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Some Descendants of Godfrey Ragsdale & Mary Cookney
The following chart traces the line of descent from Godfrey Ragsdale and Mary Cookney to Mary Ann Ragsdale Moore. It is not an attempt to list each and every one of their descendants. Therefore, while the siblings of direct ancestors are included, those siblings' own lines of descent beyond their children are usually not. Click on the hyperlinks for that individual's - or couple's - notes.
The John and William Ragsdales residing in Virginia in the late 18th century have been particularly problematic. If you have a John or William from that place and time, check Too Many Johns and/or Too Many Williams above as well as those hyperlinked in the chart below.
1. Godfrey Ragsdale (c. 1615, East Bridgeford, Nottinghamshire, England - 18 Apr 1644, Virginia)
Spouse: Mary Cookney ( - 18 Apr 1644, VA)
2. Godfrey Ragsdale (1644, Virginia - 1703, Henrico Co, VA)
Sp: Rachel Rowlett
3. Rachel Ragsdale (c. 1672 - 1758)
Sp: Richard Jones (m. 4 Jan 1692, Henrico Co, VA)
4. Daniel Jones
Sp: Mary ______
4. Thomas Jones
Sp: Amy ______
4. William Jones
4. Robert Jones
4. Llewellyn Jones
4. Mary Jones
4. Martha Jones
3. Godfrey Ragsdale (c. 1676, Henrico Co, VA - Jul 1731, Henrico Co, VA)
Sp: Elizabeth Baxter Martin (m. 1715, Henrico Co, VA) [Widow of John Martin]
4. Godfrey Ragsdale (c. 1716, Henrico Co, VA - 1755, Chesterfield Co, VA)
Sp: Mary Bryan
5. Mary Sarah Ragsdale
5. Elizabeth Ragsdale
4. Ann Ragsdale
4. John Ragsdale*
4. Tabitha Ragsdale (13 Mar 1721, Henrico Co, VA - )
4. Edward Ragsdale (8 Dec 1723, Henrico Co, VA - 1780, Lunenburg Co, VA)
Sp: Mollie ______
4. Rachel Ragsdale (Jun 1726, Henrico Co, VA - )
Sp: Stith Parham
4. Elizabeth Ragsdale
4. Baxter Ragsdale (16 Jun 1730, Henrico Co, VA - )
Sp: Mary Williams
3. Peter Ragsdale (c. 1680, Henrico Co, VA - 1747)
Sp: Alice Drury Whitton [Widow of Richard Witton]
4. Frances Ragsdale (c. 1705, Henrico Co, VA - )
Sp: William Matthews
4. Drury Ragsdale (c. 1720, Henrico Co, VA - 1750, Chesterfield Co, VA)
Sp: Sophia Waller
4. Faith Ragsdale (24 Oct 1722, Henrico Co, VA - )
4. Joseph Ragsdale (17 Jan 1724/25, Henrico Co, VA - Dec 1799, Mecklenburg Co, VA)
Sp: Frances Bevill
4. Ann Ragsdale (25 May 1727, VA - )
4. Rachel Ragsdale (27 Feb 1732/33, VA - )
4. Godfrey Ragsdale (c. 1736, VA - )
3. Katherine Ruth Ragsdale Added 17 Feb 2011
Sp: Robert Hix (m. 18 May 1701, Henrico Co, VA)
3. Daniel Ragsdale (c. 1688, VA - c. 1726)
Sp: Amy Maulding
4. John Ragsdale (c. 1718, VA - 1810, Moore Co, NC)
Sp: Mary May
3. Benjamin Ragsdale (c. 1698, Henrico Co, VA - 1772, Mecklenburg Co, VA)
Sp: Martha Jones (married c. 1723)
4. Daniel Ragsdale (7 May 1724, VA - 10 Oct 1793, Pittsylvania Co, VA)
Sp: Phoebe Wilson (c. 1729 - 1802, Pittsylvania, Co, VA)
5. Frederick Ragsdale (c. 1745 - 20 Jun 1845, Logan County, KY)
Sp1: Marian ______ (m. 20 Dec 1796, Pittsylvania Co, VA)
Sp2: Sally Chase (m. 1804, Logan Co, KY)
5. Rebecca Ragsdale
Sp: James Allen
5. John Ragsdale
5. Obediah Ragsdale (1768 - 1819)
Sp: Elizabeth Anderson
5. Gabriel Ragsdale (c. 1759, Halifax Co, VA - 1797, Buncombe Co, NC)
Sp: Mary Davidson (1767, Buncombe Co, NC - 1805, TN)
5. Thomas Paschal Ragsdale ( - 18 Apr 1838)
Sp1: Elizabeth Robertson
Sp2: Lucy Lanier (m. 18 Dec 1805, Pittsylvania Co, VA)
4. John Ragsdale (23 Jun 1728, Prince George Co, VA - 1794, Mecklenburg Co, VA)
Sp: Frances ______
5. Martha Ragsdale (c. 1755 - )
Sp: Hutchins Burton
5. John Ragsdale
5. Drury Ragsdale
Sp: Susanne Mealor (m. 22 Dec 1785)
5. Rachel Ragsdale
Sp: Richard Rowland (m. 10 Dec 1781)
5. Robert Ragsdale
Sp: Ann Taylor
5. Cornelius Ragsdale
Sp: Frances Mealor (m. 5 Oct 1795)
5. Joda [orJoanna] Ragsdale
Sp: Sherwood Harris (m. 1 Nov 1800, Mecklenburg Co, NC)
5. Tabitha Ragsdale
Sp: Nicholas Mealor (m. 5 Aug 1802)
4. Rachel Ragsdale (28 Jun 1726 - )
Sp: Mark Moore (c. 1726, VA - )
4. Mary Ragsdale (c. 1729 - 1772)
Sp: Augustine Rowland (c. 1730, Surry Co, VA - 1810, NC)
5. Richard Rowland
Sp: Rachel Ragsdale (m. 10 Dec 1781)
5. Robert Rowland
5. Christopher Rowland
4. Winnifred Ragsdale (17 Feb 1731/32, Prince George Co, VA - )
Sp: Michael Johnson
4. Richard Ragsdale (17 Feb 1730/31, Prince George Co, VA - c. 1814, Mecklenburg Co, VA)
Sp: Barsheba ______
4. Benjamin Ragsdale (28 Mar 1734, Prince George, Co - 1 Jan 1815, Pendleton District, SC)
Sp: Susannah Price
5. John Ragsdale
Sp: Nellie Harnage
5. Susanna Ragsdale
Sp: Archibald Hamilton
5. Thomas Ragsdale
4. William Ragsdale ( - 18 May 1824, Robertson Co, TN)
Sp1: Ann Parker
5. Rebecca Ragsdale (1 Nov 1758, VA - Nov 1844, Cross Plains, Robertson Co, TN)
Sp: Thomas Yates (1725, Bedford Co, VA - 5 Mar 1834, Cross Plains, Robertson Co, TN; m. 22 Dec 1776, Orange [now Caswell] Co, NC)
6. Eleanor "Nellie" Yates (c. 1777 - 1842, Shelby Co, IL)
Sp: Richard Freeman ( - 29 Jul 1837; m. 10 Apr 1794, Sumner Co, TN)
6. Sarah "Sally" Yates (c. 1779 - )
Sp: John Leaper (married c. 1797)
6. Nancy Yates (c. 1781 - c. 1875)
Sp: Theophilus Morgan
6. William Yates (c. 1785 - 13 Oct 1848, Hempstead Co, AR)
Sp1:Patience Wyatt
Sp2: Mary "Polly" Isbell (1788, Halifax Co, VA - Nov 1864, Lamar Co, TX; m. 13 Sep 1806)
6. John Charles Yates (c. 1786 - 1878)
Sp: Agnes Isbell (1791, VA - c. 1886, VA; m. 1819, Robertson Co, TN)
6. James Yates (20 Mar 1787, Caswell Co, NC - 6 Aug 1861, Graves Co, KY)
Sp: Elizabeth Ragsdale (1 Jun 1792, NC - 20 Mar 1864, Graves, KY; married c. 1815) Whose daughter was Elizabeth?
6. Rebecca Yates (c. 1792, TN - 1 Aug 1866, Newton Co, MO)
Sp: Thomas Daniel Isbell (27 Oct 1792, Halifax Co, VA - ; married c. 1815, Robertson Co, TN)
6. Henrietta Yates (c.1795, Robertson Co, TN - 31 Oct 1852, Callaway Co, KY)
Sp: Wesley G. Crabtree (c. 1792 - ; married c. 1814)
6. Lewis Yates (29 May 1796 - 29 May 1868, Robertson Co, TN)
Sp: Dorothy Adams (m. 6 Dec 1818, Robertson Co, TN)
6. Thomas Yates (21 Mar 1798, Robertson Co, TN - 12 Dec 1855, Lamar Co, TX)
Sp: Avis Totelo Griffin (7 May 1797 - 17 Feb 1885, Lamar Co, TX; married c. 1819)
5. John Ragsdale (c. 1761, VA - )
Sp: Nancy Douglas (m. 14 Oct 1783, Caswell Co, NC)
5. Peter Ragsdale (c. 1763, VA - )
Sp: Mary "Polly" Hamlett (m. 9 Dec 1788, Caswell Co, NC)
6. Nancy Parker Ragsdale (25 Jul 1796, Caswell Co, NC - 5 Jun 1880, Rison, Cleveland Co, AR)
Sp: Abraham Smith (15 Sep 1782, Amherst Co, VA - 17 Aug 1864, Bradley Co, AR; m. 28 Dec 1815, Madison Co, AL)
5. William Ragsdale (c. 1765, VA - c. 1831, Robertson Co, TN)
Sp: Fanny Moore Hamlett (m. 2 Oct 1788, Caswell Co, NC)
6. William Ragsdale (c. 1798 - )
Sp1: Sarah ______ (c. 1800 - )
7. Minerva Ragsdale (4 Apr 1821, TN - 4 Jun 1880, AR)
Sp: Drayton Bryant (25 Jul 1817, Spartanburg Dist, SC - 15 Feb 1874, Benton Co, AR; m. 22 Dec 1841, Conway Co, AR)
8. Thomas Wesley Bryant (18 Nov 1842, AR - )
Sp: Sarah George (m. 6 Oct 1866)
8. Sarah J. Bryant (7 May 1844, AR - )
Sp: William Goodhue
8. Mary Elizabeth Bryant (10 Apr 1846, AR - )
8. Martha Bryant
Sp: Reuben Austin (m. 16 Jan 1867)
8. John Bryant (c. 1850, AR - )
8. Nancy A. Bryant (c. 1853, AR - )
8. Levi E. Bryant (c. 1856, AR - )
Sp: Annias Adams (m. 17 Jul 1887)
8. Amanda Bryant (c. 1858, AR - )
8. Howell Thomas Bryant (9 Apr 1860 - 14 Jan 1946, Dallas, TX)
Sp: Mary Susie Rea (m. 14 Jan 1886, Coryell Co, TX)
8. Caroline M. Bryant (15 Jun 1862, AR - )
Sp1: Stephen S. Hill (m. 27 May 1880, Conway Co, AR)
Sp2: William T. New (m. 10 Feb 1884, Conway Co, AR)
8. Charles Decatur Bryant (1 Jun 1864, AR - 13 Nov 1939)
Sp: Lucy Mack Tucker (m. 22 May 1887, Searcy Co, AR)
8. Minerva Bryant (c. 1867, AR - )
7. Nancy Ragsdale (c. 1825, TN - c. 1858, Conway Co, AR)
Sp: Alexander Gordon (1822, Robertson Co, TN - 1 Mar 1864; m. 12 Jul 1844, AR)
8. Jonathan Gordon
Sp: Mary "Polly" Starkey
8. Robert Bolen Gordon
Sp: Nancy Elizabeth Reed
8. Alexander Bruce Gordon
Sp: Melvina Reed
8. Lucian Gordon
Sp: Ophelia A. Doty (m. 18 Feb 1885)
7. Howell Ragsdale (c. 1829, AR - )
7. Veecham Ragsdale (c. 1831, AR - )
7. Elizabeth Ragsdale (c. 1839, AR - )
Sp: Josephus Wilson (m. 11 May 1875, Conway Co, AR)
7. William Ragsdale (c. 1841, AR - )
Sp: Becca ______
Sp2: Sophia Compton Cross (1826, Gwinnett Co, GA - ; m. 28 Dec 1871, Conway Co, AR)
6. Thomas D. Ragsdale (8 Nov 1803, TN - c. 1878, Conway Co, AR)
Sp: Mary Ann Kilgore (14 Feb 1804, TN - ; m. 2 Oct 1825, Robertson Co, TN)
7. Sarah Jane Ragsdale (10 May 1835, Conway Co, AR - 12 Mar 1915, McLennan Co, TX)
Sp: John Alexander Westerfield (12 Aug 1819, Mercer Co, KY - 3 Feb 1905, McLennan Co, TX; m. 7 Mar 1851, Conway Co, AR)
8. Mary Hannah Westerfield (18 Jan 1853, Conway Co, AR - 23 Aug 1926)
8. James B. Westerfield (1855, Conway Co, AR - 18 Dec 1916)
Sp1: Lillia M. Catherine Scott (m. 5 Jul 1891)
Sp2: Josephine Humphries
8. John Alexander Westerfield (27 Aug 1857, Conway Co, AR - 7 Feb 1897)
8. Nancy J. Westerfield (24 Mar 1860, Conway Co, AR - 1860, Conway Co, AR)
8. Ann Lenora Westerfield (7 Feb 1862, Conway Co, AR - 1862, Conway Co, AR)
8. Waldemar Westerfield (16 Dec 1863, Conway Co, AR - 13 Oct 1889)
8. Robert Lee Westerfield (26 Oct 1866, Conway Co, AR - 2 Feb 1884)
8. Marguerite M. Westerfield (3 Feb 1869, Conway Co, AR - 1900)
8. Sarah Frances Westerfield (24 Apr 1872, AR - 10 Jul 1854)
7. Louisa H. Ragsdale (16 Jan 1838, Conway Co, AR - 15 Mar 1921, Atkins, Pope Co, AR)
Sp: John W. McCarley (2 Nov 1833, TN - 21 Jul 1887, Pope Co, AR; m. 29 Dec 1858, Conway Co, AR)
8. Mary E. McCarley (1 Nov 1859, Pope Co, AR - 15 Jul 1861, Pope Co, AR)
8. John W. McCarley (May 1862, Pope Co, AR - )
Sp: Mamie Osborn (Jan 1876 - ; m. 18 Jul 1897)
8. Lydia A. McCarley (1 Feb 1864, Pope Co, AR - 28 Sep 1866, Pope Co, AR)
8. Thomas McCarley (1 Nov 1867, Pope Co, AR - 13 Nov 1918, Appleton, Pope Co, AR)
Sp1: Nora Lee Williams (28 Aug 1875 - ; m. 27 Sep 1896, Pope Co, AR)
Sp2: Ida Boland (29 Dec 1880 - ; m. 17 Jan 1898, Pope Co, AR)
8. Charles McCarley (Jan 1872, Pope Co, AR - 1 Feb 1933, Johnson Co, AR)
Sp: Mary Guthrie (m. 5 Jun 1896, Johnson Co, AR)
8. Sarah F. McCarley (1874, Pope Co, AR - )
Sp: John Michael Alewine (26 Jan 1865 - ; m. 26 Apr 1899, Pope Co, AR)
8. Phoebe J. McCarley (c. 1879, AR - )
Sp: William H. Dewey (m. 17 Mar 1898, Pope Co, AR)
8. Larkin George McCarley (28 Feb 1880, Pope Co, AR - 12 Jun 1948, Conway Co, AR)
Sp1: Lillie Jones (1886 - ; m. 24 Jul 1906, Pulaski Co, AR)
Sp2: Mattie Tolbert (m. 20 Aug 1922, Conway Co, AR)
7. Lewis Thomas Ragsdale (31 Dec 1840, Conway Co, AR - 16 Jun 1918, Pope Co, AR)
Sp: Isabel Allene Boggess (1 May 1849 - 26 May 1946; m. 15 Nov 1866, Conway Co, AR)
8. Albert Sydney Johnston Ragsdale (14 Jul 1867, AR - 14 Jul 1942, Russellville, Pope Co, AR)
Sp: Lillas Ann Ferguson (Feb 1873 - ; m. 24 Dec 1890)
8. Charles T. Ragsdale (18 Mar 1869, AR - )
8. Excelsior Hannah "Dock" Ragsdale (17 Nov 1871, Conway Co, AR - 18 Oct 1921, Pope Co, AR)
Sp: Emma Susan Oates (3 Dec 1874 - 18 Apr 1830; m. 17 Nov 1897)
8. Mary Bell Ragsdale
8. John Lewis Ragsdale (12 Dec 1878, Atkins, Pope Co, AR - 1944)
Sp: Alma L. Strayhorn (m. 9 Oct 1904)
8. Robert A. Ragsdale (28 May 1884, Atkins, Pope Co, AR - )
Sp: Celeste D. Campbell (m. 26 May 1901)
8. Allie Ragsdale (Apr 1890, Pope Co, AR - )
8. Wade Ragsdale (16 Nov 1892, Pottsville, Pope Co, AR - 25 Feb 1981, Russellville, Pope Co, AR)
Sp: Irene D. Shinn (m. 4 Oct 1936)
7. Margaret G. Ragsdale (5 Sep 1843, Springfield, Conway Co, AR - 2 May 1880)
Sp: Madison Elliot Moore (2 Jun 1837 - 19 Oct 1895; m. 20 Sep 1859) Descendants of John Moore
Descendants of Margaret Ragsdale & Madison Elliot Moore»
5. Lewis Ragsdale (12 Sep 1769 - 4 Mar 1845, Logan Co, KY)
Sp1: Sarah "Sally" Isbell (19 Jun 1776, Halifax Co, VA - ; m. 29 Dec 1796, Halifax Co, VA)
6. George Isbell Ragsdale (17 Nov 1797 - )
6. James Ragsdale (20 May 1799 - )
6. Nancy Daniel Ragsdale (1800 - 5 Sep 1872)
Sp: Perry Barker (m. 12 Sep 1820)
6. Polly Parker Ragsdale (21 Jun 1802 - )
6. Sally Isbell Ragsdale (21 Jan 1804 - )
6. Joel R. Ragsdale (4 May 1806 - 4 Jul 1883, Bolivar, Polk Co, MO)
Sp1: Verlinda Wisdom
Sp2: Jain Alred (m. 24 Dec 1824)
6. Agatha Ragsdale (5 Apr 1807/09 - )
6. Burrell Ragsdale
6. Lewis Ragsdale (8 Feb 1813 - )
6. John D. Ragsdale (21 May 1814, Logan Co, KY - 18 Jul 1894, Dade Co, MO)
Sp: Lydia Anna Brooks (m. 20 May 1840)
6. Joshua Ragsdale (8 Aug 1816 - )
6. Stephen Daniel Ragsdale (29 Apr 1818 - )
6. Wyatt Ragsdale (8 Feb 1822 - )
Sp2: Nancy Foster
5. James Ragsdale (c. 1771, Caswell Co, NC - 1850, SC)
Sp: Narcissa Dargan Harrison (m. 1798, Chester Co, SC)
6. Nathaniel Ragsdale
6. William Parker Ragsdale (10 May 1803, SC - 25 Sep 1877)
6. Burr Harrison Ragsdale (10 Jan 1806 - 3 Sep 1859)
Sp: Eliza Smith Wall
6. Sophia Ragsdale
6. Jonathan Harrison Ragsdale
6. Mordecai Ragsdale
6. James Ragsdale (c. 1801, NC - 31 Jul 1853, Madison Co, AL)
Sp: Susannah Fitts (m. 20 Apr 1822, Madison Co, AL)
6. Benjamin Dargan Ragsdale
6. Carolina Ragsdale
6. Narcissa Ragsdale (16 Jul 1824 - 6 Feb 1863)
Sp: John Wesley Hunnicutt
5. Dolly Ragsdale (c. 1773 - )
5. Joel Ragsdale (c. 1783, Caswell Co, NC - 4 Sep 1851)
5. Benjamin Ragsdale
5. Sally Ragsdale (c. 1787 - )
Sp2: Mary Daniel Isbell ( - 1818; m. 4 Feb 1812) Wife of William Ragsdale, Generation 4
4. Peter Ragsdale ( - 16 Sep 1799, SC)
Sp: Sarah Charlton ( - 1830)
5. Larkin Ragsdale (c. 1765, VA - died Newton Co, GA)
Sp: Nancy Thomas
5. Richard Ragsdale (c. 1766, Lunenburg Co, VA - 23 Dec 1847, Cherokee Co, GA)
Sp: Susanna Allen (m. 1 Dec 1792, Mecklenburg Co, VA)
5. Fanny Ragsdale
Sp: John Ridgeway
5. Edmund Ragsdale (c. 1774 - 29 Feb 1856, Laurens Co, SC)
Sp: Sarah "Sally" Hill (1783, NC - 18 Jan 1858, Laurens Co, SC)
5. Elizabeth Ragsdale (15 Jul 1775, Mecklenburg Co, VA - 10 Mar 1854, Barrow Co, GA)
Sp: Abner Mason Camp (12 Jul 1775, Rutherford Co, NC - ; m. 1798)
5. Elijah Ragsdale (1 Nov 1778, Mecklenburg Co, VA - 1 May 1858, Cobb Co, GA)
Sp: Mary Kennedy
5. Francis Asbury "Berry" Ragsdale (c. 1779, Mecklenburg Co, VA - 1843, Anderson Co, SC)
Sp: Priscilla Chandler
4. Godfrey Ragsdale (c. 1740 - c. 1791, Halifax Co, VA)
Sp: Judith Ligon
4. Jesse Ragsdale (c. 1745 - c. 1827, White Co, TN)
Sp: Margaret Glenn
4. Thomas Ragsdale (c. 1747 - )
Sp: Mary Comer
3. John Ragsdale* (c. 1699, Henrico Co, VA - )
Sp: Mary ______
4. William Ragsdale**
Sp: Mary Elizabeth "Lithey" Smith
5. John Ragsdale
5. David Ragsdale
Sp1: Alyse ______
Sp2: Hannah ______
5. Thomas Ragsdale
Sp: Elizabeth Campbell (m. 10 Oct 1799)
5. Susannah Ragsdale ( - 4 Feb 1850)
Sp: George W. Wright
5. Mary "Polly" Ragsdale
Sp: Robert Walker
5. William Ragsdale
Sp: Sarah Campbell (m. 8 Jan 1801)
5. Robert "Bob" Ragsdale (13 Sep 1779 - )
Sp: Elizabeth Wright
*See Too Many Johns
**See Too Many Williams
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