The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-12-17
A PRESB YTERLAN TREE
THE TRUE SUCCESSION.

dTeYl and to present, moreover ioI"
tation of the oft-repeated calumny that
the SONS of ministers are worse than other
boys. We propose in the following fam
lily tree to give another practical illustra-
ton of what was then stated.
WILLIAM SMITH was born in the coun-
ty of Gloucester, Va, and settled in Pow
hatan county (then part of Cumberland)
about 1742, having married lady of the
same surname, whose relatives resided
near one of Mr.. Davies preaching places
in Hanover or New Kent. On visit to
her relatives she first, and not long after
on another occasion he, became subjects
of grace under Mr. Davies preaching
He became an elder of the Cumberland
church-then covering in its bounds Cum
berIand and part of Prince Edward coun-
ties. Hereared family of nine children,
nearly all of whom became the pious pro
genitors of other Christian households
His residence, Rontrow, still in the fam
ily of the third and fourth generations
became, and for over one hundred years
continued to be, the scene of daily family
worship-often the home of ministers, and
always the place Of sojourn for them and
other pious residents of Prince Edward
and Richmond on their occasional jour
neys. Five of his children became the
ancestors of ministers and ministers wives
to the number of thirty-four.
l. His daughter, Anne, married Rev. Dru
ry Lacy. Father and mother (the L's) both
died, he in Philadelphia and she at home
near Hampden Sidney, each ignorant O.
the others death, in 1815-leaving three
sons and two daughters, neither of whom
were at that time professors Of religion
The Oldest son, William S. Lacy, on be-
coming pious entered the ministry, and is
still living in Arkansas, nearly ninety
years of age. One of his sons is Rev. B
T. Lacy, D. D., of Missouri. His next
son, Horace, became pious physician
and an Elder. He has left son in the
ministry, Rev, NJ. L. Lacy, of Lewisburg
W. Va. The youngest son, Rev. Drury
Lacy, D. D., of Raleigh did not become
pious till he was over twenty-five year,
of age. He also has a son in the
try, Rev. William
etteyille Presbyyss5t4gI1is 04esoss
ter married Rev. Davies Hoge, and be
came the mother of Revs. Drs. Moses D
Hoge and William J. Hoge Her daugh-
ter married Mr.. Marques, and is the
mother of Rev. William H. MARQUES, Of
Missouri, and of the wife of Rev. George
T, Lyle, of Virginia. Mr. Lacys young
est daughter married Rev. James H.
Brooks, and became the mother of Rev.
James H. Brooks D. D., of Missouri
g Another daughter of Mr.. Smith
married Major Jas. Morton of Prince Ed
ward, long known as an Elder His (Maj.
MS oldest daughter married Rev. J. H.
Rice, D. D., but left no children. His
oldest son became an Elder. Another
daughter married Rev James Wharey,
and became the mother of Rev. Thomas
Wharey, D. D., and Rev. James Morton
Wharey. Two of the daughters married,
one Rev. Archibald Curre, and became
the mother of Rev. James L. Currie, of
North Carolina, and another married
Rev. H. G. Hill. Major Morton's third
daughter married Mr. James McNutt, Of
Augusta, and her daughter married Rev.
Henry Brown and became the mother O
Rev. J. Morrison Brown.
8. The youngest son of William Smith
was Josiah Smith, father of the Rev. DR..
B. NJ. Smith, of Union Theological Semi
nary, who, as stated in the CENTRAL
PRESBYTERIAN Of the 18th ult., has three
daughters Grandchildren of VIM. Smith),
who married, respectively, the Rev. P. P.
Flournoy, Rev j. W. Rosebro, and Rev.
J. A. Preston. Another son is an Elder,
and a daughter married an Elder.
4 Mr.. SIS Oldest daughter married
Mr.. Peasants, and their oldest daughter
married Rev. Moses Waddell, D. D., ia
Their of Rev Isaac w. WaddeII and Rev
DR.. John N. Waddell, and grandfather Of
Rev. Geo Waddell, of Texas.
5, The youngest daughter married Mr.
VIM. S. Smith, Of Henrico, an Elder, and
her daughter became the wife of an El