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Col. John Smith Sr. 1715–1753 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 April 1715

Birth Location: Cold Spring, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1753

Death Location: Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Smith

Mother: Sarah Scott

Spouse(s): Mary Stradling, Elizabeth Gurley

Children(s): Mary Smith, Ann Smith, Lydia Smith, Moses Smith, John Smith, Samuel Sr.

The story of Col. John Smith Sr. began in 1715 in Cold Spring, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA. Col. John Smith Sr. married Elizabeth Gurley, Mary Doane Stradling, and had children including Ann Stradling Smith, John Stradling Smith, Lydia Stradling Smith, Mary Stradling Smith, Moses Stradling Smith, Samuel H Smith Sr. Col. John Smith Sr. passed away in 1753 in Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. John Smith Sr. began in 1715 in Cold Spring, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Col. John Smith Sr. married Elizabeth Gurley, Mary Doane Stradling, and had children including Ann Stradling Smith, John Stradling Smith, Lydia Stradling Smith, Mary Stradling Smith, Moses Stradling Smith, Samuel H Smith Sr.
  • Col. John Smith Sr. passed away in 1753 in Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col. Sr.'s Ancestors

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Col. Sr.
1715–1753
Birth Place: Cold Spring, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Ball Smith
1688–1718
Falls, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Scott
1690–1776
Sawley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (B Emanual) Smith
1657–1719
Bramham, Yorkshire, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Ball
1660–1727
Tissington, Derbyshire, England
Jane (Parker) (Bond)
1664–1742
Chipping, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard II
1626–1688
Ann Smith
1632–1685
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Smith
1593–1647
Anne Morgan
1597–1656
William Yeates
1605–1632
Jane Darner
1610–1632

Col. Sr.'s Descendants

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Col. (John Smith) Sr. (2 April 1715–1753) m. Mary (Doane) Stradling (21 May 1716–1814) m. Elizabeth Gurley (1738–1834)
  1. 1. Mary (Stradling) Smith 1741–1821
  2. 2. Ann (Stradling) Smith 1746–1834
  3. 3. Lydia (Stradling) Smith 1744–1821
  4. 4. Moses (Stradling) Smith 1743–1821
  5. 5. John (Stradling) Smith 1741–1800
  6. 6. Samuel (H Smith) Sr. 1758–1839 m. Martha Nance 1763–1853
    1. 1. Clement Smith 1798–1866
    2. 2. Calvin (G.) Smith 1811–1879
    3. 3. Henry Smith 1791–1796
    4. 4. Dorothy (Jane) Russell 1805–1852
    5. 5. William Smith 1797–1879
    6. 6. Thomas Smith& 1796–1814
    7. 7. James (B) Smith& 1798–1856
    8. 8. Samuel Smith 1790–1840
    9. 9. John (B) Smith 1798–
    10. 10. Francis (Coleman) Smith 1801–1868
    11. 11. Abigail Smith 1788–1833 m. John Williams 1782–1864
      1. 1. Gilla Slenker 1829–1890
      2. 2. Francis (Coleman) Williams 1815–1876 m. Sarah (Greene) Fullerton 1831–1890
        1. 1. Robert (Samuel) Williams 1873–1917
        2. 2. Jacob (Lebow) Williams 1850–1927
        3. 3. Harvey (Madison) Williams 1857–1932
        4. 4. Henry (Thomas) Williams 1864–1947 m. Ida (Mae) Isbell 1866–1968
        5. 5. George (Washington) Williams 1854–1925
        6. 6. Joseph (L.) Williams 1856–1894
    12. 12. Nancy Smith& 1787–

Col. Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1715
2 April 1715
Birth of Col. John Smith Sr. in Cold Spring, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Cold Spring, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
1753
1753
Age 38
Death of Col. John Smith Sr. in Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 April 1715
    Event Place: Cold Spring, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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