Jack Jouett
Personal life
Personal life
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Jouett married Sallie Robards in Mercer County, Kentucky in 1784\. Together they had 12 children, including [Matthew Harris Jouett](/wiki/Matthew_Harris_Jouett "Matthew Harris Jouett"), who trained as a lawyer at his father's insistence, but became possibly Kentucky's best\-known portrait painter of the era,Thomas D. Clark, A History of Kentucky (Lexington: John Bradford Press, 1960\) pp. 263–264 although that career choice caused his father dismay. Reportedly Jouett said, "I sent Matthew to college to make a gentleman of him, and he has turned out to be nothing but a damned sign painter." Matthew Jouett had attended [Transylvania University](/wiki/Transylvania_University "Transylvania University") and read law with [George M. Bibb](/wiki/George_M._Bibb "George M. Bibb"), and his father approved his enlisting in the 3rd Mountain Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteers during the [War of 1812](/wiki/War_of_1812 "War of 1812"). The regiment's payroll was lost during the [Battle of the River Raisin](/wiki/Battle_of_the_River_Raisin "Battle of the River Raisin") and it is said Matthew became a portrait painter to earn the money back. He settled in [Lexington](/wiki/Lexington%2C_Kentucky "Lexington, Kentucky") to paint portraits and miniatures. Matthew Jouett also studied with [Gilbert Stuart](/wiki/Gilbert_Stuart "Gilbert Stuart") in [Boston](/wiki/Boston "Boston"), but he spent winters in New Orleans, Natchez and other cities, and was buried in the family burying ground of his father\-in\-law, William Allen. Jouett had another notable martial descendant through Matthew, his grandson [James Edward "Fighting Jim" Jouett](/wiki/James_Edward_Jouett "James Edward Jouett"), who began his naval career as a midshipman in 1841\. He served under [Admiral Farragut](/wiki/Admiral_Farragut "Admiral Farragut"), including in the Union Navy during the [American Civil War](/wiki/American_Civil_War "American Civil War"), rose to the rank of Rear Admiral, ultimately retired to [Sandy Spring, Maryland](/wiki/Sandy_Spring%2C_Maryland "Sandy Spring, Maryland") and is buried at [Arlington National Cemetery](/wiki/Arlington_National_Cemetery "Arlington National Cemetery"). He was immortalized in Farragut's famous quote "Damn the torpedoes! Four bells! Captain Drayton go ahead! Jouett full speed!" Other sons were Thomas Jefferson Jouett (1801–1867\) who married Mary Daniel in 1822, who bore Edward S. Jouett Sr. (1851–1890\), and John Jouett III (1793–1876\) who married Amy Elisabeth Beverly Brown and whose daughter Mary (1829–1912\) married Benjamin Daniel Lacy in 1861\.U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership applications on ancestry.com

In total, Jack and Sally had 12 children who were known as:

1. George Payne: born June 1785, died Sep 1811\.
2. Catherine: born January 8, 1787, died December 23, 1790\.
3. Matthew Harris: (1788–1827\) married May 25, 1812, in Fayette Co KY to Margaret Henderson (Allen) Jouett.
4. Elizabeth Lewis: (1790 – April 23, 1848\) married August 14, 1817/Bath Co KY to William Dabney Haden: born March 9, 1790/VA, died May 12, 1834/KY, s/o Anthony Haden \& Ann Harris.
5. Polly Allin: (1792–1879\) married July 19, 1815, to Edward Stockton.
6. John "Jack" III: (1793–1876\) married to Amy Eliza Beverly Brown (1803–1851\).
7. William Robards: (1795–1852\) married 1\. Sarah A. Chesley, m2\. Sarah Strother Taylor: (1814–1888\).
8. Landon Carter: born April 1797, died August 5, 1828\.
9. Robert: born January 6, 1799, died October 20, 1816\.
10. Thomas Jefferson: born January 14, 1801, died 1867, married November 19, 1829, to Mary 'Polly' Daniel.
11. Virginia: born June 21, 1803, died June 16, 1822/Mt Sterling KY
12. Lynch: (1805–1856\).Church of Later Day Saints a compilation of published family treesJack Jouett House Historic Site, Versailles, KY

Where is James Edward Jouett buried?