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John S Smithson 1744–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1744

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States

Death Date: September 1782

Death Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

Father: Francis Smithson

Mother:

Spouse(s): Drusilla Walker

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

John S Smithson was born in 1744 in Hanover, Virginia, United States, the child of 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 Ann Smithson, Francis M Smithson, John Smithson, Nathaniel B Smithson, Sarah Wade Smithson, Sylvanus Smithson. John S Smithson passed away in 1782 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John S Smithson was born in 1744 in Hanover, Virginia, United States, the child of 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 Ann Smithson, Francis M Smithson, John Smithson, Nathaniel B Smithson, Sarah Wade Smithson, Sylvanus Smithson.
  • John S Smithson passed away in 1782 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States.

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John Smithson's Ancestors

Self
John Smithson
1744–1782
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
Parents
Francis Marion Hugh Smithson
1705–1784
Grandparents
John (J.) Smithson
1670–1761
York, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Boulton
1680–1761
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Smithson
1650–1733
Elizabeth Langdale
1658–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Smithson
1629–1684
Elizabeth Wingate
1640–1669
Marmaduke Langdale
1627–1703
Elizabeth Savage
1635–1701

John Smithson's Descendants

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John (S) Smithson (1744–September 1782) m. Drusilla (Ann) Walker (1750–1811)
  1. 1. Sarah (Wade) Smithson 1775–1865 m. James Knotts 1772–1809 m. Samuel (John) Matthews 1765–1828
    1. 1. Nancy Hebb 1804–1882 m. Robert (Casper) Hebb 1799–1852
      1. 1. Sarah (Belle "Sally") Hebb 1828–1909 m. Ahab (J) Knotts 1826–1879
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Louden) Knotts 1854–1888 m. William (Chambers) Wolfe 1856–1935
        2. 2. William (H) Knotts 1859–1881
        3. 3. Francis (M) Knotts 1869–1958
        4. 4. Alice (Ann) Knotts 1861–1887
        5. 5. Elizabeth (London) Knotts 1856–1868
        6. 6. Mary (Virginia) Knotts 1855–1892
      2. 2. David (Ross) Hebb 1834–1873
      3. 3. James (Sybrant) Hebb 1838–1889
      4. 4. Virginia (Mariah) Hebb 1849–1895
      5. 5. Mary (Martha) Hebb 1836–1920
      6. 6. Annie (Laurie) Hebb 1845–1927
      7. 7. Josina Hebb 1832–1865
      8. 8. William (F) Hebb 1825–1895
      9. 9. Jehu (Henry) Hebb 1843–1923
      10. 10. Joseph (B) Hebb 1832–1878
      11. 11. Nancy Hebb 1844–1845
      12. 12. Julian Hebb 1842–
      13. 13. James (Seibert) Hebb 1837–1889
      14. 14. Mary (Martha) Hebb 1836–1920
      15. 15. Lamar Hebb 1840–
      16. 16. Mariah Hebb 1821–1827
      17. 17. Ann Hebb 1836–
    2. 2. Margaret (M) Knott 1800–1850
    3. 3. Charles Knott 1802–1832
    4. 4. James Knott 1799–1800
  2. 2. Sylvanus Smithson 1780–1838
  3. 3. Nathaniel (B) Smithson 1773–1859
  4. 4. Charles Smithson 1777–1842
  5. 5. Clement (S) Smithson 1768–1814
  6. 6. Druisilla (Ann) Smithson 1766–1824
  7. 7. Francis (M) Smithson 1765–1853
  8. 8. John Smithson 1778–1837

John Smithson's Timeline

2 Records

1744
1744
Birth of John S Smithson in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States
1782
September 1782
Age 38
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: 1744
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1739; Birth city: Hanover County; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 51.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MWF
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1782
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1739; Birth city: Hanover County; Birth state: VA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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