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Comfort Smith 1754 – 1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1754

Birth Location: Wythe, Elizabeth, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 Mar 1846

Death Location: Morgan Co (now Wolfe co) KY

Father: Ebenezer Smith

Mother: Hannah Gilbert

Spouse(s): Benjamin Sexton

Children(s): Thomas Sexton, William Sexton, John Sexton, Obediah Sexton, Judith Sexton, Elizabeth Sexton, Benjamin Sexton, Nancy Sexton, Rhoda Sexton, Amanda Sexton, Mary Sexton, Nancy Sexton, Annie Sexton, Jeramiah Sexton

Comfort Smith was born in 1754 in Wythe, Elizabeth, Virginia, USA, the child of Ebenezer Smith and Hannah Gilbert. Comfort Smith married Benjamin Franklin Sexton, and had children including Thomas Sexton, William (John) Sexton, John William Sexton, Obediah Sexton, Judith Sexton, Elizabeth Sexton, Benjamin Franklin Sexton, Nancy Sexton, Rhoda Sexton, Amanda Lou Sexton, Mary Ann Sexton, Nancy Ann Sexton, Annie Sexton, Jeramiah Sexton. Comfort Smith passed away in 1846 in Morgan Co (now Wolfe co) KY.

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Biography

  • Comfort Smith was born in 1754 in Wythe, Elizabeth, Virginia, USA, the child of Ebenezer Smith and Hannah Gilbert.
  • Comfort Smith married Benjamin Franklin Sexton, and had children including Thomas Sexton, William (John) Sexton, John William Sexton, Obediah Sexton, Judith Sexton, Elizabeth Sexton, Benjamin Franklin Sexton, Nancy Sexton, Rhoda Sexton, Amanda Lou Sexton, Mary Ann Sexton, Nancy Ann Sexton, Annie Sexton, Jeramiah Sexton.
  • Comfort Smith passed away in 1846 in Morgan Co (now Wolfe co) KY.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Smith
1705 – 1746
Birth Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah Gilbert
1710 – 1747
Birth Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
HG

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Sexton
1752 – 1831
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
BS

Children(s)

Thomas Sexton
1775 – 1835
Birth Location: Madison, Kentucky, USA
TS
William Sexton
1775 – 1874
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States
WS
John Sexton
1775 – 1874
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States
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Obediah Sexton
1780 – 1880
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, USA
OS
Judith Sexton
1782 – 1860
Birth Location: Grayson, Virginia, USA
JS
Elizabeth Sexton
1784 – 1865
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States
ES
Benjamin Sexton
1785 – 1860
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States
BS
Nancy Sexton
1787 –
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
NS
Rhoda Sexton
1789 –
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States
RS
Amanda Sexton
1790 –
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States
AS
Mary Sexton
1793 – 1862
Birth Location: Grayson, Pennsylvania, United States
MS
Nancy Sexton
1803 – 1886
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Annie Sexton
Birth Location: –
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Jeramiah Sexton
Birth Location: –
JS

Comfort Smith's Ancestors

Self
Comfort Smith
1754 – 1846
Birth Place: Wythe, Elizabeth, Virginia, USA
Parents
Ebenezer Smith
1705 – 1746
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Gilbert
1710 – 1747
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Smith
1667 – 1745
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Anne Fuller
1669 – 1722
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Nathaniel Gilbert
1683 – 1765
Taunton Bristol MA USA
Hannah Bradford
1689 – 1772
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1622 – 1672
Susannah Hinckley
1625 – 1675
Samuel Fuller
1630 – 1676
Mary Rowley
1639 – 1697
Thomas Gilbert
Hannah Blake
Samuel Bradford
1668 – 1714
Hannah Rodgers
1668 – 1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Fuller
1603 – 1678
Frances Iyde
1605 – 1678
William Bradford
1624 – 1703
Alice Richards
1627 – 1671
John Rodgers
1641 – 1732
Elizabeth Pabodie
1647 – 1707

Comfort Smith's Descendants

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Comfort Smith (Dec 1754 – 9 Mar 1846) m. Benjamin (Franklin) Sexton (Dec 1752 – 31 Mar 1831)
  1. 1. Thomas Sexton (1775 – 12 Aug 1835)
  2. 2. William ((John)) Sexton (14 May 1775 – Oct 1874)
  3. 3. John (William) Sexton (14 May 1775 – Oct 1874)
  4. 4. Obediah Sexton (1780 – 1880)
  5. 5. Judith Sexton (15 Apr 1782 – Sep 1860)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Sexton (1784 – 1865)
  7. 7. Benjamin (Franklin) Sexton (Abt. 1785 – 1860) m. Nancy Taylor (1786 – 1820) m. Rhoda (Ann) Griffith (1786 – 1870)
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Sexton (abt 1814 – 1880) m. John Cory\Corey (09 Nov 1805 – 1880)
      1. 1. Zerilda Cory (13 Feb 1832 – 10 Mar 1920) m. John Rogers (abt 1828 – 1862-1870) m. Calip Otis (8 Mar 1828 – 1881)
        1. 1. David (Milton) Rogers (26 March 1852 – 29 June 1923)
        2. 2. Martha (Ann) Rogers (19 Mar 1854 – 31 Dec 1920)
        3. 3. James Rogers (1856 – )
        4. 4. Andrew Rogers (1858 – )
        5. 5. Thomas Rogers (1860 – )
        6. 6. Samuel (D) Rogers (1862 – )
      2. 2. Martha (Ann) Corey (26 Sept 1833 – 13 October 1924) m. John (Patrick) Kelley (4 Feb 1830 – 29 Jan 1906)
        1. 1. Lewis (Franklin "Frank") Kelley (7 Jul 1851 – 16 Feb 1914)
        2. 2. Isaac Ketty (abt 1852 – )
        3. 3. Rebecca (Jane) Kelley (12 February 1852 – 2 Jun 1938)
        4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Kelly (abt 1853 – 13 Dec 1854)
        5. 5. Absalum Kelly (Abt 1854 – )
        6. 6. America (Frances) Kelly (29 May 1854 – Mar-28-1926)
        7. 7. Emily (Elizabeth) Kelly (4 Feb 1857 – 17 Oct 1931)
        8. 8. Cynthia Kelly (Mar 1858 – )
        9. 9. Pollie Kelly (Nov 1860 – )
        10. 10. Pairlee Kelley (abt 1861 – )
        11. 11. William Kelly (Abt 1863 – )
        12. 12. John Kelly (Abt 1865 – )
        13. 13. Martha (Jane) Kelley (Jun 1868 – )
      3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) Corey (13 Sept 1836 – 14 Jun 1892) m. Elizabeth (J.) Reed (13 Mar 1840 – 29 Sept 1913)
        1. 1. Sarah (Margaret "Maggie") Corey (19 Aug 1857 – 15 Jul 1939)
        2. 2. Samuel (S.) Cory (14 Feb 1865 – 12 Jul 1948)
        3. 3. James (F.) Cory (25 May 1869 – 21 May 1942)
        4. 4. Mary (L.) Cory (4 Oct 1871 – 5 Apr 1931)
        5. 5. Martha (E.) Cory (Abt 1875 – 1 Feb 1897)
        6. 6. William (M.) Cory (2 Nov 1879 – 25 September 1941)
        7. 7. Benjamin (Franklin) Corey (13 Sept 1882 – 28 Nov 1963)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Corey (1837 – Abt. 1890) m. David Ratliff (abt 1836 – )
        1. 1. Nancy Ratliff (abt 1858 – )
        2. 2. Robert Ratliff (abt 1861 – )
        3. 3. Sarrah Ratliff (abt 1866 – )
      5. 5. Andrew (Jackson) Corey (1 Feb 1838 – ) m. Caroline Walton (15 MAY 1841 – )
        1. 1. Elizabeth Corey (7 Jul 1865 – 6 Oct 1937) m. George (W.) Edwards (Feb 1860 – )
      6. 6. James ("Henry") Cory (Sep 1840 – 25 Dec 1907)
      7. 7. William ("Willie") Corey (12 May 1842 – 18 Jan 1932)
      8. 8. Clarinda Corey (15 Jul 1842 – 23 May 1942) m. Thomas (M "Dusty Tom") Sapp (1817 – 17 May 1915) m. Unknown (Father as mother was) unmarried.
        1. 1. Lillie (Mae) Corey (28 May 1881 – 21 Sep 1968) m. Wallace (Allen) Sapp (7 Nov 1878 – 15 Apr 1965)
      9. 9. Willis Cory (5 Nov 1846 – 08 Apr 1924) m. Eliza (Louisa) Pettit (June 1845 – 19 Nov 1914)
      10. 10. Daniel (A) Cory (17 Nov 1846 – 12 Jul 1918)
      11. 11. Thomas Cory (Mar 1850 – 1920) m. Josephine Howard (Abt 1852 – ) m. Ida B (16 Sept 1861 – 20 Apr 1906)
        1. 1. John (William) Cory (18 Jul 1875 – 25 july 1946) m. Elizabeth (Ann (Lizzie)) Williamson (09 MAY 1881 – 08 Oct 1964)
      12. 12. Marshall Corey (26 Jan 1852 – 26 Jun 1933)
      13. 13. Sarah ("Sally") Cory (1854 – )
    2. 2. Maria Sexton (abt 1827 – )
    3. 3. Preston Sexton (abt 1834 – )
  8. 8. Nancy Sexton (1787 – )
  9. 9. Rhoda Sexton (1789 – )
  10. 10. Amanda (Lou) Sexton (1790 – )
  11. 11. Mary (Ann) Sexton (1793 – 1862)
  12. 12. Nancy (Ann) Sexton (12 Feb 1803 – 27 JUL 1886)
  13. 13. Annie Sexton
  14. 14. Jeramiah Sexton

Comfort Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1754
Dec 1754
Birth of Comfort Smith in Wythe, Elizabeth, Virginia, USA
Wythe, Elizabeth, Virginia, USA
1846
9 Mar 1846
Age 92
Death of Comfort Smith in Morgan Co (now Wolfe co) KY
Morgan Co (now Wolfe co) KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1754
    Event Place: Wythe, Elizabeth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1846
    Event Place: Morgan Co (now Wolfe co) KY
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Toliver, Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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