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Godfrey Smith 1765–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 1820

Death Location: Kentucky

Father: Nicholaus Smith

Mother: Maria Reiner

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Howard

Children(s): William Smith, Isaac Smith, Eliza Smith, Matilda Smith

Godfrey Smith was born in 1765 in Virginia, the child of Nicholaus Nicholas Schmidt Smith And Maria Magdalena Reiner. Godfrey Smith married Elizabeth Betsy Howard, and had children including Eliza Smith, Isaac Smith, Matilda Smith, William Henry Smith. Godfrey Smith passed away in 1820 in Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Godfrey Smith was born in 1765 in Virginia, the child of Nicholaus Nicholas Schmidt Smith And Maria Magdalena Reiner.
  • Godfrey Smith married Elizabeth Betsy Howard, and had children including Eliza Smith, Isaac Smith, Matilda Smith, William Henry Smith.
  • Godfrey Smith passed away in 1820 in Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholaus Smith
1718–1797
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
NS
Maria Reiner
1720–1800
Birth Location: Schwaigern, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
MR

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Howard
1780–1851
Birth Location: Greenbrier Co. now WVa, West Virginia, USA
EH

Children(s)

William Smith
1813–1854
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
WS
Isaac Smith
1817–1897
Birth Location: Kentucky
IS
Eliza Smith
1818–1858
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
ES
Matilda Smith
1806–1881
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
MS

Godfrey Smith's Ancestors

Self
Godfrey Smith
1765–1820
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Nicholaus (Nicholas) (Schmidt) Smith
1718–1797
Virginia, USA
Maria (Magdalena) Reiner
1720–1800
Schwaigern, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Grandparents
Matthaus ((Matthias) (Michael) Schmidt) (Smith)
1692–1756
Gemmingen, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Regina (Catherina) Schlozer
1687–1788
Gemmingen, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Johann (Dietrich) Reiner
1688–1783
Schwaigern, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Maria (Margaretha) Schleicher
1695–1746
Meimsheim, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Schmidt
1650–1694
Anna Reiner
1658–1700
Anna Schleicher
1665–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nikolaus Schmidt
1630–1691
Ursula Gunz
1635–1713

Godfrey Smith's Descendants

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Godfrey Smith (1765–1820) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Howard (22 September 1780–23 August 1851)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Smith 1813–1854 m. Prudy (D) Gott 1819–1877
    1. 1. William (Thomas) Smith 1850–1931 m. Elizabeth Adams 1849–1918 m. Effie (K.) Rigsby 1873–1943
      1. 1. Minnie Smith 1884–1969 m. Ras Simpson 1878–1917
        1. 1. Earl (Clarence) Simpson 1911–2001 m. Martha (Bell) Smith 1914–1995
        2. 2. Dorothy Simpson 1908–1961 m. Roscoe Turner 1895–1971
        3. 3. John Simpson 1914–1996 m. Lora (Mae) Gentry 1919–
        4. 4. Oron Simpson 1917–1976 m. Margaret (Frances) York 1918–2007
      2. 2. Gabriella (Mae) Smith 1872–1905 m. John (J) Gott 1870–
        1. 1. Alta Gott 1899–
        2. 2. Arthur (McCormick) Gott 1904–1967
      3. 3. Mary (E) Smith 1874–1876
    2. 2. Elizabeth Smith 1838– m. Lif Eypack 1843–
      1. 1. J. (M. O.) Eypack 1871–
      2. 2. S. (R. E.) Eypack 1874–
      3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Ipock 1881–1911
    3. 3. John (Jonathan) Smith 1840–1913 m. Mary (Frances) Howard 1851–1938
      1. 1. Eugene (Franklin) Smith 1876–1943
      2. 2. Eva Smith 1894–1901
      3. 3. James (Hardy) Smith 1874–1953
      4. 4. Clara (B) Smith 1884–
      5. 5. Charley Smith 1886–
      6. 6. Mandie Smith 1889–
      7. 7. Robert (R) Smith 1892–
    4. 4. Martha Smith 1843–1891 m. Claiborn (Basil Edwards) Jr 1825–1880
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Duckett 1870–1925
      2. 2. Eliza (Jane) Sturdivant 1875–1931
      3. 3. Patsy (Ann) Hendrick 1879–1926
      4. 4. Ida Lowe 1871–1965
    5. 5. Artimitia Smith 1844–1922 m. Henry (C) Cotton 1842–1921
      1. 1. Edward (Robert) Cotton 1875–1939
      2. 2. Birdie Johnson 1880–1962
      3. 3. Stella (Ann) Cermack 1887–1960
      4. 4. J (M) Cotton 1873–1904
    6. 6. Moses (M.) Smith 1847–1878 m. Martha (Ann) Martin 1854–1929
      1. 1. Clara Martin 1870–1953
      2. 2. Vina Smith 1876–1877
    7. 7. Jonathan (Gott) Smith 1851–1931 m. Nancy (J) Smith 1854–1887
      1. 1. Lelar (H) Smith 1878–
      2. 2. M (T) Smith 1882–
      3. 3. Annie (W) Smith 1883–
      4. 4. Hulia (A) Smith 1889–
    8. 8. Joseph Smith 1853–1877
  2. 2. Isaac Smith 1817–1897 m. Margaret Butler 1822–1872
    1. 1. Ira (Seldon) Smith 1859–
    2. 2. Rachel Smith 1855–
    3. 3. John Smith 1857–
    4. 4. Isaac Smith 1863–
    5. 5. R (M) Smith 1842–
    6. 6. L (W) Smith 1844–
    7. 7. B (M) Smith 1847–
    8. 8. L (A) Smith 1849–
    9. 9. Silas (W) Smith 1844–
  3. 3. Eliza Smith 1818–1858 m. John (Murphy) Butler 1816–1862
    1. 1. Lavina Butler 1844–
  4. 4. Matilda Smith 1806–1881

Godfrey Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Godfrey Smith in Virginia
Virginia
1820
1820
Age 55
Death of Godfrey Smith in Kentucky
Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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