Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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l-813, DEC. 58 2 THE METCALFES. Fayette Co., Ky. In 1829 he came to Clay C0,, 310., and for some years was an agent for the Sacs and Foxes, and Was stationed at the ford of Platte River. east of Blaeksnake Hills. He was active in having the Platte Purchase attached to Missouri. While in Kentucky. he represented Bracken and Nicholas counties in the State Senate for two terms. When I knew him, he was a bustling, genial. and generous-hearted old gentleman. He knew every- liody, told a good story, and was Very influential with a jury. He had but one child: I. BELA METCALFE HUGHES. b. at Carlisle, K31, April 6, 1817; educated at Augusta. College; he studied law and practiced in Platte County; he was a brigadier-general of militia, register of the land ofiice at Plattsburg, represented Platte in the State Legislature. and went West. He now resides in Denver. a hale and happy old gentleman. He md Jan. 9. 1838, Catherine Neal. b. Aug. 20. 1820; (1. Sept. 6, 1844. Children: 1. JI(n1/ C. Hughes, b. March 27. 1842. 2. .lndrcu 8. (ii). b. Dec. 19. 1843. Gen. B. )1. Hughes married second. in June. 1849. Laura L. Allen. dr. of Tandy Allen. of Bourbon Co.. Ky. Children: 2. Jessie C. H~2(g7ic.s. b. May 21. 1851. 4. Edit]: .l.. b. Julie 17. 1852. 5. (eorr/imm. b. June 11. 1854. G. T(In(71/ l.. b. March 17. 1860. THE METCALFES .1-e one of the most distinguished families of Kentucky. A volume would he required to 1e(.-o1-1 their honors. i11 both Civil and mililai-y life. \e can only give the lineage of Mrs. Rhoda ll. (nll,2l1(.\l Hetealfe: T. Fll.T(l{ .IF.l(i-LFF.. of Yorkshire. England: His son. Tl. J()ll. .lF.l(..T.]lC. (H1110 to Virginia about 1760: His son. TH. .TOll. .IElCLLFE. b. in Fauquier Co.. Va" in 1780. came with his parents to Kentucky. in 1784. His ch. were: 1. 7I1omu.- lIrfr-r/lfw. the old I o11el1aminer." govern01 of Kentui-k. 2. Bria. IT. SWIM/7:. 4. 7.m-3/. Ti. 7?71o(7u I). l. l{ll()l). T3l7.."l .lF.I(,LFE. ml Gen. Andrew S. Hughes. . lil-.L. M. TII(:lTl,S. of Denver. WIT,Ll.M B]lOV1 lriwl almnl . ;-nsl.184I.. He was the father of :1 large family of llll(ll(ll. mosl of whom will lw lu-11-after notit-ed. He was a son of Sanm--I lh-own ill. and was 1. in l{entn(-k in 1782. He md . n . and his aclministi-a tor thus enumei-ates his Children: 1. \illiam l.i~own Iii): .dam (.2 fl. Susanna. wife of Samuel R1-own (iiii: 1. .i--hd: 5. lhomas: G. The Ch. of Mrs. Thomas .loln-il as follows: ["] ,ew1on .lolwrl5: W] Susan. Wife of