–1890)
- Benjamin W Richey (1823– )
- Emily Melissa Richey (1830–1857)
- Eliza Jane Richey (1837–1908)
- William Belton Richey (1840–1911)
In 1850, William (54) and Margaret Richie were living in Utah, Utah Territory. [2]
In 1870, William (74) Richie was in the household of William Richie in Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory. [3]
William died on June 14, 1877 in Parowan, Iron, Utah Territory, aged 81. He was buried in Parowan City Cemetery, Parowan, Iron County, Utah.[1]
| Date | Event | Location | [1] | 1796-02-01 | Birth | South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1804-02-07 | Birth of Wife, Margaret Ann | Laurens, South Carolina | |||||
| 1820-02-10 | Marriage, Margaret Ann | Pickens, Alabama | |||||
| 1821-08-13 | Birth of Son, James | Pickensville, Pickens, Alabama | |||||
| 1823-08-10 | Birth of Son, Benjamin W | ||||||
| 1830-03-12 | Birth of Daughter, Emily Melissa | Pickens, Alabama | |||||
| 1837-12-30 | Birth of Daughter, Eliza Jane | Noxubee, Mississippi, United States | |||||
| 1840-05-17 | Birth of Son, William Belton | Noxubee, Mississippi | |||||
| 1852-02-10 | Death of Wife, Margaret Ann | Manti, Sanpete, Utah | |||||
| 1857-04-26 | Death of Daughter, Emily Melissa | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory | |||||
| 1870 | Census | Manti, Sanpete, Utah | [3] | ||||
| 1877-06-14 | Death | Parowan, Iron, Utah | [1] | ||||
| 1890-08-07 | Death of Son, James | Fort Wingate, McKinley, New Mexico, United States | |||||
| 1908-05-03 | Death of Daughter, Eliza Jane | Barclay, Lincoln, Nevada, United States | |||||
| 1911-05-09 | Death of Son, William Belton | Manti, Sanpete, Utah |
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11669043/william-richey: accessed), memorial page for William Richey (1 Feb 1796–21 Oct 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11669043, citing Parowan City Cemetery, Parowan, Iron County, Utah, USA; Maintained by Cracraft Proud (contributor 46600218).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSX-3N7 : Tue Jul 18 01:48:56 UTC 2023), Entry for William Richie and Margaret Richie, Utah, Utah Territory, United States, 1850.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCY-P57 : 29 May 2021), William Richie in entry for William Richie, Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States, 1870.
See also:
- "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9B-Z74R : 10 February 2018), William Richey, 1850; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/ : 2004-).
- William Richey at FamilySearch
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
T (Wright) Claiborne 
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23andMe, GEDmatch M500130 [compare], yourDNAportal TRUf48cdb96
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Sydney (Street) Burnside :
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