Ref: This list started from a list of names and dates from file of Ruth Fontaine (Scott) probably from about 1934.  Information supplemented by data from Kenneth Stith and Walter Charles Scott's Book.

Blue section has more Kenneth Stith data supplemented with data from Virginia Allen Miller, July 2011.

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Richard Stith Sr.  b. 1727
Lucy Hall b. 1730

12 children of Richard and Lucy
     1. Ann Hall Stith               b. November 18, 1757   m. 1st John Hightower, 2nd Drury Hardaway
     2. Joseph Stith                  b. September 16, 1759  m. Nancy Cocke
     3. Lucy Stith                     b. March 12, 1761         m. William Jordan
     4. Elizabeth Buckner Stith  b. October 25, 1762     m. Jesse Adams Moorman
     5. Mary Stith                    b. November 12, 1764   m. 1st Jeremiah Early, 2nd Richard Hightower,
                                                                                        3rd Christopher McConnice
     6. Benjamin Stith              b. August 25, 1766         m.  1st Phoebe Cox, 2nd Sally Paul
     7. Thomas (Jefferson?) Stith  b. October 8, 1768        m. Rhoda(e?) Jones
     8. John (Jack) Stith          b. December 27, 1770  m. Susan Hightower
     9. Kathryn (Katherine?) Stith b. May 28, 1773            m. James Jones
     10. Martha Stith                b. May 8, 1775               m. Daniel J. Saunders
** 11.William B. Stith            b. October 18, 1777      m. Nancy Jones (b. 1780; d. January 2, 1849 at 69 years)
                                             d. May 10, 1854  grave of William and Nancy at Scott Hill Farm cemetery
** 12. Richard Stith    Jr.        b. December 9, 1778    m. December 27, 1798
                                                                                        to Elizabeth Jones (b. January 1779)
           10 children of Richard Stith
               1. Lucy Stith                 b. March 2, 1802             m. Thomas Hawfield Stith
               2. Elizabeth Stith           b. October 2, 1803          m. Stith Saunders (son of Daniel J. Saunders)
               3. Buckner Jones Stith  b. May 31, 1807              3 wives    d. September 2, 1856 (49 years old)
               4. Susan Stith                b. December 10, 1808     m. Griffin Stith
               5. John C. Stith             b. October 3, 1810          m. Martha Hardaway
               6. William B. Stith         b. April 21, 1812             m. Hannah Hayden
               7. Edward S. Stith        b. March 25, 1814           m. Mary Dowell
               8. Martha Ann Stith      b. May 14, 1816              m. Joseph E. Hardaway
          *   9. Jessie J. Stith            b. Mar 14, 1818   d. July 21, 1895
                                                  m. Lucinda Cain (b. April 10, 1824  d. Mar 30, 1909)
                                                  grave of Jessie and Lucinda at Big Spring Methodist Church
                                                  dates verified from grave stones May 1998
               10. Mary Ann Stith       b. January 23, 1820         m. Henry Stith

                3.  Buckner Jones Stith  b. May 31, 1807     1st wife: Cinderella Moorman
                                                                                             (b. August 16, 1812; d. August 19, 1841)
                     7 children of Buckner and Cinderella
                        1. Lucy Catherine Stith  b. January 1, 1830        m. December 23, 1847 to Henry W. Cain
                        2. Elizabeth Stith            b. December 12, 1831 m. October 2, 1851 to William Morgan
                        3. Rachel Stith                b. December 8, 1832   m. September 13, 1849 to Edward Y. McIuown
                        4. Rhoda Ann Stith         b. February 18, 1833   m. June 3, 1862 to Thomas E. Cain
                                                                                         m. August 1873 to J. Hanson Jones
                        5. Charles M. Stith         b. July 24, 1834            m. November 14, 1867 to Mary E. Wells
                                                                                          lived in Brandenburg Kentucky
                        6. Evaline Stith               b. August 6, 1836         2 marriages
                        7. Annis H. Stith              b. March 20, 1840      m. October 1, 1865 to C. C. Beasley
                  3. Buckner Jones Stith  b. May 31, 1807      2nd wife: Mary Cofer
                                                                                               (m. February 15, 1843; d. September 19, 1851)
                      3 children of Buckner and Mary
                       1. Albert F. Stith    b. August 4, 1846
                       2. Elvira Belle Stith b. January 10, 1848 d. September 10, 1859
                       3. Leander Stith      b. February 25, 1851
                  3. Buckner Jones Stith  b. May 31, 1807      3rd wife: Emily Bowmer on March 21, 1852  (no children?)

                       6. Evaline Stith  b. August 6, 1836         m. (August) April 20, 1854 to James J. McIuown
                                                     James J. died. October 1854 age 20 years
                            1 child:
                                 Margaret Emma McIuown b. February 3, 1855
                        6. Evaline Stith b. August 6, 1836         m. December 23, 1858 to Thomas P. Hardaway
                             7 children of Evaline and Thomas
                                1. Harriet Belle Hardaway        b. July 26, 1860
                                2. William Glenn Hardaway      b. February 26, 1862
                                3.  Benjamin Logan Hardaway  b. November 6, 1863
                                4.  Thomas Hunter Hardaway   b. September 22, 1865
                                5.  Ernest Hardaway                 b. August 19, 1869
                                6.  E. Pierce Hardaway             b. September 28, 1873
                                7.  A. Moorman Hardaway       b. October 28, 1876
 

     1. Ann Hall Stith               b. November 18, 1757   m. 1st John Hightower, 2nd Drury Hardaway
         no children of Ann and John ??
         6 children of Ann and Drury
            1. Lucy Ann Hardaway m. John B. (Jack) Stith son of Joseph
            2. Richard Buckner Hardaway m. Elizasbeth Buckner Stith daughter of Joseph
            3. Benjamin Stith Hardaway  not married ?
            4. Thomas Parsons Hardaway m. Nancy Ann Stith daughter of Joseph
            5. Joseph Edwin Hardaway m. Mary Board
            6. William Henry Hardaway m. Harriet Stith (parents?)

     2. Joseph Stith                  b. September 16, 1759  m. Nancy Cocke
        10 children of Joseph and Nancy
            1. William Bathurst Stith m. 1st. Harriet Bolling Hall, Harriet father was Lucy Hall's brother
                                                     2nd. Polly Jordan daughter of William and Lucy (Stith) Jordan
                 1. David Bathurst Stith m. Nancy Sprigg
                     1. David Griffin Stith m. Florance Crutcher
                         1. Stephen Wayne Stith m. Flora Ault
                             1. Harry Mac Stith m. Josephine Schuette
                                 1. Kenneth Wayne Stith m. Eileen Field
            2. Richard L. Stith m. Elizabeth Ann Jordan  daughter of William and Lucy (Stith) Jordan
            3. Thomas Bathurst Stith m. Ann Gaines McGee
            4. John B. (Jack) Stith married Lucy Ann Hardaway as above
            5. Polly Bathurst Stith married Nebemiah Board
            6. Elizabeth Buckner Stith marriad Richard Buckner Hardaway as above
            7.Buckner Bathurst Stith not married ??
            8. Nancy Ann Stith b. Sepember 8, 1798  d. February 16, 1842
                                          m. 19 Feb. 1818 to Thomas Parsons Hardaway
                7 children of Nancy and Thomas
                   1. James Leach Hardaway m. Margaret Cain
                       grave of James L. Hardaway at Scott Hill Farm
                       1. Adelisa Louise m. Charles Lee Scott
                           1. Walter Lee Scott m. Ruth Fontaine
                                1. Walter Charles Scott m. Ellen Delean Brown
                                     1. Jesse Brown Scott m. Frances Byars Scott
                   2. Benjamin Stith Hardaway
                       1. Albert Benjamin Franklin Hardaway m. 1st Mary Howell 3 children
                           1.   Nancy Elizabeth
                           2.   James L.
                           3.   Adalisa
                                                                                m. 2nd Mary Elizabeth Johnson 1 child
                           4. Betty Catherine Hardaway m. Lee
                               1. Dave Lee
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             9. Joseph Bathurst Stith not married ??
             10. Patsy Martha Stith m. Iscca L. Hynes

     7. Thomas (Jefferson?) Stith  b. October 8, 1768 in Bedford Brunswick co. Va. d. 27 Jul. 1821 in Breckenridge Ky.
                m.12 Mar. 1793 to Rhoda(e?) Jones (b. January 11, 1777, d. February 1851)
                    (Daughter of Thomas Jones and Elizabeth Cocke)She married 2nd. Matthew  and 3rd. John H. Gibbs
              12 children of Thomas and Rhoda
              1. Richard Stith b. 22 Feb. 1794 Va. m. 7 Feb. 1817 to Katherine Saunders
                  daughter of Daniel J. Saunders and Martha Stith daughter of Richard and Lucy (Hall) Stith
              2. Elizabeth J. (Betsy) Stith b. 23 Dec. 1795 m. 1st Achilles V. Mooreman 2nd. Jesse Mooreman
              3. Mary (Polly) Stith born 1796 married 18 Jul. 1816  Jesse P. Mooreman
              4. Martha (Patsy) Stith born 10 Mar. 1798
              5. William J. Stith b. 1798 d. 18 Sep. 1840 m. 1st. Evaline Jones 2nd. Margaret Allen
              6. Thomas Jefferson Stith b. 10 Jun. 1800 m. 21 Nov. 1823 Mary Polly Margriffin b. 1804
              7. Mary W. (Polly) Stith b.1 Jul. 1802 m. 1st 8 Mar. 1817 William Jones 2nd. 23 Nov. 1828 Nehemiah Board
              8. Harriet Stith born 10 Jul. 1804 m. 1st William Henry Hardesty 2nd. 4 Jul. 1822 William P. Hardaway
              9. Benjamin Stith b. 1804 m. Cordilia A. Sanders
             10. Nancy Willa Stith b. 19 Sep. 1806 m. 12 Jan 1826 Thomas James Drury
             11. Joseph Stith b. 9 Sep. 1811 m. 7 Oct. 1830 Jesse Jones
             12. Lucy Catherine Stith  b. 1814 m. Jesse Jones

 ** 11.William B. Stith    b. October 18, 1777      m. Nancy Jones (b. 1780; d. January 2, 1849 at 69 years)
             8 chilidren of William and Nancy (order is merely notional when dates are not known)
            1. Griffin Stith b. Sept 2, 1802 (birth on Mar. license.) m. Susan Stith
                1. Francis Marion Stith m. Nannie Abel
                    1. Robert Griffen Stith m. Anne Dowden (Dowden Dairy in Brandenburg)
                        1. Addie Frances Stith m. Loris Whitfield (origin: Mississippi then Virginia)
                            1. Jon Alan Whitfield
            2. Catherine Stith b. ?? m. on  April 13, 1821 to Richard Jordan
            3. William A. Stith
            4. Martha Stith b. 1808 Meade Co. m. on July 28, 1828 to Milton Stith b. 1808
                    son of Rev. Jack Stith and wife Lucy Ann Hardaway Stith.
            5.  ?????
            6. Elizabeth Ann Stith b 1811 m. on Feb 14, 1828 to Drury Stith
            7. Richard W. Stith b 1813 Hardin Co m. on  Aug. 5, 1830 to Rhoda Ann Moorman, dau. of Achilles Venable                   Moorman and Elizabeth "Betsy" Jones Stith (Elizabeth is daughter of Thomas Stith and Rhoda Jones.)
                 children
                1. Mary Elizabeth Stith
         
                Richard W. Stith m. on 2 Feb. 1833 to Elizabeth B. Moorman (sister of Rhoda)
                  7 children
                 1. Martha Stith
                 2. Gabriel Stith
                 3. Laurie A. Stith
                 4. Achilles M. Stith
                 5. Lucy Stith
                 6. Elizabeth J. Stith
                 7. Crittenden J. Stith

                  Richard W. Stith m. on 18 Jan 1859 to Harriet Evaline "Evalina"  Jones dau. of Jesse Jones and Luch Catherine
                   Stith (Lucy is daughter of Thomas Stith and Rhoda Jones)
                    children
                  1. Jesse Clyde Stith
                  2. Rhoda Ann Stith m. Ambrose Denton Brown
                       Children
                       1. Lila Brown b. about 1886
                       2. Vashti Brown m. Christopher Edward Miller
                             children
                               1. Charles Kimble Miller m. Virginia Allen Miller dau. of Henry H. Allen and Willie E. Coleman Allen
                  3. Hunter Stith
                  4. Ella W. Stith
                     

            8. Henry Stith b. October 10, 1815 d. September 6, 1890 buried Stith-Wright Cem. Meade Co. Ky
                                  m. Mary Ann Stith on April 14, 1836 (b. January 23, 1820 d. October 24, 1873)
                                       daughter of Richard Stith and Elizabeth Jones
                14 children of Henry and Mary Ann  (data from Kenneth Stith 1998)
                     1. Emily Stith          b. 23 Jan. 1837   died 1 Feb. 1837
                     2. Laura Stith          b. 28 May 1838  died 5 May 1840
                     3. Albert Stith         b. 31 May 1840  died 3 Dec 1844
                     4. Thomas Jefferson Stith b. 28 Aug. 1841 died 24 Aug. 1921
                                 Civil War Soldier      m. 12 Dec. 1866 Hannah Chase Williams
                          1. Irene Buckner Stith m. Charles Beauregard Fontaine
                              1. Ruth Fontaine m. Walter Lee Scott
                                  1. Walter Charles Scott m. Ellen Delean Brown
 
                     5. Nancy E. Stith     b. 28 Jul. 1843 died 10 Nov. 1910     m. Gilbert Wright
                     6. Rosanna (Rosie) Stith      b. 27 Aug. 1845 died 19 Aug. 1874    m. William Shumate
                     7. Charles B. Stith   b. 18 Aug. 1847                                  m. 26 Nov. 1874 Emma Catherine Wright
                     8. Sarah Stith          b. 28 Aug. 1849 d.  1857
                     9. William Stith        b. 19 Aug. 1851 d. 21 Apr. 1857
                     10. Richard B. Stith b. 12 Sep. 1853 d. 14 Nov. 1876
                                                                              m. November 26, 1874 to Molly Ann Fife no children??
                     11. Martha Stith      b. 8 Sep. 1856
                     12. son Stith            b. 6 Aug. 1859 d. 10 Aug. 1859 (twin)
                     13. son Stith            b. 6 Aug. 1859 d. 10 Aug. 1859 (twin)
                     14. Jesse Stith         b. 23 Sep. 1860 d. 6 Feb. 1861
 
 

* See Walter Scott's book on "Grandma Margaret Hardaway"
   Margaret Cane (Hardaway) (married Jim Hardaway) was mother of Adalissa Louise Hardaway
   Margaret was sister to Lucinda Cane (Stith) married to Jesse Stith
         Lucinda Cane Stith and Jesse Stith graves at Big Spring Methodist Church
         Jim Hardaway grave at top of hill at Scott Hill Farm (Jesse Stith Place)

** Richard and William settled in Stith Valley on "Jessie Stith Place" in 1804
         Jesse Stith son of Richard Stith had in his estate the farm which is now Scott Hill Farm
               Jesse Stith's estate sold the farm to Walter Lee Scott and Charles Lee Scott in 1911
                     See Walter Scott's  book " Stith Valley"

** Another reference in Walter Scott's book:
Stith Graveyard
Scott Hill Farm - Meade County, Kentucky
1. James Hardaway, died in 1849, age of 50 years, father of Laddie Hardaway Scott, Walter C. Scott's grandmother.
2. Alonza R., son of A. J. and Mary Stith, age of 1 and « years.
3. Ben E., son of Ben E. and Mary Johnson, age of 2 years.
4. William Stith, died May 10, 1854, age of 77 years, brother of Richard Stith, first owner of Scott Hill Farm. As best can be determined, the brothers moved in 1804 and built the first log cabin. Richard bought 450 acres in 1811.
5. Nancy Stith, died January 2, 1849, age of 69 years, William Stith's wife.

These grave stones still remain.  Nancy's has sustained some damage but the rest are in good condition.  J. Scott 1999.  See more notes under J. Stith cemetery.