Sketch of William Ramsey, St. Charles County, Missouri

>From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in 
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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Capt. William Ramsey, a Revolutionary War soldier, came to Missouri in
1800, and settled on a small stream in St. charles County, which has
since been known as Ramsey's Creek.  He removed from there and settled
within the present limits of Warren County, not far from the village 
of Marthasville.  Capt. Ramsey was at the battle of Yorktown, and wit-
nessed the surrender of the British Army under Lord Cornwallis, and
during the Indian War in Missouri he commanded a company of rangers.
He died in Boone County, MO., May 22, 1845, aged 104 years.  He was
married twice, and by his first wife he had: Robert, John, William Jr.,
India, Elizabeth and Peggy.  Robert married a Miss Smith, and lived 
near Marthasville. (A history of the murder of his family at that place
has already been given.)  India married Thomas Gillmore, who was a
ranger under Capt. Callaway, and present at his defeat.  Elizabeth 
married Dabney Burnett.  Peggy and William married Bryans.  John marr-
ied Polly Meek, and after his death his widow married Francis Howell.	

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