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Col. Robert Smith, Sr. 1720–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1720

Birth Location: At Sea, Atlantic Ocean

Death Date: 16 December 1803

Death Location: West Brandywine, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Smith

Mother: Susanna Wilson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John SMITH, Isaac Smith

The story of Col. Robert Smith, Sr. began in 1720 in At Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Col. Robert Smith, Sr. married Margaret Vaughan, and had children including Isaac Smith, Issac Smith, John Smith. Col. Robert Smith, Sr. passed away in 1803 in West Brandywine, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. Robert Smith, Sr. began in 1720 in At Sea, Atlantic Ocean.
  • Col. Robert Smith, Sr. married Margaret Vaughan, and had children including Isaac Smith, Issac Smith, John Smith.
  • Col. Robert Smith, Sr. passed away in 1803 in West Brandywine, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Smith
1686–1765
Birth Location: County Monaghan, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
JS
Susanna Wilson
1689–1767
Birth Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northern Ireland
SW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John SMITH
1720–1799
Birth Location: –
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Isaac Smith
1773–1840
Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
IS

Col. Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Col. Sr.
1720–1803
Birth Place: At Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Parents
John Macdonald Smith
1686–1765
County Monaghan, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Susanna ("Ann") Wilson
1689–1767
County Donegal, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Col. (John "The Smith of Boyne") MacDonald
1655–1715
Smithborough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland
Jonet ("Jane" Paterson\MacDonald(Smith) G82-1s) (7ggm)
1658–1718
Antrim Parish, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
William Wilson
1657–1750
Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Susanna Weir
1670–1750
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert 7GGF
1630–1705
Mary MacDonnell
1635–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Sr.'s Descendants

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Col. (Robert Smith,) Sr. (April 1720–16 December 1803)
  1. 1. John SMITH 1720–1799 m. Elizabeth Bull\Ball????? 1740–1766
    1. 1. Sarah SMITH 1750–1830 m. Adam (HATTON) (Hatten?) 1731–1811
      1. 1. Ephriam Hatton 1784–1864 m. Susannah Howard 1783–1868
        1. 1. William (Harrison) HATTON\HATTEN 1806–1871 m. Patty Mastin 1817–1896 m. Judy (Ann) Eaton 1805–1840 m. Agnes (Agatha) Estes 1805–1880 m. patsey mastin 1823–1871
        2. 2. Sarah Hatton 1796–1880
        3. 3. John (Henry) HATTON 1804–1882
        4. 4. Thomas (W) Hatton 1804–1900 m. Sarah (Evalina) Hanks 1814–1900
        5. 5. Fleming (R) Wyatt 1806–
        6. 6. George (Washington Greenberry) Hatton 1808–1882
        7. 7. Henry (H) Hatton 1810–1872
        8. 8. Adam Hatton 1813–1881
        9. 9. Thomas (Turner) Wyatt 1813–
        10. 10. Hiram (Franklin) Hatton 1816–1888
        11. 11. Robert Hatton 1819–1919
        12. 12. Elizabeth 1820–1891
        13. 13. Lucinda Hatton 1823–1823
        14. 14. Sarah (Sally) Hatton 1802–1880
        15. 15. Sarah (Jane) Hatton 1803–1892
      2. 2. William Hatton 1772–
      3. 3. John Hatton 1776–
      4. 4. Hannah Hatton 1778–1859
      5. 5. Casey Hatton 1785–
      6. 6. Molly Hatton 1786–
      7. 7. Benjamin Hatton 1788–1861
      8. 8. William (John) Hatton 1789–1860
      9. 9. Adam Hatton 1790–1820
      10. 10. Benjamin Hatton 1790–1861
    2. 2. Ann (Hunter) Smith 1791–1811
  2. 2. Isaac Smith 1773–1840

Col. Sr.'s Timeline

3 Records

1720
April 1720
Birth of Col. Robert Smith, Sr. in At Sea, Atlantic Ocean
At Sea, Atlantic Ocean
1758
20 December 1758
Age 38
Col. Robert Smith, Sr. was married in Brandywine Manor, Uwchlan, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Brandywine Manor, Uwchlan, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1803
16 December 1803
Age 83
Death of Col. Robert Smith, Sr. in West Brandywine, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
West Brandywine, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1720
    Event Place: At Sea, Atlantic Ocean
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 December 1758
    Event Place: Brandywine Manor, Uwchlan, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 1803
    Event Place: West Brandywine, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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