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Mary Elizabeth, (Polly), "Ritchie" Keith 1757 – 1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 8, 1757

Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia

Death Date: June 10, 1808

Death Location: Scott County, Virginia

Father: Samuel Keith

Mother: Catherine Ring

Spouse(s): James Ritchie

Children(s): "Long" Ritchie, Nancy Ritchey, John Ritchie, Alexander Ritchie, James Ritchie, Mary Ritchie, Sarah Ritchie, Henry Ritchie, Rhoda Ritchie, John Ritchie*, Elizabeth Ritchie, Gabriel Ritchie, James Ritchie*, Elizabeth Ritchie

Mary Elizabeth (Polly) "Ritchie" Keith was born in 1757 in Botetourt County, Virginia, the child of Samuel Keith and Catherine Ring. Mary Elizabeth (Polly) "Ritchie" Keith later married James Alexander Ritchie, and together they raised children including "Long" John (*JJ) Ritchie, Nancy Ritchie Ritchey, John Ritchie, Alexander Crockett Ritchie, James Alexander Ritchie, Mary Polly Wells Ritchie, Sarah Ritchie, Henry Ritchie, Rhoda Ritchie, John "Long John" Ritchie*, Elizabeth Ritchie, Gabriel Keith Ritchie, James Keith Ritchie* and Elizabeth Ritchie. In 1808, Mary Elizabeth (Polly) "Ritchie" Keith passed away in Scott County, Virginia.

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MK

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Parents

Samuel Keith
1725 – 1775
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia
SK
Catherine Ring
1730 – 1800
Birth Location: Virginia Colony
CR

Spouses(s)

James Ritchie
1757 – 1813
Birth Location: Stewarton Parish, Ayrshire, , Scotland
JR

Children(s)

"Long" Ritchie
1774 – 1860
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
"R
Nancy Ritchey
1775 –
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, United States
NR
John Ritchie
1775 – 1845
Birth Location: Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia
JR
Alexander Ritchie
1778 – 1878
Birth Location: Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
AR
James Ritchie
1778 – 1853
Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina
JR
Mary Ritchie
1780 – 1850
Birth Location: Moccasin Creek, Moccasin, Russell, Virginia, USA
MR
Sarah Ritchie
1780 –
Birth Location: –
SR
Henry Ritchie
1784 – 1790
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina
HR
Rhoda Ritchie
1785 – 1823
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
RR
John Ritchie*
1785 – 1860
Birth Location: Botetort, Virginia, United States
JR
Elizabeth Ritchie
1790 –
Birth Location: Russell, Scott, Virginia
ER
Gabriel Ritchie
1797 – 1850
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina
GR
James Ritchie*
1804 – 1853
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina
JR
Elizabeth Ritchie
1805 – 1854
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
ER

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: May 8, 1757
    Event Place: Botetourt County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: June 10, 1808
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia
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