John
Benjamin
Ritchie
Born in Amelia County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Husband of
Martha Patty (Green) Ritchie
— married
23 Nov 1788 in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Gilliam Ritchie, William Gillum Ritchie, Calvin Ritchie, Robert Thomas Ritchie, Isaac P. Ritchie, John Ritchie Junior, Sarah (Ritchie) Scearce, Mary (Ritchie) Scearce, Jane Frances (Ritchie) Stacey and Elizabeth (Ritchie) Bryant
Died
at about age 73
in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Dec 2011
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Biography
John Benjamin Ritchie was born 23 Dec 1760 in Amelia County, Virginia, son of John Reich and Anonymous Whiteman. He is said to have died in 1834 in Marshall County, Tennessee [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 December 2019), memorial page for John Benjamin Ritchie (23 Dec 1760–1834), Find A Grave Memorial no. 72539788, citing Hill Cemetery, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA Find A Grave: Memorial #72539788 stating parents were Johannes Reich (b. July 1729 Rheindurkheim, Hennse, Germany, d. December 30, 1813 in Maidstone, Essex, Vermont; Catherine Sophia Whiteman (b. September 15, 1738 Meerfeldem, Hessen, Germany, d. April 14, 1818 in Maidstone, Essex, Vermont). (Needs more research to verify his death, parents and sibling; does not seem likely as presented.)
Acknowledgements
- Entered by Alex Ritchie, Dec 2, 2011, stating No more info is currently available for John Ritchie. Can you add to his biography?
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