Nathan Ratliff 1762

Nathan Ratliff and
Martha Polly Farmer

Nathan Ratliff (Ratcliffe) b 1762, Montgomery Co VA d 1835 Montgomery Co VA; about age 73; s/o William Ratcliffe (Ratliff) and Unknown. Nathan Ratliff m. 1781 to (1) Martha "Polly" Farmer; d/o Jeremiah Farmer. Children of Nathan Ratliff and Martha "Polly" Farmer;

1. William "Bigger" Ratliff b 1782 VA d 24 Nov 1857 Pike Co KY; buried Venters, KY; m. abt 1808 to (1) Martha "Patsy" Thornsbury. William Bigger Ratliff m. 1847 to (2) Francis Moore.

2. Jeremiah Ratliff b 1784 Montgomery Co VA; m. 6 Sept 1803 Montgomery Co VA to Sarah "Sally" Nestor. Child of Jeremiah Ratliff and Sarah Sally Nestor; i. Martha Ratliff.

3. Rebecca Ratliff b 1789 Montgomery Co VA; m. 1806 Montgomery Co VA to John Akers.

4. John Ratliff b 1790 Montgomery Co VA d Pike Co KY m. abt 1810 to Nancy Maston.

5. Sally Ratliff b 1792 Montgomery Co VA d 1851 Montgomery Co VA; m. 1819 to Jonas Altizer.

6. Thompson Ratliff b 1802 Montgomery Co VA d 13 Jan 1879 Wayne Co VA; at age 76; m. abt 1822 KY to Nancy Bromley. Child of Thompson Ratliff and Nancy Bromley; i. William Ratliff b 1829 Pike Co KY.

Nathan Ratliff
and Patty Farmer

Nathan Ratliff (Ratcliffe) b 1762, Montgomery Co VA d 1835 Montgomery Co VA; about age 73; s/o William Ratcliffe (Ratliff) and Unknown. Nathan Ratliff 1762 m. 1803 to (2) Patty Farmer. Children of Nathan Ratliff and Patty Farmer;

1. Mary Ratliff.

2. Martha Ratliff

More About Nathan Ratliff (Ratcliffe)

Nathan Ratliff made a will on July 23, 1834 which was probated on 5 January, 1835. Nathan Ratliff was a farmer. Nathan Ratliff was a private in the Revolutionary War in which he entered service on 1 June 1778, at age 16.

He served one month against the Indians under Captain Joshua Wilson and Lieutenant William Hungate. Nathan Ratliff went out under Captain Abraham Trigg on 1 July 1780. They marched to the Yadkin River in North Carolina and defeated the Tories in a skirmish. Nathan Ratliff served eight months in all and received a Pension in 1834 for his services. Nathan Ratliff was appointed on 7 February 1797 as overseer of the road leading from the mouth of Indian Creek in Montgomery County, Virginia to where the same joins the main road leading from New River.