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Ambrose Joshua Smith 1703–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1703

Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Aug 1758

Death Location: Rowan, Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Father: Christopher Smith

Mother: Catherine Snelson

Spouse(s): Judith Spann

Children(s): Ann removed, Col Smith, Christopher Smith, Nicholas Smith, Zachariah Smith, Charles Smith, Catherine Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Francis Smith, John Smith, John Smith, Sarah Smith, Judith Smith, Charles Smith, William Smith, Nathan Smith

Ambrose Joshua Smith was born in 1703 in New Kent, Virginia, USA, the child of Christopher Smith And Catherine Snelson. Ambrose Joshua Smith married Judith Ann Anderson Spann, and had children including Ann Smith Removed, Catherine Smith, Charles H Smith, Charles Smith, Christopher Kitt Smith, Col John Christopher Little River Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Francis Smith, John Smith, Judith Smith, Nathan Smith, Nicholas Smith, Sarah Ann Smith, Sarah Mary Faith Smith, William Smith, Zachariah Smith. Ambrose Joshua Smith passed away in 1758 in Rowan, Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Ambrose Joshua Smith was born in 1703 in New Kent, Virginia, USA, the child of Christopher Smith And Catherine Snelson.
  • Ambrose Joshua Smith married Judith Ann Anderson Spann, and had children including Ann Smith Removed, Catherine Smith, Charles H Smith, Charles Smith, Christopher Kitt Smith, Col John Christopher Little River Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Francis Smith, John Smith, Judith Smith, Nathan Smith, Nicholas Smith, Sarah Ann Smith, Sarah Mary Faith Smith, William Smith, Zachariah Smith.
  • Ambrose Joshua Smith passed away in 1758 in Rowan, Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Ambrose Smith's Ancestors

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Ambrose Smith
1703–1758
Birth Place: New Kent, Virginia, USA
Parents
Christopher Smith
1670–1739
Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
Catherine Snelson
1683–1742
Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Lt (Christopher) Smith
1631–1716
Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
Lydia Broadribb
1635–1712
Wroxall, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
John Snelson
1640–1690
Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
Katherine Grime
1644–1722
Eccleshall, Saffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Smith)
1592–1638
Lady Edge
1598–1679
William Broadribb
1627–1703
Elizabeth Webb
1600–1712
John Snelson
1593–1659
Margaret Horton
1604–1669
Jeffrey I
1616–1662
Elizabeth Bagnold
1620–1652
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smythe
1558–1625
Sarah Blount
1580–1655
Thomas Snelson
1550–
Isabell Knowles
1550–
William Horton
1569–1642
Elline Pooler
1569–1637
William Grime
1586–1633
Sarah Hodskisson
1600–1643
Johannes Bagnold
1593–
Elizabetha Holden
1596–

Ambrose Smith's Descendants

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Ambrose (Joshua) Smith (11 Jun 1703–Aug 1758) m. Judith (Ann Anderson) Spann (11 Jun 1703–1758)
  1. 1. Ann (Smith) removed 1733–1760
  2. 2. Col (John Christopher "Little River") Smith 1720–1793 m. Sarah (Ann ? Buckner) ? 1726–1783 m. Judith (Ann) Anderson 1704–1758 m. Margaret Smith 1725–1760
    1. 1. Joseph (Hiram Smith) Sr 1752–1814 m. Elizabeth Hallum 1750–1814 m. Dorcas Hallum 1760–1828
      1. 1. **Joseph (Daniel SMITH) Sr 1787–1870 m. **Zilpha Gooch 1792–1850
        1. 1. **Joseph (Daniel Smith) Jr. 1827–1863 m. Mary ("Polly") Hamm 1828–1901
        2. 2. Louisa Smith 1836–
        3. 3. James Smith 1831–
        4. 4. Hensley Smith 1818–1904 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Hamm 1819–
      2. 2. William (Basil) SMITH 1772–1856
      3. 3. Dorcas SMITH 1783–1851
      4. 4. Amelia SLATON 1773–1850
      5. 5. Milly SMITH 1773–1850
      6. 6. William (Wakely) SMITH 1770–1829
      7. 7. Mary (Ann) Smith 1768–1849
      8. 8. Charles SMITH 1779–
      9. 9. Joseph (Jr) SMITH 1795–
      10. 10. Jacob SMITH 1795–1819 m. Mary Cox 1800–
      11. 11. Job SMITH 1775–1814
      12. 12. John SMITH 1778–1848
      13. 13. James SMITH 1794–1837
      14. 14. Thomas (Hallum) SMITH 1789–
      15. 15. Elizabeth SMITH 1785–
      16. 16. John (Buckner) SMITH 1758–1851 m. Diana Toney 1770–1844
      17. 17. Martha (Milly) SMITH 1784–
      18. 18. Sarah Smith 1765–1828
    2. 2. John (Buckner) Smith 1758–1851
    3. 3. Gideon Smith 1760–1829
    4. 4. Christiana Smith 1780–1863
    5. 5. Jesse Smith 1765–1842
    6. 6. Christopher (Kitt B) Smith 1779–
    7. 7. Polly Smith 1762–
    8. 8. Thomas Smith 1775–1841
    9. 9. William (B) Smith 1763–1833
    10. 10. Christiana Smith 1760–
    11. 11. Charles Smith 1763–1833
    12. 12. Jasper Smith 1750–1790
    13. 13. Joshua Smith 1772–
    14. 14. Charles Smith 1760–1855
    15. 15. Harmon Smith 1769–
    16. 16. Hampton Smith 1766–
    17. 17. James Smith 1761–
    18. 18. Gabriel (D) Smith 1764–1841
    19. 19. Job Smith 1748–1837
  3. 3. Christopher (Kitt) Smith 1735–1809
  4. 4. Nicholas Smith 1731–1768
  5. 5. Zachariah Smith 1734–1812
  6. 6. Charles (H) Smith 1740–1811
  7. 7. Catherine Smith 1745–
  8. 8. Elizabeth Smith 1724–1793
  9. 9. Francis Smith 1733–1791
  10. 10. John Smith 1720–
  11. 11. John Smith 1729–1782
  12. 12. Sarah (Mary Faith) Smith 1723–
  13. 13. Judith Smith 1732–
  14. 14. Charles Smith 1727–1804
  15. 15. William Smith 1738–
  16. 16. Nathan Smith 1720–

Ambrose Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1703
11 Jun 1703
Birth of Ambrose Joshua Smith in New Kent, Virginia, USA
New Kent, Virginia, USA
1725
1725
Age 22
Ambrose Joshua Smith was married in VA
VA
1758
Aug 1758
Age 55
Death of Ambrose Joshua Smith in Rowan, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Rowan, Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1703
    Event Place: New Kent, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1703; Birth city: New Kent Co; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1714; Page Number: 151

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Land Grant Files

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1758
    Event Place: Rowan, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1703; Birth city: New Kent Co; Birth state: VA

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