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Colonel John Smith 1725–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1725

Birth Location: Henrico, Goochland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 28 Nov 1776

Death Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Father: John Sr

Mother: Ann Bowker

Spouse(s): Susannah Pemberton, Elizabeth Hopkins

Children(s): John Smith, Owen Smith, James Smith, Susannah Smith, Augustine Smith, John Smith, Robert Smith, Margaret Smith, Henry Smith, Mary Smith, Richard Smith

Colonel John Smith was born in 1725 in Henrico, Goochland, Virginia, United States, the child of John Sterling Smith Sr And Ann Bowker. Colonel John Smith married Elizabeth Hopkins, Susannah Stodgell Pemberton, and had children including Augustine Smith, Henry I Smith, James Smith, John Pemberton Smith, Margaret Smith, Mary Smith, Owen Smith, Richard Arrow Smith, Robert Smith, Susannah Pemberton Smith. Colonel John Smith passed away in 1776 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Colonel John Smith was born in 1725 in Henrico, Goochland, Virginia, United States, the child of John Sterling Smith Sr And Ann Bowker.
  • Colonel John Smith married Elizabeth Hopkins, Susannah Stodgell Pemberton, and had children including Augustine Smith, Henry I Smith, James Smith, John Pemberton Smith, Margaret Smith, Mary Smith, Owen Smith, Richard Arrow Smith, Robert Smith, Susannah Pemberton Smith.
  • Colonel John Smith passed away in 1776 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr
1701–1775
Birth Location: Abington Parrish, Gloucester, Virginia Colony
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Ann Bowker
1703–1733
Birth Location: Abingdon, Gloucester, Virginia USA
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Pemberton
1720–1767
Birth Location: Amelia, Crown Colony of Virginia
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Elizabeth Hopkins
1730–1807
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

John Smith
1745–1785
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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Owen Smith
1750–1819
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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James Smith
1755–1786
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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Susannah Smith
1755–1801
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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Augustine Smith
1738–1774
Birth Location: York Town, Virginia, USA
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John Smith
1745–1785
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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Robert Smith
1752–1822
Birth Location: Goochland, Virginia
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Margaret Smith
1743–1800
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Henry Smith
1761–1848
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Mary Smith
1745–1787
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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Richard Smith
–1819
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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Colonel Smith's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Smith
1725–1776
Birth Place: Henrico, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Sterling Smith Sr
1701–1775
Abington Parrish, Gloucester, Virginia Colony
Ann Bowker
1703–1733
Abingdon, Gloucester, Virginia USA
Grandparents
William (David (Capt)) Smith
1680–1734
Abington Parish, Gloucester, Virginia
Elizabeth ((Ballard) Smith) ab
1687–1745
Spotsylvania, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Lawrence (Major
1629–1700
Mary Hitchon
1631–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (Smith)
1592–1638
Elizabeth Lady
1598–1679
Sir (Smith)
1592–1638
Elizabeth Lady
1598–1679

Colonel Smith's Descendants

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Colonel (John) Smith (23 Sep 1725–28 Nov 1776) m. Susannah (Stodgell) Pemberton (1720–1767) m. Elizabeth Hopkins (Abt. 1730–17 Nov 1807)
  1. 1. John (Pemberton) Smith 1745–1785 m. Susannah Burks 1717–1768
    1. 1. Sherwood Smith 1761–1834 m. Faithy Holmes 1770–1830 m. Faithy Holmes 1764–1858
      1. 1. Zachariah Smith 1807–1876 m. Elizabeth ("Betsy" Ann) FARLEY 1810–1851 m. Frances Smith 1840–1893 m. Amelia ((Ansley)) Smith 1808–1825 m. Celia Smith 1812–1880
        1. 1. Hulda Smith 1839–1919 m. Sidney (Smith Norville) * 1812– m. David (Clinton) Norvell 1838–1919 m. Samuel McCLUSKY 1807–1896 m. Samuel McCluskey 1807–1896
        2. 2. Betsy Smith 1826–1827
        3. 3. Pracia (B) Smith 1840–1905
        4. 4. William Smith 1833–
        5. 5. Barziola (A) Smith 1832–1909 m. Susan (Clara) SIMS 1837–1901
        6. 6. James (M.) Smith 1847–1939
        7. 7. Isaac (Hampton) Smith 1836–1912 m. Jemima (A) Grisham 1840–1911
        8. 8. Zachariah ("Buck") Smith 1846–1924 m. Martha (Ann) Smith 1849–1933
        9. 9. Nancy (Ann Smith) Carpenter 1841–1906
        10. 10. Daniel Smith 1829–1894
        11. 11. James Smith 1849–
        12. 12. Jim Smith 1847–
        13. 13. Brazial (A.) Smith 1832–1909
        14. 14. Robert (Alexander) Smith 1846–1924
        15. 15. James Smith 1847–
        16. 16. Bazell Smith 1833–1907
        17. 17. Sarah (Narcissa) Smith 1853–
        18. 18. Jim Smith 1849–1911
        19. 19. Edgar Smith 1826–1827
        20. 20. Daniel Smith 1829–1849
        21. 21. Sarah (Norris) Smith 1853–1905
        22. 22. Issac (Hampton) Smith 1828–1869
        23. 23. James (Thomas) Smith 1834–1863
        24. 24. Nancie (M.) Smith 1836–1888
        25. 25. Nancy Smith 1854–1906
        26. 26. Cecelia Crimmins 1844–1889 m. Dennis (John) Crimmins 1845–1909
        27. 27. Harvey (W) Smith 1873–1942
        28. 28. Sarah (Frances) Smith 1844–1941 m. Henry (P) Freeze 1847–
        29. 29. Mary (Ann Smith) Crawford 1875–1950 m. Charles (Cleveland "Charley") Crawford 1877–1939
        30. 30. Martha (C) Smith 1838–1880
        31. 31. Celia (Amanda) Smith 1842–1915 m. John (Thomas) DeShazo 1834–1900
        32. 32. Mary (E.) Smith 1830–1911
        33. 33. Elizabeth Smith 1834–
        34. 34. Richard (Davidson) Smith 1832–1866
        35. 35. Martha (Caradine) Smith 1839–1916
        36. 36. John (A) Smith 1843–1921 m. Francis (Cynthia) Smith 1846–1925
      2. 2. Phillip Smith 1789–1860
      3. 3. Mary Tilley 1802–
      4. 4. Polly Smith 1802–
      5. 5. Sarah Smith 1788–1850 m. Daniel Perry 1785–1846
        1. 1. John (Levi Perry) Sr 1816–1889
        2. 2. Amanda Perry 1830–
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Jane) Perry 1826–
        4. 4. Edward (Arnold) Perry 1832–1900
        5. 5. Commodore Perry 1829–
        6. 6. Adeline Perry 1825–1854
        7. 7. Mary (Jane) Perry 1821–1870
        8. 8. Lucinda Perry 1817–1874
        9. 9. Capt (Evan) Perry 1814–1880
        10. 10. Eldridge (T) Perry 1815–1864
        11. 11. Daniel (Jackson Perry) Sr 1822–1894
      6. 6. Richard Smith 1788–1859
      7. 7. Sherwood (W) Smith 1790–1860
        1. 1. John Smith 1820–1868
      8. 8. Elizabeth Smith 1790–1840
      9. 9. Thomas (H) Smith 1794–1854
      10. 10. Levi Smith 1792–1862 m. Alice (Milly Polly) Rice 1795–1854
        1. 1. Lucy Smith 1822–
        2. 2. Calista (C) Smith 1825–1881
        3. 3. Cloe (Ann) Smith 1821–1858
        4. 4. Caswell (P) Smith 1816–1899
        5. 5. Matilda (C) Smith 1828–1910
        6. 6. Julia (W.) Smith 1824–1912
        7. 7. Ivison (M) Smith 1814–1883
        8. 8. Lewis (Davidson Dave) Smith 1852–1934
        9. 9. Nancy (Jane) Smith 1818–1870
        10. 10. Matilda (C) Smith –1870
        11. 11. Nancy (Jane) Smith –1870
        12. 12. John (L.) Smith 1832–
        13. 13. Peyton Smith 1812–1852
        14. 14. Levi (H.) Smith 1829–1905
        15. 15. Jeanette (Emeline) Smith 1840–
        16. 16. John (Wilber) Smith 1826–1887
        17. 17. Elizabeth ("Bettie") Smith 1824–1865
        18. 18. Nancy (P) Smith 1818–1862
      11. 11. Elijah Smith 1793–
        1. 1. Mary (A) Smith 1841–
        2. 2. H (H) Smith 1836–
        3. 3. David Smith 1840–
      12. 12. Martha Smith 1791–
      13. 13. Lucy Smith 1795–
      14. 14. Elizabeth Smith 1797–1860
      15. 15. Samuel (Holmes Smith) Sr 1800–1860 m. Mary (A) Smith 1804– m. Mary (A) Smith 1804–
        1. 1. Faith (Elizabeth "Aunt Pink") Smith 1838–1922
        2. 2. Emily Smith 1832–
        3. 3. Martha (J.) Smith 1840–
        4. 4. William Smith 1842–
        5. 5. John (James) Smith 1826–1881 m. Emily (E) Hogue 1832–1906
        6. 6. Martha (J) Smith 1829–1870
        7. 7. George (H) Smith 1847–1879
        8. 8. Mary (A) Smith 1835–
        9. 9. Samuel (Holmes Smith) Jr 1832–1896 m. Virginia (C) Suggett 1836–1900
      16. 16. John Smith 1790–
      17. 17. Isaac Smith 1790–1850 m. Jane Coulter 1794–1850
        1. 1. Samuel (W) Smith 1815–1894
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Smith 1829–1901
        3. 3. Martha (H) Smith 1821–1910
        4. 4. Josiah (B) Smith 1827–1859
        5. 5. Elizabeth (A) Smith 1825–1889
        6. 6. William (N.) Smith 1818–1896
  2. 2. Owen Smith 1750–1819
  3. 3. James Smith 1755–1786
  4. 4. Susannah (Pemberton) Smith 1755–1801
  5. 5. Augustine Smith 1738–1774
  6. 6. John (Pemberton) Smith 1745–1785
  7. 7. Robert Smith 1752–1822
  8. 8. Margaret Smith 1743–1800
  9. 9. Henry (I) Smith 1761–1848
  10. 10. Mary Smith 1745–1787
  11. 11. Richard (Arrow) Smith –1819

Colonel Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1725
23 Sep 1725
Birth of Colonel John Smith in Henrico, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Henrico, Goochland, Virginia, United States
1747
27 Jan 1747
Age 22
Colonel John Smith was married in Goochland County, Virginia
Goochland County, Virginia
1776
28 Nov 1776
Age 51
Death of Colonel John Smith in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1725
    Event Place: Henrico, Goochland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1747
    Event Place: Goochland County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1776
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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