Our line also came through Ala. on the way to miss. Hezekiah and Samuel Ratliff left Lincoln Co... Ga. in the 1820's.They were in Ala. around 1836 because Jane Ratliff daughter of James and Mary Ratliff was born there. They moved to Miss. in 1837 were Richard was born in 1837. We have no record of Hezekiah or Samuel's parents. Any help would be appreciated-mike ratliff

Good morning all: >From all the information I have, I too, descended through the RATCLIFF/RATLIFF line posted by Emme Ratcliff Leslie. My line is as follows: 1. Robert RATLIFF b. abt 1690 Sussex, England d.abt 1738/9 in Prince George's Co MD m. Mary TOUCHSTONE 2.Reuben RATLIFF b. abt 1732 m. Frances______ 3. Reuben RATLIFF b. 1759 in Augusta Co VA d. 19 Oct 1852 Morgan Co KY m. Phebe RATLIFF 1 Jul 1786 in Franklin Co VA. She was a daughter of Silas RATLIFF and Elizabeth_____ 4. Silas RATLIFF b. abt 1789 Russell Co VA d. 1858 Washington Co VA m. Winny Kilgore 5 Mar 1830 in Scott Co VA. 5. Reuben RATCLIFF b. 18 Jul 1834 in Scott Co VA d. 9 Mar 1910 in Carter Co KY m. Hulda PLOTTS b.abt 1836 6. John Wesley RATLIFF b. 5 May 1860 in Carter Co KY. d. 1 Jun 1935 in Carter Co KY m. Sarah Jane DONAHUE b. 12 Apr 1864 in Hanging Rock OH d. 21 Mar 1950 in Portsmouth, OH 7. Paul RATLIFF b. 5 Jan 1901 in Carter Co KY d. 29 Jan 1984 in Montgomery,WV m. Esta SPARKS b.9 Jun 1901 in Lawrence Co KY d. 23 Dec 1984 in Montgomery, WV 8. Emmitt RATLIFF b. 2 May 1936 in Elliott Co, KY ---------- > From: pwnlerl <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [RATLIFF-L] New Thread RATLIFF > Date: Thursday, August 06, 1998 11:05 PM > > > > Den&Mari wrote: > > > Hello Everyone! > > > > We need to get more participating and posting to the list. I'd like to > > propose a new thread...... etc. > > > > As best as I can determine from what has been made available to me, my > RATCLIFF/RATLIFF line is as follows: > > > 1-Robert RATLIFF b. abt 1690 probably in Sussex, England d. abt 1738/9 in > Prince George’s County, MD > m. Mary TOUCHSTONE b. Cecil County, MD > 2-Silas RATLIFF b. abt 1730 d. 1811 in Patrick County, VA > m. Elizabeth ______ > 3-Francis “Fanny” RATLIFF b. abt 1755 d. in Tazewell County, VA > 2-Ruben RATLIFF b. abt 1732 > m. Frances ______ > 3-Richard RATLIFF b. abt 1751 in Augusta County, VA > #3 Frances “Fanny” RATLIFF m. #3 Richard RATLIFF > 4-Benjamin RATLIFF b. abt 1777 > m. Rebecca ______ > 5-Louis B. RATLIFF b. abt 1816 > m. Mary A. “Polly” CAMERON b. 1809 > 6-John A.P. RATLIFF b. Sep 1852 > m. 28 Sep 1873 in Tazewell, VA to Martha Jane STUMP b. 9 Sep 1857 in > Tazewell, VA > 7-George Washington RATLIFF b. 1 Jan 1881 in Tazewell County, VA d. 15 > Aug 1931 in Glade Spring, Washington County, VA > 5-Ennis RATCLIFFE b. abt 1814 in Tazewell County, Virginia d. Dec 1849 > m. Oct 1834 in Tazewell, VA to Anny McMEAN(e)S b. 1819 in Lee County, VA > 6-John RATCLIFFE b. 23 Sep 1843, d. 6 Jun 1931 in either Wythe County, VA > or Glade Spring, Washington County, VA > m. 13 Oct 1868 in either Tazewell County, VA or Pearisburg, Giles > County, VA Martha Elizabeth BROYLES b. 15 Aug 1850 d. 23 Oct 1924 in Glade > Spring, Washington County, VA > 7-Nannie Mae RATCLIFFE b. 12 Aug 1879 in Tazewell County, VA d. 11 Aug > 1944 in Glade Spring, Washington County, VA > #7 George Washington RATLIFF m. #7 Nannie Mae RATCLIFFE > 8-Albert Talmadge RATCLIFF b. 31 Jan 1906 in Glade Spring, Washington > County, VA d. 14 Aug 1977 in Damascus, Washington County, VA > m. 20 Jul 1932 in Bristol, TN Hazel Marie TRENT b. 1 May 1913 in > Wideners Valley, Washington County, VA d. 1 July 1993 in Kingsport, TN > 9-ME > > > I welcome any changes, comments, or additions. > > Emme Ratcliff Leslie > > > > > > > > > > ==== RATLIFF Mailing List ==== > Please remember to respect the copyright laws. If you wish to > quote something that is copyrighted, quote just a few words > or lines, giving credit to the author of the publication.

In a message dated 8/6/98 6:20:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Robert Ratliff's oldest son was Wm Ratliff b ca 1750, m. 1771 to Diane "Hannah" Moon ( Colonial Marriages of Ga) and d. @1819 in Ala (Ala Records) This Ratliff line stays in Ala until 1859 and then they move to Tex. >> I am also interested in your RATLIFF line. You say they were in AL - what county? Were there any siblings who stayed in AL? Our RATLIFF line was in Cullman CO in the 1880's when Mary Jelillie married John M CANANT. They and their children moved to TX in 1905. Judy Canant

I am one of the AL Ratliff folks. Our Mary Jelillie RATLIFF was recorded in her marriage record (to John Melton CANANT) in Cullman Co as "RACKLIFF". However, her marriage bond was signed by George RATLIFF and James A RATLIFF. They also witnessed her marriage certificate. Obviously her name was RATLIFF. Many times, whoever recorded the marriage documents spelled the name incorrectly. We are also searching for Mary's parents. There is no indication if one of the George's or James was a father. She also had brothers by those names. We have the list of siblings but no one ever wrote down her parent's names. We believe that she is one of the RATLIFFs who populated central AL (particularly Birmingham area and Cullman area) but we have no proof. I do not have a Sarah Frances Lilly Mae. Hope you find your Ratliffs. I am beginning to think ours are from outer space!! Judy Canant In a message dated 8/6/98 6:09:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Hopefully you might have an answer for me. My Gggrandmother was Sarah Francis Lillie Mae Ratleft (spelling changes). I do not have a birthdate. She married George Allen Edwards b. 1862 in New Market, Madison Co. Alabama. My ggrandfather Lummie Lee Edwards was born 1891in Elkmont Alabama. Fannie (as she was called) went by the name of Reed. Her father unknown Ratliff died when she was young. Her mother remarried to unknown Reed. Do you have any Ratliffs in Alabama? Have you noticed any naming trends simular to my gggrandmother? Thanks for taking time to read this. >>

Den&Mari wrote: > Hello Everyone! > > We need to get more participating and posting to the list. I'd like to > propose a new thread...... etc. As best as I can determine from what has been made available to me, my RATCLIFF/RATLIFF line is as follows: 1-Robert RATLIFF b. abt 1690 probably in Sussex, England d. abt 1738/9 in Prince George’s County, MD m. Mary TOUCHSTONE b. Cecil County, MD 2-Silas RATLIFF b. abt 1730 d. 1811 in Patrick County, VA m. Elizabeth ______ 3-Francis “Fanny” RATLIFF b. abt 1755 d. in Tazewell County, VA 2-Ruben RATLIFF b. abt 1732 m. Frances ______ 3-Richard RATLIFF b. abt 1751 in Augusta County, VA #3 Frances “Fanny” RATLIFF m. #3 Richard RATLIFF 4-Benjamin RATLIFF b. abt 1777 m. Rebecca ______ 5-Louis B. RATLIFF b. abt 1816 m. Mary A. “Polly” CAMERON b. 1809 6-John A.P. RATLIFF b. Sep 1852 m. 28 Sep 1873 in Tazewell, VA to Martha Jane STUMP b. 9 Sep 1857 in Tazewell, VA 7-George Washington RATLIFF b. 1 Jan 1881 in Tazewell County, VA d. 15 Aug 1931 in Glade Spring, Washington County, VA 5-Ennis RATCLIFFE b. abt 1814 in Tazewell County, Virginia d. Dec 1849 m. Oct 1834 in Tazewell, VA to Anny McMEAN(e)S b. 1819 in Lee County, VA 6-John RATCLIFFE b. 23 Sep 1843, d. 6 Jun 1931 in either Wythe County, VA or Glade Spring, Washington County, VA m. 13 Oct 1868 in either Tazewell County, VA or Pearisburg, Giles County, VA Martha Elizabeth BROYLES b. 15 Aug 1850 d. 23 Oct 1924 in Glade Spring, Washington County, VA 7-Nannie Mae RATCLIFFE b. 12 Aug 1879 in Tazewell County, VA d. 11 Aug 1944 in Glade Spring, Washington County, VA #7 George Washington RATLIFF m. #7 Nannie Mae RATCLIFFE 8-Albert Talmadge RATCLIFF b. 31 Jan 1906 in Glade Spring, Washington County, VA d. 14 Aug 1977 in Damascus, Washington County, VA m. 20 Jul 1932 in Bristol, TN Hazel Marie TRENT b. 1 May 1913 in Wideners Valley, Washington County, VA d. 1 July 1993 in Kingsport, TN 9-ME I welcome any changes, comments, or additions. Emme Ratcliff Leslie > >

Jemima, My 4th great grandfather was William Ratcliff of Montgomery Co., Va. in the mid to late 1700's; I would be very interested in a copy of the diary transcript you offered! Thank you! -- God Bless You, Michael A. Radcliff 2009 Olive Court Milton, W.Va. 25541 [email protected]

At 09:08 PM 8/6/98 -0500, you wrote: >Hi folks, >As an interested bystander, I wish to post for my late wife who was a >Ratliff. <<snipped>> >This is all I know about her Ratliffs. She died looking for her ancestors >and I guess she found them after all. <<snipped>> Ed, What a beautiful tribute to your wife! Thanks for sharing with us..... Mari

Hi folks, As an interested bystander, I wish to post for my late wife who was a Ratliff. As near as I can make it out her oldest known ancestor was Samuel Ratliff b.1788 GA wife unknown on Choctaw Co. MS 1850 census. 1 known son James Richard Ratliff b. 1810 GA died & bur.Montgomery Co.MS 1st wife Mary (?) Children Sarah A. b. 1835, Jane b.1836, Richard b. Aug 1835, m. Susan I. Bennett Samuel b. 10 Apr 1886, m. Virginia Braner Bennett 2nd wife Martha (?) Children Nancy Jane b.c1858 Emaline b.1862, m. George Beckwith Thomas Richard b.15 Aug 1862, m. Nancy Lutitia Crick Amanda Louisa b. Nov 1865, m. Thomas Daniel Blaylock James Richard b.9 Nov 1866, m. Matilda Poe Mary b. Jul 1870, m. Clem Cardy Louise b. 1872, m. Jessie Lowe William Madison, b. 2 Dec 1874, died young This is all I know about her Ratliffs. She died looking for her ancestors and I guess she found them after all. I also have a probable Ratliff in my line. My ggg-grandfather Charles Holt b. 1762 Prince William Co. VA, d. 1847 Blount Co. AL, married a Martha (?) in Franklin Co. NC 1781. Now I understand that some folks think that her maiden name was Ratliff or Rackley. They moved to Granville Co.NC, Spartenburg Co. SC, Franklin Co. GA, Dickson Co. TN, Hickman Co. TN, Rutherford Co. TN, St Clair Co. AL to finally Blount Co. AL where a John Ratliff referred to them as his aunt and uncle in a Rev War pension application. Any connection to either of these would be appreciated. Ed Holt [email protected] [email protected]

This is my Ratliff line. Peggy Descendants of Floria Ratliff 1 Floria Ratliff .. +? Murphy Fact 1: Believed to be the father-no known confirmation ..... 2 Rebecca Ratliff d: 1930 ......... +Thomas T. Layne b: 16 November 1882 in KY d: 19 September 1962 in KY Fact 1: SSN-406-07-8516 Fact 2: Died at age 80-Source Ky 1911-1986 Death Index Vol 043,Cert 21480 Father: James Meredith Layne Mother: Marian Bishop ............ 3 Myrtle Layne b: 01 September 1904 in Pike Co .,KY d: 24 April 1991 in Pike Co .,KY Fact 1: SSN-407-28-8649-Source SSDI ................ +Worrie Golf Fact 1: Source Bertha Layne Smith 5/1998 Mother: Lydia Unknown ............ *2nd Husband of Myrtle Layne: ................ +George Coleman ............ *3rd Husband of Myrtle Layne: ................ +Hi McCoy b: 30 July 1903 in Pike Co .,KY d: 24 September 1940 in Pike Co .,KY m: 14 August 1924 in Zebulon,KY Fact 1: SSN-400-10-9178Source- Ancestor SSDI file Fact 2: DIed at age 37-KY 1911-1986 Death Index Vol 046,Cert 22503 Father: Jasper P. McCoy Mother: Julia Ellen Helvey ............ 3 Bertha Layne b: 10 February 1912 ................ +Ras Smith ............ *2nd Husband of Bertha Layne: ................ +Shade Smith Father: Buster Shade Smith Mother: Edith Smith ............ 3 Pearl Layne b: 30 October 1910 d: May 1989 Fact 1: Changed her name to Joyce Fact 2: Source for dates SSDI ................ +Edward Conley ............ 3 June Layne Fact 1: Source Bertha Layne Smith 5/1998 ................ +Bill Willis ............ *2nd Husband of June Layne: ................ +Willard Campbell ............ 3 Virgie Layne b: 19 August 1908 in PIke Co .,KY Fact 1: No Children ................ +Anthony Collins b: 10 January 1898 d: September 1971 Fact 1: Source for dates SSDI #404-09-6655 ............ *2nd Husband of Virgie Layne: ................ +David Ray b: 26 August 1902 d: December 1987 in Pike Co .,KY Fact 1: Source for dates SSDI #406-10-5843 ............ 3 Carl Layne b: Abt. 1915 d: Abt. 1923 Fact 1: Died of typhoid fever at the age of 8 yrs. Fact 2: Buried in the Elkhorn Cemetary on Johns Creek Fact 3: Rase Smith (Bertha's husband) made tombstone for him ............ 3 Vernie Layne Fact 1: Died when she was 1 month old Fact 2: Buried in Elkhorn Cemetary on Johns' Creek Fact 3: Rase Smith (Bertha's husband) made tombstone for her ..... 2 Floyd Ratliff ......... +Flora Ellen Layne Father: Nathan Layne Mother: Clementine "Tiny" Williamson ............ 3 Kit Ratliff ............ 3 Floyd Ratliff ..... 2 Jim Ratliff Fact 1: Source Virgie Layne died kidney trouble

How nice to have email about the surname RATLIFF. My John Ratliff of York co., VA was b. 1706 to Richard & Elizabeth Ratliff in York co.,Va ( Va church records) I'm thinking this Richard is the son of the Richard Ratliff of ISle of Wight. Isle of Wight co & York co., Va are close to one another. I think this John Ratliff is the one that was put out by the Quakers for attending his sisters wedding (Mary Ratliff to Wm? Ouland) because the wedding was not in "proper order". John had a brother, Wm b. 1701 ( in Va records) John married Mary ? they had a son Robert Ratliff. ( John's will) . Robert Ratliff married Nancy ? and moved to Lincoln co., GA and died there in 1803. His widow later married France Powell. Robert's will named his children. I don't have the list here in front me so I will give my line. Robert Ratliff's oldest son was Wm Ratliff b ca 1750, m. 1771 to Diane "Hannah" Moon ( Colonial Marriages of Ga) and d. @1819 in Ala (Ala Records) This Ratliff line stays in Ala until 1859 and then they move to Tex. If you think this is your line please email me. Ruth

Hopefully you might have an answer for me. My Gggrandmother was Sarah Francis Lillie Mae Ratleft (spelling changes). I do not have a birthdate. She married George Allen Edwards b. 1862 in New Market, Madison Co. Alabama. My ggrandfather Lummie Lee Edwards was born 1891in Elkmont Alabama. Fannie (as she was called) went by the name of Reed. Her father unknown Ratliff died when she was young. Her mother remarried to unknown Reed. Do you have any Ratliffs in Alabama? Have you noticed any naming trends simular to my gggrandmother? Thanks for taking time to read this. Linda Tidwell

>Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 10:13:00 -0700 (PDT) >X-From_: [email protected] Thu Aug 6 10:12:58 1998 >Old-Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 12:12:39 +0000 >From: Child Support Assistance Network <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >Organization: http://www.childsupportassistance.net >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en]C-SBIS-NC404 (Win95; I) >To: Ratliff requests <[email protected]> >Subject: Elijah Ratliff >X-Diagnostic: Already on the subscriber list >X-Diagnostic: 109 [email protected] 32734 [email protected] >X-Envelope-To: RATLIFF-L-request > >Looking for anyone who can go back from Elijah Ratliff: > >Elijah Ratliff, b. 1790 GA/TN/AR/TX > In Texas by 1820 and married to Jane Tumlinson. > >--James Dannheim >[email protected] >

Ratliff researchers, Supplementing my earlier post on a possible THOMPSON-RATLIFF family link, I am pasting below a URL that gives information on William RATLIFF. http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl This site is the Skaggs rootsweb list archives. I typed Moses AND Thompson which resulted in lots of posts about a suit to settle Moses Thompson's estate. A deposition from William RATLIFF is in the records of the suit. John Thompson and Mary Unknown's daus., Lucy and Mary, married Charles and Henry Skaggs. Moses is either the son or grandson of Henry and Mary. The names and relationships of folk involved in the suit link the Thompson-Skaggs line to several other families in frontier Montgomery Co., Va., and Green Co., Ky. areas. Thanks, Jemima Gee Morse

Ratliff researchers, Archibald THOMPSON, b. 1736, m. Mary ELSWICK, b. 1742, had a son named Ratliff. As a couple of their other sons -- Rodden and Elswick -- were given surnames as Christian names, I believe Ratliff was named for a Ratliff family that was in the same area of Pittsylvania-Montgomery Co., Va., as Archibald and company in the mid-1700s-1800. In a Diary that Archibald kept, the name Nathan RATLIFF is recorded a couple of times in trade notes -- one entry is around 1790. Ratliff Thompson, b. 1767, m. Catty (Catherine) COMPTON in 1797 in Green Co., Ky. Surnames in the Diary include ELSWICK, SKAGGS, RATLIFF, WOOD, VANCIL, PENNINGTON, CODIE, AKERS, BLACKBURN, LORTON, DESPAIN and others. Some Thompson researchers think that Lidia Unknown (Mary's mother) who m. first, John Elswick, second, Jacob Lorton, may have been a Ratliff (Ratcliff), but no proof has been found. Archibald says he was born in Ireland, and a Saunders-Akers researcher found a record that may be for John, Archibald's father, in a French and Indian War list published in a William and Mary College quarterly. We're still looking for him. Archibald was in the French and Indian War, and at the Virginia Library Electronic Card site, his and many allied family names are listed as recipients of land grants for service not only in the F&I War but also the Revolution. I'll be glad to send a draft transcript of the Diary to anyone who is interested. The Diary is owned by someone (unknown to me) in my family line and a copy is in the Monroe Co., Ky., library. The copy I got was made from the library copy and the page order is wrong; many entries are indecipherable, but most family records can be read. Thanks, Jemima Gee Morse

Hi Keith, Glad you quit lurking! I am desc. of William & Elizabeth. I do not have a marriage date for William & Eliz., but their first child, Mary was b. 25 Mar 1760. (Enc. of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. VI, p. 265) My line is Wm & Eliz. John Ratcliffe b. 11 Nov 1766 m. Sarah Jordan Bates (sister to your Mary) John A. Ratcliffe b. 1800 m. Harriet A. ? John Gordon Ratcliff m. Mary Townsend Eugene Gustave Radcliff m. Louise Ann Painter Charlotta Radcliff m. Eric Barden Mabel Viola Barden m. Hersil Cline (these are my g- grandparents) I have been trying to track down our William's parents for quite some time & would love to trade information. Toni

Ratcliff, Abram born 28 Aug 1817 near Rippander, England. (probably in Yorkshire) died 27 Aug 1896 near Mt. Vernon, Posey County, Indiana married (in England) Hannah Broadhead before 1838 she died about 1849/50 in Posey County, IN immigrated to US about 1841/42 and settled in Posey County Indiana Married (2) in Posey County Indiana, Mary Sees Married (3) in Posey County Indiana, Lydia Combs children with first wife: Jane Ratcliff born 24 Jun 1838 in Yorkshire, England (my great grandmother) died 8 Dec 1930 Point township, Posey County, Indiana married (1) Warren Jackson in Posey County, Indiana married (2) 21 Nov 1865 William Lupton in Posey County, Indiana (my great grandfather) Sarah Ratcliff born 27 Mar 1840 in Yorkshire, England died 2 Feb 1883 in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana married 24 Jan 1861 to George Ludlow in Posey County, Indiana George Ratcliff born 1842 in Indiana probably died young James Ratcliff born 1845 in Indiana probably died young Uriah Ratcliff born 1849 in Posey County Indiana died 1873 in Posey County Indiana married Mary J. Harrison 11 Oct 1869 in Posey County Indiana Joseph Ratcliff born 1840 in Indiana probably died young there were 3 children from his 3rd marriage to Lydia Combs also. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who is researching this line. Betty Johnson Emery [email protected]

Hi all In response to the request for earliest RATCLIFF ancestors:- Thomas RATCLIFF born c 1707 married Mary BROWN at Rodmarton GLS UK 25 Dec 1735. Children:- Mary 1736 - married John SAUNDERS of Kemble 1758 Martha 1737 - married William LOCK at Rodborough GLS Hannah 1739 Thomas 1740 - 1801 Jane 1742 - married Thomas Young of Cherrington GLS 1777 William 1743 - married Dinah PANTER of Crudwell WIL 1768 (my line) Sarah 1744 - married Thomas Roseblades of Cherrington GLS 1775 James 1746 Robert 1748 - married Mary Reynolds 1781 John 1750 Charles 1752 Esther 1754 - married Jonathan WILKINS 1780 George 1758 Is anyone else researching in this area? Cheers Ruth -- Ruth Withers - [email protected] - in Durham Researching EVANS/SMITH- Minchinhampton & Amberley GLS RATCLIFFE - Rodmarton & Kemble GLS PEACHEY/ BRIDGES/ ROBINS - Chedworth GLS WEST/BISHOP - Tetbury GLS VINCENT/MILES/MARTIN Burbage, Preshute, Marlborough & Bedwyns WIL WEST/FRY/BUCKLAND - Brinkworth & Little Somerford WIL KING - Chiseldon, WIL FOX - Chiseldon/Wanborough, WIL WITHERS/BEVAN/PARNELL/TOVEY/MINETT - Thornbury GLS BIRD/EDWARDS/WILLETTS - Bristol

George RATCLIFFE, b England m Elizabeth WATSON 1847 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland had a son George b 1850 m Dorithea DUNN b 1851 Boarhills, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, dau of James and Dorithea (ANDERSON) DUNN. Their son James b 1888 emigrated to Canada and possibly had a son George. Unfortunately this is all the info known at this time so any help will be appreciated. Bob Troup [email protected]

Gary Radcliffe wrote: > > Dear Michael, > > Thank you for your recent email. The William and John to whom you refer > are indeed my family. They had a brother Stephen from whom I descend. > > Your William is the founder of the "Big Sandy Valley Ratliffs." His > children were: > > Nathan > Richard > James > Silas > Stephen > Margaret > > Children of Nathan: > > Jeremiah > William > John > Sally > Rebecca > Thompson > Mary > Martha > > Childrenof James: > > Catherine > William > Nancy > Lydia > Mary > Elizabeth > Lovina > James > Lucinda > Caroline > > Children of Richard: > > William > Polly > Squire > 2 females > Lydia > Rebecca > Richard > Peggy > 2 males > 1 feamle > Rachel > > My records seem to stop sometime before your Cornelius. > > I have a "cousin" in Los Angeles looking for a Milton Radcliff with > ancestors with strange names like (I can't find the papers). The wife's > maiden name was Callahan and they lived in Nicholas County, WV. Sound > familiar? > > I was a member of the HCPD and they do have a lot of good data. Thanks > for the message and let me know if I can be of any more help. > > Gary Radcliffe Dear Michael, In my email msg. to you of 14 July, I didn't make it clear that the John and William you mentioned cannot be your ancestors. William left a will that named his children in 1826 at Wood County, (W)VA where he died. William's father was Daniel Stephen Radcliff b. c1714 in England, lived in Hampshire County (W)VA and d. 1784 in now Lewis County, WV. Thanks for giving me the chance to clear that up. Sincerely, Gary Radcliffe Incidentally, that is my earliest known ancestor, the immigrant. Gary

Richard RATLIFF b 1799 Lydia RATLIFF b 1800, Shadrach RATLIFF b 1806, d 20 Oct 1875 m Elizabeth MATNEY 6 Mar 1828 Tazewell Co, VA. Richard RATLIFF b 1799 d aft 1850 m1) Sarah CHILDRESS 6 Jan 1820/8. 1818 John S Ratliff grant included later Grundy, VA John Ratliff, Sr. in area by 1790s, a blacksmith & gunsmith. m Lottie White d/o Abnego White a merchant & farmer of Tazewell & Russell Cos. Mary RATLIFF, d bef 1888. Well here is a few for short notice k;-) Dan