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Edith WHITFIELD Smith 1717 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1717

Birth Location: Craney Island, Portsmouth ,South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 Apr 1785

Death Location: Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Moses Noyes

Mother: Hannah Smith

Spouse(s): Samuel Smith

Children(s): Peter Smith, Ann Smith, Edith Folsom, Samuel Smith, Samuel Smith, David Smith, Parker Smith, Lizzie Smith, Catherine Smith, Sarah Smith, Richard Smith, James Smith, Bette Smith, Enoch Smith, Anna Smith, Ebenezer Smith, Timothy Smith, JOHN SMITH

The story of Edith WHITFIELD Smith began in 1717 in Craney Island, Portsmouth ,South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA. Edith WHITFIELD Smith married Samuel Smith, and had children including Peter Smith, Ann Smith, Edith Bryan Folsom, Samuel Smith, Samuel Smith, David Smith, Parker Smith, Lizzie Smith, Catherine (Catee) Smith, Sarah Smith, Richard Smith, James Smith, Bette Smith, Enoch Smith, Anna Smith, Ebenezer Smith, Timothy Smith, JOHN SMITH. Edith WHITFIELD Smith passed away in 1785 in Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edith WHITFIELD Smith began in 1717 in Craney Island, Portsmouth ,South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA.
  • Edith WHITFIELD Smith married Samuel Smith, and had children including Peter Smith, Ann Smith, Edith Bryan Folsom, Samuel Smith, Samuel Smith, David Smith, Parker Smith, Lizzie Smith, Catherine (Catee) Smith, Sarah Smith, Richard Smith, James Smith, Bette Smith, Enoch Smith, Anna Smith, Ebenezer Smith, Timothy Smith, JOHN SMITH.
  • Edith WHITFIELD Smith passed away in 1785 in Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA.

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Edith Smith's Ancestors

Self
Edith Smith
1717 – 1785
Birth Place: Craney Island, Portsmouth ,South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
Parents
Moses Noyes
1692 – 1775
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Smith
1703 – 1774
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Col. (Thomas) Noyes
1648 – 1730
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Greenleaf
1660 – 1694
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Greenleaf,
1628 – 1690
Elizabeth Brixton
1634 – 1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Tristram ©
1609 – 1681
Dionis Stevens
1610 – 1684

Edith Smith's Descendants

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Edith (WHITFIELD) Smith (7 Sep 1717 – 14 Apr 1785) m. Samuel Smith (27 may 1709 – 14 September 1783)
  1. 1. Peter Smith (Abt. 1736 – Oct 1797)
  2. 2. Ann Smith (1738 – 25 Nov 1819)
  3. 3. Edith (Bryan) Folsom (1743 – 1792)
  4. 4. Samuel Smith (6 june 1744 – 6 Jun 1841)
  5. 5. Samuel Smith (12 June 1744 – 8 March 1809)
  6. 6. David Smith (7 September 1746 – 10 March 1795)
  7. 7. Parker Smith (30 Oct 1749 – 13 May 1827)
  8. 8. Lizzie Smith (30 Dec 1750 – 26 Feb 1846)
  9. 9. Catherine ((Catee)) Smith (24 Nov 1758 – 8 Mar 1838)
  10. 10. Sarah Smith (02 Jan 1760 – 27 Feb 1845)
  11. 11. Richard Smith (29 Jun 1760 – 1807)
  12. 12. James Smith (8 Dec 1761 – 10 Mar 1853)
  13. 13. Bette Smith (2 Nov 1763 – )
  14. 14. Enoch Smith (12 Aug 1766 – 21 Nov 1837)
  15. 15. Anna Smith (21 JUN 1769 – 23 or 25 MAY 1818)
  16. 16. Ebenezer Smith (Abt 1771 – )
  17. 17. Timothy Smith (Abt 1773 – )
  18. 18. JOHN SMITH (1738 – 1813)
    1. 1. Edith (Elizabeth) Smith (1768 – Mar 1860)
      1. 1. Edward (William Ezra) Strickland (1814 – 08 Mar 1897)
        1. 1. George (Elder) Strickland (05 Sep 1859 – 26 July 1937)
        2. 2. Rebecca Strickland m. James (H.) Porter (15 Oct 1844 – Nov 1922)

Edith Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1717
7 Sep 1717
Birth of Edith WHITFIELD Smith in Craney Island, Portsmouth ,South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
Craney Island, Portsmouth ,South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
1785
14 Apr 1785
Age 68
Death of Edith WHITFIELD Smith in Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1717
    Event Place: Craney Island, Portsmouth ,South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1785
    Event Place: Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA

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