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Ambrose Joshua Smith, Capt, VA Militia, RW, Esquire, Justice of the Peace,- IMMIGRANT 1703–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1703

Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

Death Date: August 1758

Death Location: Killed by Indians, Rowan Chatham County, North Carolina, United States

Father: Captain College

Mother: Catherine Snelson

Spouse(s): Judith (Smith)

Children(s): Col. Smith

In 1703, Ambrose Joshua Smith, Capt, VA Militia, RW, Esquire, Justice of the Peace,- IMMIGRANT entered the world in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States, born to Captain Christopher Smith Iii Headmaster Of The Indian School William And Mary College And Catherine Snelson. Ambrose Joshua Smith, Capt, VA Militia, RW, Esquire, Justice of the Peace,- IMMIGRANT married Judith Anne Spann Anderson Smith, and had children including Col John Christopher Little River Smith. Ambrose Joshua Smith, Capt, VA Militia, RW, Esquire, Justice of the Peace,- IMMIGRANT passed away in 1758 in Killed by Indians, Rowan Chatham County, North Carolina, United States.

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  • In 1703, Ambrose Joshua Smith, Capt, VA Militia, RW, Esquire, Justice of the Peace,- IMMIGRANT entered the world in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States, born to Captain Christopher Smith Iii Headmaster Of The Indian School William And Mary College And Catherine Snelson.
  • Ambrose Joshua Smith, Capt, VA Militia, RW, Esquire, Justice of the Peace,- IMMIGRANT married Judith Anne Spann Anderson Smith, and had children including Col John Christopher Little River Smith.
  • Ambrose Joshua Smith, Capt, VA Militia, RW, Esquire, Justice of the Peace,- IMMIGRANT passed away in 1758 in Killed by Indians, Rowan Chatham County, North Carolina, United States.

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Ambrose IMMIGRANT's Ancestors

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Ambrose IMMIGRANT
1703–1758
Birth Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Parents
Captain Christopher Smith III, Headmaster of the Indian School, William and Mary College
1670–1739
Windle House, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
Catherine Snelson
1680–1742
Eccleshall, Staffordshire, , England
Grandparents
Lt (Christopher II "Kit" Smith (Smyth) Sir..Knight of Burnley Parish) Ii
1631–1716
Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
Lydia Broadribb
1635–1703
Wroxall, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
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Ambrose IMMIGRANT's Descendants

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Ambrose (Joshua Smith, Capt, VA Militia, RW, Esquire, Justice of the Peace,-) IMMIGRANT (11 Jun 1703–August 1758) m. Judith (Anne Spann Anderson) (Smith) (11 JUN 1703–Killed by Indians on August 1758)
  1. 1. Col. (John Christopher Little River) Smith 1724–1782 m. Sarah (Ann "Sally") Buckner 1718–1783
    1. 1. Frances Cyrus 1760–1821 m. Jesse CYRUS 1755–1810
      1. 1. Abraham Cyrus 1781–1860 m. Sarah (Jane) Cyrus 1789–1871
        1. 1. JESSE CYRUS 1811–1901
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Blue) Davis 1815–1893
        3. 3. Joshua (Marion) Cyrus 1820–1883
        4. 4. Abraham (Cyrus) Jr 1818–1903
        5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Hatten 1823–1905
        6. 6. Mary Newman 1809–1869
        7. 7. Roswell (Franklin) Cyrus 1829–1904
        8. 8. Henderson Cyrus 1813–1826
        9. 9. Shelby Cyrus 1827–1828
        10. 10. Frances (F.) Davis 1825–1880
    2. 2. James Smith 1761–
    3. 3. Gideon Smith 1760–1829
    4. 4. Job Smith 1748–1837
    5. 5. John (Buckner) Smith 1758–1851
    6. 6. Joseph (Hiram Garfield) Smith 1752–1814
    7. 7. Charles Smith 1760–1855
    8. 8. Gabriel (D Smith 1) ARW 1764–1841
    9. 9. Benjamin (Smith) 1 1759–
    10. 10. Christopher (Kitt B Smith) 3 1779–
    11. 11. Thomas (Smith) 1 1775–1841
    12. 12. Anna (Nails) Smith 1781–1876
    13. 13. Mary (Smith) 4 1774–
    14. 14. Christiana (Smith) 2 1780–1863
    15. 15. Jasper (O Smith) Sr 1750–1791
    16. 16. William (Buckner Smith) 3 1763–1820
    17. 17. Joshua Smith 1772–
    18. 18. Harmon (Smith) 2 1769–1850
    19. 19. Polly (Smith) 1 1767–
    20. 20. Jesse (Smith) RW 1765–1842
    21. 21. Charles (A Smith, Mountain Militia) ARW 1759–1855
    22. 22. Polly (Smith) Patterson 1760–
    23. 23. Joshua Smith 1772–
    24. 24. Anna (Nails) Smith 1781–1876
    25. 25. Christiana Smith 1760–1820
    26. 26. Charles (A Smith, Mountain) Militia 1759–1855
    27. 27. Jesse Smith 1762–
    28. 28. Christiana Smith 1780–1863
    29. 29. Job Smith 1748–1837
    30. 30. Hampton Smith 1766–1850
    31. 31. Nicholas Smith 1731–1768
    32. 32. Mary Smith 1774–
    33. 33. Rucker Smith 1765–1805
    34. 34. Benjamin Smith 1672–1751
    35. 35. Zachariah Smith 1734–1812
    36. 36. Joshua (Meade) Smith 1750–1790
    37. 37. Charles (Isham Smith) Sr. 1760–1855
    38. 38. Francis Smith 1757–1821
    39. 39. Thomas (Tymms) Smith 1775–1841
    40. 40. Gabriel (D) Smith 1764–1841
    41. 41. Christopher (Kitt B) Smith 1779–
    42. 42. John (Miles) Smith 1756–1790
    43. 43. Margaret (Peggy "Millie") Smith 1755–1817
    44. 44. Margaret (Peggy "Millie") Smith 1755–1817

Ambrose IMMIGRANT's Timeline

2 Records

1703
11 Jun 1703
Birth of Ambrose Joshua Smith, Capt, VA Militia, RW, Esquire, Justice of the Peace,- IMMIGRANT in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
1758
August 1758
Age 55
Death of Ambrose Joshua Smith, Capt, VA Militia, RW, Esquire, Justice of the Peace,- IMMIGRANT in Killed by Indians, Rowan Chatham County, North Carolina, United States
Killed by Indians, Rowan Chatham County, North Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1703
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1758
    Event Place: Killed by Indians, Rowan Chatham County, North Carolina, United States

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