Research Notes:
We are researching Alexander Rickey, who went to New Jersey and married Ann Keirl.
There know of no evidence that supports Alexander and Agnes as the names of the parents of the Alexander Rickey, who went to New Jersey and married Ann Keirl.
Following are transcriptions of marriage and birth records from Scotland. The name is often followed by the occupation. The names following the letter W might correspond to godparents or sponsors.
1690 Thrusday 26 Juny (June?) 1690: Alexander Rickie taylor & Agnes Reid. (O.P.R Marriages, Edinburgh). [Photocopy, marriage record.]
1693 Saboth 28th of May 1693: Alexander Rickie taylor ( occupation tailor) in Pataran and Agnes Reid a.s.n. (a son named) William W George Scott cordmer in Pataran James Wood Andrew Ireland taylor (occupation tailor) ther (there, referring to Pataran?) S.W.
1695 Sabath 17th November 1695: Alexander Reikie taylor and Agnes Reid a.s.n. (a son named) Alexandre W James Wood cordimer Andrew Ireland Taylor William Wood taylor sw. (southwest?) (O.P.R. Births, Edinburgh). [Photocopy, birth record.]
1699 Thursday last of August 1699: Alexander Rickie taylor > Agnes Reid asn (a son named) James W Andrew Ireland Wilham Wood ? John Rickie taylors