Ancestry of JonBenet Ramsey

originally compiled by Rob Martindale


The following material on the immediate ancestry of JonBenét Ramsey should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.

This report is originally by Rob Martindale. The undersigned HTML-ized Mr. Martindale's report, and added several futher generations.





William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com


Ancestry of JonBenet Ramsey
1 JonBenét Patricia Ramsey, b. 6 Aug 1990 Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA, d. Boulder, CO, 25 Dec 1996, bur. St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery, Marietta, GA
PARENTS
2 John Bennett Ramsey, b. Lincoln, Nebraska, 7 Dec 1943, md. (1) Kalamazoo, MI, July 1966, Cindy Lou Pasch (div 1978)
m. (2) Atlanta, GA, 5 Nov 1980
3 Patricia Ann "Patsy" Paugh, b. Parkersburg, WV, 29 Dec 1956, d. Atlanta, GA, 24 June 2006
GRANDPARENTS
4 James Dudley "Jay" Ramsey, b. Des Moines, IA, 15 Jan 1916, d. Brandon, FL, 29 Mar 1992
m.
5 Mary Jane Bennett, b. 3 Jan 1919, d. Lansing, Ingham, MI, 17 Mar 1978
6 Donald Ray Paugh, b. 31 Jan 1931
m. 25 May 1955/6
7 Nedra Ellen Ann Rymer, b. 5 July 1932, d. Fulton Co, GA (lived Roswell) 2 Mar 2001, bur. St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery, Marietta, GA
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 Henry Bassette Ramsey, b. MO, 2 Feb 1886, d. Omaha, Douglas, NE, Dec 1972
m.
9 Blanche Farmer, b. MO, 31 Jul 1885, d. Seattle, WA, 24 Jan 1985
14 Orville/Orval B ... Rymer, b. Conings, W. Va., 30 March 1896, d. ... Sept. 1975 [SSDI 234-10-2464]
m. ... [ca. 1918]
15 Fay Drucilla Brannon, b. Gilmer Co., W. Va., 31 March 1900, d. ... 6 Nov. 1992 [SSDI 233-74-9454]
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
16 James Wiseman Ramsey, b. Monroe Co., Va., 20 June 1846, d. ... , Mo., ... March 1920
m. Charleston, W. Va., 1 Sept. 1878
17 Annie E ... Brawley, b. ... , Va., 25 March 1854, d. ... [living St. Charles Co., MO, 1900]
18 Lemuel D. Farmer, b. MO, Mar 1850
m. Callaway Co., MO, 11 Feb 1881
19 Lilly M. Dyson, b. MO, June 1853 [living Callaway Co., MO, 1900]
28 John Wilson Rymer, b. ... Sept. 1854, d. ... [living 1920]
m. ... 25 Jan. 1882
29 Sarah E ... Hayden, b. ... March 1866, d. ... [living 1920]
30 Scott Winfield Brannon, b. Doddridge Co., W. Va., 24 April 1862, d. ... , W. Va., 23 Nov. 1941, bur. Brannon Cemetery, Gilmer Co., W. Va.
m. Doddridge Co., W. Va., 28 Oct. 1888
31 Ida Anna Van Verth, b. ... 23 Sept. 1870, d. ... , W. Va., 24 Sept. 1934, bur. Brannon Cemetery, Gilmer Co., W. Va.
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
32 Joseph Wiseman Ramsey, b. Monroe Co., [W.] Va., 27 Dec. 1817, d. Russelville, Fayette Co., W. Va., 25 Apr. 1901, bur. Bethel Cemetery, Corliss, W. Va.
m. Monroe Co., [W.] Va., 12 Dec. 1842
33 Juliann Pyne, b. Monroe Co., Va., 10 Dec. 1825, d. Fayette Co., W. Va., 4 July 1913, bur. Bethel Cemetery, Corliss, W. Va.
34 Henry Thompson Brawley, b. ... , Va., 12 April 1818, d. Kanawha Co., W. Va., 27 Dec. 1891
m. Kanawha Co., [W.] Va., 28 March 1848
35 Susan S ... Snyder, b. Kanawha Co., [W.] Va., 6 Jan. 1828, d. Kanawha Co., W. Va., 6 Dec. 1891
58 Isaac Hayden, b. Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pa., 1 Aug. 1821, d. Auburn, Ritchie Co., W. Va., 6 Feb. 1894
m. ... 20 Feb. 1851
59 Elizabeth Ann Tharpe, b. ... , Va., 17 Aug. 1834, d. Auburn, Ritchie Co., W. Va., 6 Dec. 1913
60 Pinkard Brannon, b. Louisa Co., Va., 18 Sept. 1827, d. Troy, Gilmer Co., W. Va., 4 Jan. 1915
m.
61 Eliza Gibson, b. Louisa Co., Va., 9 Nov. 1820, d. Leopold, Doddridge Co., W. Va., 25 March 1904
62 Henry Van Verth, b. ... Aug. 1824, d. ... 1914
m.
63 Mary Anna Behrens, b. ... 15 April 1841, d. ... 29 Sept. 1877, bur. Doddridge Co., W. Va.
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
64 Daniel Ramsey, b. Rockingham Co., Va., ... 1794, d. Monroe Co., W. Va., ... 1870
m. Monroe Co., [W.] Va., 18 March 1820
65 Elizabeth Wiseman, b. Rockingham Co., Va., 10 July 1788, d. Monroe Co., W. Va., ... 1870
68 William S ... Brawley, b. Kanawha Co., [W.] Va., ... 1794, d. Kanawha Co., [W.] Va., ... 1839
m. Greenbrier Co., [W.] Va., 4 June 1811
69 Frances Keeney, b. Greenbrier Co., [W.] Va., ... 1790, d. ... Apr. 1879
70 John F ... Snyder, b. ... , Pa., 15 Aug. 1784, d. Kanawha Co., W. Va., 9 Nov. 1870
m.
71 Elizabeth Booher, b. ... , Pa., 15 Aug. 1785, d. Kanawha Co., W. Va., 24 Aug. 1864
116 Thomas Osburn Hayden, b. Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pa., 4 Aug. 1796, d. Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pa., 14 May 1874
m. Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pa., 25 Jan. 1816
117 Mary Hayden, b. ... , N. J., 14 Aug. 1799 d. Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pa., 6 Feb. 1874
118 Timothy Tharpe, b. Harrison Co., [W.] Va., 25 July 1802, d. Auburn, W. Va., 12 July 1881
m. Lewis Co., [W.] Va., 25 Dec. 1824
119 Sarah Cox, b. Harrison Co., [W.] Va., 18 Dec. 1805, d. Auburn, W. Va., 6 Sept. 1884
122 Nathan Gibson, b. ... 1793, d. ...
m. Louisa Co., Va., 16 Nov. 1815
123 Lucy Shepherd, b. ... 1788, d. ...
126 George Behrens, b. ... , d. ...
m.
127 Mary Anna Davenger, b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
128 Richard Ramsey, b. Lebanon Co., Pa., ... 1740, d. Monroe Co., [W.] Va., 30 April 1824
m. ... 1773
129 Elizabeth Wiseman, b. Berks Co., Pa., ... 1744, d. Monroe Co., [W.] Va., 24 April 1824
130 Joseph Wiseman, b. Berks Co., Pa., 29 March 1759, d. Monroe Co., [W.] Va., 27 Dec. 1836
m.
131 Elizabeth Bateman, b. Berks Co., Pa., 10 July 1762 d. Monroe Co., [W.] Va., 3 Sept. 1842
138 Moses Keeney, b. ... , d. ...
m.
139 Frances Harris, b. ... , d. ...
142 Casper Booher, b. ... 15 Sept. 1758, d. Huntingdon Co., Pa., 31 March 1831
m.
143 Phoebe Shaver, b. ... 8 July 1756, d. Huntingdon Co., Pa., 2 March 1845
232 Nathaniel Hayden, b. Somerset Co., N. J., 29 Nov. 1755, d. Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pa., 15 Sept. 1845
m. ... 14 Oct. 1781
233 Abigail Osburn, b. ... , N. J., 17 June 1762, d. Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pa., 20 April 1836
234 Samuel Hayden, b. ... [ca. 1773], d. Carroll Co., Ohio, ... 1847
m.
235 Christiana ... , b. ... , d. ...
236 Benjamin Tharp, b. ... [ca. 1770], d. Doddridge Co., [W.] Va., 15 April 1804
m. ... 1788
237 Elizabeth Maxson, b. Monmouth Co., N. J., ... 1770, d. Harrison Co., [W.] Va., ... 1811
238 Phillip Cox, b. ... [ca. 1763], d. Ritchie Co., [W.] Va., 29 Oct. 1854
m. ... 1786
239 Christiana Stelle, b. Piscataway, N. J., ... Feb. 1771, d. Ritchie Co., [W.] Va., 6 March 1856
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
258 (=520) Isaac Wiseman, b. ... 26 Feb. 1699/1700, d. Rowan Co., N. C., 3 Feb. 1799
m.
259 (=521) Mary Marshall, b. ... [ca. 1716], d. Rowan Co., N. C., 23 Dec. 1790
260 Isaac Wiseman, b. Berks Co., Pa., 18. Aug. 1738, d. Monroe Co., [W.] Va., 3 May 1818
m. ... 1758
261 Elizabeth Davis, b. Berks Co., Pa., 26 Aug. 1738 d. Monroe Co., [W.] Va., 19 July 1807
464 (=936) Nathaniel Hayden, b. Braintree, Mass., 21 Feb. 1724/5, d. Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pa., 5 Sept. 1812
m. Somerset Co., N. J., 28 Aug. 1752
465 (=937) Suviah Sutton, b. Piscataway, N. J., 9 Jan. 1735/6, d. Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pa., 29 April 1814
466 Thomas Osburn, b. ... , d. ...
m.
467 ... , b. ... , d. ...
468 Jonathan Hayden, b. Somerset Co., N. J., ... Jan. 1753, d. Washington Co., Pa., 11 Aug. 1839
m. Morris Co., N. J., ... 1774
469 Mary Van Winkle, b. ... 1753, d. Washington Co., Pa., 3 Jan. 1850
474 Zebulon Maxson, b. ... , R. I., 12 Aug. 1725, d. Monmouth Co., N. J., 18 Sept. 1787
m.
475 Experience Davis, b. ... , R. I., ... 1735 d. Doddridge Co., [W.] Va., 20 Oct. 1795
476 Isaac Cox, b. Somerset Co., N. J., 25 June 1743, d. Lewis Co., [W.] Va., ... 1838
m. ... 1760
477 Sarah Sutton, b. ... [ca. 1745], d. Greene Co., Ohio, ... 1828
478 John Stelle, b. ... [ca. 1746], d. ...
m. ... 19 Dec. 1768
479 Hannah du Bon Repos, b. ... [ca. 1748], d. ... 1790
7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
516 (=1040) Thomas Wiseman, b. ... 1672, d. Philadelphia, Pa., 14 July 1716
m.
517 (=1041) Elizabeth Quadling, b. ... 1675, d. ... 1710
518 (=1042) John Marshall, b. ... , d. ...
m.
519 (=1043) ... , b. ... , d. ...
520 - 521 Same as 258 - 259, above.
522 Samuel Davis, b. ... , d. ...
m.
523 ... , b. ... , d. ...
928 (=1872) Samuel Hayden, b. Braintree, Mass., 22 Feb. 1682/1683, d. ...
m. ... 1713
929 (=1873) Priscilla Webb, b. Braintree, Mass., 1 Sept. 1697, d. ... 3 April 1731
930 (=1874) Zachariah Sutton, b. ... , d. ...
m.
931 (=1875) ... , b. ... , d. ...
936 - 937 Same as 464 - 465, above.
938 Waling Van Winkle, b. ... 1714, d. Bergen Co., N. J., 23 Feb. 1784
m. Hudson, Bergen Co., N. J., 8 June 1743
939 Jannetje Van Houten, b. Patterson, N. J., 24 Feb. 1719, d. ... 1769
948 Joseph Maxson, b. Providence, R. I., 10 March 1691/2, d. Monmouth Co., N. J., ... 1747
m.
949 Bethia Maxson, b. Westerly, R. I., 31 July 1693, d. Monmouth Co., N. J., ... 1747
950 John Davis, b. ... 1696, d. Monmouth Co., N. J., 14 Aug. 1750
m. Westerly, R. I., 25 Aug. 1715
951 Elizabeth Maxson, b. Westerly, R. I., 7 Nov. 1695, d. Manasquan, N. J., ... April 1751
952 Philip Cox, b. ... , N. J., 13 June 1705, d. ... , N. J., 19 Sept. 1785
m.
953 Johanna Trembley, b. ... , d. ...
954 David Sutton, b. ... , N. J., 31 July 1703, d. ... , N. J., ... 1775
m.
955 Sarah Trembley, b. ... , d. ...
956 Isaac Stelle, b. Piscataway, N. J., 6 Feb. 1718, d. ... 9 Oct. 1781
m. ... 27 April 1740
957 Christiana Clarkson, b. ... , d. ... 27 Sept. 1778
958 Louis du Bon Repos, b. ... , d. ...
m.
959 Hannah Lewis, b. ... , d. ...
8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
1040 - 1043 Same as 516 - 519, above.
1856 (=3744) Nehemiah Hayden, b. Braintree, Mass., 14 Feb. 1647/8, d. Braintree, Mass., 12 Jan. 1717/8
m. ... 16 March 1677/8
1857 (=3745) Hannah Neale, b. Providence, R. I., ... [ca. 1658], d. Braintree, Mass., 7 Feb. 1719/20
1858 (=3746) Peter Webb, b. Braintree, Mass., 1 Dec. 1657, d. Salem, Mass., 12 Feb. 1717/8
m. ... 1683
1859 (=3747) Ruth Bass, b. Braintree, Mass., 28 Jan. 1661/2 d. Braintree, Mass., 5 June 1699
1876 Johannis Walingse Van Winkle, b. ... 2 Oct. 1682, d. ... 1769
m. ... 30 Sept. 1710
1877 Hillegonde Sip, b. ... 1687, d. ...
1878 Jacob Van Houten, b. ... 11 Dec. 1687, d. ...
m.
1879 Marietje Sickels, b. ... , d. ...
1898 (=1902) John Maxson, b. ... , d. Westerly, R. I., 28 Oct. 1747
m. Westerly, R. I., 19 Jan. 1687/8
1899 (=1903) Judith Clarke, b. Newport, R. I., 12 Oct. 1667, d. Westerly, R. I., 17 July 1747
1902 - 1903 Same as 1898 - 1899, above.
1904 Phillip Cox, b. ... , d. ... , N. J., ... 1736
m.
1905 Dorcas Graves, b. ... , d. ...
1906 Peter Trembley, b. ... , d. ...
m.
1907 Susannah Baker, b. ... , d. ...
1908 John Sutton, b. ... , d. ... 20 Dec. 1750
m.
1909 Elizabeth Higgins, b. ... , d. ...
1910 John Trembley, b. ... , d. ...
m.
1911 , b. ... , d. ...
1912 Benjamin Stelle, b. ... , d. ...
m. ... 1708
1913 Mercy Hull, b. ... , d. ... 1750
1914 John Clarkson, b. ... , d. ... 8 Sept. 1757
m.
1915 Bethia FitzRandolph, b. Piscataway, N. J., 20 Sept. 1695, d. ... 2 Sept. 1757
1918 Samuel Lewis, b. ... , d. ...
m.
1919 Huldah Runyon, b. ... , d. ...
9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
2080 - 2087 Same as 1032 - 1039, above.
3712 (=7488) John Hayden, b. ... , d. Braintree, Mass., ... July 1682
m.
3713 (=7489) Susanna Pullen, b. ... , d. Braintree, Mass., ... Oct. 1684
3714 (=7490) Henry Heale, b. ... , d. Braintree, Mass., 16 Oct. 1688
m. Braintree, Mass., 14 Feb. 1655/6
3715 (=7491) Hannah Pray, b. ... , d. ...
3716 (=7492) Christopher Webb, b. ... , d. Braintree, Mass., 30 May 1694
m. Braintree, Mass., 18 Jan. 1654/5
3717 (=7493) Hannah Scott, b. ... , d. Braintree, Mass., 30 Dec. 1718
3718 (=7494) John Bass, b. ... , d. Braintree, Mass., 12 Sept. 1716
m. ... 3 Feb. 1656/7
3719 (=7495) Ruth Alden, b. Plymouth, Mass., ... 1634, d. Braintree, Mass., 12 Oct. 1674
3744 - 3751 Same as 1856 - 1863, above.
3752 Waling Jacobse Van Winkle, b. ... 1650, d. ... 1725
m. Bergen Co., N. J., 15 March 1671
3753 Catryntje Michielse Tades, b. ... 1650, d. ...
3754 Jan Arianse Sip, b. ... , d. ...
m.
3755 Johanna Van Voorst, b. ... , d. ...
3756 Helmigh Van Houten, b. Rensselaerwyck, N. Y., 25 June 1648, d. Slotterdam, N. J., 7 Oct. 1728
m.
3757 Jannetje Merselis, b. ... , d. Bergen Co., N. J., 7 Oct. 1729
3798 (=3806) Joseph Clarke, b. Westerly, R. I., 11 Feb. 1641/2, d. Westerly, R. I., 11 Jan. 1725/6
m. Westerly, R. I., 16 Jan. 1663/4
3799 (=3807) Bethiah Hubbard, b. Springfield, Mass., 19 Dec. 1646, d. Westerly, R. I., 17 April 1707
3804 - 3807 Same as 3796 - 3799, above.
3824 Pontius Stelle, b. ... , d. ...
m.
3825 Eugenia Legereau, b. ... , d. ...
3826 Benjamin Hull, b. ... , d. ...
m.
3827 Rachel York, b. ... , d. ...
3828 James Clarkson, b. ... , d. ...
m.
3829 Christiana Spence, b. ... , d. ...
3830 Joseph FitzRandolph, b. ... 1 March 1656, d. ...
m.
3831 Joanna Conger, b. ... , d. ...
3838 John Runyon, b. ... , d. ...
m.
3839 Elizabeth Dunn, b. ... , d. ...
10/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
4160 - 4175 Same as 2064 - 2079, above.
7430 (=14982) Quinton Pray, b. ... , d. Braintree, Mass., 17 June 1667
m.
7431 (=14983) Joan ... , b. ... , d. Lynn, Mass., ... [ca. 1664]
7432 (=14984) Christopher Webb, b. ... , d. Braintree, Mass., ... June 1671
m.
7433 (=14985) Humility ... , b. ... , d. Braintree, Mass., ... Nov. 1687
7434 (=14986) Benjamin Scott, b. ... , d. Braintree, Mass., ... July 1647
m.
7435 (=14987) Hannah ... , b. ... , d. ...
7436 (=14988) Samuel Bass, b. ... , d. Braintree, Mass., 30 Dec. 1694
m.
7437 (=14989) Anne ... , b. ... , d. Braintree, Mass., 5 Sept. 1693
7438 (=14990) John Alden, Mayflower passenger, b. ... , d. Duxbury, Mass., 12 Sept. 1687
m.
7439 (=14991) Priscilla Mullins, Mayflower passenger, b. ... , d. Duxbury, Mass., ... [ca. 1685]
7488 - 7503 Same as 3712 - 3727, above.
7608 - 7615 Same as 7592 - 7599, above.
7660 Edward FitzRandolph, b. ... , d. ... , N. J., ... 1684
m.
7661 Elizabeth Blossom, b. ... , d. ...
11/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8320 - 8351 Same as 4128 - 4129, above.
14976 - 15007 Same as 7424 - 7455, above.
15216 - 15231 Same as 15184 - 15199, above.








EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS







1930 Nebraska, Douglas Co., Omaha, ED 97, sheet 26A, line 35

Ramsey H B         H     M W 43 M 22    MO VA VA     Genl Manager    Life Insurance
       Blanche     W     F W 42 M 20    MO MO MO
       Dorothy     D     F W 20 S       AR MO MO
       James       S     M W 15 S       IA MO MO
       William     S     M W 12 S       NE MO MO
       Henry Jr    S     M W  5 S       NE MO MO
Farmer Sarah       SiL   F W 37 S       MO MO MO     Cashier         Life Insurance
    (1 servant)

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1930 West Virginia, Ritchie Co., Ellenboro, ED 1, sheet 3A, line 24

Rymer Orville B    H   M W 34        M 23    WV WV WV      Repair    Gas Line
      Fay          W   F W 30        M 18    WV WV WV
      Evelina      D   F W  9        S       WV WV WV
      Newell       S   M W  7        S       WV WV WV
      Silva        D   F W  4        S       WV WV WV
      Scottie      S   M W  3        S       WV WV WV
      Genevieve    D   F W    10/12  S       WV WV WV

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NOTES






4 -- Tampa Tribune, The (FL) - April 1, 1992
Deceased Name: JAMES DUDLEY RAMSEY
JAMES DUDLEY RAMSEY, 76, of Sun City Center died Sunday at Humana Hospital Brandon. A native of Des Moines, Iowa, he served as director of the Michigan Aeronautics Commission for 22 years and retired in April 1979, and from 1947 to 1956 he was director of the Nebraska Aeronautics Commission. He served in the Air Force and received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal and three battle stars. He was president and treasurer of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) and chairman of the NASAO Airport Committee. He received the Experimental Aircraft Association Individual Achievement award in 1961, NASAO Distinguished Service in 1961, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Meritorious Award in 1967, Michigan Minuteman Governor's Award in 1970, and the Scheduled Air Carriers Award in 1971. He is survived by his wife, Irene Brownell of Sun City Center; two sons, John Bennett of Boulder, Colo., and Jeffrey Scott of Atlanta; two brothers, Henry B. II of Philadelphia and William of Seattle; and 11 grandchildren. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
Tampa Tribune, The (FL)
Date: April 1, 1992
Edition: FINAL
Page: 2




14 -- Ancestry extracted from http://www.michaelscottcaldwell.com.



516 & 517 have other descendants, such as:

Thomas Wiseman m. Elizabeth Quadling
.Abraham Wiseman m. Susannah Hite
 .John Wiseman m. Rachel ----
  .Eve Wiseman m. Joseph Tibbs
   .Margaret Tibbs m. John Chisolm
    .Barbara Ann Chisolm m. William Benjamin Allen
     .Martha Jennie Allen m. Charles Wesley Hawkins
      .Halsey Sinclair Hawkins m. Jessie Laura Sherrard
       .Jenna Louise Hawkins m. Harold Bruce Welch
        .Laura Lane Welch m. GEORGE WALKER BUSH (b. 1946), US President




7660 -- RD600 431-432.















FURTHER NOTES




The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) publishes a Patriot Index, a list of persons whose honorable service in the cause of independence during the American Revolution renders their female descendants eligible for membership in the NSDAR. Several ancestors of JonBenét Ramsey appear in the Patriot Index, including:


    Isaac Cox (number 476)
    Philip Cox (number 238)
    Nathaniel Hayden (number 464)
    Richard Ramsey (number 128)
    Isaac Stelle (number 956)
    John Stelle (number 478)
    Waling Van Winkle (number 938)
    Isaac Wiseman (number 260)
    Joseph Wiseman (number 130)









SOURCES CONSULTED AND CITED


See above.









William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com