Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 
1886. Warren County.

HUGH BARCLAY was born November 10, 1827, near Bowling Green, and is the 
second of the four sons of Eli and Ann L. (Clark) Barclay.  He was 
reared on the farm, and in 1850 went via Panama to California, where he 
remained three years, engaged in mining, returning by way of Central 
America.  Since his return he has been actively engaged in farming.  He 
leased the Louisville & Nashville pike from Bowling Green to the county 
line on the north, and owns an interest in other pikes; he is the owner 
also of 360 acres two miles east of Bowling Green, lying on both banks 
of the river, improved with good buildings, etc.; also owns 160 acres in 
Neosho County, Kas., and 180 in Florida, where he spends his winters 
with his family. His father, Eli Barclay, was a son of Hugh Barclay, who 
was born and reared in Rockingham County, Va.; immigrated to Warren 
County, Ky., in an early day, and settled on 1,000 acres on the south 
bank of Barren River; he was engaged in wagoning in an early day between 
Bowling Green and Louisville; and died about 1834, aged eighty-two 
years.  His parents came from Ireland.  Eli Barclay came with his 
parents to Warren County in 1807; became an extensive slave owner; was 
in the war of 1812, and fought in the battle in which Tecumseh fell.  He 
died in 1848, aged sixty-two years; his wife was a daughter of David 
Clark, of Bullock County.  Mr. Clark was for many years county and 
circuit clerk.  His parents came from England.  Mr. Barclay (subject) 
married, in May, 1854, Elizabeth R., daughter of Nathan and Mary (Hill) 
Hill, Warren County, and to their union six children were born; Nathan 
P., Mollie A. (deceased), Maggie (deceased), Joseph Eli, Jennie H. and 
Sallie E.  Mr. and Mrs. Barclay are members of the Baptist Church; he is 
a Democrat, and cast his first presidential vote for Gen. Scott.  Mrs. 
Barclay's parents were natives of South Carolina, and immigrated to 
Kentucky about 1824; her father was a son of Joseph Hill; owned a large 
farm east of Bowling Green, and a large number of negroes; he died about 
1873, aged seventy-seven.

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Bullock CA England FL Ireland Louisville-Jefferson Neosha-KS Panama
Rockingham-VA SC

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