William Remy of Johnson Co KY

Help for Remy/Ramey researchers in Eastern Kentucky

There has been lots of family information published about this family. My advise to you is to do your own work. There are errors in all published material, but this family is the worst. If you have read something and can't make it fit.......check it out. Below I am going to list two resources which will make your life a whole lot easier. People keep confusing William Remy of Floyd (now Johnson Co KY) and William Ramey of Pike Co KY, who founded Elkhorn City, and much has been written on these families combining the children incorrectly. Here are abstracts of both men's wills, which evidently were not found when the above mentioned Ramey material was published.

Last Will and Testament of William Ramey of Pike Co KY, Pike Co Ky Will Book B, page 50, dated 12 Apr 1864, proved 19 Apr 1866:(This will disposed of some 7512 acres in Pike Co Ky and 2180 acres in Buchanon Co VA, which was sold and split between heirs) To eldest daughter: Mary Potter, To Sons, Moses, Daniel, William, John, Charles, to 3 eldest children by his first wife: Miles, Lloyd, and Riley. To my Fathers youngest and last grandson: Isaac, To daughters: Rebecca Bentley, Ann Bentley, Nancy Belcher, Easter Stewart, and Elizabeth Hunt. Executor appointed: my son Moses.

William Ramey of Pike Co KY
William Ramey b. abt 1782 VA, died 1864 Pike Co KY, son of Daniel Ramey (1743-1806) and Rachel Johnson, married 1st: __?__. Issue: Miles Ramey, Lloyd Ramey, and Riley Ramey, William married 2nd, Anna (?Samlins?) b. ca 1784, d 18 Nov 1856 Pike Co KY, daughter of Elizabeth ?Sanders?. Issue:
Mary Christine Ramey b ca 1803, married Richard Potter 30 Jan 1825 Pike Co KY
John Henry Ramey b. ca 1805 m. Malinda Powell 13 Mar 1834 Pike Co KY
Nancy Ramey b 1807, married Joseph Belcher 5 Apr 1831 Pike Co KY
Daniel Ramey, b 1809, married Lucinda Carty 13 Feb 1840 Pike Co KY
Moses Ramey, b 1811 married Jane Fuller, 29 Mar 1838, Pike Co KY
Elizabeth Ramey, b. 1813 married Lazarus Hunt, 9 Nov 1832or 37 Pike Co KY
Rebecca Ramey b 1818 married William Bentley 10 Oct 1841 Pike Co KY
Easter Ramey b 1821 married Abraham Stewart 3 Jan 1838 Tazewell Co VA
Charles Ramey b. 1822 m. 1st, 1843 Lucinda Jane Rowe, m.2nd 1859 Susan Henson
William Ramey b 1824 m. Polly Henson 24 Jul 1859
Anna Ramey b 1827 m. Benjamin Bentley 8 May 1845 Pike Co KY
 

The Last Will and Testament of William Remy of Floyd Co KY (now Johnson)This will is a drawer at the Floyd Co Ky Courthouse, as it is too big to fit in any book......I don't know where, in 1816, they got a piece of paper that big! This will is dated 28 Apr 1816, and was proved Dec 1816:
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN; WHEREAS I, WILLIAM REMY, of the County of Floyd, State of Kentucky.......First, I lend to my wife, Eleanor Remy, my plantation for her natural life and at her death I leave it to be divided amongst seven of my children now living in Floyd Co KY, Viz., JOHN REMY, JAMES REMY, WILLIAM REMY, DANIEL REMY, DORCAS JAYNE, CATHERINE WHEELER, JEMIMA AUXIER. To my daughter ELEANOR ROLAND $10 cash and to my daughter MARY UNDERWOOD, living in Virginia $10 cash.......To STEPHEN WHEELER, for schooling of his son, WILLIAM REMY WHEELER, and his brothers........To JOHN REMY fo schooling of his son, WILLIAM REMY, and for his grandson, THADEUS REMY......To WILLIAM REMY for schooling of his son WILLIAM REMY,two years and for the schooling of one of the sons of JOHN AUXIER.... To DANIEL REMY for schooling of his son WILLIAM REMY.......Executors: JOHN REMY, WILLIAM REMY, JOHN AUXIER.......Witnesses:THOMAS LEWIS, JOHN REMY JR

Descendants of William Remy of Floyd, now Johnson Co KY

1 William Remy b: 16 Jan 1744/45 Westmoreland Co VA d: 16 May 1816 Paintsville, Johnson Co KY (Then Floyd), son of Daniel Remy and Darcus Brickey. +Eleanor McCarty b: Abt 1750 VA d: Aft 1830 Floyd Co, KY m: Abt 1760 prob VA
--2 John Remy b: Abt 1769 prob. VA d: Bef 1820 +Nancy Romans/Romine d: Bef 1820 Floyd Co, KY m: 11 Oct 1797 Washington Co VA, Father: Joshua Roman Mother: _?_
----------3 James Remy b: prob VA +Mary Wheeler m: 24 Dec 1818 Floyd Co, KY
----------3 John Jr Remy +Peggy Hitchcock m: 15 Sep 1816 Floyd Co, KY, by Sam Hanna
----------3 William Remy
----------3 Mary Remy b: Abt 1799 VA d: 1880-1890 Lawrence Co, KY +Thomas Puckett d: Abt 1818 Floyd Co, KY m: 24 Jun 1818 Floyd Co, KY, Mary "Polley" Remy never remarried. She died living with son Thadeus Remy on Hood's Fork, Lawrence Co KY. According to family tradition; Thadeus b. 1815, was the son of a man named Hamilton, while his brother, Owen born ca 1818, might be the son of William Dixon.
----------3 Jemima Remy b: Abt 1802 +John McDowell m: 3 Aug 1820 Floyd Co, KY
----------3 Thomas Remy b: 1807 +Luxey (Barnett) Brown m: 8 Feb 1829 Floyd Co, KY
----------3 Elizabeth Remy b: 12 Oct 1801 Wise Co VA d: 12 Sep 1853 Blaine, Lawrence Co, KY, buried John R. Wheeler Cem, Lawrence Co KY +James Harrison Wheeler b: 22 Aug 1799 d: 19 May 1873 prob Lawrence Co KY, buried John Remy Wheeler Cem, Lawrence Co KY m: 13 Mar 1817 Hood's Fork, Blaine, Floyd, (now Lawrence Co), KY Father: James Moses Wheeler Mother: Fairleanah Eleanor Harrison
--2 Mary Remy b: 13 Apr 1772 prob VA d: 23 May 1835 Sevier Co, TN +Thomas Underwood m: Abt 1789 Wilkes Co, NC
--2 William Remy b: Abt 1774 prob VA d: Aft 1840 Johnson Co KY +?Nellie Mortin/Martin? b: VA
----------3 Daniel Remy
----------3 James Remy
----------3 Joshua R. Remy b: Abt 1804 Abington, Washington Co, VA d: 1877 Deering, Lawrence Co, OH +Nancy Wheeler b: 1810 Hood's Fork of Blaine Creek, Johnson Co KY d: 1881 Deering, Lawrence Co, OH m: Abt 1829 Father: James Moses Wheeler Mother: Fairleanah Eleanor Harrison
----------3 William Remy
----------3 John Remy
----------3 Nela Remy
----------3 Jemima Remy
----------3 Elizabeth Dorcus Remy b: Abt 1813 KY +Asa J. Reed b: Abt 1813 Lawrence Co, KY d: 10 Oct 1855 Johnson Co KY m: 9 Nov 1833 Floyd Co KY Father: William Reed Mother: Hanna ?
----------3 Lucy Remy +Spencer Hill m: 7 Jan 1819 Floyd Co, KY
--2 James Remy b: 1775-1780 prob VA d: Bef 1840 Floyd Co, KY +Nancy ? b: Abt 1786 VA d: Aft 1850 Johnson Co KY
----------3 Eleanor Remy b: Abt 1811 Scott Co, Va area +Eleazor Jr Lemaster b: Abt 1814 m: 22 Jul 1832 Lawrence Co KY Father: Francis Lemaster Mother: Eleanor Jayne
--2 Dorcus Remy b: Abt 1776 prob VA d: Abt 1849 Johnson Co KY +William Jayne b: 10 Jul 1775 Orange Co, NY d: 14 Jun 1862 Johnson Co KY m: 22 Nov 1796 Washington Co VA Father: Henry Jayne III Mother: Abagail Wheeler
----------3 Daniel Boone Jayne b: Abt 1802 Washington Co VA +Civillar Jane b: 1806 Floyd Co, KY d: buried Flat Gap, Johnson Co, KY m: 13 Dec 1832 Morgan Co, KY Father:William Jane,
----------3 Henry Jayne b: 5 Oct 1803 Washington Co VA d: 18 May 1870 Flat Gap, Johnson Co KY +Sarah Sparks b: 4 Jul 1803 Wilkes Co, NC d: 14 Oct 1893 Flat Gap, Johnson Co KY m: 13 Dec 1824 Lawrence Co KY Father: Thomas Sparks Mother: Dianah Wilcox
----------3 Katherine Jayne b: 15 Jan 1807 d: 6 May 1883 Lewis Co KY +Thomas Jr Sparks b: 8 Nov 1801 Wilkes Co, NC d: 8 Feb 1876 Boyd Co KY m: 24 Dec 1823 Lawrence Co KY Father: Thomas Sparks Mother: Dianah Wilcox
----------3 Jemima Jayne b: Abt 1812
----------3 Sarah Jayne b: Abt 1813 d: 27 Jun 1854 +Daniel Wilcox Sparks b: 27 Oct 1806 Surry Co, NC d: Oct 1900 buried family cem, his farm, Hood Creek m: 31 Jul 1834 Father: Thomas Sparks Mother: Dianah Wilcox
----------3 Margaret Jayne b: Abt 1815 +John Salyer b: Abt 1810 Mocassin Creek, Russell Co, VA d: Aft 1887 Johnson Co KY m: 24 Nov 1828 Father: Zachariah Jr Salyer
----------3 Eleanor Jayne b: Abt 1798 Washington Co VA d: Abt 1849 Johnson Co KY +Francis Lemaster b: Abt 1793 SC d: 29 Sep 1858 Johnson Co KY m: 4 Apr 1813 Floyd Co, KY Father: Eleazor Lemaster Mother: Machell Tackett
--2 Eleanor Remy b: Abt 1778 prob VA d: Aft 1830 Floyd Co, KY +John Rowland b: 1775 prob VA d: Bef 1820 m: 19 Sep 1799 Washington Co VA
--2 Jemima Remy b: Abt 1782 prob VA d: MO +John Auxier m: 16 Aug 1810 Floyd Co, KY
--2 Daniel Remy b: 23 Sep 1789 VA d: Bef 1850 Johnson Co KY +Nancy Pelfrey b: Abt 1786 Montgomery Co, VA d: 4 Oct 1858 Johnson Co KY m: 26 Aug 1807 Floyd Co KY
----------3 Abigail Remy +John Curtis m: 13 Apr 1850 Johnson Co KY
----------3 Alexander Remy
----------3 James Remy
----------3 Daniel Jr Ramey/Remy b: 1820 d: Abt 1871 Johnson Co KY +Francis Ann Ferguson b: Abt 1817 VA m: 28 Apr 1846 Johnson Co KY
----------3 Thomas Jefferson Ramey b: 15 Aug 1826 Floyd Co KY d: 27 Feb 1902 buried Ramey Branch, Volga, Johnson Co KY +Sara Williams b: 1829 TN d: 1911 buried Ramey Branch, Volga, Johnson Co KY m: 11 May 1846 at E. P. Hill's, Johnson Co KY Father: Charles Williams Mother: Hannah Johnson
----------3 John Remy b: 1833
----------3 Temperance Remy b: Abt 1837
--2 Catherine Remy b: 26 May 1786 VA or NC d: 11 Nov 1852 Concord, Johnson Co KY +Stephen Wheeler b: 15 Oct 1780 Wise Co, VA d: 6 Apr 1835 Floyd Co, KY (current Johnson Co KY) m: 9 Jan 1805 Floyd Co, KY Father: Jesse Wheeler Mother: Jane Cole
-----------3 Dorcas Wheeler b: 22 Nov 1805 KY d: 4 Jan 1902
-----------3 Elizabeth Wheeler b: 14 Jun 1807 d: Bef 1900 prob Johnson Co KY +James Daniel b: Abt 1811 KY d: Aft 1900 prob Johnson Co KY m: 11 Feb 1830 Floyd Co, KY Father: Isom Daniel Mother: Mary Polly Borders
----------3 Anna Wheeler b: 18 Jan 1809 Floyd Co, KY d: 4 Feb 1849 +James F. Preston m: 3 May 1835 Floyd Co, KY Father: Eliphus Preston, Sr Mother: Anna Pelphrey
----------3 Jesse Wheeler b: 2 Jun 1811 KY d: 7 Jun 1861 Johnson Co KY +Lousina or Susanna Knott/Nott m: 13 Jan 1840 Floyd Co, KY
----------3 Eleanor Wheeler b: 6 Oct 1812 d: 2 Dec 1882 Johnson Co KY +Joseph Lemaster b: 16 Sep 1809 d: 4 Jun 1890 m: 19 Apr 1832 Floyd Co, KY Father: John Lemaster Mother: Frances Tackett
----------3 John Wheeler b: 11 Feb 1814 Floyd Co, KY d: 28 Aug 1854 Johnson Co KY +Mary Davis m: 18 Mar 1838 Floyd Co, KY
----------3 Jemima Wheeler b: 14 Jul 1815 Floyd Co, KY d: 27 Sep 1875 Johnson Co KY +John W. Davis b: 7 Nov 1820 Lawrence Co KY d: 2 Sep 1871 buried Mayo Farm Cemetery, Paintsville, Johnson Co KY m: 28 Jun 1840 Floyd Co, KY Father: Joseph Davis Mother: Elizabeth Borders
----------3 Lydia Wheeler b: 18 Oct 1816 d: 18 Dec 1818
----------3 Daniel Wheeler b: 25 Feb 1818 Floyd Co, KY d: Feb 1887 Johnson Co KY +Elizabeth Hager b: Sep 1821 VA d: Aug 1885 m: 22 Nov 1840 Floyd Co, KY Father: John Hager
----------3 Jane Wheeler b: 16 Nov 1819 Floyd Co, KY d: 26 Mar 1877 Johnson Co KY +James A. Ward m: 31 Jan 1839 Floyd Co, KY
-----------3 Mary Wheeler b: 17 Mar 1822 d: 1904 buried in Old Ward Cemetery, Offutt KY. on long point angling toward Big Sandy +Rhodes Murray, *2nd Husband of Mary Wheeler: +Jesse Ward b: Abt 1819 Floyd Co, KY d: 27 Dec 1855 buried in Old Ward Cemetery, Offutt KY, on long point angling toward Big Sandy m: 30 Jul 1837 Floyd Co, KY Father: Shadrack Ward Mother: Lovina
--2 Owen Remy b: Abt 1790 d: Abt 1816 VA +unknown d: Abt 1816 VA

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