Povall Hudspeth Clay
There is frequently mention on these lists (this, the Povall, and Woodson lists, among others) of Richard Povall and Tabitha Hudspeth being the parents of Rachel Povall who married one of the Henry Clays. This includes me, as well.
However, I have done some additional research and using the date Tabitha and Richard were married, coupled with Rachel's birthdate, as well as lists of children found elsewhere, I have come to the following conclusion (without proof, by the way, so am looking for comments).
Descendants of Richard Povall
Generation No. 1
1.RICHARD3 POVALL(JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born Abt. 1710 in VA, and died 1771 in Cumberland Co., VA.He married (1) ___________ UNKNOWN(WORICHARDPOVALL) Abt. 1736.She died Bef. 1751.He married (2) TABITHA HUDSPETH 16 October 1751 in Cumberland Co., VA.
Children of RICHARD POVALL and ___________ UNKNOWN(WORICHARDPOVALL) are:
i. RACHEL4 POVALL, b. 15 November 1739; d. 27 April 1820, Bourbon Co., KY ( NOT PROVEN.); m. HENRY CLAY09 April 1753, in Cumberland County, Virginia (Source: (1) Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. ., Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1800,(Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.), "Electronic."); b. 19 September 1736, Cumberland Co., VA; d. January 1820, Bourbon Co., KY.
ii. FRANCIS POVALL.
iii. LUCY POVALL, m. WILLIAM HUDSPETH. (we think this may be Tabitha’s brother)
iv. SARAH POVALL, m. SAMUEL HOBSON, 24 November 1760.
Children of RICHARD POVALL and TABITHA HUDSPETH are:
v. JOHN4 POVALL.
vi. MARY POVALL.
vii. PATTY POVALL.
viii. ANN POVALL.
ix. SUSANNAH POVALL.
x. JUDITH POVALL.
xi. CHARLES POVALL.
xii. RICHARD POVALL.
Comments anyone?
Pat