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Colonel John Joshua Smith 1721–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1721

Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 29 Jun 1795

Death Location: Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Samuel Smith

Mother: Mary Marvin

Spouse(s): Patience Bland, Sarah Smith

Children(s): Moses Smith

The story of Colonel John Joshua Smith began in 1721 in Somerset, Maryland, United States. Colonel John Joshua Smith married Patience Bland, Sarah Downing Smith, and had children including Moses Smith. Colonel John Joshua Smith passed away in 1795 in Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel John Joshua Smith began in 1721 in Somerset, Maryland, United States.
  • Colonel John Joshua Smith married Patience Bland, Sarah Downing Smith, and had children including Moses Smith.
  • Colonel John Joshua Smith passed away in 1795 in Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Smith
1695–1737
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Mary Marvin
1696–1735
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Patience Bland
1720–1780
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Smith
1727–1793
Birth Location: of, Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Moses Smith
1760–1821
Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, United States
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Colonel Smith's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Smith
1721–1795
Birth Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States
Parents
Samuel Smith
1695–1737
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
Mary (Ann) Marvin
1696–1735
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Smith
1676–1767
New London, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Elizabeth Smith
1682–1773
Great-Grandparents
William Wheelwright
1651–1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Smith's Descendants

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Colonel (John Joshua) Smith (1721–29 Jun 1795) m. Patience Bland (1720–1780) m. Sarah (Downing) Smith (1727–8 Jun 1793)
  1. 1. Moses Smith 1760–1821 m. Mary Boyd 1760–1829
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Smith 1795–1849 m. John (F) Darby 1792–1880
      1. 1. William (Jefferson) Darby 1827–1864 m. Dorcas (Narcissa Adeline) Hall 1824–1888
        1. 1. James (Edward) Darby 1851–1917 m. Laura (Ellen) Presley 1860–1947
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Darby 1847–1863
        3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson) Darby 1854–1893
        4. 4. William (Franklin) Darby 1849–1864
        5. 5. Dorcas (Narcissa Adeline) Darby 1856–1932 m. George (McDuffie) Carter 1853–1890
        6. 6. Cornelia Darby 1859–
        7. 7. Keziah Darby 1864–1929
      2. 2. Ainsley (DARBY) Sr 1818–1848 m. Sarah (Clarissa) HARDEN 1818–1864
        1. 1. Ainsley (DARBY) Jr 1847–1883 m. Susan (Leslie) HIGH 1838–1915
      3. 3. Elizabeth DARBY 1823–1851
      4. 4. John (Oswald) DARBY 1830–1849
      5. 5. Dorcas (Adeline) DARBY 1832–1873
      6. 6. George (Washington) DARBY 1834–1880
      7. 7. Mary (Minerva) DARBY 1836–1920
      8. 8. Nancy (Harriett) DARBY 1838–1848
      9. 9. Asa DARBY 1844–1930

Colonel Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1721
1721
Birth of Colonel John Joshua Smith in Somerset, Maryland, United States
Somerset, Maryland, United States
1795
29 Jun 1795
Age 74
Death of Colonel John Joshua Smith in Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1795
    Event Place: Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
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