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Matthew Ritchie
The following, regarding Matthew Ritchie, was extracted from the book, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men (Boyd Crumrine, editor):

     Matthew Ritchie patented several tracts of land in this township.  A part of one that was patented March 17, 1788, was sold to John Harper, who, on the 4th of April, 1814, sold to Hance McClelland two hundred and fifty-nine acres.  Three years later he died and left to his sons, John and Ebenezer.  The latter sold his portion, one hundred and thirteen acres, Aug. 31, 1838, to Alexander McCloy [see Neil McCloy], and purchased a portion of the Morganza tract.

Crumrine, Boyd (ed.), History of Washington County, Pennsylvania with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men (Philadelphia:  L. H. Everts & Company, 1882).