References:
(1) Information supplied by Mr. Michael K. Smith, Post Office Box 15153,
Dallas, Texas 75201.(2) 1830 Census of Campbell County, Tennessee, page 236.
Historical Notes:
(1) Joseph settled on the Clinch River, in the part of Fincastle County which
is now Russell County, Virginia. He finally purchased the 50 acres on which he
lived, on April 17th, 1782, (at which time it was part of Washington County.)
Joseph and Rachel continued to live on their place on the Clinch River beforeremoving to Campbell County Tennessee about 1795/97.Elizabeth Vance, his first wife, may have been the widow of a son of
Euricus Smith (who was the father of his 2nd wife.) Other sources suggest that
Elizabeth and Rachel were sisters, but this is untrue as Elizabeth's father is
known to have been Ephraim Vance.Rachel was living with her son in law, Isaac Reed, in Scott County
Tennessee in 1850. Her father Euricus, was descended from Wilhelm Smidt (an
ethnic German immigrant from Sweden) and Elizabeth Stalcup; both families were
among the earliest settlers of Christiana (now Wilmington) Delaware.Joseph served as a Private ("scout and spy") in the Virginia militia
during the Revolution. His pension papers record that he was regarded as
perhaps "the best (Indian) spy and woodsman on the Western frontier." He also
served under Captain William Campbell at King's Mountain. His service record,
as well as the validity of twelve of his thirteen children, have been acceptedby both the SAR and the DAR.
References:
(1) Information supplied by Mr. Michael K. Smith, Post Office Box 15153,
Dallas, Texas 73201.(2) The 1820 Census of Russell County Virginia.
Historical Notes:
(1) Ephraim and Mary settled in the New Garden district of Russell County,
Virginia, on Thompson Creek. Was his first wife, Mary, the widow of a Smith?
Some sources say Ephraim became stepfather to Mary's son, Thomas Smith; this
Thomas eventually settled at Horse Pen, Logan County Virginia, (Now West
Virginia.) Some sources include a son named "Euricus" among Mary's children by Ephraim, but this has not been documented. Anne (McKinney) Musick was widow of David Musick, she had five other children by him. Musick was killed by Shawnees in August of 1792, near the present site of Honaker, Russell County, Virginia. Anne and her children were kidnapped by raiders. The rescue party which followed them into Kentucky included Ephraim, who afterward established a close acquaintance with the new widow and married her a couple of years later. They moved to Blackberry Creek, in Pike County Kentucky, nor far from Matewan West Virginia, sometime after 1820. Details of the "Musick Massacre" are found in numerous local history sources.
References:
(1) Information supplied by Mr. Michael K. Smith, Post Office Box 15153,
Dallas, Texas 73201.(2) The 1820 Census of Russell County Virginia.
Historical Notes:
(1) Ephraim and Mary settled in the New Garden district of Russell County,
Virginia, on Thompson Creek. Was his first wife, Mary, the widow of a Smith?
Some sources say Ephraim became stepfather to Mary's son, Thomas Smith; this
Thomas eventually settled at Horse Pen, Logan County Virginia, (Now West
Virginia.) Some sources include a son named "Euricus" among Mary's children by Ephraim, but this has not been documented. Anne (McKinney) Musick was widow of David Musick, she had five other children by him. Musick was killed by Shawnees in August of 1792, near the present site of Honaker, Russell County, Virginia. Anne and her children were kidnapped by raiders. The rescue party which followed them into Kentucky included Ephraim, who afterward established a close acquaintance with the new widow and married her a couple of years later. They moved to Blackberry Creek, in Pike County Kentucky, nor far from Matewan West Virginia, sometime after 1820. Details of the "Musick Massacre" are found in numerous local history sources.
References:
(1) Information supplied by Mr. Michael K. Smith, Post Office Box 15153,
Dallas, Texas 75201.(2) 1810 Census of Wayne County, Kentucky, page 354.
(3) 1820 Census of Wayne Conty Kentucky, page 101.
(4) 1830 Census of Fentress County, Tennessee, page 15.
(5) 1840 Census of Greene County, Indiana, page 218.
Historical Notes:
(1) Ale Hatfield married Milly Gibson, and followed his father into Wayne
County Kentucky, where Joseph had settled near the Gibsons. The marriage was
not happy, however, the family's understanding is that Milly was a bit too
"civilized" for her husband, and Ale soon took up with Elizabeth Young, setting
her up in a cabin on Station Camp Creek. For several years, he managed to
maintain two households, hyaving offspring by both women, but Milly apparently
threw him out abt 1812, but refused him a divorce. Ale moved with Elizabeth,
to Tennessee shortly before 1830. After his father died in 1832, they moved to
Greene County, Indiana, joining Ale's brothers, Joseph and William, who had
already made the move. Milly followed him in 1836, and gave him his divorce,
and returned to live with her son in law, John McCoy, in Campbell's County,
Tennessee, and she is listed there in 1850. Ale and Elizabeth then formally
married, giving his second family some legitimcay, though such arrangements
were not uncommon on the frontier. After Ale's death, Elizabeth lived with her
son, Washington Hatfield, until her death.
References:
(1) Information supplied by Mr. Michael K. Smith, Post Office Box 15153,
Dallas, Texas 75201.(2) 1810 Census of Wayne County, Kentucky, page 354.
(3) 1820 Census of Wayne Conty Kentucky, page 101.
(4) 1830 Census of Fentress County, Tennessee, page 15.
(5) 1840 Census of Greene County, Indiana, page 218.
Historical Notes:
(1) Ale Hatfield married Milly Gibson, and followed his father into Wayne
County Kentucky, where Joseph had settled near the Gibsons. The marriage was
not happy, however, the family's understanding is that Milly was a bit too
"civilized" for her husband, and Ale soon took up with Elizabeth Young, setting
her up in a cabin on Station Camp Creek. For several years, he managed to
maintain two households, hyaving offspring by both women, but Milly apparently
threw him out abt 1812, but refused him a divorce. Ale moved with Elizabeth,
to Tennessee shortly before 1830. After his father died in 1832, they moved to
Greene County, Indiana, joining Ale's brothers, Joseph and William, who had
already made the move. Milly followed him in 1836, and gave him his divorce,
and returned to live with her son in law, John McCoy, in Campbell's County,
Tennessee, and she is listed there in 1850. Ale and Elizabeth then formally
married, giving his second family some legitimcay, though such arrangements
were not uncommon on the frontier. After Ale's death, Elizabeth lived with her
son, Washington Hatfield, until her death.
References:
(1) Information supplied by Mr. Michael K. Smith, Post Office Box 15153,
Dallas, Texas 75201.(2) 1804 Virginia Tax List of Russell County, Virginia.
(3) Virginia State Mortality Records.
(4) Herbert Breeding of Memphis, Tennessee.