Here is my why Ratcliff line. Does anyone tie in? #6392 RICHARD RATCLIFF He was born in 1642. He married Elizabeth around 1667. They had seven children. They lived at Terascoe Necks in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia. They attended the Chuckatuck Meeting. In 1702 a dispute on land boundaries between his land and Daniel Sanborn's land was settled peacefully by arbitrators. In 1703 he had 1795 pounds of tobacco seized for the use of Thomas Pitt, High Sheriff of Isle of Wight Co. Later that year he had another 180 pounds of tobacco seized for the Priest Andrew Monrod, and other church rites. In 1704, 179 pounds of tobacco were seized for the parish levies by Joseph Watts. He died in 1718 at Chuckatuck. Richard and Elizabeth's children: 1. Elizabeth was born September 21, 1668, she married February 9, 1689, James Jordan, she died June 30, 1695. 2. Sarah was born November 19, 1670, she married September 20, 1696, Joseph Kennerly. 3. Richard, see below. 4. Cornelius was born March 15, 1674, he married November 3, 1721, the widow Elizabeth Sanbourne Jordan. 5. Mary was born April 20, 1681, she married April 13, 1699, Thomas Newman. 6. John was born April 20, 1681. 7. Rebecca was born July 3, 1684, she married October 2, 1706, Richard Jordan. #3196 RICHARD RATCLIFF II Richard and Elizabeth's son Richard was born September 13, 1672, in probably Isle of Wight Co. Virginia. He moved from the Chuckatuck Meeting to the Perquimans Meeting in Perquimans Co. North Carolina. He was married first to Hannah Clare. They had no children. After her death he was remarried September 18, 1700, Elizabeth Hollowell (see Hollowell family). They also had no children. After her death he was remarried in 1706 at her home in Perquimans, the widow Damaris Nixon Pierce (see Nixon family). They had six children. In 1716 he was condemned for setting in a meeting with his hat on and declaring he had no unity with Mary Toms' (see Toms family) preaching. In 1719 he served as one of the collectors of money to repair the Lower Meeting House. When he died in 1724 he bequeathed land in Virginia and North Carolina. This branch of the family used the name Ratliff. Richard and Damaris' children: 1. Thomas. 2. Joseph, see below. 3. Elizabeth was born November 4, 1707, she died December 13, 1728. 4. Mary was born May 22, 1710, she married December 10, 1729, John Moore, had issue. 5. Sarah was born February 3, 1714, she married November 21, 1735, Thomas Winslow. 6. Huldah was born June 7, 1722, she died young. #1598 JOSEPH RATLIFF Richard and Damaris' son Joseph was born March 26, 17191. He was probably born in Perquimans Co. North Carolina. He married there at the Old Neck Meeting House, May 13, 1747, Mary Fletcher (see Fletcher family). They had five children. He died April 2, 17601. She died December 8, 1801. Joseph and Mary's children: 1. Elizabeth, see below. 2. Joseph married October 5, 1774, Sarah Newby, he died in 1787. 3. Thomas married February 3, 1779, Hannah Munden. 4. Cornelius was born February 10, 1756, he married January 10, 1781, the widow Elizabeth Saint Charles, they went to Indiana in 1810, he died April 6, 1828. 5. Richard was born November 4, 1759, he married February 22, 1784, Elizabeth "Betty" Pearson, they lived in Lenoir Co., North Carolina, in 1822 they moved to Henry Co., Indiana, he died February 11, 1826, had issue . 6. Joshua. #799 ELIZABETH RATLIFF Joseph and Mary's daughter Elizabeth was probably born around 1745, in Perquimans Co. North Carolina. She was named after her Grandmother Elizabeth Sanders. She married William Newby (see Newby family).