HENRY CHILDERS, SR. was born around 1730 in Albermarle County, Virginia. He married Susannah Goolsby, d/o Thomas Goolsby, about 1755 in Virginia.

The Childers families originated in Yorkshire, England, coining to Virginia between 1640 and 1690. The earliest families settled on the James River in Henrico County, later Goochland County, Virginia. Descendants migrated to Kentucky after the Revolutionary War. The 1790 reconstructed census included two Childers families: Drewey Childers in Bourbon County and Golsly Childers in Lincoln County. In the 1820 Kentucky census there were 31 Childers households in Kentucky, including 13 in Grant County, two in Pendleton County and one in Harrison County. Some of these families were the grown children and grandchildren of Henry and Susannah. With other Childers families residing in the area and known to be related in some degree to Henry and Susannah, it is often difficult to distinguish positively between brother versus cousin or father and son versus uncle or nephew. However, based on the total area and resources available, the children of Henry and Susannah are believed to be:

1. Goolsby Childers married 28 Feb 1782 to Nancy Swinney.

2. Abraham Childers, born in VA.

3. ROBERT CHILDERS, SR. married (1) 27 Mar 1783 to Nancy Pryor, married (2) 27 Jun 1822 to Nancy Coleman.

4. SOLOMON CHILDERS married 3 Apr 1800 to Elizabeth Richardson.

5. HENRY CHILDERS, JR. married 6 Jul 1791 to Mary C. Thompson.

6. Sarah Childers married 29 Dec 1794 to William Huffman.

7. JOSHUA CHILDERS, SR. married (1) 29 Apr 1799 to Lucy Richardson, married (2) 11 May 1854 to Malinda Coleman.

8. WILLIAM G. CHILDERS married 8 Jun 1805 to Elizabeth Graham.

9. THOMAS GOOLSBY CHILDERS married 3 Dec 1799 to Polly Richardson.

1. Goolsby Childers, b. Jan 1757, prob. Albermarle, Co., VA - d. 25 May 1842, Trimble Co., KY at the home of his daughter; md. 28 Feb 1782, Amherst Co., VA to Nancy Swinney. He was a Rev War Veteran. They resided in Garrard Co., KY.

3. ROBERT CHILDERS, SR., b. ca. 1762, Amherst Co., VA - d. 1831, Grant Co., KY; md. (1) 27 Mar 1783, Amherst Co., VA to Nancy Pryor, d/o F. Nicholas Pryor, b. bef. 1765 - d. ca. 1821, Grant Co., KY. Robert and Nancy came to KY around 1790. Robert was a charter member of the Old Baptist Church in Dry Ridge that was organized the fourth Sunday in Aug 1791 in then Woodford Co., KY. Robert bought land in 1795 on Grassy Creek, a tributary of the south fork of the Licking River, from John Hunt, according to a deed recorded in Harrison Co., KY. Robert md. (2) 27 Jun 1822, Gram Co., KY to Nancy Coleman, d. by 1830. Their known children were:

3.1 WILLIAM H. CHILDERS, b. 1784, Amherst Co., VA - d. 13 Dec 1853, Grant Co., KY; md. 20 Mar 1806, Pendleton Co., KY to Elizabeth Taylor, d/o ROBERT TAYLOR (Fork Lick) and Betsy Taylor, b. 1785 on a ship at sea - d. 15 Apr 1853, Grant Co., KY. He owned land on the Grassy Creek watershed next to his father. They had at least five children:

31.1 Marinda, b. 1807; md. John P. Thomas, s/o Thomas Thomas.

3.1.2 Marella, b. 1809; md. Elizah Billiter, s/o Mark and Mary Owen Billiter. Elizah was a farmer and a minister of the Old Baptist Church. They had four children.

3.1.3 Mary, b. 1814; md. Squire Lucas, s/o Richard Lucas. They had five children.

3.1.4 Lucy, b. 1815 - d. Sep 1852; md. (1) Wesley Childers, s/o SOLOMON CHILDERS and Elizabeth Richardson Childers, d. 1841, md. (2) James B. Smith.

3.1.5 William J. (Hatter), b. 1823; md. Mary (Polly) Landrum, d/o Boswell and Sally Frakes Landrum. They had seven children.

3.2 Sarah (Sally) Childers, b. 1786, VA; md. 21 Mar 1805, Pendleton Co., KY to JAMES J. THOMAS, s/o Thomas Thomas.

3.3 JOHN P. CHILDERS, b. 1787, VA; md. 1810, Bourbon Co., KY to Catherine Ament, d/o Phillip Ament, ca. 1784/94.

3.4 Goolsby Childers, b. 1790, VA; md. (1) 1812, Bourbon Co., KY to Mary Elizabeth Thomas, d/o Thomas Thomas, md. (2) 1852 to Sarah Alien, a widow in TX.

3.5 Joseph Childers, b. 1792; md. ca. 1817 to Mary (Polly) J. Landrum, d/o John and Mary Collins Landrum. He served in the War of 1812 and owned land on Grassy Creek. Four of their children were believed to be born in Pendleton or Grant Co., KY.

3.6 Harmon Childers, b. 1795; md. 3 Aug 1814, Pendleton Co., KY to Sally DeHart, d/o Acklin and Mary Patten DeHart. He was a veteran of the War of 1812.

3.7 Robert Childers, Jr. b. 1798; md. 1818. Pendleton Co., KY to Sarah (Sally) A. Landrum, d/o John and Mary Collins Landrum. Their family later moved to Scotland Co., MO.

3.8 Henry P. Childers, b. ca. 1799 - d. 1840, IL; md. 17 Aug 1820, Pendleton Co., KY to Elizabeth (Betsy) Huffman. d/o William and Sarah Childers Huffman, d. 1878. In 1829 they moved to Adams Co., IL.

3.9 Nancy Childers, b. 1802 - d. 1888; md. 1822, Grant Co., KY to Jesse Conyers, s/o DENNIS CONYERS and Mary Burke Conyers, d. 1860. They lived all their lives in Grant Co., KY.

3.10 James P. Childers, b. 1805 - d. 1882; md. 1825, Grant Co., KY to Susannah Huffman, d/o William and Sarah Childers Huffman, d. 1872. They went to Franklin Co., MO about 1830. He served in the Mexican War and the Civil War.

4. SOLOMON CHILDERS, b. ca. 1765, VA - d. 1838, prob. Rockcastle Co., KY; md. 3 Apr 1800, Madison Co., KY to Elizabeth Richardson, d/o Amos and Martha Richardson, b. ca. 1765/84. They moved about 1810 to Pendleton Co., KY and around 1830 moved to Rockcastle Co., KY. Their children were:

4.1 Harrison Childers, b. ca. 1803 - d. in infancy.

4.2 John Childers, b. 1805

4.3 Amos Childers, b. 1808; md. 1831, Adams Co., IL to Susannah Hicks.

4.4 Bailey Childers, b. 1809; md. 1832, Madison Co., KY to Elizabeth Taylor.

4.5 Sally Childers, b. ca. 1810; md. 1824, Grant Co., KY to George Landrum, s/o John and Mary Collins Landrum. They are believed to have moved on to IL.

4.6 Lucy Childers.

4.8 Daniel Harrison Childers, b. 1823 - d. 1864, Grant Co., KY; md. 29 Mar 1843, Grant Co., KY to Manila C. Thomas, d/o John P. and Marinda Childers Thomas. After the death of Daniel, Manila married William Lewis Landrum, s/o Richard and Elizabeth Frakes Landrum.

5. HENRY CHILDERS, JR, b. 8 Jul 1767, Amherst Co., VA - d. 26 Mar 1852, Grant Co., KY; md. 6 Jul 1791, Greenbrier Co., VA to Mary C. Thompson, d/o James Thompson, b. ca. 1765/84 - d. 1858. They settled in Garrard Co., KY but were in Pendleton County by 1810, in Dry Ridge, which is now Grant Co., KY. He was the surveyor of the Dry Ridge Road between his house and Sarah Hampton. This road was carefully drawn by John Mountjoy or Jediah Ashcraft, on the earliest known map of a Grant County section of Dixie Highway. The first Grant County Court was held 20 Apr 1820 at Henry's home. Henry was a farmer and he operated an inn. Their children were:

5.1 James Childers, b. 1794; md. 1823 to Elizabeth Tungate. James served in the War of 1812.

5.1.1 Elizabeth Childers.

5.2 John Childers, b. 1797 - d. 1840; md. 1822 to Jane Pierce, d/o William and Margaret On- Pierce.

5.2.1 Thompson Childers.

5.2.2 William Henry, b. 1825; md. 21 Dec 1847, Grant Co., KY to Joanne Seward, d/o Daniel and Lucyndia Tongate Seward, Jr..

5.2.3 Elizabeth H., b. 1825; md. 1842 to John L. Glasscock.

5.2.4 Asa McMatten, b. 1827.

5.2.5 James F., b. 1830.

5.2.6 Ruth Ann, b. 1832; md. 9 Mar 1848 to Tully Seward, s/o Daniel and Lucyndia Tongate Seward, Jr.

5.2.7 Susannah J., b. 1834 - d. 1852.

5.2.8 Martha Ann, b. 1838.

5.2.9 Matthew, b 1838 - d. in childhood.

5.2.10 Mary Margaret, b. 1840; md. 1857 to Thomas J. Stroud.

5.3 Susannah Childers, b. 1799 - d. bef. 1834; md. 1818 to Nathaniel Henderson. Nathaniel md. (2) 1834 to Polly Ann Evans.

5.3.1 Robert H. Henderson.

5.3.2 Mary Jane, b. 1822; md. Robertson J. Dyas.

5.3.3 Elizabeth A., md. 1846 to James M. Proctor.

5.4 Elizabeth Childers, b. 1802; md. 1822 to John Harrison. John md. (2) 3 Apr 1825, Grant Co., KY to Evaline Tungate, d/o Uriah and Sarah Lawless Tungate.

5.4.1 Unknown son, d. 1823.

5.4.2 Elizabeth Jane, md. Benjamin J. Nichols.

5.5 Robert Childers, b. 1805; md. Mary Ashcraft, d/o JAMES RICHARD ASHCRAFT and Elizabeth Wortman Ashcraft, they had two children, md. (2) 13 Mar 1834, Pendleton Co., KY to Emily Belew, d/o THOMAS BELEW and Sarah Dougherty Belew, d. bef 1850, they had six children. Children of Robert were:

5.5.1 James H, b. 1827; md. 1854 to Nancy Pierce.

5.5.2 William Henry, b. 1830; md. Lucy Pierce.

5.5.3 Thomas G., b. 1836, went to MO.

5.5.4 John Wesley, b. 1841.

5.5.5 Robert P., b. 1845.

5.5.6 Mary Ann Childers.

5.5.7 Sarah Ellen Childers.

5.5.8 Alexander, d. in infancy.

5.6 Rebecca Childers, b. 1807, never married.

5.7 Mary Childers, b. 1810, believed to have died young.

5.8 Sarah Childers, b. 1813, believed to have died young.

5.9 Henry (Judge) Childers, b. 11 Feb 1816 - d. Aug 1899; md. 12 Apr 1838 to Elizabeth Bryan Conyers, d/o James and Catherine DeHart Conyers, d. 1900.

5.9.1 Mary Catherine, b. 1841; md. William W. Dunlap.

5.9.2 Robert Harvey, b. 1843; md. Nov 1868 to Sarah Elizabeth Conrad.

5.9.3 Newton, b. 1846.

5.9.4 Ann Louisa, b. 1848.

5.9.5 Alice W., b. 1850; md. Benjamin H. Dunlap.

5.9.6 Martha Jennis, b. 1853; md. Darius P. Brewer.

5.9.7 Marion, b. 1854; md. Rosella Ambler.

5.9.8 Elizabeth D., b. 1856; md. John Beard.

5.9.9 Emma Louise, b. 1858; md. Joseph Markham.

5.9.10 Flora B..b. 1859.

5.9.11 William C.,b. 1860.

5.9.12 Nancy C., b. 1862.

5.9.13 Albert Sidney, b. 1867; md. Laura Webster.

6. Sarah Childers, b. ca. 1774, VA - d. 1850, IL; md. 29 Dec 1794, Lincoln Co., KY to William Huffman, native of VA. This family resided in Grant Co., KY before going on to Adams Co., IL in 1829. Their known children were:

6.1 Nelson Huffman, b. 1796; md. Susannah Childers, d/o THOMAS GOOLSBY CHILDERS and Polly Richardson Childers.

6.2 Mary (Polly) Huffman, b. 1800; md. Reuben Childers, s/o Reuben and Margaret Childers.

6.3 Elizabeth Huffman, b. 1801; md. 1820, Pendleton Co., KY to Henry P. Childers, s/o ROBERT CHILDERS and Nancy Pryor Childers.

6.4 Henry Huffman, b. 1805; md. Sarah Childers, d/o THOMAS GOOLSBY CHILDERS and Polly Richardson.

6.5 Susannah Huffman, b. 1808; md. James P. Childers, s/o ROBERT CHILDERS and Nancy Pryor.

6.6 Catherine Huffman, b. 1822; md. James Riley Enlow.

7. JOSHUA CHILDERS, SR., b. 29 Aug 1777, VA - d. 6 Oct 1856, Grant Co., KY; md. (1) 29 Apr 1799, Madison Co., KY to Lucy Richardson, d/o Amos and Martha Bailey Richardson, md. (2) 11 May 1854, Grant Co., KY to Malinda Coleman. By 1809, Joshua had settled in the part of Pendleton County that would later become Grant County. Their children were:

7.1 Mary (Polly) Childers, b. 1800; md. William P. Childers, s/o HENRY CHILDERS and Elizabeth Pryor Childers.

7.2 Martha (Patsy) Childers, b. 1804; md. George Pierce.

7.3 Squire Childers, b. 1806; md. Rebecca Conyers.

7.4 Nancy Childers, b. 1811; md. 1836 to Hannon Childers.

7.5 Sarah (Sally) Childers, b. 1819; md. 1844 to W.S. Ayers. They moved to Washington, KS.

7.6 Joshua Childers, Jr., b. 1820; md. 1842 to Amanda Vance.

8. WILLIAM G. CHILDERS, b. ca. 1780, prob. VA - d. 1834, between KY and Gasonade Co., MO; md. 8 Jun 1805, Garrard Co., KY to Elizabeth Graham, d. 1857, Franklin Co., MO. This resided in Pendleton County and around 1825 went to Gasonade Co., MO. Their children were:

8.1 Elizabeth F. Childers, b. 1806.

8.2 Henry Graham Childers.

8.3 Thomas Griffin Childers, b. 1810.

8.4 Johnson Childers, b. 1811.

8.5 Spicey Childers.

9. THOMAS GOOLSBY CHILDERS, b. 3 Jan 1781, prob. VA - d. 21 Dec 1858, Franklin Co., MO; md. 3 Dec 1799, Madison Co.. KY to Polly Richardson, d. 1856. This family moved to Pendleton County around 1810. He served under Col. William Mountjoy's KY Volunteer Regiment in the War of 1812. They were members of the Old Baptist Church in Dry Ridge, Grant Co., KY. Their known children were:

9.1 Daniel Childers, b. ca. 1804.

9.2 Susannah Childers, b. 1807; md. Nelson Huffman, s/o William and Sarah Childers Huffman.

9.3 Henry Childers, b. 1811.

9.4 Mary Childers, b. 1814.

9.5 Sarah (Sally) Childers, md. Henry Huffman, s/o William and Sarah Childers Huffman.

9.6 Milton R. Childers, b. 1820.

9.7 Benjamin G. Childers, b. 1822.

Another Childers family, relationship not known, that settled in Pendleton County was that of MAJOR CHILDERS, SR. who was born in 1774, s/o Joseph and Mary Fans Childers of Amherst and Greenbrier Counties in Virginia. He married 19 Jan 1796, Amherst County, Virginia, to Hannah Ballew, d/o Stewart Ballew. Hannah was born around 1777 in Virginia and she died in Kentucky. Major first appears in Pendleton County on 1810 census. He second married 8 Jul 1815, Pendleton County to Nancy (Williams) Woodyard, daughter of BENNETT WILLIAMS. Nancy was born about 1790 in Virginia and she died in dark County, Missouri. Major was a charter member of the Free Will Baptist Church on the Dry Ridge, which was later known as the Dry Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, that was organized in 1817. He owned land in Grant County until 1835, that was located on the west side of the dry ridge, in the dark's Creek - Eagle Creek watershed. Children of Major and Hannah were:

1. Nancy Childers, b. 1796; md. Garrard Co., KY to Andrew Anderson.

2. Joseph Henry Childers, b. 1798; md. (1) 1820, Grant Co., KY to Margaret Conyers, d/o DENNIS CONYERS and Mary Burke Conyers, md. (2) Adams Co., IL to Mary McClone.

3. John Childers, b. 1801.

4. Joanna Childers, b. 1804.

5. Major Childers, Jr., b. 1806.

6. Elizabeth Childers, b. 1809.

References:

Footsteps of the Past, submitted by Virginia Childers Hanks & Rita Childers King

"Grant County History," 1992

Additionally, there was another HENRY CHILDERS, SR. also in Pendleton County.

Henry volunteered for the Revolutionary War in the Virginia Line under Captain Samuel Higenbottom in Amherst County, Virginia, about one year before the surrender of Cornwallis in 1781. They moved to Kentucky about 1798 and in 1799 through 1810 he lived in Pendleton County south of Dry Ridge on what is now part of the Dawson Hogan farm. His log house stood near Knoxville Road and it was here that the first court in Grant County was held. One of two first schoolhouses in Grant County was built at or near the traditional site of Campbell's Blockhouse and the "Old Cemetery on the Dry Ridge", on the East Side of U.S. 25 just south of the corporation line, which separated Williamstown and Dry Ridge. The first church being erected there was in 1799 on land owned by Henry Childers for the Old Baptist Church on the Dry Ridge.

This Henry, also known as Harry, was born in 1765 and he died 1 Sep 1839. He married Betsy Pryor, 10 Sep 1787, marriage license date, in Greenbrier County, Virginia. Betsy preceded her husband in death. It is believed that Henry was the son of John Childers of Albemarle County, Virginia. Probable children of John were Henry, Mitchell, William, and John, Jr. John, Childers, Jr. was born 2 Dec 1759 and he fought in the Revolutionary War. John moved to North Carolina and then on to Knox County, Tennessee where he died 11 Jan 1849. Mitchell and William also lived in Knox County. Children of Henry and Betsy were:

1. Nancy Childers, b.ca 1790, VA - d. bef. 1840; married 1 Feb 1810, Pendleton Co., KY to RICHARD WORTMAN, JR., s/o RICHARD WORTMAN, SR. and Mary Rancey Wortman. See his record.

2. Abraham Childers, not proven, b. ca. 1791, Bourbon Co., KY; married (1) 18 Mar 1814, Pendleton Co., KY to Sarah Morris, married (2) 2 Jul 1816, Pendleton Co., KY to Polly Morris, married (3) 4 Mar 1827, Grant Co., KY to Betsy Clark.

3. William P. Childers married 4 Jul 1820 to Polly Childers.

4. Lucy Childers married 6 May 1819 to James Wilson.

5. Thomas C. Childers married 3 Mar 1833 to Luanda Thomhill.

6. Polly Childers married 8 Aug 1822 to William Templeton.

7. John Childers, died before father without issue.

3. William P. (Yankee) Childers, md. 4 Jul 1820, Switzerland Co., IN to Polly Childers, d/o JOSHUA CHILDERS, SR. and Lucy Richardson Childers. Their known children were:

3.1 John, b. ca. 1820; md. Eliza _? _, b. ca. 1834. They were in Grant Co., KY in 1860.

3.2 Joshua, b. ca. 1825; md. 11 Apr 1843. Grant Co., KY to Elizabeth Childers.

3.3,4,5 Unknown females.

3.6 Benjamin T., b. ca. 1830.

3.7 Sarah M., b.ca. 1833.

3.8 Solomon, b. ca. 1835.

4. Lucy Childers, b. ca. 1798, KY; md. 6 May 1819, Pendleton Co., KY to James Wilson, s/o Robert Wilson, b. 1796, VA. Their children were:

4.1 Robert, b.ca. 1822.

4.2 Theodore, b.ca. 1828.

4.3 Malinda, b.ca. 1831.

4.4 Lucretia, b. 1835 - d. 1916, Franklin Co., IN; md. 15 Sep 1859. Grant Co., KY to Andrew Jackson Isaac, b. 1836, Owsley Co., KY.

4.5 Alien P., b. ca. 1841; md. 9 Dec 1860, Grant Co. KY to Phanelta Milner.

5. Thomas C. Childers, b. ca. 1805, Pendleton Co., KY; md. 3 Mar 1833 to Lucinda Thornhill. Their children were:

5.1 Sarah Elizabeth, b.ca. 1837.

5.2 William T., b. ca. 1845.

5.3 Joanna, b. ca. 1848.

5.4 James F., b.ca. 1869.

6. Polly Childers, b. ca. 1803; md. 8 Aug 1822 to William Templeton, b. ca. 1794, PA. Their children

6.1 William Henry, md. 28 Jan 1858 to Martha Pierce, d. bef. 1865. William was in the KY Calvary in the Civil War.

6.2 Sarah, b. ca. 1836.

6.3 Polly Ann, b. ca. 1838.

6.4 Wesley A., b. ca. 1840; md. 19 Jan 1860 to Nancy Cook, d/o William S. Cook.

6.5 Joseph M., b. ca. 1843.

6.6 Seabury, b. ca. 1844/45.

6.7 Mary D., b. ca. 1849.

References:

Footprints of the Past, contributed by Virginia Hanks