Sketch of Henry Hatcher, St. Charles County, Missouri >From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan, Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876. ********************************************************************** John Hatcher was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and afterward served twenty one years in the Legislature of Virginia. He married Nancy Gentry, of Cumberland County, VA., and they had sixteen child- ren, of whom the following lived to be grown: Nancy, Susan, Polly, Joseph, Samuel, John, Elizabeth, Martha, Henry and Frederick. John and Henry came to St. Charles County in 1837. John had previously married a Miss Flippin, and after remaining in St. Charles County a short time, he returned to Virginia. Henry married Susan A. Speares, daughter of John Speares and Margaret Bates. They had twelve child- ren: Ann M., Caroline, Charlotte V., Frederick, Martha, Mary E., Sally M., Permelia, Worthy, John H., Henrietta and Samuel. Ann M. married Strother Johnson. Caroline married Hon. Barton Bates, son of Hon. Edward Bates. Charlotte V. married Daniel H. Brown. Frederick never married. Martha died in childhood. Mary E. married George W. Jackson. Sally M. married Peyton A. Brown. Permelia married William E. Chaneyworth. Worthy died when she was a young lady. John H. married Caroline Harris. Henrietta and Samuel are unmarried. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================