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Joseph Blake SMITH 1697 – 1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1697

Birth Location: Hail Weston, Huntingdon, England

Death Date: 6 Sep 1764

Death Location: Goochland, Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Father: Ensign Smith

Mother: Anna Myddagh

Spouse(s): Katherine Smith

Children(s): Urusula Smith

In 1697, Joseph Blake SMITH entered the world in Hail Weston, Huntingdon, England, born to Ensign Joshua Smith and Anna Corneli Ballard Van Myddagh. Joseph Blake SMITH married Katherine Sarah Gwyn Smith, and had children including Urusula Smith. Joseph Blake SMITH passed away in 1764 in Goochland, Albemarle, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1697, Joseph Blake SMITH entered the world in Hail Weston, Huntingdon, England, born to Ensign Joshua Smith and Anna Corneli Ballard Van Myddagh.
  • Joseph Blake SMITH married Katherine Sarah Gwyn Smith, and had children including Urusula Smith.
  • Joseph Blake SMITH passed away in 1764 in Goochland, Albemarle, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ensign Smith
1658 – 1719
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Anna Myddagh
1672 – 1710
Birth Location: Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Smith
1695 – 1734
Birth Location: Hanover, King William, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Urusula Smith
1716 – 1783
Birth Location: Alberene, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
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Joseph SMITH's Ancestors

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Joseph SMITH
1697 – 1764
Birth Place: Hail Weston, Huntingdon, England
Parents
Ensign Joshua Smith
1658 – 1719
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Anna (Corneli Ballard Van) Myddagh
1672 – 1710
Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Grandparents
Ensign (Henry) Smith
1626 – 1676
Hingham, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth (COOPER 1 (anc) MLTucker)
1637 – 1690
Hingham, Norfolk, England
Lieutenant (Colonel Thomas) Ballard
1630 – 1689
Inkberrow, Worcestershire, England or King James, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Bosworth
1602 – 1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zaccheus Bosworth
1576 – 1655
Ann Brayton
1588 – 1680

Joseph SMITH's Descendants

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Joseph (Blake) SMITH (4 Dec 1697 – 6 Sep 1764) m. Katherine (Sarah Gwyn) Smith (20 Oct 1695 – 2 Sep 1734)
  1. 1. Urusula Smith (14 Jul 1716 – 1783) m. Andrew (Thomas Rea) (Ray) (14 Jul 1710 – 23 Aug 1757)
    1. 1. Samuel Ray* (1734 – 9 Oct 1788) m. Jane Maupin (1738 – 13 Jan 1827)
      1. 1. Andrew (J) Rae\Ray (1763 – 15 Aug 1835) m. HENRIETTA ("Hennie") GRUBBS (1764 – 31 Mar 1853)
        1. 1. James (Garland) Ray (11 Oct 1798 – 12 Apr 1881) m. Sarah (“Sallie”) Lee (12 July 1795 – 24 Feb 1868)

Joseph SMITH's Timeline

2 Records

1697
4 Dec 1697
Birth of Joseph Blake SMITH in Hail Weston, Huntingdon, England
Hail Weston, Huntingdon, England
1764
6 Sep 1764
Age 67
Death of Joseph Blake SMITH in Goochland, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Goochland, Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1697
    Event Place: Hail Weston, Huntingdon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1764
    Event Place: Goochland, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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