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Dorcas Smith 1783–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 August 1783

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 17 August 1858

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

Father: Joseph Smith

Mother: Elizabeth Hallum

Spouse(s): Thomas Gassaway

Children(s): Thomas Gassaway, Elizabeth Crenshaw, Joseph Gassaway, Enoch Gassaway, James Gassaway

In 1783, Dorcas Smith entered the world in North Carolina, United States, born to Joseph Hiram Garfield Smith And Elizabeth Hallum. In 1820, Dorcas Smith resided in Horry, South Carolina, USA. In 1850, Dorcas Smith resided in Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. Dorcas Smith married Thomas Gassaway, and had children including Elizabeth Smith Gassaway Crenshaw, Enoch Berry Gassaway, James Douthit Gassaway, Joseph Smith Gassaway, Thomas H Gassaway. Dorcas Smith passed away in 1858 in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1783, Dorcas Smith entered the world in North Carolina, United States, born to Joseph Hiram Garfield Smith And Elizabeth Hallum.
  • In 1820, Dorcas Smith resided in Horry, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1850, Dorcas Smith resided in Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • Dorcas Smith married Thomas Gassaway, and had children including Elizabeth Smith Gassaway Crenshaw, Enoch Berry Gassaway, James Douthit Gassaway, Joseph Smith Gassaway, Thomas H Gassaway.
  • Dorcas Smith passed away in 1858 in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorcas Smith's Ancestors

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Dorcas Smith
1783–1858
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
Joseph Hiram Garfield Smith
1752–1814
Anson, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Hallum
1750–1814
Ninety Sixth, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Christopher (John LITTLE RIVER , Smith, Pvt, Capt John Sallis's) Co.
1720–1791
Hanover Co Va, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Ann Buckner) *
1718–1783
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
William Hallum
1728–1782
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Martha (Jenny) Prather
1733–1775
Queen Annes Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Philomen Prather
1708–1767
Margery Hunt
1716–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Prather
1673–1712

Dorcas Smith's Descendants

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Dorcas Smith (19 August 1783–17 August 1858) m. Thomas Gassaway (24 October 1777–3 December 1853)
  1. 1. Thomas (H.) Gassaway 1818–1855
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Smith Gassaway) Crenshaw 1806–1887
  3. 3. Joseph (Smith) Gassaway 1814–1897
  4. 4. Enoch (Berry) Gassaway 1822–1884
  5. 5. James (Douthit) Gassaway 1813–1887

Dorcas Smith's Timeline

4 Records

1783
19 August 1783
Birth of Dorcas Smith in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 37
Dorcas Smith resided here in Horry, South Carolina, USA
Horry, South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 67
Dorcas Smith resided here in Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1858
17 August 1858
Age 75
Death of Dorcas Smith in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 August 1783
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 857; Page: 529b
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Horry, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Horry, South Carolina; Page: 141; NARA Roll: M33_119; Image: 290

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 857; Page: 529b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1858
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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