Agnes Crockett

Agnes Ritchie

• AKA Richey
• Birth: 1726, Ireland
• Death: 1767 Prince Edward County, Virginia
• Parents: Alexander Richey (1690-1749) (born Ireland) and Jeanne “Jeane” Caldwell Richey (born Ireland) (1689-16 Aug 1785) died Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
• Spouse: William Crockett - married on 14 Jan 1760 in Prince Edward County VA.

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Family

Agnes Ritchie married William Crockett on 14 Jan 1760 in Prince Edward County VA.

Agnes Ritchie and William Crockett were the parents of:

1. Mary Crockett, b. 18 July 1763 Madison County, Kentucky. Married 1) James Duncan in Ky, 21 Aug 1787 2) William Carver
2. Alexander Crockett, b. 19 November 1765 Prince Edward County, Virginbia d. 15 September 1816 Grainger Co., Tennessee m. Elizabeth Watkins
3. Sarah 'Sallie' Crockett b. 16 December 1762 Prince Edward County, Virginia d. 11 February 1854 Mercer Co., Kentucky. Married James Cardwell in Mercer Co Ky, 4 May 1788. "Anthony Crockett gave consent and said she was over 21 and his sister"
4. Hamilton Crockett b. 1761 Prince Edward County, Virginia. Married Frances Biesfor on 5 Aug 1790 in Mercer Co. KY. He later moved to Franklin Co KY."

Her father, Alexander, left Ireland in 1727 with his brother-in-law John Caldwell.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19392594/anthony_crockett

Stepmother of Anthony Crockett (19 November 1756 - 1838) A Revolutionary Patriot, Col. Crockett was the son [sic: or grandson] of Irish immigrants. As a child he was given into service with his cousin Samuel Crockett when his parents died. ...

Perhaps of William Crockett ("Uncle Billy) (1753-1850) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46104245/william_crockett

From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60238120/william_crockett

Probably born in the 1720s, location not known.

PARENTS OF WILLIAM NOT KNOWN

In records found in the Orange, Amelia and Prince Edward County area of Virginia beginning in 1742, the name "William Crockett" appears. It is not known exactly how many different Williams there are, but it appears there are likely more than one.

A William Crockett married Agnes Ritchie on 14 Jan 1760, in Prince Edward.

He must have been married and had a family before Agnes, because records for Colonel Anthony Crockett of Kentucky establish Anthony's father was "William" and that Agnes Ritchie Crockett was Anthony's step mother. Anthony's birth date is given as 1756, before the marriage of William and Agnes in 1760.

Records of the name of the previous wife for William and mother of Anthony have not been found. Besides Anthony, William and his first spouse may have had a son named William and another named John.

Children of William and Agnes:
Identified in records of Prince Edward when the orphans of William and Agnes are bound out to members of the Ritchie family.

Mary:
"Mary married in Ky 21 Aug 1787 James Duncan. They had several children, including Alexander Crockett Duncan whose son, Samuel McAfee Duncan, was the recipient of the Maury letter."

Alexander:
"In 1785 Alexander is in Washington Co Va with William and Hamilton Crockett and some of the Ritchie family. Also he is on a 1787 tax list for Washington Co. VA"

Sarah:
"Sarah Crockett m James Cardwell in Mercer Co Ky 4 May 1788. Anthony Crockett gave consent and said she was over 21 and his sister"

Hamilton:
"Hamilton is in Washington Co Va in 1785 with Alexander Crockett and the Ritchies. He moved to Ky where he married 5 Aug 1790 Frances Biesfor in Mercer Co. He later moved to Franklin Co KY."

DNA
Participation by descendants of Anthony in the Crockett Families DNA Project at http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Crockett/ has determined this Crockett family line is related to the families of Joseph Louis Crockett (wife Jeane Devigne) and Samuel Crockett (wife Esther Thompson).

Husband

Some sources claim that this Agnes Ritchie married William Crockett (1709-1770), but this Agnes Ritchie was far too young to have been married to that William Crockett, because David Crockett, [sic: not] William Crockett's son was born abt. 1727, just one year after the approx. date of this Agnes Ritchie.

Agnes was most probably married to another William Crockett, born 1722, died abt. 1767., where both William and Agnes were killed by Indians, according to several account.

From https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/crockett/3503/

Our ancestor Anthony Crockett's son Granville Crockett, left a record saying that Anthony's father was William Crockett. It is probable therefore, that Anthony was the son of William, who was born 1709 at New Rochelle, NY, the fourth son of Joseph 1 and Louise DeSaix Crockett. However, it is possible that Anthony was the son of William Crockett, a grandson of Joseph Louis and Louise Crockett, by their son John born in Ireland in 1707.

Anthony Crockett, our ancestor, was born in Prince Edward Co., Virginia, Nov 19, 1754. There is no record of his mother. His parents died when he was about ten years old, after which he lived with a relative, Samuel Crockett (note DLamel This Samuel's wife was Esther Thompson), in Botetourt Co., Va., until 1776. ....

Edit questions

• Birth Place Westchester County, NY (no)
• Death Place: Augusta County?
• KILLED BY INDIAN ATTACK (?)

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Origins

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60226827/jeanne_richey Descendants of William Caldwell; date and place of death supplied by Elizabeth Freeman, Lexington, TX: "Caldwell Workbook" gives birth date as 1689, p. 100; will signed and probated 16 August 1785; died at age 96, p. 101. Married in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland in 1718. Their children were: James, Agnes, Alexander, Mary, Samuel, John, Catherine, Susanna.

References

1. "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", database, FamilySearch [(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NX7-WFD5 : 15 August 2022),] Agnis or Agnes Richie in entry for William Crocket, 1760.
2. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR49-XML : 29 January 2020)], Agnes Richie in entry for William Crockett, 1759.
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60238732/agnes_crockett (virtual cemetery)
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60226827/jeanne_richey
5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60238120/william_crockett
6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19392594/anthony_crockett
7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79997660/sarah_cardwell Sally Crockett was the daughter of William Crockett and Agnes Ritchie. Sarah married James Cardwell on May 4, 1788, in Mercer County, Kentucky. They were the parents of eight children, John B. "Jack", Nancy, William, Anthony, Kesiah, James, Jr., George, and Mary Luvenia "Polly".
8. DAR record Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of William Crockett", Ancestor # A027961 https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=ful.... (Is this for Agnes Ritchie or Sarah Ritchie?). Ens. William Crockett (1745-1816) (seems an error)
9. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Agnes_Ritchie_%282%29
10. WikiTree contributors, "Agnes (Richey) Crockett (abt.1726-abt.1767)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Richey-143 : accessed 17 January 2025).