Following the expiration of their terms of apprentice ship in Rahway, New Jersey, the three oldest children, Mary, Joseph and Gideon A. moved to Smithland, Marchall County, Kentucky, near the mouth of the Cumberland River. This was presumably between 1825 and 1830, the exact date is not known.
He later moved to Paducah, Kentucky. He was twice married. There were five children of the first marriage. After the death of their mother, these children were reared by Gideon A. Haydock.
The list of these five children in Haydock Family Notes by Melbourne Smith includes a "Mary" that is not included in the 1850 Census under Harriet Haydock; however, the 1850 Census list a "John" that is not listed in the Family Notes by Melbourne Smith. |
John Haydock
Mary Wright
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