Henry T. Ratts (1770 - 1833)

Born 11 Oct 1770 in York, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Barbara (Winkler) Ratts — married 2 May 1790 in Rowan, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 30 Dec 1833 at age 63 in Washington, Indiana

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Biography

Some reports are that Henry T. Ratts was born in Pennsylvania, but nothing has been found to support his place of birth

Henry T. Ratts signed his will 21 April 1833; it was probated in Washington County, Indiana; the county's will books are well preserved and able to be copied. ^[1]

Henry and Rebecca moved from North Carolina between 1820 and 1830 according to census reports. ^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Henry Ratts (Ratz the German spelling) came to this country with his friend Ludgwig Winkler (Winckler in German). By 1776 they are located in Rowan County, North Carolina, and owned property in an area along Potts Creek. Time and usage changed the German spelling of Ludwig Winkler to Lewis Wingler as did Henrick Ratz to Henry Ratts. Henry T. Ratts was born 1770 and his wife, Barbara Winkler was born 1769. They settled in Washington County in 1823. Henry was a son of Godfried Ratts of North Carolina. She was the daughter of Francis Winkler and Mary Catherine Bott.^[7]

Name

Name: Henry T. /Ratts/ ^{[1][8][9][10]}

Birth

Date: 11 Sep 1770 ^[8]

Date: 11 OCT 1770

Place: York County, Pennsylvania^[10]

Date: 14 OCT 1770

Place: Rowan County, N.C.^{[10] [9]}

Date: 14 OCT 1770

Place: York Co., Pennsylvania, USA^{[10] [9]}

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 11 OCT 1770

Marriage

Husband: Henry T. Ratts

Wife: Barbara Winkler^[11][1]

Children:

1. Godfrey Ratts^[1]
2. Henry Ratts^[1]
3. Margaret Ratts, married Jacob Click^[1]
4. Rinehart Ratts^[1]
5. Elizabeth Ratts^[1]
6. Mary Magdelene Ratts
7. Jacob Ratts^[1]
8. Francis Ratts^[1]
9. Andrew Ratts^[1]
10. Barbara Ratts

Marriage: Date: 2 MAY 1790

Place: Rown County, North Carolina^[9]

Marriage: Date: WFT Est 1801-1828^[9]

Sons:

1. Godfrey; Henry; Rinehart; Jacob; Fancis; Andrew.
2. Daughters: Margaret Click (and Jacob Click); Elizabeth

Henry Ratts was a native of Pennsylvania, moved to Indiana in 1824 when he was 18 years old. aka Colonel Henry Raltz

Occupation attorney

Religon: Member of "The German Lutherans of Washington County. They organized a number of Churches, the first of which was in 1822 when a small log church was built near Harristown. Col. Henry Ratts and family became members. It was abandoned in 1837 and another was built, called Zion Lutheran. Even later, a larger Church was built in Salem.

Will: Film 055028-1 Abstract of Washington County Wills Page 23 HENRY RATTS of Jackson Twp., Washington County, Ind. pp.144-148, Probate Court "B" Date: April 21, 1833 Probated: Jan.15, 1834 Wife: Barbary

Land: In Washington County & Morgan County, Ind.

Executor: son Reinhart Ratts Witnesses: Bartlett Scott; Thomas Brittain; Ransom Johnson.

!Burial: Old Blue River cemetery, Pierce Township, Washington county, Indiana.

Death

Date: 30 DEC 1833^[8]

Place: Washington County, Indiana.^{[10] [8][9][1]}

Place: Pierce Twp., Washington Co., Indiana, USA^{[10] [9]}

!Death: Film The Henry T. Ratts Family by Margaret R. Hendrickson Page 20 list cause of death as Palsey.

Burial

Burial 1833 Old Blue River Cem., Pierce Twp., Washington Co., IN^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11} Will: Film 055028-1 Abstract of Washington County Wills Page 23, HENRY RATTS of Jackson Twp., Washington County, Ind., pp.144-148, Probate Court "B", Date: April 21, 1833, Probated: Jan.15, 1834, Wife: Barbary, Sons: Godfrey; Henry; Rinehart; Jacob; Fancis; Andrew., Daughters: Margaret Click (and Jacob Click), Elizabeth; Land: In Washington County & Morgan County, Ind., Executor: son Reinhart Ratts, Witnesses: Bartlett Scott; Thomas Brittain; Ransom Johnson.
2. ↑ 1790 Census?
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRW-ZFW : accessed 18 September 2021), Henry Ratts, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 395, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 33; FHL microfilm 337,909.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2J-1Z4 : accessed 18 September 2021), Henry Rats, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 241, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 43; FHL microfilm 337,916.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLQ-9Y1 : accessed 18 September 2021), Henry Ratts, Battalions 2 and 4 or Lexington Side, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 324, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 81; FHL microfilm 162,797.
6. ↑ 1830 US Federal Census, Place: Washington, Indiana; Series: M19; Roll: 31; Page: 298; Family History Library Film: 0007720
7. ↑ Washington County, Indiana, Obituary Book
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 September 2021), memorial page for Henry T. Ratts (11 Sep 1770–30 Dec 1833), Find A Grave: Memorial #22842098, citing Old Blue River Cemetery, Blue River, Washington County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Leon Barton (contributor 46904326) .
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6} Title: World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1 Author: Brøderbund Software, Inc. Publication: Release date: November 29, 1995 Repository: Call Number: Media: Other
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5} Title: Cole Loyd Ancestry file.FBK.FBK1.FTW Repository: Call Number: Media: Other
11. ↑ #Marriage

• Source: Death: Film, The Henry T. Ratts Family by Margaret R. Hendrickson, Page 20 list cause of death as Palsey.

• Source: Religon: Member of "The German Lutherans of Washington County. They organized a number of Churches, the first of which was in 1822 when a small log church was built near Harristown. Col. Henry Ratts and family became members. It was abandoned in 1837 and another was built, called Zion Lutheran. Even later, a larger Church was built in Salem.

• Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), vol. 143, p. 5, Zink fams. In Amer. By Dora Zink Kellogg. Omaha, Nb. 1933. (69p.):15, birth

• Source: Burial: Old Blue River cemetery, Pierce Township, Washington county, Indiana. (Cole Loyd Ancestry file.FBK.FBK1.FTW), (Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #4645, Date of Import: Mar 3, 1999)

• Source: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

• distributed by Virginia Lee Wingler Crager, 2000, Ray Eugene Wingler's book on Wingler Family, (1970), note: has name Henry T. Ratts.

• Paul Arthur Zilz, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #3097, Date of Import: Feb 16, 2001. "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Feb 16, 2001 has name Henry T. Ratts.

• Robert Diehl Kienzle, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #4645, Date of Import: Feb 16, 2001. "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Feb 16, 2001.

• Michael Timothy Nance, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1, (Release date: August 23, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #3062, Date of Import: Feb 18, 2001. "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Feb 18, 2001 has nane Henry T. Ratts.

• Ernest Eugene Roach, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1, (Release date: August 22, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #3047, Date of Import: Feb 20, 2001. "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Feb 20, 2001 has name twice, as Henry T. Ratts, and Henry Ratts.

• FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LHGY-4GZ

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Ratts-29 created through the import of Recent.GED on Aug 27, 2011 by Patti Ratts.