Thomas Hart (1730-1808) and Susanna Gray (1749-1832)

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1. Thomas¹ Hart, son of Thomas Hart and Susanna Rice, was born in Hanover County, VA December 11, 1730. Thomas died June 23, 1808 in Lexington, KY, at 77 years of age. His body was interred in Old Episcopal Cemetery, Lexington, KY.

He married Susanna Gray in North Carolina, 1764. Susanna was born in North Carolina 1749. Susanna was the daughter of John Gray and unknown. Susanna died August 26, 1832 in Lexington, KY, at 83 years of age. Her body was interred in Old Episcopal Cemetery, Lexington, KY. At 19 years of age Susanna became the mother of Eliza Hart September 9, 1768. At 23 years of age Susanna became the mother of Thomas Hart, Jr. in North Carolina, 1772. At 31 years of age Susanna became the mother of Lucretia Hart in Hagerstown, MD, March 18, 1781. Susanna became the mother of Nathaniel Gray Smith Hart in Hagerstown, MD, ca 1784. Susanna was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 Census in Fayette County, Kentucky. In the 1810 Census for Fayette County, Kentucky, Susanna Hart is listed with 1 white male 16-26, 5 white females under 10, 1 16-26, 1 26-45, and 3 slaves.

At 37 years of age Thomas became the father of Eliza Hart September 9, 1768. At 41 years of age Thomas became the father of Thomas Hart, Jr. in North Carolina, 1772. At 50 years of age Thomas became the father of Lucretia Hart in Hagerstown, MD, March 18, 1781. Thomas became the father of Nathaniel Gray Smith Hart in Hagerstown, MD, ca 1784. Thomas was listed as the head of a family on the 1790 Census in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Thomas Hart is listed in the 1890 Census for Washington County, Pennsylvania with one male white age 16 or over, 2 under 16, 4 white females and 18 slaves. Thomas Hart was engaged in business and had an entrprenurial bent. He was a member of the Transylvania Company and was one of the purchasers of some 20 million acres of Kentucky and Tennessee from the Cherokee Indians in 1775. This purchase was later nullified by the legislatures of Virginia and North Carolina. Thomas moved to Lexington, Kentucky from Hagerstown, MD in 1794. He had moved to Hagerstown from North Carolina during the Revolutionary War for safety. His biography from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography edited by William S. Powell, Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1988 follows: Hart, Thomas (ca. 1730-23 June 1808), merchant, public official, and militia officer, the son of Thomas and Susannah Rice Hart, was born in Hanover County, Va., on a plantation settled in 1690 by his English-born grandfather, also named Thomas. John, Benjamin, David, and Nathaniel were his brothers, and Ann his only sister. The family moved to Orange County, N.C., in 1755 after their father died. By 1779, Thomas had received a total of 2,282 acres of land in grants and erected his home, Hartford, near Hillsborough. In addition to farming, he built a gristmill on the nearby Eno River and conducted other business enterprises at the location that became known as Hart's Mill. Later he became a partner with Nathaniel Rochester and James Brown in a mercantile establishment in Hillsborough. After establishing himself financially, Hart married Susannah Gray, the daughter of the wealthy and politically prominent Colonel John Gray. In 1775, the colonel died and left his entire estate to his son-in-law, including the large plantation Grayfields. With capital resources thus increased, Hart shrewdly expanded his business and by his industrious management accumulated a considerable fortune according to the Orange County tax books for 1779. In addition to his financial prosperity, Hart was successful politically. Shortly after settling in North Carolina, he became an intimate of James Watson, James Thackston, Thomas Burke, James Hogg, William Johnston, and Richard Henderson, and an acquaintance of Governor William Tryon and Edmund Fanning. This led to his appointment as a vestryman of St. Matthew's Parish as well as county sheriff for a two-year term and another beginning in 1768. In the latter year he was also made a captain in the Orange County militia and commissary for the troops of Orange and Granville counties. Throughout his tenure of office, the sheriff was in constant controversy with the increasingly active Regulators. In 1765, the Assembly passed a bill introduced by Edmund Fanning to award Hart £1,000 for his losses as sheriff, and the previous legislature had included Hart in a group exempt from the payment of taxes. These acts infuriated the Regulators, who claimed the sheriff had no losses, but was being rewarded at public expense for using his influence in the election of Fanning to office. Hart also displeased the government by his failure to collect the unpopular poll tax, either because he disapproved of the law or did not understand it. In 1765, the Assembly ordered him to make the collection. Whether or not he did, he settled his financial account in the colony satisfactorily, which won for him a tribute from Orange County residents because he was the only sheriff ever to do so. When Governor Tryon decided in 1768 to have Herman Husband arraigned in court for his Regulator activities, Sheriff Hart served the warrant and took the accused into custody. In the same year, and again in 1771, Hart was ordered to raise five hundred troops for the defense of the colony. He was unable to enlist the requested manpower but on both occasions accumulated sufficient provisions to sustain the troops Tryon assembled at Hillsborough. The actions of the royal government increasingly incited the wrath of the Regulators, and the sheriff was one of a group of officials they severely whipped in 1770. In view of such treatment, Hart undoubtedly received considerable satisfaction in serving as quartermaster for Tryon when the governor dispersed the Regulators at the Battle of Alamance. During the relative calm that ensued after the War of the Regulation, Hart was able to concentrate on business enterprises. The role of an entrepreneur appealed to him, and in 1774 he became one of the partners in Richard Henderson's Louisa Company to buy and develop lands in what became Tennessee and Kentucky. Hart journeyed to the Watauga section of Tennessee as one of the company's representatives at a meeting arranged by Daniel Boone with the Cherokee Indians. John Sevier and Isaac Shelby, who attended as spectators, saw the Indians accept several loads of "trading goods" in return for their titular rights to a huge area of western land. After this transaction, the company was reorganized as the Transylvania Company with Richard Henderson, Thomas Hart, Nathaniel Hart, William Johnston, James Hogg, John Luttrell, John Williams, David Hart, and Leonard Henly Bullock as shareholders. Trading with the Indians for western lands strictly violated the Royal Proclamation of 1763, but, as many Americans were engaging in land speculation despite the king's fiat, the Transylvanians ignored it also. The potential profit in the venture was enormous, and the partners lost no time in enlisting settlers to buy or rent land in the territory. Thomas Hart visited the Watauga again in 1775 and his brother, Nathaniel, became a resident agent for the company in the west until he was killed by Indians in 1782. The outcome of the American Revolution relieved the Transylvania Company of any interference in its affairs from the British government but presented a new dilemma because the states of North Carolina and Virginia claimed Tennessee and Kentucky, respectively, as part of their territory. The partners determined to establish their claim to the western land if possible and years of litigation followed. The final decision rendered that the company's purchase was illegal but a tract was awarded the partners to recompense them for the expenses incurred in the transaction. Hart traded part of his share for land in Kentucky and eventually settled on it. After the War of the Regulation, Hart continued to fill an important role in political affairs, serving as a juror; member of a commission to build a new jail in Hillsborough; member of the colonial Assembly from Orange County in 1773; and then representative in the First, Second, and Third Provincial congresses. When the Revolution began, he was appointed commissary for the Sixth North Carolina Regiment with the rank of colonel. In addition, he was elected a senator in the North Carolina General Assembly for the 1777 session where he became involved in the work of so many committees that he resigned his military commission in order to attend to them. Although Hart, with many others, could not condone the violent tactics of the Regulators, he felt no compunction in becoming an ardent patriot in the American Revolution when independence was formally declared. In doing so, he incurred the hatred of the loyal Tories who unleashed their persecutions when Lord Cornwallis approached Hillsborough with the British Army. Concerned for the safety of his wife and several daughters, Hart removed to Hagerstown, Md., accompanied by Nathaniel Rochester, one of his former business partners. Shortly after his departure the Battle of Hart's Mill was fought on his property, which the British occupied. Hart and Rochester built a mill and a nail and rope factory, both of which prospered. The colonel gradually disposed of his North Carolina property and never returned to the state. He sold his homeplace, Hartford, to Jesse Benton, husband of his niece, Nancy, and father of Thomas Hart Benton. As the purchaser died before paying for the place, Hart became the mortgagee of the property through a friendly lawsuit and allowed the widow and her family to continue to live there. The mortage was never fully redeemed, which apparently caused no ill will as Hart left the Bentons an additional tract of land when he died. In 1794, Hart moved to Lexington, Ky., where he resided for the remainder of his life. He built up his rope and hemp business into a highly profitable commercial enterprise and engaged in various forms of trade and investment. Due to his affluence, pleasing personality, and shrewd mind, Hart soon became one of the most prominent men in Kentucky. His daughter, Ann (Nancy), married James Brown who had engaged in business with the colonel and Rochester back in Hillsborough, and who later became the U.S. minister to France. Another daughter, Lucretia, born after the Harts left North Carolina, married Henry Clay. A niece married Isaac Shelby, and the other members of the family made marital connections in influential circles. In Maryland, Hart was a communicant of All Saints' Parish (later renamed St. John's), of the Protestant Episcopal church. In Kentucky, he joined an Episcopal society which eventually became Christ Church in Lexington. He was buried in the Old Episcopal Graveyard in that city. No portrait of Hart has been found.

SEE: Walter Clark, ed., State Records of North Carolina, vols. 11, 16, 24 (1895, 1899, 1905); Lyman Copeland Draper Letters (Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort); William S. Lester, The Transylvania Colony (1935); Frank Nash, Hillsboro: Colonial and Revolutionary (1953); Records of Orange County (Offices, Register of Deeds and Clerk of Courts, County Courthouse, Hillsborough); William L. Saunders, ed., Colonial Records of North Carolina, vols. 7, 8 (1890); Durward T. Stokes, "Thomas Hart in North Carolina," North Carolina Historical Review 41 (1964).

DURWARD T. STOKES

A web site about the Hart family may be found at http://www.airtanker.com/mcnally/hart/index.html.

The Will of Thomas Hart transcribed by Edith Gomez follows: I, Thomas Hart, of Lexington, Kentucky, do make, ordain and publish the following as and for my last Will and Testament: I give and bequeath to my wife during her life the house and lot which I at present occupy in Lexington, also during the same period all my household and kitchen furniture and one hundred fifty pounds annualy during her life, which sum I direct my executors (herein after named) to pay her quarterly. I also lend during her life the slaves Isham & Jenny, now in our possession, and direct my said executors to provide her by hiring one other good house servant during her life, all of which several provisions I intend and hereby declare to be in lieu and full satisfaction of all claims which my said wife might have upon my estate for dower or distribution.

I give and bequeath to each of my sons Nathaniel and John, the sum of one thousand pounds to be raised in six months after my death and to be put out on interest by my executors toward providing a fund to maintain them and to be paid over to them on their arrival at full age respectively. The interest accuruing upon each legacy to be appropriated to the separate use of each of my said sons; and as a further provision for their maintenance I likewise direct my said executors to pay each of them one hundred pounds annually until they arrive respectfully at full age.

I apopoint my son Thomas Hart guardian of my son John and empower my said son Thomas if he shall deem it for the interest of John to employ the said legacy of one thousand pounds to John in trade.

I relinquish to the Representatives of Samuel Price all claims of whatever description I have against them. I give and devise to my daughter Susannah Price the house and lot I purchased for John Jones in Lexington and also the sum of two hundred pounds to be paid her as soon as it can be raised with convenience, and I also direct my executors immediately upon my death to purchase two young negro women whom I give and bequeath to my said daughter.

I give and bequeath, besides the legacies aforesaid, to my son Thomas Hart, two hundred pounds; to children of my deceased daughter Elizabeth Pindell, two hundred pounds; to my son-in-law James Brown two hundred pounds; to my son-in-law Henry Clay two hundred pounds, to be paid to them or their representatives as soon as the situation of my estate will enable my executors.

I give to and invest in my executors the power of selling any of my lands not specially devised that they may think proper. I also give and invest in my said executors the power of making deed for any lands that I am or may be bound to convey and also settling by compromise, abritration or otherwise any dispute that may exist in my lands.

All the rest and residue of my estate not before herein disposed of after payment of my just debts I give and bequeath to my children: Thomas Hart, Susannah Price, Anne Brown, Lucretia Clay, Nathaniel G.S. Hart, and John Hart and children of my deceased daughter Elizabeth Pindell.

I hereby appoint my son Thomas Hart and my son-in-law Henry Clay, executors of this last Will and Testament, revoking and annulling all former and other wills by me heretofore made.

In Testimony whereof I have hureunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 31st day of August, 1807.

Signed: Thomas Hart

Wit: John W. Hunt, Thos. C. Graves, Samuel Wilkinson.

Signed and sealed and published in presence of.

Probated in Fayette County Court July 1808.

Thomas Hart and Susanna Gray had the following children:

2 i. Anne² Hart. Anne died October 20, 1830. She married James Brown. James was born in near Staunton, VA September 11, 1766. James was the son of John Brown and Margaret Preston. James died April 7, 1835 in Philadelphia, PA, at 68 years of age. James's occupation: Attorney. James Brown was the first Secretary of State of Kentucky and served as Professor of Law at Transylvania University, Lexington, KY. He served several terms as U.S. Senator from Louisiana and was Minister to France from 1823 to 1829. His biography from the Biographical Directory of the American Congress follows: BROWN, James, 1766-1835

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Years of Service: 1813-1817; 1819-1823; 1823-1823 Party: Republican; Republican; Adams-Clay Republican

BROWN, James, (brother of John Brown of Virginia and Kentucky [1757-1837], cousin of John Breckinridge, James Breckinridge, and Francis Preston), a Senator from Louisiana; born near Staunton, Va., September 11, 1766; attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Va., and William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va.; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Frankfort, Ky.; commanded a company of sharpshooters in an expedition against the Indians in 1789; secretary to the Governor 1792; soon after the cession of the Territory of Louisiana moved to New Orleans and was appointed as secretary of the Territory in 1804; subsequently became United States district attorney for the Territory; elected to the United States Senate on December 1, 1812, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John N. Destrehan, and served from February 5, 1813, to March 3, 1817; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; again elected to the United States Senate in 1819 and served from March 4, 1819, until December 10, 1823, when he resigned; chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations (Sixteenth Congress); appointed United States Minister to France 1823-1829; returned to the United States and settled in Philadelphia, Pa., where he died on April 7, 1835.

Bibliography

American National Biography; DAB; Padgett, James A., ed. ‘Letters of James Brown to Henry Clay, 1804-1835.’ Louisiana Historical Quarterly 24 (1941): 921-1177.

3 ii. John Hart. John died September 3, 1820 in St. Louis, MO.

+ 4 iii. Susanna Hart.

+ 5 iv. Eliza Hart was born September 9, 1768.

+ 6 v. Thomas Hart, Jr. was born 1772.

+ 7 vi. Lucretia Hart was born March 18, 1781.

+ 8 vii. Nathaniel Gray Smith Hart was born ca 1784.

4. Susanna² Hart (Thomas¹) birth date unknown. Susanna died 1865 in Louisville, KY.

She married Samuel Price.

Susanna Hart and Samuel Price had the following children:

9 i. Nanette Brown³ Price. Nanette died 1878 in Louisville, KY. She married Thomas Smith in Fayette Co., KY, March 25, 1819.

+ 10 ii. Eliza P. Price.

5. Eliza² Hart (Thomas¹) was born September 9, 1768. Eliza died 1798 in Hagerstown, MD, at 29 years of age.

She married Richard Pindell. Richard died March 16, 1833 in Lexington, KY. Richard became the father of Mary "Polly" Pindell 1787. Richard Pindell was a physician and served in the Revolutionary War.

At 18 years of age Eliza became the mother of Mary "Polly" Pindell 1787.

Eliza Hart and Richard Pindell had the following children:

+ 11 i. Eliza³ Pindell.

+ 12 ii. Thomas H. Pindell.

+ 13 iii. Mary "Polly" Pindell was born 1787.

6. Thomas² Hart, Jr. (Thomas¹) was born in North Carolina 1772. Thomas died November 26, 1809 in Lexington, KY, at 37 years of age. His body was interred in Old Episcopal Cemetery, Lexington, KY.

He married Eleanor Grosch in Hagerstown, MD. Eleanor was born in Hagertown, MD 1772. Eleanor was the daughter of Peter Grosch and Mary Charlton. Eleanor died 1856 in Lexington, KY, at 84 years of age. Her body was interred in Old Episcopal Cemetery, Lexington, KY. Eleanor became the mother of Thomas Pindell Hart in Lexington, KY, ca 1796. Eleanor became the mother of Eleanor Murdock Hart in Lexington, KY, ca 1806.

Thomas became the father of Thomas Pindell Hart in Lexington, KY, ca 1796. Thomas became the father of Eleanor Murdock Hart in Lexington, KY, ca 1806.

Thomas Hart, Jr. and Eleanor Grosch had the following children:

+ 14 i. Louisa³ Hart.

15 ii. John Hart. He married Ann Mariah Allen in Fayette Co., KY, May 21, 1835.

+ 16 iii. Thomas Pindell Hart was born ca 1796.

+ 17 iv. Eleanor Murdock Hart was born ca 1806.

7. Lucretia² Hart (Thomas¹) was born in Hagerstown, MD March 18, 1781. Lucretia died April 7, 1864 in Fayette Co., KY, at 83 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

She married Henry Clay in Lexington, KY, April 11, 1799. Henry was born in Hanover County, VA April 12, 1777. Henry was the son of John Clay and Elizabeth Hudson. Henry died June 29, 1852 in Washington, DC, at 75 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. At 23 years of age Henry became the father of Henrietta Clay in Lexington, KY, June 25, 1800. At 25 years of age Henry became the father of Theodore Wythe Clay in Lexington, KY, July 3, 1802. At 26 years of age Henry became the father of Thomas Hart Clay in Lexington, KY, September 22, 1803. At 27 years of age Henry became the father of Susan Hart Clay February 14, 1805. At 30 years of age Henry became the father of Anne Brown Clay in Lexington, KY, April 15, 1807. At 31 years of age Henry became the father of Lucretia Hart Clay February 1809. Henry was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 Census in Fayette County, Kentucky. In the 1810 Census for Fayette County, Kentucky, Henry Clay had 2 white males under 10, 1 26-45, 1 over 45, 3 white females under 10, and 2 26-45.

At 33 years of age Henry became the father of Henry Clay, Jr. April 10, 1811. At 36 years of age Henry became the father of Eliza H. Clay July 5, 1813. At 38 years of age Henry became the father of Laura Clay October 16, 1815. At 40 years of age Henry became the father of James Brown Clay in Washington, DC, November 9, 1817. Henry was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 Census in Fayette County, Kentucky. In the 1820 Census for Fayette County, Kentucky, Henry Clay is listed with 2 white males under 10, 1 16-18, 2 26-44, 1 white female under 10, 2 10-15, 1 16-25, 2 26-44, 4 male blacks under 14, 3 14-25, 2 26-44, 1 over 44, 2 female blacks under 14, 1 14-25, 4 26-44, 1 over 44, and a total of 8 persons engaged in agriculture.

At 43 years of age Henry became the father of John Morrison Clay in Fayette Co., KY, February 21, 1821. Henry was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census in Fayette County, Kentucky. Henry Clay is listed in the 1830 Census for Fayette County, Kentucky with 1 white male under 5, 1 5-10, 1 10-15, 3 15-20, 1 20-30, 1 30-40, 1 40-50, 1 white female 30-40, 1 40-50, 16 male slaves under 10, 5 10-24, 10 24-36, 5 36-55, 6 female slaves under 10, 4 10-24, 6 24-36, and 1 55-100 for a total of 53 slaves.

Henry was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census in Fayette County, Kentucky. Henry Clay is listed in the 1840 Census for Fayette County, Kentucky with 1 white male under 5, 1 5-10, 1 15-20, 1 20-30, 1 60-70, 1 white female 50-60, 1 70-80, 11 male slaves under 10, 6 10-24, 4 24-36, 3 36-55, 2 55-100, 7 female slaves under 10, 3 10-24, 4 24-36, 5 36-55, and 2 55-100 for a total of 47 slaves. Fourteen persons were engaged in agriculture.

Henry was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census in Fayette County, Kentucky. Henry Clay is listed in the 1850 Census for Fayette County, Kentucky as 73 years of age, born in Virginia with his occupation given as statesman. The slave schedule says he had 31 slaves. His real estate was valued at $50,000.00. His wife, Lucretia, is listed as age 69 and born in Maryland. His son, John M. Clay, occupation farmer, is listed as 29, born in Kentucky, with his occupation given as farmer. Sarah Hall, age 80, born in England is also listed.

Henry was listed as the owner of slaves on the 1850 Census of Slave Inhabitants in Fayette County, Kentucky. Henry Clay was listed in the slave schedules for Fayette County, Kentucky in 1850 with 31 slaves, 2 of which were marked as fugitives from the state. Henry Clay was born in Hanover County, Virginia and moved to Kentucky in 1797 where he practicied law until his death in 1852. Among other things he was Speaker of the House, Speaker of the Senate, Secretary of State and ran for President several times. He is listed in The Kentucky Encyclopedia. His biography from the Biographical Directory of the American Congress follows: CLAY, Henry, 1777-1852

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Years of Service: 1806-1807; 1810-1811; 1831-1837; 1837-1842; 1849-1852 Party: Republican; Republican; Anti-Jackson; Whig; Whig

CLAY, Henry, (father of James Brown Clay), a Senator and a Representative from Kentucky; born in the district known as ’the Slashes,’ Hanover County, Va., April 12, 1777; attended the public schools; studied law in Richmond, Va.; was admitted to the bar in 1797 and commenced practice in Lexington, Ky.; member, State house of representatives 1803; elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Adair and served from November 19, 1806, to March 3, 1807, despite being younger than the constitutional age limit of thirty years; member, State house of representatives 1808-1809, and served as speaker in 1809; again elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Buckner Thruston and served from January 4, 1810, to March 3, 1811; elected as a Republican to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1811, to January 19, 1814, when he resigned; Speaker of the House of Representatives (Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses); appointed one of the commissioners to negotiate the treaty of peace with Great Britain in 1814; elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth Congresses (March 4, 1815-March 3, 1821); Speaker of the House of Representatives (Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Congresses); elected to the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Congresses and served from March 3, 1823, to March 6, 1825, when he resigned; again served as Speaker of the House of Representatives (Eighteenth Congress); appointed Secretary of State by President John Quincy Adams 1825-1829; elected as a Whig to the United States Senate on November 10, 1831, to fill the vacancy in the term commencing March 4, 1831; reelected in 1836 and served from November 10, 1831 until March 31, 1842, when he resigned; chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations (Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses), Committee on Finance (Twenty-seventh Congress); unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Democratic-Republican Party in 1824, of the National Republican Party in 1832, and of the Whig Party in 1844; again elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1849, until his death in Washington, D.C., June 29, 1852; funeral services held in the Chamber of the Senate; interment in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.

Bibliography

American National Biography; Dictionary of American Biography; Clay, Henry. The Papers of Henry Clay, 1797-1852. Edited by James Hopkins, Mary Hargreaves, Robert Seager II, Melba Porter Hay et al. 11 vols. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1959-1992; Remini, Robert V. Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union. New York: W.W. Norton Co., 1991. Biography from Encarta Encyclopedia: Clay, Henry (1777-1852), American statesman, who was secretary of state under John Quincy Adams and an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency in 1824, 1832, and 1844. He was one of the most popular and influential political leaders in American history. His genius in the art of compromise three times resolved bitter political conflicts that threatened to tear the nation apart, winning him the title The Great Pacificator. Clay was born on April 12, 1777, in Hanover County, Virginia, to a middle-class family. After studying for the bar with the eminent George Wythe, Clay, at the age of 20, moved to Lexington, Kentucky, where he developed a thriving practice. He was blessed with a quick mind, a flair for oratory, and an ability to charm both sexes with his easy, attractive manner. That he loved to drink and gamble was no drawback in an age that admired both vices. Clay, ambitious for worldly success, married into a wealthy and socially prominent family and soon gained entry into Kentucky's most influential circles. While still in his 20s, he was elected to the state legislature, in which he served for six years, until 1809. Congressman Clay established his great reputation in the United States House of Representatives, where he served intermittently from 1811 to 1825. In his first term, he became one of the leading "War Hawks"-the young men whose clamor for hostilities with England helped bring about the War of 1812. Clay was selected as one of the commissioners who in 1814 negotiated the Treaty of Ghent, ending that war. In 1820-21 it was Clay above all who engineered the Missouri Compromise, quieting the harsh controversy that had erupted by maintaining an equal balance between free and slave states. Although he himself was a slave owner, Clay's views on slavery-as on most other issues-were moderate. He was thus able to command the support of men fearful of extremism. In the presidential election of 1824, after his own candidacy had failed, Clay threw his support to John Quincy Adams, whom the House early in 1825 elected as the sixth president. When Adams named Clay secretary of state, his Jacksonian opponents charged "corrupt bargain!" The charge was unfair, but Clay was haunted by it throughout his subsequent career. Although Clay was a practical politician of flexible rather than rigid beliefs, he did emerge as the great champion of the "American System." He called for a protective tariff in support of home manufactures, internal improvements (federal aid to local road and canal projects), a strong national bank, and distribution of the proceeds of federal land sales to the states. Whig Leader Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1831, Clay served in that body until 1842 and again from 1849 until his death. In 1833 he devised a compromise tariff that resolved the crisis brought on by South Carolina's attempt to "nullify" the prevailing tariff set by Congress. In the same period he became a leader of the new Whig Party that emerged to oppose Andrew Jackson's administration. Perhaps the most heartbreaking event of Clay's career was his close defeat in the presidential contest of 1844, when his reluctance to back the annexation of Texas cost him support in the South. Many believe that his greatest service to the nation came in 1850, when he helped win acceptance for a compromise that ended, at least temporarily, the threat of civil war over the issue of slavery in the new territories. He died in Washington, D.C., on June 29, 1852.

Contributed By: Edward Pessen

"Clay, Henry," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 98 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Clay counties in Ala., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kan., Minn., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex. and W.Va. are named for him.

At 19 years of age Lucretia became the mother of Henrietta Clay in Lexington, KY, June 25, 1800. At 21 years of age Lucretia became the mother of Theodore Wythe Clay in Lexington, KY, July 3, 1802. At 22 years of age Lucretia became the mother of Thomas Hart Clay in Lexington, KY, September 22, 1803. At 23 years of age Lucretia became the mother of Susan Hart Clay February 14, 1805. At 26 years of age Lucretia became the mother of Anne Brown Clay in Lexington, KY, April 15, 1807. At 27 years of age Lucretia became the mother of Lucretia Hart Clay February 1809. At 30 years of age Lucretia became the mother of Henry Clay, Jr. April 10, 1811. At 32 years of age Lucretia became the mother of Eliza H. Clay July 5, 1813. At 34 years of age Lucretia became the mother of Laura Clay October 16, 1815. At 36 years of age Lucretia became the mother of James Brown Clay in Washington, DC, November 9, 1817. At 39 years of age Lucretia became the mother of John Morrison Clay in Fayette Co., KY, February 21, 1821. Lucretia was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census in Fayette County, Kentucky. Lucretia Clay is listed in the 1860 Census as age 79, born in Maryland, with a personal estate of $6,000.00. Also listed in the household are John Clay, age 39, born in Kentucky; G. F. Robbins, trainer, age 25, born in New York, with a personal estate of $500.00; S. D. Lindsey, age 21, born in Kentucky, with a personal estate of $5,000.00; and Samuel Nelson, race rider, age 17. Samuel Nelson's race is indicated to be mulatto. John Clay is a farmer, with real estate worth $37,500.00 and personal property worth $40,000.00. The biography of Lucretia Hart Clay from The Kentucky Encyclopedia follows: CLAY, LUCRETIA (HART). Lucretia (Hart) Clay, mistress of the ASHLAND estate for fifty years, was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, on March 18, 1781, the daughter of Col. Thomas and Susanna (Gray) Hart. She moved to Kentucky with her parents in 1784. She married Henry Clay on April 11, 1799. Hostess to many of the great figures of the time, she also superintended the large family farm in Fayette County, conducting its affairs with vigor and good judgment. The Clays had eleven children, five sons and six daughters, seven of whom reached adulthood. Lucretia Clay died on April 6, 1864, and is buried beside her husband in the family vault in the Lexington Cemetery. See Rachael Sleasman Schwartz, Lucretia Hart, the Hagerstown Girl Who Became the Wife of Henry Clay (Hagerstown, Md., 1937). FRANCES KELLER BARR

Lucretia Hart and Henry Clay had the following children:

18 i. Henrietta³ Clay was born in Lexington, KY June 25, 1800. Henrietta died June 14, 1801 in Lexington, KY, at less than one year of age.

19 ii. Theodore Wythe Clay was born in Lexington, KY July 3, 1802. Theodore died May 5, 1870 Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, at 67 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. Theodore Clay spent most of his adult life at the Eastern Kentucky Lunatic Asylum and died without issue.

+ 20 iii. Thomas Hart Clay was born September 22, 1803.

+ 21 iv. Susan Hart Clay was born February 14, 1805.

+ 22 v. Anne Brown Clay was born April 15, 1807.

23 vi. Lucretia Hart Clay was born February 1809. Lucretia died June 18, 1823 in Fayette Co., KY, at 14 years of age.

+ 24 vii. Henry Clay, Jr. was born April 10, 1811.

25 viii. Eliza H. Clay was born July 5, 1813. Eliza died August 11, 1825 in Lebanon, OH, at 12 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

26 ix. Laura Clay was born October 16, 1815. Laura died January 5, 1817 at 1 year of age.

+ 27 x. James Brown Clay was born November 9, 1817.

28 xi. John Morrison Clay was born in Fayette Co., KY February 21, 1821. John died August 10, 1887 in Fayette Co., KY, at 66 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. He married Josephine Deborah Russell in Fayette Co., KY, July 7, 1866. Josephine was born in Fulton, Callaway Co., MO December 7, 1835. Josephine was the daughter of William Henry Russell and Zaenett Freeland. Josephine died March 29, 1920 in Fayette Co., KY, at 84 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. At 18 years of age Josephine became the mother of Lucretia Clay Erwin in Independence, MO, June 12, 1854. At 21 years of age Josephine became the mother of Nettie Russell Erwin 1857. At 25 years of age Josephine became the mother of Mary Webster Erwin in Jackson Cnty, Mo, February 5, 1861. At 28 years of age Josephine became the mother of Eugenia Erwin January 26, 1864. Her obituary from the Lexington Herald, March 30, 1920: Mrs. John Morrison Clay died Monday morning at her home, Ashland-on-the Tates Creek Pike. She was 85 years old and had been ill all winter, but not in a serious condition until with the last few weeks. Mrs. Clay was the widow of John Morrison Clay, the youngest son of Kentucky's famous statesman, Henry Clay. She was Miss Josephine D. Russell, the daughter of Col. and Mrs. William H. Russell, and was born in Fulton, Missouri. Her father was a well known man in public life, a jurist and statesman and the devoted friend of Henry Clay. She was twice married, her first husband having been Col. Eugene Erwin, the grandson of Henry Clay, who was killed at the Battle of Vicksburg, and Mrs. Clay's two daughters surviving her are the children of that marriage, Mrs. Minor Simpson, of Ashland-on-the Tates Creek Pike, and Mrs. M. W. Anderson of Kansas City who came several days ago called by her mother's illness. She leaves also five grandchildren, Eugene Erwin Simpson, Miss Josephine Simpson, Henry Clay Simpson, Henry Clay Anderson, and Matthew William Anderson. The funeral of Mrs. Clay will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Christ Church Cathedral and the burial will be in the family lot at the Lexington Cemetery. In the passing of Mrs. Clay, Lexington loses perhaps the most remarkable woman of her generation, a writer of prose and poetry, a successful business woman, fearless and intrepid in spirit, brilliant in mind and admired for beauty, wit and all the womanly graces as well. She was engaged in activities which won for her a national fame, having been the world's most noted and successful woman owner and breeder of fine thoroughbred horses. At the death of her husband, Mr. John Morrison Clay, August 10, 1887, she succeeded to his business of rearing and racing thoroughbreds and under the Ashland colors, yellow and blue, won several of the classics of the turf. From an illustrated article which appeared in one of the magazines several years ago called "The World's Most Noted Woman" the following is quoted: "With scarcely half a dozen brood mares in her possession, Mrs. John M. Clay, proprietor of the famous Ashland Stud in Kentucky, has had more great horses than a number of the famous stock farms in which thousands of dollars are invested." Mrs. Clay strolls among her mares and horses at will. They all seem to know her and have learned to appreciate the tender care with which she guards them. Of all persons interested in breeding and rearing the thoroughbred horse in America there are none as picturesque as this Kentucky authoress who, in spite of this and other business cares, finds time to give the public popular stories, her latest novel, "Uncle Phil," being now in its second edition. The life of Mrs. Clay was closely interwoven with the Henry Clay family as her first husband, Col. Erwin, whom she met while on a trip to California, was the son of Henry Clay's fifth child, Anne Clay, his father being James Erwin of New Orleans. Being brilliant and accomplished her father took special pride in her and she was said to be more like him in intellect than any of his eleven children. Col. Erwin was an officer of the Sixth Regiment of Missouri Volunteers and was killed while leading a charge against the enemy at the battle of Vicksburg. He had been a leader on half a dozen battlefields where he was noted for his coolness, daring and bravery. After his death Mrs. Erwin and her children came to live at the home which was part of the original tract of land settled by Henry Clay more than 100 years ago and several years later was married to Mr. John Morrison Clay, the youngest son of the Sage of Ashland and the namesake of the founder of Morrison Chapel. Of the pioneer and aristocratic lineage on all sides it seemed the birthright of Mrs. Clay to perform unusual duties and to meet with success in her undertakings. While a girl she read the works of the world's greatest writers and with her observations on many trips with her father she was thus splendidly equipped. An article says of her that she first appeared in print against her will. She had been on a trip to Mexico and as they came through California she was asked to write of some of their experiences. She refused the requests, but her father required her to comply and after writing the article she added as a postscript, "my father made me write this". The editor was very much amused at this and when the article appeared it was widely read and copied in the other California papers. Mrs. Clay took great pride in her old home and its many valuable Clay relics. It was there that the wife of Henry Clay, Lucretia Hart, died. Among the most noted of the writings of Mrs. Clay were: "John Logan" dedicated to Henry Clay; "Some Little of the Angel Still Left," "Uncle Phil" and her last work, "The Sport of Kings," a group of racing stories. A patriot, a suffragist, a musician and a scientific gardener were some of the other qualifications of this wonderful Kentucky woman. During the Civil war she devoted a great deal of time to work for the soldiers and when the United States went to war with Germany she recalled her accomplishment of knitting and made more than 100 pairs of socks. She had not finished her self-imposed quota when the armistice was signed and she sent many of the pairs to Belgium to be presented to the common soldiers of that country who had won her admiration. She said that in all her life nothing had given her more pleasure than this knitting she had done for the soldiers. At a meeting of the International Conference of Women, held at Toronto, Canada, a few years ago. Mrs. Clay was asked to make all address. She could not be present but wrote the address and sent it to be read at the conference. Her subject was "Women and the Professions." After expressing her opinion that women could succeed in all the professions, Mrs. Clay tells in the address of her experience as a horse breeder. She says that she sold one yearling for $8,200, which won three of the Kentucky Derby honors and the rich Realization stake at $41,000. The address was printed in the Kansas City Star and in several other newspapers. Private funeral services will be held for Mrs. Clay at Christ Church Cathedral Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the Very Rev. Robert K. Massie, dean of the Cathedral, officiating. The pallbearers will be Dr. Thomas Bullock, Thomas H. Shelby, W. K. Berry, James A. Todd, Colonel C. D. Clay, Captain T. J. Clay, Prof. Walter Patterson, Louis des Cognets. Burial services will be private. John M. Clay owned and operated a horse farm on the outskirts of Lexington known as the Ashland Stud. He died without issue. Josephine was first married to Andrew Eugene Erwin, a grandson of Henry Clay who was killed at the Battle of Vicksburg in 1863.

8. Nathaniel Gray Smith² Hart (Thomas¹) was born in Hagerstown, MD ca 1784. Nathaniel died January 23, 1813 in Battle of the River Raisin, at 28 years of age.

He married Anna Gist in Frankfort, KY, April 6, 1809. Anna was the daughter of Thomas Gist. Anna died July 10, 1818 in Philadelphia, PA. Nathaniel Gray Smith Hart was a Captain in the War of 1812 and was killed at the battle of the River Raisin. Hart County, Kentucky is named for him. He was a lawyer who studied under Henry Clay and practiced in Lexington, Kentucky. His biography from The Kentucky Encyclopedia follows: HART, NATHANIEL GRAY SMITH. Nathaniel Gray Smith Hart, lawyer and officer in the War of 1812, was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, in about 1784 to Col. Thomas and Susanna (Gray) Hart. His father, a proprietor of the Transylvania Land Company moved the family in 1794 to Lexington, Kentucky, where he established a rope business. Hart studied law under Henry Clay, the husband of his sister Lucretia, and practiced in Lexington. By 1809, he had entered the hemp business with his father and his older brother, Thomas Hart, Jr. As captain of the Lexington Light Infantry, Hart organized a company of about one hundred men to fight against the British in the War of 1812. His company was attached to Col. William Lewis's 5th Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteer Militia. In August 1812, the group headed northwest, and in October Hart became deputy inspector of the left wing of the northwestern army. His company fought at the Battle of the River Raisin in Michigan on January 18-22, 1813. On the final day of fighting, Hart was wounded and his men were taken as prisoners to Frenchtown. British Capt. William Elliott, whom Hart had previously known, assured the wounded prisoners that on the next day they would be given safe passage out of Indian territory and conducted to an English prison. Elliott, however, left the prisoners to the Indians, who on January 23 raided the camp, killing many of the men. Hart paid a friendly Pottawattomie to help him escape but they were overcome by Wyandot Indians and Hart was tomahawked and scalped. His body was buried first in Detroit; in 1834 his remains were transferred to Frankfort Cemetery. Hart married Anna Edward Gist on April 6, 1809, in Frankfort; they had two sons-Thomas and Henry Clay. On January 28, 1819, Hart County was established in his honor. Some historical accounts of Hart's life reproduce his name as Nathaniel G.T. Hart. According to C. Frank Dunn, the erroneous initial "T." first appeared in Richard Collins's Historical Sketches of Kentucky (1874), most likely as a typographical error. See C. Frank Dunn, "Captain Nathaniel G.S. Hart," FCHQ 24 (Jan. 1950): 28-33.

Nathaniel Gray Smith Hart and Anna Gist had the following children:

29 i. Thomas³ Hart. Thomas died September 4, 1826.

+ 30 ii. Henry Clay Hart.

10. Eliza P.³ Price (Susanna² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married Thomas Alexander Marshall in Fayette Co., KY, November 26, 1816. Thomas was born in Woodford Co., KY January 15, 1794. Thomas was the son of Humphrey Marshall and Mary Marshall. Thomas died April 16, 1871 in Louisville, KY, at 77 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. Thomas A. Marshall was a lawyer and served as a Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals for many years. He was also represented the Bourbon District in Congress for two terms. He is listed in The Kentucky Encyclopedia. His biography from the Biographical Directory of the American Congress follows: MARSHALL, Thomas Alexander (son of Humphrey Marshall), a Representative from Kentucky; born near Versailles, Woodford County, Ky., January 15, 1794; pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from Yale College in 1815; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Frankfort in 1817; moved to Paris, Ky., in 1819; member of the State house of representatives in 1827 and 1828; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses (March 4, 1831-March 3, 1835); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1834 to the Twenty-fourth Congress; judge of the State court of appeals 1835-1856; professor in the law department of Transylvania College, Lexington, Ky., 1836-1849; moved to Louisville in 1859; member of the State house of representatives in 1863; chief justice of the court of appeals in 1866 and 1867; died in Louisville, Ky., April 17, 1871; interment in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky. (end). His biography from The Kentucky Encyclopedia follows: MARSHALL, THOMAS ALEXANDER. Thomas Alexander Marshall, congressman and jurist, was born near Versailles in Woodford County, Kentucky. on January 15. 1794, to Humphrey and Mary Marshall. Marshall received his BA. from Yale in 1815, was admitted to the bar, and began practice in Frankfort in 1816. He moved to Paris in Bourbon County in 1819. Marshall served two terms in the state House of Representatives, in 1827 and 1828, and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from March 4, 1831, to March 3, 1835. He was an advocate of the Whig party and supported high protective tariff rates and the Bank of the United States. Marshall was appointed to the Kentucky court of appeals by Gov. James T. Morehead (1834-36) in March 1835 and when the position became elective in 1850, he won election to a further six-year term. He served as chief justice from 1847 to 1851 and from 1854 to 1856. Marshall was also a professor in the Transylvania University law department from 1836 to 1849. He served in the Kentucky House from 1863 to 1865. He was appointed to the court of appeals by Gov. Thomas Bramlette (1863-67) on February 12. 1866, to fill a vacant term, but because of pro-Union sympathies was defeated for election in August 1866. Marshall married Eliza Price on November 26, 1816. He died in Louisville on April 17, 1871 and was buried in the Lexington Cemetery.

Eliza P. Price and Thomas Alexander Marshall had the following children:

+ 31 i. Thomas A.⁴ Marshall.

+ 32 ii. Anna Maria Marshall.

33 iii. Charles S. Marshall.

34 iv. John H. Marshall.

35 v. Humphrey Marshall.

36 vi. Nannette Marshall.

11. Eliza³ Pindell (Eliza² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married George Ross.

Eliza Pindell and George Ross had the following children:

+ 37 i. Margaretta⁴ Ross.

+ 38 ii. Ellen Hart Ross.

12. Thomas H.³ Pindell (Eliza² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown. Thomas died October 15, 1858.

He married Mary Edmiston in Fayette Co., KY, June 22, 1811. Mary died February 5, 1825.

Thomas H. Pindell and Mary Edmiston had the following children:

39 i. Richard⁴ Pindell. He married Anna Monroe. Anna is the daughter of Thomas Monroe.

+ 40 ii. James Morrison Pindell.

41 iii. Henry C. Pindell. He married James Ann Pearce.

13. Mary "Polly"³ Pindell (Eliza² Hart, Thomas¹) was born 1787. Mary died July 30, 1836 at 49 years of age.

She married James Shelby. James was born February 13, 1784. James was the son of Isaac Shelby and Susannah Hart. James died July 18, 1848 at 64 years of age.

Mary "Polly" Pindell and James Shelby had the following children:

+ 42 i. Richard Pindell⁴ Shelby.

43 ii. Susan Hart Shelby. She married twice. She married William Carter. She married Samuel Magoffin.

44 iii. Eliza Shelby.

+ 45 iv. Isaac Shelby.

46 v. James Shelby.

47 vi. LaFayette Shelby. LaFayette Shelby was the Defendant in Henry Clay's last criminal case. He was charged with murder but was never convicted.

48 vii. Kosciusko Shelby.

+ 49 viii. Evan Shelby.

14. Louisa³ Hart (Thomas², Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married Edmund H. Taylor in Fayette Co., KY, October 26, 1824.

Louisa Hart and Edmund H. Taylor had the following child:

+ 50 i. Thomas Hart⁴ Taylor.

16. Thomas Pindell³ Hart (Thomas², Thomas¹) was born in Lexington, KY ca 1796. Thomas died ca 1841. His body was interred in Old Episcopal Cemetery, Lexington, KY.

He married twice. He married Mary Ann Lewis Johnner in Fayette County, KY, March 16, 1817. Mary died October 31, 1822. Mary became the mother of Ellen S. Hart 1818. He married Sarah D. Postlethwaite in Fayette Co., KY, December 9, 1828. Sarah is the daughter of John Postlethwaite.

At 22 years of age Thomas became the father of Ellen S. Hart 1818.

Thomas Pindell Hart and Mary Ann Lewis Johnner had the following children:

51 i. Mary L.⁴ Hart. She married William Turner.

+ 52 ii. Ellen S. Hart was born 1818.

Thomas Pindell Hart and Sarah D. Postlethwaite had the following child:

+ 53 iii. Sarah Frances Hart.

17. Eleanor Murdock³ Hart (Thomas², Thomas¹) was born in Lexington, KY ca 1806.

She married George Washington Anderson in Fayette Co., KY, August 2, 1821. George was born in Mason Co., KY December 24, 1802. George was the son of Robert Anderson and Margaret Young. George died 1865 at 62 years of age.

Eleanor Murdock Hart and George Washington Anderson had the following children:

+ 54 i. Ellen L.⁴ Anderson.

+ 55 ii. Maria S. Anderson.

+ 56 iii. Nannette Anderson.

57 iv. Fannie Anderson.

58 v. George W. Anderson.

59 vi. Thomas E. Anderson.

20. Thomas Hart³ Clay (Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born in Lexington, KY September 22, 1803. Thomas died March 18, 1871 in Fayette Co., KY, at 67 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

He married Marie R. Mentelle in Fayette Co., KY, October 5, 1837. Marie was born December 30, 1806. Marie was the daughter of Waldemar Mentelle and Charlotte Victoire LeClerc. Marie died February 22, 1891 in Fayette Co., KY, at 84 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. At 32 years of age Marie became the mother of Lucretia Hart Clay April 20, 1839. At 33 years of age Marie became the mother of Henry Boyle Clay November 13, 1840. At 36 years of age Marie became the mother of Thomas Hart Clay March 15, 1843. At 38 years of age Marie became the mother of Rose Victoire Clay February 4, 1845. At 41 years of age Marie became the mother of Minnie R. Clay March 30, 1848.

Thomas's occupation: Farmer. At 35 years of age Thomas became the father of Lucretia Hart Clay April 20, 1839. At 37 years of age Thomas became the father of Henry Boyle Clay November 13, 1840. At 39 years of age Thomas became the father of Thomas Hart Clay March 15, 1843. At 41 years of age Thomas became the father of Rose Victoire Clay February 4, 1845. At 44 years of age Thomas became the father of Minnie R. Clay March 30, 1848.

Thomas Hart Clay and Marie R. Mentelle had the following children:

+ 60 i. Lucretia Hart⁴ Clay was born April 20, 1839.

+ 61 ii. Henry Boyle Clay was born November 13, 1840.

+ 62 iii. Thomas Hart Clay was born March 15, 1843.

63 iv. Rose Victoire Clay was born February 4, 1845. Rose died June 27, 1878 at 33 years of age. She married Garland Hale.

64 v. Minnie R. Clay was born March 30, 1848. Minnie died October 1892 at 44 years of age.

21. Susan Hart³ Clay (Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born February 14, 1805. Susan died September 18, 1825 at 20 years of age.

She married Martin Duralde in Fayette Co., KY, April 22, 1822. Martin was the son of Martin Milony Duralde and Louise Marie Josephe Perrault. Martin became the father of Martin Duralde III March 29, 1823. Martin became the father of Henry Clay Duralde September 30, 1824.

At 18 years of age Susan became the mother of Martin Duralde III March 29, 1823. At 19 years of age Susan became the mother of Henry Clay Duralde September 30, 1824.

Susan Hart Clay and Martin Duralde had the following children:

65 i. Martin⁴ Duralde III was born March 29, 1823. Martin died 1846 in Philadelphia, PA, at 23 years of age.

66 ii. Henry Clay Duralde was born September 30, 1824. Henry died 1850 in California, at 25 years of age.

22. Anne Brown³ Clay (Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born in Lexington, KY April 15, 1807. Anne died December 10, 1835 in Lexington, KY, at 28 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

She married James Erwin in Fayette Co., KY, October 21, 1823. James was born in Wilkesboro, NC October 21, 1796. James was the son of Andrew Erwin and Jane Patton. James died June 1, 1851 in Lexington, KY, at 54 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. James's occupation: Attorney. At 29 years of age James became the father of Julia D. Erwin December 24, 1825. At 30 years of age James became the father of Henry Clay Erwin June 14, 1827. At 31 years of age James became the father of James Erwin, Jr. June 18, 1828. At 33 years of age James became the father of Lucretia Hart Erwin October 22, 1829. At 33 years of age James became the father of Andrew Eugene Erwin in Lexington, KY, October 1830. At 35 years of age James became the father of Mary Erwin May 1832. At 39 years of age James became the father of Charles Edward (Ned) Erwin in Fayette Co., KY, November 2, 1835. At 47 years of age James became the father of Elizabeth Julia Erwin February 1844. At 51 years of age James became the father of James Erwin 1848. James Erwin was a lawyer but did not practice. He engaged in business in New Orleans, LA. It is believed he first lived in Kentucky after his purchase of the estate known as "The Woodlands" in 1831. A book entitled "Like Some Green Laurel" published by LSU Press claims he had two illegitimate children by a French dancer in New Orleans. I have no proof of this.

At 18 years of age Anne became the mother of Julia D. Erwin December 24, 1825. At 20 years of age Anne became the mother of Henry Clay Erwin June 14, 1827. At 21 years of age Anne became the mother of James Erwin, Jr. June 18, 1828. At 22 years of age Anne became the mother of Lucretia Hart Erwin October 22, 1829. At 23 years of age Anne became the mother of Andrew Eugene Erwin in Lexington, KY, October 1830. At 25 years of age Anne became the mother of Mary Erwin May 1832. At 28 years of age Anne became the mother of Charles Edward (Ned) Erwin in Fayette Co., KY, November 2, 1835. Her obituary from the Lexington Intelligencer: DIED, very suddenly, on Thursday evening last, at The Woodlands, the seat of James Erwin, Esq., his amiable consort, Mrs. ANN B. ERWIN, the last surviving daughter of the Hon. Henry Clay, in the 29th year of her age. Her death, which was almost instantaneous, is supposed to have been caused by the rupture of a blood vessel. The funeral service was performed by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Smith, on Saturday morning; and her remains were conveyed to the vault, attended by a numerous train of citizens, which attested her worth, as well as the general sympathy and regret experienced on the occasion. She has left her honored parents and five children, with a heart-bleeding husband, and numerous other friends, to lament her untimely death. It is with our friends, as with our health, and a thousand other blessings - we rarely appreciate them as we ought, till we are taught their value, by a painful deprivation. Hence, when we are near relations and intimate connections are taken away, we are often led to exaggerate their virtues by posthumous praise. Hence the fulsome eulogy, which sometimes crowds the obituary column, or exhibits the vanity of the survivor, instead of the character of the deceased, on the marble monument. But this must not prevent departed merit from receiving the tributary notice, which is justly due. In the death of Mrs. Erwin, society has sustained no ordinary loss. With a mind highly cultivated and improved, with a taste which left nothing it touched unadorned, with a temper always cheerful, amiable and kind, with a deportment dignified and decided, yet simple, artless and condescending, in the unlimited enjoyment of all that wealth and affluence could bestow, she was yet not unmindful of that better part which could never be taken from her. Several years since, she became hopefully pious, and a communicant in the Protestant Episcopal Church, of which had since lived an exemplary member. In short, possessed of everything which could render life desirable to herself or her friends, she has been suddenly torn away, by a Wisdom which we dare not presume to scan, and is gone to reap the rich rewards which await "the good and faithful servant," in another and a brighter world. "The Woodlands" are still there. The stately mansion - the hospitable board - the spacious gardens, the tasteful walks, the extensive pleasure grounds - the trees, the shrubs and the flowers - but where is the spirit that animated the whole? Gone, alas, forever! - and the once brilliant scene is now shrouded, not only in the gloom of winter, but in the habiliments of woe. Spring will, indeed, soon return - "the Woodlands" will again be decked in green - the flowers will again bloom, in all their wonted fragrance and beauty - and the gay tenants of the grove will again be warbling "their native woodnotes wild" - but where will be the Taste that contrived, the Hand that planted, and the Eye that enjoyed and gladdened this wilderness of sweets! - Where the lovely Form, that gave life, and interest and beauty, and song, and sentiment, to the whole? The heart-broken husband may be there, but he will be alone. The darling little ones, the prattling infants, may be there; but no maternal bosom on which to rest - to soothe their sorrows, or to participate in their joys. The fond and doting parents may call, but no daughter to embrace and welcome and them in. But we forbear. While our society deplores the painful event, by which it has been thus suddenly deprived of one of its brightest ornaments, we cannot but mingle our tears, with those of the bereaved relations, to whom the loss is irreparable. No event of this kind, in this city, could be more deeply felt, or more powerfully impress us with the serious truth that, In the midst of life we are in death; or, with the solemn admonition, "Be ye also ready!"

Anne Brown Clay and James Erwin had the following children:

67 i. Julia D.⁴ Erwin was born December 24, 1825. Julia died 1828 at 2 years of age.

+ 68 ii. Henry Clay Erwin was born June 14, 1827.

69 iii. James Erwin, Jr. was born June 18, 1828. James died 1848 in New Orleans, LA, at 20 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

+ 70 iv. Lucretia Hart Erwin was born October 22, 1829.

+ 71 v. Andrew Eugene Erwin was born October 1830.

72 vi. Mary Erwin was born May 1832. Mary died October 1832 at less than one year of age.

+ 73 vii. Charles Edward (Ned) Erwin was born November 2, 1835.

24. Henry³ Clay, Jr. (Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born April 10, 1811. Henry died February 22, 1847 in Buena Vista, Mexico, at 35 years of age. His body was interred in Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY.

He married Julia Prather October 10, 1832. Julia was born May 16, 1814. Julia was the daughter of Thomas Prather and Matilda Fontaine. Julia died February 13, 1840 at 25 years of age. At 19 years of age Julia became the mother of Henry Clay III July 20, 1833. At 20 years of age Julia became the mother of Matilda Clay January 30, 1835. At 22 years of age Julia became the mother of Anne Brown Clay February 14, 1837. At 24 years of age Julia became the mother of Martha Clay 1838. At 25 years of age Julia became the mother of Thomas Julian Clay January 30, 1840.

At 22 years of age Henry became the father of Henry Clay III July 20, 1833. At 23 years of age Henry became the father of Matilda Clay January 30, 1835. At 25 years of age Henry became the father of Anne Brown Clay February 14, 1837. At 27 years of age Henry became the father of Martha Clay 1838. At 28 years of age Henry became the father of Thomas Julian Clay January 30, 1840.

Henry Clay, Jr. and Julia Prather had the following children:

74 i. Julia⁴ Clay.

75 ii. Henry Clay III was born July 20, 1833. Henry died June 5, 1862 at 28 years of age.

76 iii. Matilda Clay was born January 30, 1835. Matilda died September 21, 1835 at less than one year of age.

+ 77 iv. Anne Brown Clay was born February 14, 1837.

78 v. Martha Clay was born 1838.

79 vi. Thomas Julian Clay was born January 30, 1840. Thomas died October 12, 1863 in Atlanta, GA, at 23 years of age.

27. James Brown³ Clay (Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born in Washington, DC November 9, 1817. James died January 26, 1864 in Montreal, Canada, at 46 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

He married Susanna Maria Jacob October 12, 1843. Susanna was born January 17, 1823. Susanna died February 25, 1905 in Fayette Co., KY, at 82 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. At 21 years of age Susanna became the mother of Lucy Jacob Clay August 10, 1844. At 23 years of age Susanna became the mother of James Brown Clay, Jr. January 27, 1846. At 24 years of age Susanna became the mother of John Cathcoat Johnston Clay December 23, 1847. At 26 years of age Susanna became the mother of Henry Clay November 17, 1849. At 28 years of age Susanna became the mother of Lucretia Hart Clay July 3, 1851. At 32 years of age Susanna became the mother of Susan Maria Clay February 12, 1855. At 33 years of age Susanna became the mother of Charles Donald Clay January 7, 1857. At 35 years of age Susanna became the mother of George Hudson Clay October 24, 1858. At 38 years of age Susanna became the mother of Nathaniel Hart Clay April 10, 1861.

James's occupation: Attorney. At 26 years of age James became the father of Lucy Jacob Clay August 10, 1844. At 28 years of age James became the father of James Brown Clay, Jr. January 27, 1846. At 30 years of age James became the father of John Cathcoat Johnston Clay December 23, 1847. At 32 years of age James became the father of Henry Clay November 17, 1849. At 33 years of age James became the father of Lucretia Hart Clay July 3, 1851. At 35 years of age James became the father of Thomas Jacob Clay April 5, 1853. At 37 years of age James became the father of Susan Maria Clay February 12, 1855. At 39 years of age James became the father of Charles Donald Clay January 7, 1857. At 40 years of age James became the father of George Hudson Clay October 24, 1858. At 43 years of age James became the father of Nathaniel Hart Clay April 10, 1861. His biography from the Biographical Directory of the American Congress follows: CLAY, James Brown (son of Henry Clay), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Washington, D.C., November 9, 1817; pursued preparatory studies; attended Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky., and Kenyon College, Gambler, Ohio; clerk in a countinghouse in Boston 1832-1834; studied law at Lexington Law School; was admitted to the bar and practiced with his father in Lexington; Chargéé d'Affaires to Portugal from August 1, 1849, to July 19, 1850; was a resident of Missouri in 1851 and 1852, when he returned to Lexington, Ky.; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857-March 3, 1859); was not a candidate for renomination in 1858; declined the appointment by President Buchanan to a mission to Germany; member of the peace convention of 1861 held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war; during the Civil War identified himself with the Confederacy; died in Montreal, Canada, January 26, 1864, where he had gone for his health; interment in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.

James Brown Clay and Susanna Maria Jacob had the following children:

80 i. Lucy Jacob⁴ Clay was born August 10, 1844. Lucy died March 7, 1863 at 18 years of age.

81 ii. James Brown Clay, Jr. was born January 27, 1846. James died February 7, 1906 at 60 years of age. He married Eliza Ingles January 20, 1880. Eliza was born October 31, 1843. Eliza died March 11, 1906 at 62 years of age.

82 iii. John Cathcoat Johnston Clay was born December 23, 1847. John died September 15, 1872 at 24 years of age.

83 iv. Henry Clay was born November 17, 1849. Henry died September 22, 1884 at 34 years of age.

84 v. Lucretia Hart Clay was born July 3, 1851. Lucretia died October 15, 1923 at 72 years of age.

85 vi. Susan Maria Clay was born February 12, 1855. Susan died September 14, 1863 at 8 years of age.

+ 86 vii. Charles Donald Clay was born January 7, 1857.

87 viii. George Hudson Clay was born October 24, 1858. George died June 26, 1934 at 75 years of age.

88 ix. Nathaniel Hart Clay was born April 10, 1861. Nathaniel died May 17, 1862 at 1 year of age.

James Brown Clay and Susan Maria Jacob had the following child:

89 x. Thomas Jacob Clay was born April 5, 1853. Thomas died January 16, 1939 at 85 years of age.

30. Henry Clay³ Hart (Nathaniel Gray Smith², Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

He married Elizabeth Brent.

Henry Clay Hart and Elizabeth Brent had the following children:

90 i. Nathaniel⁴ Hart.

+ 91 ii. Hugh B. Hart.

92 iii. Harry Hart.

93 iv. Lizzie Hart.

31. Thomas A.⁴ Marshall (Eliza P.³ Price, Susanna² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

He married Ellen Miles.

Thomas A. Marshall and Ellen Miles had the following children:

+ 94 i. William S.⁵ Marshall.

+ 95 ii. Eliza Marshall.

+ 96 iii. James M. Marshall.

+ 97 iv. Thomas A. Marshall.

98 v. Charles T. Marshall. He married Henrietta Monroe.

99 vi. John Hart Marshall.

32. Anna Maria⁴ Marshall (Eliza P.³ Price, Susanna² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married W. C. Smedes. W. C. Smedes was a lawyer.

Anna Maria Marshall and W. C. Smedes had the following children:

100 i. Susan⁵ Smedes. She married Dr. Barnett.

101 ii. Anna Smedes. She married William Vosburg 1878.

+ 102 iii. Ellen Smedes.

103 iv. Alice Smedes.

104 v. Christine Smedes.

+ 105 vi. Thomas Marshall Smedes.

106 vii. John Marshall Smedes.

37. Margaretta⁴ Ross (Eliza³ Pindell, Eliza² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married James O. Harrison. James O. Harrison was a lawyer.

Margaretta Ross and James O. Harrison had the following children:

107 i. Richard Pindell⁵ Harrison. He married Mary Hunt. Mary is the daughter of A. D. Hunt.

108 ii. George Ross Harrison.

109 iii. James Orlando Harrison.

+ 110 iv. Margaretta Ross Harrison.

+ 111 v. Ellen Harrison.

112 vi. Albert M. Harrison. He married ? Withers.

113 vii. Mary E. Harrison.

114 viii. Susan Lucretia Harrison.

38. Ellen Hart⁴ Ross (Eliza³ Pindell, Eliza² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married James Riley.

Ellen Hart Ross and James Riley had the following children:

+ 115 i. John⁵ Riley.

116 ii. Ellen Ross Riley.

40. James Morrison⁴ Pindell (Thomas H.³, Eliza² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

He married Betty Means. Betty is the daughter of Harvey Means.

James Morrison Pindell and Betty Means had the following children:

117 i. Sidney E.⁵ Pindell.

118 ii. Thomas H. Pindell.

119 iii. Richard Pindell.

120 iv. Henry Means Pindell.

121 v. Monroe Pindell.

122 vi. Mary Glaskins Pindell.

123 vii. Edward Pindell.

42. Richard Pindell⁴ Shelby (Mary "Polly"³ Pindell, Eliza² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

He married twice. He married Miss Hickman. He married Mrs. (Williams) Mitchell.

Richard Pindell Shelby and Miss Hickman had the following child:

124 i. James⁵ Shelby. James Shelby died young.

Richard Pindell Shelby and Mrs. (Williams) Mitchell had the following child:

+ 125 ii. Mary P. Shelby.

45. Isaac⁴ Shelby (Mary "Polly"³ Pindell, Eliza² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

He married Sarah McClure.

Isaac Shelby and Sarah McClure had the following children:

126 i. Sarah Barton⁵ Shelby.

127 ii. James Shelby.

49. Evan⁴ Shelby (Mary "Polly"³ Pindell, Eliza² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

He married Amanda Bruin. Amanda is the daughter of Joseph Bruin.

Evan Shelby and Amanda Bruin had the following child:

128 i. Mary Pindell⁵ Shelby. She married J. C. Stallup.

50. Thomas Hart⁴ Taylor (Louisa³ Hart, Thomas², Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

He married three times. He married Sarah Blanton. Sarah is the daughter of Harrison Blanton. He married Sarah Moreland. He married E. Adair Monroe. E. is the daughter of John A. Monroe. Thomas Hart Taylor was a General in the Confederate Army.

Thomas Hart Taylor and Sarah Blanton had the following children:

+ 129 i. Edmund H.⁵ Taylor.

130 ii. Blanton Taylor. He married Mary M. Gill.

+ 131 iii. Addie C. Taylor.

132 iv. Thomas Hart Taylor.

52. Ellen S.⁴ Hart (Thomas Pindell³, Thomas², Thomas¹) was born 1818. Ellen died 1903 at 85 years of age.

She married William Garrard Talbot in Frankfort, KY, 1845. William is the son of Isham Talbot.

Ellen S. Hart and William Garrard Talbot had the following children:

133 i. Mary G.⁵ Talbot.

+ 134 ii. Dudley Talbot.

+ 135 iii. Eleanor H. Talbot.

136 iv. Isham Talbot.

137 v. Thomas H. Talbot.

+ 138 vi. Margaret C. Talbot.

139 vii. William G. Talbot.

140 viii. Maria Dudley Talbot. She married Kelly Brent.

53. Sarah Frances⁴ Hart (Thomas Pindell³, Thomas², Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married B. F. Turner.

Sarah Frances Hart and B. F. Turner had the following children:

141 i. Sophie L.⁵ Turner.

142 ii. Fannie Turner.

143 iii. Eleanor A. Turner.

144 iv. Mary Hart Turner.

54. Ellen L.⁴ Anderson (Eleanor Murdock³ Hart, Thomas², Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married J. M. Harris.

Ellen L. Anderson and J. M. Harris had the following children:

145 i. Robert⁵ Harris.

146 ii. Nannette Harris.

55. Maria S.⁴ Anderson (Eleanor Murdock³ Hart, Thomas², Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married Edward F. Bacon.

Maria S. Anderson and Edward F. Bacon had the following children:

147 i. Edmund⁵ Bacon.

148 ii. Eleanor Bacon.

149 iii. Frank Bacon.

150 iv. Margaretta Bacon.

151 v. F. Harrison Bacon.

56. Nannette⁴ Anderson (Eleanor Murdock³ Hart, Thomas², Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married Emmet Harris.

Nannette Anderson and Emmet Harris had the following children:

152 i. Hart⁵ Harris.

153 ii. Robert Harris.

60. Lucretia Hart⁴ Clay (Thomas Hart³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born April 20, 1839. Lucretia died April 29, 1860 in Fayette Co., KY, at 21 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

She married William Campbell Preston Breckinridge in "Mansfield", Fayette Co., KY, March 17, 1859. William was born in Baltimore, MD August 28, 1837. William was the son of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge and Ann Sophonisba Preston. William died November 19, 1904 in Fayette Co., KY, at 67 years of age. At 28 years of age William became the father of Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge in Lexington, KY, April 1, 1866. At 29 years of age William became the father of Desha Breckinridge in Lexington, KY, August 5, 1867. His biography from the Biographical Directory of the American Congress: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRECKINRIDGE, William Campbell Preston, 1837-1904

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BRECKINRIDGE, William Campbell Preston, (grandson of John Breckinridge, uncle of Levin Irving Handy, and great-uncle of John Bayne Breckinridge), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Baltimore, Md., August 28, 1837; attended the common schools, Jefferson College, Chambersburg, Pa., and Pisgah Academy, Woodford County, Ky.; was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in 1855 and from the law department of the University of Louisville in 1857; was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in Lexington, Ky.; entered the Confederate Army in 1861 as captain and was subsequently promoted to the rank of colonel in the Ninth Kentucky Cavalry; was in command of the Kentucky cavalry designated to act as bodyguard for President Jefferson Davis and the members of his cabinet at the close of the Civil War; returned to Lexington, Ky., and was attorney for Fayette County; edited the Lexington (Ky.) Observer and Reporter 1866-1868; professor of equity and jurisprudence in the University of Kentucky at Lexington; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1876 and 1888; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1895); unsuccessful candidate for election in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress; resumed the practice of law and also edited the Lexington Herald; died in Lexington, Ky., November 18, 1904; interment in Lexington Cemetery.

Bibliography

DAB; Klotter, James C. The Breckinridges of Kentucky, 1760-1981. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1986.

Lucretia Hart Clay and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge had the following child:

154 i. Lee⁵ Breckinridge.

61. Henry Boyle⁴ Clay (Thomas Hart³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born November 13, 1840. Henry died February 27, 1919 at 78 years of age.

He married Nannie Bradley Bynum. Nannie was the daughter of Joshua Bynum and Louisa Bradley. Nannie became the mother of Harry Boyle Clay 1864. Nannie became the mother of Elsie Clay May 29, 1866.

At 23 years of age Henry became the father of Harry Boyle Clay 1864. At 25 years of age Henry became the father of Elsie Clay May 29, 1866. Henry Boyle Clay was a Captain in the Confederate army

Henry Boyle Clay and Nannie Bradley Bynum had the following children:

+ 155 i. Mary⁵ Clay.

156 ii. Ida H. Clay.

+ 157 iii. Harry Boyle Clay was born 1864.

+ 158 iv. Elsie Clay was born May 29, 1866.

62. Thomas Hart⁴ Clay (Thomas Hart³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born March 15, 1843. Thomas died April 7, 1907 at 64 years of age.

He married Annie Gratz 1873. Annie was born November 30, 1847. Annie was the daughter of Benjamin Gratz and Anna Maria Boswell. Annie died March 1, 1930 at 82 years of age.

Thomas Hart Clay and Annie Gratz had the following children:

159 i. Miriam⁵ Clay. She married William Cogswell.

160 ii. Annie G. Clay. She married Green Gibson.

161 iii. Henrietta Clay.

68. Henry Clay⁴ Erwin (Anne Brown³ Clay, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born June 14, 1827. Henry died August 1859 in Louisville, KY, at 32 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

He married Margaret Johnson.

Henry Clay Erwin and Margaret Johnson had the following child:

162 i. Elizabeth J.⁵ Erwin.

70. Lucretia Hart⁴ Erwin (Anne Brown³ Clay, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born October 22, 1829. Lucretia died 1866 at 36 years of age.

She married Frederic Augustus Cowles December 26, 1850.

Lucretia Hart Erwin and Frederic Augustus Cowles had the following children:

163 i. Ann⁵ Cowles.

164 ii. Mary Cowles.

71. Andrew Eugene⁴ Erwin (Anne Brown³ Clay, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born in Lexington, KY October 1830. Andrew died June 25, 1863 in Battle of Vicksburg, MS, at 32 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery (memorial.

He married Josephine Deborah Russell in Callaway Co., MO, July 10, 1853. Josephine was born in Fulton, Callaway Co., MO December 7, 1835. Josephine was the daughter of William Henry Russell and Zaenett Freeland. Josephine died March 29, 1920 in Fayette Co., KY, at 84 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. At 18 years of age Josephine became the mother of Lucretia Clay Erwin in Independence, MO, June 12, 1854. At 21 years of age Josephine became the mother of Nettie Russell Erwin 1857. At 25 years of age Josephine became the mother of Mary Webster Erwin in Jackson Cnty, Mo, February 5, 1861. At 28 years of age Josephine became the mother of Eugenia Erwin January 26, 1864. Her obituary from the Lexington Herald, March 30, 1920: Mrs. John Morrison Clay died Monday morning at her home, Ashland-on-the Tates Creek Pike. She was 85 years old and had been ill all winter, but not in a serious condition until with the last few weeks. Mrs. Clay was the widow of John Morrison Clay, the youngest son of Kentucky's famous statesman, Henry Clay. She was Miss Josephine D. Russell, the daughter of Col. and Mrs. William H. Russell, and was born in Fulton, Missouri. Her father was a well known man in public life, a jurist and statesman and the devoted friend of Henry Clay. She was twice married, her first husband having been Col. Eugene Erwin, the grandson of Henry Clay, who was killed at the Battle of Vicksburg, and Mrs. Clay's two daughters surviving her are the children of that marriage, Mrs. Minor Simpson, of Ashland-on-the Tates Creek Pike, and Mrs. M. W. Anderson of Kansas City who came several days ago called by her mother's illness. She leaves also five grandchildren, Eugene Erwin Simpson, Miss Josephine Simpson, Henry Clay Simpson, Henry Clay Anderson, and Matthew William Anderson. The funeral of Mrs. Clay will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Christ Church Cathedral and the burial will be in the family lot at the Lexington Cemetery. In the passing of Mrs. Clay, Lexington loses perhaps the most remarkable woman of her generation, a writer of prose and poetry, a successful business woman, fearless and intrepid in spirit, brilliant in mind and admired for beauty, wit and all the womanly graces as well. She was engaged in activities which won for her a national fame, having been the world's most noted and successful woman owner and breeder of fine thoroughbred horses. At the death of her husband, Mr. John Morrison Clay, August 10, 1887, she succeeded to his business of rearing and racing thoroughbreds and under the Ashland colors, yellow and blue, won several of the classics of the turf. From an illustrated article which appeared in one of the magazines several years ago called "The World's Most Noted Woman" the following is quoted: "With scarcely half a dozen brood mares in her possession, Mrs. John M. Clay, proprietor of the famous Ashland Stud in Kentucky, has had more great horses than a number of the famous stock farms in which thousands of dollars are invested." Mrs. Clay strolls among her mares and horses at will. They all seem to know her and have learned to appreciate the tender care with which she guards them. Of all persons interested in breeding and rearing the thoroughbred horse in America there are none as picturesque as this Kentucky authoress who, in spite of this and other business cares, finds time to give the public popular stories, her latest novel, "Uncle Phil," being now in its second edition. The life of Mrs. Clay was closely interwoven with the Henry Clay family as her first husband, Col. Erwin, whom she met while on a trip to California, was the son of Henry Clay's fifth child, Anne Clay, his father being James Erwin of New Orleans. Being brilliant and accomplished her father took special pride in her and she was said to be more like him in intellect than any of his eleven children. Col. Erwin was an officer of the Sixth Regiment of Missouri Volunteers and was killed while leading a charge against the enemy at the battle of Vicksburg. He had been a leader on half a dozen battlefields where he was noted for his coolness, daring and bravery. After his death Mrs. Erwin and her children came to live at the home which was part of the original tract of land settled by Henry Clay more than 100 years ago and several years later was married to Mr. John Morrison Clay, the youngest son of the Sage of Ashland and the namesake of the founder of Morrison Chapel. Of the pioneer and aristocratic lineage on all sides it seemed the birthright of Mrs. Clay to perform unusual duties and to meet with success in her undertakings. While a girl she read the works of the world's greatest writers and with her observations on many trips with her father she was thus splendidly equipped. An article says of her that she first appeared in print against her will. She had been on a trip to Mexico and as they came through California she was asked to write of some of their experiences. She refused the requests, but her father required her to comply and after writing the article she added as a postscript, "my father made me write this". The editor was very much amused at this and when the article appeared it was widely read and copied in the other California papers. Mrs. Clay took great pride in her old home and its many valuable Clay relics. It was there that the wife of Henry Clay, Lucretia Hart, died. Among the most noted of the writings of Mrs. Clay were: "John Logan" dedicated to Henry Clay; "Some Little of the Angel Still Left," "Uncle Phil" and her last work, "The Sport of Kings," a group of racing stories. A patriot, a suffragist, a musician and a scientific gardener were some of the other qualifications of this wonderful Kentucky woman. During the Civil war she devoted a great deal of time to work for the soldiers and when the United States went to war with Germany she recalled her accomplishment of knitting and made more than 100 pairs of socks. She had not finished her self-imposed quota when the armistice was signed and she sent many of the pairs to Belgium to be presented to the common soldiers of that country who had won her admiration. She said that in all her life nothing had given her more pleasure than this knitting she had done for the soldiers. At a meeting of the International Conference of Women, held at Toronto, Canada, a few years ago. Mrs. Clay was asked to make all address. She could not be present but wrote the address and sent it to be read at the conference. Her subject was "Women and the Professions." After expressing her opinion that women could succeed in all the professions, Mrs. Clay tells in the address of her experience as a horse breeder. She says that she sold one yearling for $8,200, which won three of the Kentucky Derby honors and the rich Realization stake at $41,000. The address was printed in the Kansas City Star and in several other newspapers. Private funeral services will be held for Mrs. Clay at Christ Church Cathedral Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the Very Rev. Robert K. Massie, dean of the Cathedral, officiating. The pallbearers will be Dr. Thomas Bullock, Thomas H. Shelby, W. K. Berry, James A. Todd, Colonel C. D. Clay, Captain T. J. Clay, Prof. Walter Patterson, Louis des Cognets. Burial services will be private.

At 23 years of age Andrew became the father of Lucretia Clay Erwin in Independence, MO, June 12, 1854. At 26 years of age Andrew became the father of Nettie Russell Erwin 1857. Andrew was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census in Jackson County, Missouri. Eugene Erwin is listed in the 1860 Census for Jackson County, Missouri living in the Jones Hotel with himself listed as 26 and born in Kentucky, Josephine as 24 and born in Missouri, Lucretia as 5 and born in Missouri, Nettie as 3 and born in Missouri, and Zaenett Russell as 53 and born in Maryland. Eugene Erwin is listed with real estate valued at $6,500.00 and personal property worth $15,000.00. Zaenett is listed with real estate worth $2,000.00 and personal property worth $5,000.00.

Andrew was listed as the owner of slaves on the 1860 Census of Slave Inhabitants in Jackson County, Missouri. The slave schedules for 1860 in Jackson County, Missouri list Eugene Erwin as owning one black female age 13.

At 30 years of age Andrew became the father of Mary Webster Erwin in Jackson Cnty, Mo, February 5, 1861. At 33 years of age Andrew became the father of Eugenia Erwin January 26, 1864. His biography from History of Kentucky by Judge Charles Kerr (Chicago and New York, 1922) follows: Col. Eugene Erwin was a soldier whose record of action and high character entitles him to all the honors paid a military career in every age of the world. He was born at Woodlands, adjoining Lexington, then the home of his father, James Erwin, whose wife was the favorite child of Henry Clay. Eugene Erwin lived for several years in Missouri. He was in Missouri when the war broke out between the North and South, and immediately offered his services to the Confederacy. His military career of about two years was most brilliant. He was a magnetic leader, was idolized by his soldiers, and until his heroic death he was almost constantly at posts of danger. He was commissioned major by the commander of the State Guards of Missouri, and participated in the battles of Wilson's Creek, Lexington and Sugar Creek, also Springfield and Elkhorn Tavern. Then on leaving Missouri and joining the forces east of the Mississippi he was made lieutenant colonel and given command of a battalion. He led the assault upon the attack of Iuka, after which he was commissioned colonel and assigned to the command of a regiment. He and his regiment were also assigned prominent places in the advance upon Corinth, and after that ill-starred attack, only thirty members of his regiment were able to answer roll call. His regimental flag carried in that and many subsequent engagements was never captured, and is now in the possession of his grandson Eugene Erwin Simpson of Lexington. Colonel Erwin himself was severely wounded at Corinth, but in a month had rejoined his command. At the beginning of the battle in front of Port Gibson, May l, 1863, he was ordered to re-enforce the left wing of the Confederate command, and after a forced march of eight miles made in 2 1/2 hours brought his command on the ground at a critical moment, when the entire left of the Confederates was threatened with defeat. To save the day he advanced the head of his column to a position within twenty yards of the enemy, and for an hour and a half his solitary regiment sustained the shock of the entire Federal attack. He went into the battle with 520 men, as the official report shows, lost in killed and wounded eighty-three, and by a remarkable skill in maneuvering and in deflective strategy fought and held his position until almost surrounded, and then under heavy fire made good his withdrawal, his individual command alone standing between an overwhelming defeat of the entire left wing of the Confederate army. Then followed the siege of Vicksburg, during which the Sixth Regiment of Missouri Infantry with its commander, Colonel Erwin, was assigned to emergency duty within the city, re-enforcing points against which the heaviest attack of the enemy was delivered. The climax of Colonel Erwin's career as a soldier came on the afternoon of the 25th of June, 1863. Ordered with his regiment to support some hard pressed Louisianans, who were defending a portion of the fortifications where the Federals had exploded a mine and were crowding through the shattered parapet, Colonel Erwin, shouting "Follow me, boys" rushed forward to lead the charge. Three musket balls passed through his body. At his fall his men with a hoarse, hungry roar of rage sprang out among the enemy. Then and there occurred the bloodiest fight of that memorable siege. When the paroled army passed out of surrendered Vicksburg only twenty-five of the Sixth Missouri were able to pass out with it. The brigadier-general's commission sent to Richmond to Colonel Erwin arrived too late--it had been canceled by death. Thereafter the Sixth Missouri as an individual unit lost its identity. Colonel Erwin was not only the idol of his own men, but his exploits commanded the admiration of his enemies. After he was wounded at Corinth special permission was granted Mrs. Erwin to come South through the lines, and after the surrender of Vicksburg General Grant furnished her with a pass and transportation to return to her home. His obituary from The Daily Citizen, Vickburg, Mississippi issue of June 30, 1863 follows: OBITUARY COL. EUGENE ERWIN. Another brave and noble spirit has fallen. On Thursday evening, June 24th, Col. Eugene Erwin of the 6th Regiment Missouri Vols. was killed while mounted upon the works with a view to leading a charge against the enemy. He was struck with a minnie ball which passed through his body, killing him instantly. For several weeks previous to his death his health had been delicate, and at times compelled his absence from the field. During the siege of this place, he had more than once been driven to his bed, and on the day of his death he was out contrary to the advice and urgency of his friends, feeling, as he said, that it was his duty, so long as he could stand, to stand at his post. No one felt more than he did the importance of every man's discharging his duty - no one did more to discharge it. Col. Erwin, at the first outbreak of the war, left his home and family and offered himself a willing sacrifice upon the altar of his country's liberty. He has borne deprivation and hardships of [the duty?]. Throughout the campaigns of Gen. Price in Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi, and this without a murmur, he has ever shown himself an excellent soldier and a gallant officer. More than a half dozen battlefields - Elk Horn, Corinth and Port Gibson included - hear testimony to his coolness and daring bravery. He was strict in discipline, yet generous, kind and true, possessing the confidence and esteem of all his men and officers. He esteemed religion highly, and did all in his power to promote its interests. Those who knew him best loved him most; for the more intimate the acquaintances, the brighter shown the excellence of his character. But he has fallen - fallen at his post defending the cause of justice and truth. At midnight's hour amid the roar of cannon and the whistling of enemy's balls, we bore him gently and laid him in the soldier's humble grave, where he shall rest in peace till he is called forth to his reward in the resurrection morn.

He by his example speaks --

"'Twere sweet to live, yet I can die, And in the grave forgotten lie, To know I have my duty done, And nobly life's last triumph won. Know ye my comrades in the field, I die a freeman's death; Cease not to wield the battleshield With life's last lingering breath - The banner which we bore on high, Still bid it all their hosts defy - For where the war tide wild shall wave, So fit to be a soldier's grave."

He leaves a wife and three sweet little girls to mourn his loss. May our Heavenly Father sustain and comfort them in their bed of bereavement and grant them all a happy reunion in .... [remainder unintelligible].

Andrew Eugene Erwin and Josephine Deborah Russell had the following children:

+ 165 i. Lucretia Clay⁵ Erwin was born June 12, 1854.

166 ii. Nettie Russell Erwin was born 1857. Nettie died January 7, 1889 Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, at 31 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. She married Howard H. Gratz September 26, 1887. Howard's occupation: Publisher.

+ 167 iii. Mary Webster Erwin was born February 5, 1861.

168 iv. Eugenia Erwin was born January 26, 1864. Eugenia died 1864 at less than one year of age.

73. Charles Edward (Ned)⁴ Erwin (Anne Brown³ Clay, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born in Fayette Co., KY November 2, 1835. Charles died February 6, 1860 in Fayette Co., KY, at 24 years of age.

He married Evaline Augusta Hicks in Fayette Co., KY, October 13, 1857. Evaline was born in Clark Co., KY 1839. Evaline was the daughter of Beverly Alsop Hicks and Mary Colson Herndon. Evaline died 1864 at 25 years of age. At 20 years of age Evaline became the mother of Edward Clay Erwin in Fayette Co., KY, February 29, 1860.

At 24 years of age Charles became the father of Edward Clay Erwin in Fayette Co., KY, February 29, 1860.

Charles Edward (Ned) Erwin and Evaline Augusta Hicks had the following child:

169 i. Edward Clay⁵ Erwin was born in Fayette Co., KY February 29, 1860. He married Jessie Wallace Sweeney in Owensboro, KY, 1889. Jessie was born in Owensboro, KY April 19, 1870. Jessie was the daughter of William N. Sweeney and Elizabeth Rogers.

77. Anne Brown⁴ Clay (Henry³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born February 14, 1837. Anne died February 8, 1917 at 79 years of age.

She married Henry Clay McDowell May 21, 1857. Henry was born February 9, 1832. Henry was the son of William A. McDowell. Henry died November 18, 1899 at 67 years of age. At 27 years of age Henry became the father of Nanette McDowell December 18, 1859. At 29 years of age Henry became the father of Henry Clay McDowell August 24, 1861. At 31 years of age Henry became the father of William Adair McDowell August 16, 1863. At 34 years of age Henry became the father of Thomas Clay McDowell March 9, 1866. At 36 years of age Henry became the father of Julia Prather McDowell February 12, 1868. At 40 years of age Henry became the father of Madeline McDowell in Woodlake, KY, May 20, 1872. At 45 years of age Henry became the father of Ballard McDowell March 14, 1877.

At 22 years of age Anne became the mother of Nanette McDowell December 18, 1859. At 24 years of age Anne became the mother of Henry Clay McDowell August 24, 1861. At 26 years of age Anne became the mother of William Adair McDowell August 16, 1863. At 29 years of age Anne became the mother of Thomas Clay McDowell March 9, 1866. At 30 years of age Anne became the mother of Julia Prather McDowell February 12, 1868. At 35 years of age Anne became the mother of Madeline McDowell in Woodlake, KY, May 20, 1872. At 40 years of age Anne became the mother of Ballard McDowell March 14, 1877.

Anne Brown Clay and Henry Clay McDowell had the following children:

+ 170 i. Nanette⁵ McDowell was born December 18, 1859.

+ 171 ii. Henry Clay McDowell was born August 24, 1861.

+ 172 iii. William Adair McDowell was born August 16, 1863.

+ 173 iv. Thomas Clay McDowell was born March 9, 1866.

+ 174 v. Julia Prather McDowell was born February 12, 1868.

175 vi. Madeline McDowell was born in Woodlake, KY May 20, 1872. Madeline died November 25, 1920 in Lexington, KY, at 48 years of age. She married Desha Breckinridge in Lexington, KY, November 17, 1898. Desha was born in Lexington, KY August 5, 1867. Desha was the son of William Campbell Preston Breckinridge and Issa Desha. Desha died February 19, 1935 at 67 years of age. His biography from The Kentucky Encyclopedia follows: BRECKINRIDGE, DESHA. Desha Breckinridge, newspaper editor and reformer, was born August 4, 1867, in Lexington, Kentucky, the son of U.S. congressman W.C.P and Issa (Desha) Breckinridge. He attended State College in Lexington and graduated from Princeton University in 1889. After studying law at Columbia University and the University of Virginia, he joined his father's Lexington law firm. In 1897 Breckinridge and his father bought the Lexington Herald, where Breckinridge served as managing editor and, after his father's death in 1904, as editor. A Democrat, Breckinridge was frequently at odds with both parties in championing such causes as regulation of business, child labor laws, improvements in education, prison reform, and women's suffrage. He married Madeline McDowell on November 17, 1898, and, largely through the pages of the Herald, the two became leaders of the Progressive movement in Kentucky. Active in thoroughbred racing, Breckinridge by 1922 was ranked as one of the top twenty horsemen in the country. In 1906 Breckinridge was instrumental in creating a state racing commission, under which pari-mutuel betting replaced bookmaking. Madeline Breckinridge died in 1920, and, on July 27, 1929, the widower married Mary Frazer LeBus. Breckinridge died on February 18, 1935, and was buried in Lexington Cemetery. See James Klotter, The Breckinridges of Kentucky, 1760-1981 (Lexington, Ky., 1986). MELBA PORTER HAY

Her biography from the Encyclopedia Britannica: ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA

Breckinridge, Madeline McDowell b. May 20, 1872, Woodlake, Ky., U.S. d. Nov. 25, 1920, Lexington, Ky. née MADELINE MCDOWELL American social reformer whose efforts focused on child welfare, health issues, and women's rights. Educated in Lexington, Kentucky, and at Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut, she studied intermittently during 1890-94 at the State College (now University) of Kentucky. In 1898 she married Desha Breckinridge, editor of the Lexington Herald and brother of Sophonisba P. Breckinridge. In 1900 she began her career in social reform by urging the establishment of a settlement house near the impoverished rural town of Proctor, Kentucky. In the same year, she helped found the Women's Emergency Committee (later reorganized as the Lexington Civic League). The league agitated successfully for the establishment of playgrounds and kindergartens in poorer districts of the city and for legislation setting up a juvenile court system, regulating child labour, and compelling school attendance. Also in 1900 Breckinridge led in founding the Lexington Associated Charities, which organized community charity along modern casework lines.

Plagued by tuberculosis, Breckinridge from 1905 was active in local, county, and state tuberculosis societies. She helped secure establishment of the state Tuberculosis Commission in 1912 and served as its vice president until 1916, in which year her fund-raising campaign culminated in the opening of the Blue Grass (later the Julius Marks) Sanatorium in Lexington. In 1906 she was appointed to the State Federation of Women's Clubs, and working through that body she campaigned successfully for legislation granting women the vote in school elections. From 1912 to 1915 and again from 1919 to her death, Breckinridge was president of the Kentucky Equal Rights Association, which worked to secure legislation recognizing the rights of married women to enjoy their own earnings, to make wills, and to be equal guardians of their children, as well as legislation limiting working hours for women and providing for women physicians in state mental hospitals, among other reforms. In 1913-15 she was a vice president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, on whose behalf she traveled and spoke widely, demonstrating a remarkable gift for oratory. The ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment by the Kentucky legislature in January 1920 was largely credited to her efforts. In 1920 she undertook an extensive campaign tour on behalf of the League of Nations and the Democratic Party.

From the Women in Kentucky - Reform web site:“Madeline McDowell Breckinridge was Kentucky's foremost Progressive reformer. A founder of the Lexington Civic League and the Associated Charities, the person primarily responsible for the establishment of the Blue Grass Sanatorium and the Lincoln Model School, and the principal leader of the woman suffrage movement during the final years before ratification of the federal woman suffrage amendment, Madge Breckinridge was at the time of her death the most famous and influential woman in Kentucky." ---Melba Porter Hay, Ph.D.

Madeline Breckinridge grew up at the family home, Ashland, built by her famous great- grandfather Henry Clay. In 1898, she married Desha Breckinridge, the editor of the Lexington Herald and brother of Sophonisba Breckinridge. Madeline Breckinridge's list of achievements is a long one. She was chair of the Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs from 1908-1912. During this time she successfully pushed for the passage of legislation allowing women to vote in school board elections. She was president of the Kentucky Equal Rights Association for two separate terms and vice-president of the National Women's Suffrage Association. The importance of her efforts in the fight for women's suffrage cannot be overstated by those in Kentucky and the rest of the nation. She died in November of 1920, shortly after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, and after she cast her first and only vote. She had lived to see a great dream realized.

176 vii. Ballard McDowell was born March 14, 1877. Ballard died November 3, 1881 at 4 years of age.

86. Charles Donald⁴ Clay (James Brown³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born January 7, 1857. Charles died November 29, 1935 at 78 years of age.

He married Mariah Hensley Pepper in Frankfort, Ky, 1896. Mariah was born 4 Apr 1870. Mariah died 1939. Mariah became the mother of Susan Clay in Frankfort, KY, July 21, 1897. Mariah became the mother of Charles Donald Clay 1899. Mariah became the mother of Robert Pepper Clay in Lexington, KY, 1903. Mariah became the mother of Elizabeth Starling Clay in Lexington, KY, October 20, 1904.

At 40 years of age Charles became the father of Susan Clay in Frankfort, KY, July 21, 1897. At 42 years of age Charles became the father of Charles Donald Clay 1899. At 46 years of age Charles became the father of Robert Pepper Clay in Lexington, KY, 1903. At 47 years of age Charles became the father of Elizabeth Starling Clay in Lexington, KY, October 20, 1904.

Charles Donald Clay and Mariah Hensley Pepper had the following children:

177 i. Susan⁵ Clay was born in Frankfort, KY July 21, 1897. Susan died July 11, 1981 in New Haven, CT, at 83 years of age. She married William "Vassili" Sawitzky in Lexington, KY, May 5, 1927. William died February 2, 1947. The biography of Susan Clay Sawitzky from The Kentucky Encyclopedia follows: SAWITZKY, SUSAN CLAY. Susan Clay Sawitzky, poet and art historian, was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, on July 21, 1897, to Col. Charles and Mariah (Pepper) Clay. Great-granddaughter of Henry Clay, she was raised in her grandmothers' Victorian homes and on her father's horse farm. She attended Miss Ella Williams's School, then briefly Sayre School, Transylvania University, and the University of Kentucky. Her early poems and stories appeared in Town and Country Magazine and the New York Times and in local publications, and in 1923 the book Poems by Susan Clay was published in Chicago. On May 5, 1927, fleeing family interference, she eloped with Russian-born New York art dealer William Sawitzky. Only one poem was published after her marriage, appearing in Poetry: A Magazine of Verse in 1941. From 1927 to 1947 she helped Sawitzky conduct pioneering research on early American art, research she continued after his death in 1947. Sponsored by the New York Historical Society, she published articles on Reuben Moultrop, Ralph Earl, and Abraham DeLanoy. Susan Sawitzky wrote poetry for over sixty years and a short collection was published posthumously by the Kentucky Poetry Review in 1984. Her collected poetry speaks poignantly of her struggle against family and community for the right of self-expression and of the tenacity of traditional Southern values well into the twentieth century. Sawitzky died on July 11, 1981. Her ashes were scattered near a millpond at Stamford, Connecticut. See Woodridge Spears, ed., "The Circling Thread: Poems by Susan Clay Sawitzky," Kentucky Poetry Review (Jan. 1984). LINDSEY APPLE

178 ii. Charles Donald Clay was born 1899.

+ 179 iii. Robert Pepper Clay was born 1903.

180 iv. Elizabeth Starling Clay was born in Lexington, KY October 20, 1904. Elizabeth died March 28, 1999 Gloucester, MA, at 94 years of age. She married William Blanford 1948.

91. Hugh B.⁴ Hart (Henry Clay³, Nathaniel Gray Smith², Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

He married Nannie Fry.

Hugh B. Hart and Nannie Fry had the following child:

181 i. Bettie⁵ Hart.

94. William S.⁵ Marshall (Thomas A.⁴, Eliza P.³ Price, Susanna² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

He married Nellie Parcelles.

William S. Marshall and Nellie Parcelles had the following children:

182 i. Kate⁶ Marshall.

183 ii. Edward Marshall.

95. Eliza⁵ Marshall (Thomas A.⁴, Eliza P.³ Price, Susanna² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married John W. True.

Eliza Marshall and John W. True had the following children:

184 i. Ellen⁶ True.

185 ii. Eliza Nannette True.

186 iii. William True.

187 iv. Dallam True.

96. James M.⁵ Marshall (Thomas A.⁴, Eliza P.³ Price, Susanna² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

He married Kittie Fisher.

James M. Marshall and Kittie Fisher had the following children:

188 i. Kate⁶ Marshall.

189 ii. Ellen Marshall.

190 iii. Nannie Marshall.

191 iv. ? Marshall.

97. Thomas A.⁵ Marshall (Thomas A.⁴, Eliza P.³ Price, Susanna² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

He married Anna.

Thomas A. Marshall and Anna had the following child:

192 i. Benjamin⁶ Marshall.

102. Ellen⁵ Smedes (Anna Maria⁴ Marshall, Eliza P.³ Price, Susanna² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married William Vosburg.

Ellen Smedes and William Vosburg had the following child:

193 i. William Smedes⁶ Vosburg.

105. Thomas Marshall⁵ Smedes (Anna Maria⁴ Marshall, Eliza P.³ Price, Susanna² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

He married Olive Roth.

Thomas Marshall Smedes and Olive Roth had the following children:

194 i. Thomas Marshall⁶ Smedes.

195 ii. Olive Smedes.

196 iii. ? Smedes.

197 iv. ?? Smedes.

110. Margaretta Ross⁵ Harrison (Margaretta⁴ Ross, Eliza³ Pindell, Eliza² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married William Martin.

Margaretta Ross Harrison and William Martin had the following child:

198 i. Margaretta Harrison⁶ Martin.

111. Ellen⁵ Harrison (Margaretta⁴ Ross, Eliza³ Pindell, Eliza² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married James B. Simrall.

Ellen Harrison and James B. Simrall had the following children:

199 i. Margaretta Harrison⁶ Simrall.

200 ii. Sarah Simrall.

201 iii. J. O. Harrison Simrall.

115. John⁵ Riley (Ellen Hart⁴ Ross, Eliza³ Pindell, Eliza² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

He married Miriam Smith.

John Riley and Miriam Smith had the following children:

202 i. James⁶ Riley.

203 ii. Ellen Ross Riley.

125. Mary P.⁵ Shelby (Richard Pindell⁴, Mary "Polly"³ Pindell, Eliza² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married William Napton.

Mary P. Shelby and William Napton had the following children:

204 i. Blanche⁶ Napton.

205 ii. Malinda Napton.

206 iii. Shelby Napton.

207 iv. William Napton.

208 v. Evan Napton.

209 vi. Susan Napton.

129. Edmund H.⁵ Taylor (Thomas Hart⁴, Louisa³ Hart, Thomas², Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

He married Annie Watson.

Edmund H. Taylor and Annie Watson had the following children:

210 i. Sarah E.⁶ Taylor.

211 ii. Thomas H. Taylor.

212 iii. Edmund B. Taylor.

131. Addie C.⁵ Taylor (Thomas Hart⁴, Louisa³ Hart, Thomas², Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married David Merriwether.

Addie C. Taylor and David Merriwether had the following children:

213 i. Richard⁶ Merriwether.

214 ii. Elizabeth Merriwether.

215 iii. David Merriwether.

134. Dudley⁵ Talbot (Ellen S.⁴ Hart, Thomas Pindell³, Thomas², Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

He married Miss Spears.

Dudley Talbot and Miss Spears had the following children:

216 i. Ellie Hart⁶ Talbot.

217 ii. William G. Talbot.

218 iii. James Arnold Talbot.

135. Eleanor H.⁵ Talbot (Ellen S.⁴ Hart, Thomas Pindell³, Thomas², Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married James M. Arnold.

Eleanor H. Talbot and James M. Arnold had the following children:

219 i. Talbot⁶ Arnold.

220 ii. Lucy B. Arnold.

221 iii. Sohie Hart Arnold.

222 iv. E. C. Arnold.

138. Margaret C.⁵ Talbot (Ellen S.⁴ Hart, Thomas Pindell³, Thomas², Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married Edward S. Ford.

Margaret C. Talbot and Edward S. Ford had the following child:

223 i. William Talbot⁶ Ford.

155. Mary⁵ Clay (Henry Boyle⁴, Thomas Hart³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) birth date unknown.

She married William D. Kenner 1887. William became the father of Harry Clay Kenner 1888. William became the father of Lanier Neill Kenner 1889. William became the father of Nannie Bradley Kenner 1890. William became the father of Kenneth Kenner 1893. William became the father of Elsie Clay Kenner 1895.

Mary became the mother of Harry Clay Kenner 1888. Mary became the mother of Lanier Neill Kenner 1889. Mary became the mother of Nannie Bradley Kenner 1890. Mary became the mother of Kenneth Kenner 1893. Mary became the mother of Elsie Clay Kenner 1895.

Mary Clay and William D. Kenner had the following children:

224 i. Harry Clay⁶ Kenner was born 1888. Harry died 1911 at 23 years of age.

225 ii. Lanier Neill Kenner was born 1889.

226 iii. Nannie Bradley Kenner was born 1890.

227 iv. Kenneth Kenner was born 1893.

228 v. Elsie Clay Kenner was born 1895.

157. Harry Boyle⁵ Clay (Henry Boyle⁴, Thomas Hart³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born 1864. Harry died 1917 at 53 years of age.

He married Fanny Russell Neill 1891.

Harry Boyle Clay and Fanny Russell Neill had the following children:

229 i. Mary⁶ Clay.

230 ii. unknown Clay.

158. Elsie⁵ Clay (Henry Boyle⁴, Thomas Hart³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born May 29, 1866. Elsie died July 17, 1939 at 73 years of age.

She married Henry Clay McDowell July 5, 1893. Henry was born August 24, 1861. Henry was the son of Henry Clay McDowell and Anne Brown Clay. Henry died October 8, 1933 at 72 years of age. At 36 years of age Henry became the father of Henry Clay McDowell March 9, 1898.

At 31 years of age Elsie became the mother of Henry Clay McDowell March 9, 1898.

Henry Clay McDowell and Elsie Clay had the following child:

231 i. Henry Clay⁶ McDowell was born March 9, 1898. Henry died October 7, 1898 at less than one year of age.

165. Lucretia Clay⁵ Erwin (Andrew Eugene⁴, Anne Brown³ Clay, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born in Independence, MO June 12, 1854. Lucretia died 1929 in Lexington, KY, at 75 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

She married Minor Simpson in Fayette Co., KY, February 5, 1876. Minor was born in Fayette Co., KY November 17, 1836. Minor died 1921 in Fayette Co., KY, at 84 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. Minor's occupation: Farmer. At 40 years of age Minor became the father of John M. Clay Simpson 1877. At 42 years of age Minor became the father of Josephine Clay Simpson 1879. At 43 years of age Minor became the father of Eugene Erwin Simpson 1880. At 59 years of age Minor became the father of Henry Clay Simpson May 27, 1896.

At 23 years of age Lucretia became the mother of John M. Clay Simpson 1877. At 25 years of age Lucretia became the mother of Josephine Clay Simpson 1879. At 26 years of age Lucretia became the mother of Eugene Erwin Simpson 1880. At 41 years of age Lucretia became the mother of Henry Clay Simpson May 27, 1896.

Lucretia Clay Erwin and Minor Simpson had the following children:

232 i. John M. Clay⁶ Simpson was born 1877. John died 1895 in Lexington, KY, at 18 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

233 ii. Josephine Clay Simpson was born 1879. Josephine died 1961 Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, at 82 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

234 iii. Eugene Erwin Simpson was born 1880. Eugene died 1969 in Lexington, KY, at 89 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. He married Marguerite E. Grimmer 1940. Marguerite was born ca 1896. Marguerite died 1979 at 83 years of age.

+ 235 iv. Henry Clay Simpson was born May 27, 1896.

167. Mary Webster⁵ Erwin (Andrew Eugene⁴, Anne Brown³ Clay, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born in Jackson Cnty, Mo February 5, 1861. Mary died December 28, 1931 in Lexington, KY, at 70 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

She married Matthew William Anderson in Hamilton Co., OH, September 3, 1890. Matthew was born in Jackson Co., MO December 20, 1836. Matthew was the son of George W. Anderson and Sally Stewart. Matthew died January 21, 1906 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, at 69 years of age. His body was interred in Independence, MO. Matthew's occupation: Banker. Matthew became the father of Kate B. Anderson in Jackson Co., MO. Matthew was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census in Jackson County, MO. Matthew William Anderson is listed in the 1860 Census of Jackson County, Missouri in Blue Township in the house hold of his mother, Sally, as a farmer, age 22, with real estate worth $500 and personal property worth $900.

Matthew was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census in Jackson County, MO. Matthew William Anderson is listed in the 1870 Census for Jackson County, Missouri as a deputy sheriff, age 33, born in Missouri with real estate valued at $5,000 and personal property valued at $1,000. Also listed are wife Julia, age 29, born in Missouri, and daughter Katie, age 9, born in Missouri.

At 42 years of age Matthew became the father of Nellie Anderson in Independence, MO, 1879. At 54 years of age Matthew became the father of Henry Clay Anderson in Independence, MO, 1891. Matthew became the father of George Anderson in Independence, MO, circa 1893. At 58 years of age Matthew became the father of Matthew William Anderson in Independence, MO, June 24, 1895. His biography from Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, Vol. 1, Howard L. Conard, Editor, 1901, follows: Anderson, Matthew William, banker, was born December 20, 1836, on the farm of his father, four miles from Independence, Missouri. His parents were George W. and Sally (Stewart) Anderson, both of whom were natives of Kentucky and members of splendid Southern families, whose records for thrift and integrity are spotless. They were married in Kentucky and removed to Missouri in 1836, the year M. W. Anderson was born. They located on the acres that composed the old homestead for so many years, near Independence, and played no small part in the wonderful transformation which caused Western Missouri to blossom from a pioneer wilderness into luxurious cultivation during their years. The son was left upon his own resources early in life, on account of the death of his father, but proved equal to the stern task before him. He received a common school education in the schools of Jackson County, and had a good, practical preparation for the numerous undertakings which were to combine in making his life successful. In 1860 he was elected constable of Blue Township, in Jackson County, defeating six opponents in a race that was hotly contested. In those days the office of constable was equally renumerative with the office of sheriff. It was ably filled by the young man until the edict went forth that officeholders must take the "Gamble oath." That order having been promulgated and Mr. Anderson being unwilling to swear against convictions which came from Southern blood, he gave up the office. In 1862 he went to New Mexico and engaged in the business of overland freighting, in the employ of Irvin, Jackman & Co. He followed that line of work for about six months. After returning to Missouri he became deputy sheriff of Jackson County, in 1868, under Charles Dougherty, and served in that capacity until 1870. Between the time of his return from New Mexico and his acceptance of the office of deputy sheriff he engaged in farming in Jackson County. The Democratic party nominated him for collector of Jackson County, but his first race was followed by defeat, James L. Gray being elected. His second candidacy was successful, however, and in 1872 he was elected collector by a large majority. The oath of office was taken in 1873 and he served as collector four years. During this time, having prospered in financial affairs, he was a silent partner in the banking house of Brown, Hughes & Co., paid considerable attention to the raising of fine stock and looked after a large ranch which he had purchased in New Mexico. When the Anderson-Chiles Banking Company of Independence was organized he was made president of the concern, and for several years it was one of the strongest private banking houses in western Missouri. In 1889 this bank was nationalized and Mr. Anderson was chosen president. Since that time he has been president of this strong establishment, which is known as the First National Bank, and his reputation as a careful, successful business man is firmly established. Mr. Anderson has large property holdings which require much attention, and not all of his time is devoted to the banking business. He is one of the most prominent dealers in fine cattle in Missouri, and his splendid herd of Bates shorthorns which graze on the pastures of his four hundred acre farm near Independence is considered the standard of its kind. In addition to the office of county collector Mr. Anderson received other honors from the people of his community, serving for eighteen years as a member of the city council of Independence. He is a member of the Episcopal Church and holds the office of senior warden in Trinity Church, Independence. He was married, in 1861 to Miss Julia Daniel, of Jackson County, Missouri. To them two children, daughters, were born. Mrs. Anderson died in 1888. The husband was the second time married in 1892, his bride being Miss Mary W. Ervin, daughter of Colonel Eugene Ervin, of Lexington, Kentucky. Colonel Ervin was a grandson of the distinguished Kentucky statesman, Henry Clay, and of such noble ancestry Mrs. Anderson and her two bright sons, Henry Clay and Matthew William, have reason to be proud.

At 30 years of age Mary became the mother of Henry Clay Anderson in Independence, MO, 1891. Mary became the mother of George Anderson in Independence, MO, circa 1893. At 34 years of age Mary became the mother of Matthew William Anderson in Independence, MO, June 24, 1895. Her obituary from the Lexington Herald: Mrs. Mary W. Anderson, widow of Matthew William Anderson, died at her apartmen in Wellington Arms at 5:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon after a protracted illness. She was the daughter of Eugene and Josephine Russell Erwin and was a great granddaughter of Henry Clay. She is survived by two sons, Matthew William Anderson of Lexington and Henry Clay Anderson of Miami Fla., and three granddaughters, Lucy, Mary W. and Sarah Anderson of Lexington. Funeral servivces will be conducted at the grave in the family lot in the Lexington cemetery at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The Rt. Rev. H. P. Almon Abbott, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington, will officiate. Pallbearers will be Eugene Simpson, Lawrence Simpson, Clay Simpson, Burt V. Halbert, Jr., Howard Evans, and David T. Eastin.

Mary Webster Erwin and Matthew William Anderson had the following children:

236 i. Henry Clay⁶ Anderson was born in Independence, MO 1891. Henry died July 21, 1959 in Coral Gables, FL, at 68 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. He married Ellyn Gilbert. Ellyn died in Coral Gables, FL. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

Henry's occupation: Teacher.

237 ii. George Anderson was born in Independence, MO circa 1893. George died before 1901 in Independence, MO.

+ 238 iii. Matthew William Anderson was born June 24, 1895.

170. Nanette⁵ McDowell (Anne Brown⁴ Clay, Henry³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born December 18, 1859. Nanette died July 5, 1948 at 88 years of age.

She married Thomas S. Bullock M.D. April 19, 1892. Thomas was born June 5, 1859. Thomas died July 27, 1929 at 70 years of age. At 34 years of age Thomas became the father of Henry McDowell Bullock November 21, 1893.

At 33 years of age Nanette became the mother of Henry McDowell Bullock November 21, 1893.

Nanette McDowell and Thomas S. Bullock, M.D. had the following child:

239 i. Henry McDowell⁶ Bullock was born November 21, 1893. Henry died January 7, 1976 at 82 years of age.

171. Henry Clay⁵ McDowell (Anne Brown⁴ Clay, Henry³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born August 24, 1861. Henry died October 8, 1933 at 72 years of age.

He married Elsie Clay July 5, 1893. Elsie was born May 29, 1866. Elsie was the daughter of Henry Boyle Clay and Nannie Bradley Bynum. Elsie died July 17, 1939 at 73 years of age. At 31 years of age Elsie became the mother of Henry Clay McDowell March 9, 1898.

At 36 years of age Henry became the father of Henry Clay McDowell March 9, 1898.

Henry Clay McDowell and Elsie Clay had the following child:

231 i. Henry Clay⁶ McDowell was born March 9, 1898. Henry died October 7, 1898 at less than one year of age.

172. William Adair⁵ McDowell (Anne Brown⁴ Clay, Henry³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born August 16, 1863. William died August 14, 1925 at 61 years of age.

He married twice. He married Alice H. Dudley October 26, 1887. Alice was born December 29, 1863. Alice was the daughter of T. U. Dudley. Alice died January, 1911 at 47 years of age. At 24 years of age Alice became the mother of William Cochran McDowell November 11, 1888. He married Katharine Ramsey May 27, 1914. Katharine was born October 7, 1873. Katharine died March, 1935 at 61 years of age.

At 25 years of age William became the father of William Cochran McDowell November 11, 1888.

William Adair McDowell and Alice H. Dudley had the following children:

240 i. Henry Clay⁶ McDowell.

+ 241 ii. William Cochran McDowell was born November 11, 1888.

173. Thomas Clay⁵ McDowell (Anne Brown⁴ Clay, Henry³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born March 9, 1866. Thomas died February 9, 1935 at 68 years of age.

He married Mary Goodloe November 15, 1888. Mary was born December 3, 1866. Mary was the daughter of William Cassius Goodloe and Mary Man. Mary died October 21, 1953 at 86 years of age. At 24 years of age Mary became the mother of Ann Clay McDowell March 7, 1891. At 28 years of age Mary became the mother of William Cassius Goodloe McDowell July 3, 1895.

At 24 years of age Thomas became the father of Ann Clay McDowell March 7, 1891. At 29 years of age Thomas became the father of William Cassius Goodloe McDowell July 3, 1895.

Thomas Clay McDowell and Mary Goodloe had the following children:

+ 242 i. Ann Clay⁶ McDowell was born March 7, 1891.

243 ii. William Cassius Goodloe McDowell was born July 3, 1895. He married twice. He married Virginia Schauffer. He married Selby Camp.

174. Julia Prather⁵ McDowell (Anne Brown⁴ Clay, Henry³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born February 12, 1868. Julia died November, 1942 at 74 years of age.

She married William Bass Brock November 12, 1904. William died July 15, 1929. William became the father of William Bass Brock, Jr. September 8, 1905. William became the father of Henry Clay McDowell Brock July 19, 1909.

At 37 years of age Julia became the mother of William Bass Brock, Jr. September 8, 1905. At 41 years of age Julia became the mother of Henry Clay McDowell Brock July 19, 1909.

Julia Prather McDowell and William Bass Brock had the following children:

244 i. William Bass⁶ Brock, Jr. was born September 8, 1905. William died January 13, 1961 at 55 years of age. He married Mable C. Graham 1929. Mable was born 1904.

+ 245 ii. Henry Clay McDowell Brock was born July 19, 1909.

179. Robert Pepper⁵ Clay (Charles Donald⁴, James Brown³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born in Lexington, KY 1903. Robert died 1977 in Mississippi, at 74 years of age.

He married Mary Martha Martindale. Mary was born in Paris, Il September 3, 1903. Mary died January 29, 1997 in Port Gibson, Ms, at 93 years of age. Mary became the mother of Lucy Starling Clay 29 Apr 1931. At 31 years of age Mary became the mother of Susan Martindale Clay January 3, 1935. At 38 years of age Mary became the mother of Robert Pepper Clay September 28, 1941.

Robert became the father of Lucy Starling Clay 29 Apr 1931. At 31 years of age Robert became the father of Susan Martindale Clay January 3, 1935. At 38 years of age Robert became the father of Robert Pepper Clay September 28, 1941.

Robert Pepper Clay and Mary Martha Martindale had the following children:

+ 246 i. Lucy Starling⁶ Clay was born 29 Apr 1931.

+ 247 ii. Susan Martindale Clay was born January 3, 1935.

248 iii. Robert Pepper Clay was born September 28, 1941.

235. Henry Clay⁶ Simpson (Lucretia Clay⁵ Erwin, Andrew Eugene⁴, Anne Brown³ Clay, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born May 27, 1896. Henry died 1986 in Lexington, KY, at 90 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

He married Louisiana Gibson Wood June, 1937. Louisiana was born September 16, 1910. At 27 years of age Louisiana became the mother of Henry Clay Simpson in Lexington, KY, 1938. At 30 years of age Louisiana became the mother of Word Wood Simpson 1941. At 35 years of age Louisiana became the mother of Josephine Russell Simpson 1946.

At 42 years of age Henry became the father of Henry Clay Simpson in Lexington, KY, 1938. At 45 years of age Henry became the father of Word Wood Simpson 1941. At 50 years of age Henry became the father of Josephine Russell Simpson 1946.

Henry Clay Simpson and Louisiana Gibson Wood had the following children:

249 i. Henry Clay⁷ Simpson was born in Lexington, KY 1938. He married K. Merer.

250 ii. Word Wood Simpson was born 1941.

251 iii. Josephine Russell Simpson was born 1946.

238. Matthew William⁶ Anderson (Mary Webster⁵ Erwin, Andrew Eugene⁴, Anne Brown³ Clay, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born in Independence, MO June 24, 1895. Matthew died May 23, 1967 in Lexington, KY, at 71 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

He married Lucy Alexander Humphreys Chenault in Lexington, KY, September 26, 1916. Lucy was born in Richmond, KY January 17, 1897. Lucy was the daughter of Christopher David Chenault and Sarah Gibson Humphreys. Lucy died December 28, 1975 in Lexington, KY, at 78 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. At 20 years of age Lucy became the mother of Lucy Chenault Anderson in Lexington, KY, November 29, 1917. At 23 years of age Lucy became the mother of Mary Webster Anderson in Lexington, KY, January 17, 1920. At 25 years of age Lucy became the mother of Sarah Gibson Anderson in Lexington, KY, February 20, 1922. Obituary from the Lexington Herald-Leader: Mrs. Lucy Chenault Anderson, 78, a descendant of one of the first settlers of Boonesborough, Nathaniel Hart, died Sunday. Mrs. Anderson, of 220 Chenault Road, was the widow of Matthew William Anderson, who was a great-great-grandson of Henry Clay. Born in Richmond, she was the daughter of the late Christopher David and Sarah Humphreys Chenault. She attended the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., Sayre College, and Miss Ella Williams' School. Mrs. Anderson was a member of Christ Church Episcopal, the Keeneland Club, Madison County Historical Society, Lexington Rose Society and Blue Grass Iris Society. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Mary A. La Bach, Mrs. Edward H. Jones and Mrs. Louis W. List, Jr; a sister, Mrs. Sarah Chenault Buckner, all of Lexington; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services were held Tuesday. Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery.

Matthew's occupation: Land Developer. At 22 years of age Matthew became the father of Lucy Chenault Anderson in Lexington, KY, November 29, 1917. At 24 years of age Matthew became the father of Mary Webster Anderson in Lexington, KY, January 17, 1920. At 26 years of age Matthew became the father of Sarah Gibson Anderson in Lexington, KY, February 20, 1922. His obituary from the Lexington Herald: Matthew William Anderson, 71, a pioneer in the subdivision development of Lexington and an apartment house owner, died yesterday morning at his home, 220 Chenault Road. Mr. Anderson was a great-great.grandson of Henry Clay and one of the first developers of Chevy Chase subdivision, once part of the original Clay estate. He was a noted Fayette County sportsman and bred and raced his own horses. Born in Independence, Mo., he was a son of the late Matthew William and Mary Webster Erwin Anderson. He was a graduate of Culver Military Academy and the University of Kentucky. Mr. Anderson was a member of Christ Episcopal Church and the Keeneland Club. He and his wife -- Mrs. Lucy Chenault Anderson -- had celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary last September after 50 years of marriage. Besides his wife, survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Edward H. Jones, Mrs. Mary A. LaBach and Mrs. Louis W. List Jr.; nine grandchildren, William Anderson LaBach, James Parker LaBach, Mrs. John Hutton, Edward H. Jones Jr., William Chenault Jones, Mrs. Sidney Hulette, Louis W. List III, Henry Clay List and David A. List, all of Lexington, and four great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Lexington Cemetery by the Rev. Giles E. Lewis. Friends may call at the W. R. Milward Mortuary --Broadway after noon today.

Matthew William Anderson and Lucy Alexander Humphreys Chenault had the following children:

+ 252 i. Lucy Chenault⁷ Anderson was born November 29, 1917.

+ 253 ii. Mary Webster Anderson was born January 17, 1920.

+ 254 iii. Sarah Gibson Anderson was born February 20, 1922.

241. William Cochran⁶ McDowell (William Adair⁵, Anne Brown⁴ Clay, Henry³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born November 11, 1888. William died November 28, 1936 at 48 years of age.

He married twice. He married Columbia Whitney. Columbia became the mother of Alice D. McDowell October 7, 1913. He married Mariam Dallam. Mariam was born 1901. Mariam died 1947 at 46 years of age.

At 24 years of age William became the father of Alice D. McDowell October 7, 1913.

William Cochran McDowell and Columbia Whitney had the following child:

255 i. Alice D.⁷ McDowell was born October 7, 1913.

242. Ann Clay⁶ McDowell (Thomas Clay⁵, Anne Brown⁴ Clay, Henry³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born March 7, 1891.

She married three times. She married William S. Stuckey M.D. William was born February, 1894. William died November, 1940 at 46 years of age. At 22 years of age William became the father of William Stuckey December 12, 1916. At 27 years of age William became the father of Mary G. Stuckey July 25, 1921. She married Harry Beaumont. Harry was born 1902. Harry died February, 1947 at 44 years of age. She married George Goodwin February 4, 1933. George was born August, 1888.

At 25 years of age Ann became the mother of William Stuckey December 12, 1916. At 30 years of age Ann became the mother of Mary G. Stuckey July 25, 1921.

Ann Clay McDowell and William S. Stuckey, M.D. had the following children:

256 i. William⁷ Stuckey was born December 12, 1916. William died January 1, 1961 at 44 years of age. He married Robyn.

257 ii. Mary G. Stuckey was born July 25, 1921.

245. Henry Clay McDowell⁶ Brock (Julia Prather⁵ McDowell, Anne Brown⁴ Clay, Henry³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born July 19, 1909. Henry died October 20, 1965 at 56 years of age.

He married Mary I. Bradley 1940. Mary was born December 12, 1912. At 29 years of age Mary became the mother of Clay McDowell Brock July 17, 1942. At 33 years of age Mary became the mother of William Craig Brock September 12, 1946.

At 32 years of age Henry became the father of Clay McDowell Brock July 17, 1942. At 37 years of age Henry became the father of William Craig Brock September 12, 1946.

Henry Clay McDowell Brock and Mary I. Bradley had the following children:

258 i. Clay McDowell⁷ Brock was born July 17, 1942. He married Leslie Snyder.

259 ii. William Craig Brock was born September 12, 1946. William died September 12, 1946 at less than one year of age.

246. Lucy Starling⁶ Clay (Robert Pepper⁵, Charles Donald⁴, James Brown³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born 29 Apr 1931.

She married Ned Richard Boyajian in Church Of The Ascension, NYC, 1963. Ned was born June 10, 1932. Ned became the father of Robert Clay Boyajian 26 Aug 1966. At 32 years of age Ned became the father of Ned Richard Boyajian in Englewood, NJ, June 13, 1964.

Lucy became the mother of Robert Clay Boyajian 26 Aug 1966. Lucy became the mother of Ned Richard Boyajian in Englewood, NJ, June 13, 1964.

Lucy Starling Clay and Ned Richard Boyajian had the following children:

260 i. Robert Clay⁷ Boyajian was born 26 Aug 1966. He married Jessica Myerson in Nassau Inn, Princeton, NJ, 1993. Jessica was born 1968.

261 ii. Ned Richard Boyajian was born in Englewood, NJ June 13, 1964.

247. Susan Martindale⁶ Clay (Robert Pepper⁵, Charles Donald⁴, James Brown³, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born January 3, 1935.

She married Benjamin Magruder Disharoon.

Susan Martindale Clay and Benjamin Magruder Disharoon had the following children:

262 i. Mary⁷ Disharoon. She married Freddy Kline.

263 ii. Nancy Disharoon. She married James Loome.

264 iii. Beth Disharoon. She married Mark Mcdowell.

265 iv. Jill Disharoon.

252. Lucy Chenault⁷ Anderson (Matthew William⁶, Mary Webster⁵ Erwin, Andrew Eugene⁴, Anne Brown³ Clay, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born in Lexington, KY November 29, 1917.

She married Edward Harold Jones in Lexington, KY, May 10, 1941. Edward was born in Kentucky September 20, 1919. Edward died March 3, 1996 in Lexington, KY, at 76 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, KY. Edward Harold "Harry" Jones was a career officer in the United States Navy and served as a naval pilot in World War II. After retirement he lived in Lexington, Kentucky where he worked as a stockbroker and Realtor.

She resides in Lexington, KY.

Lucy Chenault Anderson and Edward Harold Jones had the following children:

266 i. Edward Harold⁸ Jones, Jr.. He married Brenda Whitehouse. She resides Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. Brenda's occupation: Decorator.

He resides Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. Edward's occupation: Builder.

267 ii. William Chenault Jones. William's occupation: Engineer.

253. Mary Webster⁷ Anderson (Matthew William⁶, Mary Webster⁵ Erwin, Andrew Eugene⁴, Anne Brown³ Clay, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born in Lexington, KY January 17, 1920. Mary died February 1, 1998 in Lebanon, OH, at 78 years of age.

She married James Parker LaBach in Jeffersonville, IN, February 5, 1938. James was born in Lexington, KY December 10, 1918. James is the son of James Oscar LaBach and Mary Shepherd Parker. He resides in Spruce Pine, NC. At 20 years of age James became the father of William Anderson LaBach in Lexington, KY, December 29, 1938. At 21 years of age James became the father of Mary Ellyn LaBach in Lexington, KY, October 2, 1940. At 24 years of age James became the father of James Parker LaBach, Jr. Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, January 16, 1943. James was divorced from Mary Webster Anderson in Fayette Co., KY, July 9, 1949. At 38 years of age James became the father of Frederick Avery LaBach August 17, 1957. Parker received his undergraduate education at the University of Kentucky and later earned a Ph.D. degree at Syracuse University. As an educator he has taught students from the kindergarten through doctorate programs. As a composer he has written numerous art songs and compositions for small ensembles. He specializes in theory and literature of music. He is now retired from the faculty of Kent State University.

At 18 years of age Mary became the mother of William Anderson LaBach in Lexington, KY, December 29, 1938. At 20 years of age Mary became the mother of Mary Ellyn LaBach in Lexington, KY, October 2, 1940. At 22 years of age Mary became the mother of James Parker LaBach, Jr. Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, January 16, 1943. Mary was divorced from James Parker LaBach in Fayette Co., KY, July 9, 1949. Obituary of Mary Webster Anderson written by my sister, Mary Ellyn Hutton: Mary Webster Anderson LaBach, native and long-time resident of Lexington, died Sunday, February 1, in Lebanon, Ohio. Mrs. LaBach, 78, managed rental property in Chevy Chase before moving to Ohio in 1995. An avid gardener, she was an officer and consulting rosarian for the Lexington Rose Society and a member of the Hemerocallis and Iris Societies. She was a member of the Lexington Kennel Club, the Keeneland Club and was a breeder of Shi-Tzu and Maltese dogs, including several champions. Mrs. LaBach was the daughter of Matthew William and Lucy Chenault Anderson of Lexington and a great-great-great granddaughter of Henry Clay. She attended Sayre School, Henry Clay High School and was a member of Christ Church Episcopal. She is survived by two sons, William Anderson LaBach of Lexington and Dr. James Parker LaBach, Jr. of Overland Park, Kansas; a daughter, Mary Ellyn LaBach Hutton of Cincinnati; five grandchildren, Mary Rebecca Hutton Fink of Tipp City, Ohio; John Stafford Hutton of Cincinnati, Elizabeth LaBach Hutton of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Virginia Kathryn LaBach of Los Angeles and Elaine Parker LaBach of Lawrence, Kansas; and three great-grandchildren. She also leaves a sister, Lucy Anderson Jones of Lexington. Interment will be at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati. Memorials to the University of Cincinnati Foundation Geriatics Fund, P.O. Box 670544, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0544.

Mary Webster Anderson and James Parker LaBach had the following children:

268 i. William Anderson⁸ LaBach was born in Lexington, KY December 29, 1938. He married Karen Eugenia Mitchell in Fayette County, KY, February 11, 1999. Karen was born in Lexington, KY August 23, 1950. Karen is the daughter of Sidney Eugene Mitchell and Catherine Delores Stewart.

He resides in Fayette Co., KY. William's occupation: Attorney. Bill is a graduate of Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky and received his A.B. degree from Transylvania College in 1959. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Mathematics from the University of Illinois in 1963 and 1965. He specialized in differential topology and wrote his dissertation under Prof. Stewart Scott Cairns who was Chairman of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Illinois for many years. Bill held faculty positions at the University of Illinois, Northwestern University, Florida State University, Stetson University and the University of Kentucky. In 1968-69 he was a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, NJ where he served as research assistant to Prof. Marston Morse. Bill received his J.D. (law) degree from the University of Kentucky in 1975 and has practiced law in Lexington, Kentucky since October, 1975. Bill has served as President of the Lexington Rose Society, Bluegrass Hemerocallis Society, Fayette County Genealogical Society, Kentucky Genealogical Society, and the Chenault Family Association in Kentucky and as a national officer in the Society of Descendants of Washinton's Army at Valley Forge. He is a life member of the Society of the Cincinnati, Sons of the Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution, and the Jamestowne Society and is a member of numerous other patriotic, historical and family history organizations.

+ 269 ii. Mary Ellyn LaBach was born October 2, 1940.

+ 270 iii. James Parker LaBach, Jr. was born January 16, 1943.

254. Sarah Gibson⁷ Anderson (Matthew William⁶, Mary Webster⁵ Erwin, Andrew Eugene⁴, Anne Brown³ Clay, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born in Lexington, KY February 20, 1922. Sarah died August 19, 1982 in Lexington, KY, at 60 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

She married Louis William List in Anniston, AL, May 1, 1943. Louis was born in Paducah, KY August 2, 1923. Louis was the son of Louis William List and Maurine. Louis died February 16, 1972 in Lexington, KY, at 48 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. Louis's occupation: Civil Engineer. At 20 years of age Louis became the father of Sarah Anderson List Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, June 17, 1944. At 21 years of age Louis became the father of Louis William List III Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 23, 1945. At 26 years of age Louis became the father of Henry Clay Anderson List in Lexington, KY, 1950. At 29 years of age Louis became the father of David Anthony List in Lexington, KY, November 22, 1952.

At 22 years of age Sarah became the mother of Sarah Anderson List Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, June 17, 1944. At 23 years of age Sarah became the mother of Louis William List III Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 23, 1945. At 28 years of age Sarah became the mother of Henry Clay Anderson List in Lexington, KY, 1950. At 30 years of age Sarah became the mother of David Anthony List in Lexington, KY, November 22, 1952.

Sarah Gibson Anderson and Louis William List had the following children:

271 i. Sarah Anderson⁸ List was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY June 17, 1944. She married Sidney Harrel Hulette Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 2, 1966. Sidney was born June 18, 1941. He resides in Morganfield, KY. Sidney's occupation: Attorney.

She resides in Morganfield, KY.

272 ii. Louis William List III was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY July 23, 1945. Louis died November 19, 1998 in Lexington, KY, at 53 years of age. He married Kathleen Berry Angelucci March 20, 1970. Kathleen was born August 2, 1948. She resides Lexington, Fayette Co., KY.

273 iii. Henry Clay Anderson List was born in Lexington, KY 1950. He married Gloria Canada.

He resides in Lexington, KY. Henry's occupation: Lobbyist.

274 iv. David Anthony List was born in Lexington, KY November 22, 1952. He married Deborah Stone in Lexington, KY, August 31, 1985. Deborah was born April 27, 1951. She resides Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. Deborah's occupation: Secretary.

He resides in Lexington, KY.

269. Mary Ellyn⁸ LaBach (Mary Webster⁷ Anderson, Matthew William⁶, Mary Webster⁵ Erwin, Andrew Eugene⁴, Anne Brown³ Clay, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born in Lexington, KY October 2, 1940.

She married John James Hutton in Lexington, KY, June 13, 1964. John was born July 24, 1936. He resides in Hamilton Co., OH. John's occupation: Physician. At 28 years of age John became the father of Mary Rebecca Hutton January 23, 1965. At 31 years of age John became the father of John Stafford Hutton in Lexington, KY, December 21, 1967. At 43 years of age John became the father of Elizabeth LaBach Hutton Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 27, 1979.

She resides in Hamilton Co., OH. At 24 years of age Mary became the mother of Mary Rebecca Hutton January 23, 1965. At 27 years of age Mary became the mother of John Stafford Hutton in Lexington, KY, December 21, 1967. At 38 years of age Mary became the mother of Elizabeth LaBach Hutton Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 27, 1979. Mary Ellen received he undergraduate education from the University of Kentucky and earned an M.A. degree in Music from Yale University where she was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. She received a law degree from the University of Kentucky. She is a musician and music critic.

Mary Ellyn LaBach and John James Hutton had the following children:

+ 275 i. Mary Rebecca⁹ Hutton was born January 23, 1965.

+ 276 ii. John Stafford Hutton was born December 21, 1967.

277 iii. Elizabeth LaBach Hutton was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY July 27, 1979.

270. James Parker⁸ LaBach, Jr. (Mary Webster⁷ Anderson, Matthew William⁶, Mary Webster⁵ Erwin, Andrew Eugene⁴, Anne Brown³ Clay, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY January 16, 1943.

He married Donna Poore Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, August 2, 1969. Donna was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY February 11, 1943. She resides in Overland Park, KS. At 29 years of age Donna became the mother of Virginia Kathryn LaBach Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, May 19, 1972. At 32 years of age Donna became the mother of Elaine Parker LaBach Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 26, 1975.

He resides in Overland Park, KS. James's occupation: Physician. At 29 years of age James became the father of Virginia Kathryn LaBach Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, May 19, 1972. At 32 years of age James became the father of Elaine Parker LaBach Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 26, 1975. Parker received his undergraduate education from the United States Military Academy at West Point and at the University of Kentucky where he received a degree in Biochemistry. He received his M.D. degree from the University of Kentucky and is now a pathologist in Kansas City.

James Parker LaBach, Jr. and Donna Poore had the following children:

278 i. Virginia Kathryn⁹ LaBach was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY May 19, 1972.

279 ii. Elaine Parker LaBach was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY July 26, 1975.

275. Mary Rebecca⁹ Hutton (Mary Ellyn⁸ LaBach, Mary Webster⁷ Anderson, Matthew William⁶, Mary Webster⁵ Erwin, Andrew Eugene⁴, Anne Brown³ Clay, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born January 23, 1965.

She married Thomas Michael Fink December 30, 1989. He resides in Tipp City, OH. Thomas's occupation: Engineer. Thomas became the father of Kevin Thomas Fink in Tipp City, OH, July 30, 1991. Thomas became the father of Michele Alexandra Fink in Dayton, OH, June 21, 1993. Thomas became the father of Laura Elizabeth Fink in Dayton, OH, September 27, 1999. Thomas became the father of Stephanie Clarice Fink in Dayton, OH, December 28, 2000.

She resides in Tipp City, OH. Mary's occupation: Nurse. At 26 years of age Mary became the mother of Kevin Thomas Fink in Tipp City, OH, July 30, 1991. At 28 years of age Mary became the mother of Michele Alexandra Fink in Dayton, OH, June 21, 1993. At 34 years of age Mary became the mother of Laura Elizabeth Fink in Dayton, OH, September 27, 1999. At 35 years of age Mary became the mother of Stephanie Clarice Fink in Dayton, OH, December 28, 2000.

Mary Rebecca Hutton and Thomas Michael Fink had the following children:

280 i. Kevin Thomas¹⁰ Fink was born in Tipp City, OH July 30, 1991.

281 ii. Michele Alexandra Fink was born in Dayton, OH June 21, 1993.

282 iii. Laura Elizabeth Fink was born in Dayton, OH September 27, 1999.

283 iv. Stephanie Clarice Fink was born in Dayton, OH December 28, 2000.

276. John Stafford⁹ Hutton (Mary Ellyn⁸ LaBach, Mary Webster⁷ Anderson, Matthew William⁶, Mary Webster⁵ Erwin, Andrew Eugene⁴, Anne Brown³ Clay, Lucretia² Hart, Thomas¹) was born in Lexington, KY December 21, 1967.

He married Sandra Lee Gross. Sandra became the mother of Blythe Alexandra Reese Gross-Hutton in Cincinnati, OH, December 22, 1992. Sandra became the mother of Astrid Snow Gross-Hutton in Cincinnati, OH, March 3, 1998.

At 30 years of age John became the father of Astrid Snow Gross-Hutton in Cincinnati, OH, March 3, 1998.

John Stafford Hutton and Sandra Lee Gross had the following child:

284 i. Astrid Snow¹⁰ Gross-Hutton was born in Cincinnati, OH March 3, 1998.

Index

Allen

Anderson

Angelucci

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Arnold

Bacon

Barnett

Beaumont

Blanford

Blanton

Boyajian

Bradley

Breckinridge

Brent

Brock

Brown

Bruin

Bullock

Bynum

Camp

Canada

Carter

Chenault

Clay

Cogswell

Cowles

Dallam

Disharoon

Dudley

Duralde

Edmiston

Erwin

Fink

Fisher

Ford

Fry

Gibson

Gilbert

Gill

Gist

Goodloe

Goodwin

Graham

Gratz

Gray

Grimmer

Grosch

Gross

Gross-Hutton

Hale

Harris

Harrison

Hart

Hickman

Hicks

Hulette

Hunt

Hutton

Ingles

Jacob

Johnner

Johnson

Jones

Kenner

Kline

LaBach

List

Loome

Magoffin

Marshall

Martin

Martindale

McClure

McDowell

Means

Mentelle

Merer

Merriwether

Miles

Mitchell

Monroe

Moreland

Myerson

Napton

Neill

Parcelles

Pearce

Pepper

Pindell

Poore

Postlethwaite

Prather

Price

Ramsey

Riley

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Ross

Roth

Russell

Sawitzky

Schauffer

Shelby

Simpson

Simrall

Smedes

Smith

Snyder

Spears

Stallup

Stone

Stuckey

Sweeney

Talbot

Taylor

True

Turner

Vosburg

Watson

Whitehouse

Whitney

Withers

Wood

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