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Ambrose Smith 1703 – 1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1703

Birth Location: New Kent, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: Aug 1758

Death Location: Rowan, Bladen, Colony of North Carolina, British Colonial America

Father: Christopher Smith

Mother: Katharine Snelson

Spouse(s): Judith Spann

Children(s): Nathan Smith, Sarah Smith, Daniel Smith, Benjamin Smith, Hannah Smith, John Smith, Susannah Smith, Mary Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Charles Smith, Christopher Smith, Francis Smith, Zachariah Smith, William Smith, Judith Smith, Francis Smith, Ambrose Smith, John Smith, John Smith, James Smith, Samuel Smith

Ambrose Smith was born in 1703 in New Kent, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Christopher Smith and Katharine Snelson. Ambrose Smith married Judith Ann Spann, and had children including Nathan Nicholas Smith, Sarah Smith, Daniel Smith, Benjamin Smith, Hannah Smith, John Christopher Smith, Susannah Smith, Mary Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Charles Smith, Christopher Buckner "Kitt" Smith, Francis Smith, Zachariah Smith, William Smith, Judith Smith, Francis Marion Smith, Ambrose Joshua Smith, John Smith, John Smith, James Smith, Samuel Smith. Ambrose Smith passed away in 1758 in Rowan, Bladen, Colony of North Carolina, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Ambrose Smith was born in 1703 in New Kent, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Christopher Smith and Katharine Snelson.
  • Ambrose Smith married Judith Ann Spann, and had children including Nathan Nicholas Smith, Sarah Smith, Daniel Smith, Benjamin Smith, Hannah Smith, John Christopher Smith, Susannah Smith, Mary Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Charles Smith, Christopher Buckner "Kitt" Smith, Francis Smith, Zachariah Smith, William Smith, Judith Smith, Francis Marion Smith, Ambrose Joshua Smith, John Smith, John Smith, James Smith, Samuel Smith.
  • Ambrose Smith passed away in 1758 in Rowan, Bladen, Colony of North Carolina, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Smith
1677 – 1739
Birth Location: Burnley, Lancashire, England
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Katharine Snelson
1683 – 1742
Birth Location: Eccleshall, Staffordshire,, England
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Spouses(s)

Judith Spann
1703 – 1758
Birth Location: Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Nathan Smith
1730 – 1811
Birth Location: Moore, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Smith
1683 – 1767
Birth Location: Sudbury,Middlesex,Massachusetts
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Daniel Smith
1684 –
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
DS
Benjamin Smith
1685 – 1687
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
BS
Hannah Smith
1691 –
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
HS
John Smith
1720 – 1793
Birth Location: Anson, North Carolina, British Colonial America
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Susannah Smith
1723 – 1833
Birth Location: North Carolina, British Colonial America
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Mary Smith
1723 –
Birth Location: Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Elizabeth Smith
1724 – 1793
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, British Colonial America
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Charles Smith
1727 – 1804
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Christopher Smith
1730 – 1804
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, British Colonial America
CS
Francis Smith
1733 – 1825
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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Zachariah Smith
1734 – 1812
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
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William Smith
1738 –
Birth Location: Hanover, Louisa, Virginia, United States
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Judith Smith
1740 – 1800
Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America
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Francis Smith
1740 – 1790
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Ambrose Smith
1742 –
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia
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John Smith
Birth Location: , Middlesex, Mass.
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John Smith
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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James Smith
– 1732
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Samuel Smith
Birth Location: –
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Ambrose Smith's Ancestors

Self
Ambrose Smith
1703 – 1758
Birth Place: New Kent, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Christopher Smith
1677 – 1739
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Katharine Snelson
1683 – 1742
Eccleshall, Staffordshire,, England
Grandparents
Christopher Smith
Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Elizabeth) Fairbanks
1622 – 1703
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
John Snelson
1640 – 1690
Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
Katherine Grime
1644 – 1722
Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Smith
– 1638
Elizabeth Towneley
1598 – 1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1560 –

Ambrose Smith's Descendants

1.
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Ambrose Smith (11 Jun 1703 – Aug 1758) m. Judith (Ann) Spann (11 Jun 1703 – 1758)
  1. 1. Nathan (Nicholas) Smith (18 Jun 1730 – 1811) m. Mary Thomas (1735 – 1819)
    1. 1. Everette Smith (1751 – 22 Apr 1822) m. Jemima (Holley) Holly (1755 – 1829) m. Elizabeth Furr (1758 – 1827)
      1. 1. Olympia Smith (1771 – 1853)
      2. 2. William ("One Hand") Smith (30 Apr 1775 – 14 Apr 1866)
      3. 3. Nathan Smith (05 Feb 1777 – 03 Dec 1843)
      4. 4. Issac Smith (16 May 1779 – 08 Dec 1854)
      5. 5. Levi Smith (Abt. 1782 – 1848)
      6. 6. Pleasant Smith (Abt. 1784 – 1874)
      7. 7. Elijah (''ELI'' Calvin) Smith (30 Apr 1787 – 21 Dec 1872)
      8. 8. Katherine Smith (1790 – 1843)
      9. 9. Abner (Talbot) SMITH (1792 – Aft. 1860) m. Martha Smith (1785 – )
        1. 1. Issac Smith (16 Dec 1815 – 26 Aug 1888)
        2. 2. Abner (Talbert) Smith (01 Apr 1816 – 26 Mar 1883)
        3. 3. Lindsey (B) Smith (1827 – 1900)
        4. 4. John (William) SMITH (Aug 1829 – 03 Nov 1905) m. Orlena (Frances) Braden (Abt. 1841 – 28 Nov 1900)
    2. 2. Nicolas Smith (1758 – 1845)
    3. 3. Isham (Anderson) Smith (1760 – Aft. 1840)
    4. 4. William Smith (26 Feb 1763 – 09 Dec 1833)
    5. 5. Sarah (Rachel) Smith (1765 – 1836)
    6. 6. Zaline (Stephen) Smith (1765 – Abt. 1846)
  2. 2. Sarah Smith (26 May 1683 – 22 Dec 1767)
  3. 3. Daniel Smith (22 Nov 1684 – )
  4. 4. Benjamin Smith (12 Dec 1685 – 01 Aug 1687)
  5. 5. Hannah Smith (22 Nov 1691 – )
  6. 6. John (Christopher) Smith (1720 – 1793)
  7. 7. Susannah Smith (1723 – Bef. 1833)
  8. 8. Mary Smith (Abt. 1723 – )
  9. 9. Elizabeth Smith (1724 – 1793)
  10. 10. Charles Smith (22 Jul 1727 – 18 Mar 1804)
  11. 11. Christopher (Buckner "Kitt") Smith (11 Jun 1730 – Dec 1804)
  12. 12. Francis Smith (1733 – 12 Nov 1825)
  13. 13. Zachariah Smith (19 Aug 1734 – 28 Nov 1812)
  14. 14. William Smith (1738 – )
  15. 15. Judith Smith (1740 – 1800)
  16. 16. Francis (Marion) Smith (1740 – Dec 1790)
  17. 17. Ambrose (Joshua) Smith (Abt. 1742 – )
  18. 18. John Smith
  19. 19. John Smith
  20. 20. James Smith ( – 1732)
  21. 21. Samuel Smith

Ambrose Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1703
11 Jun 1703
Birth of Ambrose Smith in New Kent, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
New Kent, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
1758
Aug 1758
Age 55
Death of Ambrose Smith in Rowan, Bladen, Colony of North Carolina, British Colonial America
Rowan, Bladen, Colony of North Carolina, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1703
    Event Place: New Kent, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 16 December 2018, 00:48), entry for Ambrose Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LKRB-FSB
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Christopher Smith in the Family Data Collection - Births." Christopher Smith in the Family Data Collection - Births. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2018. <
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, On Line.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, RootsWeb's World Connection
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:
    2006;, www.ancestry.com, null, Page number: Database online.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 21 February 2019, 16:16), entry for Capt Ambrose Joshua Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LKRB-FSB

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 16 December 2018, 00:48), entry for Ambrose Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LKRB-FSB
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Smith in entry for Joseph Smith, 12 Oct 1688; citing Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, p 127; FH
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Smith in entry for James Smith, 16 Dec 1680; citing Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, p 126; FHL
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Smith in entry for James Smith, 16 Dec 1680; citing , Middlesex, Mass., 1640-1840; FHL microfilm
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2018), James Smith in entry for James Smith, 16 Dec 1680; citing , Middlesex, Mass., 1640-1840; FHL microfilm
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 3 November 2017), James Smith in entry for Benjamin Smith, 08 Aug 1687; citing Birth, Sudbury, Mi
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 3 November 2017), James Smith in entry for Sarah Smith, 26 Mar 1683; citing Birth, Sudbury, Middl
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Smith in entry for Benjamin Smith, 08 Aug 1687; citing , Middlesex, Mass., 1640-1840; FHL microfi
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Smith in entry for Benjamin Smith, 08 Aug 1687; citing Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, p 127
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2018), James Smith in entry for Benjamin Smith, 08 Aug 1687; citing , Middlesex, Mass., 1640-1840; FHL microf
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Smith in entry for Sarah Smith, 26 May 1683; citing , Middlesex, Mass., 1640-1840; FHL microfilm
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Smith in entry for Sarah Smith, 26 May 1683; citing Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, p 126; FHL
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2018), James Smith in entry for Sarah Smith, 26 May 1683; citing , Middlesex, Mass., 1640-1840; FHL microfilm
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree, The deed is on file at the Louisa County, Virginia courthouse, deed book A, page 203, proved on 24 September 1745 by Ambrose Joshua Smith.
    [17] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Christopher Smith in the Family Data Collection - Births." Christopher Smith in the Family Data Collection - Births. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2018. <
    [18] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [19] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [20] FamilySearch Family Tree, On Line.
    [21] FamilySearch Family Tree, RootsWeb's World Connection
    [22] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:
    2006;, www.ancestry.com, null, Page number: Database online.
    [23] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [24] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 21 February 2019, 16:16), entry for Capt Ambrose Joshua Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LKRB-FSB

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Smith in entry for Joseph Smith, 12 Oct 1688; citing Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, p 127; FH
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Smith in entry for James Smith, 16 Dec 1680; citing Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, p 126; FHL
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Smith in entry for James Smith, 16 Dec 1680; citing , Middlesex, Mass., 1640-1840; FHL microfilm
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2018), James Smith in entry for James Smith, 16 Dec 1680; citing , Middlesex, Mass., 1640-1840; FHL microfilm
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 3 November 2017), James Smith in entry for Benjamin Smith, 08 Aug 1687; citing Birth, Sudbury, Mi
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 3 November 2017), James Smith in entry for Sarah Smith, 26 Mar 1683; citing Birth, Sudbury, Middl
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Smith in entry for Benjamin Smith, 08 Aug 1687; citing , Middlesex, Mass., 1640-1840; FHL microfi
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Smith in entry for Benjamin Smith, 08 Aug 1687; citing Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, p 127
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2018), James Smith in entry for Benjamin Smith, 08 Aug 1687; citing , Middlesex, Mass., 1640-1840; FHL microf
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Smith in entry for Sarah Smith, 26 May 1683; citing , Middlesex, Mass., 1640-1840; FHL microfilm
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Smith in entry for Sarah Smith, 26 May 1683; citing Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, p 126; FHL
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2018), James Smith in entry for Sarah Smith, 26 May 1683; citing , Middlesex, Mass., 1640-1840; FHL microfilm
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, The deed is on file at the Louisa County, Virginia courthouse, deed book A, page 203, proved on 24 September 1745 by Ambrose Joshua Smith.
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Christopher Smith in the Family Data Collection - Births." Christopher Smith in the Family Data Collection - Births. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2018. <
    [17] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [18] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [19] FamilySearch Family Tree, On Line.
    [20] FamilySearch Family Tree, RootsWeb's World Connection
    [21] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:
    2006;, www.ancestry.com, null, Page number: Database online.
    [22] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [23] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 21 February 2019, 16:16), entry for Capt Ambrose Joshua Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LKRB-FSB

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1758
    Event Place: Rowan, Bladen, Colony of North Carolina, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 16 December 2018, 00:48), entry for Ambrose Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LKRB-FSB
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Christopher Smith in the Family Data Collection - Births." Christopher Smith in the Family Data Collection - Births. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2018. <
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, On Line.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, RootsWeb's World Connection
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:
    2006;, www.ancestry.com, null, Page number: Database online.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 21 February 2019, 16:16), entry for Capt Ambrose Joshua Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LKRB-FSB
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