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Alexander Ritchie 1720–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Father: Alexander Ritchie

Mother: Jane Caldwell

Spouse(s): Mary Wilson

Children(s): James Ritchie

Alexander Ritchie was born in 1720 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Ritchie And Jane Caldwell. Alexander Ritchie married Mary Wilson, and had children including James Ritchie. Alexander Ritchie passed away in 1787 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Alexander Ritchie was born in 1720 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Ritchie And Jane Caldwell.
  • Alexander Ritchie married Mary Wilson, and had children including James Ritchie.
  • Alexander Ritchie passed away in 1787 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Ritchie's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Ritchie
1720–1787
Birth Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Ritchie
1698–1749
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jane Caldwell
1688–1785
Ballybogan, Donegal, , Ireland
Grandparents
Samuel Ritchie
1668–1739
Stewarton, Ayr, Scotland
Lydia Moore
1672–1736
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Joseph Caldwell
1657–1730
Lefford, Ballycogan, Donegal, Ireland,
Jane McGhie
1660–1692
Ballyoogan, Lifford Parish, Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Ritchie
1650–1740
Christian McCurrick
1650–
John Caldwell
1630–1692
Mary Holmes
1632–1691
Andrew Ghie
1600–1684
Jane Milikin
1600–1669
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Ritchie
1610–1660
Marjorie Broun
1611–
John Caldwell
1603–1639
Mary Sweetenham
1605–1639
James Holmes
1602–1635
Jane Jennings
1611–1650

Alexander Ritchie's Descendants

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Alexander Ritchie (1720–1787) m. Mary Wilson (1726–1802)
  1. 1. James Ritchie 1757–1811 m. Mary ("Polly") Keith 1755–1808
    1. 1. John ("Long John") Ritchie 1780–1850 m. Nancy Hutchinson 1778–1860
      1. 1. James Ritchie 1804–1860 m. Bersheba Hillman 1812–1860
        1. 1. Rachel Ritchie 1830–1910 m. John (M.) Hughes 1834–1895

Alexander Ritchie's Timeline

3 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Alexander Ritchie in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1749
20 August 1749
Age 29
Alexander Ritchie was married in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1787
1787
Age 67
Death of Alexander Ritchie in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 August 1749
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1770; Page Number: 185

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

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