The surname MacRichie was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: MacRitchie, Ritchie, MacRichie and others.
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Some of the MacRichie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Ritchie, who came to New Jersey in 1685; Alexander and Sarah Ritchie, who arrived in New Hampshire in 1736; Robert Ritchie, who arrived in Boston in 1758.