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Colonel David Smith 1746–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1746

Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Harnett County, North Carolina

Father: Capt. Chief

Mother: Edith Whitfield

Spouse(s): Charity Whitfield

Children(s): Charity Smith, David Jr, Whitfield Smith, Mary Smith, Lewis Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Edith Smith

Colonel David Smith was born in 1746 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA, the child of Capt Samuel Smith Tuscarora Chief And Edith Elizabeth Whitfield. Colonel David Smith married Charity Whitfield, and had children including Charity Smith, David Smith Jr, Edith Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Lewis Smith, Mary Smith, Whitfield Smith. Colonel David Smith passed away in 1795 in Harnett County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Colonel David Smith was born in 1746 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA, the child of Capt Samuel Smith Tuscarora Chief And Edith Elizabeth Whitfield.
  • Colonel David Smith married Charity Whitfield, and had children including Charity Smith, David Smith Jr, Edith Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Lewis Smith, Mary Smith, Whitfield Smith.
  • Colonel David Smith passed away in 1795 in Harnett County, North Carolina.

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Colonel Smith's Ancestors

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Colonel Smith
1746–1795
Birth Place: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Capt. Samuel Smith Tuscarora Chief
1709–1803
bertie, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Edith (Elizabeth) Whitfield
1717–1785
Bertie County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Colonel (John Smith Tuscarora) Chief
1684–1777
Shooters Hill, Middlesex, Virginia
Elizabeth (G) Whitfield
1692–1770
Quirocky, Indian Woods, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Smith's Descendants

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Colonel (David) Smith (1746–1795) m. Charity Whitfield (6 Apr 1756–21 Aug 1818)
  1. 1. Charity Smith 1792–1848
  2. 2. David (Smith) Jr 1781–1805
  3. 3. Whitfield Smith 1785–1817
  4. 4. Mary Smith 1779–1780
  5. 5. Lewis Smith 1795–1796
  6. 6. Elizabeth Smith 1790–1790
  7. 7. Edith Smith 1772–1841

Colonel Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1746
1746
Birth of Colonel David Smith in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1795
1795
Age 49
Death of Colonel David Smith in Harnett County, North Carolina
Harnett County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 086

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Harnett County, North Carolina

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