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| Birth: | About 1785 in Kentucky |
| Death: | May 1815 in Warren County, MO 1 |
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| Sarah Smith (Wife) b. About 1787 in Franklin County, PA
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From LAND CLAIMS IN THE MISSOURI TERRITORY, p 451:
Robert Ramsey, claiming three hundred and fifty arpents of land, situate in the district of St. Louis; produces to the Board a concession from Don Carlos Dehault Delassus, Lieutenant Governor, dated 10th December, 1799, a plat of survey, dated 7th March 1803 and certified 27th February, 1804.
Testimony taken, November 4, 1808, Mordecai Bell, sworn, says that he (witness) built a cabin on the place claimed in 1802, then gave up his improvement to claimant, who got a concession for the same; in 1803 Thomas Gibson inhabited said land for claimant.
June 29, 1810, Present, Lucas, Penrose, and Bates, commissioners. It is the opinion of the Board that this claim ought not to be confirmed.
The grant was later confirmed to Robert Ramsey under Act of Congress of April 12, 1814. Survey #1921, Waters of Pointe Labbadie (present day Franklin County, Missouri). (Source: MISSOURI PIONEERS, Woodruff & Hodges, Vol. 2)
From MISSOURI GAZETTE AND ILLINOIS ADVERTISER, May 27, 1815, page 2, col. 4:
(Received from The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri)
Major Nathan Boon, arrived in town on sunday evening last, brings the melancholy news, that on Saturday morning last, about fifteen Indians approached the dwelling house of Mr. Robert Ramsay, of Saint Charles county---killed three of his children, and dangerously wounded him and his wife. Of the recovery of Mrs. Ramsy there is no hope. The children were scalped and horridly butchered. Mr. Ramsay lived about two miles from the old Charette village, in the heart of an important settlement; and not more than sixty miles hence. One of the little children of the family, made his escape and sounded the alarm. The neighbors, as soon as they could, gave pursuit, but as yet nothing has been heard from them.
The indians who have committed the above atrocious murder, are no doubt a part of those hellish bands who rendezvous at Rock river; to whom a pipe has been sent, and to whom a messenger is now bound, to invite them to a consummation of the Ghent treaty.
It cannot for a moment be believed that a treaty will bind these inhuman butchers; nothing but exemplary chastisement will teach them to respect our borders.
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- Text: Genealogy reports on Gordon and Smith Family prepared by Tarne
y Smith based on information from Ora Gretrude Smith.
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