Metcalf line
  
The Metcalf name ranks among the influential families who settled in Greenfield and surrounding areas. Records
are available of the Metcalf  family beyond what is presented  here. This account  begins with James and William
Metcalf, believed to be descendants of  William  & Esther  Metcalf. At an early age these two emigrated to Illinois.
 

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1745
                  William Metcalf(e)  b. 17 July 1745 in St. Thomas Parish, Baltimore, Maryland   d. 1825 near Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co. Ky.   Silvey_sketch-1745

1748
                     m.  Esther Braselton     b. July 24, 1748 b. 24 July 1748 in Frederick Co., MD; died 27 June 1826 at Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co., Ky.  d.  June 27, 1826

                          Children (11)  James (m.  Margaret Flemming).        Frances,          John (m, Prudence Clark),        Thomas M. (m. Anne Flemming),
                                                William (m.  Elizabeth Jones) ,                  Mary,               Isaac,              Elizabeth,            Grace,          Norris           &          Jacob Braselton







1771
              James Metcalf    b. Guilford Co., NC, 6 Aug 1771  d. 1798 in Shelby Co., KY.   
1750
                             m.   Margaret Flemming, 30 Aug 1793 in Winchester, Clark Co., Ky. She was born 1750, Clark, Craven Co., NC., died abt. 1798 


                                   Children:        John  b. c. 1792,       Martha, b. c. 1796,                  James b. c. 1798,                                                       







1774
                  William Metcalf Jr.       b, 24 Dec 1774     Silvey sketch-1774


                             m. Elizabeth Jones         d. 22 Jan 1852  in Barr Twp. & buried there.




                           Children:  Susan  b. 20 Nov 1798, Shelby Co., Ky.  
                                     Mary  b. abt. 1802, Nancy  b. abt. 1804, Elizabeth  b. abt. 1807, William  b. 1809, John Milton  b. abt. 1815                                       Richard Jones  b. 1 Aug 1817 m. Mary J Buchanon, dau. of Unk & Charlotte (Burbage) Buchanon
                                              James Love b.  31 May 1820, at 15 years the family settled on Section 31 of Barr Twp., Macoupin Co., Il.    


                                     

c. 1792
               John Metcalf     (son of James  b. 1771)  b. c. 1792   m. Susan     b. 20 Nov 1798                                            
                               Children:  Margaret Elizabeth  b. c. 1815  m. Thomas Davis, 14 Sept 1843, Greene Co., Il.,   James F.  b.  c.  1817
                                       
William Jones Metcalf  b. c. 1820, Hopkins Co., Ky. m. Martha E (Williams) Reed 







1817
                   Richard Jones Metcalf     (son of Wm. Jr  b. 1774)  b. 1 Aug 1817
                            Sketch   Founder 'Metcalf & Johnson' Bank - 1883(+-)   Banks  Early Banks of Rockbridge Twp.     Headstone       Family markers

1819
                      m. Mary J. Buchanon     6 Sept 1838    (born in Bourbon Co. Ky.)                               Silvey sketch



                               Children -  Josephine, Narcissa, Richard, Livonia, James, George B, John, Eleanor, Ebert K, Ralph          Obit, note  


















1820
                   James Love Metcalf  (son of Wm. Jr  b. 1774)  b. 31 May 1820   dod  1 Jan 1908       Silvey sketch                      Obit, note         J. LoveMetcalf

                                m. Elizabeth Hughes Peter  24 May 1848





                                       Children:  Charles James Metcalf, among others









1821                William Jones Metcalf   (son of John Metcalf, b. c. 1792)


                        m. Martha (Williams) Reed    (dau. of Wm W & Lydia Williams, sister of Milton Williams (m. Adeline E. Edwards))
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                                  Children:  J. Albert









1848
                   George B Metcalf   (son of Richard, b. 1817)  b. 7 Oct 1848
  Obituary 


                     m.  Sarah Allinson Thorpe   1  Jan 1773   (dau. of Martin Thorpe, sister to Benjamin & Maria Otis)

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                            Children:      Carson,     Edwinna   &   Maude










1857                     Ebert K. Metcalf  (son of Richard, b. 1817)                                                                                                                  Obituary                  Headstone

                       m. 1st  Maria Otis Thorpe, des'd  (dau. of Martin Thorpe, sister to Benjamin & Sarah Allinson)



                       m. 2nd  (1909)  Grace Sargent     In memory of his son (Richard) he donated the seating for the High School auditorium               Invoice               pp.1            pp.2         pp.3 

                                Children - Richard (died - aged 8 years),   John Ernest Metcalf, adopted after Richards death







1860
                  J. Albert Metcalf


                             m. Minnie Melvin









1861                    Ralph  Metcalf   (son of Richard b. 1817)                                                                                                   Obituary                 Headstone

                              m.  Elizabeth Rives  8 Oct 1884        - dau. of Judge J H Rives Cashier, Director & President of '1st Nat'l ' of Greenfield spanning 47 years.

                                     Children -  Merrill & Mary E.










1866
                        Charles James Metcalf  (son of James Love, b. 1820)




                                m.  Edith Orr   (no children)
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1875
                         Carson T Metcalf  (son of Geo B, b. 1848)





                                m. Gertruide Sperry, des'd





                                       Children:          Anita     Henderson,         Clyde






















1886                           Merrill B. Metcalf,    son of Ralph   banker  - dod, 8-18-1966   Officer of '1st Nat'l Bank', Greenfield til 1935, then with 'US Bank'-California
1886                                  m.  Lennie Lea Amos  8 Sept 1907
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                                            Children - Ralph M.   b.  June 1913  11-26-1943,  Lt. Col. Ralph Marion Metcalf is commander of  a submarine in the Pacific fleet                                     Sketch






1891
                     William M. Metcalf  


                                 m. Gladys Driver









1897
                       Anita (Metcalf) Henderson    dau. of Carson Metcalf




1899
                                 m.    Hobert Felix Henderson





                                       Children:    Carol,  Kay










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                            Clyde Metcalf  son of Carson Metcalf





                                   m.  Velma Holnbach





                                         Children:   George,  Nadine










1920
                        Helen Marjorie Metcalf    dau. of Wm. M. Metcalf            


                                    m. Robert Langley




                                       Children:  Robert,   Richard,   Bonnie










1920's
                               John Earnest Metcalf   son of Ebert K Metcalf b. 1857




                                    m.    'Hap'                                  Children:         Judy        Jacque








1930s
                            Carol (Henderson) White



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1930s
                          Kay (Henderson) Rasmussen


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1940s
                            Robert,      Richard,       Bonnie    (Langley)







1940s
                                 Jacque Metcalf  dau of John Earnest Metcalf  b. 1920's




1939
                                        m.  Gary Price




1960s
                                               Children:     John        Julie