Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Robert de Ramsay
1. Robert de Ramsay was born in 1363 in of Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1417 in Cockpen, Midlothian. Family/Spouse: Agnes. Agnes was born in 1367. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Sir Alexander Ramsay, Sr
was born in 1388 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland; died about 1465 in Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland.
- 2. Sir Alexander Ramsay, Sr
Generation: 2
2. Sir Alexander Ramsay, Sr
(1.Robert1) was born in 1388 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland; died about 1465 in Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. Alexander married Margaret DE RAMSEY in 1413 (MARR) in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. Margaret was born in 1396 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1456 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Sir Alexander Ramsay (Sheriff of Edinburg)
was born about 1413; died on 2 Apr 1456.
- 3. Sir Alexander Ramsay (Sheriff of Edinburg)
Generation: 3
3. Sir Alexander Ramsay (Sheriff of Edinburg)
(2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1413; died on 2 Apr 1456. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Lord Dalhousie Alexander Ramsay
was born in 1436 in Dalhousie, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 16 Mar 1482 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland.
- 4. Lord Dalhousie Alexander Ramsay
Generation: 4
4. Lord Dalhousie Alexander Ramsay
(3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1436 in Dalhousie, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 16 Mar 1482 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. Alexander married Elizabeth Isabella Douglas in 1464 (MARR) in Kilmaurs, Ayr, Scotland. Elizabeth (daughter of Douglas and Douglas) was born about 1448 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; died in 1465 in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Alexander de Ramsay, IV
was born in 1464 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 9 Sep 1513 in battle of Floden, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England, (present day United Kingdom) (killed in battle).
- 5. Alexander de Ramsay, IV
Generation: 5
5. Alexander de Ramsay, IV
(4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1464 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 9 Sep 1513 in battle of Floden, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England, (present day United Kingdom) (killed in battle). Alexander married Nichole Kerr on 22 Mar 1503 (MARR) in Hawkhead, Renfrew, Scotland. Nichole was born about 1470 in Samuelston, East Lothian, United Kingdom; died on 2 Jan 1528 in Castle Dalhousie, Bonnyrigg, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Nicholas Ramsay
was born about 1488 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 8 May 1555 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland; was buried in Dalhousie, Midlothian, Scotland.
- 6. Nicholas Ramsay
Generation: 6
6. Nicholas Ramsay
(5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1488 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 8 May 1555 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland; was buried in Dalhousie, Midlothian, Scotland. Family/Spouse: Christian Ross. Christian was born about 1484 in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. George Ramsay of Dalhousie
was born about 1515 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe; died on 2 Dec 1580 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe.
- 7. George Ramsay of Dalhousie
Generation: 7
7. George Ramsay of Dalhousie
(6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1515 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe; died on 2 Dec 1580 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe. Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Hepburn. Elizabeth (daughter of Alexander Hepburn and Helen Sinclair) was born about 1570 in Whitsome, Berwickshire, Scotland; died in Dec 1571 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Sir James George Ramsay of Cockpen
was born about 1543 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe; died on 7 Nov 1580 in Cletty, Dalhoussie, West Lothian, Scotland.
- 8. Sir James George Ramsay of Cockpen
Generation: 8
8. Sir James George Ramsay of Cockpen
(7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1543 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe; died on 7 Nov 1580 in Cletty, Dalhoussie, West Lothian, Scotland. Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Ramsay. Elizabeth (daughter of David Ramsay) was born about 1552 in Clatto. St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Elizabeth Ramsay
was born about 1570 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 19 Jun 1634 in Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; was buried in Currie Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland.
- 9. Elizabeth Ramsay
Generation: 9
9. Elizabeth Ramsay
(8.James8, 7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1570 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 19 Jun 1634 in Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; was buried in Currie Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland. Elizabeth married Sir William Bishop, The Elder on 13 Sep 1598 in West Lothian, Midlothian, Scotland. William (son of Sir Knight James BISHOP and Lady Mary Hudson) was born on 16 Jun 1570 in Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland; died in 1634 in Currie, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in Currie, Midlothia, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. John Bishop, Captain
was born in 1590 in London, England; died on 23 Sep 1658 in Charles City Co., VA. - 11. James BISHOP
was born in 1591 in Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland; died in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. - 12. Elizabeth Bishop
was born in 1593 in Scotland. - 13. Captain John Bishop
was born in 1612 in Lothian, Scotland; died in Apr 1655 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States.
- 10. John Bishop, Captain
Generation: 10
10. John Bishop, Captain
(9.Elizabeth9, 8.James8, 7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1590 in London, England; died on 23 Sep 1658 in Charles City Co., VA. John married Elizabeth Booker about 1632. Elizabeth (daughter of Sir Thomas Booker and Judith Hillar) was born about 1602 in Surrey, England; died in 1656 in Charles City Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. John Bishop, Jr.
was born about 1635. - 15. William Bishop
was born about 1638. - 16. Ann Bishop
was born in 1638 in James City, Virginia, United States; died on 6 Jan 1675 in Doeg Susquehannock Indian, New Kent, Virginia, United States. - 17. Elizabeth Bishop
was born about 1639. - 18. Mary Bishop
was born about 1642 in Charles City Co., VA; died after 1704 in Charles City Co., VA. - 19. Edmond Bishop
was born about 1646.
- 14. John Bishop, Jr.
11. James BISHOP
(9.Elizabeth9, 8.James8, 7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1591 in Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland; died in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. 12. Elizabeth Bishop
(9.Elizabeth9, 8.James8, 7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1593 in Scotland. 13. Captain John Bishop
(9.Elizabeth9, 8.James8, 7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1612 in Lothian, Scotland; died in Apr 1655 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States.
Generation: 11
14. John Bishop, Jr.
(10.John10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.James8, 7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1635. 15. William Bishop
(10.John10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.James8, 7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1638. 16. Ann Bishop
(10.John10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.James8, 7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1638 in James City, Virginia, United States; died on 6 Jan 1675 in Doeg Susquehannock Indian, New Kent, Virginia, United States. 17. Elizabeth Bishop
(10.John10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.James8, 7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1639. 18. Mary Bishop
(10.John10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.James8, 7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1642 in Charles City Co., VA; died after 1704 in Charles City Co., VA. Mary married Sylvanius Stokes, Sr. on 29 Jul 1658 in Charles City Co., VA. Sylvanius (son of William Stokes and Jane Scarsbrook) was born in 1636 in Charles City Co., VA; died in 1704 in Charles City Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. John Stokes
- 21. Elizabeth Stokes
was born in 1660 in Essex, Virginia, United States; died in 1718 in Essex, Virginia, United States. - 22. Elizabeth Stokes
was born in 1667 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States; died in 1757 in Virginia, United States. - 23. Sylvanus Stokes, Jr.
was born about 1670 in Charles City, VA; died before 6 Feb 1746/47 in VA. - 24. Young Stokes
was born in 1700 in VA, Virginia, United States; died on 5 Dec 1770 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States. - 25. Phoebe Stokes
was born in 1732 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States; died on 16 Jul 1778 in Albemarle, Sussex, Virginia, United States.
- 20. John Stokes
19. Edmond Bishop
(10.John10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.James8, 7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1646.
Generation: 12
20. John Stokes
(18.Mary11, 10.John10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.James8, 7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1)21. Elizabeth Stokes
(18.Mary11, 10.John10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.James8, 7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1660 in Essex, Virginia, United States; died in 1718 in Essex, Virginia, United States. 22. Elizabeth Stokes
(18.Mary11, 10.John10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.James8, 7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1667 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States; died in 1757 in Virginia, United States. 23. Sylvanus Stokes, Jr.
(18.Mary11, 10.John10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.James8, 7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1670 in Charles City, VA; died before 6 Feb 1746/47 in VA. Sylvanus married in 1698. was born about 1669 in Charles City, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. (Sherard) Young Stokes
was born about 1699 in Lunnenburg Co., VA; died on 5 Dec 1770 in Lunnenburg Co., VA.
- 26. (Sherard) Young Stokes
24. Young Stokes
(18.Mary11, 10.John10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.James8, 7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1700 in VA, Virginia, United States; died on 5 Dec 1770 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States. 25. Phoebe Stokes
(18.Mary11, 10.John10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.James8, 7.George7, 6.Nicholas6, 5.Alexander5, 4.Alexander4, 3.Alexander3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1732 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States; died on 16 Jul 1778 in Albemarle, Sussex, Virginia, United States.
