I am a family historian, a genealogist, one who puts families together, who finds those who have been lost for many years and acquaints modern day generations with their ancestors. There's nothing like having a full family tree! Email me at phyrit@roadrunner.com
Several months ago, I posted a blog about Ritchey’s 3rd great-grandmother, Susan Stringer Bennett, who was a Real Daughter of the American Revolution. That is to say, a woman whose father was in the Revolutionary War. Today I want to introduce you to another Kentuckian who was also […]
William H. Lillard was the son of Thomas Madison Lillard and Mary Bright, born July 13, 1867, in Boyle County, Kentucky. In 1897 William married Mary Mountjoy Burke. Mary Burke was the daughter of William Buchanan Burke and Lucy Laney Baker, born March 1, 1872. The couple had […]
Peter Montgomery was a citizen of France who came to Charles County, Maryland, in the years before 1727. In that year he and his two sons already born, Francis and John Baptiste Montgomery, became English subjects of King George II. ‘Every of them shall from hence forth be […]
From Henry County, Kentucky, 1798-1995, Henry County Historical Society, 1995, we find that Dr. Sanford Brent was the son of William Brent and Elizabeth Simmons, of Fauquier County, Virginia. The parents moved to Washington County, Kentucky, in 1798, where Sanford was born. In 1803 they moved to Henry […]
Hart County is located in what I consider the beginning of western Kentucky, where the higher part of the state slopes down to the shorter western section. Hart County is centered between Hardin County on the Ohio River and Warren County that almost reaches the Tennessee border. The […]
William B. Wallace was a First Lieutenant in Woodford’s First Virginia Brigade during the Revolutionary War. He died at the age of 79 on June 21, 1833. from History of Anderson County, Major Lewis W. McKee and Mrs. Lydia K. Bond, 1937 William B. Wallace came to Kentucky […]
Thought I would send a note about the revamp of Kentucky Kindred. It’s still the same, just in a new format that I believe is easier to read. Let me know what you think – love to have your comments.
Robert Denton Cresap, Student, Fremont Normal School and Business College, Fremont, Nebraska. Many of you know how I enjoy sharing photos I find in antique shops, always hoping to a family member recognizes their loved ones. That has happened in the past, but just recently – after a […]
The Stayton family came to Kentucky before it was a state. Obediah Stayton owned land on one of the branches or runs of Cartwright’s Creek. In Washington County this creek runs from the western portion of the county, near Fredericktown (on the border with Nelson County), close to […]
The wills of James Barbour, Sr., and wife Letitia Green Barbour, parents of James Barbour, were recently posted and can be found here. James Barbour, 1820-1896. Elizabeth Graham Barbour, 1821-1896. Bellevue Cemetery, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky. The Kentucky Advocate, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky Monday, July 27, 1896 The […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
1929 Wedding
Revolutionary War heroes and families.
Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House