Theodore Timothy Judge, son of Timothy Aloysius Judge and Hazel Agnes Russell, was born in 1921 in Westwood, California. He married Ellen Sheehy.

Joseph Ayers, son of Jonathan Ayers and Mary Ayers, was born 7 Nov 1814 in Knox County, Tennessee. He married Charlotte "Lotty" Shelton, daughter of Palatiah Shelton and Elizabeth Dunnington, on 25 Aug 1836, in Knox County, Tennessee. They had 11 children. Charlotte died in 1879 in Love Lake, Macon County, Missouri. Joseph married Ruth Kinsley Dunnington on 17 Feb 1881, but separated before her death in 1885. Joseph died 27 July 1907 and is buried in Love Lake, Macon County, Missouri. Their ancestors and descendants have lived in North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia, and other areas throughout the United States.

In the first complete account of prosecutions under the Alien and Sedition Acts, dozens of previously unknown cases come to light, revealing the lengths to which the John Adams administration went in order to criminalize dissent. The campaign to prosecute dissenting Americans under the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 ignited the first battle over the Bill of Rights. Fearing destructive criticism and “domestic treachery” by Republicans, the administration of John Adams led a determined effort to safeguard the young republic by suppressing the opposition. The acts gave the president unlimited discretion to deport noncitizens and made it a crime to criticize the president, Congress, or the federal government. In this definitive account, Wendell Bird goes back to the original federal court records and the papers of Secretary of State Timothy Pickering and finds that the administration’s zeal was far greater than historians have recognized. Indeed, there were twice as many prosecutions and planned deportations as previously believed. The government went after local politicians, raisers of liberty poles, and even tavern drunks but most often targeted Republican newspaper editors, including Benjamin Franklin’s grandson. Those found guilty were sent to prison or fined and sometimes forced to sell their property to survive. The Federalists’ support of laws to prosecute political opponents and opposition newspapers ultimately contributed to the collapse of the party and left a large stain on their record. The Alien and Sedition Acts launched a foundational debate on press freedom, freedom of speech, and the legitimacy of opposition politics. The result was widespread revulsion over the government’s attempt to deprive Americans of their hard-won liberties. Criminal Dissent is a potent reminder of just how fundamental those rights are to a stable democracy.

Jewel Corney Reid married Dolly Mae Harrison. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Scotland, England, Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, Tennessee and Missouri.