Richard and Ann Southgate
Information comes from the family files at the Campbell
County Historical Society
On August 9, 1796, Squire Grant purchased 1000 acres of land from William Kennedy which was on the east side of the Licking River; the southwest corner of David Leitch's patent.
On the 9th of August 1808, Squire assigned the 1000 acres of land to William Mosby Grant, who, the next day assigned it to Richard Southgate. The first reference discovered of a town by the name of Southgate (named for Richard Southgate) is the following:
"Campbell County November 1823-On the motion of Hugh Rachford ordered that Nicholas Cherry, Jacob White Sr., William Lipscomb and Anderson Lipscomb or any of the three of them being first sworn do view & mark out the nearest & best way for a road from Alexandria to the Town of Southgate, the seat of Justice of this county & report the Conveniences & inconveniences attending the same. A Copy Teste, Jno N Taliaferro DC"
Richard Southgate was born in New York City on January 23, 1774, the only son of captain Wright Southgate and Mary Lush. He studied law at William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia and was educated as a lawyer at Albany, New York.
He came to Newport in 1795. In October 1797 he was licensed to practice law in the court of Kentucky; appointed Commonwealth Attorney for Campbell County in 1798. He was State Representative in 1803 and Senator from 1817-1821. He undertook the manufacture of silk and on January 21, 1854, received the silver medal for perfection and general excellence of silk at the New York Crystal Palace exhibition of the industry of all nations (the so-called World's Fair).
On July 10, 1799 he married Ann Winston Hinde in Newport, the daughter of Dr. Thomas Hinde, a renowned local surgeon and Mary Todd. Ann was born 1783 in Hanover Co. Virginia. Richard and Ann had 8 children. Following in their father's footsteps was William Wright Southgate, whose achievements include lawyer, State Representative (1827-1832-1836) and U.S. Congressman in 1837. Their son Edward Lush Southgate became a Methodist minister. Their daughter, Ann Hinde Southgate, and son-in- law Dr. Nathanial Burger Shaler (surgeon at the Newport Barracks), were the parents of Nathanial Southgate Shaler, noted geologist, teacher and historian. Ann W Hinde Southgate died in Newport in 1833 and was buried in the Newport Cemetery.
Children of Richard Southgate and Ann Winston Hinde
1. William Wright Southgate-b-27 Nov
1800 in Newport m Adaliza Keene 7 Nov 1823;
d-26 Dec 1844 in Covington
2. Henry H Southgate b-1802; m-Maria C Smith 23 Sep 1834 in Cincinnati d-prior
to will of father in 1857
3. Frances Mary Southgate-born 1804 in Newport m-John N Taliaferro 18 Feb 1819
m-2d Dr. John
T Parker
4. Richard Henry Southgate-1807 m-Julia F Sneed, daughter of Achilles, Nov 1829
in Frankfort
5. Edward Lush Southgate-b-14 Jan 1810 Newport m-Ann Maria Dozier 15 Apr 1835;
died 14 May 1852 in Newport
6. Ann Hinde Southgate-born 1816 in Newport m-Dr. Nathaniel Burger Shaler
1 Oct 1835
7. Mary Southgate-born 1822 in Newport m-Jacob Hawthorne 29 Sep 1843
8. Martha Lush Southgate m-Samuel J Walker
Children of William Wright Southgate and Adaliza Keene
1. Laura B Southgate-born 1824 in Covington m-William L Grant in 1845
2. Martha C Southgate-born 1826 in Covington
3. Richard Wright Southgate-born 1829 Covington
4. William Wright Southgate Jr. born 1833 Covington d-1881 m-Lydia Bell Taliaferro 11 Oct 1866
5. Henry Hinde Southgate-born 1836 Covington
6. Adeliza Southgate-born 1837 Covington m-W E Arthur 6 Nov 1855
7. Julia Southgate-born 1841 Covington
8. Ethel Linda Southgate-born 1846 Covington
9. Nancy Southgate-born 1845 Covington
Children of Frances Mary Southgate and John N Taliaferro
1. Henry Lush Taliaferro
2. William Southgate Taliaferro
3. Julia Maria Taliaferro
Children of Edward Lush Southgate and Ann Maria Dozier
1. Evan Dozier Southgate-born 18 May 1836 in Newport
2. Richard Edwin Southgate-born 4 Sep 1838 in Newport
3. Anna Maria Southgate-b&d 13 Aug 1840
4. William Wright Southgate-born 25 June 1843 in Newport m-Lydia Bell Taliaferro-11 Oct 1866
5. Edward Lush Southgate Jr. born 15 Nov 1845 in Newport; d-6 May 1931
6. James Moss Southgate born 11 June 1848 in the Highlands; m-Emma Hills
7. Harry Hinde Southgate born 15 Oct 1850 in the Highlands; m-Katie M
Children of Mary Southgate and Jacob Hawthorne
1. Virginia Hawthorne born 15 Mar 1846; m 1-O'Shanessy
2d-Dyer d-25 Aug 1875
2. Margaret Blanche Hawthorne 1848-1936 m-1st James C Root 2d-Albert C Root
3. Anna Hawthorne m-George Greer
Children of William Wright Southgate II and Lydia Belle Taliaferro
1. Eva H-1868
2. Hattie D-1869
3. Katie-1871
4. Richard Taliaferro-1873
5. Gertrude-1875
6. Lydia B-1877
Children of James Moss Southgate and Emma Hills
1.
Frank Hills
Southgate-born April 12, 1869 in the Highlands; became a doctor and died 17 Sep
1947
2. Jessie Southgate-born 12 June 1875 in the Highlands; became a doctor and died in Texas 1931
3. Emma-1877
In 1814 Richard and Ann built a home in Newport at 24 East 3rd Street to replace the log or frame dwelling his family had inhabited for the past two decades. This comfortable beamed two-story home was built according to Southgate family tradition by British prisoners of the War of 1812 confined in Newport. When originally built the Southgate House occupied a full city block.
Southgate House
During his lifetime he acquired considerable property in the area and owned virtually all of what is known today as Southgate. The Southgate family name was given to them because their ancestors had been keepers of the south gate into the city of London, England.`
For many years, Richard and his family operated a health spa called "Southgate’s Mineral Wells" which is believed to have been located between Evergreen Avenue and Alexandria Pike. At his death on July 24, 1857, he was worth more than 1.5 million dollars. He died at his home in Newport. Richard willed his home to his daughter, Frances Mary Taliaferro Parker. Mrs. Parker in 1869, deeded the house to her daughter Julia, reserving for herself the use of the home for her natural life.