The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
"cwa,hmey Welsh tGwnIchmnD Gene

nioEy."
| (Thc Eluigrant, Seventeenth Century,
| First generations:
| Owen Gwathmey, the cmigrant, came
and settled In Gloucester County, Va
| lie married Mrs. Clcver!ous. widow
| OF II German physician; had two chill
dren.. Richmond and Owen. Owen
married Il Miss Coleman, had ono son.
who died young man.
| Second generation:
Richard Gwathmoy married Diana
Moore by whom he had one son and
six daughters: one daughter married
William Dabney, and another daughter
married Mr.. Rowe. Late in life Rich
ard Gwathmey married Il second time,
n Mrs. West.
Third generations:
Owen Gwathmcy (sou or Richard)
married Hannah Temple. daughter of
Sir John Temple and his wife, Hannah
Moore. maid of honor to Queen Eliza
beth, who gave her her wedding trou-
sehu. owen Gwathmcy and his wife.
Hannah Temple. had twelve children:
John died IN infant: William died a.
bachelors: Richard married first,
Jones: second, Spatt; Temple married
Aan Baylor. owen married Ann Clark;
Joseph married Mary Hill: Benjamin
died youth; Diana married Richard
Dcbnoy: Ann married Thomas Catiett;
Sally married William Dabney; Mary
married Benjamin catlett; Hannah
Temple Gwathmey married her first
cousin, Temple Dabncy.
Owen Gwathmcy's estate OF "Canter-
bury" was in King ana Queen Coun-
tv, Va, whore the Mattapony and Pa
munl<ey unite TO form the York. lilo
married Hannah Temple. daughter OF
Sir John Temple and his wife. Hannah
Moore, maid of honor to Queen Elz-
abeth. who gave her her wedding
dover. owen Gwathmey owned five
plantations on the Alattapony. To his
son, Owen, lie gave the "Meadows";
Joseph got Darlington" Wakefield"
and "Frenchtown," and Canterbury"
he left to his other children.
Fourth generation:
Owen Gwathmcy, to whom his father
gave tho "ATendows," married Ann
Rogers Clark, sister of General George
Rogers Clark. They bad twelve chill
dren
John Gwathmey married Ann Booth;
Temple Gwathmey married Ann Merri-
we;her Marks: Samuel Gwathmey mar
ried Mary Booth. daughter of Colonel
William Aylett and Rebccca Booth, of
Shenandoah, County, Va: Banjamin
Gwathmey died n youth George Clark
Gwathmcy married Sophia Garrard;
Isaac Robertson Gwathmcy married his
first cousin, Elizabeth c. Anderson:
as Rultt: Ann Gwathmey married a
Mr. Booth: Elizabeth Gwathmey mar
rled her first cousin, Richard ClOugh
Anderson; Lucy Gwathmey married
first. Mr.. Neville; second. Mr. Peter
preact; Frances Gwathmey married
hrst. Mr.. Skidmoore; second. Hezckinh
Jones; Catherine Gwnthmcy married
George Voolfolk, Paducah, Ky.
Owen Gwathmey and his wife, who
was Ann Clark. sister OF General
George Rogers Clark, came to Ken
lucky and settled on an estate near
Louisville, Ky. Later they moved to
Bank of Kentucky lie and his wife
both died there, and arc buried In Cave
Hili Cemetery. Louisville. Ky. The
quaint stone Mt their heads tells this
generation that, "Owcn Gwathmey and
Ann. his wife, were married the goth
OF October ~. d. They lived together
forty eight years, eleven months and
three days. Owen Gwathmey and Ann,
his wife. received five sons and six
daughters. and lived to see them all
married and settled. Owen Gwathmey
was born on tho 25th of November,
17k2, and died on tho LIST day OF De-
cember. 1890. Ann Gwathmcy. who
was Ann Clark, was born on tho 14th
of July, 1855, died on the 3rd OF Oc-
tober. 1922"
Giles Rogers.
(Tho lSmigrant Ancestors OF General
George Rogers Clark.)
First generations:
Giles Rogers, tho emigrant. came to
America In 1895 with his cousin, John
Clark, and settled In King and Queen
County. Va. He lived on Shadwcll
estate. hence "ShadweIi." Albcmarlo
w. "