Rachel Hatfield

Rachel Phoebe Hatfield (1795-1840) was the eighth born child of Joseph Andrew Hatfield and Rachel Smith, as well as the sister of Jeremiah, Eli, Stanley, Nancy, John, Reuben, Leander, James, William, Davis, Calvin, Charles, and Moses. She was also the wife of Joel McDonald and Isaac Reed, as well as the mother of Phariba, Allen, Sarah, Elizabeth, Campbell, Andrew, Rebecca, Sampson, Isaac, John, Emily, Eliza, and Alice. Additionally, Rachel also had seven half-siblings named Ephraim, Valentine, Mary, George, Joseph, Andrew, and Alexander.

Biography
Rachel was born in 1795, two of her siblings being born the same year as her. Growing up in Kentucky and Virginia, she met Isaac Reed, who was the oldest of five children. She became pregnant at age 15 with Phariba, whom she gave birth to in 1810 in Kentucky. Multiple sources indicate that Rachel was also partners with a man named Joel McDonald, but I am not sure as there is no marriage record. There is also no marriage record between Rachel and Isaac.

Rachel and Isaac went on to have twelve more children, including Allen (b. 1810), Sarah (b. 1812), Elizabeth (b. 1818), Campbell (b. 1820), Andrew (b. 1823), Rebecca (b. 1826), Sampson (b. 1827), Isaac Jr. (b. 1830), John (b. 1832), Emily (b. 1834), Eliza (b. 1835), and Alice (b. 1836). It is unlikely that Allen and Phariba are twins, as Phariba was born in Kentucky while Allen was born in Tennessee.

Rachel died in 1840 in Scott, Meigs, Tennessee at the age of 46.

Trivia

 * Records indicate that Rachel was also married to Joel McDonald.
 * Multiple sources claim that Rachel and Isaac had two children born in 1842 and 1843, however, that is either false or inaccurate information as Rachel's death was in 1840.