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Colonel Arthur Smith 1638 – 1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1638

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia

Death Date: 2 Dec 1696

Death Location: Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Father: Arthur (Smythe)

Mother: Alice Palmer

Spouse(s): Sarah Jackson

Children(s): Arthur, Smith

In 1638, Colonel Arthur Smith entered the world in Isle of Wight, Virginia, born to Arthur Smith (Smythe) and Alice Palmer. Colonel Arthur Smith married Sarah Jane Jackson, and had children including Arthur, Jr. Smith. Colonel Arthur Smith passed away in 1696 in Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1638, Colonel Arthur Smith entered the world in Isle of Wight, Virginia, born to Arthur Smith (Smythe) and Alice Palmer.
  • Colonel Arthur Smith married Sarah Jane Jackson, and had children including Arthur, Jr. Smith.
  • Colonel Arthur Smith passed away in 1696 in Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur (Smythe)
1597 – 1645
Birth Location: Weston Hanger, Kent, , England
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Alice Palmer
1614 – 1642
Birth Location: Lancashire, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Jackson
1642 – 1710
Birth Location: Isle, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Arthur, Smith
1677 – 1741
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Colonel Smith's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Smith
1638 – 1696
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia
Parents
Arthur Smith (Smythe)
1597 – 1645
Weston Hanger, Kent, , England
Alice Palmer
1614 – 1642
Lancashire, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Nicholas Palmer
1583 – 1650
Pillaton, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Grace Maye
1590 – 1650
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Smith's Descendants

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Colonel (Arthur) Smith (1638 – 2 Dec 1696) m. Sarah (Jane) Jackson (1642 – 1 Jun 1710)
  1. 1. Arthur, (Jr.) Smith (01 Jun 1677 – 31 Aug 1741) m. Mary Bromfield (1 Jun 1678 – 1 Jun 1752)
    1. 1. Thomas Smith (1700 – 1748) m. Sarah Smith (1715 – 1790)
      1. 1. William (Ballard) Smith (1740 – 4 October 1777) m. Eunice (Elizabeth "Betty") Ritchie (1750 – 1816)
        1. 1. Richard (Thomas) Smith (6 March 1771 – 28 November 1836)

Colonel Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1638
1638
Birth of Colonel Arthur Smith in Isle of Wight, Virginia
Isle of Wight, Virginia
1696
2 Dec 1696
Age 58
Death of Colonel Arthur Smith in Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1696
    Event Place: Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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