Descendants of Christopher R. Perry-- Part 2: Aviators and Horse Racing

**   Great Grandson, Rear Admiral S. Rodgers (1858-1931) Spanish-American War and World War I.

Two other descendants came through Christopher Perry's daughter, Anna Maria Perry Rodgers

 **  Calbraith Perry Rodgers  (1879-1912), a pioneer American  aviator who was the first civilian to own a Wright Flyer and the first to make a transcontinental flight.

**   Commander John Rodgers (1881-1926), Navy officer and early aviator.

Through his son Matthew's daughter, Caroline Slidell Belmont, he was great grandfather to:

**  Perry Belmont, a statesman who also served in the Army  during the Spanish-American War and World War I.

**  August Belmont Jr (1853-1924) was an American financier and builder of New York's Belmont  racetrack and a major breeder/owner of thoroughbred racehorses.  (Part of horse racing's Triple Crown.)

Still More to Come.  This Is Quite a Family.    --Brock-Perry