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!NOTES:
Note found in genealogy file, Family History Library, submitted b yCharles
Fenwick (FHL 985191):
March 21, 1725
The Rev. Mr. Robt. Scott doth assigne over his part of a pew
in All Faith's Church belonging to him and Mr. Randolph Morris
and himself and the heirs of Mr. Will Smith to Mrs Priscilla Spalding
and to the heirs of Chas. Smith to them and their heirs forever.
Church Record 1725 St. Mary's County, All Faiths Episcopal Church, St .Marys

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!DEATH RECORD:
DEATH REGISTER, Cherokee Co.; Bk 1, p 4, line 6, no. 45, Rose Smit h,
27 January 1881, age 10 y, 8 mo, 15 d (indicating birth May 12, 1870);
(cause of death) Quinzy (quinsy i.e. tonsillitis); buried at Pitches
(cemetery?), Cherokee. This may be at or near Maryhill Cemetery near
Meriden, Iowa.

!NOTES:
See SQ 382-400 and 1831 for further information on this family.

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!NOTES:
Information concerning the children of this unkown Snow appears i n alengthly article about Thomas Gerard and his wife Susannah Snow i n theChronicles of St. Mary's, July 1959, Vol 7, No. 7, pg 336.

!NOTES:
SQ pg 2456 says he is son of Marlin Southard.

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!NOTES:
See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins O.S.A . pg
40 "Alethea, born Feb 1, 1793; married Francis Simms."
See THE SPALDING FAMILY OF MARYLAND, KENTUCKY AND GEORGIA by Hughes
Spalding,pg 22: "Alethaire, the eleventh child of of Alethaire and
Benedict, was the first to die in the summer of 1833 during the chole ra
epidemic which swept through Washington and Marion Counties, Kentucky,
during that year."
On page 24: "Alethaire Spalding Simms- (1793-1833). She was the
eleventh child and sixth daughter of Benedict Spalding, Jr. and his
wife Alethaire Abell Spalding. Of the six daughters she was the onl y one
born in Kentucky. The others were born in St. Mary's County, Marylan d.
She married Francis Simms on November 7, 1810. She died July 14, 1833
in the great cholera epidemic in Central Kentucky in that year. On
February 7, 1834, her husband was married for the second time to Elizabeth
Martin. Alethaire and her husband had nine children. They lived in
Washington County, Kentucky, on a farm near Springfield."
I assume that Father Felix Jenkins is in error in the spelling of
Alethaire since several sources use the alternate spelling and we ass ume
that she was named after her mother.

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!NOTES:
Check 1880 Census of Kentucky for 2 listings for Alex Spalding, Ma rion
County, 069, Lebanan Precinct and 072, Lebanan Precinct. Marion Coun tyis
just southeast of Nelson County.

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!NOTES:
Taken from a genealogy file at the Family History Library, Salt La ke,
(FHL 985191): "Doctor A. Jackson Spalding, 9-10-1826, 10-5-1897
(This is Andrew Jackson Spalding "Doctor Jack" son of Benedict Spaldi ng
and Alethea Greenwell. He married Margaret Ann Greenwell, dau. of
William F. Greenwell and Julianna Floyd --C. E. Fenwick)
Tombstone, 1897, St. Mary's--St. John's, Hollywood, Maryland."

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!NOTES:
See "THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND, 1670," by Edward Felix Jenkins, O.S.A.
for the following references to Ann Spalding Jenkins on pgs 2-3:
"That Ann's maiden name was Spalding is a family tradition at least
150 years old, as it was written by Henry Jenkins (1781-1869) into his
family Bible record about 1810. I have read the family record in this
still existing Bible. It was, in 1859, in the possession of Henry's
great-granddaughter, Mrs. Beverly (Rut) Bristor of Towson, Maryland . I
have not tried to prove this marriage, but such an effort was made ab out
60 years ago by the late Mrs. Samuel T. (Lydia B.) Brown of Baltimore.
Mrs. Brown, a genealogist of somenote and the wife of one of Henry
Jenkins' grandsons, said she found proof "in old court records" that
this marriage was performed in St. Mary's City in 1669 or 1670. It
is very unfortunate she gave no citation but if she found the record
it should be possible to find it again..."
"Edward Spalding and his wife, Margaret, and two children, and Edm und
Spalding, who may have been a brother, were living in Elizabethtown , VA,
in February, 1623 (reportedly taken from a census record). They are
believed to have come from England in 1619. About 1642, Edward and
Margaret Spalding and two children, then grown, went up to Massachuse tts
where they became the ancestors of the very numerous Protestant Spald ing
family of New England. According to our family tradition, Thomas' wi fe,
Ann Spalding, was a granddaughter of this Edward, by a son left behind
in Virginia. This may not be true, but there is nothing improbable
about it. My experience with family traditions is that they always
contain some truth and are generally more right than wrong."
But see the following reference to the above conclusions as state d in
THE SPALDING FAMILY OF MARYLAND, KENTUCKY AND GEORGIA by Hughes Spald ing,
FHL 929.273 Sp18sg at page 1:
"Edward Spalding and his wife and two children are the first Spald ings
of whom there is any record, who came to America. They were residin g in
Elizabeth City, Virginia, in 1623. They left Virginia and settled in
New England, and became founders of the New England family of that na me.
"Another Spalding, Edmund, was also a resident of the Colony of Virginia
in 1623. It was presumed by some, without any foundation in fact, th at
Edmund came to Maryland from Virginia and established our Spalding family.
This presumption is without merit.
"There is no record of any person by the name of Spalding in Maryl and
prior to June 21, 1659. On that date John Shercliffe demanded one hundred
acres of land for having brought Thomas Spalding (1640- ) into the
province...."
In FHL 975.241 F2o, "SOUTHERN MARYLAND CATHOLIC FAMILIES", there i smuch
basic information on the Spalding family. There are marriages, bapti sms,
landholding information etc. On page 48 there is information about property
being rented by Thomas Spalding age 53, and his brothers Peter 48 an dJames 45.
(What year you dingbat!)
It is probable that these are nephews of Ann though their father's n ameis not
known at this time. There is another entry on page 48 Elizabeth Spal ding
involving James 42, Michael 41 and Edmund 40. Another on Henry Spald ing43,
Electious 30, and Henry Jr., 22. All of the property is in St. Mary' sCo, MD.

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!NOTES:
See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins, O.S.A . at
page 6 for the remark "Ann, married Clement Joseph (It is assumed that
she married Joseph Clement)."
See CLEMENTS-SPALDING AND ALLIED FAMILIES, FHL 929.273 A1 #405 a t pg
58: "His (William Spalding) daughter Ann married William Joseph, son
of that William Joseph who was President of the Board governing Mary-
land, under the last Catholic Proprietary in power, 1688, as the re-
cords show..." "The equal of any who has ever borne the name Spaldin g,
he died January 1741, leaving suriving his wife Ann, sons Thomas,
William, Henry, Benedict and John; daughters Jean Plowden, Mary Seale
and the children of his dead daughter Ann Joseph."
See note under her father William stating "Ann, born 1718, died 17 41,
married Clement Joseph;"

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!NOTES:
From THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins, O.S. A.,at
page 38: "B. ca. 1734; m. Basil Mahoney, Sr., who came from Ireland . He
was a distant relative of the Mudds, both families claiming descent f rom
Donoch, the 141st King of Ireland. They lived in Charles County. Ba sil
Mahoney, Sr., d. there, testate, between 1786 and 1810. Mrs. Ann (Spalding)
Mahoney d. after 1810.

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!NOTES:
See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins O.S.A . at
pg 40: "Ann born February 8, 1771; married Clement Hamilton."
See THE SPALDING FAMILY by Hughes Spalding, FHL 929.273 Sp18sg; p g 23:
"Ann Spalding Hamilton--(1771:1863):
"She was the oldest child of Benedict and Alethaire Abel Spalding . She
was born February 8, 1771 in St. Mary's County, Maryland, and died Ja nu-
ary 26, 1863, near Lebanon, Kentucky. On August 7, 1792, she marrie dClement
Hamilton at Bardstown, Kentucky. The Hamiltons spent their lives o n afarm
near Lebanon and are both buried in Calvary Cemetary. They had eigh tchild-
ren."

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!NOTES:
See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670, by Edward Felix Jenkins O.S.A . pg
52 for article on Edward Jenkins, spouse of Ann Spalding Jenkins, par ents
of Charity Ann Jenkins (1811-1855), pg 85 op.cit.

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!NOTES:
From THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins, O.S. A.,at
page 16: "Ann Panny, b. ca. 1746; m. (1) Jan 20, 1771, Raphael Ford ; m.(2)
Joshua Millard, who d. 1797; m. (3) Jan 20, 1798, Zachariah Mattingly ."
See THE MATTINGLY FAMILY OF EARLY AMERICA by Herman E. Mattingly (1975);
p. 55: "...Zachariah married Ann Panny Spalding January 20, 1798. S he
was the sister of Thomas Spalding, husband of Elizabeth Mattingly, si ster
of Zachariah. Ann Panny Spalding had previously married (January 20,
1771) Raphael Ford, and secondly, Joshua Millard. No children wer e born
of the first two unions."

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!NOTES:
An Anne C. Spalding acted as sponsor at the baptism of Virginia M .Sparks,
age about 18 years of Solomon Sparks and Margaret Brimm on December 2 ,1872
before father Hugh Daley, Union County, Kentucky. This Annie would h avebeen
about 21 years of age and is most likely the proper person. It shoul d be
pointed out that Anne was not related to Virginia M. Justine Sparks b utthat
Virginia's then 7 year old brother would later marry Annie's 5th cous in,Mary
Teresa Stone, related to Annie through the Jenkins, Mattingly and Spalding
families.

MARRIAGE:
FHL 975.2V25b; MARYLAND MARRIAGE RECORDS, Book 20, page 121: SPALDING,BAZIL, CATHERINE EDELIN, 1760
REMARKS: DAU (of) Thomas & Comfort Edelin, Prince Georges County.Reference: Wills Liber 31 Folio 55, 27 Folio 35, Land Office, Annapol is,MD.

NOTES:
From THE SPALDING FAMILY OF MARYLAND, KENTUCKY AND GEORGIA from 1658to 1965 by Hughes Spalding, Vol II; FHL 929.273Sp18sg, pgs 250-251:"Basil Spalding was the son of John Spalding, and the grandson of ThomasSpalding, the Maryland pioneer of our branch of the Spalding family whocame from England to Maryland about 1658. "He was also the grandfatherof Mother Catherine Spalding. There isno record showing the date of hisbirth, but it is thought that he was born in the late 1720's. It hasbeen asserted by some that he married Catherine Edelen, daughter ofThomas and Comfort Edelen of Prince George County, Maryland, before 1749,perhaps in 1748 or even in 1747, but the wills of both Thomas and Comfortrecorded in the land office at Annapolis, Maryland, prove that Thomas andComfort had no children. (JS: But see notes under Catherine and proof ofmarriage to Edelen.) Comfort was a widow before she married ThomasEdelen. Her first husband was Patrick Dyer and it is possible that shehad a daughter by Dyer named Catherine who married Basil Spalding. This,however, is mere speculation and the maiden name of his wife is unknownto us. Basil was a capable and successful farmer. He was a large landowner in Charles County and became very prominent and wealthy. His willshows that he and his wife had twelve children, seven sons and fivedaughters. The names of their sons were Henry, John, William, James,Basil, Edward, and George Hilary, and the names of their daughters wereAnn, Christina, Mary Elizabeth, Elizabeth and Catherine.

"The assumption that he had a son named Ralf or Ralph is, in myjudgment, without foundation. It is illogical to believe that a man
with a large family, who named twelve children in his will, would leaveout another. "There is no doubt but that Basil Spalding was thegrandfather of Mother Catherine. This is admitted by all who have delvedinto her genealogical background. He led a satisfactory and successfullife, was a faithful member of the Catholic Church and brought up hisfamily in that faith. He executed his last will and testament onSeptember 12, 1791, and died shortly thereafter on September 26 in thesame year. His will was proven at LaPlata, the county seat of CharlesCounty, Maryland, on March 5, 1792. His wife Catherine survived him fora little more than nine years and departed this life in May of 1801."

See CLEMENTS-SPALDING AND ALLIED FAMILIES, by Rosemond, FHL 929.2 73A1 #405 at page 54, "His (John Spalding) son Basil became a wealthyplanter in Charles County, married Catherine Edelen, daughter of Thomasand Comfort Edelen, and died testate in 1792. His will is awkwardlydrawn in which he makes devises to his daughters, Ann, Catherine, MaryElizabeth, Elizabeth Elder and Catherine Elder (some meant forgranddaughters), Anne and Christianne; sons Henry, John, William, James,Basil and Hillary. Christiane was the wife of Thomas Elder of Fairfield,KY."

WILL:
See FAMILY HISTORY PORTFOLIOS, SPALDING, FHL 985191. Summary of LastWill of Basil Spalding of Charles County, MD., "Sick and weak September12, 1791." Names wife Catherine, daughters Ann, Christianne Young, MaryElizabeth, Elizabeth Elder, Catherine Elder, sons Henry, John, William,James, Basil, Edward and George Hillary. He died September 26, 1791.Executors are spouse Catherine, Ann Christianne, Mary Elizabeth andHillary. Probated March 5, 1792. Liber AK #11, Folio 64, Annapolis,Maryland.

COMMENT:
In THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND on pg 82 we find a reference to Julianna(Elder) Jenkins who was the daughter of Basil Spalding and Elizabeth(Snowden) Elder of Baltimore, and to her spouse and six children. ThisBasil is probably a grandson of Basil (1158) but he is not the son ofBasil Jr. (1176), Basil Richard Spalding (1195) since he was married toCharity Ann Jenkins. Who is the Basil who married Elizabeth (Snowden)Elder.? This Basil's great-daughter, Elizabeth, married an Elder. (Line:Basil, John, Basil, Elizabeth)

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!MISC:
See MARYLAND RECORDS, Vol. 2., FHL 975.2 D29b, p66, item 54 for the
"State of His Lordship's Manor of Beaverdam in St. Mary's County, (MD ),
March, 1768":
Date of Lease: Dec 25, 1742; Leasee: William Spalding; Size of lea se:
156 1/2 acres; Tenant in Possession: Thomas Forrest; Annual rent: 0-1 7-9;
Fines: 3-11-0; On what lives or term of years held: (torn) Spalding;
Age of person mentioned in the lease: Basil, 5 (torn).
It is not clear whether the Basil referred to is Jr. or his father.

!WILL:
Charles County, MD., will records, Liber WDM #15, Folio 295:
Will of Basil Spalding, Jr., dated 1828 which names his spouse
Teresa, daughters Mary Clements, Ann French, Elizabeth, John,
Basil Richard, and William.
This excerpt was taken from the Sutro Library, San Francisco, CA.
CHARLES COUNTY MARYLAND WILL BOOK NUMBER 15.
Page 295
Spalding, Basil. 9-18-1828. Legacy to wife; Theresa; daughter, Ann Ffrench
(sic) and her two sons John and Ambrose Ffrench, tracts "Berrys, Amendment
and Hopewell"; daughter Elizabeth Spalding; daughters of niece, Cathe rine
Boswell; sons John, Basil Richard and William Spalding. Representati ves
of the deceased who agreed to conditions of the will and presented i t for
probate were: Theresa Spalding, D'Arcey Ffrench, Christiana F. Ffrenc h,
Elizabeth T. Spalding, John Spalding, Basil R. Spalding, William Spal ding
and Mary Clements. Wit: Basil S. Elder, Francis Neale, Mary Clements,
William Mooney and Lewis Molter. Probated 11-15-1828.

CLEMENTS-SPALDING AND ALLIED FAMILIES, BY Rosemond, FHL 929.273 A 1#405: At page 55: "John Spalding, of Basil settled in Prince GeorgeCounty (Maryland) where he died in 1820 testate, leaving a large estateto his wife Ann, and children, John, Basil, George Lewis, Michael andMary Ellen. Some of the descendants of John Spalding are still in CharlesCounty though they have mostly scattered to Western Maryland, Washingtonand Baltimore. The most prominent of the family was Basil Spalding Jr. ,son of Basil of John. He married Teresa Brawner, maiden name probablyClements, a widow. Will throws little light on this family. He waswealthy, intelligent and a leader in Charles County. He died testate in1828 and speaks of his daughter Mary Clements Spalding as in Mt. CarmelConvent and already provided for. He gives another daughter Elizabeth$10,000 and his will was attested by Basil Elder and Mary Clements. Anold Spalding Bible at Pomfret, Charles County, gives him the followingfamily: Married Teresa Brawner, had Richard, Mary, Teresa, Christina Ann,John,
Francis, Lucretia, Basil Richard, William and Elizabeth Teresa. Williamsettled in Baltimore, Maryland, Basil Richard probably settled in PrinceGeorge's County. His sister Elizabeth Elder's son, Basil Spalding Elder,settled in Baltimore. The name Clements of his daughter Mary indicates aconnection with that family."

NOTES:
Basil Richard Spalding was the grandson of Basil Spalding (1158) andCatherine Edelen Spalding (1164). They were also the great-grandparentsof Basil Richard Spalding's wife, Charity Ann Jenkins Spalding. Thus,Basil and Charity were first cousins once removed.

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!NOTES:
"THE SPALDING FAMILY", FHL 929.273 Sp18sg; pgs 13-14:
"The wills of William and Ann (Spalding) reveal that they had eight
children. Our ancestor, Benedict Spalding was the second child.
Benedict was the second son of William and Ann (Jenkins) Spalding.
The date of his birth is uncertain; thought to be about 1720. He mar ried
Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas and Ruth Cole Mattingly about 1746, a s is
shown from the will of her brother, Edward Mattingly. (Wills Liber J. J. 1
folio 38 Leonardstown). He acquired "The Mill Land" but not "The Mill"
along with a part of "Hearts Delight". His name is found in the Debit
Books in the 1750's, showing that he was the owner of two hundred acr es
of "Hearts Delight" and one lot in Leonardstown.
He, with Gildeon Turner, signed the surety bond of Susanna Hillen
in St. Mary's County on May 2, 1762, when she admininstered upon the
estate of her husband, Thomas Hillen. He and his family shortly ther e-
after moved to Calvert County, where he died intestate about 1768. H is
widow Elizabeth and son Benedict admininstered his estate. (Admr.Acct s.
Liber C7 W.D. Folio 63 Calvert County Land Office Annapolis.) His pe r-
sonal estate was L679-19-10, (Admr. Accts. Liber 64 Folio 278, Annapo lis,
Maryland) which was quite a tidy sum in those days. His father Willi am
who was considered wealthy, left personalty valued at L895-11-10.
A year later the final settlement of his estate was made by his son
Benedict and John and Elizabeth Ford, which reveals that, after his
death, his widow had married John Ford.
Since Benedict did not leave a will, it is difficult to determin e how
many children he had. However, we know that he and his wife Elizabeth
Mattingly Spalding, had at least the following named children: Benedi ct,
Richard, George and Ann. Possibly there were others but we have no
knowledge of them.
The record would seem to indicate that Benedict was inclined to be
pugnatious and litigious."
See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins, O.S.A.
at pages 18-19: "B. ca. 1723, d. ca. 1767, m. ca. 1745, Elizabeth
Mattingly. He was a minor when his father wrote his will Dec 6, 1740,
and of age when his father's property was distributed in 1744, so he
must have been born about 1723 (citing Accounts, Liber 20, Folio 160,
St. Mary's County Hall of Records). Elizabeth Mattingly was the daug h-
ter of Thomas and Ruth (Cole) Mattingly. He died intestate in Calvert
County, MD. His administration bond is dated August 9, 1767. Since he
he made no will it is hard to say how many children he had. The final
account of his estate has not been found, but the preliminiary accoun ts
accounts show that he was survived by his widow, Elizabeth, and one s on,
Benedict Joseph, who settled the estate."
"Clements of KY, in his book on the origin of the CLEMENTS AND SPA LD-
ING FAMILIES IN AMERICA, published in 1928, says there were four sons:
Richard and George (surely) and Francis and Henry (probably). Clemen ts
gives no reasons for what he says but it appears that he is correct
about Richard and George at least. Mr. Charles Fenwick of St. Mary's
County has recently found proof of the existence of two other child-
ren: Ann, mentioned in the will of her uncle, Edward Mattingly, and
John, listed in the Debt Books as John Spalding of Benedict.
"In the biography of Robert Abell Spalding, eldest son of Ignatius
Aloysius Spalding, of Benedict Joseph Spalding, in the HISTORY OF UNI ON
COUNTY, KENTUCKY, it is stated that his grandfather, Benedict Joseph
Spalding, had these two brothers:
1. Richard; a Revolutionary soldier who was wounded and died after
the battle of Yorktown.
2 George, who came to Union County, Kentucky, after having fought
in the Revolutionary War. (Citing HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY, KENTUCKY,
pg 467 (1888).
"Clements says (without explaining why) that a son Henry of Benedi ct
settled in Frederick County about 1790, where he married a Miss Elder.
"Clements also says that Richard Spalding of Benedict died intesta te
in Prince Georges County in 1808, leaving issue, which contradicts the
above-quoted biography of Benedict Joseph's grandson. He says that t he
and George Spalding living in St. Marys County in 1790 were probabl y sons
of Benedict. Clements made a lot of interesting statements but gav e no
references for many of them.
"The first account of the estate of Benedict Spalding of William w as
proved February 20, 1768, by Benedict Spalding and Elizabeth Spalding,
administrators. In it they mention John Baptist Spalding, Sr., and
Henry Spalding as kinsmen. The second account was proved March 23,
1769, by Benedict Spalding and Elizabeth Spalding, John Ford, and
Elizabeth, his wife. In 1791, Mrs. Elizabeth (Mattingly) (Spalding)
Ford, with her husband, John Ford, and her son, Benedict Joseph Spald ing,
emigrated to Kentucky. There are many descendants of this family.
Benedict Joseph Spalding had twelve children and probably between
fifty and one hundred grandchildren." Here ends Jenkins account.

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!NOTES:
"THE SPALDING FAMILY", FHL 929.273 sP18sg, pg 19:
"Benedict Spalding, Jr., was the oldest son of Benedict and Elizab eth
Mattingly Spalding. He was born in Maryland in December, 1746, and d ied
in Kentucky August 1, 1815. He married Alethaire Abel, daughter of Samuel
and Eleanor O'Brian Abell, about 1749, and died in Kentucky in 1821.
"They lived and prospered in their native Maryland from the dat e of
their marriage in 1769 until the spring of 1791, when they and thei r ten
children, along with a group of other Catholic families led by Benedi ct,
made the perilous journey overland and down the Ohio River to what wa sthen
Nelson County, later Washington County, Kentucky, and settled on the
Rolling Fork, a tributary of Salt River, which, in turn, was a tribut ary
of the Ohio. After their arrival in Kentucky, they had two additional
children, making twelve in all.
"This Rolling Fork settlement was one of several founded in Kentu ckyby
Catholic families from southern Maryland.
"Robert Abel, brother to Alethaire Abel Spalding, had led his ow n and
a group of other Catholic families to the Rolling Fork in 1788. He h ad
prospered and was the leading man in the community. etc.

!NOTES:
From THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND, 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins,
O.S.A. pages 39-40: "Born in Calvert County, about 1745. His father
died in 1767 and two years later his mother married John Ford of
St. Mary's County In 1770, Benedict Joseph (Spalding) married Althaire
Abell, who was born about 1753. These two dates are from the gene-
alogy one of their many descendants published in Virkus' COMPENDIUM
OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY, VOLUME V, page 557. Althaire Abell was the da ugh-
ter of Samuel and Elleanor (Bryant) Abell of St. Marys County. Mrs.
Eleanor (Bryant) Abell was a devout Catholic, while her husband was a
zealous Protestant, and High Sheriff of St. Marys County. It is said
that he was content that she should rear the girls in her religion but
wanted the boys reared in his, and was very much annoyed when, in-
spired their mother's piety, they all became Catholics too. Tradition
tells us that he was recieved into the Catholic Church before he died.
"Benedict Joseph and Alethaire (Abell) Spalding had six sons an d six
daughters, all but the last two of whom were born in Maryland. In
the spring of 1791 he emigrated to (Nelson Co.) Kentucky with his mot her,
step-father wife and children, and settled on the Rolling Fork, Washi ng-
ton County where his brother-in-law, Robert Abell, with his wife and
ten children had settled two years before. Benedict Joseph Spald-
ing became a prominent man in Kentucky, was Justice of the Peace and
represented Washington County in the State Legislature.
"He died August 1, 1815, survived by his wife Alethaire, his twel ve
children, and between 50 and 100 grandchildren. His eldest son Rich-
ard became became quite a wealthy man, married three times, and had
twenty-one children, one of whom was Martin John Spalding, Archbish-
op of Baltimore 1864-1872."

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!NOTES:
Benedict Spalding was a half-brother of Catherine Spalding (1110).
See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND by Edward Felix Jenkins O.S.A. pag e 62:
"BENEDICT SPALDING born about 1801; died February 4, 1832 at Leonardt own.
Married Sep 29, 1819; Alethea Greenwell, born about 1800; died Sep 29,
1868, daughter of Thomas Greenwell, died about 1812 and his first wife
Eleanor Abell of Samuel Abell and Ellen Brien (Brian or Bryant). I
received the following list of their children from Charles Fenwick of
Leonardtown in February, 1978:
i. William T., Born about 1820; died July 28, 1821.
ii. Charlotte, (go to page 96) born May 3, 1822; died February 23,
1900; married November 26, 1840; Aloysius Francis Fenwick, bor nNov
17, 1817; died November 26, 1887. Children: (see page 129)
a. William Albert Fenwick
b. Horace Celeste, died May 18 1864; unmarried.
c. Cuthbert Augustine, born Mar 20 1843, died Mar 11, 1845;
d. Lewis Benedict born Jun 28 1846; went west and was accidentally shot
by a friend in 1881;
e. Rebecca Celestia, born Feb 10, 1848, died about 1850;
f. Alice Carmel born Jan 9, 1850; died Nov 6, 1885, married
Theodore Herbert;
g. Francis, born Dec 18, 1851, died about 1856;
h. Lillie Teresa, Born Aug 17, 1853; died Sep, 1853;
i. Ann Anita, born May 11, 1855, died Jan 13, 1940; married Theodore
Herbert;
j. Aloysius Francis born Apr 12, 1857, died Feb 23, 1938. (mo reon
page 129);
k. Jane Margaret born Jan 17, 1859; died Aug 18, 1929;
l. Mary Teresa, born Oct 4, 1860; died April 4, 1895; became
Sister Mary Leonard of the Visitation Convent, Mount de Sa les,
Baltimore;
m. Charlotte de Chantel, born April 7, 1862, died about 1941;
married Francis Vernon King;
n. Frances Jackson, born Jan 7, 1864, died July 1901; becam eSister
MaryLoyola of Mercy, Mount Washington, Baltimore;
o. Rebecca Celestia, born Oct 12, 1865; died Apr 26, 1928; be came
Sister Mary Joseph of Mercy, Mount Washington, Baltimore;
p. Ann Caroline, born May 20, 1867; died July 21, 1887, unmarried.
iii. Ellen Rebecca, born Sep 13, 1824; died Dec 11, 1898; married (1)
June 8, 1848; Joseph Dunbar, Jr.; married (2) October 16, 1862 ;John
Felix Fenwick, born Sep 8, 1819; died Dec 1, 1886.
iv. Andrew Jackson Spalding, M.D., born Sep 10, 1826; died Oct 5, 1 897;
married Margaret Ann Greenwell, born June 10, 1832; died Sep 3 ,1863,
daughter of William F. Greenwell and Julianna Floyd.
v. William E., born about 1828; died August 3, 1829.
vi. Mary A., born about 1829; died March 31, 1830."

!NOTE:
See INDEX OF WILLS, ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MD., FHL 975.241s2H for th efollow-
ing:
January 26, 1832 SPALDING BENEDICT Book EIM, Folio 1, pg 191
Spouse Alethea, then to children; will does not name children. H edied before 8 February, 1832, the date on which his will was admi ttedto probate.
The tomb stone of Benedict reads:
BENEDICT SPALDING
died
Feb 4, 1832
Aged 31 years
Children of Benedict & Alethea Spalding
William E. Died 8-3-1829 Age 1 year
William T. Died 7-28-1821 Age 11 months
Mary A. Died 3-31-30 Age 10 months.
St. Aloysius (Old) Cemetary near Leonardstown, MD.

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!NOTES:
See THE SPALDING FAMILY OF MARYLAND, KENTUCKY AND GEORGIA by Hughes
Spalding, FHL 929.273Sp18sg,pgs 62-63:
"Benedict Joseph Spalding was the seventh child of Richard and Henrietta
Hamilton Spalding, and was born June 21, 1812, on the Rolling Fork, n ear
Lebanon, Kentucky. He followed in the footsteps of his illustrious brother,
Martin John Spalding, who was his elder by two years and aspired to t he
priesthood. He was educated at St. Mary's College near Lebanon and t hen,
beginning in 1828, was enrolled at St. Thomas's, the diocesan seminar y at
Bardstown.
"His distinguished brother Martin John was pursuing his studies fo rthe
priesthood at the Urban College in Rome, and while there he made arra nge-
ments for his brother Benedict to enter that College, which he did in
1832. He was ordained a priest in Rome in 1837. Returning to Kentuc ky
in the latter part of that year, he taught at the Seminary at Bardsto wn.
(The article continues with the life of Father "Ben" Spalding.)

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!NOTES:
See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND by Edward Felix Jenkins, O.S.A. p g 40:
"Benedict Joseph, b. Jun 10 1786; d. Sep 7, 1837; m. (1) Mary Hamilto n;
(2) Elizabeth Elder; (3) Elizabeth McElroy."
See THE SPALDING FAMILY (op.cit) pg 24: "(7) Benedict Joseph Spald ing,
--(1783-1870). His first wife was Mary Hamilton. His second wife was
Eliza Elder. His third wife was Elizabeth McElroy. There were no ch ild-
ren by any of these marriages."

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!NOTES:
Per Peg Oman: m. John Bowles 27 Oct 1800.

From THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins, O.S. A.at page 16:

"Catherine, b. ca. 1744; m. William Mattingly; b. ca. 1730. Williamremarried Nancy Elizabeth Clarke and went to KY. (Father Herman E.Mattingly)."

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See SOUTHERN MARYLAND CATHOLIC FAMILIES, FHL 975.241 F2o at pg 30: 30April, 1761, Catherine Spalding is baptised at St. Joseph's Church , St.Mary's Co., Maryland. Under sponsors it states: Thomas Spalding Jr .,and Mary Spalding. Mary was her sister aged about 19 and Thomas wasprobably her father. It wouldn't have been her brother who was 11 yearsof age.

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See THE MATTINGLY FAMILY IN EARLY AMERICA by Herman E. Mattingly (1975) p. 61:

"William Mattingly, second son of Ignatius Mattingly, Sr. (1642) marriedfirst in Maryland, Catherine Spalding, and had James, Edward , andRichard. Catherine did not live many years in Kentucky, for Williammarried March 18, 1794, in Nelson County, Kentucky, Nancy ElizabethClark. To this second union were born ten children: William, Mary,Benjamin, Felix , Ignatius, Julia, George, Susan, Catherine and JohnMattingly. (Note: A problem arises about the first wife of WilliamMattingly. Church records at St. Genevieve 's, Missouri, have these twoentries: 1) February 15, 1814, William Mattingly, son of Wm. Mattinglyand Elizabeth Clark married Elizab. Manning daughter of John Manning andEustasia Ormsby; 2) September 4, 1809, James Mattingly, son of WilliamMattingly and Marie Spalding married Anne Manning, daughter of JohnManning and Eustasia Ormsby. This would seem to indicate that WilliamMattingly's first wife was Mary Spalding instead of Catherine Spalding .Probably her name was Mary Catherine Spalding (citing Records, courtesyMrs. Leona Hilsabeck, Austin, Texas.)"

Third Great-grandmother of James Joseph Sparks

NOTES:
She is living with her daughter Theresa Payne in the 1850 census ofNelson County, KY. She is shown as 71 years of age, born in Maryland.Only her first initial of C is given. This indicates a birth year of ca1779. See THE MATTINGLY FAMILY IN EARLY AMERICA by Herman E. Mattingly
(1975) which gives Catherine's birth year as ca. 1775 (p. 57).

MISCELLANEOUS:
CHRONICLES OF ST. MARY'S, VOL 5, pg 72, FHL 975.2B2s, abstracts theWill of William Spalding (1128) dated 6 Dec, 1741 who names as his sonsThomas (1198), William (1199), Henry (1201) and Benedict (1135) all ofSt. Mary'sCounty.

Basil Spalding and Catherine Edelin were the parents of BlancheSpalding m. Henry Mudd (1730-1810). op.cit. V6 pg 196.

See SOUTHERN MARYLAND CATHOLIC FAMILIES FHL 975.241 F2o,p30 andCATHOLIC FAMILIES OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND, by Timothy J. O'Rourke, p 42:

April, 1761, Catherine Spalding is baptised at St. Joseph's Church,St. Mary's Co., MD., Under sponsers it states: Thomas Spalding, Jr. ,(son of Thomas Spalding, E.H.), Mary Spalding.

Comment: Because of the probability that Catherine (Rin 1110) wasborn ca. 1775-79, the Catherine who was baptised in 1761 was probably anaunt or cousin. Her aunt Catherine, her father's sister, was born in1744 and could have been baptised at age 17.

pg 46, leases dated Dec 25, 1741 (1768??) to Thomas Spalding 62,Electious Spalding, 30, Clement 62 (dead?). Another to Henry Spalding 43,Electious 30, Edmund, 34. Another lease dated Dec 25, 1743 to ElizabethSpalding, Edmund Spalding 40, James Spalding 42 and Bennett, 20.

pg 48, leases: Dec 25, 1742, Edward Spalding 77. July 4, 1740,Elizabeth Spalding, James Spalding 42, Michael 41, Edmund 40. Apr 26,1728 to Thomas Spaulding 53, Peter 48 and James Spalding 45. Oct 23, 1747to Henry Spalding, 43, Electious 30 and Henry Jr. 22.

SAINT MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND MARRIAGE LICENSES 975.241V28m:

15 Feb 1797 BENNETT SPALDING & MARY FRENCH
12 Aug 1798 MICHAEL SPALDING & SUSANNAH COLLENS
9 Sep 1798 HENRY A. SPALDING & BARBARA ABEL
26 Dec 1799 ZACHARIAH SPALDING & ELEANOR ABEL
27 Oct 1800 JOHN BOWLES & BITIANNA SPALDING
9 Nov 1801 BENNETT MATTINGLY & AMY SPALDING
22 May 1802 RICHARD PAYNE & CATHERINE SPALDING
7 Feb 1807 EDWARD SPALDING & MARY C. RADFORD
19 Dec 1808 WALTER HEARD & JANE SPALDING
29 Dec 1808 JOHN H. HAGOL & MARY SPALDING
29 Jan 1811 CLEMENT SPALDING & ELEANOR ALVEY
11 Jan 1813 THOMAS LATHAN & WINIFRED SPALDING
27 Dec 1813 RICHARD GRAY & MARY SPALDING
(MORE TO 1829)

INDEX OF WILLS ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MD., FHL 975.241s2H
Date Name Liber No. Folio
Jan 2, 1768 SPALDING THOMAS PA 1 581
Dec 17, 1790 SPALDING THOMAS JJ 2 3
Wife Mary, children Joseph, Sarah Power, Eleanor Power, Charles,Stanislaus.

Dec 6, 1740 SPALDING WILLIAM TA 1 96
Nov 10, 1760 SPALDING ANN TA 1 418
Jul 19, 1775 SPALDING CATHERINE TA 1 723
Mar 20, 1760 SPALDING ELIZABETH TA 1 385
Oct 28, 1774 SPALDING EDWARD TA 1 683?

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!NOTES:
See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins O.S.A. , pg
40: "Catherine, born February 25, 1788; married Richard Forrest.
See THE SPALDING FAMILY by Hughes Spalding, FHL 929.273 Sp18sg; p g 24:
"She (Catherine [Spalding] Forrest) was born April 25, 1788 and di edMarch
19, 1871. She married Richard Forrest on August 7, 1805. He was prominent
in the affairs of Marion County, Kentucky and was postmaster at Leban on.
Catherine and Richard had three children. He died in 1837 and Cather ine
was a widow thirty-four years."

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!NOTES:
Christina Ann Spalding is referred to as Ann Ffrench in the last w ill
of her father Basil Spalding (1176). The will, which was probated on
November 15, 1828, gave her and her two sons, John and Ambrose Ffrenc h,
the two tracts called "Berrys Amendment" and "Hopewell." Representat ives
who presented the will for probate include D'Arey A. Ffrench (who ma yhave
been her spouse), and Christiana F. Ffrench.

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!NOTES:
Married 1st Eleanor Alvey 29 Jan 1811, 2nd Maria Ford 26 Jul 1814.

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!NOTES:
See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins O.S.A. ,pg 64:
"Clement, C., born May 7, 1814; died July 26, 1857. He was an attorne y."

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!NOTES:
Last Will dated 28 Oct 1774 was probated Dec 5, 1774. It is found
in the records of St. Mary's County, Liber TA #1, Folio 688, Annapoli s.
He made gifts to his wife, Ann, and his four children, Winifred, Mary,
Teresa, and Ann Spalding. Executors: Ann and Joseph Dant. Witnesses:
Clement Power, William More and Edmond Power.
The final account was filed 25 Dec., 1774. Appraisors Edward Mattingly
and James Price reported L85-. Creditors were Philip Key and Zachar yBond.
Nearest Kin - Dorothy Thompson and Thomas Spalding. On 14th day of A pril
1775 came Ann Spalding and made oath etc. Liber 121, Folio 396, Annapolis.

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!NOTES:
Per Peg Oman: b. ca 1777 d. ca 1823, m. Mary C. Radford 27 Dec 18 13.
His tombstone at St. Joseph's (old) Cemetary, St. Mary's Co., MD. sho ws:
EDWARD SPALDING
Died Feb 28 1823
Age 46 years

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!NOTES:
See THE SPALDING FAMILY OF MARYLAND, KENTUCKY AND GEORGIA by Hughes
Spalding, FHL 929.273Sp18sg at pps 251-255:
"Edward Spalding, who in the judgment of the writer is undoubtedly
the father of Mother Catherine, was one of the sons of Basil Spalding.
There is no record of the exact date of his birth. However, he marri ed
in October 1789, so he was probably born in the late 1760's. (pg 251)
"Edward Spalding was one of the seven sons of Basil and Catherine
Spalding. He married Juliette Boarman in Prince George County, Mary-
land on October 8, 1779. He and his wife resided in Charles County,
Maryland, and the census of 1790 shows that he owned six slaves and
that he had three females (probably bondwomen). The census record
does not show that he owned any land, although he was undoubtedly the
head of a household.
"When his father Basil Spalding died on September 26, 1791, he
(Basil) devised his home farm known as "Green's Inheritance" to his
three youngest sons, Basil Jr., Edward and George Hillary. In 1795
the three brothers divided the land and on October 7, 1797, Edward
sold his part consisting of 111 1/2 acres to his brothers Basil and
George (Hillary).
"Not long thereafter, in the year 1798, Edward and his family em-
igrated to Kentucky and settled at Cox's Creek, one of the Catholic
settlements.
"The tax list for 1799 for Nelson County, Kentucky, shows that
Edward owned four slaves and four horses. As far as the tax list
shows, he owed no land. Not long after the Edward Spalding family
settled at Cox's Creek, Juliette Spalding, wife of Edward, died, prob-
ably during the latter part of 1798.
"On December 7, 1799, Edward took as his second wife Sarah Housley.
The marriage was performed by the Rev. S. T. Badin, who was the first
Catholic priest ordained in the United States. (Father Badin was poss-
ibly the greatest missionary of the west....[He donated the land to a nd
is a co-founder of Notre Dame University].
"On August 8, 1800, Edward purchased from Major James Cox three hu n-
dred acres of land on the Salt River in Bullitt County, Kentucky. Th is
county bordered on Nelson County to the northwest.
"In September of 1801, Edward was appointed constable for Nelson Co-unty. He was apparently making an attempt to accumulate a fortun e in
a short length of time and probably was speculating in land. In any
event, whatever lines of endeavor he was following soon led to his
financial downfall. In March 1802 he borrowed L353 from his brother-
in-law Robert Housley, and as security fo the debt he gave Housley a
mortgage on all of his property, both real and personal. One of the
conditions of the mortgage was that should this debt be unpaid at the
end of one year, Edward would forfeit all of the property covered b y the
mortgage. About this time, in 1802, he became indebted to Hayden Ed-
wards in the amount of L120, and induced his brother-in-law Thomas
Elder, who married his sister Elizabeth, and who also resided at Cox's
Creek, to guarantee the payment of this debt.
"When Edward's debt secured by a mortgage to his brother-in-law
Housley became due, it was unpaid and Edward was unable to pay it.
Housley brought suit against him in 1804 and attempted to gain posses s-
ion of the property covered by the mortgage. Housley secured a judgm ent
against Edward Spalding in 1806, but apparently there was a contest of
some kind and Housley was not granted possession of the mortgaged property
until 1808. Edward Spalding died soon after, either in the summer or
fall of 1808.
"During the period of this litigation, Edward found himself unabl e to
pay his debt of L120 to Hayden Edwards and, in 1805, Thomas Elder was
compelled to pay off this debt. As a result of this, Mr. Elder was
unable to pay other debts and was sent to debtor's prison in 1807. We
know this to be a fact because Father Badin, the missionary priest at
Cox's Creek, wrote a letter to Bishop Caroll of Baltimore at the en d of
1807 in which he stated: "I find that Thomas Elder had been in jail f or
debt and is totally ruined and incapable of paying one cent of the de bt
contracted by his sale of tickets in the Catholic Church lottery."
This imprisonment of Thomas Elder took place a year or longer befor e the
death of Edward Spalding, and at a time when it is claimed by some th at
Catherine Spalding and her sister Ann were wards of Thomas Elder and
living in his comfortable home.
"As far as the records go, Edward Spalding was a man of mystery.
His name disappeared from the tax list in 1803 and in March 1805 it w as
adjudged by the court that he was no longer an inhabitant of the Comm on-
wealth. At the same time, however, he was represented by counsel in a
suit brought against him in Nelson County. Apparently Edward was con-
stantly engaged in litigation and was unable to pay his debts and pro b-
ably it was in his own best interests at that time to leave the state.
There was a turmoil of litigation involving him and his two brothers- in-
law, Thomas Elder and Robert Housley and other individuals, which wa s in
progress in Nelson County, Kentucky, from 1804 until 1808. There i s no
record of how Edward's second wife and his five children fared during
this period, and it is no improbable that they took refuge at the home
of Elizabeth Spalding Elder, who resided at the same settlement. Mrs.
Elder, of course, was the wife of Thomas Elder, but it is difficult to
understand how the Elders were able during this period to own and mai n-
tain a home, when Thomas Elder was totally ruined financially and tot ally
incapable of paying his debts."

See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins O.S.A . pg
40: "Eleanor, born May 3, 1775; m. Basil Riney."
See THE SPALDING FAMILY OF MARYLAND, KENTUCKY AND GEORGIA by Hughes
Spalding, FHL 929.273Sp18sg at page 23:
"(3) Eleanor Spalding Riney--(1775-1850 plus)
"She was born May 25, 1775; the date of her death is uncertain. She
married Basil Riney on October 1, 1795. They moved to Hardin County,
Kentucky, where he died in September 1824. His will was proven atElizabethtown October 4, 1824. After his death Eleanor sold the plantation which her husband willed to her and moved back to Washington County,Kentucky, in the early part of 1828. There is no record of her death.The United States Census of 1850 shows that she was living with herbrother Richard. She and her husband had eleven children."

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MISC:
See Maryland Records, Vol. 2., FHL 975.2 D29b, p 68. item 78 of the
State of His Lordship's Manor of Beaverdam in St. Mary's County, March
1768:
Date of Lease: Oct 23, 1747; Name of Leasee: Henry Spalding; Acrea ge:
92; Tenant in Occupancy: William & Thomas Spalding; Rents: 0-11-8; Fines:
1-16-8; Lease is on the life of Henry Spalding, Electious Spalding , and
Henry Spalding, Jr.; Ages of persons mentioned: Henry 43; Electius 3 0,
Henry Junr. 22.

!NOTES:
From THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND by Edward Felix Jenkins, O.S.A. a tpage
39: "B. ca. 1738; d. ca. 1783. Very little is known about Elexius Spald-
ing. He m. (wife's name unknown), who predeceased him. His will wa spro-
bated September 16, 1783, in St. Marys County. He mentions the follo wing
children: Richard, Enoch, Verlinda, Elias, Barbary, Catherine."
See INDEX OF WILLS ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MD. FHL 975.241S2h.
"1782 SPALDING ELEXIUS, Liber JJ, No. 1, Folio 238: This will i s un-
dated except for the year 1782. No spouse is mentioned. The children
are Richard, Enoch, Verlinda, Elias, Barbary, Catherine Hilton."
See also FHL 014426(1).
Elexius Spalding is the brother of Thomas Spalding, Jr., (1206), a ndan
uncle to Catherine Spalding (1110), mother of Theresa Payne.

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!NOTES:
See THE SPALDING FAMILY OF MARYLAND, KENTUCKY AND GEORGIA by Hughes
Spalding, FHL 929.273Sp18sg pg 251:
"One of Basil's five daughters was Elizabeth Spalding. There seems
to be no record of the date of her birth, but she married Thomas Elde r,
of Charles County, Maryland, in 1771, which would indicate that she w as
born in the early 1750's. (Basil Spalding in his will gives the names
of his twelve children. He does not list them in the chronological o rder
of their births. He named his seven sons consecutively and then hi s five
daughters. He did not give the birth dates of any of them and no Bib le
or other evidence is available, as far as known, to show the birth da tes
of these twelve children. This practice of naming sons first and then
daughters was frequently followed in those times. Sons seemed more i m-
portant that daughters. As a matter of fact, testators in the divisi on
of their properties usually preferred the sons. As a rule they were
willed the most valuable possession of the time, which was land, and a
girl received bedsteads, feather beds and a slave or two.) After the ir
marriage, Thomas Elder and his wife Elizabeth Spalding Elder moved to
Frederick County, Maryland. They resided on a farm in Harboughs Vall ey,
for 28 years, and during this time their family of eleven children was
born. They moved with their family, about 1799, to Nelson County, Ke n-
tucky, and located at the Cox's Creek settlement which was near Fair-
field.
The names of Edward Spalding and his sister Elizabeth Spalding Eld er
are mentioned at this time because Edward Spalding and his family mov ed
to the Cox's Creek Settlement in Kentucky at about the same time the
Elders settled there. The Elders undoubtedly were very helpful to the
children of Edward Spalding, notably Catherine (Mother Catherine Spalding).
Another person who played a prominent role with the Edward Spalding
children was Clementina Elder, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Spalding)
Elder, who was born in Frederick County, Maryland, June 16, 1780. She
married Richard Clark July 16, 1806, and Clementina and her husband
Richard undoubtedly took Catherine Spalding and some other members of
her family into their household. Mother Catherine was residing wit h them
at Cox's Creek when she left to become one of the original members of
the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth."

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!NOTES:
See THE SPALDING FAMILY OF MARYLAND etc. (cited under Benedict) a t pg24:
"Elizabeth Spalding Wathen-later Elizabeth Spalding- (1781-1860).
She was born July 28, 1781, and died September 15, 1860. Her first
marriage was to John B. Wathen on August 26, 1797. He died about 1804
leaving two children. Thereafter Elizabeth married Edward Spalding . They
had nine children. Both Elizabeth and her husband Edward are burie d in
the Calvary Cemetary."

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!NOTES:
See notes for her father Robert Abell that he had a daughter Elizabeth who
was deceased at the time the article was written. We don't know he rbirthdate
but she was named between Susan and Kate who were 13 and 7 respective lyat the
Census of 1870. Since Elizabeth was not included in the census, we c anassume
that she was deceased by that time.

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!NOTES:
Peg Oman, 6504 So. Clarkson St., Littleton, CO., 80121, advised on
Prodigy (SHKV46A) that Bennet married (her 2nd) Eloise Spalding on 9
November, 1801, probably in St. Mary's County. So far, I have not ti edEloise
in with any Spalding family.

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!NOTES:
See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND by Edward Felix Jenkins O.S.A. pg 9 5:
"GEORGE JEROME SPALDING born Feb 7, 1817; in St. Mary's County; died
Jan 5, 1873 in Baltimore; married October 21, 1847; Margaret E. Willis
of Dorchester County; born Dec 19, 1819; died Dec 30, 1893. Children:
i. Mary Edwina, born about 1855 in St. Mary's County; died in 193 1;
married (1) 1878, George Edward Boyer, M.D.; married (2) 1891, Dr.
William S. Twilley. They resided in Baltimore and had three children.
ii. (page 129) Charles Edward Spalding, died about 1911; married
(1) Virginia McClelland, married (2) Catherine Hofner. Children:
Helen Adele born 1892; died April 23, 1974, unmarried.
iii. Henry George Spalding died about 1902.
iv. (page 129) Naomi Bernardine Spalding born Mar 9, 1856; died
Jan 28, 1902; married Dec 7, 1876; Edward Gregory Parker of NY. They
resided at 404 Cathedral St. Baltimore. Children: i. Edmund Carroll
ii. Beulah Marie; iii. Herbert Jerome; iv. Beulah Helena;
v. Marie Randall; vi. Margaret Spalding
v. Sothoron Key; married (1) Emily Dain Rennolds; married (2)
Sophie (last name unknown). There were children by the first marriag e.

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!NOTES:
The following note was seen in a genealogy file in the Family Hist ory
Library, Salt Lake City (FHL 985191): All Faiths Episcopal Church,
St. Mary's Co. MD Church Record "At a meeting (between May 18, 1756 a nd
Sept 8, 1756 the following bachelors were taxed:"
Cuthbert Fenwick
John Baptist Spalding
Henry Spalding
Henry was also taxed again in July 1757, 1758 and 1759. Henry wa s aRoman Catholic but it was common for Catholics to be registered a t anEnglish church to avoid problems with the law at that time.
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See entry under Elexius Spalding (RIN 1210), son of Henry's brothe rThomas (1198) showing the ages of Henry and his son Henry Jr. in 17 68.
From THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins, O.S. A.,pg 20: "Born after December 6, 1719, as he was a minor when hi s fathermade his will. It is certain that he married his niece, Mar y AnnSpalding, daughter of his brother Thomas, because the Provincia lGovernment threatened to declare his marriage null and void on tha taccount. In 1785 at the request of Father, later Archbishop John Carroll, who was then Prefect Apostolic of the Catholic Church in America, Pope Pius VI granted him power to dispense in the case of Henr ySpalding and Mary A. Spalding. The letter from Cardinal Antonell i toFather Carroll granting the faculty to dispense in this case i s quotedin full in Latin and English in THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOHN C ARROLL,ARCHBISHOP OF BALTIMORE, by Peter Guliday, Encyclopedia Press , 1922, p.271.
Charles Fenwick of Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, president for man yyears of the St. Mary's Historical Society, found the actual dispensation in the archives of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
"Henry was born about 1725; died about 1799; married about 1761; M aryAnn Spalding was born about 1748 and died about 1806. (JS: Some thingis wrong with this since Mary Ann would have been 13 years of a ge in1761 if she was born about 1748. Perhaps he married Mary An n I who wasborn in 1740.)
"It has been suggested that Henry Spalding may have moved to Kentu ckywhen he sold his farm, "Rich Neck," in 1790. Mr. Charles Fenwic k haspointed out that this is not necessarily so, in the folowing no te:"True, Henry Spalding sold part of "Rich Neck" to Zachariah Forr est: 97acres on June 8, 1790 and 92 1/4 acres on August 9, 1791, bu t this wasonly a small part of his land holdings. His sons Bernar d and Augustine,still owned part of "Rich Neck" in the 1800's. I a m of the opinion thatHenry Spalding lived and died on William Spaldi ng's home plantation, "The Farm." "The Farm" was the patent name an d this land is still calledin the deed, "The Farm."
Parts of "The Farm" were called by various names down through th eyears, such as "Spalding's Comfort," etc. (See plat of "The Farm" d oneby Jesse Lock and showing William Spalding's new dwelling house a t theHall of Records, Annapolis.)" Henry's will was probated in St . MarysCounty, September 21, 1799. He had the following children, m entioned inhis will and in the will of his brother (father-in-law) T homas (citingL.J.J. #2, Folio 244, St. Marys
county): i. Bernard. ii. Augustine, (Henry Augustine or Augustus Henr y),
all forms are used; m. Barbara Abell. iii. Alusia, (Aloysia, Allusha) ; m.
Bennett Mattingly, Nov 9, 1801 (citing St. Mary's County Marriage Records). iv. Ann, m. Richard Smith. Her father calls her Ann Smith in h iswill. In the final account of the estate of Henry Spalding we fin d:Received Jan 24, 1800 of Mary A. Spalding and Augustine Spalding ,executors of Henry Spalding, late of St. Mary's County, deceased, t hefollowing property, it being part of my wife's distributable shar e ofher father's estate, (many articles are listed), (signed) Richar d Smith(citing Accounts. L.J.J. 1798-1805, F. 147,
St. Mary's County)."
See INDEX OF WILLS ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MD. FHL 975.241S2h, Liber JJ ,No. 2, Folio 244, Sep 21, 1799: Wife Mary Ann, children Bernard, Augustine, Allusha, Ann Smith. Witnessed by Catherine Spalding, Willia mWheeler and Thomas Spalding. Died before 9 Dec, 1799. See also FH L014426(2).

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!DEATH:
This Henry is not to be confused with his first cousin once remove d,
Henry Spalding (1201). This Henry is a great-grandson of Thomas Spal ding
(1129), s/o John (1131), s/o Basil (1158). The other Henry is a gran dson
of Thomas, s/o William (1128).

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!NOTES:
See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND by Edward Felix Jenkins O.S.A. pg 9 5:
"HILLARY SPALDING born April 6, 1811; died March 6, 1867; married Nov em-
ber 8, 1842, Margaret Ann Cassin who died May 7, 1846, daughter of
Commander Stephen Cassin, U.S.Navy. Hillary was a lawyer. Children:
i. Stephen Cassin Spalding b about 1843; ii. Edward Dyer Spalding, b orn
about 1844, died about 1863."

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!NOTES:
See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins, O.S.A . pg
40: "Ignatius, born May 5, 1790; died about 1850; married (1) Mary
Pottinger; (2) Ann Johnson." (But see the biography published in
1886 entitled HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY while the child and stepchildren
of Ann were living. Apparently her name was Ann Huston Spalding.)
See THE SPALDING FAMILY OF MARYLAND, KENTUCKY AND GEORGIA by Hughes
Spalding, FHL 929.273Sp18sg pg 24:
"His first wife was Jane Gray Pottinger. There were four children
by this marriage. His second wife was Mrs. Ann Huston Allen, a widow.
Her maiden name was Ann Huston. There were two children by this marriage."
See also pg 73:
"Ignatius Aloysius Spalding (May 5, 1790--December 5, 1851). He w as
the father of Ignatius Aloysius Spalding, Jr., and the grandfather of
Jack J. Spalding; of Lucy Spalding Young; of Mrs. Anne Spalding (wife
of Dr. Robert D. Spalding); of Mrs. Katherine S. Porter (wife of Walt er
B. Porter.)"
See HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY published in 1886, FHL 976.9885H2h.
There are biographies of two of the children of Ignatius A. Spalding,
i.e. Robert Abell Spalding (pp 475-477) and Samuel P. Spalding (pp 47 8-
482). These articles contain several references to their ancestors
and most of that information is included as follows:
Pg 476: "The following sketch will begin by saying he was a son of
Ignatius A. Spalding and Jane Pottinger, both of whom came to Union
County from Nelson County, at an earlier date (1820-21). Both father
and mother were natives of Maryland. His father, I. A. Spalding, was
born May 5, 1790, and in the fall of the same year, was brought by his
father from Maryland to Kentucky, and located in Washington County.
For a number of years the grandfather of our subject served as Deputy
Sheriff of his county, and upon several occasions flat-boated it to
New Orleans and after disposing of his produce and merchandise, would
and did return overland through the Indian Nation, on foot."
"Richard Spalding, a brother of the grandfather of our subject was
a Revolutionary soldier, and was wounded at and died after the battle
of Yorktown. Another brother, George, came to Union County, after
having fought in the Revolutionary War."
Pg 480: "In his (Samuel P. Spalding's) infancy he was baptized
a Catholic, and has remained a steadfast member of that church to this
day. His maternal family were Protestants; his paternal family were
all Catholics as far back as the family can be traced. His ancestors
came from Maryland to Kentucky at an early date in the history of the
state. His father, Ignatius A. Spalding, came to Union County in 182 1,
and was throughout his life a man of great local and State prominence.
He represented his county in the State Legislature, and was a member
of the Convention that framed the present Consitution of the State.
So great was the personal popularity of Mr. Spalding--it is a noted
fact--that he had no opposition, but was fully and handsomely endorsed
by his people with perfect confidence in both his integrity, fidelity
and ability"
"(Ignatius Aloysius Spalding) The father of our subject (Samuel P.
Spalding), at the age of twenty-one, married Jane Pottenger, of Nel-
son County, Ky., and she died in 1827, leaving four children, the
subject of this sketch being one of them. The father was, for a
a number of years, a dry goods merchant, and by close management
and untiring watchfulness, accumulated a large fortune. During
the year 1851 he died possessed of a large landed estate in this
county. In 1824, near Calhoon's Ferry, he married Mrs. Allen, a
daughter of William Huston, and an aunt of Judge George Huston,
a prominent citizen of this county. Mrs. Spalding, nee Huston, up
to the day of her death was a earnest devout Baptist; but, upon
her death-bed, renounced Protestantism, became a Catholic, and was
buried in the Catholic cemetary owned by St. Vincent's Chapel.
She died in 1880 at the rather remarkable age of 82 years. She
was one of the most lovable of women, and as an evidence of it
her step-children (of which number the subject of this sketch was
one) were a devotedly attached to her as though she had been their
own mother in fact.
"Ignatius A. Spalding, father of Samuel P. Spalding, was a large
tall and finely proportioned man, measuring six foot three inches
in height. He was a man of magnetic power, and though uneducated,
was fully competent to cope with his opponents in public debate
in all races made by him for office. He was a staunch Democrat,
and never flinched from expressing his opinion upon all matters
concerning his party, its management and its policies."

!CENSUS NOTES:
There are some unidentified Spauldings found in the 1870 census of
Union County KY. Ignatius first wife died ca. 1827 and he remarried
in 1832. Thus he would have had no children between the ages of appr ox-
imately 38 and 43 in the 1870 census. These men are as follows:
(1) SPALDING, Robert, 46, male, white, assets: real property $6,0 00,
Personal $1,060; born KY; Ann C. 40,housekeeping; born KY; John R., 1 3,
born KY; Mary J., 11, born KY; William I., 9, born KY; Thomas R., 7,
born KY; Kate, 4, born KY; Susan V., 1, born KY.
(2) SPALDING, Matthew, 35, farmhand, born KY; Ann, 33, housekeepi ng;
William, 14, born KY; Thomas, 7, born KY; Teresa, 4, born KY.
(3) SPALDING, Phil (?), 40, farmhand, Assets $100, born KY; Allie ,20,
born KY; Samuel, 2, born KY; George, 13, born KY; Emily, 10, born KY.
(4) SPALDING, Robert E., 32, farmhand, born KY; living with Wm. Greenwell.
(5) SPALDING, James, 51, farmer, born IN; Eliza, 32, born IN.

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!CENSUS
US CENSUS 1870 UNION COUNTY KY:
SPALDING, Ignatius, 36, Lawyer, born KY; Susan, 37, born KY., Ann
A.; 75, born NC; Jack J., 13, born KY; Lucy C. 9, born KY; Susan E.,
2, born KY; Mary B. 24, born KY.

!NOTES:
See HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY KY., published in 1886, FHL 976.9885H2h
at pp 873-4:
"IGNATIUS A. SPALDING. One of the most prominent and influentia l law-
yers of the grand old county of Union, is the only son of Ignatius A . and
Ann (Huston) Spalding. Subject's father, one of the most prominent m en
of his day, was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland, in 1790, and had
been twice married; first in 1828 to Miss Jane Pottinger of Daviess
County who bore the following children living: Samuel, Robert A. and
Alethaire, all prominent citizens of this county. Mr. Spalding was
among the first settlers of the county having settled in Morganfield
in 1820, and was one of the leading merchants of the county. He was
a member of the Constitutional Convention that framed the Constitution
of the State of Kentucky. Besides this, he was a prosperous farmer
and stockman. He died at his home in Morganfield in 1852. Subject's
mother was born in North Carolina in 1795, and died in Morganfield
in 1877, aged eighty-two years. Subject's paternal grandparents
were Benedict and Alethaire (Abell) Spalding, both born in St. Mary's
County, Maryland. His maternal grandfather was William Huston,
who was born in the city of Philadelphia, and was a soldier in the
Revolutionary War under General Washington. For many years he rep-
resented Washington County in the Senate and Legislature. Subject's
maternal grandmother was Susanna (Allen) Huston, born in Petersburg,
Virginia.
"Our subject was born in the town of Morganfield on December 3, 18 33,
and here received some six years training in the common schools of the
county, after which he went to St. Joseph's College at Bardstown, Ky.,
for four years. In 1853, at the age of twenty, he was married to Miss
Susan A. Johnson at Owensboro, in Daviess County, Ky. Mrs. Spalding
was born in Daviess County and is the daughter of John and Lucy (Hust on)
Johnson. Mr. Spalding has four children: J. J., a promising young
lawyer now living in Atlanta, Ga., married Bettie Hughes, daughter of
Hon. D.H. Hughes, and has one child; Lucy C. who married Milton Young,
the famous stockman of Fayette County, and has two children. Sue Ellen
is at home and Ann, the youngest, is at school at St. Vincent's Acade my.
"In politics, Mr. Spalding is a Democrat, and was elected to the
State Senate in 1867. He was also one of the Court House Commissione rs.
His political importance in this county was first seen to clear advan-
tage when, in 1885, his party nominated him for the Legislature witho ut
any canvass on his part, and in the face of a very active canvass on
the part of another of Union's worthiest sons. Mr. Spalding accepted
the nomination, and made a vigorous canvass, received a flattering vo te,
and made a magnificent race for the Speakership of the Lower House,
as the choice of Western Kentucky. He is now one of the State Rail-
road Commissioners. He owns 260 acres of land, 100 of which is cul-
tivated, and has a beautiful home in the south part of Morganfield.Bo rnin the Catholic Church, Mr. Spalding has always shown himself
a true son of Mother Church. Through his exertions mainly, St. Ann's
was built in Morganfield. Mr. Spalding's address is pleasant and
engaging, free from affectation and yet dignified. He impresses his
auditors with the idea that a very sincere man is saying things in
a wonderfully telling manner, and carries them with him, unless
they are firmly predisposed against his arguments."

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!NOTES:
See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins O.S.A . pg95:
"JAMES GREGORY SPALDING born about 1815; in Oakville; died about 1889
married (1) Jane Mattingly; married (2) Martha Graves about 1873 by w hom
he had three children: i. Esther born about 1875; ii. Violet born ab out
1877; iii. May born about 1879."

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!NOTES:
From THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins O.S.A .at page
6 see the following note: "Jane, married Edmund Plowden; died young a ndwith-
out issue."

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!NOTES:
From THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins, O.S. A.,at
page 38: "B. ca. 1730; d. ca. 1796; m. ca. 1748; John Sanders Power , d.ca.
1775. Both d. testate. (here names children) (Will of Jane (Spalding )Power
1796, L.J.J. No. 2, folio 156, Leonardtown, [St. Marys County, MD]. Balance
and Distribution, Jane Power 1796, L.J.J. No. A, folio 125, Leonardto wn.
Will of John Sanders Power, Liber 40, folio 505, Annapolis.)

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!NOTES:
From THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 167O by Edward Felix Jenkins, O.S. A.at
page 39: "Jane Spalding, married ca. 1770; a Mr. Lowe. Children (Low e):
Daughter." [For more on this daughter and her marriage to James Hanson
Wathen and their 12 children, see pg. 63 op.cit.]

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!NOTES:
THE SPALDING FAMILY by Hughes Spalding, FHL 929.273 Sp18sg Vol 2 , pg249:
"John Spalding, we feel quite sure, was the oldest son of Thomas a nd
Catherine. He was probably named for John Shercliffe, his father's b ene-
factor. There is no record of his birth date but it is estimated t o have
been in 1675 or 1676.
"On December 4, 1712, he and his brother Thomas bought "The Tavern"
containing one hundred acres of land, and on December 10, 1714, he an dhis
brother William bought 165 acres of land which they named "Two Brothe rs."
"John's first wife was a daughter of Edward Field, of St. Mary's County,
Maryland. She died before 1720, for during that year John married Pr is-
cilla Smith, widow of William Smith of Charles County. The will of h is
first wife's father Edward Field was proven at Leonardtown, Maryland , on
November 14, 1724, and by the provisions of that will he left his for mer
son-in-law John Spalding one schilling.
"After John and Priscilla were married, they moved to Charles Coun ty,
Maryland. John died there in June of 1726. His will was writted on
January 18, 1724, and probated in Charles County on September 14, 172 6.
He left five children: John, William, Basil, Mary and Charles, and it
appears from the wording of the will that the four oldest children we re
by his first wife, and that the fifth child was by his second wife. H is
brother William was one of the witnesses to the will. John provide d for
his wife Priscilla by leaving her the dwelling plantation known as "L one
Manor" for life and, at her death, to the youngest son Charles. He m ade
provision for his other four children and willed jointly to his sons
William and Basil two plantations in St. Mary's County known as "Two
Brothers" and "St. Giles." The place known as "St. Giles" he had inh er-
ited from his father Thomas. He also willed to these two sons two hu n-
dred acres of "Green's Inheritance" near Port Tobacco, and a tract on
"Beaver Dam Manor."
"John's brother William was the grandfather of Benedict (Joseph) Spalding
and his son Basil was the grandfather of Mother Catherine Spalding.
"John prospered and did well and adhered to his faith in spite o f the
anti-Catholic laws which were in effect during his lifetime which pre-
vented him and others of that faith from voting or holding any office,
from belonging to any profession, and other penalties designed to com pel
all of the inhabitants of the Colony of Maryland to become members of
the established church."
His will was probated at Liber AB#3, folio 192, Annapolis, MD.

WILLS:
See INDEX OF WILLS ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MD., FHL 975.241s2H:
"Aug 20, 1782 SPALDING JOHN Folio JJ, No. 1, pg 420 Spouse, Ann;children Ann Billander Daily, Susanna Howard, Ann
Stephen, Barbary, Teresa (?)." FHL 014426(1)

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!DEATH:
From ABSTRACT OF EARLY KENTUCKY WILLS AND INVENTORIES by J. Estelle
Stewart King, Clearfield Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD. p 238 citing
Probate Index to Records of Washington County, KY, Book A, 1792-1808:
SPALDING, JOHN BAPTIST
. Will dated August 20, 1782; Will admited to probate June 25, 1787.
Wife: Anne. Daughters: Anne Billinder Dailey, Susanna Howard,
Stephen, Barbary, Terese. Executor: wife. Witnesses: Edward Matting ly,
William Haden. Testator from the County of St. Mary's, Maryland.
(But see notes below indicating that he actually died in St. Mary's
County, MD.) Liber JJ #1, folio 420, Annapolis, MD.

!NOTES:
In a note taken from a genealogy file at the Family History Librar y,
(FHL 985191) from the records of the All Faiths Episcopal Church, St.
Mary's County, Maryland a note states: "At a meeting (between May 18,
1756 and Sept 8, 1756, the following bacholors were taxed:"
John Baptist Spalding
.
From THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins, O.S. A.,
pgs 17-18: "Born before December 6, 1719 and died 1787. In his wil l he
mentions his wife Ann and six of his children. (citing L.J.J. #1, Fol io
420-1, St. Mary's County). The only known child he does not name i n his
will is his eldest son, John Baptist Spalding, Jr. who may have been
dead then, or maybe, as the heir-at-law, did not need to be left anything.
On July 23, 1767, at the age of about 50 or 55, John Baptist Spalding ,Sr.
married a widow, Mrs. Ann Jackson, aged 28. She and her mother-in-la w,
Mrs. Catherine Jackson, had been witnesses at the trial of 1762. They
were married by Father James Walton, S.J., at St. Joseph's Church,
in what is now called Morganza, but in what was then called St. Josep h's
Forest. At that time the law of Maryland did not recognize Catholic
marriages and required everyone to be married by a minister of the
Church of England. This John Baptist Spalding and Mrs. Ann Jackson
refused to do. As a consequence they were repeatedly served with sum-
monses and called into court to answer to the charge of living in adu l-
tery. But they persisted in their refusal and, in time, the American
Revolution broke out and the offensive laws were repealed.
"John Baptist Spalding, Sr. was married long before 1767. In th efirst
account of the estate of Benedict Spalding, filed February 20, 1768 , by
Benedict and Elizabeth Spalding, administrators, John Baptist Spaldin g,
Sr. and Henry Spalding are named as kinsmen (citing MD Testamentary
Procedure, St. Marys County, 1768-69. Liber 98, Folio 137). In his w ill
of October 1, 1773, probated in St. Marys County, November 9, 1773,
Thomas Reeder, Sr. mentions a tract of land bought from Thomas and
Catherine Spalding, John B. Spalding, Sr., and John B. Spalding, Jr.
On July 19, 1775 John B. Spalding, Sr., witnessed the will of Catheri ne
Spalding.
"The first wife of John Baptist Spalding, Sr., was probably Ann
Jameson, who is called Ann Spalding by her mother, Mary Jameson of
Charles County, in her will of 1755 (citing Wills, Liber L. 21 Folio
51; Liber 29, Folio 55; Liber 35 Folio 51; Semmes by Newman, Page 240 ).
"In his will, already referred to, John Baptist Spalding, Sr. ment ions
his wife Ann, his two married daughters, and "my four youngest childr en."
His wife, Ann, was named administratrix of the will but never lived to
settle the estate. In 1805, Stephen Spalding of Washington County, K Y,
was made administrator, with the will annexed. Clements suggests that
the John Spalding referred to by Webb (citing WEBB, CATHOLICITY IN KE N-
TUCKY), who went to Kentucky in the early days and then returned to
Maryland where he died in 1802 was John Baptist Spalding, Jr. Clements
also says that Stephen Spalding was a prominent man in Washington
County, KY.
(The mother of John Baptist's first wife Ann Jameson) Mrs. Mary
Jameson was the daughter of Captain Joshua Doyne of St. Marys County
by his first wife Barbara, who was the widow of Ignatius Matthews,
who d. in Charles County in 1698, and by whom she had two children.
Shortly afterwards, she married Thomas Jameson and had issue. In
her will of May 28, 1755, probated in Charles County, September 22,
1755, she mentions, among others, her daughter, Ann Spalding and her
grandchildren, Henry and Mary Spalding (citing Semmes, by Newman,
pg 240."
Relating to the above discussion concerning allegations of adultery
the following notes from the church records of the Alth Faiths Episco pal
Church, St. Mary's County, Maryland, 1767 (FHL 985191) state:
"(Undated meeting between May 18 and Sept 8, 1767)
The same day the Vestry ordered Thos Hutchinson to goe to John Bap tist
Spalding and tell him and Anne Jackson to meet the Vestry at all Fait hs
Church the 1st day of June the Vestry being informed of their living
together in an unlawful manner.
The Vestry adjourned till the 1st of June.
At a meeting of the Vestry at the Church of All Faiths Parish th e 1st
of June 1767 John B. Spalding not appearing at this Vestry tis said he
is going to be married."

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!NOTES:
In a genealogy placed in a Spalding file in FHL 985191, John Lanca ster
is shown as the son of Richard and Mary (Lancaster) Spalding and indicates
that John was the Archbishop of Peoria, Illinois. Later in this fil e is
found the following article from a book entitled Our Faith and Its Defenders
by John Gilmary Shea, LL.D, 1894, page 334:
"Right Rev. John Lancaster Spalding, First Bishop of Peoria
John Lancaster Spalding was born at Lebanon, Ky., on the 20th of J une,
1840, "Coming as Bishop Rosecrans well said on the day of his consecration
"from a family of priests who have supported the fabric of our religi onin
this country, and will maintain its honor, not only among Catholics , but
will defend it also among those who are not Catholics." Studied in America
and Europe--ordained by dispensation 19th December, 1863--one of cler gyat
Louisville until 1870 -- in charge St. Augustine's Church for colored ,also
was secretary to the Chancellor of the Diocese till 1873 -- New York , St.
Michael's Parish.
"When the Diocese of Peoria was formed in Illinois in 1877, the Re v.Dr.
Spalding was selected for the new see, and was consecrated on the Fea stof
St. Phillip and St. James, the 1st day of May, in the cathedral of Ne wYork,
by His Emminence John Cardinal McCloskey, Archbishop of New York, Bis hop
Rosecrans of Columbus, preaching on the occasion." (article continues ).

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!NOTES:
See THE SPALDING FAMILY OF MARYLAND, KENTUCKY AND GEORGIA by Hughes
Spalding, FHL 929.273Sp18sg, pg 24:
"(8) Joseph Spalding-(1786-1837). His first wife was Elizabeth Mo ore.
Joseph and Elizabeth had four children. His second wife was Ann Abel l.
There were two children by this marriage. His third wife was Teresa
Moore, a sister of his first wife. There were no children by this ma rr-
iage."
See also on pg 73:
"Joseph Spalding (May 7, 1788--March 19, 1871). He is the ancestor
of the prominent Boldrick family in Kentucky. Dr. Joseph E. Johnson
of Louisville, Kentucky, assisted by his cousin, the late Judge Sam
J. Boldrick, also of Louisville, did a tremendous job of researchin g in
securing data on the Spalding family, without which the compilation o fthis
sketch of the family would have been impossible."

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!NOTES:
See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins O.S.A . pg.
37: "Martha Rebecca, born about 1813, died February 23, 1843; married
May 5, 1835, Benedict I. Howard, born about 1811; died February 17,
1858. She is called Rebecca Elizabeth in her aunt's will. They had
two children."

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!NOTES:
THE SPALDING FAMILY OF MARYLAND, KENTUCKY AND GEORGIA by Hughes Sp ald-
ing, FHL 929.273Sp18sg pps 52-61; an article on the life of Archbishop
Spalding. It begins "Martin John Spalding was the sixth child of Ric h-
ard and Henrietta Hamilton Spalding, born Mary 23, 1810, at the family
home on the Rolling Fork near Lebanon, Kentucky. His mother died when
he was five years of age. Alethaire Abel Spalding, the wife of Bene-
dict Spalding, Jr., his grandmother, was especially devoted to him, a nd
during her lifetime, taught and trained him well in secular as well as
religious matters. At a very early age, he manifested an unusual love
for his religion, and his grandmother called him "her little Bishop."
Father William Byrne, the founder of St. Mary's College near Leba non,
opened that school for students in 1821. Although the school, as wa scus-
tomary at the time, was called a college, it was in reality a high school.
Martin John, when eleven years of age, enrolled in St. Mary's dur ing
the year it opened. He studied there five years and was such a prodi gy,
especially in mathematics, that he acted as professor, teaching the o ther
students in that subject when he was fourteen years of age. He was s uch
an object of curiosity and interest that many people visited St. Mary 's
for the sole purpose of seeing and meeting him. In 1826, at the ag e of
sixteen, he graduated with great honor.
He had already decided to become a priest, and, during the same y ear
he graduated, he entered the diocesan seminary at Bardstown. It wa sknown
as St. Thomas's Seminary, and was originally established at St. Thoma s,
Kentucky, by Father David in 1811. When St. Joseph's Cathedral was c on-
secrated, Bardstown became the Cathedral City and the Seminary was mo ved
there by Bishop Flaget in 1819.
From 1826 to 1830 he studied for the priesthood at St. Thomas's Seminary
and tought mathematics and theology at St. Joseph's College. The Seminary
and the College at that time occupied the same campus.
He displayed such an aptitude for learning that Bishop Flaget insi sted
on sending him to The Urban College in Rome to complete his theologic al
and other studies. According, just before his 20th birthday, he sail ed
for Rome in April 1830. He was accompanied by his neighbor, James Madison
Lancaster, also a candidate for the priesthood, whose sister Mary Jane
married Martin John's brother Richard M. Spalding. In 1840, Mary Jane
became the mother of John Lancaster Spalding, who became the first Bi shop
of Peoria, Illinois.
Arriving in Rome August 7, 1830, he immediately began his studies , and
soon thereafter arranged for his brother, Benedict Joseph, who was studying
for the priesthood in Bardstown, to attend The Urban College in Rom e the
following year....
Martin John was what we would call today the first honor man in his
class. The student who was accorded this honor was required to make a
public defense of Catholic theology, Church history and canon law. He
selected 256 propositions dealing with these subjects and stated tha t he
was ready to defend all of them publicly. This he did in a great hal l at
the College, which was attended by Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, members
of the clergy, and students from all the colleges in Rome. This laste dfor
an entire day, and he successfully defended every proposition which h is
antagonists selected.
Thus it will be seen that Martin John Spalding won his Doctorat e and
became one of the best educated men in America, and one of its most p ro-
found theologians. He was ordained a priest in Rome in August 1834 , at
the age of 24, and soon thereafter sailed for America, landing in New
York on November 26 of that year. (The article continues on the life
of Archbishop Spalding).
The following article was copied from Our Faith and Its Defender s by
John Gilmary Shea, LL.D., page 77, 1872, Kentucky:
Most Rev. Martin John Spalding, Second Bishop of Louisville, Seven th
Archbishop of Baltimore.
Martin John Spalding was born May 23 1810, on the Rolling Fork, Kentucky,
where his grandfather, Benedict Spalding, had settled in 1790 when h ecame
from St. Mary's County, Maryland. Both his parents, Richard Spaldin g and
Henrietta Hamilton, were natives of that old Catholic county.
Attended nearby ? school. Entered St. Mary's College when it opened
in 1821. Was profesor of mathematics at age 14. Graduated in 1826 a nd
entered seminary at Bardstown. Age 20 sent to Rome, won Doctor's cap.
Returned to his own diocese, became pastor of Cathedral and professor
of philosophy in the diocesan seminary. Aided in establishing the Minerva.
Chief editor of United States Catholic Magazine. 1835 President of S t.
Joseph's College. Vicar General following Dr. Flaget. Sept. 10, 184 8,
Bishop of Lengone and Coadjutor of Louisville. 1850 Bishop of Louisville.
Wrote "Sketches of Kentucky". Obtained a colony of Xaverian Brother s from
Bearium. Archbishop of Boston 11 June, 1864. (story continues).
Died Feb 7, 1872.

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!NOTES:
From THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins O.S.A .,at page
21: "Born about 1763**; married Johnathan (John) Seale. William Spalding in
his will (1740) refers to his daughter Mary Seale. Ann Jenkins Spald ingin
her will (1760) refers to her daughter Mary Seal. (Article refers t odispute
over Mary's maiden name and names children).
**An obvious error on her birth date. According to World Family Tr ee,Vol.
2, File 3282, she was born in 1718 in St. Mary's County and married Jonathan
Seale in 1739.