Records: Zach T. Heady Biography, 1852, Larue County
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Submitted by: Laura Horton <elhzm@tir.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2002
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Taken from: "KY:  A History of the STate" by Battle-Perrin-Kniffin 1885

ZACH T. HEADY was born March 22, 1822 in Nelson County, KY.; and is the thirteenth child of 
THOMAS and SUSAN (COTTON) HEADY, of whose sixteen children ten sons and four daughters lived 
to be grown.  His Father was born in VA and came to Bourbon County, KY, with his parents when 
a lad  of six years.  After the fort was built at Bloomfield, Nelson County, he moved to that 
county, where he remained during his lfe.  In his early days he engaged in flat-boating and 
trading, and once made a canoe out of a poplar tree, in which he floated 100 barrels of whiskey 
to New Orleans.  He became one  of the most prominent and substantial farmers and slave holders 
in Nelson County.  he was a soldier in the War of 1812 under CAPT. McCLASKY, was at the battle 
of Tippecanoe, and was with HARRISON'S army as far as Canada.  He died in May 1852, aged 72 
years.  His Father, JAMES HEADY, came from England, and was one of the patriots in the was for 
independence from Virginia.  

MISS SUSAN HEADY was born in Nelson County, and was the twenty-second child of JOHN COTTON, who 
had married his second wife.  He was one of the pioneers of Nelson County, was an extensive 
farmer and slave holder of Nelson County, and of a Scotch descent.  Z.T. HEADY was reared on a 
farm, received liberal education, and after maturity attended Russellville Seminary nearly two 
years, after which he lived out for one year, getting for the first month $4.00.  In April, 1847, 
he was married to MISS ELIZA MATTINGLY, of Nelson County, a daughter of THOMAS AND JEMIMA 
(HUNTER) MATTINGLY.  THOMAS MATTINGLY immigrated with his parents at an early day from Maryland, 
and settled in Nelson County, KY.  His wife was born in Nelson County, and was a daughter of 
ALEX HUNTER.  MR. & MRS. HEADY had born to them five children to bless their union, but reared 
only three:  THOMAS M.; JOHN E.; and WILLIAM ALEX.  MRS. HEADY died July, 1860, a member of the 
Roman Catholic church.  December 17, 1862, MR. HEADY married MARY E. MATTINGLY, a niece of his 
first wife, and a daughter of ALEX & FRANCES (STEWART) MATTINGLY.  Seven children blessed this 
union:  SUSAN F.; JEPPY G.; CHARLES M.; MARY E.; NANCY; ZACH T.; and ANNA C. After his first 
marriage, MR. HEADY settled in Nelson County, but in March 1852, came where he now resides, on 
the banks of the Nolin, five miles west of Hodgensville.  He first located on 222 acres of land, 
mostly in timber, but he has since added until he now owns 400 acres, 250 of which he has 
improved.  He was Master of the Grange when in existence; in politics he has always been a 
consistent Democrat, and cast his first presidential vote for VanBuren, and in 1875 was sent to 
the Legislature.
 
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