U.S. Senator Barack OBAMA
descendant of Johann Pieter STRAUB, 1733 immigrant to Philadelphia, PA
Luke RACEY
Elizabeth AIKEN
ANNOUNCEMENT:  There is a RASEY Y-chromosome DNA Surname Project in progress.  The project's administrator is offering a 50% subsidy to a patrilineal (direct male line) descendant of our subject if he will join the project and be tested — please see project web page for details and conditions.
Husband:  Luke / Lukes RACEY — there is no evidence that his first name was John
Birth:  1750, Norwich, NFK
Baptism:  4 Nov 1750, St. Martin at Oak Church, Norwich, NFK
Death:  ca. 1813, Hampshire Co., VA [now WV]
Transhumance:  31 Aug 1773, PA
Father:  Philip RACEY
Mother:  Ann ANGIER
Marriage:  1780, Hampshire Co., VA [now WV]
Wife:  Elizabeth AIKEN
Birth:  ca. 1757, co. Antrim, IRL
Death:  aft. 1820, Hampshire Co., VA [now WV]
Father:  James AIKEN (1733-1798), IRL > SC
Mother:  Elizabeth REID (1743-1803), IRL > SC
Children — born in Hampshire Co., VA [now WV]:
1.  John RACEY, b. ca. 1782/4; d. 5?/15? Mar 1831, Hampshire Co., VA [now WV]; m. Rebecca ORNDORFF (1789-1855)
2.  William RACEY, b. 24 Apr 1786
3.  Thomas RACEY, b. ca. 1788; m. Margaret HENSLIP
4.  Isabella RACEY, b. ca. 1791; d. bef. 1854; m. David Thomas ORNDORFF (1787-1873)
5.  Landon RACEY, b. 1796; d. 1855; m. 1822, Susanna BARNHOUSE; lived OH
Keywords for search engines:  UK, United Kingdom, GBR, Great Britain, ENG, England, Norfolk; Ireland, Eire; USA, US, United States, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia

Sources:

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

3.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

4.  Messages posted to the Rasey Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com)

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