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Robert Ringo was born in August 11, 1789 to Samuel Ringo and Catherine Unknown in Prince William County, Virginia.[1]
In the Prince William County, VA Deed Index Books A-10 the Ringos are selling their land between 1787 and 1791.[2]
"While it had been thought that he moved from Virginia to Kentucky about 1795, more recent data shows him as missing from the Prince William Tax List in 1790 and appearing on the tax list of Fayette County, Kentucky in 1791. It seems evident that he stayed near his brothers in Kentucky for he is shown, as were they, in Clark County 1793-1795, and in Montgomery County, where their land fell, for the next twenty year or more."[1]
We find Robert's father Samuel along with his uncles Cornelius, John, Joseph, Major and Peter and his grandfather Henry living in Montgomery County, Kentucky in 1800.[3]
Robert Ringo served in the War of 1812. He was a private in Capt. Samuel Williams' Company, Lewis's 5th Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers -- as was his brother Henry. They both enlisted in August 1812. [4]
Battle of Frenchtown. |
Robert and his brother Henry were taken prisoner at the Battle of the Raisin River at Frenchtown in 1813. "While it is not known how many soldiers died during the First Battle of the River Raisin on January 18, 1813, official counts[citation needed] list 397 Americans killed and 27 wounded during the January 22 conflict. Also, figures for those who were killed during the subsequent River Raisin Massacre are unknown, but estimates are as high as 100 killed. Two weeks after the battle, Brigadier General James Winchester reported that 547 of his men were taken as prisoners and only 33 escaped the battlefield. Many of those who were held as prisoners were detained at Fort Malden by the British until the end of the war over two years later. Winchester was imprisoned for more than a year before being released and reassigned to military service."[5][6][7]
Robert married Sarah Hodge on September 24, 1818 in Montgomery County, Kentucky.[8] Robert and Sarah were living in Montgomery County, Kentucky in 1820[9]
Robert and Sarah had the following children:[10]
"Robert Ringo is mentioned in deeds in Montgomery Co., KY, 1815-1820. He married in Montgomery Co., KY, 1818, to Sarah Hodge. On 3/3/1820, in Montgomery Co., KY, Robert Ringo, and his wirfe Sally, sold land for $400 to Elizabeth Hodge, wife of John Hodge, Deceased. This consisted of 100 acres on Hingston Creek."[1]
"They came to Missouri with his father and they settled in Howard Co., MO, in 1821, and lived there until 1837. Later the family moved to Ray Co., MO. Robert Ringo left a will recorded in Ray Co., MO, supposedly 12/13/1840 (which would put his date of death prior to that) in which he mentions his wife Sarah Ringo and five children."[1][16]
Robert's will recorded on 13 Dec 1840, names his wife Sarah and his five children, Emily Ringo now Emily Smith, Mary Jane Ringo, Elizabeth Ringo, Hamilton Hodge Ringo and William Harvey Ringo.[10]
By 1850, his wife Sarah and all of his children migrated to Oregon.
(Henry Ringo's) Bible are listed the births of the children of "Samuel Ringo and Catharine Ringo."
"Ringo Family History Series," pgs. 263-265, 269-271 "By 1812 Samuel and Catherine Ringo had ten additional children, all apparently born in Kentucky. Their two oldest boys, Robert and Henry, were a part of the Kentucky men who surrendered, but survived, the infamous massacre at the River Raison in January 1813. Robert was wounded but both returned safely to Montgomery County, where Henry Ringo enlisted again on February 8, 1815 as a Lieutenant in the company of Captain Simon Galaspie of the Kentucky Militia, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel John Franscisco. These troops were organized by Governor Shelby of Kentucky before word reached that state of the victory of the Americans at the Battle of New Orleans, and accordingly served only a one month term. By the time of his discharge, Henry Ringo was at Urbana, Illinois. (Is this Urbana, St. Clair Co., in Illinois Territory in 1815? or is it modern times Urbana, Champaign Co., IL? Freeburg, in St. Clair Co., IL, was at one time named 'Urbana').
pp. 269 "In 1820 Samuel Ringo is listed in the census of that year residing in Montgomery County and also on its personal tax list. In that year he also sold two pieces of property, while holding on to others, and apparently made arrangements for Major to take over Peter Ringo's affairs. In 1821 Samuel Ringo is not listed in the personal tax list, and it would seem that it was then that he moved from Kentucky to Howard County, Missouri, with his son, Robert, and most of the rest of his family.
"Family tradition indicates that Samuel Ringo moved to adjoining Ray County, Missouri before his death, which may have been about 1827, at the age of approximately 66 years. This seems to be confirmed by the sale of property in May and July of land back in Montgomery County, kentucky by Samuel's son, Robert, in conjunction with Samuel's two surviving brothers, Major and Joseph Ringo.
Robert Ringo, b. 11 Aug. 1789 Bourbon.... d. 15 Jan. 1841, Richmond, Ray Co. Mo. he is said to have marr. 24 Dec. 1818 Mt Sterling, Montgomery Co. Ky. to Sarah Hodge, b. 19 Oct 1798 Mt Sterling... d. 28 Mar. 1885, Gervais, Marion Co. Or. They had five children that I am aware of, all b. in Ky. & Mo. and deceased in Or. & Wa.
SOURCES: "Ringo Family History Series," Vol. 2, pgs. 263-271 (1D2B6); "The Fifth Generation of the Ringo Family in America"; Henry Ringo & Margaret Major's son, Samuel H. Ringo, Vol. 7, pgs. 3-5, and his descendants (see Volume 7 for information on his descendants); from "The Ringo Family History Series", The Line of Descent from Philip Janszen Ringo, 1981. 13 Volumes, published by "The Freeborn Family Organization, Inc., 518 Alahmar Street, Alhambra, CA 91801. Henry Ringo's "Ringo Family Bible."
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