Captain John Ritter

1816 - 1902  (86 years)

• Name	John Ritter
  Title	Captain
  Born	9 Jun 1816
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Nov 1902
  Buried	Moore County, NC at Smyrna Methodist Church
  Notes	1850 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 225 1860 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 185-B 1870 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 605 1880 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 361-B 1900 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 74
  Person ID	I04046	Moore County Wallaces
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2015

  
  

  DNA Tests	8 people have linked a DNA test to Captain John Ritter
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	atDNA	Susan Peurifoy
  	atDNA	. Caviness
  	atDNA	D.S. Hussey
  	atDNA	. Scott
  	atDNA	D. Allred
  	atDNA	. Walton
  	atDNA	A.W. Williams
  	Y-DNA-111	Eli Gilmer Ritter, Jr.	R-Z253	Most distant ancestor: Jesse Ritter,   b. 1735, VA ,   d. c1810, Moore County, NC

  
  

  Father	Thomas Wesley Ritter,   b. 28 Mar 1786,   d. 17 Jan 1821  (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Dolly Garner,   b. Abt 1790,   d. Bef 31 May 1848  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Notes	1848, May 31 -- Deed Book 10 Page 539-541, Moore County, NC John Garner and wife Judith, Elias Maness and wife Elizabeth, Asa Maness and wife Ann, Eliza Ritter and John Ritter deeded Lewis Garner 134 acres located on Deep River adjoining Lewis Garner and John Ritter. Jas. L. Garner was a witness. [Editor's Note -- heirs of Dolly Garner Ritter Dec'd.]
  Family ID	F0079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sara Ann Myrick,   b. 4 Apr 1818,   d. 19 Mar 1905  (Age 86 years)
  Married	Abt 1839
  Children	+ 1. Francis Marion Ritter,   b. 13 Apr 1840,   d. 31 Jul 1907  (Age 67 years) + 2. Thomas Ritter,   b. 13 Jun 1841,   d. 1 Jul 1915  (Age 74 years) + 3. Martha Emily Ritter,   b. 30 Dec 1842,   d. 10 Apr 1915  (Age 72 years) + 4. John Spinks Ritter,   b. 1 Aug 1844,   d. 18 Aug 1916  (Age 72 years) + 5. Mary Ritter,   b. 11 Jan 1846,   d. 21 Jun 1928  (Age 82 years) + 6. Judy Ritter,   b. 20 May 1847,   d. 23 Apr 1921  (Age 73 years) + 7. Cynthia America Ritter,   b. 9 Feb 1850,   d. 6 Jan 1938  (Age 87 years) + 8. Sarah Jane Ritter,   b. 15 Mar 1852,   d. 4 Jun 1923  (Age 71 years) + 9. Huldah Ritter,   b. 11 Aug 1854,   d. 30 May 1923  (Age 68 years) + 10. Jack Ritter,   b. Mar 1857,   d. 4 Jul 1903  (Age ~ 46 years) + 11. Joseph Ritter,   b. 02 Dec 1857, Moore County, NC ,   d. 19 Feb 1936, Greensboro, Guilford County, NC  (Age 78 years) + 12. Julia Ann Ritter,   b. 15 Apr 1861,   d. 4 Jun 1926  (Age 65 years) + 13. Exir Louise Ritter,   b. 30 Jun 1862,   d. 21 Jan 1925  (Age 62 years) + 14. Elizabeth Adelaide Ritter,   b. 11 Oct 1865,   d. 27 Jan 1938  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F1354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - - Moore County, NC at Smyrna Methodist Church  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Captain John Ritter Husband of Sara Ann Myrick and son of Thomas Wesley Ritter and Dolly Garner

  
  

  Documents		1838 Land Grant, Moore County, NC #3127 - William Ritter
  		1848 Land Grant, Moore County, NC #3509 - Lewis Garner

  
  

  Headstones

  John Ritter

  
  

  Histories		1845 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 8 Located in the McKeithan Papers at the Moore County Historical Association. Courtesy of James V. Comer.
  		1847 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 8 Located in the McKeithan Papers at the Moore County Historical Association. Courtesy of James V. Comer.
  		1847 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 9 Located in the McKeithan Papers at the Moore County Historical Association. Courtesy of James V. Comer.
  		1849 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 8 Located in the McKeithan Papers at the Moore County Historical Association. Courtesy of James V. Comer.
  		Wallace DNA Project The results of numerous Wallace and Ritter DNA tests
  		1851 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 8 Courtesy of the NC Archives.