Mary (Fletcher) Ratliff (abt. 1732 - aft. 1761)

Born about 1732 in Perquimans, North Carolina [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Ratliff — married 13 Mar 1747 in Old Neck, Perquimans, North Carolina

Descendants

Died after 1761 after about age 29 in United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Mary (Fletcher) Ratliff was a North Carolina colonist.

Family

Mary was a Friend (Quaker)

The Fletcher family was a large and prosperous Quaker family that settled in North Carolina. They owned a large plantation that passed down through generations of Ralphs to Mary's father, Ralph Fletcher III. Mary's parents, Ralph Fletcher III and Mary Guyer, were married on 23 Dec 1728 in Perquimans County, North Carolina.^[1]

Birth

Mary (Fletcher) Ratliff was born in North Carolina.

Mary was born c. 1732 to Ralph Fletcher III and Mary Guyer.

Note

There are conflicting records available for Mary's DOB. The Millennium File of her son Cornelius on Ancestry.com lists her DOB as 1726, which conflicts with her parents' DOM of 1728. However, both she and her husband are explicitly named in her father's will, so there is no concern of misattribution or conflation. There is an entry for Mary Fletcher, daughter of Ralph Fletcher and Mary Guyer, in the Family Data Collection on Ancestry.com that lists her DOB as 1742, which conflicts with her documented DOM to Joseph Ratliff and the births of their documented children. As this database lists no sources, it is likely to be unreliable. Setting DOB estimate to c.1732 to align with parents DOM, siblings DOBs, her own DOM, and her children's DOBs. S. Grimaldi 04 May 2021.

Siblings

She was one of several documented children born to Ralph and Mary. Due to the irregular spacing of known birth dates, it is likely children are missing or died in childbirth.

1. Ralph Fletcher IV, born on 20 Feb 1729 in Perquimans County, North Carolina.^[2]
2. Mary Fletcher, born c.1732 in Perquimans County, North Carolina.
3. Joshua Fletcher, born on 23 Jul 1734 in Northampton County, North Carolina. DAR Ancestor No. A040859^[3][4][5]
4. Miriam (Fletcher) Peirce^[6], born c.1737 in Perquimans County, North Carolina.
5. Jane (Fletcher) Smith, born c.1740 in Perquimans County, North Carolina.
6. Ruth (Fletcher) Winslow, born 03 Jan 1749 in Perquimans County, North Carolina.

Marriage

She married Joseph Ratliff^[7]on 13 Mar 1747 in Old Neck, North Carolina.^[8]

Children

They had six documented children together, all of whom survived to adulthood:

1. Elizabeth Ratliff, born 1748 in Perquimans County, North Carolina.^[8]
2. Joseph Ratliff, Jr., born 05 Oct 1754.^[8]
3. Catherine Ratliff, born c. 1755 in Perquimans County, North Carolina.
4. Cornelius Ratliff, born 10 Feb 1756.^[8][9][10]
5. Thomas Ratliff, born c. 1757 in Perquimans County, North Carolina.^[8]
6. Richard Ratliff, born 04 Nov 1759 in North Carolina.^[11][8]

1760s

Mary, now as a widow following the death of Joseph, is recorded in the Pasquotank Monthly Meeting minutes as lodging a complaint towards one Jesse Henley on behalf of her children on 09 Oct 1761.^[12]

Death

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8F4-BMX : 14 February 2020), Ralph Fletcher, 1728. Accessed 04 May 2021.
2. ↑ "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRQS-6D2M : 12 February 2020), Ralp Fletcher in entry for Ralph Fletcher, 1729.
3. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade, 1867-1947, and Thomas Worth Marshall. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. I. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Edwards brothers, inc., 1936. Digitized by the Google from the University of Michigan Collection, published online by Hathitrust.org. Citing Rich Square Monthly Meetings page 214. (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015002304221?urlappend=%3Bseq=244) Accessed 04 May 2021.
4. ↑ "North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WZZL-KJN2 : 12 August 2019), Ralph Fletcher in entry for Joshua Fletcher, 1734.
5. ↑ "North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVY-CQ2M?cc=2790262 : 26 February 2021), > image 1 of 1.
6. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade, 1867-1947, and Thomas Worth Marshall. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. I. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Edwards brothers, inc., 1936. Digitized by the Google from the University of Michigan Collection, published online by Hathitrust.org. Citing Perquimans Monthly Meetings page 68. (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015002304221?urlappend=%3Bseq=90) Accessed 05 May 2021.
7. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade, 1867-1947, and Thomas Worth Marshall. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. I. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Edwards brothers, inc., 1936. Digitized by the Google from the University of Michigan Collection, published online by Hathitrust.org. Citing Perquimans Monthly Meeting page 49. (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015002304221?urlappend=%3Bseq=71) Accessed 02 May 2021.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5} Hinshaw, William Wade, 1867-1947, and Thomas Worth Marshall. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. I. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Edwards brothers, inc., 1936. Digitized by the Google from the University of Michigan Collection, published online by Hathitrust.org. Citing Perquimans Monthly Meeting page 70. (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015002304221?urlappend=%3Bseq=92) Accessed 02 May 2021.
9. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade, 1867-1947, and Thomas Worth Marshall. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. I. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Edwards brothers, inc., 1936. Digitized by the Google from the University of Michigan Collection, published online by Hathitrust.org. Citing Back Creek Monthly Meeting page 732. (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015002304221?urlappend=%3Bseq=762) Accessed 02 May 2021.
10. ↑ Heritage Consulting. Millennium File [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/24074822?h=18ca4f&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url) Citing Mary Ratliffe, 1726, Child: Cornelius. Accessed 04 May 2021.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 04 May 2021), memorial page for Richard Ratliff Sr. (4 Nov 1759–11 Feb 1826), Find A Grave: Memorial #47443856, citing Hopewell Friends Cemetery, Henry County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by susan clemons (contributor 46940011). Note: Unsourced.
12. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade, 1867-1947, and Thomas Worth Marshall. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. I. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Edwards brothers, inc., 1936. Digitized by the Google from the University of Michigan Collection, published online by Hathitrust.org. Citing Pasquotank Monthly Meeting page 163. (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015002304221?urlappend=%3Bseq=193) Accessed 02 May 2021.

See Also

Acknowledgements

• Edited by S. Grimaldi as part of the WikiTree Challenge 2021, Week 17: Connie Knox.