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John S Smithson 1739–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1739

Birth Location: Hanover, VA, USA

Death Date: 9 Dec 1782

Death Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

Father: Francis Smithson

Mother: Sarah Chiles

Spouse(s): Drusilla Walker

Children(s): Clement Smithson, Sarah Smithson, John Smithson, Francis Smithson, Druisilla Smithson, elizabeth smithson, Charles Smithson, Nathaniel Smithson, Sylvanus Smithson, Clement Smithson, Sylvanus Smithson

In 1739, John S Smithson entered the world in Hanover, VA, USA, born to Francis Marion Hugh Smithson And Sarah Edward Burnley Chiles. John S Smithson married Drusilla Ann Walker, and had children including Charles Smithson, Clement S Smithson, Druisilla Delph Ann Smithson, Elizabeth Smithson, Francis M Smithson, John Smithson, Nathaniel B Smithson, Nathaniel N Smithson, Sarah Wade Smithson, Sylvanus Smithson, Wade Smithson. John S Smithson passed away in 1782 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1739, John S Smithson entered the world in Hanover, VA, USA, born to Francis Marion Hugh Smithson And Sarah Edward Burnley Chiles.
  • John S Smithson married Drusilla Ann Walker, and had children including Charles Smithson, Clement S Smithson, Druisilla Delph Ann Smithson, Elizabeth Smithson, Francis M Smithson, John Smithson, Nathaniel B Smithson, Nathaniel N Smithson, Sarah Wade Smithson, Sylvanus Smithson, Wade Smithson.
  • John S Smithson passed away in 1782 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Smithson
1705–1784
Birth Location: Hanover, Louisa, Virginia, American Colony
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Sarah Chiles
1708–1797
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Drusilla Walker
1744–1811
Birth Location: Lunenberg County, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Clement Smithson
1768–1814
Birth Location: Lunenberg, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Smithson
1775–1865
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
SS
John Smithson
1777–1838
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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Francis Smithson
1765–1853
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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Druisilla Smithson
1767–1824
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
DS
elizabeth smithson
1770–1795
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Charles Smithson
1777–1842
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
CS
Nathaniel Smithson
1773–1859
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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Sylvanus Smithson
1780–1838
Birth Location: Lunenberg County, Virginia, United States
SS
Clement Smithson
1780–1838
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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Sylvanus Smithson
1780–
Birth Location: Lunenberg County, Virginia, United States
SS

John Smithson's Ancestors

Self
John Smithson
1739–1782
Birth Place: Hanover, VA, USA
Parents
Francis Marion Hugh Smithson
1705–1784
Hanover, Louisa, Virginia, American Colony
Sarah (Edward Burnley) Chiles
1708–1797
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (J) Smithson
1680–1761
Barnard Castle, Durham, England
Elizabeth Boulton
1681–1761
Barnard Castle, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Smithson
1650–1680
Elizabeth Langdale
1651–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Smithson
1629–1684
Elizabeth Wingate
1636–1669

John Smithson's Descendants

1.
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John (S) Smithson (1739–9 Dec 1782) m. Drusilla (Ann) Walker (1744–1811)
  1. 1. Clement (S) Smithson 1768–1814 m. Nancy (D) Pettus 1770–1868
    1. 1. Charles (E) Smithson 1806–1890 m. Jane (Permelia) Giles 1806–1848
      1. 1. George (Pettus) Smithson 1835–1898 m. Elizabeth (B "Lizzie") Hargrove 1829–1894
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth "Mollie") Smithson 1867–1931 m. Asa (Samuel) Rummage 1865–
        2. 2. Charley (B.) Smithson 1872–1907 m. Ella (M) McCall 1878–1969
        3. 3. Fannie (Morgan) Smithson 1862–1893
        4. 4. Sallie (Perkins) Smithson 1858–1907
        5. 5. Martha (Jane) Smithson 1857–1936
        6. 6. Lucy (Geralda) Smithson 1870–1912
        7. 7. Clarissa (Syrilda) Smithson 1865–1932
        8. 8. Susan (Mae) Smithson 1859–1920
      2. 2. Charles (Thomas) Smithson 1837–1915 m. Martha (C) Hay 1842–1920 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Giles 1839–1869
        1. 1. Alice (Florence) Smithson 1879–1936
        2. 2. Mary (T) Smithson 1875–1938
        3. 3. Lottie (Lee) Smithson 1872–1933
        4. 4. Robert (Andrew Johnson) Smithson 1876–1950
        5. 5. Patrick (Henry "Pap") Smithson 1869–1944 m. Mattie (Sue) Smithson 1886–1967 m. Susie Gellespie 1872–
        6. 6. Martha (Sophronia) Smithson 1858–1884
        7. 7. Clara (Ella) Smithson 1860–1884
      3. 3. Clement (Claiborn "Clem") Smithson 1830–1882
      4. 4. Mary (E) Smithson 1840–1894
      5. 5. Paschal (Giles) Smithson 1844–1928
      6. 6. Christopher (O) Smithson 1842–
      7. 7. Edward (J) Smithson 1834–1900
      8. 8. John (William) Smithson 1829–1863
      9. 9. Mary (Jane) Smithson 1832–1833
      10. 10. Samuel (Henderson) Smithson 1844–1925
    2. 2. William (Overton) Smithson 1812–1885
    3. 3. Horatio (Sharp) Smithson 1810–1900
    4. 4. Susan (T P) Smithson 1794–1855
    5. 5. Sarah (B) Smithson 1803–1825
    6. 6. Martha (D. S.) Smithson 1800–1846
    7. 7. Sylvanus (Wright) Smithson 1798–1872
    8. 8. Drucilla (Wade) Smithson 1796–1838
    9. 9. Clement SMITHSON 1805–1871
    10. 10. John (Pettus) Smithson 1807–1890
  2. 2. Sarah (Wade) Smithson 1775–1865
  3. 3. John Smithson 1777–1838
  4. 4. Francis (M) Smithson 1765–1853 m. Lucretia Powell 1760–1850
    1. 1. Hezekiah (Powell Smithson) Sr. 1791–1871 m. Henrietta Carter 1795–1872
      1. 1. Hezekiah (Powell Smithson) II 1813–1860
      2. 2. Peyton (Carter) Smithson 1815–1857
      3. 3. Eliza (Carter) Smithson 1814–1892
      4. 4. John (Greene) Smithson 1820–1893
      5. 5. William (Quincy Adams) Smithson 1823–1877 m. Nancy (Ann) Trotter 1827–1884
        1. 1. Virginia (Tennessee) Smithson 1852–1919
        2. 2. Sarah (Edellar) Smithson 1850–1873
        3. 3. Mary (Henrietta) Smithson 1857–1919
        4. 4. Martha (Elizabeth) Smithson 1864–1942
        5. 5. John (Green) Smithson 1848–1925 m. Ester (Josephine) Yates 1847–1877 m. Sarah (Louisa) Blakeney 1853– m. Hannah (Rebecca) Ledford 1857–1935
        6. 6. Nancy (Ann) Smithson 1852–1854
        7. 7. Minerva (Isabella) Smithson 1855–1864
        8. 8. Josephine (Napoleon) Smithland 1859–1936
        9. 9. Eliza (Lucretia) Smithson 1861–1862
        10. 10. William (T) Smithson 1870–
        11. 11. William (Baldridge) Smithson 1854–1939
        12. 12. William (Baldridge) Smithson 1855–1939
        13. 13. Josaphene (P) Smithson 1859–
        14. 14. Tallitha (Thacker) Smithson 1866–1868
      6. 6. Martha (J) Smithson 1826–1897
      7. 7. Nathaniel Smithson 1820–1893
      8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth) Smithson 1839–1917
      9. 9. Henrietta Smithson 1822–
      10. 10. Henry (C) Smithson 1830–
      11. 11. Martha (Isabel) Smithson 1846–1910
      12. 12. Francis (Marion) Smithson 1839–1791
    2. 2. Mary Smithson 1795–1853
  5. 5. Druisilla (Delph Ann) Smithson 1767–1824
  6. 6. elizabeth smithson 1770–1795
  7. 7. Charles Smithson 1777–1842
  8. 8. Nathaniel (B) Smithson 1773–1859
  9. 9. Sylvanus Smithson 1780–1838
  10. 10. Clement (S) Smithson 1780–1838
  11. 11. Sylvanus Smithson 1780–

John Smithson's Timeline

2 Records

1739
1739
Birth of John S Smithson in Hanover, VA, USA
Hanover, VA, USA
1782
9 Dec 1782
Age 43
Death of John S Smithson in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Hanover, VA, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1782
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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