Descendants of Isaac Ritchie of Virginia

Download or read book Descendants of Isaac Ritchie of Virginia written by Vergie Ruth Carr Lantz and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isaac Ritchie was a son of Philip Rutschly, who came to Philadelphia from Switzerland in 1727 on the ship William and Sarah. Isacc, born in Pennsylvania in 1735, married Maria Catharena Wolfe, then moved to Brocks Gap, Rockingham County, Virginia in 1803-1804, where he farmed until his death in 1824. His children married into the Baker, Fulk, Turner, Fawley, Shoemaker, Hulvey, Smith, and Miller families, who were also some of the first settlers in Brocks Gap. Ritchie descendants are found throughout the United States.