This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Queries Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DaB.2ACE/371.1.1 Message Board Post: ========== Re: Ritchey, Higgins, Clark, Fine, Reasoner Author: micki Micki, I have Henry Ritchey b abt 1726, derived from his death date in 1806 at age 80. He married Ann Harrison. Their ch: Ann Mary, Margaret, Hannah, Mary, Elizabeth, Henry Jr., Jacob, Moses, Isaac. I have a bit of information on each of the children. Daughter Mary md William Higgins and appears to have lived in Bucks Co., Pa for sometime, then possibly moving to Philadelphia where her sister Hannah lived. I've tried for awhile to connect my Henry to Conrad Reutschi that others have traced to down in Virginia, but have had no luck for "proving" it, only speculation. There were a number of Ritchey's living in Berks Co., Pa who share similar names, but do not appear to be related to my Henry. The similarity in names is eery in that Isaac, Henry and Moses are all names from Berks Co., Pa records. Research into those families though did not help me. <g> On my Moses Ritchey, I have found very little. His wife's name was Rebecca. Moses Richey is listed in the 1798 Direct Tax, Upper Bucks published by Harry Adams in 1994 on page 129. He owned the 16 acres that was his inheritance from his grandfather Miles Harrison. In the direct tax, this parcel is adjoining land of John Morris. Moses had left that land vacant and total valuation was 120. At this time, Moses was living on 80 acres belonging to his father Henry. This parsel adjoined lands of John Anglemair and Caspar Freiling. On this parcel was a 28 x 47 one story log house with a 36 x 22 log barn. The house was valued at 150. Total valuation was 505. In the accounts of his father's estate in 1806, Moses was paid 11 pounds, 17 shilling and 4d for a judgement & Interest. Though I have not found any records of this lawsuit, it is apparent that settlement was made. I believe he was the youngest son of Henry and Ann's, but I do not have any dates for either Moses or Rebecca. If this is your Moses, I would be happy to share other Ritchey information on siblings and his parents that I have. If you know if there is any connection between the Berks Co., Pa Ritchey's and my BUCKS co, Pa Ritchey's, boy that would be great! I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Lorretta Sinclair ======================= My grgrgrandfather was Moses Ritchey/Ritchie. My grgrandfather was Enoch whose son was Walter whose daughter was Margaret-my mother. I think the Higgins are related-Minnesota?