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Eleanor Smithson 1704–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1704

Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 12 APR 1784

Death Location: Harford County, Maryland

Father: Col. Smithson,

Mother: Ann Scott

Spouse(s): Rev Indian

Children(s): Leticca Durham, Joshua Durham

Eleanor Smithson was born in 1704 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, the child of Col Thomas F Smithson And Ann Avarilla Scott. In 1776, Eleanor Smithson resided in Bush R. Lower Hundred, Harford, Maryland, USA. Eleanor Smithson married Rev Samuel Durham Cherokee Indian, and had children including Joshua Durham, Leticca Letty Hatchet Grey Durham. Eleanor Smithson passed away in 1784 in Harford County, Maryland.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Smithson was born in 1704 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, the child of Col Thomas F Smithson And Ann Avarilla Scott.
  • In 1776, Eleanor Smithson resided in Bush R. Lower Hundred, Harford, Maryland, USA.
  • Eleanor Smithson married Rev Samuel Durham Cherokee Indian, and had children including Joshua Durham, Leticca Letty Hatchet Grey Durham.
  • Eleanor Smithson passed away in 1784 in Harford County, Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. Smithson,
1680–1732
Birth Location: Moulton, Yorkshire, England
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Ann Scott
1686–1741
Birth Location: Bengies Point, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rev Indian
1702–1780
Birth Location: Durham, shire, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Leticca Durham
1744–1843
Birth Location: Cherokee Nation, Wilkes, American Colonies, Georgia, USA
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Joshua Durham
1733–1829
Birth Location: Bush River Lower Hundred, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Eleanor Smithson's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Smithson
1704–1784
Birth Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Parents
Col. Thomas F. Smithson,
1680–1732
Moulton, Yorkshire, England
Ann (Avarilla) Scott
1686–1741
Bengies Point, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
George Smithson
1615–1692
Moulton, Yorkshire, England
Ellinor Faierfax
1630–1713
Otley, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Smithson
1594–1650
Dorothy Calvert
1598–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Smithson
1536–1600
Agnes (Smithson)
1540–1595
George State
1582–1632

Eleanor Smithson's Descendants

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Eleanor Smithson (24 May 1704–12 APR 1784) m. Rev (Samuel Durham Cherokee) Indian (14 September 1702–1780)
  1. 1. Leticca ((Letty) HATCHET GREY) Durham 1744–1843 m. James (Thomas) Howard 1740–1822 m. James Howard 1772–1857
    1. 1. Thomas (L) Howard 1770–1853 m. Frances (Frankie) Jackson 1779–1853 m. Frances (Frankie) Jackson 1779–1853
      1. 1. Moses Howard 1797–1880 m. Mary ("Polly" Ann) Patrick 1799–1900
        1. 1. Henry Howard 1829–1895
        2. 2. Stephen (Boone) Howard 1824–1850
        3. 3. Andrew Howard 1836–1936 m. Louania Howard 1843–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Howard 1830–1939
        5. 5. Infant Howard 1820–1820
        6. 6. Moses Howard 1822–1922
        7. 7. Son Howard 1816–
        8. 8. Thomas Howard 1819–1919
        9. 9. Tilson Howard 1834–1934
        10. 10. William Howard 1827–1878
      2. 2. William ("Moses") Howard 1797–1880 m. Mary (A. G.) Howard 1799–1900
        1. 1. Amanda (M.) Howard 1827–
        2. 2. Thomas Howard 1819–1919
        3. 3. Henry Howard 1829–1895
        4. 4. Stephen (Boone) Howard 1824–1850
        5. 5. Andrew Howard 1836–1936
        6. 6. Elizabeth Howard 1830–1939
        7. 7. Infant Howard 1820–1820
        8. 8. Moses Howard 1822–1922
        9. 9. Son Howard 1816–
        10. 10. Tilson Howard 1834–1934
        11. 11. William Howard 1827–1878
        12. 12. Amanda (M.) Howard 1827–
        13. 13. Rhoda Howard 1846–
        14. 14. Margarett Howard 1839–
        15. 15. Stephen (Boone) Howard 1824–1850
        16. 16. Thomas Howard 1819–1919
        17. 17. Henry Howard 1829–1895
        18. 18. Margaret ("Peggy" Howard) Phipps 1839–1939
        19. 19. Polly (Ann) Howard 1831–1870
        20. 20. William (Washington "Wash" (m Catharine "Kate" Hylton \ Helton)) Howard 1827–1878
        21. 21. Mary (Ann "Polly" Howard) Hensley 1831–1876
        22. 22. Amanda (M.) Howard 1827–
        23. 23. Elizabeth Howard 1830–1939
        24. 24. Jilson ((m Adeline Sarah "Sally" Hall, Leanna Lawson)) Howard 1834–1934
        25. 25. Thomas (Newton) Howard 1819–1919
        26. 26. Andrew (Jackson) Howard 1836–1936
        27. 27. Henry ("Little" (m Lucinda Howard)) Howard 1829–1895
        28. 28. Margaret ("Peggy" Howard) Phipps 1839–1939
        29. 29. Stephen (Boone (m Eliabeth Ann Phipps)) Howard 1824–1850
    2. 2. Benjamin (Howard) Sr 1776–1850
    3. 3. John (Covey Warjack) Howard 1779–1824
    4. 4. Elizabeth Howard 1783–1860
    5. 5. James Howard 1772–1857 m. Leticca ((Letty) HATCHET GREY) Durham 1744–1843
    6. 6. John (James) Howard 1763–1857
    7. 7. Judith ("Juda") Howard 1782–1869
    8. 8. Moses Howard 1787–1880
    9. 9. Polly Howard 1769–1816
    10. 10. William Howard 1783–1868
    11. 11. Celia (Seley) Howard 1785–1823
    12. 12. Sarah Howard 1790–1861
    13. 13. Margaret (Elizabeth) Howard 1783–1860
    14. 14. Rebecca (Howard (d\ of Col. James T) Howard) 1786–
    15. 15. Samuel (Howard) Sr. 1762–1840
    16. 16. Thomas Howard 1789–1841
    17. 17. George (W.) Howard 1782–1861
    18. 18. Judith (Julida) Howard 1782–1865
    19. 19. Matilda Howard 1802–1887
  2. 2. Joshua Durham 1733–1829

Eleanor Smithson's Timeline

5 Records

1704
24 May 1704
Birth of Eleanor Smithson in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1723
15 January 1723
Age 19
Eleanor Smithson was married in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1776
1776
Age 72
Eleanor Smithson resided here in Bush R. Lower Hundred, Harford, Maryland, USA
Bush R. Lower Hundred, Harford, Maryland, USA
1784
12 APR 1784
Age 80
Death of Eleanor Smithson in Harford County, Maryland
Harford County, Maryland
1855
22 Apr 1855
Age 151
Eleanor Smithson was baptized in Harewood, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Harewood, All Saints, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1704
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Maryland, U.S., Colonial Census, 1776
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1855
    Event Place: Harewood, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 January 1723
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Bush R. Lower Hundred, Harford, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1776-1890
    [2] Maryland, U.S., Colonial Census, 1776

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 APR 1784
    Event Place: Harford County, Maryland
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