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Joseph Ragsdale 1725 – 1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1725

Birth Location: Bristol Parish, Henrico Co., VA, Virginia, USA

Death Date: December 1799

Death Location: Lunenburg Co., VA, Virginia, USA

Father: Peter Ragsdale

Mother: Alse Witton

Spouse(s): Sarah Shelburne

Children(s): Arman Ragsdale

Joseph Ragsdale was born in 1725 in Bristol Parish, Henrico Co., VA, Virginia, USA, the child of Peter Ragsdale and Alse Witton. Joseph Ragsdale married Sarah "Sally" Shelburne, and had children including Arman Jane Ermine Delila Ragsdale. Joseph Ragsdale passed away in 1799 in Lunenburg Co., VA, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Ragsdale was born in 1725 in Bristol Parish, Henrico Co., VA, Virginia, USA, the child of Peter Ragsdale and Alse Witton.
  • Joseph Ragsdale married Sarah "Sally" Shelburne, and had children including Arman Jane Ermine Delila Ragsdale.
  • Joseph Ragsdale passed away in 1799 in Lunenburg Co., VA, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Ragsdale
1684 – 1747
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
PR
Alse Witton
1689 – 1747
Birth Location: Prince George County, Virginia, USA
AW

Spouses(s)

Sarah Shelburne
1771 – 1834
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
SS

Children(s)

Arman Ragsdale
1795 – 1850
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
AR

Joseph Ragsdale's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Ragsdale
1725 – 1799
Birth Place: Bristol Parish, Henrico Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Parents
Peter Ragsdale
1684 – 1747
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Alse Witton
1689 – 1747
Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Witton
Mary Bulkey
1636 –
Barbados
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Ragsdale's Descendants

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Joseph Ragsdale (17 Jan 1725 – December 1799) m. Sarah ("Sally") Shelburne (20 March 1771 – 09 Aug 1834)
  1. 1. Arman (Jane Ermine Delila) Ragsdale (14 February 1795 – 18 July 1850) m. Leonard (C.) Hardwick (1783 – 1851)
    1. 1. Parthene (Ann "Thene") Hardwick (11 Mar 1814 – 23 May 1900) m. William (Bryant) Humphreys (06 Jan 1814 – 23 May 1900)
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Humphreys (25 November 1840 – 1900) m. Reddin (R) Smith (1830 – Feb. 1867)
        1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson (Tommy)) Smith (10 June 1865 – 29 August 1941) m. Annie (Epsie) Thorn (2 January 1872 – 29 February 1948)

Joseph Ragsdale's Timeline

2 Records

1725
17 Jan 1725
Birth of Joseph Ragsdale in Bristol Parish, Henrico Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Bristol Parish, Henrico Co., VA, Virginia, USA
1799
December 1799
Age 74
Death of Joseph Ragsdale in Lunenburg Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Lunenburg Co., VA, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1725
    Event Place: Bristol Parish, Henrico Co., VA, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1799
    Event Place: Lunenburg Co., VA, Virginia, USA
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