William Gettys (William Ramsay’s grandson)

17 October 2026 — PROVISIONAL—PUBLISHED FAMILY HISTORY. Recorded parents Samuel Gettys and Isabella Ramsey are provisionally assigned from an explicit published family group, not inferred solely from the surname in the will. Melissa Craven Fowler, The Gettys and Ramseys (revision 19 December 2017), p. 10, lists William among their children beside a reproduction of Martha Gettys Holland’s family Bible entries. The compiler identifies William as the grandson in the reproduced William Ramsay will dated 23 February 1777 (p. 25). Evidence [[evidence:WEB-20261017-233043-259a44c3|William Gettys — provisional parentage, Bible and will reproductions]] preserves the historical images and analysis. This placement remains provisional: obtain the original Bible/provenance and full probate/distribution file to confirm the identity and resolve the older abstract’s different grandson name. No birth, death, or residence fact is adopted from this tentative identity. The earlier caution and conflicting evidence below are retained for review.

8 October 2026 - Bloodline and ancestral-household research

Named as grandson William Gettys in William Ramsay’s reproduced February 23, 1777 will, receiving the remainder of the personal estate after stated bequests. The old abstract instead names a grandson Reynold Ramsay, a conflict that requires the original probate file. The reproduction supports a Gettys grandson but does not explicitly identify his parents. Do not automatically assign Samuel Gettys and Isabella Ramsey as parents solely from this surname and the separate son-in-law reference.

Evidence and limits N4 - William Ramsay1777 will: original reproduction and historical abstract discrepancy Melissa Craven Fowler, Chapter 6: The Gettys and Ramseys, pages 18-19, reproduction of William Ramsay will dated February 23, 1777, visually enlarged in the browser. Compared with York County Abstracts of Wills, page 436, Ancestry collection 8802, image 007726655_00295, recording probate April 29, 1777. Reproduction and derivative abstract; full archival probate file remains to be obtained. https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/52922367/chapter-6-the-gettys-and-ramseys

Archive evidence: [[evidence:WEB-20261008-195329-06a50ef2|60-person findings and source register]]; [[evidence:WEB-20261008-195536-a197b925|Reviewed source images]].