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William Richard (6th GrGf) Ramsey 1720 – 1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1770

Death Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Father: William Ramsey

Mother: Isabella Beard

Spouse(s): Jane Harvey

Children(s): Martha (Boles)

William Richard (6th GrGf) Ramsey Rev War was born in 1720 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States, the child of William Thomas Ramsey and Isabella Beard. William Richard (6th GrGf) Ramsey Rev War married Jane (6th GrGm) Harvey, and had children including Martha Lane Anne Ramsey (Boles). William Richard (6th GrGf) Ramsey Rev War passed away in 1770 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Richard (6th GrGf) Ramsey Rev War was born in 1720 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States, the child of William Thomas Ramsey and Isabella Beard.
  • William Richard (6th GrGf) Ramsey Rev War married Jane (6th GrGm) Harvey, and had children including Martha Lane Anne Ramsey (Boles).
  • William Richard (6th GrGf) Ramsey Rev War passed away in 1770 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ramsey
1675 – 1751
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Lothian, Scotland
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Isabella Beard
1712 – 1760
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jane Harvey
1720 – 1770
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Martha (Boles)
1740 – 1801
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina Colony
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William Ramsey's Ancestors

Self
William Ramsey
1720 – 1770
Birth Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Parents
William Thomas Ramsey
1675 – 1751
Huntingdon, Lothian, Scotland
Isabella Beard
1712 – 1760
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Sir (David William Ramsey, 4th) Baronet
1646 – 1705
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Jonet Ewing
1647 – 1710
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ramsay
1621 – 1687
Fannie (Abbercrombie)
1625 – 1693
Baroness Ewing
1630 – 1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Dalhousie
1594 – 1674
Lady Carnegie
1595 – 1675
Sir Abercrombie
1604 – 1689
Elizabeth Abbercrombie
1606 – 1668
10thGGM Chapple
1605 – 1660

William Ramsey's Descendants

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William (Richard (6th GrGf)) Ramsey (1720 – 1770) m. Jane ((6th GrGm)) Harvey (1720 – 1770)
  1. 1. Martha (Lane Anne Ramsey) (Boles) (1740 – 5 Oct 1801)
    1. 1. William Boles (about 1740 – Abt 1848) m. Elizabeth Melvin (1740 – )
      1. 1. Catherine Boles (1762 – 1842) m. Christopher Ward (1760 – 1835)
        1. 1. JOHN (WILLIAM) Ward (1799 – 06 Nov 1883) m. Sarah (Ann) Bishop (1800 – abt 1881)

William Ramsey's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of William Richard (6th GrGf) Ramsey Rev War in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1770
1770
Age 50
Death of William Richard (6th GrGf) Ramsey Rev War in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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