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John Morris Smithson 1777–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1837

Death Location: Winchester, Scott County, Illinois, USA

Father: Drummond Smithson

Mother: Mary Smithson

Spouse(s): Lucy Smithson

Children(s): William Sr, Lucy Record, Eveline SMITHSON, John SMITHSON, Tyree SMITHSON, Mary SMITHSON, Anne SMITHSON, Lousia SMITHSON

In 1777, John Morris Smithson entered the world in North Carolina, USA, born to Drummond Smithson And Mary Parrot Smithson. John Morris Smithson married Lucy Harris Dabney Smithson, and had children including Anne H Smithson, Eveline M Smithson, Haden James Smithson, John Wesley Smithson, Lousia J Smithson, Lucy Mitchell Smithson, Lucy W Smithson Record, Mary Polly Smithson, Tyree Smithson, William Dabney Smithson Sr. John Morris Smithson passed away in 1837 in Winchester, Scott County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1777, John Morris Smithson entered the world in North Carolina, USA, born to Drummond Smithson And Mary Parrot Smithson.
  • John Morris Smithson married Lucy Harris Dabney Smithson, and had children including Anne H Smithson, Eveline M Smithson, Haden James Smithson, John Wesley Smithson, Lousia J Smithson, Lucy Mitchell Smithson, Lucy W Smithson Record, Mary Polly Smithson, Tyree Smithson, William Dabney Smithson Sr.
  • John Morris Smithson passed away in 1837 in Winchester, Scott County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Drummond Smithson
1754–1843
Birth Location: Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Smithson
1753–1851
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
MS

Spouses(s)

Lucy Smithson
1779–1837
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
LS

Children(s)

William Sr
1802–1874
Birth Location: Campbell County, Virginia, USA
WS
Lucy Record
1809–1886
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
LR
Eveline SMITHSON
1814–1850
Birth Location: –
ES
John SMITHSON
1811–1871
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Tyree SMITHSON
1809–1845
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
TS
Mary SMITHSON
1802–1874
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MS
Anne SMITHSON
1812–1880
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
AS
Lousia SMITHSON
1818–
Birth Location: –
LS

John Smithson's Ancestors

Self
John Smithson
1777–1837
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Drummond Smithson
1754–1843
Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Parrot) Smithson
1753–1851
Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
John Smithson
1710–1758
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Jennie (Drummond) Smithson
1712–1808
Hanover, Virginia, United States
John Parrott
1720–1777
Christ Church Parrish, Middlesex County, Virginia
Ruth Treadwell
1730–1798
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Smithson
1680–1761
Elizabeth Smithson
1676–1761
Jonathan Treadwell
1713–1760
Ruth Treadwell
1716–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Smithson's Descendants

1.
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John (Morris) Smithson (1777–1837) m. Lucy (Harris Dabney) Smithson (5 September 1779–16 April 1837)
  1. 1. William (Dabney Smithson) Sr 1802–1874 m. Martha (Patsy) NEVINS 1813–1899 m. Eliza (Jane EDMONSON) Smithson 1809–1844
    1. 1. Thomas (Boone) SMITHSON 1846–1920
    2. 2. Sims (Record) SMITHSON 1851–1872
    3. 3. Louisa (Eveline) SMITHSON 1848–1890
    4. 4. Isabelle SMITHSON 1853–1904 m. Milton (B.) Edmonson 1848–1922
      1. 1. Oscar (Boone Edmonson) MD 1875–1920 m. Lena (B Bailor) Edmonson 1880–1965
    5. 5. Sims Smithson 1850–1872
    6. 6. Mary (Ann) SMITHSON 1845–1920
    7. 7. Emily (Ann) SMITHSON 1826–1844
    8. 8. Betsy SMITHSON 1840–
    9. 9. Sarah (Rolen) SMITHSON 1836–
    10. 10. Martha (Dabney) SMITHSON 1839–1850
    11. 11. James (Edmonson) SMITHSON 1827–
    12. 12. Lucy (Jane) SMITHSON 1830–
    13. 13. Mary (Parrot) Smithson 1837–
    14. 14. George (Wesley) Smithson 1842–1873
    15. 15. Rhoda (OBANION) Smithson 1834–1912
    16. 16. William (Dabney Smithson) Jr 1832–1897 m. Mary (Ann) Fuqua 1845–1920 m. Mary (Ann Fuqua) Smithson 1845–1920
      1. 1. Nathan (Hayden) Smithson 1864–1925
      2. 2. Melvin (B) Smithson 1881–1937
      3. 3. John (Clayton Clay) Smithson 1879–1936
      4. 4. Lucy (Lee) Smithson 1873–1895
      5. 5. Minnie (Jane) Smithson 1870–1938
      6. 6. Clara (Alice Clarie) Smithson 1866–1933
      7. 7. William (Alfred) Smithson 1863–1863
    17. 17. John (Morris) SMITHSON 1828–1915
    18. 18. Nathan (Hayden) Smithson 1834–1918
    19. 19. Rhoda OBanion 1834–1912
    20. 20. THOMAS (BOONE) SMITHSON 1846–1920
    21. 21. SIMS (RECORD) SMITHSON 1851–1872
    22. 22. ISABELLE SMITHSON 1853–1904
    23. 23. LOUISA (EVELINE) SMITHSON 1848–1890
  2. 2. Lucy (W. Smithson) Record 1809–1886
  3. 3. Eveline (M) SMITHSON 1814–1850
  4. 4. John (Wesley) SMITHSON 1811–1871
  5. 5. Tyree SMITHSON 1809–1845
  6. 6. Mary (Polly) SMITHSON 1802–1874
  7. 7. Anne (H) SMITHSON 1812–1880
  8. 8. Lousia (J) SMITHSON 1818–

John Smithson's Timeline

2 Records

1777
1777
Birth of John Morris Smithson in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1837
1837
Age 60
Death of John Morris Smithson in Morgan County, Illinois, USA
Morgan County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Morgan County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Winchester, Scott County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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