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THE RIPPEYS
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THE RIPPEYS |
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| The Head of the Irish Rippey family was Dr William
Ripy. He was born, educated and lived in Paris, France, where he had an extensive medical
practice. However because of his Huguenot religion he was forced to flee France and all
his property, at the time of the Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve - 24/08/1572 The massacre was the day before the marriage of Marguerite of Valois to Henri of Navarre - a marriage meant to unite the Catholics and Protestants of France. However the massacre in the streets of Paris killed all the Protestant followers of Henry and the minority group of Huguenots who lived in the St Germain district. Dr William Ripy first came to Ireland via Scotland and located on the Abercorn Estate at the townland of Byturn in the Parish of Ardstraw. This was probably during the Plantation of Ulster in the early 17th Century. He acquired a large landed estate, a good portion from the Duke of Abercorn. Dr William was the only Ripy family member to settle in Ireland. One of his treasured possessions was a fine mahogany wine set. The old homestead was about 3/4 of a mile from the main west gate of Baronscourt Estate, the home of the Duke of Abercorn. The old house was eventually torn down and replaced by a brick house. Descendants later moved about 7 miles south of the property. The doctor and the Duke were great friends and hunted together a great deal. |
The Abercorn papers and census records have historical references to the Rippeys:- From the Hearth Money Rolls 1666 - Hugh & Betty Reppy Scarvagherin From the Flax Growers Census 1796 - G49019 Rippey Nathan
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Known descendants of Dr Ripy start with his grandson William - now Rippey and various sisters. William married twice. His first wife was Elizabeth Lyons. They had 5 children:- John Will Hugh Robert Elizabeth His second wife was Nannie Ross In 1796 in Tyrone 3 Rippeys received the Irish Flax Growers Subsidy - William, Nathan and Matthew Some descendants emigrated to USA/Canada and I have information about their families. Particularly - John's
son James(1811-1872) emigrated tp Philadelphia in 1832, then went to Kentucky and
settled in Lawrenceburg, first engaging in the dry goods business and afterward in the
wholesale liquor business. In 1869 he established the distillery later operated by
his son, Thomas B. Ripy (1847-1902)
Another of John's sons - called John -
married Mary Parker and had 5 children: Margaret b1850, Mary Ellen b 1851, John b 1853,
James R. (died as infant) and Joseph b 1859.
Hugh married his cousin Miss Clark. She died in childbirth having her son Hamilton. He went to Canada and married General Pettegrew's daughter. He had an Export & Merchantile Business in Toronto and changed his name to Redpath. Moses Rippey of Hampton Ferry, County of Kings Parish of Norton, New Brunswick (Canada) had Tyrone ancestors I am in touch with Canadian & Kentucky descendants. 4 of the 5 sisters of William above married Presbyterian ministers:-
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son Robert (1828-1900) married Jane McNickle(1833-1922) at Drumlegagh Presbyterian Church
in 1860. They had 7 children. One son Robert (1872-1961) married Lillie McNickle
(1881-1979). They had 7 children. I have more family detail. |
| Robert, above was born in 1828 and married
at Drumlegagh Presbyterian Church where all local Presbyterians were married. My great
great grandmother Mary Rippey was born in 1821. Was she a
sister or perhaps a cousin of Robert? Our
family know she was of Huguenot descent and she was a skilled lacemaker. I would love to
establish the link to Dr William Ripy of Paris.
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