Henry "Hell Buck" Sergent b 1821 KY; s/o James Sergent and Judy Farley McFarland. Henry "Hell Buck" Sergent m. Margaret "Peggy" Wells b 1829. Henry's nickname was Hell-Buck because he evidently was short tempered and would not take bull from anyone. Henry Hell-Buck probably wasn't very well liked and was feared by some. I guess he had to be tough in those times, following the Civil War and dealing with carpet baggers, scallywags and riff raff at the time. (1860 Wise Co VA Census). Children of Henry "Hell Buck" Sergent and Margaret "Peggy" Wells;

1. Margaret Sergent b 1839; m. James Boggs

2. William Sergent b 1845 VA; m. 23 Jan 1867 Wise Co VA to Martha Ann Dean b 1847 Wise Co VA d 26 Feb 1891 Wise Co VA; d/o Elisha M "Ellis" Dean and Manerva M Hamilton. William Sergent m. 26 Oct 1891 Wise Co VA to Susannah C Hubbard b 1857 OH; d/o Jesse Hubbard and Malinda Salyers.

3. James Sergent b 1847 VA; in the war and was lost and never heard from.

4. Ephraim Sergent b 1849 VA; d of pneumonia during the Civil War.

5. Rebeccah Sergent b VA (is this Regina?)

6. David Sergent sent to prison in Frankfort, KY; for aiding in stolen property

7. Regina Sergent b 1850; m. 2 Oct 1869 Wise Co VA to Lorenzo Dow Boggs b 1846 Russell Co VA; d Lawrence Co KY; buried poor house; s/o William Boggs and Anne Johnson. Children of Lorenzo Dow Boggs and Regina Sergent;

i. Celia Boggs b 1888 d 1923 Hindman, KY; buried Old Doc Kelly's Cemetery, Hindman, KY; m. 1906 to Ambrose Taylor b 21 Jan 1849 d 30 May 1921; buried Old Doc Kelly's Cemetery, Hindman, KY. Children of Ambrose Taylor and Celia Boggs; I. Robert Taylor b 1906 d 1946 II. Allie Taylor b 1908 d 1990 Blue River, KY; m. Male Osborne; m. (2) Aleck Anderson b 1907 d 1951. III. Male Taylor IV. Female Taylor m. (1) to Male Dingus; m. (2) to Male Robinson. V. Male Taylor.

ii. Hank Boggs died age 6 years.

iii. John Boggs killed by a train while sitting on the tracks too drunk to move.

iv. Mary Boggs m. Oscar Bud Hunley

v. Margaret Peggy Boggs m. (1) Elisha Wellman; m. (2) to Hugh Boggs; m. (3) to Noah Williams.

vi. William Franklin Boggs vii. Rand Boggs b 11 Mar 1886 d 1 Jan 1946 Breathitt Co KY

8. Judith Judy Sergent b 1852 VA

9. Elihu Sergent b 1855 VA; m. Delilah Maggard

10. Nancy Sergent b 1857 VA

11. Andrew (Andy) Sergent b 1858 VA; m. Jane Hunsaker

12. Cynthia Sergent; m. Bill Edens

13. Gemima Sergent; m. Preston Thacker

14. John Anderson Sergent b 1872 d 1946; m. Eliza Ann Thacker b 22 Sept 1869. Like his father John was also a short tempered and nervous man. He once had a fight at the polls with an "armed with a knife individual". He was unarmed and big fisted, he sent the knife flying and whipped the guy. Children of John Anderson Sergent and Eliza Ann Thacker;

i. William David "Dave" Sergent b 2 Oct 1890 d 31 Aug 1969; buried Soldiers Home Cemetery, Washington DC; stayed in the army for 20 or more years; never married; cared for his mother when his father died; lived in Soldiers Home in Washington DC; returned home for a few months until his death.

ii. Margaret Sergent b 13 Apr 1892 d 1979

iii. Jacob Sergent b 16 Dec 1893 d 20 Dec 1896

iv. James Anderson Sergent b 23 Jun 1896 d 22 May 1922; killed by Bob Falin over a hog; never married; was engaged to be married until someone else wrote an obscene letter to the woman and signed his name to it causing their break up.

v. Gemima Elizabeth Sergent b 16 Mar 1898 d 1960

vi. Male Sergent

( Source: Edyth Sargent - eldsarg@oecadvantage.net).

1860 Wise Co VA Census
499 Sergent, Henry 34 M Farmer KY
499 Sergent, Margaret 31 F Housekeeper VA
499 Sergent, William 15 M VA
499 Sergent, James 13 M KY
499 Sergent, Ephraim 11 M VA
499 Sergent, Regina 9 F VA
499 Sergent, Judith 8 F VA
499 Sergent, Elihu 5 M VA
499 Sergent, Nancy 3 F VA
499 Sergent, Andrew 2 M VA