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Alexander Maxwell Ritchey 1777–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: Dec 1865

Death Location: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA

Father: John* Ritchie

Mother: Margaret McWhorter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Maxwell

Children(s): Margarette Ritchey, Frances Ritchey, John Ritchey, Mary Ritchey, Margarett Ritchey, Samuel Ritchey, Alexander Ritchie, Elizabeth Richey, Sarah Ritchey, Nancy Ritchey

In 1777, Alexander Maxwell Ritchey entered the world in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, born to John Ritchie And Margaret Mcwhorter. Alexander Maxwell Ritchey married Elizabeth Maxwell, and had children including Alexander Ritchie, Elizabeth Richey, Frances Fannie Ritchey, John Maxwell Ritchey, Margarett Anne Ritchey, Margarette Ritchey, Mary Ann Polly Ritchey, Nancy Ritchey, Samuel Ritchey, Sarah Ritchey. Alexander Maxwell Ritchey passed away in 1865 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1777, Alexander Maxwell Ritchey entered the world in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, born to John Ritchie And Margaret Mcwhorter.
  • Alexander Maxwell Ritchey married Elizabeth Maxwell, and had children including Alexander Ritchie, Elizabeth Richey, Frances Fannie Ritchey, John Maxwell Ritchey, Margarett Anne Ritchey, Margarette Ritchey, Mary Ann Polly Ritchey, Nancy Ritchey, Samuel Ritchey, Sarah Ritchey.
  • Alexander Maxwell Ritchey passed away in 1865 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John* Ritchie
1775–1845
Birth Location: Farmsville, Prince Edward County, Virginia
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Margaret McWhorter
1773–1836
Birth Location: York, York, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Maxwell
1779–1850
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Margarette Ritchey
1815–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Frances Ritchey
1804–1876
Birth Location: Madisonville, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
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John Ritchey
1803–1876
Birth Location: Monroe, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Ritchey
1825–1862
Birth Location: Tennessee USA
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Margarett Ritchey
1808–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Samuel Ritchey
1810–1880
Birth Location: , Monroe, Tennessee, USA
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Alexander Ritchie
1812–1848
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Tennessee
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Elizabeth Richey
1813–1883
Birth Location: Monroe, Tennessee, USA
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Sarah Ritchey
1817–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Ritchey
1814–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Alexander Ritchey's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Ritchey
1777–1865
Birth Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Parents
John* Ritchie
1775–1845
Farmsville, Prince Edward County, Virginia
Margaret McWhorter
1773–1836
York, York, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Alexander (John) Ritchie
1739–1818
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina USA or Virginia USA
Mary (Jane) WILSON
1729–1802
Bristol Parish, Amelia, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Richey
1698–1749
Jeanne Caldwell
1693–1785
John Willson
1705–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Richey
1668–1740
Lydia Moore
1672–1736
John Caldwell
1657–1730
Jane McGhie
1660–1692

Alexander Ritchey's Descendants

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Alexander (Maxwell) Ritchey (1777–Dec 1865) m. Elizabeth Maxwell (1779–1850)
  1. 1. Margarette Ritchey 1815–1880
  2. 2. Frances ("Fannie") Ritchey 1804–1876
  3. 3. John (Maxwell) Ritchey 1803–1876 m. Catherine (Edwards) Daugherty 1804–1888
    1. 1. Alexander (H.) Ritchey 1827–1846
    2. 2. Margaret Ritchey 1825–1913
    3. 3. Louisa (Catherine) Ritchey 1845–1946
    4. 4. James (K) Ritchey 1842–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Ritchey 1841–
    6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Ritchey 1828–
    7. 7. Isaac (S) Ritchey 1839–
    8. 8. Martin (V) Ritchey 1837–1876
    9. 9. John Ritchey 1834–
    10. 10. Nancy (J) Ritchey 1823–
    11. 11. Samuel (L) Ritchey 1832–1867
    12. 12. Josiah Ritchey 1830–1926
  4. 4. Mary (Ann 'Polly') Ritchey 1825–1862
  5. 5. Margarett (Anne) Ritchey 1808–1850
  6. 6. Samuel Ritchey 1810–1880 m. Anna (C) Duggan 1806–1860 m. Charity (Bell) Richie 1827–
    1. 1. Samuel (Andrew) Ritchey 1845–1904 m. Elizabeth Ritchey 1838–1904
      1. 1. Samuel (Inmon) Ritchey 1871–1947 m. Emma (H. Low) Lowe 1877–1965
        1. 1. Joe (Burton) Ritchey 1906–1977 m. Bonnie (Myrtle) Brown 1914–1982
        2. 2. Roxie (Elizabeth) Ritchey 1900–1994
        3. 3. Robert (Clyde) Ritchey 1904–1997
        4. 4. Hattie (Mabel) Murrell
        5. 5. Samuel (Madison) Ritchey
        6. 6. Floyd (John) Ritchey
        7. 7. Edwin (Dee) Ritchey
        8. 8. Jennie (Mamie) Ritchey
        9. 9. Ralph (Vinson) Ritchey
    2. 2. Charles (Bell) Richie 1857–1904
    3. 3. William (Washington) Richie 1830–1899
    4. 4. Robert (Milton) Ritchie 1852–1927
    5. 5. Sarah (A) Ritchey 1833–1867
    6. 6. Elizabeth Ritchey 1828–
    7. 7. John Ritchey 1838–
    8. 8. Cynthia Richie 1840–
    9. 9. Mary (Carolina (Carline)) Ritchey 1842–
    10. 10. Betsy Ritchey 1835–
  7. 7. Alexander Ritchie 1812–1848
  8. 8. Elizabeth Richey 1813–1883
  9. 9. Sarah Ritchey 1817–
  10. 10. Nancy Ritchey 1814–

Alexander Ritchey's Timeline

2 Records

1777
1777
Birth of Alexander Maxwell Ritchey in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
1865
Dec 1865
Age 88
Death of Alexander Maxwell Ritchey in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA
Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1865
    Event Place: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA
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