Jacob Ruetschie (abt. 1724 - abt. 1800)

Born about 31 Dec 1724 in Schlieren, Zürich, Switzerland

Husband of Maria Katarina Mayer — married 8 Oct 1747 in Williams Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about 1 May 1800 at about age 75 in Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Jacob Ruetschie migrated from Switzerland to United States.

Jacob Ruetschie was a Civil Servant in the American Revolution.

Jacob Ruetschie is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A096432.

Jacob R Ruetschi was born on December 31, 1724, in Schlieren, Zürich, Switzerland, to Barbara Lips, age 27, and Konrad Ruetschi, age 26. His brother Henrich was born in 1728 in Schlieren, Zürich, Switzerland, when Jacob R was 4 years old.

On 24 FEB 1735 he left Rotterdam on the ship Mercury with his parents and younger brother Henrich. His brother Hans Jacob was born on May 14, 1735, on the ship Mercury. On 29 MAY 1735 the ship arrived in Philadelphia, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.^[1]

Jacob married Maria Katarina Mayer in Williams Township Congregation, Northampton County, on October 8, 1747, when he was 22 years old.

Starting around 1740, many families migrated from Philadelphia south along old Indian trails by Conestoga wagons (then called Waggons) to Virginia and the Carolinas. The Jacob Rutschi (later Ritchie) family traveled along the Upper Road and settled near where Charlotte is today around 1750.

In 1790, he lived in Mecklenburg, North Carolina.^[2]

Jacob died in 1800 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina [1].

Children

• Henry
• Michel
• John George
• Peter
• Margareth
• Anna Barbara
• Molly
• Catharina

^[3]

Burial

Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s: Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1735; Page Number: 26 Ancestry Record 7486 #3410355 U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s:

   Name:	Jacob Rutschy
   Age:	10
   Birth Year:	abt 1725
   Arrival Year:	1735
   Arrival Place:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
   Primary Immigrant:	Rutschy, Jacob

2. ↑ 1790 United States Federal Census: The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 368; Family History Library Film: 0568147 Ancestry Record 5058 #180917 1790 United States Federal Census:

   Name:	Jacob Richey
   Home in 1790 -City, County, State-:	Mecklenburg, North Carolina
   Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:	2
   Free White Persons - Females:	3

3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203089058/jacob-r%C3%BCtschi: accessed 30 December 2022), memorial page for Jacob Rütschi (1724–1800), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203089058, citing Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Rebecca Lee McClary Powell (contributor 47947979).
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203089058/jacob-r%C3%BCtschi: accessed 30 December 2022), memorial page for Jacob Rütschi (1724–1800), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203089058, citing Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Rebecca Lee McClary Powell (contributor 47947979).

• 1790 United States Federal Census
• North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960
• Pennsylvania, U.S., Land Warrants, 1733-1987