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...George Heale and Sarah Smith had these children : ... Smith Heale, who married Nancy Douglas, daughter of Col. William Douglas, a native of Ayrshire, Scotland, and his wife, Elizabeth (Offutt) Lewis, widow of Stephen Lewis, of Virginia ...
... Of these children, it is known that Smith Heale and his wife, Nancy Douglas, and Priscilla Heale and General Calmes came to Kentucky and settled in Woodford County soon after the Revolution.
Before leaving Virginia Smith Heale's neighbors had the habit of addressing him as Hale, disregarding the second letter, so after coming to Kentucky he was always greeted as Smith Hale, in a social way, so it was decided to have it Hale in business matters as well.
He was regarded as one of the wealthiest, as well as one of the most influential men in the county, as he owned thirty-one slaves who did service on his large estate. His farm was near Spring Station, and adjoined the farm now owned by James Withrow, but settled by pioneer George Blackburn. The farm of Smith Hale has been in possession of a half dozen different owners since his death in 1813, now owned by Benjamin Hieatt. On the premises, in a private burial ground, the remains of him and his wife repose, and likely other members of the family. A marble shaft and several tombstones marked the spot within the memory of the present generation, but some thoughtless person, in possession of the premises removed these marks of respect to the memory of the dead an dused them, I am told, in constructing a driveway for the living.
In this home Smith Hale and Nancy Douglas reared a large family of children. ...
