Re: Nathan - Rev. War Vet - s/o Wm & Susanah Ratliff
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Rebecca Reger 1/01/09
Rebecca, thank you for your information.
There are 2 marriage records for a Nathan Ratliff. Are these the same Nathan Ratliff? Note that Nathan and Martha's youngest child was born in 1802 and the 2nd marriage record is for a Patty in 1804, state not listed.
When did Martha die? There doesn't seem to be any children listed for Nathan and Patty.
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Nathan Ratliff
Gender: male
Birth Place: VA
Birth Year: 1762
Spouse Name: Martha Farmer
Marriage
Year: 1781
Marriage State: VA
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Nathan Ratliff
Gender: male
Birth Place: VA
Birth Year: 1762
Spouse Name: Patty Farmer
Marriage
Year: 1804
From exchanges with Larry Ratliff, the author, I know that Nathan's father, William Ratliff was the son of Robert Ratliff and Mary Touchstone.
Robert (b: 15 Sep 1690 Sussex, England, d: abt 1738 Prince George's Co., Maryland) had a brother, Samuel. Not much is known about Samuel, only from the records that he was the brother of Robert.
My line is from Samuel's son Ruben Ratliff (1732-1810) who married Frances. Her maiden name is unknown unless it was Ratliff, which is possible but not proven.
Their son Reuben, Jr married his cousin Phoebe,1 July 1786, who was the d/o of Silas "Anselus" Ratliff & Elizabeth. Silas was the s/o of Robert & Mary Touchstone Ratliff.
Reuben was also a Rev. War soldier, serving Sept 1776 Long Island on Holston River in Washington Co., VA and May 1781, Green Co., NCas a spy and Ranger under Capt. Arter & Col. Green against the Tories.
Reuben & Phoebe had a son, *James Ratliff who married Elizabeth Lawson. James & Elizabeth are listed in our Ratliff Family Bible (not in my possession but I have copies of the pertinent pages on my website).
Elizabeth Lawson was the d/o Wm Lawson II & Nancy Baker. Elizabeth was the widow of Clinton Lacy Godsey.
Wm Lawson II, Rev. War Veteran. Virginia Continental Army ~ 2d Lieutenant 2d Virginia State Regiment, March, 1777; 1st Lieutenant, 1st September, 1777; resigned 23d September, 1778.
William II's father was William Lawson, "The Scottish Rebel" and was captured in aftermath of the Battle of Culloden, imprisoned, for transportation to American Colonies, arriving in 1747 on the "GILDART", Captain Richard Holme. William was married to Rebecca, maiden name unproven at this time. We know it wasn't "Banks" as previously suspected. It may have been Travis, but again, it isn't proven.
Anyone wanting to know about the Lawsons can visit
http://www.lawson-family-heritage-program.com/http://www.lawson-family-heritage-program.com/
*Back to James Ratliff & Elizabeth Lawson. They had a son, William Ratliff who married Mary Ann "Polly" Lawson. (Getting confused? I do).Mary Ann "Polly" Lawson, was the d/o Jeremiah S. Lawson and Nancy Toliver.
Jeremiah was the s/o Travis Lawson and Martha MaysieSimpkins, Travis was the s/oWilliam, The Scottish Rebel" Lawson and Rebecca.
Travis Lawson was the brother of William II Lawson.
James Ratliff and Elizabeth Lawson had a son named Joshua Wilson Ratliff (my 3rd great-grandfather).
Your Nathan Ratliff, served in a Rev. War unit with a Joshua Wilson, and I am sure this is for whom my ggg-grandfather was named for. It also shows me how much more close family connections were back then.
(Joshua Wilson, born 1762, Goffstown, New Hampshire; Private in Capt. Samuel Blodgett's Co. in Col. Enoch Poor's Reg., Mustered at Goffstown 22 Mar 1777; 1775 married 1-Rebecca Mary Spencer, 2-Matilda Burr, and died 1848 in Rushford, New York; buried in Podonque Cemetery.)
Sherry
http://www.texashistoryhunter.net/ratliff.htmlhttp://www.texashistoryhunter.net/ratliff.html
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