Chapter 7
Son ~ William

     On March 29, 1750, James and Agnes had another son, this one named William.  Older brother John was fourteen, Nicholas was eleven, James was nine, Richard was five, and little sister Clary was only three.  The family was growing and thriving at this point.

     After he was grown, William joined the rest of his family in service to his new country.  He served as “a private in a Virginia unit.” (Ref. 692)

     William married into the Samuel family when he wed a young lady just a few years younger than he, Sarah Samuel.  Her family, including several brothers and sisters, “came from Virginia about the same time that the Wares and others came and were prominent citizens.” (Ref. 1024) They settled in Woodford County during the latter part of the 18^th century.  Sarah was the daughter of William Samuel, and her brother, Rueben Samuel, married a sister of Governor Letcher. (Ref 873)

     William and Sarah added even more children to the family mix.  Their first child named Samuel was obviously named after Sarah’s maiden name.   He was born in 1775 and married three times.   His first wife was Elizabeth Read; the daughter of Hanson Read.   They were married on June 10, 1801, and lived on a farm not far from Ducker’s Station, a part of his father’s estate. (Ref. 874)

Wedding bands filed 2 days prior to the wedding

     Samuel and his wife had six children before Elizabeth passed away on August 30, 1814:  James Read Ware (1803), Lucy Ware (1805), Agnes Ware (1806), Hankerson Favor Ware (1808), Hankerson Read Ware (1809), William Samuel Ware (1811), and Ann Richardson Ware (1812). (Ref 1024) 

      Samuel’s second wife was Elizabeth (Bullock) Redd; widow of Thomas M. Redd.  They were married on January 21, 1823, and had one child.     Their daughter, Elizabeth Redd Ware, was born on January 14, 1829.  She married John Benjamine Utterback who purchased a farm near the Mt. Vernon church. (Ref. #75)

     Samuel’s second wife passed away in 1833 and he married one more time in 1834.  His third wife was Mary A. Jennings.  Although all his older children were grown and on their own by this time, his last child, Elizabeth, at age five, probably welcomed having a mother again.  Mary died in 1846.  

     From the eight children born to grandson Samuel Ware, over twenty great grandchildren were provided for James and Agnes.   One of his daughters, Agnes, married Thomas Bullock who resided on the farm now known as the Walker Farm, beyond Mortonsville.  They had thirteen children including a set of twins!  Before the children were grown, they moved to Eureka, Illinois.  Thomas Bullock Sr., on the suggestion of his son, who was also named Thomas, named the new county they lived in after his old home in Kentucky, making it Woodford, Illinois. (Ref 874)

     Another daughter of Samuel’s, Ann Richardson Ware, married Captain Elijah Fogg on July 21, 1833.  They had six children: Elizabeth (1838), Samuel (1841), Sarah (1844), Annie (1848), Virginia (1851), and Richard (1853.)  They lived in “a splendid old mansion” in Woodford County. (ref. 1024)  It was called ‘Spring Garden’ and was located seven miles down on Frankfort Road. (Ref. 1024)

     In The History of Woodford County, the author wrote that the property of Elijah Fogg was “originally part of the holdings of James Ware I.” (Ref. 1024)  Since William was the son who eventually took over the estate of his father upon his death, this would make perfect sense.

     William and Sarah Samuel Ware had five other children in addition to Samuel.  On May 30, 1776, they welcomed a daughter named Elizabeth, who they lovingly called Betsey.  As Sarah labored hard to give birth to her second child, Thomas Jefferson was laboring hard over the document that would give birth to a new nation.  The Declaration of Independence was signed just about five weeks after little Betsey’s birth.

     At the age of 23, Betsey married John Bacon of Franklin County, Kentucky in 1799.  There were eight children born to them:  Anne Apperson Bacon (1800), Sarah Ware Bacon (1802), William W. Bacon (1804), Dr. James Ware Bacon (1807), Richard Apperson Bacon (1809), John Mosby Bacon (1811), Elizabeth P. Bacon (1814), and Albert Gallatin Bacon (1816).  Their oldest daughter, Anne Apperson Bacon, married Rev. Philip Fall.  He was, at one time, the minister for the Grassy Springs Church.

Grassy Springs Church   circa 1893

     “Their grandson was the U.S. Senator, A.B. Fall, of New Mexico.” (Ref. 1024)   Betsey and John lived in Frankfort, Kentucky, and she died on July 30, 1849. (Ref. 869, 874, 1024) 

     James and Agnes got to see another grandson named James Ware, by William and Sarah, born into the family on May 12, 1780, but it is assumed he died in infancy.  Spring of 1783 must have been a tremendous time of rejoicing though.   On April 18th, fighting ceased and the Continental Army disbanded.   The Revolutionary War was over; eight years (to the day) from when it began.   Then, on May 17th, Grandma Agnes Ware must have been thrilled when her first namesake was born.  Sarah gave birth to baby Agnes in a country finally at peace.  Little Agnes married Philemon Rowsey, whose name has sometimes been spelled Rowzee. (Ref. 874) When he passed away, she married William Porter.  

     Sarah delivered a baby sister for Samuel, Betsey, and Agnes in 1785.  She was named Rebecca Ware and, in 1812, she married Willis Blanton; “the son of John Blanton and Nancy Roberson, who lived near Grassy Springs church, on the Versailles and Frankfort Road. Willis’s father died before 1810 and his mother continued to live on their family estate with the help of at least 23 slaves.   The newlyweds lived on the estate with Nancy and inherited the land from her when the matriarch died.” (Ref. 873)  Willis surveyed the line that separates Franklin and Woodford counties,” and his surveying instruments were lovingly passed on to his descendants. (Ref. 1024)    

     
Willis Blanton                                             Rebecca Ware Blanton 

     The Blanton home must have been quite a showcase.  William E. Railey described it as “a farm that adjoined the estate of Rev. Isaac Crutcher, on the summit of a hill that not only commands a view of the ‘Big Eddy’ and its romantic surroundings, but also overlooks all of the hills that surround Frankfort.”  (Ref. 1024)  

     Willis and Rebecca raised the following children in this lovely home:  John William Blanton (1812), who married first; Elizabeth Ann Samuel; and then Lucy Buck.   They also had Sarah Ann Blanton (1815), who married John Porter.  Another son, Horace Thompson Blanton (1818), married four times.  His wives were Martha Lamb, Eliza Thompson, Mrs. John Kane (Susan), and Henrietta Stevens.

     Willis and Rebecca also had Elizabeth Ware Blanton (1821), who married John Y. Mills; Maria Louise Blanton (1824), who married Nathaniel Currier; Agnes Dorothy Blanton (1827); and Rebecca Willis Blanton (1830), who died young. (ref.873, 874)   James and Agnes ended up with many great grandchildren from the offspring of Rebecca & Willis.   John had 10 children, including a set of twins, Sarah had 5 children, Horace had 7 children, and Maria had 7 children.

     In 1788, Sarah and William had their last child.  Fittingly, she bore her mother’s name of Sarah.  William was 38 years old and Sarah was 34 at the time.  Sarah married William Porter, Jr.

     They, in turn, had a son named Dudley Porter, Jr., who was a lawyer in Paris, Kentucky, and a daughter named Elizabeth who “married J. D. C. Atkins who was a United States Senator and Commissioner of Indian Affairs under President Cleveland.” (Ref. 1024) 

     When James and Agnes moved to Kentucky, William and Sarah did too.  They “came to Kentucky with other members of the family and settled in Woodford County  on a part of his father’s (James’) estate named ‘Wareland.’ Both William and his wife were active members of the Forks of Elkhorn Baptist Church, with many of their other relatives attending there as well.   The Records of the Forks of Elkhorn Baptist Church for 1800-1803 state that in May of 1801 “a meeting was held at William Ware’s.” As with many slaveholders, William also brought his slaves to church and several became members.  In 1800, William Ware’s ‘Cate’ was received by experience and baptism, and in May of 1801, a man named ‘Ben’ (belonging to William Ware) was received by experience.” (Ref. 1028)

     William “took charge of the old home, Wareland, after his father passed away” (Ref. 379) and it is very likely a family cemetery was located on the land.  He and Sarah both died in the year 1829, and according to DAR records, William was “buried at Frankfort Kentucky at Wareland.”

CHILDREN OF    WILLIAM WARE      &         SARAH SAMUEL

                          B. March 29, 1750              B. 1754

                          D. Sept. 10, 1829                D. Sept. 10, 1829

William was the son of James Ware I and his wife Agnes Todd Ware.  He married Sarah Samuel. 

(1)Samuel Ware – born July 3, 1775          died Sept. 12, 1846

Married (1) Elizabeth Read June 10, 1801 (2) Elizabeth Bullock Redd Jan. 21, 1823 and (3) Mary A. Jennings July 1834  (1024)

(2) Elizabeth (Betsey) Ware – born May 30, 1776        died July 30, 1849

Married John Bacon on May 31, 1799

(3) James Ware – born May 12, 1780

(4) Agnes Ware - born May 17, 1783    died Oct. 1877

Married Philemon Rouzee (Rowsey) July 29, 1805 and later William Porter

(5) Rebecca Ware - born in 1785                      

Married Willis Blanton on January 1, 1812

(6) Sarah (called Sally) Ware - born in 1788

Married William Porter Jr. on Sept. 15, 1819

CHILDREN OF Elizabeth (BETSY) AND JOHN BACON

Elizabeth was the daughter of William and Sarah Samuel Ware.  She was also the granddaughter of James Ware I and Agnes.   She married John Bacon on May 30, 1799.

(1)Anne Apperson Bacon - born March 25, 1800   died Oct. 20, 1888

Married Rev. Philip Slater Fall on May 1, 1820

(2) Sarah Ware Bacon     born March 24, 1802    died March 27, 1886

(3) William W. Bacon - born March 7, 1804      died March 17, 1845   

Married Ann Noel on Nov. 3, 1824

(4) Dr. James Ware Bacon - born March 22, 1807   died Oct. 2, 1863

 Married Alice Riggs on May 24, 1836

(5) Richard Apperson Bacon - born July 2, 1809    died Nov. 10, 1866

Married Elizabeth Ellen Terrell on April 15, 1830

(6) John Mosby Bacon    born Oct. 31, 1811       died Sept. 16, 1843

Married Sarah Jane Haggin on March 29, 1835

(7) Elizabeth P. Bacon   born May 7, 1814   died Oct. 15, 1850

Married Benjamin H. Bryan on Dec. 31, 1839 and Edmund H. Taylor

(8) Capt. Albert Gallatin Bacon   born Dec. 8, 1816   died Dec. 28, 1861

Killed in battle

CHILDREN OF:  SAMUEL WARE     AND   ELIZABETH READ (1^ST WIFE)

                           B. July 3, 1775                       B. Sept. 2, 1778

                         D. Sept. 12, 1846                    D. Aug. 30, 1814

Samuel was the oldest son of William Ware and Sarah Samuel Ware and the grandson of James Ware I and his wife Agnes Todd Ware.  Elizabeth Read was his first wife and they were married on June 10, 1801.

(1) James Read Ware – born May 30, 1803           died Sept. 22, 1857

(2) Lucy Ware – born April 7, 1805              died May 1817

(3) Agnes Ware – born Nov. 16, 1806    died Feb. 17, 1882

Married Thomas Bullock on Nov. 22, 1824

(4)Hankerson Favor Ware – born April 26, 1808     died 1808

(5)Hankerson Read Ware – born Sept. 3, 1809          died Jan. 9, 1849

(6)William Samuel Ware – born March 10, 1811        died Aug. 2, 1860

(7)Ann Richardson Ware – born Dec. 7, 1812     died April 1892

Married Capt. Elijah Fogg on July 21, 1833

CHILDREN OF: SAMUEL WARE &  ELIZABETH BULLOCK REDD  (2^ND   WIFE)

                    B. July 3, 1775                          B. Sept. 2, 1778

                   D. Sept. 12, 1846                      D. Aug. 1833

Samuel was the oldest son of William Ware and Sarah Samuel Ware and the grandson of James Ware I and his wife Agnes Todd Ware.  Elizabeth Redd was his second wife and they were married on January 21, 1823.  Samuel married a third time (July 1834) to Mary A. Jennings.

(1)Elizabeth Redd Ware – born Jan. 14, 1829             

Married John Benjamine Utterback

CHILDREN OF:    AGNES WARE      and          THOMAS BULLOCK 

                         B. Nov. 16, 1806                 B. July 27, 1803

                         D. Feb. 17, 1882                  D. Jan. 18, 1888

Agnes was the daughter of Samuel Ware and his wife, Elizabeth Read Ware, granddaughter of William Ware & his wife Sarah Samuel Ware, and great granddaughter of James Ware I and his wife Agnes Todd Ware.  She married Thomas Bullock in 1824.

(1)Lucy Anne Bullock – born Sept. 28, 1825   died Oct. 15, 1914

Married John Jonas Davenport on Aug. 23, 1843

(2)William Samuel Bullock – born May 12, 1827  died Oct. 26, 1906

Married Mary Ann Mitchell on Oct. 14, 1852

(3)James Porter Bullock – born May 24, 1829     died 1888

Married Mary J. Powell

(4) Thomas Bullock Jr. – born Aug. 15, 1831    died March 11, 1905

Married Nancy J... Mitchell 1861

(5) Elizabeth Bullock – born Jan. 26, 1834 

(6) Henry S. Bullock – born Apr. 16, 1836      died Aug. 2, 1889

(7) Robert Bullock   (twin) – born Apr. 9, 1838              died Sept. 1, 1838

(8) Sarah Bullock    (twin) – born Apr. 9, 1838              died Sept. 3, 1838

(9) Mary Ware Bullock – born Apr. 14, 1840         died June 27, 1932

Married Christopher David Chenault   on Sept 5, 1865

(10) Charles B. Bullock – born July 18, 1842

(11) John J. Hardin Bullock – born Feb. 13, 1845          died Aug. 25, 1846

(12) Horace Bullock – born July 4, 1847      died July 17, 1911

Married Adah M.  in 1897

(13) Hankerson Bullock – born May 6, 1850               died May 15, 1856

CHILDREN OF:  ANN RICHARDSON WARE  &      Capt. ELIJAH FOGG

                        B. Dec. 7, 1812                        B. July 22, 1803

                        D. April 1892                            D. Oct. 29, 1880

Ann Richardson Ware was the daughter of Samuel Ware and his wife, Elizabeth Read Ware, granddaughter of William Ware & his wife Sarah Samuel Ware, and great granddaughter of James Ware I and his wife Agnes Todd Ware.  Ann married Elijah Fogg on July 21, 1833.

(1)Elizabeth (Betty) D. Fogg – born July 11, 1838     died Jan. 3, 1929

Married Anderson Chenault on Mar. 15, 1867

(2) William Samuel Ware Fogg – born Mar. 29, 1841    died Nov. 6, 1906

Married Frances Gibson Gaines on Feb. 9, 1871

(3) Sarah (Agnes) Fogg – born Oct. 14, 1844           died Dec. 21, 1917

Married Capt. Thomas Steele on Nov. 21, 1867

(4) Annie B. Fogg – born Dec. 25, 1848                    died May 27, 1927

Married William Gibson Welch on Nov. 12, 1868

(5) Virginia (Jennie) Jackson Fogg – born Mar. 22, 1851     died Aug. 26, 1935

Married Oakley Thompson on Feb. 20, 1877

(6) Richard Jackson Fogg – born May 3, 1853    

Married Susie Hawkins on Dec. 9, 1879              (Ref. 961)

CHILDREN OF     REBECCA WARE       and          WILLIS BLANTON

                             B.   1785                                       B.

                             D.                                                  D.

Rebecca was the daughter of William Ware and Sarah Samuel Ware and also the granddaughter of James Ware I and Agnes Todd Ware.  She married Willis Blanton on January 1, 1812.

(1)John William Blanton – born 1812        died

Married (1) Elizabeth Ann Samuel and (2) Lucy Buck

(2) Sarah Ann Blanton – born 1815       died

Married John Porter (brother of William Porter Jr.)

(3) Horace Thompson Blanton – born July 18, 1818

Married (1) Martha Lamb (2) Eliza Thompson (3) Mrs. John Kane (4) Henrietta Stevens

(4) Elizabeth Ware Blanton – Feb. 24, 1821

Married John Y. Mills in 1842

(5)Maria Louise Blanton – born Sept. 29, 1824               died 1906

Married Nathaniel Currier

(6)Agnes Dorothy Blanton – born 1827

(7)Rebecca Willis Blanton  - born 1830   died young

Forks of Elkhorn church circa 2006. It was previously known as Harmony Presbyterian Church

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