Ricky's on my mother's side of our family. He's from the "Thompson" branch of our family tree. But my grandmother was a "Ramey" before she married my grandfather. If you look up the "Ramey" side of my family tree you will find that Patty Ramey, better known as Patty Loveless, is my 4th cousin & my 5th cousins twice removed are, Loretta Lynn & her sister Crystal Gayle. Their mother was also from our branch of the Ramey family. My late Mother also told us we are related to The Carter Family & June Carter Cash somehow. Mommy told us about visiting Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash at their home when she went on vacation once. But I'm not sure how we are related because Mommy never explained that one to me. I know The Carter Family were originally from Virginia and the "Ramey" branch of my family tree began in Virginia with my 9 th great grandfather, Jacques (Jacob) Remy. A French huguenot who's father, Pierre Remy Count Raoul de Remi and also his grandfather Sir Jacques Remy de Ivory, were both executed by the Catholic Church of France for being members of the French Huguenots. Jacques (Jacob) Remy only escaped execution by slipping into Germany and hiding there under the protection of his cousin. He then found his way to England where he and his first wife Francoise Remy sold themselves into indentured slavery in order to gain passage to America. Francoise died on ship, but Jacques (Jacob) Remy settled in Virginia 1654 under the "Indenture System" bound to “Nicolas Spencer Esq., who was appointed Secretary of the Colony of Virginia during the pleasure of King Charles II 1606-1702 Mar 2, 1654.” Once in Virginia, the spelling of his last name was changed to Ramey and he married Mary Spencer Miles. Their great great grandson, my 7th great grand father, John Ramey moved his family to Kentucky. And that's where the Kentucky branch of the Ramey side of my family first began. So maybe it's from Virginia that we're related to The Carter Family. Or it could be from my other great grandmother's side of the family that we are somehow related. But who knows, Mommy didn't say. All I know for sure, is how we are related to Ricky Skaggs, Patty Loveless, Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle. The Remy/Ramey Family Coat of Arms The Remy/Ramey Family Crest The Remy/Ramey Family Coat of Arms and Family Crest was copied from a book written on my family back in 1942 by William Bonnelle Rhamy, titled The Remy Family in America, 1650 - 1942 We also have the unlucky distinction of having Nicholas Remy Seigneur de Rosieres as part of our family tree. He's well known as Nicholas Remy, the French magistrate, States Attorney under Duke Henri II. Ennobled 9 Aug 1583 and verified 6 Mar 1584 with the title of Lord Seigneur de Rosieres en Blois en Breuil, Councilor in Law, Secretary to his Royal Altesse Monseigneur le Grand Duc Charles III de Lorraine, and Eschevin of Lorraine, Sheriff of the Court of Nancy and presently Lieutenant General of the Bailiwick of Voges of Nancy. These letters gave him the right to carry arms. He inherited from his mother the Manor of Rosieres, which belonged to her mother, as shown by the proven will of her mother the Marchioness de Buzancy. Earlier title to the Marquisat de Buzancy were made at Pont a Mousson in May 1350, and by an Act of March 31, 1420, and by a last Act made October 23, 1566, when the Seigneuri came into possession of Nicholas Remy. His mother, (my 12th great grandmother), Beatrux de Rosieries, married Sir George Remy, my 12th great grandfather), son of Sir Didier Remy, my 13th great grandfather blood decedent of Desiderius Remy king of the Lombards, also known as King Didier who fought and lost a war with King Charles of France also known as Charlemagne 768-814 because Charles had repudiated his Lombard wife, Queen Desiderata (King Didier's Daughter) and married in 771 an Alamanni named Hildegarde. Per World Family Tree-Vol. 1, Pedigree #1259, Beatrix de Rosieres was a descendent of Her Highness, The Marchioness de Buzancy who died in 1357 and whose estate was still being fought over in law suits almost 200 years later, when Beatrix de Rosieries was finally adjudged the sole heiress and was declared The Last Living Relative Of Her Highness, The Marchioness de Buzancy. Beatrix Inherited Much Wealth and Property around the time she married Sir. George Remy. Buzancy and Ivoy are in the Department of Ardennes in Old Lorraine. As per the book, The Remy Family in America, 1650 - 1942 by William Bonnelle Rhamy. Nicholas Remy, my 12th great uncle, was known by his severity against unfortunates accused of Sorcery and Witchery (1576-1591) He saw every accused Witch as an agent of the devil that needed to be exterminated, and considered it justice done when they burned at the stake. He himself claimed that he was responsible for the deaths of more than nine hundred people. I think I like the Thompson (Scott-Irish) branch of my family the best. That side can be traced back to 1700 Ulster Ireland with the birth of my 7th great grandfather, Samuel Thompson. The first American in our Thompson branch, Samuel's grandson, my 5th great grandfather, Richard Thompson. He was born in 1742 in Northern Ireland, and >died October 11, 1830 in Lawrence Co., Ky., USA. He married Margaret Barr in 1770 in Virginia, USA. She was born in 1750 in England, and died in 1821 in Lawrence Co. Ky. Richard and Margaret Thompson first son Samuel was born in Halifax North Carolina. And Richard Thompson's name appears on the roster of North Carolina soldiers in the Revolutionary War. He served in the capacity of corporal under Colonel Abraham Buford's Regiment. Richard Thompson's pension # is S.35808. The above statements are proven facts and have been accepted by the National Daughters of the American Revolution, (Lawrence Co., Ky., Order Book 1, pages 38-39, DAR. Lineage Papers). Richard Thompson's father was Capt. John Thompson who settled in Halifax North Carolina after immigrating from Ireland. Capt. John's father was Samuel Thompson, who with Carter Braston, Richard Carlvin, John Blair, Thomas Walker, Gilmer, and others made the earliest petition for a large "land grant" in the Big Sandy Valley. They sought the Honorable John Earl of Dunmore Royal Governor of Virginia April 25, 1772, for 59,000 acres of land beginning at the mouth of the Louisa River, (later known as the Levisa Fork) and extending along the Big Sandy to the Ohio River. The next year, 1773, General William Thompson, a brother to Capt. John >Thompson came to the Lawrence Co. Ky. region. And After the Revolutionary war >ended Corporal Richard Thompson Sr. came with his family and settled on both sides of the Big Sandy. It is known from deeds, census lists, and family associations, that Richard and his seven sons and three daughters came to Floyd Co., Ky. between 1800 and 1810. Richard's sons were, (my 4th great grandfather) Samuel, Andrew, and James who settled in the Little Blaine section of Lawrence Co. Ky. Richard Jr. and George settled around the Big Blaine and Big Branch sections of the county. William and John settled on the W. Va. side of the Big Sandy River. 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