Of Moore Co., NC, and

Pike Co., GA

He was married to Clarissa (some sources give his wife as Nancy) Kenny (daughter of John Kenny?) about 1792 in Moore Co., NC.  Clarissa Kenny was born about 1774 in NC.  Archibald Wadsworth and Clarissa  Kenny had the following children:

 2 i. Clarissa Wadsworth was born about 1793 in NC.  She was living in 1850 in Pike Co., GA.
 +3 ii. John Wadsworth m. Nancy Wadsworth (first cousin)
 +4 iii. Amy Wadsworth m. William S. Wadsworth (first cousin)
 +5 iv. Mary Wadsworth
 +6 v. Elizabeth Wadsworth
 +7 vi. Levicia Wadsworth
 +8 vii. Nancy Wadsworth
 +9 viii. Mary Emiline Wadsworth

The Wadsworth-Clayton Cemetery (Source: Ruth Frances Aaron)

In 1825, Archibald Wadsworth acquired the property in Pike County, Georgia. The Wadsworth-Clayton Family Cemetery is located in Lamar County. It rests on a beautiful knoll beside a pond nor far from where the old home-place used to stand. All that's left of the house is the chimney, standing majestically as it did when it was built.

The cemetery lies under huge oak trees up on a hill over looking what was once a great plantation that was passed down through the Wadsworth family until around 1898 when it was sold.

During the early twentieth century, Lewis Graham and Franklin Gordy descecrated the old family burial ground by removing all the tombstones and using them to prop up the last old house on the property.

During the Civil War in September of 1863, a train loaded with supplies heading for the battle of Atlanta collided with a train loaded with wounded soldiers heading for the Confederate Hospital near Milner and Barnesville. Twenty of the solders died and were buried in the family cemetery. Also, many slaves were buried on the outskirt of the cemetery.

During World War II Mr. J. D. Moore and his wife walked up to the cemetery and counted more than one hundred forty graves.

Those known to be buried in the Wadsworth-Clayton Cemetery
(there are no markers - see narrative above)

Archibald Wadsworth
(1765-1856)
Clarissa Wadsworth (daughter)
(1800-exact date unknown)

John Wadsworth (son)
22 June 1802-21 December 1864)

Amy Wadsworth Wadsworth (daughter)
(1804-exact date unknown)

William S. Wadsworth (husband of Amy Wadsworth)
(exact dates unknown)

Nancy Wadsworth Jones (daughter)
(1814-exact date unknown)

Seaborn Jones (husband of Nancy Wadsworth)
(exact dates unknown)

Mary Wadsworth McKellar (daughter)
(1807-exact date unknown)

Elizabeth Wadsworth Smith (daughter)
(1810-1889)

Nancy Wadsworth (wife of John)
(15 July 1799-14 October 1869)

Mary Ann Wadsworth Jones
(1814-exact date unknown)

Martha Ann Wadsworth
23 November 1828-20 March 1843)

Eli Wadsworth
(1 April 1832-exact date unknown)

John Wadsworth
(28 May 1834-6 November 1849)

Emily Caroline Wadsworth
14 February-1839-30 July 1839)

Missouri Ellen Wadsworth
(24 March 1844-1896)

William Pierce Clayton
(1859-1924)

Nancy Wadsworth Jones
(1830-exact date unknown)

In the name of GOD Almighty, I Archibald Wadsworth of the county and state aforesaid being of advanced age and knowing that I must shortly depart this life deem it right and proper both as regards my family and meself that I
should make disposition of the property with which a kind Proidence has blessed me do therefore, make this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others made by me.

ITEM 1
I desire and direct that by body be buried in a decent and Christian like manner my soul I trust shall elum to God who gave it as I hope salvation through testaments of the blessed Lord and Savior Jesus cleanse whose religion I have professed and I humbly trust enjoyed for many years.

ITEM 2
I desire and direct that all my debts be paid without delay by my Executors hereafter appointed.

ITEM 3
I give and bequeath and devise to y daughter Clarissa Forty acres of my land including the house where I now live and part of lot 6 and 7 in the 8th district and three acres in the northwest corner of lot 7 in the seventh district all in the county of Pike to be laid off so as far it all to be made fifty acares and a bd mill ________ and two pass of slects together with all the cattle and the hogs and the kitchen furnishure and one hundred dollars in cash and one hundred bushels of corn.

ITEM 4
I will and desire that all of the rest of my property both real and
personal __________ and whatever be sold and the proceeds thereof be equally divided among all my children Clarissa excepted.

ITEM 5
I will and desire my servant Issac be sold at private sale by my executors for a reasonal valuation.

ITEM 6
I hereby  constitute my blood son John Wadsworth as well my worthy friend John B. Jones Executors to this my my last will and testament this the 13th day January 1834

                              his  Archibald  X  Wadsworth
                            mark

Signed and sealed declared and published by Archibald Wadsworth as his last will and testament in the presence of us who subcribe our names here in the presence of ____________ at his special ___________ and request and of each other this 13th day of January AD 1834

    Test W.R. Jones
     Thomas C. Fisher
     Eli Wadsworth
     G.L. Jones

STATE OF GEORGIA
PIKE COUNTY

We William R. Jones and Green L. Jones do solemnly swear that we saw Archibald Wadsworth sign seal by making his mark and heard him publish and declare this making to be and confirm his last will and at the time then of his sound and disposing mind and memory and that he did it freely without
compulsion to the best knowledge and belief.  And so do further swear that we saw Thomas C. Fisher sign the same as witness in our presence and in the presence of the __________ and that we signed the same at the ________ and request of the testator I subcribe in __________- this 2nd day of September 1832

    W R Jones
    I C Beckham
    G L Jones

STATE OF GEORGIA
PIKE COUNTY

I john Wadsworth do solemnly swear that this making contains the last will and testament of Archibald Wadsworth deceased so far as I know and believe and that I will _________ execute the same by paying first the debts and then the legacies contained in said will so far as his goods and shallets
_______  extend and the law charges me and that I will make a will and perform and _________- of all such goods and challets so help me GOD. Sworn and subscribed in open court this 6 Oct 1836

    I C Beckham {  John Wadsworth
                Gray  {