The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-16
(No. 1900
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We have received the following data
from Mrs. John Ewing Price, one of
the principal officers OF the Colonial
Danes Society OF the State OF Wash
ington. Mrs. Price comes from n dis
tinguished Southern family and iK
known for her gracious and charming
personality, and for a hospitality which
Is as Southern as 1t IL lovely. Under
her capable direction the society OF
Seattle has become leading factor In
that city.
Jacob Spears was private In Cap
tain Noagland's company OF Colonial
William Crawford's sandusky expedi-
ton in 1852. Tradition says that he
was with Washington early in the war,
but this needs confirmation. He bought
tho farm on which he lived in Bourbon
county, August o, 1883. He died Sep
TENDER, 1925, his Will probated October.
1895. The house he built was OF stone.
married Miss Elizabeth Kellar. and
left three sons-Solomon. Noah and
Abraham: and three daughters
Rachael, Rebecca and Sally.
Solomon married Miss Margaret kcr-
foot, of Virginia. and left John, mar
rted Emily Norm and left issue; Eliza
| beth, married, first. Burweil Griffith
and had Burwell. who left heirs mar
| rled. second. Richard Varnon grand
I son of Hubbard Williams, hero of
| Valley Forge), the father OF Mrs. Will
liam e. Rogers. of st. Paul. Jacob
married Eliza beth Cook. and left issue
Mrs. John Jones. of Fayette county,
who left issue; Mary Eliza, married
Benjamin +. Rogers. of sunny Side
January IS. 1889, and left Mrs. Z. y.
| Parish. Mrs. Stone Charles w. and Will
| liam S. Noah Spears was three times
married-first, to Miss Cams, daugh-
ter of Elder John A. and Catherine
! Conn Cams; second. to Georgia stiff;
third, to -------. left Issue. 2. ABB
raham Spears was the youngest child
of Jacob. and was born. December B.,
1875, and was with General Harrison
in the War of 1872. He was with
jackson at New Orleans, and brought
| the first news of tho battle to Bourbon
| county He was murdered on the streets
| of Paris, Ky. by Federal officer, De-
| cember, 1851. He married, May Fl.
| 1918. Nancy Walton; issue--Nancy.
married John Martin, and died 1897, no
! issue. Sarah married William Martin.
and left two children-Nannie, married
-- Payne. and William Jacob, died
unmarried. Abraham Spears married,
| second, Rebecca Ford and had Captain
| Henry &C. S. Al. married Miss Cook,
| of Virginia. and had children-Cap-
tain Ed. Spears &C. S. Al, married
Sally, daughter of John T. and Eliza
| beth BNCRer w OOuIoIu. anu hdNt 10
| sue. William --, issue; Mary, mar
| ried BENJAMIN Buckner; no issue. Anne
Keith, married w. c. Culbertson; no
issue. 3. Noah Spears. married Mar
garet; no issue. 4. Rachael Spears,
married William Johnston. aid moved
| to Columbia, Mo-, in the COS.
They had Elvira, married Robert
Thomas; Margaret, married Ell Bass:
| Nancy, married Moses Prewitt; Eliza,
married David Nee. Hickman; Sarah,
married Keene. and Emily, married
Branhnm; Robert and William, all lived
| In or near Columbia. Mo. s. Sarah
| Spears, married Coleman, no
Issue. 6. Rebecca Spears. married Cap
tain Thomas Matson (not Watson).
and left one son and two daughters
I. James, married Lucy Webb and left
twin daughters (who became Mrs. Os-
car Burbrldge and Mrs. Spotswood Rus
selD; II. Mary X. Matson, married
Luncefprd l'urgerson and were the
parents of William Furgerson Qate OF
Paris, kyD, Robert of LeSington; Mrs
iCampbell and Mrs Brownell; III. Eoha
IPeyton Matson, married Owen VIM
4 Grymes, and were the parents OF MIS-