Mecklenburg County NcArchives Biographies.....Ramsey, William 
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Source: The Long Creek Settlement and the Gum Branch East of the Catawba River
Author: Unknown

William Ramsey - Head of Household 1790 U.S. Census: William Ramsey was 
a son of James and Margaret Ramsey, who immigrated from the Province of 
Ulster, Ireland, and settled on the North River of the Shenandoah in 
Augusta Co., VA before 1753. William Ramsey was born ca.1742 in PA, 
after his parents arrived there from the North of Ireland. He married 
before 12 Nov 1767, in Augusta Co., VA, Agnes/Nancy "Maria" BOYD, who 
was born 1744 in Ireland the daughter of Robert BOYD. William and Nancy 
Ramsey, along with Nancy's brother, John BOYD, settled on the Gum 
Branch of Long Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC by 1769. On 20 June 1769, 
William Ramsey was a witness on a land deed conveyance from John Miller 
to John Buchannan for land on the waters of Gum Branch of Long Creek 
adjacent to John Boyd. On 30 Sept 1773, John Boyd conveyed his 300-acre 
land grant on Long Creek to William Ramsey located on both sides of 
Long Creek, including the forks to Tools' old fording and John Moore's 
line, crossing the creek and joining the land of James Douglass. 

On 10 Jan 1771, John Boyd and William Ramsey witnessed a deed from 
James and Sarah Tom to James Douglas for 200 acres on both sides of 
Long Creek, which included Miller's improvements and adjacent to John 
Anderson's line. On 1 Jan 1783, William Ramsey and John Johnston 
witnessed a deed from David McCord to John Buchannan for 200 acres on 
both sides of Long Creek about a half mile west of Tools' Road. This 
land was originally patented to John Moore in 1763, and sold to David 
McCord in 1772. 

By 1779, John Boyd had moved across the Catawba River into Lincoln Co., 
NC. A deed dated 18 June 1779, shows John Boyd of Lincoln County, son 
and heir of Robert BOYD, decd., deeding to John JOHNSTON 150 acres on 
Gum Branch of Long Creek, adjacent to the land where William RAMSEY now 
lives and land of Patrick SULLIVAN. William Ramsey, Patrick Sullivan 
and David RODGERS were witnesses on this deed. John Anderson deeded 
this land on Gum Branch to Robert Boyd in 1759, which until 1762 was in 
Anson Co., NC, and still part of the Western frontier of North 
Carolina; and, continued to be claimed by the Western Tribe of the 
Cherokee Indians as their territory. 

In 1756, Fort Dobbs was built about twenty miles West of Salisbury for 
the protection of these isolated settlers. But, due to the numerous 
depredations and occasional murders, many of these settlers sought 
refuge elsewhere until the Indian matter had been settled. Thus, we 
find the BOYDS removal to Augusta Co., VA, where they are found near 
the Ramsey's in the North River Settlement of the Shenandoah on the 
head of Fischer's Creek. This tract of land was patented to Robert Boyd 
on 20 Sept 1768, and was later sold by John Boyd, heir of Robert Boyd, 
to Joseph Douglas on 8 May 1776.

William Ramsey's brother, James RAMSEY, remained in Augusta Co., VA 
until after his service in the Revolutionary War, when he removed to 
the Catawba Indian lands in SC, and from there to Burke Co., NC. James 
Ramsey eventually settled in Rutherford Co., TN, where his brother, 
William, and other Mecklenburg County families, had removed to 
ca. 1802 and later. Their younger sister, Margaret/Peggy RAMSEY, married 
David ROGERS, raised their family on Long Creek in Mecklenburg Co., NC, 
and also removed to Rutherford Co., TN. 

Additional Comments:
The above biography taken from:
The Long Creek Settlement and the Gum Branch East of the Catawba River, 
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: A Genealogical Survey of the 
Neighbors and Allied Families of William and Nancy Ramsey 
The record in its entirety can be seen in the History section of Mecklenburg Co. NC
USGenWeb Archives Project.

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