General Notes

WILLIAM RAMEY was issued a pass to settle in "Cherokee Country" sometime between 1801 and 1804 by indian agent Jonathan Meigs. Early in the 1800's a Jacob Remy descendant, William R. Remy and his wife Anna Samlins settled near the present Elkhorn City on the Virginia-Kentucky line in the present Pike County, Kentucky. He built a home near the mouth
of Elkhorn Creek; this build was the beginning of Elkhorn City.

William laid claim to large tracts of land containing coal, timber, oil and gas,
around Elkhorn City. He acquired thousands of acres of land through Land
Surveys secured by State Land Grants and by County Court Orders, he also bought
and traded for other land. At one time he owned all the land from the Forks
of the Russell and Levisa Rivers to the Headwaters of Grassy Creek in Virginia,
which included a good part of the Breaks region. Pike County Rameys of today state
that William owned more than 40,000 acres of land, but a fire in his home, or in the prove his ownership, other Individuals and large Companies claimed much of the land.
In 1858 owned 609 acres on Grassy Creek waters of Sandy River. June 3 1852 bought
84 acres on Grassy Creek, on a cliff. However, at his death in 1865 he left much
land to his children as is shown by his will found in Pike County Will Book on page 50
397 acres both sides of grassy creek. mentioned in 1857 land warrant.
William R. Ramey
was born in 1782
in Fayette co,Virginia(now in kentucky) and died in 1865 in
Pike County Ky. He is said to have married Anna Samlins who
was born in 1784 in south carolina.
and died 18 Nov. 1856 in Pike county
Anna was the daughter of Elizabeth Samlins, no other information is found on an: Anna Samlins:(all research I have done lists no Samlins in North Carolina)(some say she may have been Cherokee)William was born in Fayette County which was in Virginia at the time. He is said to have come to Elkhorn City from North Carolina.

WILLIAM WAS ROAD COMMISSIONER AND/OR SUPERINTENDANT OF ROADS, OTHER RECORDS STATE
WILLIAM WAS A SURVEYOR AND LAID CLAIM TO LARGE TRACTS OF LAND
WILLIAM WAS A VERY ACTIVE MAN HE ALSO WAS JUSTICE OF PEACE IN THE PERIOD OF 1822-1834
HE WAS SHERIFF OF PIKE COUNTY 1831-1834 AND JUSTICE OF PEACE AGAIN IN 1837 WAS ACTIVE
IN COURT RECORDS UP UNTIL 1848BOOK D-P 2171866 INCLUDES BONDING OF EXECUTOR
AND APPOINTING APPRAISERS FOR HIS ESTATE:
MANY OF ROBERT G SCOTTS LAND DEALS INVOLVE WILLIAM RAMEY
1816 IN FLOYD CO. BEFORE PIKE CO WAS FORMED FROM FLOYD: