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John Hallum, in his 1887 Biographical and Pictorial History of Arkansas, sorts out the intricacies of the kinships as follows:
Ann Rector, the wife of Thomas Rector, was the paternal aunt of Governor Henry M. Rector, her six distinguished sons being first cousins to the latter.
Susan Conway, the paternal aunt of the governors Conway, married John, son of Col. Valentine Sevier, nephew to Gov. John Sevier, one of the heroes of King Mountain, who was six times elected governor of Tennessee and died during his second term in Congress.
Ambrose H. Sevier, the son of this marriage, married Miss Juliet, the daughter of Judge Benjamin Johnson, sister to the Honorable Robert Ward Johnson. Sevier and Territorial Governor Fulton were the warmest personal and political friends throughout life.
Ambrose H. Sevier, Jr., son of the senator, married Miss Wright, granddaughter of Governor Fulton. Governor Churchill married Miss Annie, daughter of Senator Sevier, and is grand-nephew to Territorial Governor John Pope.
Major Wharton Rector, paymaster in the United States Army, so often mentioned and so celebrated in our early history, was the uncle of Governor Rector and Elias Rector, who is known in our local literature as "The Fine Old Arkansas Gentleman," the two latter being cousins.
William Walker, an eminent lawyer and judge, dating back to territorial times…married Mary A. Rector, daughter of Major Wharton Rector…
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