William Ramsey Sr. (abt. 1772 - 1848)

Born about 1772 in Pittsylvania County, Colony of Virginia

Husband of Rhoda (Mcmillan) Ramsey — married about 17 Mar 1786 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1848 at about age 76 in Franklin County, Georgia, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Notes

Death place: ? Hall Co GA or Franklin Co Ga Used Franklin Co., based on Georgia Will Book quoted below.

Note

Note: Franklin County, GA Will Book Page 121.

Franklin Co. Rec. on Ests. 1824-1849, pg. 212 (Will - 11 July, 1843)

p. 121

WILLIAM RAMSEY'S WILL

Georgia, Franklin County) In the name of God Amen. I William RamseySenr of the State and County aforesaid being weak in body but or soundmind and disposing memory. Knowing that it is appointed for all men todie do make this my last will and testament.

Item 1st: First of all I recommend my soul to God who gave it and mybody to a decent and Christian Burial at the discretion of myExecutors, nothing doubting.

Item 2nd: That all my just debts be paid.

Item 3rd: I give unto my beloved wife Rhoda Ramsay during her naturallife the tract of land and plantation whereon I now live together withsuch Stock of Horses Cattle and hogs as she may wish to keep togetherwith such of the Household and Kitchen furniture as she may choose toKeep also the following negroes (to wit) one Negro woman by the nameof Mary and her two Youngest Children also my Negro man Tony.

Item 4th: If my wife Rhoda Ramsay Shall at any time see fit or properto divide the property named in the third Item of the will She is atliberty to do so and take her childs part which childs part shall beabsolutely vested in her and be disposed of by her at her death as shemay think proper.

Item 5th: I give unto my son Wade H Ramsay the tract of land whereon Inow 1ive to take effect and be enjoyed by him after the death of hisMother. I also give unto my son Wade H Ramsay one Negro woman by thename of Malinda to take effect at my death.

Item 6th: I give unto David Scoggins and his wife Nancy Scoggins onehundred acres of land bought by me from Milesburry and joining Landsof John M Payne, Rhoda Payne, Silinda Payne and Squire Mason. I alsogive unto my Daughter Nancy Scoggins and the Lawful heirs of her body(free from the trust of her Husband David Scoggins) one small Negrogirl now in her possession by the name of Delilah.

Item 7th: I give unto the Wife & children of my Son William RamsayJunr the sum of one hundred and seventy five dollars.

Item 8th: I give unto my son James Ramsay the sum of sixty dollars.

Item 9th: I give unto my son Drury M Ramsey the sum of Two hundred &fifty dollars.

Item 10th: I give my son Thomas J Ramsay Five hundred dollars.

Item 11th: I give my son in law David Scoggins Five hundred dollars.

Item 12th: I give unto my son in law Andrew Martin Five hundreddollars.

Item 13th: I give unto my wife and children of my son George W Ramsaythe sum of Two hundred dollars.

Item 14th: I give my son in law Asa York the sum of one dollar hehaving heretofore had his proportionable part.

Item 15th: I give unto my son John Ramsay the sum of one dollar hehaving heretofore has his part.

Item 16th: It is my will that all the property I may die Possessed ofwhich is not especially disposed of in this will be sold by myExecutors in the way they may think best and applied to the payment ofthe forgoing Legacies, in the proportion to the amount so left them.

Item 17th: It is my will that my Negro Man Toney after my wifes deathshall have his choice to live with and go to whichever of my childrenhe may see proper the one he may select to live with paying his valuewhich amount shall be divided Amongst my Children according to amountsbequeathed to them. The value of Toney be assessed by disinterestedmen selected by my Eexecutors.

Item 18th: It is my will that should not my property hold out to paythe Legacies left to each Child each one shall loose propertion andshouldn't here be over plus to be equally divided among all mychildren

Item 19th: I do hereby nominate and appoint my wife Rhoda Ramsey andThomas Morris my executors hereby revoking all former wills by me made

In Testimony whereof I the Said William Ramsey Senr have hereunto Setmy hand and Seal this the Eleventh day of July in the year of our Lordone thousand Eight hundred & forty Three

Sign sealed and delivered in presence of us

His

John W. Verner William X Ramsay

John E. Payne Mark

His

John R. X McMillion

Mark

Franklin co Lottery: 1805 1820: William Ramsey WilliamRamsey

129-1-A (Appling Co) William Ramsey James Ramsey John Ramsey MosesGuest

Index to Franklin Co Deeds; 1784-1860: About 21 Ramseys havetransactions;

James Ramsey has about 14 himself!

Poss. connections in SC: Abstract of Wills, Old '96th Dist SC: Ramsey

Samuel 1824 p 267 Newton 1827 p 268 James 1838 p276

Eli 1822 p 278 Richard 1827 p 280 William 1827 p432

Daniel 1846 p 527

Thomas A. Smith & Wm. Ramsey have permission to pass thro the CherokeeNation in their route to Georgia & Return. . .11 Nov 1802

From: Bervi

To: CHook25, JMize54901, emfran@rockisland.com, GTNEL

To: zieglerj2@hotmail.com, Ertl Trtl, LinRoberts

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Cousins/Friends,

My analysis of the confusion over the Wives of William/s is this:

Thos. Ramsey Sr. ca. 1734-1790 had (among 11 other children) 2 sons:

1. William Newman Ramsey Sr. & 2. Thomas F. Ramsey Jr.

1. William Newman Ramsey Sr. b. ca. 1772 had a son

William Newman Ramsey Jr.

2. Thomas F. Ramsey Jr. had 2 sons

1. William (Newman) Ramsey II b. 1782 (I personally have no infowith the Newman middle name listed, tho William was no doubt namedfor his uncle. Any corroboration would be appreciated.)

3. Hailey Sanford Ramsey m. Esther Ziegler 1803 Hailey was suretyfor the marriage of "William Ramsey" to Susannah Ziegler, 1802

In my family data is a copy of an affadavit dated 16 Dec 1931, signedby S. H. F. Jones, a genealogist of Pittsylvania County, VA, listingamong other marriage bonds (Pittsylvania Co, I believe, since that'swhere the notary had his commission):

Mar. 17, 1794 William Ramsey - Rhoda McMillion.

(supplied by Dr. Harry Lee King Jr. of Franklin Co, VA)

This does NOT agree with the 1786 date listed in <tada> Wingfield.hmmmm.

Wingfield, notoriously erroneous in many places in his notable andextraordinary work may have here made another of his common errors.

Proof will lie in going to Chatham Co Courthouse and finding out. Ican do this in May on my trip to Franklin County which I am planning,unless another relative there can get me something solid before then.

Given a choice between Wingfield and a conflicting sworn, notarizedaffadavit of a professional genealogist I personally will NOT chooseWingfield unless positive proof contrary is offered.

If, as I have listed in my data, William Newman Ramsey Sr. was born1772, then the 1796 marriage to Rhoda McMillion is ever so plain. I amaware that a second marriage may have taken place and all the otherodd possibilities and possible oddities.

In addition, Information supplied by Joel Mize of Seattle, WA<JMize54901> shows:

1. William Newman Ramsey Jr., son of WNR Sr., named one of hisdaughters Rhoda, b. 25 May 1820 (no doubt after Rhoda McMillionRamsey, his mother)

2. John S. Ramsey, son of WNR Sr. named one of his daughters RhodaA. Ramsey b. 1825 (no doubt after Rhoda McMillion Ramsey, hismother)

3. one of WNR Sr's own daughters may have been named Elizabeth orRhoda b. ca. 1804 m. Jonathan Terrell 28 Sept 1816 d. bef. 1850.[info from JMize]

It is ONLY in the family of William Newman Ramsey Sr. that the nameRhoda appears at all (according to the data I have so far gathered.(P.S. please let me know if this is not so and supply my deficiency).

Which William Ramsey did Susannah Ziegler marry then?

My educated guess is that Susannah Ziegler was a sister (or cousin) ofEsther Ziegler who married Hailey Sanford Ramsey 1803. This is notmentioned in Armistead F. Ramsey's pamphlet on the Thos Jr. family asAFR was not totally familiar with all the second generaton of the ThosRamsey Sr. family.

I also surmise that Hailey was surety for his brother William.

Susannah m. William in 1802.

William, brother of Hailey S. Ramsey s/o Thomas Ramsey Jr.

This William b.ca. 1779? would have been a 1st cousin to WilliamNewman Jr. (b. ca 1795) and thus, if born (as he was) before any malechild of William Jr. would have been William Newman Ramsey II(assuming that his middle name was Newman).

Anne; GTNEL@aol.com

For your consideration-- I did not do this research and have notchecked it out but I have the death date for your William Newman as 17July 1843. Also that he married Susanna Zeigler (but I guess wediscussed that previously).

William Newman Ramsey b. c 1766 near Ajax, Pittsylvania Co, VA d. 17July 1843

m. Susanna Zeigler

I was looking back through my old papers to see where I actually gotmy information.

I am not sure which piece of information came from whom but sourcescited were Thomas F. Ramsey's will of 1790; Dorothy Ramsey Cundiff,Rocky Mt., Franklin Co, VA 1983; Ruth Ramsey Simmonds, 4918Stoneleigh, San Antonio, TX; Winefield Works-"VA Early Marriages"

I also find the D.A.R. Registration which says: "Thomas Ramsey wasborn in 1734 in Pittsylvania County, Va. and died in 1790 inPittsylvania County. His place of residence during the Revolution wasPittsylvania County. He married Frances Young before 1761. She wasborn June 5, 1740 and died April 6, 1806. They were the parents ofthe following children:

George m.Rhoda McMillion

William (hand written Newman [Neuman]) m. Susanna Ziegler(hand written)

Woodsey (or Woodson) m. Sally Witcher

Noton m.Rachael Witcher

Isaac

Thomas (JR. handwritten)

John

Charity m. MrAtkinson

Susannah m. MrCooke

Anna m.John Jefferson

Livinia m.Archibald Jefferson

Betsy m.Jesse Martin

Sally m.Drury Mustain

Thomas Ramsey assisted in establishing the American Independence whileserving as Patriot, Soldier and Surveyor. The took the Oath ofAllegience August 1, 1777. He furnished provisions for the Army."

On an old family group sheet, William Newman's wife was scratched outand Susanna Ziegler was written in. (I couldn't make out the namethat had been deleted.) On another later computer printout, there isa hand drawn star by his name and a check mark by Married: To SusannaZeigler (Susanna Zeigler is underlined.)

On a typed copy of Thomas "Ramsbe" 's will is a handwritten note thatsays, "Thomas F. Ramsey Sr. Will

From his will-It proves that William Neuman is his son. Jacob wasWilliam's son. Barbara was Hailey S. Ramsey's daughter. This madeJacob & Barbara second cousins, not first cousins as people hasbelieved all these years. This will proves my statement." Lastsentence was underlined.

Evidently there have been some questions. Perhaps because of so manychildren and such a long time span. On my list of children, WilliamNeuman is shown as the fourth child. As I said before, I have notchecked out any of this information. It was given to me by myfather's cousin. He worked on it some but I think a lot of it wasgiven to him--at least as far back as we are discussing.

Perhaps one day we will just have to go to Virginia, huh?

Later-

Anne

Members: Margaret Goode Vicars Nat. 567507

Jean Ramsey Johnson 531973

Others - 295513, 371528

But there was also more than one William Ramsey (Sr & Jr);

and Jonathan Terrell is cited in one of the extracts of WilliamRamsey's

will contesting a later version. Also there are tax records that citethat

William Ramsey paid Jonathan Terrell's taxes as he then lived out ofstate.

"Thomas bought land in Pittsylvania Co in 1763. He died in 1790. His

> will

> mentions 13 living children. Of the thirteen, the youngest wasWilliam

> Newman Ramsey, mentioned in the will by both names. He left to hissix

> daughters and one son his land in Franklin Co., and the remainingsix

sons

> his land in Pittsylvania Co. William Newman Ramsey who got land in

> Franklin

> County married Susannah Zeigler and spent the rest of his life inVirgnia

> never going to Georgia. He had a son Joseph b. 1812 in FranklinCo., VA.

> His other children were Isaiah (a preacher), Jacob, William NewmanJr,

> Thomas A., Henry M., and also daughters, Nancy, Susan, Frnces, and______

> who married Moses Davidson.

> "However, your William who went to Georgia was probably closelyrelated

to

> this Thomas Ramsey family. Thomas had a brother John Ramsey whodied in

> 1783 in Henry Co. His will names his wife Mary and his six sons,James,

> John, Thomas, William, George and Randle (or Randloph). All ofthese

sons

> are known to have gone to Georgia, four of them to Burke County."

>

> That's the end of Mrs Cundiff's data. I think you can see that evenon

the

> surface William Newman Ramsey and our William are two differentpeople.

>

> Lorna

> lhibbs@peop.tdsnet.com

Joel: Your name keeps popping up as I am surfing in search of WmNewman

RAMSEY and his descendants. Thought I would send you a rough idea of

what I had discovered thus far and see if you could shed some light in

areas I was still missing.

I am researching all the RAMSEY lines descendant from Thomas [F.]RAMSEY

Sr. as a birthday gift for Lemuel LOCKE who is descendant from bothWm.

Newman and Thomas F. Jr (by way of Hailey Sandford). Lemuel is having

and 80th birthday on September the 6th and I am trying to put together

as much info as possible before that date. Lem still lives in and onthe

original RAMSEY Texas homestead at Allen's Chapel and is quite proudof

his RAMSEY Roots.

I have more generations down from Jacob [s/o Wm N.] and Barbara [d/o

Hailey Sandford] with burial info on most of these descendants. After

the birthday, I will be able to pick Lem's brain and get further infoon

some of his cousins etc...will be happy to continue sharing info down

the road. I have info on the other lines as well if you are"collecting

the complete set."

The descendants of Wm N. seem to have spread far and wide...any helpyou

can provide in pointing me in the right directions would beappreciated.

Suzie Henderson, Austin, Texas [See Below for summary of what I know]

William Newman RAMSEY

b. 3 Feb 1783, Pittsylvania County, VA

d. 26 Feb 1843 [You seem to have a different date?]

& Susannah ZEIGLER

b. 7 Jul 1787, Augusta, VA

d. bef 1851, Franklin County, VA

m. 22 Nov 1809, Franklin County, VA

| Mary Polly RAMSEY

| b. 4 Jun 1810

| & Moses DAVIDSON

| b. Charles City, Halifax County, VA

| m. 15 Jul 1833, Pittsylvania County, VA

| | George W. DAVIDSON

| | b. ca 1847

| | & Elizabeth E. JEFFERSON

| | m. 5 Dec 1867

| | Moses Lafayette DAVIDSON

| | b. 4 Mar 1841, Pittsylvania County, VA

| | d. 26 Apr 1923, Franklin County, VA

| | & Cleopatra Martha Friscova DOSS

| | m. 3 Dec 1868, Franklin County, VA

| Jacob RAMSEY

| b. 25 Feb 1812, Franklin County, VA

| d. 23 Dec 1881, Allens Chapel, Fannin County, TX

| & Barbara A. RAMSEY [d/o Hailey Sandford RAMSEY and Esther

ZEIGLER]

| b. 28 Mar 1812, Pittsylvania County, VA

| d. 15 Jul 1885

| m. 22 Oct 1833

| | Lemuel RAMSEY [Grandfather of Lemuel LOCKE]

| | b. 24 Aug 1834, Pittsylvania County, VA

| | d. 1 Sep 1910, Fannin County, Tx

| | & Elizabeth Reed SAUNDERS [Grandmother of Lemuel

LOCKE]

| | b. 18 Mar 1838, Pittsylvania County, VA

| | d. 26 Mar 1932, Fannin County, Tx

| | m. 16 Mar 1862, Basin Springs, Texas

| | Icabod Ramsey "Bud" RAMSEY

| | b. 11 Jan 1836, Pittsylvania County, VA

| | d. 26 Aug 1885, Allens Chapel, Fannin County,

TX

| | & Mary Adeline STEVENS

| | b. 11 Sep 1836

| | d. Feb 1906, Selfs, Fannin County, Texas

| | m. 21 Mar 1867

| | Esther A. RAMSEY

| | b. 18 Sep 1837, Pittsylvania County, VA

| | d. 22 Oct 1905, Allens Chapel, Fannin County,

TX

| | & Tom MORROW

| | b. abt 1835

| | m. 1875

| | Susan RAMSEY

| | b. 3 Feb 1839, Pittsylvania County, VA

| | d. 22 Oct 1905

| | & Jacob PRICKETT

| | b. 19 Mar 1826

| | d. 11 Mar 1899

| | m. 24 Feb 1870

| | Barbara M. RAMSEY

| | b. 13 May 1840

| | d. 15 Aug 1908, Bells, Fannin County, Tx

| | & John Henry WITCHER

| | b. 23 Mar 1836, Pittsylvania County, VA

| | d. 22 Oct 1910, Fannin County, Tx

| | m. 8 May 1864, Fannin County, Tx

| | Catherine RAMSEY

| | b. 26 Apr 1842, Pittsylvania County, VA

| | d. 26 Nov 1843, Pittsylvania County, VA

| | Amelia F. (Or T.) RAMSEY

| | b. 19 Apr 1845, Pittsylvania County, VA

| | d. 26 Mar 1911

| | & Leander Jefferson MASSENGALE

| | b. ca 1840

| | d. 15 May 1928

| | m. 29 Dec 1869

| | Jacob RAMSEY

| | b. 7 Jan 1847

| | & Mary GWALTNEY

| | b. abt 1849

| | m. 12 Jan 1870

| | Isabella B RAMSEY

| | b. 14 Apr 1849, Pittsylvania County, VA

| | d. 6 May 1873, Allens Chapel, Fannin County,

TX

| | & J.I. "Dick" NICHOLSON

| | b. abt 1847

| | m. 13 Jan 1870, Fannin County, Tx

| | Hailey C. RAMSEY

| | b. 30 Apr 1854, Allens Chapel, Fannin County,

TX

| | d. 13 Jun 1855, Allens Chapel, Fannin County,

TX

| Nancy RAMSEY

| b. 29 Apr 1814

| & Henry D. SHELTON

| Isaiah RAMSEY*

| b. 13 Mar 1816

| d. 1878

| & Matilda B. CRIDER

| | Coleman RAMSEY

| | Wade H. RAMSEY

| | Lee RAMSEY

| | Richard RAMSEY

| Isaiah RAMSEY*

| b. 13 Mar 1816

| d. 1878

| & Mary A. ADAMS [first marriage was to Thomas Edward

Y.WEATHERFORD]

| b. 1830

| m. 22 Apr 1869, Pittsylvania County, VA

| | Jack RAMSEY

| | d. ca 1896

| | Sallie RAMSEY

| | d. bef 1937

| | & George BENNETT

| William Newman RAMSEY Jr.

| b. 17 Oct 1818, Pittsylvania County, VA

| d. 1858, Greenbrier County, WV

| & Sarah (Sally) Edith MEADE

| | Reuben E. RAMSEY*

| | b. 5 Dec 1845, Pittsylvania County, VA

| | & Rachel C. PARKINS

| | m. 29 Jan 1863

| | Reuben E. RAMSEY*

| | b. 5 Dec 1845, Pittsylvania County, VA

| | & Caroline HILL

| | d. 28 Dec 1913

| | m. 15 Jun 1910

| | Reuben E. RAMSEY*

| | b. 5 Dec 1845, Pittsylvania County, VA

| | & Virginia E. McDERMOTT

| | m. 17 Mar 1915

| Thomas A. RAMSEY

| b. 29 Nov 1823

| d. 1865

| & Sarah C. BENNETT

| b. ca 1834

| | Dr. Reuben RAMSEY M.D.

| | & Lizzie BENNETT

| | Mollie RAMSEY

| | & Charlie BENNETT

| Henry Michael RAMSEY

| b. 7 May 1827, Greenbrier County, WV

| d. 3 Mar 1904, Parkerville, Kansas

| & Rebecca Jane BLACK

| d. 1900

| m. 6 Nov 1851

| Frances E. RAMSEY

| b. 23 Jul 1828

| & Jim MEADE

| Martha Susan RAMSEY

Name: William RAMSEY , Sr., *

Sex: M

Birth: 1772 in Pittsylvania Co. VA (formerly Brunswick)

Death: 26 FEB 1848 in Franklin Co GA

Event: Kinship "Vicky Deering"<deer_buck@prodigy.net>

Event: Kinship "Glenn & Gina Schiazza" <gschia6719@earthlink.net>

Event: Kinship kathy riddick <riddick@nwark.com>

Event: Kinship Marsha Mullen <smullen549@aol.com>

Census: 1840 Franklin Co. GA P. 321, 211th dist.

Note:

1800 Census Chatham County NC - Hillborough District

00976 199 975 RAMSEY William 21101300109 [not sure if this the sameWilliam]

State: Georgia Year: 1840

County: Franklin Roll: M704_41

Township: District 211 Page: 321

Image: 270

Abstracted from the Records of the Cherokee Agency in Tennessee:Correspondence and Miscellaneous Records. National Archives MicrocopyM-208, Rolls 1-7, 13.

http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/l/i/Kathleen---Gliebe/GENE5-0001.ht ml

Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 19:46:45 -0400

From: "Lee Ramsey" <gumbranch@mindspring.com>

To: RAMSEY-L@rootsweb.com

Subject: [RAMSEY-L] Ramsay/Ramsey Surname

The origin of the surname Ramsay (Ramsey) is placed in formerHuntingdonshire, England, where Ramsey is a local name (Latin "deRameseia") According to the great Swedish scholar, Eilert Edwall,Ramsey means wild garlic island, the name of places in Huntingshire.Thus, the name is locational in orgin, and meaning "one who came from(de) Ramsey (wild garlic island)."

The Ramseys (Ramsay) of Scotch ancestry settled in Scotland during thereign of the Scottish King, David I, 1124-53; and the first Ramseyswho came to Scotland held property in Huntingdonshire. The Ramseysurname was first recorded in Scotland by Simund de Ramesie "whowitnessed the charter by Turstan filius Leuingus of the church ofLivingston to the abbey of Holyrood, c1153 or at least before1175..."; and who was granted lands in Lothian by David I in thetwelfth century. By the fourteenth century this surname was dividedinto several branches: Ramysey 1261, Rameseye 1293, Remesey 1316,Ramissay 1320, Ramhishay 1328, Ramesey 1378, Ramsa 1510.

The first of the name to settle in Elgin, Morayshire County, Scotlandwas a farrier (blacksmith) from Forfarshire, which is clearly theancestral seat for the Earl of Dalhousie (de Dalwussy). The head of

this clan was William de Ramessay, who witnessed a charter by David deLysurs to the Abbey of Neubotel, ca. 1233-36.

William Ramsey, who fought under Robert Bruce for the independence ofScotland, was one of the nobles who subscribed the celebrated memorialto the Pope in 1320, vindicating the rights and liberties of Scotland.

Ramsey can be both English or Scottish, and "in general" it appearsthat the Scottish have maintain the "a" (Ramsay) and the English the"e" (Ramsey). Although, many scottish emigrants lost the "a"

spelling due to their inability to sign their name, using a "mark" fortheir signature.

Ramsey was one of the names adopted by the MacGregors when their namewas proscribed.

Lee Ramsey

Abstracted from the Records of the Cherokee Agency in Tennessee:Correspondence and Miscellaneous Records. National Archives MicrocopyM-208, Rolls 1-7, 13.

Transcribed by Janelle Swearingen 1989<JANEL36@aol.com>

From 1801 to 1823 Col. Return Jonathan Meigs of Middletown,Connecticut was the agent to the Cherokees. The Agency was firstlocated at Southwest Point, then moved to Hiwassee Garrison nearDayton, TN. Following a dispute over the title to the Garrison land,it was moved to Calhoun, Tennessee. During the time Meigs was theagent, settlers passing through the Cherokee land had to have a passissued by the agent.

Georgia Franklin County) Court of Ordinary March Term 1848 Personallyapppeared in open Court -John E. Payne who duly sworn deposeth andsaith that he saw William Ramsay now dead- Sign & Seal the within willfor the porposes therein mentioned when in his proper mind. And thatthis deponent subscribed the same as a witness and saw John W. Verner& John R McMillion do so likewise.

Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this 6th March 1848.

Thos King C. C. 0 .

John E. Payne

Hello David, Thanks so much for responding to my e-mail. You had a lotof wonderful information that helped me so much...... ESPECIALLY thewill of William Ramsey, Sr. Do you happen to know who his father was?You have that it was Thomas Ramsey (and I had that also), but everyonethat I correspond with (e-mail) has convinced me that Thomas was thefather of the other William (Newman) Ramsey (b. 1783-85) who marriedSusannah Zeigler. Many people think that our "plain" William Ramsey(as they call him) was the son of John Ramsey (Thomas' brother). Haveyou ever heard this? And do you know

anything at all about John?

I am descended from the two William Ramseys (Sr. and Jr.). Wm. Ramsey,Jr. married Cynthia Guest, and they were my gr- gr-grandparents. Bythe way, I have all the rest of the names of the other children of Wm.Jr. and Cynthia (Guest) Ramsey if you want them. You only haveElizabeth Katy, b. 1817 listed. Perhaps you have them all listedsomewhere, but I didn't see them. There are about 13 or 14 children,

it seems to me. One of those children (David Samuel Ramsey who marriedCatherine Turner) was my gr-grandfather, and both he and his wife areburied here in Arkansas. A lot of my Ramsey relatives are buried inthat cemetery, and I go every year in the spring, and put flowers onall their graves.

I was so thrilled to find your website, and it has helped me verymuch, so if I can help you in any way with Ramsey genealogy, I wouldbe most happy to. Sincerely, Kathy Riddick <riddick@nwark.com>

Event

Type: Military

Date: 1832

Place: vouched for Character or John McMillion, for RW pension

Event:

Date: BET 1796 AND 1805

Place: On list of Early Franklin Co GA settlers; from orig minutes Franklin Inferior court, by Carson1957

Event:

Date: 1798

Place: SC

Property

Property: Land Grant

Date: BEF 1802

Place: Franklin Co Ga

Note: Recieved a land bounty grant in Franklin Co. Georgia.

He was in S.C. by Jan 1798 when their daughter,Mary, was born. By Aug1802 they were in Franklin Co. Ga. at which time William bought landon the middle fork of the Broad River, adjoining the land of Williamand john Paine.

Title: Wills and Estate Records

Page: Franklin Co., Ga

Note: Will 11 Jul 1843 but not probated until 6 Mar 1848. In loosepapers of estate: 2 Dec 1847,Wm made a sale of land of 10 acres to WmJ. Oliver. On 3 Jul 1848, Mr. Oliver went to court asking for title toland saying that Wm Ramsey died 26 Feb 1848 without giving title.Thomas Morris, the executor of the estate, did grant the title. !843will listed Rhoda, his wife, and Thomas Morris as Executrix of estate.It appears that Rhoda died before William Ramsey, because no memtionis made of her in Probate in 1848. Wife Rhoda,the plantation,furiture,ect and Negroes Mary and her two youngest children and myNegro man Toney. To son, Wade, the plantation at his mothers deathalso woman Malinda at mydeath. To David Scroggons and his wife Nancy100 acres and to my dau Nanct Scroggins one small negro girl namedDelilah. To the wife and children of my son William Ramsey, Jr.,$175;To son James $60: son Drury M. $250; son Thos. J. $500; son inlaw David Scroggons $500; son in law Andrew Martin $500; wife andchildren of my son Geo W. Ramsey $200; to son in law Asa York, $1, hehaving heretofore had his part.; to son John Ramsey $1, he having hispart. 11 Jul 1848.

Title: Family Records

Page: Family Records

Note: Mrs. Sanford C. Bennett, 734 Roswell St. S.E., Marietta Ga.,30060

Title: Family Records

Page: 28 Apr 1984

Census

Date: 1840

Place: Franklin Co Ga; pg 321, Distr211

Will

Date: 11 JUL 1843

Place: Franklin Co GA; will was written; named Rhoda as wife.

Marriage

Husband: William Sr. Ramsey

Wife: Rhoda Mcmillan

Child: John S. Ramsey

Marriage:

Date: BET 17 MAR 1786 AND 1796

Place: Pittsylvania Co., VA or Franklin Co GA

Imported only 17 MAR 1786 from Marriage Date and marked as uncertain.

Sources

Acknowledgments

Ramsey-2312 was started by Joel Mize through the import of ruthputnam.ged on Feb 27, 2015.