Hi, Bev--All of my mother's family were from Newberry, SC. I have only one Brooks in my database of family from Newberry, an unnamed Brooks who was married to Ella Wertz. This is one of the lines I have very little information on. (Her parents were Jonathan Wertz and Nancy Spearman.) So I don't know if this is of any help. My mother was related to the Lipscombs someway but I am not sure of the connection. I can remember visiting a relative who lived in Mashoulaville, MS named Mamie Lipscomb. (My mother was born in Mashoulaville, MS.) However, I am interested in your William Robert Ritchey. I have an Agnes "Nancy" Ritchey/Richey married to Jacob Prewitt. They are some of my husband's 5Xgreat-grandparents and I have been trying to locate further information about them for some time. I only know that Agnes Ritchey/Richey was born about 1769, probably in Virginia. On the small chance that you have any knowledge about her family, please let me know. I would really appreciate it. --Thanks, Charlotte Holder Herridge BevBarney wrote: > Hi ~~ With the new year almost upon us, I decided to jump back from my > Georgia genealogy and follow a Newberry County, SC line. Can anyone > help me on my brick wall? Please note that the name Ritchey was spelled > Richey/Ritchie/Richie/etc. The name Taphinath was also spelled > Taphney/Taffiney/Taphney/etc. This first name was extensively used in > the Lipscomb Family of Newberry. Can anyone help me connect or give me > a pointer! This is my first experience with South Carolina genealogy. > Thank you for any help you can provide. > > Bev > > William Robert Ritchey, born Abt. 1792 in South Carolina; died > 1874 in Jones Co.,GA, USA. He married (1) Taphinath Brooks January 11, > 1821. She was born Abt. 1804 in South Carolina, and died Aft. 1860 in > Jones Co., GA, USA. He married (2) Rebecca Burkhalter December 30, 1862 > in Jones Co., GA, USA. She was born 1798 in Virginia, USA. > > Notes for William Robert Ritchey: > William R. Ritchey was enumerated on the 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860 and 1870 > US Census reports as a resident of Jones Co., GA. He drew in the 1832 > Cherokee Land Lottery of GA and drew land lot #70 in the Eight Dist., > Third Section, in Cherokee, now Murray Co., GA. At the time of the > lottery he was living in Tayler's Dist. of Jones Co. > > In the 1850 census he is listed at 58, farming and property value of > $2,000. Taphiney's age was 46 and seven children were still living at > home. > > He and Taphiney were enumerated in Hammock's Dist, Clinton, Jones Co., > GA in 1860. His property was valued at $1500/3600 and he was still a > farmer. Taphaney must have died shortly after this census as W. R. > Ritchey is married to Rebecca Burkhalter on Dec. 30, 1862 in Jones Co., > GA. > > The 1870 census shows William living in Clinton, Jones Co., GA. He is > 79, farmer and his farm valued at 200/1638. Rebecca Ritchey's age is > given as 72 and place of birth Virginia. > > In 1874 William received an exemption under Section 2040 of the Code of > GA., whereby his property became exempt from levy and sale. This was > copied at the County Courthouse, Gray, GA, Jones County Affairs, 1864 - > 1874. > William is not on the 1880 census so must have died c 1874. > > In the Frank M. Abbott Collection of Military Records, War of 1812, > Folder 14, 1883 Pension List, Washington Memorial Library, Macon, GA > contains the following information: > > # of Certificate: 29,540 Name: Richey, Rebecca Address: Clinton > Cause for which Pensioned: Widow 1812 > Mo. Rate: $8.00 Date of Original Allowance: May, 1880 > > More About William Robert Ritchey: > Fact 1: aka Buck > Fact 2: 1830, Married three times. Census shows no wife. > Fact 3: 1830, Census 1 m under 5, Wm, I f under 5, 1 f 5/10, 1 f 10/15. > > Military service: 1812, Inlisted from Newberry Dist., SC > Physical appearance: Abt. 1810, Light hair, blue eyes, fair complection > 5'8", farmer, born SC > > -- > Bev Barney, P O Box 956, Grantham, NH 03753 PH: 603-863-2810 > > ==== SCNEWBER Mailing List ==== > < Visit the following Rootsweb sites regarding Newberry Co., SC > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~scnewber/ > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/SC/Newberry/ > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi