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Benjamin Smith 1780 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1780

Birth Location: Randolph County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 Jul 1859

Death Location: Clay County, Kentucky, United States

Father: Thomas Smith

Mother: Eunice Smith

Spouse(s): Celia Hall, Minor Mothershead

Children(s): Alex Smith, Anna Hubbard, Anna Smith, Alexander Smith, Malekiah Smith, Malekiah Smith, Malekiah Smith, Malekiah Smith, Mary Hubbard, Mary Smith, Milton Smith, Sylvania Smith, Sylvania Smith, Sylvania Smith, Milton Smith, Sylvania Smith, Cecilia Smith, Cecilia Smith, Milton Smith, Milton Smith, Milton Smith, Milton Smith, John Smith, John Smith, Jesse Smith, Jesse Smith, Barsheby Smith, Milton Smith, Barsheby Smith, Barsheby Hubbard, Mary Smith, Mary Smith, Mary Smith, Cecilia Smith, Hugh Smith, Hugh Smith, Cecilia Smith, Cecilia Smith, Cecilia Smith, Hugh Smith, Alfred Mothershead, Hugh Smith, Hugh Smith, Hugh Smith, Julia Smith, Julia Smith, Julia Smith, Julia Smith, Jesse Smith, Jesse Smith, Benjamin Smith, Benjamin Smith, Benjamin Smith, Benjamin Smith, Noah Smith, Noah Smith, Noah Smith, Noah Smith, James Smith

The story of Benjamin Smith began in 1780 in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA. Benjamin Smith married Celia Smith Hall, Minor Mothershead, and had children including Alex Smith, Anna Hanna Smith Jackson Hubbard, Anna Hannah Smith, Alexander Smith, Malekiah Smith, Malekiah Smith, Malekiah Smith, Malekiah Smith, Mary Alice Smith Hubbard, Mary Smith, Milton Smith, Sylvania Smith, Sylvania Smith, Sylvania Smith, Milton Smith, Sylvania Smith, Cecilia Mary Smith, Cecilia Mary Smith, Milton B. Smith, Milton B. Smith, Milton B. Smith, Milton B. Smith, John Milton Smith, John Milton Smith, Jesse James Smith, Jesse James Smith, Barsheby Smith, Milton Smith, Barsheby Smith, Barsheby Hubbard, Mary Smith, Mary Alice Smith, Mary Smith, Cecilia Smith, Hugh Benjamin Smith, Hugh Benjamin Smith, Cecilia Smith, Cecilia Smith, Cecilia Smith, Hugh Benjamin Smith, Alfred Mothershead, Hugh Smith, Hugh Benjamin Smith, Hugh Smith, Julia Ann Smith, Julia Ann Smith, Julia Ann Smith, Julia Ann Smith, Jesse James Smith, Jesse James Smith, Benjamin F Smith, Benjamin F Smith, Benjamin F Smith, Benjamin F Smith, Noah Smith, Noah Smith, Noah Smith, Noah Smith, James Henry Smith. Benjamin Smith passed away in 1859 in Clay County, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Smith began in 1780 in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Benjamin Smith married Celia Smith Hall, Minor Mothershead, and had children including Alex Smith, Anna Hanna Smith Jackson Hubbard, Anna Hannah Smith, Alexander Smith, Malekiah Smith, Malekiah Smith, Malekiah Smith, Malekiah Smith, Mary Alice Smith Hubbard, Mary Smith, Milton Smith, Sylvania Smith, Sylvania Smith, Sylvania Smith, Milton Smith, Sylvania Smith, Cecilia Mary Smith, Cecilia Mary Smith, Milton B. Smith, Milton B. Smith, Milton B. Smith, Milton B. Smith, John Milton Smith, John Milton Smith, Jesse James Smith, Jesse James Smith, Barsheby Smith, Milton Smith, Barsheby Smith, Barsheby Hubbard, Mary Smith, Mary Alice Smith, Mary Smith, Cecilia Smith, Hugh Benjamin Smith, Hugh Benjamin Smith, Cecilia Smith, Cecilia Smith, Cecilia Smith, Hugh Benjamin Smith, Alfred Mothershead, Hugh Smith, Hugh Benjamin Smith, Hugh Smith, Julia Ann Smith, Julia Ann Smith, Julia Ann Smith, Julia Ann Smith, Jesse James Smith, Jesse James Smith, Benjamin F Smith, Benjamin F Smith, Benjamin F Smith, Benjamin F Smith, Noah Smith, Noah Smith, Noah Smith, Noah Smith, James Henry Smith.
  • Benjamin Smith passed away in 1859 in Clay County, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

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Benjamin Smith's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Smith
1780 – 1859
Birth Place: Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Smith
1750 – 1828
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Eunice (Nancy Lewis) Smith
1753 – 1827
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Smith) Smythe
1720 – 1797
Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Eleanor Davis
1712 – 1830
Kent, Maryland, USA
Elias Lewis
1730 – 1814
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Susannah (Price) REYNOLDS
1726 – 1824
Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Whitfield
1691 – 1777
Elizabeth Smith
1702 – 1765
Thomas Davis
1696 – 1749
Lydia Chase
1696 – 1769
Daniel Lewis
1705 – 1740
Martha Prosser
1704 – 1804
Zaccheus Maxson
1686 – 1758
Susannah Reynolds
1706 – 1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Smith
1667 – 1746
Mary Cocke
1675 – 1753
William Whitfield
1688 – 1770
Mary Goodman
1693 – 1773
Thomas Davis
1620 – 1698
Judith Best
1647 – 1698
joseph Chase
1673 –
sarah read
1677 – 1748
Israel Lewis
1669 – 1719
Jane Babcock
1668 – 1717
John Prosser
1680 – 1714
Ruth Leatherwood
1683 – 1731
Thomas Reynolds
1652 – 1723
Sarah Clarke
1663 – 1695
john Maxson
judith clarke

Benjamin Smith's Descendants

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Benjamin Smith (19 May 1780 – 20 Jul 1859) m. Celia (Smith) Hall (1787 – 1859) m. Minor Mothershead
  1. 1. Alex Smith (1804 – )
  2. 2. Anna (Hanna Smith Jackson) Hubbard (1804 – 20 Jul 1887)
  3. 3. Anna (Hannah) Smith (1804 – 20 Jul 1889)
  4. 4. Alexander Smith (Apr 05, 1807 – 10 May 1889)
  5. 5. Malekiah Smith (1810 – 1870)
  6. 6. Malekiah Smith (1810 – 1870)
  7. 7. Malekiah Smith (1810 – 1870)
  8. 8. Malekiah Smith (1810 – 1870)
  9. 9. Mary (Alice Smith) Hubbard (1814 – Jun 1880)
  10. 10. Mary Smith (abt 1814 – Apr 1880)
  11. 11. Milton Smith (1815 – 6 Sep 1831)
  12. 12. Sylvania Smith (1815 – Apr 1880)
  13. 13. Sylvania Smith (1815 – Apr 1880)
  14. 14. Sylvania Smith (1815 – AFT Feb 1885)
  15. 15. Milton Smith (1815 – 6 Sep 1831)
  16. 16. Sylvania Smith (1815 – Apr 1880)
  17. 17. Cecilia (Mary) Smith (Apr 1815 – Apr 1880)
  18. 18. Cecilia (Mary) Smith (Apr 1815 – Apr 1880)
  19. 19. Milton (B.) Smith (1816 – 1888)
  20. 20. Milton (B.) Smith (1816 – 1888)
  21. 21. Milton (B.) Smith (1816 – 1888)
  22. 22. Milton (B.) Smith (1 February 1816 – about 1888)
  23. 23. John (Milton) Smith (25 Sep 1816 – 4 May 1878)
  24. 24. John (Milton) Smith (25 Sep 1816 – 4 May 1878)
  25. 25. Jesse (James) Smith (1818 – 1 Jan 1890)
  26. 26. Jesse (James) Smith (1818 – 1 Jan 1890)
  27. 27. Barsheby Smith (1820 – 29 Apr 1855)
  28. 28. Milton Smith (1820 – 6 Sep 1831)
  29. 29. Barsheby Smith (1820 – 29 Apr 1855)
  30. 30. Barsheby Hubbard (abt 1820 – 29 Apr 1855)
  31. 31. Mary Smith (Apr 1820 – Apr 1880)
  32. 32. Mary (Alice) Smith (Apr 1820 – aft Jun 1880)
  33. 33. Mary Smith (Apr 1820 – Apr 1880)
  34. 34. Cecilia Smith (1821 – )
  35. 35. Hugh (Benjamin) Smith (1821 – 1880)
  36. 36. Hugh (Benjamin) Smith (1821 – 1 Jan 1890)
  37. 37. Cecilia Smith (1821 – )
  38. 38. Cecilia Smith (1821 – Apr 1880)
  39. 39. Cecilia Smith (1821 – )
  40. 40. Hugh (Benjamin) Smith (1821 – 1880)
  41. 41. Alfred Mothershead (abt 1822 – 13 Jan 1894)
  42. 42. Hugh Smith (1823 – 1880)
  43. 43. Hugh (Benjamin) Smith (1823 – 1880)
  44. 44. Hugh Smith (1823 – 1880)
  45. 45. Julia (Ann) Smith (1826 – )
  46. 46. Julia (Ann) Smith (1826 – )
  47. 47. Julia (Ann) Smith (1826 – 1 July 1921)
  48. 48. Julia (Ann) Smith (1826 – )
  49. 49. Jesse (James) Smith (20 Apr 1828 – 1 Jan1890)
  50. 50. Jesse (James) Smith (20 Apr 1828 – 1 Jan 1890)
  51. 51. Benjamin (F) Smith (1830 – 1880) m. Celia ("Cecelia" "Cella") Hall (abt 1787 – abt 1845)
    1. 1. Palestine ("Pallis" Pallastine) Smith (Jan 1836 – )
      1. 1. Robert Smith (1868 – 1964) m. Cordelia BINGHAM (1867 – 1950)
        1. 1. Christopher Smith (1908 – 1934) m. Myrtle Baker (8 Mar 1908 – Nov 1992)
  52. 52. Benjamin (F) Smith (1830 – 1880)
  53. 53. Benjamin (F) Smith (1830 – 1880)
  54. 54. Benjamin (F) Smith (1830 – 1880)
  55. 55. Noah Smith (1842 – 16 Aug 1863)
  56. 56. Noah Smith (1842 – 16 Aug 1863)
  57. 57. Noah Smith (1842 – 16 Aug 1863)
  58. 58. Noah Smith (1842 – 16 Aug 1863)
  59. 59. James (Henry) Smith

Benjamin Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1780
19 May 1780
Birth of Benjamin Smith in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
1859
20 Jul 1859
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Smith in Clay County, Kentucky, United States
Clay County, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1780
    Event Place: Randolph County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1859
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky, United States

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