John Thomas Ritter

1792 - 1869  (77 years)

• Name	John Thomas Ritter
  Birth	1792
  Gender	Male
  Census	1820-1850	Moore County, NC
  Census	1860	Montgomery County, AR
  Death	May 1869
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Heinrich Ritter,   b. Germany d. 1739, PA   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Mary Quimby,   b. Abt 1745   d. Between 1806 and 1808  (Age ~ 61 years)  (Grandmother)
  Notes	1820 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 310 John Writer (26-45) 1M (16-26) 1F (0-10) 3M 1825, Apr 12 -- Land Grant #2670, Moore County, NC John T. Ritter received 100 acres located on the waters of Richland Creek adjoining Hugh Kelly. George Muse and John Dannelly were chain carriers. 1828, Nov 18 -- 1823-1831 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 242 Ordered that James Hill be appointed overseer of the road from Kenneth McCaskill's to George Hunsucker's and have the following hands to work: William McIntosh, John McIntosh, Isham Wallis, Martin Hill, Samuel Barrett, John Lawhon, Daniel Caddell, Wm. Ritter, James Ritter, John Ritter, Wm. Barrett Esq. one hand and Hugh Kelly. 1829, Feb 17 -- Land Grant #2841, Moore County, NC John T. Ritter received 16 acres located south of McLendons Creek adjoining Isaac Smith, Donald Chisholm and George Nailor. Samuel Jackson and Benjamin Phillips were chain carriers. 1829, Feb 20 -- 1823-1831 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 257 Deed from William Barrett to Larkin N. Moore proven by John T. Riter 1830 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 467 John T. Writter (30-40) 1M 1F (10-15) 3M (5-10) 1M 1F (0-5) 2M 1830, Aug 17 -- 1823-1831 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 318 Ordered that Alex. C. Currie be appointed overseer of the road from the west corner of John B. Kelly's fence to the Davis old field and have the following hands to work: Daniel H. Muse, Abner E. Smith, Wm. Barrett Jur., Hudson Muse, Wm. A. Birckhead, Wm. Vuncannon, John Vuncannon, John T. Ritter, John B. Kelly's hands, Randolph McDonald, Thomas Muse (Hatter), Gideon Seawell's hands, Asa Muse, Jesse P. Rodgers, Jesse F. Muse, Westly Nailor, Westly Birckhead, John Morison, Jesse Hedgepeth, John McNeill (Hatter), John B. Faucett, John Fry (Hatter), Angus Martin, Causly Cox, Malcom McDonald, Duncan McIntosh, Anderson Vandaver, Wm. D. Smith, Alexr. McIver and all other hands residing in Carthage. 1833, Feb 4 -- Land Grant #2906, Moore County, NC John T. Ritter received 68 acres located on McLendons Creek adjoining Sampson D. Smith, John B. Kelly and Hugh Moore. Corn. Dowd Junr. and Danl. H. Muse were chain carriers. 1835, Sep 1 -- Land Grant #2985, Moore County, NC Jessy F. Muse received 59 acres located on Mill Swamp adjoining his own line, Phillips and John Wadsworth Dec'd. George G. Burkhead and John T. Ritter were chain carriers. 1840 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 173 John T. Ritter (40-50) 1M 1F (20-30) 1M (15-20) 1M (10-15) 1M (5-10) 1M 1F (0-5) 2M 1F 1844, Oct 30 -- 1844-1847 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 76 Deed from John T. Ritter and John Martin to John Morison proven by Leonard W. Lawhon 1850 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 173-B John T. Ritter 59 M, Farmer, Born in NC Mary Ritter 54 F, Born in NC Archibald Ritter 26 M, Carpenter, Born in NC Margaret Ritter 16 F, Born in NC Dorcus J. Ritter 15 F, Born in NC Thomas H. Ritter 17 M, Laborer, Born in NC Leonard H. Ritter 12 M, Born in NC Malcolm Ritter 11 M, Born in NC Christian Ritter 7 M, Born in NC Archibald J. Ritter 5 M, Born in NC 1860 -- Census, Montgomery County, AR Page 919-B, Mountain Township, Harold Post Office John T. Ritter 67 M, Farmer, $250 Personal Property, Born in NC Mary Ritter 64 F, Born in NC Thomas Ritter 28 M, Farmer, Born in NC Margaret Ritter 25 F, Born in NC Jane Ritter 22 F, Born in NC Leonard Ritter 22 M, Farm Laborer, Born in NC Macon Ritter 21 M, Farm Laborer, Born in NC Christian Ritter 18 M, Farm Laborer, Born in NC Archibald Ritter 16 M, Farm Laborer, Born in NC
  Person ID	I04096	Moore County Wallaces
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2022

  
  

  DNA Tests	4 DNA tests are associated with John Thomas Ritter
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	atDNA	J.R. Smith
  	atDNA	D.J. Ritter
  	Y-DNA-12	Nolen Ritter	R-M269	Most distant ancestor: Jesse Ritter,   b. 1735, VA d. c1810, Moore County, NC
  	Y-DNA-37	D.J. Ritter	R-M269	Most distant ancestor: Jesse Ritter,   b. 1735, VA d. c1810, Moore County, NC

  
  

  Father	Thomas Ritter,   b. 1764   d. 1849, Moore County, NC (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Margaret Seawell,   b. 1762   d. Aft 12 Feb 1851 (Age 89 years)
  Histories		Ritter Family of Moore County, NC - Miscellaneous Records The enclosed is a timeline and accounting of early Ritter references in Moore County and Cumberland County.
  Family ID	F1308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Muse,   b. 1796
  Children	1. Lewis H. Ritter,   b. 1816 ▻ Lovina "Viney"  (Age 41 years);    ▻ Margaret Kelly  (Age ~ 62 years) +   2. George Drathon Dickson Ritter,   b. 1823   d. 1869 (Age 46 years) ▻ Amelia "Milly" Jackson  (Age 75 years)  m. 1 Oct 1846 +   3. Archibald J. Ritter,   b. 1824 ▻ Cherry Ritter  m. 2 Apr 1856 +   4. John D. Ritter,   b. 1826, Moore County, NC d. 1864 (Age 38 years) ▻ Nancy Smith  (Age 35 years);    ▻ Margaret Elizabeth Hilton     5. Thomas H. Ritter,   b. 1833     6. Margaret Ritter,   b. 1834     7. Dorcus Jane Ritter,   b. 7 Mar 1834   d. 22 Aug 1922 (Age 88 years) ▻ Isaac Newton Marriott  (Age ~ 74 years)     8. Leonard H. Ritter,   b. 1838   bur. Hot Springs, Garland County, AR at Greenwood Cemetery ▻ Sarah Jane Spurlin  (Age 79 years)  m. 3 Jan 1861     9. Malcolm S. Ritter,   b. 1839   10. Christian Ritter,   b. 1843   11. Archibald Ritter,   b. 1845
  Family ID	F1375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1820-1850 - Moore County, NC Census - 1860 - Montgomery County, AR  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		1825 Land Grant, Moore County, NC #2670 - John T. Ritter
  		Map of Early Ritter Land Grants in Moore County, NC Tracts highlighted include Jesse Ritter, Sr. [GREEN], and sons: Thomas [YELLOW], John [LIGHT BLUE], Everett [RED] and Jesse, Jr. [PINK]. Grandsons: William [ORANGE], John R. [DARK BLUE], John T. [BLACK] and George [GRAY].

  
  

  Histories

  Wallace DNA Project The results of numerous Wallace and Ritter DNA tests