2nd Generation Notes

Descendants of John RAMSEY

Notes


4. Alexander RAMSEY

Alexander Ramsey was born at sea on the way from Ulster to America. The Ramseys were Scotch-Irish and settled in Virginia. After his father's death Alexander went to Lexington, Kentucky where he learned blacksmithing. Around 1800 he went to Ross County, Ohio. Here he married Elizabeth Cutright, daughter of John "the Bear Hunter" Cutright and Elizabeth (Surber) Cutright, also early settlers in Kentucky and Ross County.
Alexander and Elizabeth's children were Polly, who married Henry Shaner, John C., Cynthia, who married Joseph Essex, Andrew, Rosanna, who married Joseph Emberlin, Catherine, who married Joseph Barker, Anderson, and Nathaniel. Elizabeth died after Nathaniel's birth, and Alexander remarried to Elizabeth Cullenbock in 1816. A son, Alexander was born before her death. In 1818 the family moved to Fayette County where Alexander remarried again in 1820 to Tabitha Scissel.
In 1833 Alexander Ramsey and his sons John, Nathaniel, and Alexander came to what is now Bokes Creek Township, Logan County, Ohio. John bought 50 acres in VMS 9938 on 7 April 1834. Andrew Ramsey and Joseph Essex soon followed bringing other settlers from Fayette County. Alexander Ramsey and his sons built the first sawmill in Bokes Creek Township, on Rush Creek. This was essential in opening the area up for settlement. For a short time they also had a store at the mill until Alexander's death in 1838.
Andrew and Nathaniel Ramsey remained in Logan County. John Ramsey went to Coles County, Illinois in the 1850s. Anderson Ramsey stayed in Fayette County until the 1850s when he moved to Wells County, Indiana. The Essexes went to Paulding County, Ohio in the 1870s. The Barkers and Emberlins both went to Indiana, near South Bend. The Shaners went to Southern Illinois, with some of the Cutright family.
BURIAL: Probably buried in the old Hill Cemetery.
From Western Aurora and Farmers Advocate (newspaper): Saturday 9 April 1836 List of letters April - Bellefontaine Post Office - Alexander Ramsey April - Zanesfield Post office - Alexander Ramsey
1806 Ross Co. Tax List - 63 acres 3rd rate, tax - .25 2 mills, title-article 1809 Ross Co. Tax List - Twin Twp entry 4105, 30 acres 3rd rate, Waters of Paint Creek, Duncan McArthur (Virginia Military District entries - No 4105, Duncan McArthur, 100 acres, Military Warrant No 4993 on Paint Creek, prob 1801)


13. Alexander RAMSEY

Alexander Ramsey Jr. died at the Columbus State Hospital on 4 April 1842. He had
been there since 1838. He had epilepsy.
Bellefontaine Gazette, 10 August 1839:
List of expenditures in Logan County June 7, 1838 - June 22, 1839 For Clothing furnished Alexander Ramsey, a lunatic sent to the lunatic asylum at Columbus $18.50
For costs incurred in the case of said Ramsey $122.31


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