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William R. Ramey 1759–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Fredrick County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Remy

Mother: Elizabeth (Ramey*)

Spouse(s): Fairleanah Harrison

Children(s): William Ramey

In 1759, William R. Ramey entered the world in Fredrick County, Virginia, USA, born to James Ramey Remy And Elizabeth Sanders Ramey. William R. Ramey married Fairleanah Eleanor Harrison, and had children including William R Ramey. William R. Ramey passed away in 1840 in Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1759, William R. Ramey entered the world in Fredrick County, Virginia, USA, born to James Ramey Remy And Elizabeth Sanders Ramey.
  • William R. Ramey married Fairleanah Eleanor Harrison, and had children including William R Ramey.
  • William R. Ramey passed away in 1840 in Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Remy
1715–1758
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth (Ramey*)
1716–1763
Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia Colony
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Spouses(s)

Fairleanah Harrison
1768–1851
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Ramey
1782–1865
Birth Location: Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, United States
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William Ramey's Ancestors

Self
William Ramey
1759–1840
Birth Place: Fredrick County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Ramey * Remy
1715–1758
Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Sanders) (Ramey*)
1716–1763
New Kent, Virginia Colony
Grandparents
William (Byron) Ramey
1672–1737
Westmoreland, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Catherine Ashbury
1672–1738
Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Page) Scrimshire
1654–1716
Haverhill, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Jacques Ramey
1630–1721
Mary Miles
1655–1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ramey's Descendants

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William (R.) Ramey (1759–1840) m. Fairleanah (Eleanor) Harrison (10 Mar 1768–1851)
  1. 1. William (R.) Ramey 1782–1865 m. Anna Samlins 1784–1856
    1. 1. Mary (Christine "Teenie") Ramey 1803–1868 m. Richard Potter 1792–1886
      1. 1. John Potter 1825–1885 m. Elizabeth ((Betty)) Ramey 1835–1893
        1. 1. Levi Potter 1855–1936 m. Sarah (Ellen) Salyer* 1854–1926

William Ramey's Timeline

2 Records

1759
1759
Birth of William R. Ramey in Fredrick County, Virginia, USA
Fredrick County, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 81
Death of William R. Ramey in Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Fredrick County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
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