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Col John Christopher "Little River" Smith 1720–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1793

Death Location: Springfield Plantation, Johnston, North Carolina, United States

Father: David Smith?

Mother: Elizabeth ?

Spouse(s): Sarah ?, Judith Anderson, Margaret Smith

Children(s): Joseph Sr, John Smith, Gideon Smith, Christiana Smith, Jesse Smith, Christopher Smith, Polly Smith, Thomas Smith, William Smith, Christiana Smith, Charles Smith, Jasper Smith, Joshua Smith, Charles Smith, Harmon Smith, Hampton Smith, James Smith, Gabriel Smith, Job Smith

Col John Christopher "Little River" Smith was born in 1720 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA, the child of David Smith And Elizabeth Stevenson. Col John Christopher "Little River" Smith married Judith Ann Anderson, Margaret Smith, Sarah Ann Buckner, and had children including Charles Smith, Christiana Smith, Christopher Kitt B Smith, Gabriel D Smith, Gideon Smith, Hampton Smith, Harmon Smith, James Smith, Jasper Smith, Jesse Smith, Job Smith, John Buckner Smith, Joseph Hiram Smith Sr, Joshua Smith, Polly Smith, Thomas Smith, William B Smith. Col John Christopher "Little River" Smith passed away in 1793 in Springfield Plantation, Johnston, North Carolina, United States.

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  • Col John Christopher "Little River" Smith was born in 1720 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA, the child of David Smith And Elizabeth Stevenson.
  • Col John Christopher "Little River" Smith married Judith Ann Anderson, Margaret Smith, Sarah Ann Buckner, and had children including Charles Smith, Christiana Smith, Christopher Kitt B Smith, Gabriel D Smith, Gideon Smith, Hampton Smith, Harmon Smith, James Smith, Jasper Smith, Jesse Smith, Job Smith, John Buckner Smith, Joseph Hiram Smith Sr, Joshua Smith, Polly Smith, Thomas Smith, William B Smith.
  • Col John Christopher "Little River" Smith passed away in 1793 in Springfield Plantation, Johnston, North Carolina, United States.

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Col Smith's Ancestors

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Col Smith
1720–1793
Birth Place: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Parents
David ? Smith?
1680–1755
Gravesend, Kent, , England
Elizabeth (? Stevenson) ?
1690–1722
England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col Smith's Descendants

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Col (John Christopher "Little River") Smith (1720–1793) m. Sarah (Ann ? Buckner) ? (1726–15 Apr 1783) m. Judith (Ann) Anderson (1704–Aug 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
        1. 1. **Burrell (Temple) SMITH 1858–1934 m. **Naomi (Lee) HUNTER 1866–1946
        2. 2. Daniel (Franklin) Smith 1849–1910 m. Virginia (A) Arnn 1845–1909
        3. 3. Phillip (Jason) Smith 1854–1935 m. Margaret (Alice) Wiles 1862–1887
        4. 4. Malinda (E. "Lennie") Smith 1862–1951 m. James (R) Hawkins 1854–1928
        5. 5. Alexander (Pinckney "Pink") Smith 1856–1944
        6. 6. James (Wesley) Smith 1851–1924 m. Sara (Elizabeth) Smith 1853–1923
      2. 2. Louisa Smith 1836–
      3. 3. James Smith 1831–
      4. 4. Hensley Smith 1818–1904 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Hamm 1819–
        1. 1. Tabitha Smith 1841–
    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

Col Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Col John Christopher "Little River" Smith in Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
1793
1793
Age 73
Death of Col John Christopher "Little River" Smith in Springfield Plantation, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Springfield Plantation, Johnston, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 356.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CCM

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Springfield Plantation, Johnston, North Carolina, United States

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