William Francis Spalding

"Richard, the eldest son, was thrice married. The issue of his first marriage with Henrietta Hamilton, daughter of Leonard Hamilton, who settled on the Rolling Fork in 1791, comprised five sons and two daughters, viz: Leonard, Richard M., Martin J., Benedict J., Clement, Constantia and Julia. Of these, only the first named, one of the most prominent and respected citizens of Marion county, survives to the present day. Both Leonard and Richard M. Spalding, the latter for several sessions, represented their native county in the State legislature. Richard Spalding's third and fourth sons became priests, and the first alluded to, a bishop and an archbishop. The fifth son was a promising attorney at the time of his early death. Through his son, Richard M. Spalding, who married Mary Jane Lancaster, Richard Spalding, the elder, was the grandfather of two priests, John Lancaster and Benedict J. Spalding, the first named of whom is now bishop of the See of Peoria. Thomas Spalding left behind him when he died an honored name. He was greatly esteemed for his piety and worth. In the year 1821, William and Ignatius A. Spalding removed to the county of Union, where they lived useful and honorable lives, raised families of dutiful children, and were lamented in their deaths by all classes of society. Both were honored by their fellow citizens with seats in the State legislature, and one, Ignatius A., was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1849. Two of the latter's sons, Robert A. and Ignatius A., have also served in the legislature of the State. Joseph Spalding, son of Benedict Spalding, through his son, Samuel Spalding, Esq., married to Isabella Lancaster, was the grandfather of a priest. Rev. Samuel B. Spalding, of the archdiocese of Philadelphia. The late Raphael L, Spalding, another son of Samuel Spalding, twice represented Marion county in the State legislature."

Ben. J. Webb, The Centenary of Catholicity in Kentucky. (Charles A. Rogers, 1884; Reprinted by McDowell Publications)