Family:Andrew Ramsey and Mary Steele (1)

Descendants of Andrew Ramsey

Generation No. 1

1. ANDREW3 RAMSEY (JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 1751 in Virginia, and died 14 Oct 1832. He married MARY STEELE Abt. 1781 in Prob. Virginia, daughter of SAMUEL STEELE and MARGARET FULTON. She was born May 1753 in Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia.

Notes for ANDREW RAMSEY: Andrew Ramsey that married Mary Steele is not a proven child of John Ramsey, but it is a possibility that several researchers have suggested. More research is necessary to conclusively prove a relationship. To this researcher, there appears to be no other Andrew Ramsey in the Augusta County, VA area that seems to fit date-wise as the husbane of Mary Steele, based upon over 20 years of research into Augusta County, VA families.

Andrew Ramsey is mentioned in the will of his father-in-law, Samuel Steele:

Page 202.--16th August, 1789. Samuel Steel's well--Executors, James and Andrew Steel; to son, Samuel; to four daughters, Margaret, Sarah, Martha, and Mary; to sons, James. Andrew, and Samuel. Teste: Samuel Finley, Andrew Ramsey, Jane Fienley. Proved, 16th February, 1790, by Samuel and Jane Finley. Executors qualify.

Notes for MARY STEELE: CAUTION, the following post contains obvious errors:

From Rootsweb.com post:

From: jdhknoxtn@aol.com Subject: Re: Ramsey/Ramsay Sumner Co. TN Date: 22 Aug 2005 15:24:31 -0600

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Dorothy,

I'm not sure if I've contacted you but we most certainly could have responded to other Ramsey postings. I was looking at your Ramsey family at your web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/ramsey.htm You list Sarah Fulton Ramsey as the daughter to William & Diana Ramsey.

Have you looked at where Sarah got her middle name, Fulton? Could it be from Martha Fulton, mother to Mary Steele wife of Andrew Ramsey b abt 1749.

Descendants of Martha Fulton

1 Martha Fulton b: Bef. 1721 . +Samuel Steele b: 1709 d: Bef. February 16, 1790 in VA, Augusta Co. ..... 2 Mary Steele b: May 1753 ......... +Andrew Ramsey b: Abt. 1749 in VA, Augusta Co. m: Abt. 1781 in VA, Augusta Co. d: October 14, 1832 ............. 3 Mary Ramsey b: November 26, 1786 in KY, Shelby Co., Shelbyville aka: Patsy d: December 08, 1851 ................. +James F Finley b: June 15, 1783 in VA, Augusta Co. m: October 02, 1811 in VA, Augusta Co. d: October 02, 1866 in MO, Lincoln Co. ...................... 4 Andrew Ramsey Finley b: April 03, 1818 in KY, Shelby Co., Shelbyville d: February 11, 1896 in CA, Orange Co., Santa Ana ............. 3 Sarah Ramsey b: Aft. 1781 ................. +John Finley b: in VA, Augusta Co. ............. 3 Martha Rosanna Ramsey b: Aft. 1781 ................. +Robert Finley ...................... 4 James Finley b: July 04, 1776 in VA, Augusta Co. d: March 06, 1853 in OH, Adams Co. .......................... +Dorcus Doak b: June 16, 1786 in VA, Augusta Co. m: August 24, 1805 d: August 24, 1835 in OH, Adams Co. ............. 3 Margaret Ramsey b: Aft. 1781 ............. 3 Samuel Ramsey b: Aft. 1781 ............. 3 Andrew Ramsey b: Aft. 1781 ............. 3 James Ramsey b: Abt. 1781 ..... 2 Sarah Steele b: Abt. 1749 ......... +John Finley b: Abt. 1740 ..... 2 Martha Rosanna Steele b: April 24, 1748 ......... +Robert Finley b: June 23, 1745 in VA, Augusta Co. d: November 15, 1815 ............. 3 Robert Finley b: Abt. 1766 ................. +Phoebe Glasgow b: Abt. 1768 ............. 3 Rosanna Finley b: Abt. 1767 ................. +Robert Uster Glosgow b: Abt. 1765 m: Abt. 1809 ..... 2 Samuel Steele b: 1736 in Ireland ......... +Sarah Hunter m: November 28, 1755 ............. 3 John Steele b: Aft. 1755 in VA, Rockbridge Co. ................. +Mary Fisher b: December 1757 in Scotland m: 1784 d: May 18, 1819 ...................... 4 Catherine Steele b: February 14, 1784 in VA, - TN ...................... 4 George Steele b: March 19, 1786 ...................... 4 Archibald Steele b: July 24, 1789 in TN, Knox Co., Knoxville ...................... 4 John Steele b: September 22, 1790 in TN .......................... +Elizabeth Davis ...................... 4 Elizabeth Steele b: August 20, 1792 ...................... 4 James Steele b: August 20, 1792 ...................... 4 Mary Steele b: August 20, 1792 in TN, Knox Co., Knoxville ...................... 4 Thomas F Steele b: May 30, 1797 in TN, Sumner Co. ..... 2 James Steele b: 1735

I just was wondering if this could be your Ramsey family? The time line looks good for one of the three younger sons to have been William Ramsey father. I saw an Elizabeth Ramsey in the 1830 Sumner Co. Census that is the right age to also be connected as the wife of one of the three sons.

I'm not sure if I sent you the information about the Ramsey DNA testing currently underway but take a look at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ramsey/indexDNA.html

If your not already participating I would like encourage you to have a Ramsey male submit a DNA sample to narrow the search.

As an added point of interest I just came across Philander Ramsey in my line born in the 1840s. I apologize if I can't remember our correspondence but I've reached that age.

Children of ANDREW RAMSEY and MARY STEELE are:

• i. MARY "PATSY"4 RAMSEY, b. 26 Nov 1786, Virginia; d. 08 Dec 1851, Lincoln County, Missouri; m. JAMES F. FINLEY, 02 Oct 1811, Shelby County, Kentucky; b. 15 Jun 1783, Augusta County, Virginia; d. 02 Oct 1866, Lincoln County, Missouri.

Notes for JAMES F. FINLEY: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cascgs/wmfinley/aqwg03.htm

[Notes] James married Mary or Patsy RAMSEY, daughter of Andrew RAMSEY and Mary STEELE, on 2 Oct 1811 in Augusta Co, VA.

They had the following children:

 35 F i Hadasah FINLEY was born 17 Sep 1814 in Shelby Co, KY. She died 29 Nov 1887 in Callaway Co, MO. 
 36  ii Mary Steele FINLEY was born 30 Mar 1816 in Shelby Co, KY. Mary died 5 Dec 1884 in Auburn, Lincoln Co, MO. 
 37 M iii Andrew Ramsey FINLEY was born 3 Apr 1818 in Shelby Co, KY. He died 11 Feb 1896 in Santa Ana, CA. 
       Andrew married Caroline GIBSON on 3 Sep 1850 in Lincoln Co, MO. Caroline was born 5 Jun 1830 in Lincoln Co, MO. She died 6 Apr 1901 in Lincoln Co, MO. 
 38 F iv Sarah Ann FINLEY was born 23 Sep 1820 in Shelby Co, KY. She died 25 Apr 1896. 
       Sarah married David WILSON. David was born 1 Jul 1823. He died 17 Jan 1889. 
 39 F v Martha Jane FINLEY was born 4 Apr 1823 in Shelby Co, KY. She died 27 Jul 1901. 
       Martha married Richard Thomas GLADNEY on 1 Apr 1823 in Shelby Co, KY. Richard was born 4 Jan 1820. He died 1 Jan 1872. 
 40 M vi John William FINLEY was born 17 Jul 1825 in Shelby Co, KY. He died 6 Nov 1904. 
 41 F vii Margaret FINLEY was born 22 Sep 1831 in Lincoln Co, MO. She died 26 Sep 1834. 

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=jmac&id=I5662

Descendant Register, Generation No. 1

1. James Finley (John Finley12, William Finley11, James Finley10, Alexander Finley9, James Finley8, John Finley7, James Finley6, Andrew Finley5, John Finley III4, John Finley , Jr3, John Finley , Sr2, Andrew Finley1) was born 15 JUN 1783 in Augusta Co., Va., and died 2 OCT 1866 in Lincoln Co., Mo.. He married Mary "Patsy" Ramsey 2 OCT 1811 in Shelby Co., Ky, daughter of Andrew Ramsey and Mary Steele. She was born 26 NOV 1786 in Va., and died 8 DEC 1851 in Lincoln Co., Mo..

Children of James Finley and Mary "Patsy" Ramsey are:+ 2   i. Hadassah Finley was born 17 SEP 1814 in Shelby Co., Ky, and died 29 NOV 1887. 
 3   ii. Mary Steele Finley was born 30 MAR 1816 in Shelby Co., Ky, and died 5 DEC 1884 in Lincoln Co., Mo.. 

+ 4 iii. Andrew Ramsey Finley was born 3 APR 1818 in Shelby Co., Ky, and died 11 FEB 1896 in Santa Ana, Cal. + 5 iv. Sarah Ann Finley was born 23 SEP 1820 in Va., and died 25 APR 1896 in Lincoln Co., Mo.. + 6 v. Martha Jane Finley was born 4 APR 1823 in Ky, and died 27 JUL 1901 in Cal..

 7   vi. John William Finley was born 17 JUL 1825 in Shelby Co., Ky, and died 6 NOV 1904. 
 8   vii. Margaret Finley was born 22 SEP 1831, and died 26 SEP 1831. 

• ii. SARAH RAMSEY, b. Aft. 1781; m. JOHN FINLEY; b. WFT Est. 1769-1785.
• iii. MARTHA ROSANNA RAMSEY, b. Aft. 1781; m. ROBERT FINLEY.
• iv. MARGARET RAMSEY, b. Aft. 1781.
• v. SAMUEL RAMSEY, b. Aft. 1781.
• vi. ANDREW RAMSEY, b. Aft. 1781.
• vii. JAMES RAMSEY, b. Aft. 1781.