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ANN CLARK GWATHMEY
Whose portrait will be found in the frontispiece to this chapter, was the eldest sister of General George Rogers Clark. She was born in Virginia and became the wife of Owen Gwathmey in about the eighteenth year of her age. He was for a short time a soldier in the Revolutionary War, but removed west soon after and settled at, or near, Louisville, where he became a successful business man. They raised a large family of children, and among their descendants will be found the names of several persons of distinction. It is notable that three of their children, viz., John, Samuel and Ann, married three of the children of Colonel William Aylett Booth and his wife, Rebecca Hite, viz.: Ann, Mary and William. The mother was a sister of General Jonathan Clark's wife.

Samuel Gwathmey, the husband of Mary Booth, was one of the trustees who laid off the town of Jeffersonville in 1802, and was long a resident of that place, and intimately connected with early Indiana history. He was appointed clerk of Clark county, Indiana territory, in 1801 and treasurer in 1802. He was a member of the first legislative council of Indiana territory, and further mention will be made of him in that connection. He held a number of offices, and on one occasion, at least, held two at the same time, which caused a curious question to arise, as to whether he could properly be the custodian of his own bond. He referred the matter to General John Gibson, the secretary of the territory, in an interesting letter, now before the author, and its tone clearly shows the nice sense of honor and propriety of the man.

He was an Episcopalian in religion, a man of high character, fine business qualifications, and was long the president of a bank in Louisville. He was the first register of the land office at Jeffersonville, and held it until he was removed by General Jackson for political reasons. He was the owner of slaves in Indiana during the territorial period. He had five children, Marie, William, Balor H., Rebecca and Mary Eliza. Rebecca became the wife of Henry Tyler and mother of Henry S. Tyler, at present mayor of Louisville (1895). Samuel Gwathmey died in 1850, in the seventy-second year of his age.

John Gwathmey, the other son, was also a man of fine business qualifications and the author has in his possession many of his letters, some of them of historic interest in relation to early events about the falls, and especially about Jeffersonville and other parts of Clark's Grant.

Birth	14 Jul 1755	Albemarle County, Virginia
Marriage	25 Oct 1773	Owen Gwathmey
Death	1822	Locust Grove, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Spouse

Owen Gwathmey ( - )

Father	John Clark (1724 - 1799)
Mother	Ann Rogers (1728 - )
Sibling	Gen. Jonathan Clark (1750 - 1811)
Sibling	Gen. George Rogers Clark (1752 - 1818)
Sibling	Capt. John Clark (1757 - 1783)
Sibling	Lt. Richard Clark (1760 - 1784)
Sibling	Capt. Edmund Clark (1762 - 1817)
Sibling	Lucy Clark (1765 - 1837)
Sibling	Elizabeth Clark (1768 - 1795)
Sibling	Gen. William Clark (1770 - 1838)
Sibling	Frances Eleanor Clark (1773 - )