James Ireland Rippetoe (1789 - 1872)

Born 1789 in Burke, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Patricia M (Knight) Rippetoe — married 1825 in Crocus Creek, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 1872 at about age 83 in Rippetoe Springs, Russell, Kentucky, United States

Biography

James Ireland Rippetoe was born in 1789. He died in 1875. ^[1] Given Name: James Ireland. Surname: Rippetoe.

Event: 1495. Reference Number.

Note: (Kathryn Robbins Barnett Notes) James Ireland RIPPETOE (1789-1872)ninth child of William I and Ruth A. RIPPETOE, was born in 1789 in Morgan District, Burke County, North Carolina. He moved with his parents to Adair county in 1804 and was married to Patricia KNIGHT in1825 in Adair County. she was James' nephew's wife's sister. James was a "mainstay" for his elderly parents, and they leaned heavily on him and he was about 36 years of age when he first married. William and RuthA. RIPPETOE named their eighth child (and fourth son) for a dear friend of theirs, James IRELAND, of Virginia. James wasone of the first Baptist ministers of the Shenandoah Valley and he was jailed in1766 for preaching in the Valley withouta license. the Rippetoe family in Virginia was in complete sympathy with Rev. James IRELAND'S convictions and his cause, which later gave religious freedom to all future generations in America.

Patricia KNIGHT was born in Virginia in 1801 and was a member of the well-known Knight family of Adair County, Kentucky. James and Patricia K. ("Patsy") RIPPETOE had three known children: Juliana ("Julia")(born 1827) married William HADLEY; Albert (born 1830) married Sarah BUSTER and Emeline (born 1832) married Jackson ANTLE. James, Patsy and Emaline lived in the First District in Russell County in 1850. <p>

James Ireland RIPPETOE later married a widow, Mary ("Polly") STEVENSON ca 1857,who was born in Kentucky in 1803. Both of her parents were born in Virginia. Mary S. RIPPETOE had a son, Samuel STEVENSON (born1839) by a previous marriage. He resided with his mother and step-father, James RIPPETOE, in 1860 and farmed with the latter near Creelsboro, Kentucky. Samuel STEVENSON died in 1878; and his widowed mother, Mary M. STEVENSON RIPPETOE,was residing with Samuel's widow, Sarah E. STEVENSON (born 1844 in KY.) at their residence in Precinct No. 1, Russell County, Kentucky in 1880. Samuel and Sarah E. STEVENSON'S children were: Louisiana daughter (born 1867); George M. (born 1870); Monty O.(son - born 1873); MaryL.(born 1864); and Robie E. (son-born 1879).All children were born in Kentucky. <p>

(Letter, 1853, Written by James Ireland Rippetoe to John and Mary Bush, Peter and Nancy Fincanon, and to Elizabth Grider. Published in Adair County Review, Columbia, KY., Fall & Winter 1996, Page #62, Vol10, No. 39) "Dear Brother and Sister, I now take my pen in hand to inform you a few lines to let you know that we are all well at present, hopeing that these few lines will find you in joying the same blessings. I am left alone, only one little black boy. Patsy M. Rippetoedeparted this life December the 26th day 1852. The complaint which she dide with the doctores call it the new money or winter fever. That complaint has bin very fatal through this neighborhood. It has kiled between thiry and forty people of my knoughing and it is still a-rageing yet. In my hearing several new cases ofit. Talitha E. Rippetoe, my daughter marrade a few weeks before her mother dide and moved about a mile from me. Albert Rippetoe my son and family have moved inthe house with me. I got a letter frombrother Peter a few days ago and they are all well accept one daughter and she has bin crippled for many years...(3 unreadable words)...He wrote to me to tell you when I write to you that I would tellyou to write to him and direct (two words marked through) your letter to Illinois to MC daughter (McDonough) County, industry post office. I saw brother William and sister Sally on last sabbat and they and their familys are well and they desired to be remembered to you all. We have not heard a thing from one of you since June the 13th1852 and I have rote to you all but gets no answere. I requestyou to rite to me for I want to hear from you and I would be glad to hear from youall at any time. My children have all left me and I have got 5 gran children and one ded. All girls. Now I will tell you of the times of this country. Religion at this time is at a low ebe here in this part of the world. I will tell yousomething about the prise of stock horses. Good horses sell for 75 to one hundred dollars. Mewls are very high and cattle air very high. Stock hogs has bin a sellling at fore cents per pound. Corn is worth thirty cents per bushel, wheat isworth 75 cents per bushel, and what crops looks very promising at present. Again I request you to rite me for I want to hear from you all. Farewell to these lines. Nothing more at present to rite to you. We will remain yours until death.". <p>

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 07 October 2020), memorial page for James Ireland Rippetoe (1789–1872), Find A Grave: Memorial #204859553, citing Hadley Cemetery, Russell County, Kentucky, USA; maintained by Angela Farris (contributor 50192724).

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH53-NC3 : 12 August 2017), James Rpetoe, Russell, Kentucky, United States; citing 119, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 41; FHL microfilm 7,820.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTP-Q84 : 19 May 2020), James Rippetoe, Russell, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 34, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4H7-D5H : 12 January 2020), James Rippetoe, 1854.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBB-VMJ : 19 March 2020), James Rippetoe, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX4S-5LH : 12 April 2016), James Rippetoe, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 39, family 262, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,996.