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Capt. Drury Erastis Smythe 1745–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1822

Death Location: Paw Paw Creek, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Davis

Mother: Elizabeth II

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Vaughn, Eleanor Smythe

Children(s): Clinton Smith

The story of Capt. Drury Erastis Smythe began in 1745 in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Capt. Drury Erastis Smythe married Eleanor Nellie Grogan M Drury Erastus Smythe, Elizabeth Betsy Vaughn, and had children including Clinton Smith. Capt. Drury Erastis Smythe passed away in 1822 in Paw Paw Creek, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. Drury Erastis Smythe began in 1745 in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA.
  • Capt. Drury Erastis Smythe married Eleanor Nellie Grogan M Drury Erastus Smythe, Elizabeth Betsy Vaughn, and had children including Clinton Smith.
  • Capt. Drury Erastis Smythe passed away in 1822 in Paw Paw Creek, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Davis
1720–1797
Birth Location: Middlesex County, Colonial Virginia
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Elizabeth II
1725–1810
Birth Location: Goochland County, Colonial Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Vaughn
1749–1796
Birth Location: Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
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Eleanor Smythe
1750–1822
Birth Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
ES

Children(s)

Clinton Smith
1794–1815
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Capt. Smythe's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Smythe
1745–1822
Birth Place: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Smythe II m Elizabeth Witt & unk Davis
1720–1797
Middlesex County, Colonial Virginia
Elizabeth (Witt m Thomas Smythe) II
1725–1810
Goochland County, Colonial Virginia
Grandparents
James Smith
1700–1745
Keighley, Yorkshire, England
Martha Heaton
1700–1792
England
Elizabeth Liptrot
1706–1750
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Captain Iii
1670–1739
Catherine Snelson
1680–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Parish
1631–1716
Mary Fairbanks
1622–1684

Capt. Smythe's Descendants

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Capt. (Drury Erastis) Smythe (1745–1822) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Vaughn (1749–1796) m. Eleanor ("Nellie" Grogan m Drury Erastus) Smythe (1750–1822)
  1. 1. Clinton Smith 1794–1815 m. Susannah Love 1795–1815
    1. 1. Wm. (J.) Smith 1811–1885 m. Mary Smith 1815–1880
      1. 1. William (C) SMITH 1849–1937 m. Mary (Kraettli autosomal dna) match 1862–1935
        1. 1. Sadie (Smith autosomal dna) match 1886–1944 m. Frederick ("Fritz") Kiderlen 1874–1959

Capt. Smythe's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Capt. Drury Erastis Smythe in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
1822
1822
Age 77
Death of Capt. Drury Erastis Smythe in Paw Paw Creek, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Paw Paw Creek, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Paw Paw Creek, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
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