DESCENDANTS OF SHERMAN MORGAN 455 



WASHTENAW CHIEF 



Bay, i$y 2 hands, 1020 pounds; foaled 1847 or '48; bred by Salem T. 

 Turner, Lewis, N. Y. ; got by Black Hawk : dam bay, bred by Payne Turner, 

 Essex Co., N. Y., sire unknown ; 2d dam bay, said to have been taken from 

 the British army at Pittsburgh, N. Y. Kept, 1853, by breeder in Oneida 

 and Herkeimer Cos., N. Y., then called Black Hawk. In December, 1854, 

 Mr. Turner moved to Ypsilanti, Mich., taking the horse, which died in 

 Michigan, his property, 1876. Had good style and fine action. Received 2d 

 premium at Michigan State fair, 1856, the committee declaring him to be a 

 model trotting horse, but giving ist premium to Othello. 



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VVashtenaw Chief |r. b h 2 129 1860-70 1865 5 14 



Roan Jack rn g 2 -.381/2 Z g 7 ^ ^^ x \ ^ 



Races won, 6. Races lost, 19 Total races, 25. 

 Sire: Charley, i. 



WASHTENAW CHIEF JR 2 :29 



Dark brown with star, 16% hands, 1200 pounds; foaled about 1855 ; 

 bred by David (or Isaac) Hughes, South Trenton, N. Y. ; got by Washtenaw 

 Chief, son of Black Hawk : dam brown or black, bred by David Hughes, 

 got by Splendor of Oneida, son of old Black River Messenger, by 

 Ogden's Messenger. (Dam of Splendor of Oneida said to be a Patriot 

 mare). Sold to John R. and William Williams, Sangersfield, N. Y., who sold 

 to John W. Robinson, Clinton, N. Y., for 5 1700. It is said Mr. Robinson 

 was offered $9000 for him. Said to have trotted in 2:26^. Died about 

 1869, owned by Mr. Robinson. Somewhat coarse, but stylish, with good 

 disposition ; stock good. 



SAM HOUSTON 



Brown, 16 hands, 1200 pounds; foaled May 18, 1857; bred by Mr, 

 Fairchild, Farmington, Mich. ; got by Washtenaw Chief, son of Black Hawk : 

 dam bay, bred by Mr. Fairchild, London, Ont., got by Jim Hickory, son of 

 Kentucky Whip ; 2d dam bred by Mr. Fairchild and said to be thorough- 

 bred. Passed to E. S. Warner, Farmington, Mich. ; to S. Baldwin. Died 

 June, 1867. Could trot in 2 150; stock stylish, trappy horses, that sold at 

 high prices. 



Sire of dam of James Halfpenny 2:29%. 



SAM HOUSTON JR 



Brown with small star and left hind foot white, 15^ hands, 1175 

 pounds; foaled 1864; bred by George Gray, Troy, Mich.; got by Sam 

 Houston, son of Washtenaw Chief : dam bay, a fine and fast road mare, bred 

 by Mr. Brown, Genesee Co., N. Y., who took her to Pontiac, Mich., and said 

 that she was Morgan. Owned at one time by A. G. Dewey, Disco, Mich. ; 

 sold and went to Missouri about 1875. Stylish, kind and spirited; stock 

 great roadsters. 



