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