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Margaret Stewart Richey 1785–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 August 1785

Birth Location: Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 2 January 1857

Death Location: Shoals Junction, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Robert (Richey)

Mother: Mary Richey

Spouse(s): Col. Seawright

Children(s): James Seawright, Andrew Seawright, Jennet Blain, Eleanor $, Mary Richey, Vashti McAdams, Adella Drake, William Seawright, Margaret Seawright, Robert Seawright, Nancy Seawright, Elizabeth Seawright, Agnes Seawright, Agnes Seawright

The story of Margaret Stewart Richey began in 1785 in Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America. Margaret Stewart Richey married Col Andrew Seawright, and had children including Adella Amanda Seawright Drake, Agnes Seawright, Andrew Seawright, Eleanor Ann Nellie Seawright Wyatt, Elizabeth Betsy Seawright, James Caldwell Seawright, Jennet Jane Blain, Margaret E Seawright, Mary Ann Polly Seawright Richey, Nancy Adaline Seawright, Robert Ritchie Seawright, Vashti Seawright Mcadams, William Ware Seawright. Margaret Stewart Richey passed away in 1857 in Shoals Junction, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Stewart Richey began in 1785 in Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America.
  • Margaret Stewart Richey married Col Andrew Seawright, and had children including Adella Amanda Seawright Drake, Agnes Seawright, Andrew Seawright, Eleanor Ann Nellie Seawright Wyatt, Elizabeth Betsy Seawright, James Caldwell Seawright, Jennet Jane Blain, Margaret E Seawright, Mary Ann Polly Seawright Richey, Nancy Adaline Seawright, Robert Ritchie Seawright, Vashti Seawright Mcadams, William Ware Seawright.
  • Margaret Stewart Richey passed away in 1857 in Shoals Junction, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Margaret Richey's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Richey
1785–1857
Birth Place: Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Robert James Ritchie (Richey)
1754–1828
Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Caldwell) Richey
1762–1835
Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Henderson) Richey
1724–1808
Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Margaret Caldwell
1729–1802
Lancaster, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Caldwell
1704–1761
Rebecca Park
1707–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1682–1750
Mary Caldwell
1685–1748
Margery Mitchell
1680–1750

Margaret Richey's Descendants

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Margaret (Stewart) Richey (15 August 1785–2 January 1857) m. Col. (Andrew) Seawright (Abt. 1770–Aft. 1830)
  1. 1. James (Caldwell) Seawright 1812–1888 m. Ann Copeland 1823–1866 m. Nancy (Franklin) Bridges 1837–1950
    1. 1. George (A) Searight 1849–1933 m. Sallie (R) Seawright 1851–1938 m. "Sallie" (Rebecca H.) Bowie 1853–1940
      1. 1. Bessie Thurmond 1890–1943 m. Robert (Emmette) Wade 1881–1944 m. W (W) Thurmond 1886–1944
        1. 1. Boyd (Alexander) Wade 1907–1980 m. Alda (Claude) Wade 1911–1977
        2. 2. Emmette (Carlton) Wade 1908–1908
        3. 3. Myrtle (Estella) Wade 1912–1913
        4. 4. Verna Wade 1911–2007 m. Maxwell (Leon) Cook 1907–1958 m. Lem (W) Cook 1908–
        5. 5. Bessie (L) Wade 1910–
        6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Reese 1921–2002 m. Emmett (Calvin) Reese 1923–1982
        7. 7. Dorothy Wade 1916–
        8. 8. John (C) Wade 1908–
        9. 9. Ewers White 1915–
      2. 2. Derwood Seawright 1894–1948
      3. 3. Doyle Seawright 1877–1907
      4. 4. Maude Seawright 1878–1896
      5. 5. Emmet (Rohdi) Seawright 1872–1945 m. Annie (B) Seawright 1881–
      6. 6. James (Franklin) Seawright 1875–1958 m. Mary Seawright 1871–1950
      7. 7. John (Chalmers) Seawright 1881–1967 m. Lola Wolfe 1886–1960 m. Mary (Long) Seawright 1898–1990
        1. 1. Edith Durden 1907–1998
        2. 2. Nancy (S.) Green 1935–2019
      8. 8. George (Percy) Seawright 1883–1959 m. Mary McGEE 1889–1967
      9. 9. Henry (Paris) Seawright 1886–1969 m. Edna Seawright 1888–1986
      10. 10. Lillian Thompson 1891–1962
      11. 11. Bessie Meggs 1890–1943
      12. 12. Charlie (Paul) Seawright 1895–1921 m. Blanche Seawright 1901–
        1. 1. Bennie (P) Beach 1925–
      13. 13. Durmond Searight 1892–
    2. 2. Margaret Seawright 1838–1932
    3. 3. Robert ("Bob" Mattison) Seawright 1841–1894
    4. 4. Isaac (Newton) Seawright 1845–1887
    5. 5. Mary Seawright 1846–
    6. 6. Sarah (J.) Seawright 1847–
    7. 7. Andrew (L.) Seawright 1852–1933
    8. 8. Eliza (Ann (Anna E.)) Seawright 1854–
    9. 9. John (W.) Seawright 1858–
    10. 10. Ella (J.) Seawright 1864–
    11. 11. William (Ware"Dock") Seawright 1843–1909
    12. 12. Eula (L.) Seawright 1873–
  2. 2. Andrew Seawright 1813–1853
  3. 3. Jennet (Jane) Blain 1805–1870
  4. 4. Eleanor (Ann "Nellie" Seawright Wyatt) $ 1808–1880
  5. 5. Mary (Ann "Polly" Seawright) Richey 1803–1864
  6. 6. Vashti (Seawright) McAdams 1816–1864
  7. 7. Adella (Amanda Seawright) Drake 1816–1864
  8. 8. William (Ware) Seawright 1821–1883
  9. 9. Margaret (E) Seawright 1824–1906
  10. 10. Robert (Ritchie) Seawright 1818–1876
  11. 11. Nancy (Adaline) Seawright 1814–1850 m. John Richey 1807–1879
    1. 1. Andrew (Constantine) Richey 1844–
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Caroline) Richey 1827–1911
    3. 3. James (Milton) Richey 1831–
    4. 4. James (Washington) Richey 1857–
    5. 5. John (Robert) Richey 1837–1914
    6. 6. Louisa (Terissa) Richey 1841–1902
    7. 7. Malinda (Jane) Richey 1833–
    8. 8. Margaret (Vashti) Richey 1846–
    9. 9. Mary (Ann) Richey 1838–1927
    10. 10. Sam (M) Richey 1842–1899
    11. 11. Thirsa (Rebecka) Richey 1836–
    12. 12. William (Franklin) Richey 1839–1913
  12. 12. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Seawright 1813–1834
  13. 13. Agnes Seawright 1805–
  14. 14. Agnes Seawright 1824–

Margaret Richey's Timeline

2 Records

1785
15 August 1785
Birth of Margaret Stewart Richey in Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
1857
2 January 1857
Age 72
Death of Margaret Stewart Richey in Donalds, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Donalds, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 August 1785
    Event Place: Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1857
    Event Place: Donalds, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shoals Junction, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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