My initial source for this individual and family line comes from William Lon Hagan (email 7 Sep 2004), who is a descendant of this line. In later emails (summary from 28 Nov 2009), he also included material that can be found on the site Families of Early Jessamine county, Kentucky which includes a listing for Hugh Hagans that links this individual to the Hagans families connected to my line. This source also mentions a Samuel Boyd being married to Hugh Hagans' sister (Isabella) -- apparently the source for William Boyd Hagans middle name.

From Bill Hagan's initial email (7 Sep 2004) to me (before he discovered the connections to my line):

Hello: my name is William Lon Hagan form Nashville, Tennessee.
I have been trying to do my family genealogy! I have been trying to collect old photo's from families members to have them reproduce before they are gone. I have what I believe is a early photo of William B. Hagans. In my line there is a William Hamilton Hagans 1804-1866-67? In his inventories & accounts a William B. Hagans buys a few items & loans on lands in Shelby County Tennessee! I am forwarding my tree If you have info. about these Hagans let me Know.

WILLIAM HAMILTON? Hagans Born Kentucky 1804
Married: February 28th 1828 JERUSHA(ALEXANDER and or ENSLEY)
her 1st marriage 1815 in Williamson County to a MILTON SCHOLL of ky. (who is closely related to the Boone Family).
MILTON abandoned her and she divorces him.

1. Child Martha Jane (Scholl or Hagan?)
Martha Jane Hagan married John William Allen

1. child a EUGENE ALLEN.
EUGENE ALLEN had 2.children:

MARY AMANDA (ALLEN) BOWEN and ANNIE ELIZABETH (ALLEN) CASTLEMAN

JERUSHA HAGAN was the Sister to ENOCH ENSLEY Jr.
ENOCH ENSLEY Jr. and William Hamilton Hagans Families are closely interlinked in early Davidson County History!
Jerusha's Mother:NAOMI DAVIS of Tyrrell County North Carolina.1st Marriage: Edward ENSLEY Esq.

2 Childern:
ENOCH ENSLEY Jr.and daughter JOANNAH.

2nd Marriage was to HENRY ALEXANDER,

3 children they are:
Jerusha,PARKER,and MARTHA(PATSEY)

WILLIAM HAMILTON HAGANS & JERUSHA ENSLEY children are:

Year Born:
1. BOLIVER 1834
2. JAMES H.1839
3. LIZZIE 1841 Married:Union Officer Capt. SAMUEL J. LITTLE

Children are
1. SAMUEL J. LITTLE Jr.
2. ED REED
3. LILLIAN:

Grand child: WILLIAM J. MORTON

4.LEONIDAS POLK HAGAN 1839 (This is My Branch)

Served Confederate States of America

2nd Lieut.Co.(C&K)10th REG'T TENNESSEE Infantry
Discharge Papers Writes: 5 Feet 8 Inches Tall, Light Complexion, Gray Eye,Hair Light a Farmer
Enlisted by Capt. James H. Anderson

Leonidas married: BETTIE HOBSON 1869,25 of February
Children as Follows:

HAGAN Year Born:
1.DEWITT W. 1872
2.ENSLEY LINDSLEY 1874 Married:BETTY VANHOOK from(WILSON,County) Lebanon,Tennessee-

Son:State Senate Willard ENSLEY Hagan

3.HORACE THOMAS HAGAN 1876 (This is My branch)
4.OPEL 1878
5.ADA RICE 1887
6.LOUIS G. 1885
7.WILLIAM H. 1887
8.NAOMI 1889
9.LEONIDAS POLK Jr.1891
10.BESSIE BRUCE 1893 ****Maybe Bruce's in Alanta, Georgia
married:J.J. Anderson of Coral Gables Florida

Son:James Anderson

11.NINA (PROVINE) HAGAN REEVES Died 1979, 30th of March
married:BRYAN REEVES

One Child:Edwin All are Deceased
The Name PROVINE Comes To the Hagan's family by way of the late Rev.John Calhoun Provine of the Presbyterian Church. Married into the ENELEY Family

12.HENRY H.Hagan Listed in Leonidas P.'s last will& test
dated:1908,18th of July as first and then the rest of children stating Dewitt W.

HORACE THOMAS HAGAN 9/5/1876 To 2/2/1950
Married:ELIZBETH ANNIE ELDER Died:11/1/1923

Only Son: WILLIAM LON HAGAN sr. Deceased
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I am WILLIAM LON HAGAN Jr.
And I need info on William Hamilton Hagan From Kentucky
Not to be confused with William Hartwell Hagan of Lawrenceburg,Tennessee. William Hamilton born ky. and William Hartwell has lineage in Ky. and both are in Tennessee about the same time. I'll will be Happy to share more Info with those who want it.

Letters written by Hugh Hagans, Jr., to his uncle, Benjamin Campbell of Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Hugh Hagan (s) was a son of John Hagans and wife Elizabeth Campbell (born 1726), who was a sister of the addressee, Benjamin Campbell. All of the Hagans were at one time residents of Madison County, Kentucky --

April 10, 1793, Madison Co., near the Court house
Loving Uncle

By axident I hapned to get acquaint with Mr. Hughs and he gave me an acct of you, otherways I have not heard from you this many years. It would be tedious to relate to you the various vicistudes of life that I have gone through since I left Pens (Pennsylvania). Let it suffice to tell you that I got safe by sea to Cara (Carolina) and married a certain Margaret Burns lived with her almost 4 years & she died. About 14 months after I married a Jean Hamilton and not loving that part of the world, I made an attempt for Kentucky which succeeded prosperously & I am settled on a small piece of land 1 mile from Milford Town. I always subsist by my trade and lives easy. I have acquired much knowledge in mettals since I left you. I work chiefly in silver work & gold watches and plating. I understand and make considerable profit thereby. Very few men I fear at engraving and carving in gold & silver and setting of rings, etc.

My Father and Mother is living yet in Carolina, and I think they will come to this country next Fall. They were in health the last letter from them. I have one sister living here, wife to a Samuel Boyd. There is a son of Grand Uncle William Campbell of Virginia lives 3 miles from us that is all the relations I have here. Uncle John and William was dead the last time I was in Pens. Uncle Tomy married shortly after I left there. I would be proud to hear from them all, particularly from Uncle Thos. for I think he will come to this part of the world yet.

Indeed every man that wants to live easy and well can do it here better than any place I ever seen, either Tradesman or Farmer. Please do rite by the bearer, he goes through your Town and is coming here shortly.

Dr Sir Your Loving Nephew
Hugh Hagans

Sept. 3 1797 Kentucky Madison Co near the Courthouse

To Benjamin Campbell
Uniontown (Pa.)

Dear Unkle and Aunt This opportunity offers for your information of my situation in this world. I have had many dispensations of Providence, some prosporous, some adverse. Perhaps you heard of my loss of my first wife after having two children which is yet alive and well.

I married again in Carolina & has 3 children by the last wife all boys one of the others is a girl. I have traveled a great deal since my apprenticeship and I think this Kentucky state is the best poor man's country that ever was., plenty of provisions and cheap and abundance of business for any tradesman's labor& money tollerably plenty. God of his providential care and provision has gratiously bestowed plenty upon me and my family and I think that any man that has a rising family may with the use of a little industry and economy support them well here.

My father and Family is living here. They are all in good health. Six? is maried and four to marry. Father is old and much failed as likewise mother. I desire to have a few lines from you and give an account of our relatives as near as you can. I have not had a letter from any of you since I came to this country, only one from Uncle John's son John from Delaware State. I heard of your son John being at Lexington lately. It would have satisfied me much to have had a night's conversation with him.

If ever any of you be in this country again oblige me as far as to tarry with me a few days. Should fondly hear of Uncle Thomas - where he lives and how. Please to inform that I am solicitous that he should come to this country and I think that you would live better here than any other of the United States. It is glorious country flowing with milk and honey. We are all in good health at present. Father and mother send their respects to you both and family our compliments to you both and all enquiring friends. Fairwell,
Hugh and Jean Hagans