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Keziah Smith 1780–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 05 Feb 1855

Death Location: Hopkins, Texas, USA

Father: Thomas Smith

Mother: Elizabeth Ratcliff

Spouse(s): Samuel Sr

Children(s): Oliver Mathews, David Matthews, Nancy Mathews, Mary Mathews, Robert Mathews, Joseph Matthews, Walter Mathews, Elizabeth Mathews, Jane Mathews

Keziah Smith was born in 1780 in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas Joseph Smith And Elizabeth Ratcliff. In 1829, Keziah Smith resided in Bucks, Pennsylvania. In 1850, Keziah Smith resided in District 8, Hopkins, Texas, USA. Keziah Smith married Samuel Matthews Sr, and had children including David Matthews, Elizabeth Mathews, Jane Mathews, Joseph E Matthews, Mary Polly Mathews, Nancy Mathews, Oliver Mathews, Robert Mathews, Walter Mathews, William Matthews. Keziah Smith passed away in 1855 in Hopkins, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Keziah Smith was born in 1780 in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas Joseph Smith And Elizabeth Ratcliff.
  • In 1829, Keziah Smith resided in Bucks, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1850, Keziah Smith resided in District 8, Hopkins, Texas, USA.
  • Keziah Smith married Samuel Matthews Sr, and had children including David Matthews, Elizabeth Mathews, Jane Mathews, Joseph E Matthews, Mary Polly Mathews, Nancy Mathews, Oliver Mathews, Robert Mathews, Walter Mathews, William Matthews.
  • Keziah Smith passed away in 1855 in Hopkins, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Keziah Smith's Ancestors

Self
Keziah Smith
1780–1855
Birth Place: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Joseph Smith
1760–1816
Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Ratcliff
1763–1817
Anson, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Smith
1732–
Stafford, Virginia, USA
Ruth Smith
1740–
Nathaniel Macy
1717–1783
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Gardner
1748–1825
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Smith
1702–1789
Elizabeth Temple
1706–1752
Thomas Macy
1687–1759
Deborah Coffin
1679–1760
Shubael Pinkham
1691–1767
Abigail Bunker
1689–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ichabod Smith
1675–1746
Elizabeth Cooke
1677–1751
John Sr
1655–1691
Deborah Gardner
1658–1712
John Coffin
1647–1711
Deborah Austin
1651–1718
Richard Pinkham
1642–1718

Keziah Smith's Descendants

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Keziah Smith (1780–05 Feb 1855) m. Samuel (Matthews) Sr (1775–8 August 1853)
  1. 1. Oliver Mathews 1798–1823 m. Nancy (Angeline) Savage 1798–1878
    1. 1. Kizziah Matthews 1822–1898
  2. 2. David Matthews 1799–1839
  3. 3. Nancy Mathews 1800–1834 m. Parish Sims 1798–1886
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Sims 1832–1874
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Margaret) Sims 1834–1866
    3. 3. John (H) Sims 1832–1909
    4. 4. Kizziah Sims 1820–
    5. 5. Mary (Hayden) Sims 1824–1907
    6. 6. Thomas (Jefferson) Sims 1832–1909
  4. 4. Mary (Polly) Mathews 1804–1877
  5. 5. Robert Mathews 1807–1839 m. Elizabeth Lowery 1776–
  6. 6. Joseph (E) Matthews 1817–1874 m. Eliza Morton 1825–1910
    1. 1. Bennett (Mansil) Matthews 1859–1937
    2. 2. Cleona (C) Matthews 1855–1921
    3. 3. Eliza (R) Matthews 1863–
    4. 4. John Matthews 1847–1903
    5. 5. Mary (Jane) Matthews 1842–1860
    6. 6. Nancy (Etta) Matthews 1845–1922
    7. 7. Walter (M) Matthews 1851–1910
    8. 8. William (Oliver) Matthews 1848–1880
  7. 7. Walter Mathews 1818–1880 m. Elizabeth (J) Couch 1834–1916
    1. 1. David Matthews 1843–1895
  8. 8. Elizabeth Mathews 1825–1883 m. Bennet McClaren 1827–
    1. 1. Bennett (Jarvis) McLerran 1862–1884
    2. 2. Virginia Mclure 1857–
    3. 3. Samuel Mclure 1860–
    4. 4. Dorcas McClaren 1848–
    5. 5. Sarah McClaren 1854–
    6. 6. Burnetta (J) McClaren 1849–
  9. 9. Jane Mathews 1824–1855

Keziah Smith's Timeline

4 Records

1780
1780
Birth of Keziah Smith in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
1829
Jan 1829
Age 49
Keziah Smith resided here in Bucks, Pennsylvania
Bucks, Pennsylvania
1850
1850
Age 70
Keziah Smith resided here in District 8, Hopkins, Texas, USA
District 8, Hopkins, Texas, USA
1855
05 Feb 1855
Age 75
Death of Keziah Smith in Hopkins, Texas, USA
Hopkins, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 8, Hopkins, Texas; Roll: 911; Page: 140a
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jan 1829
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 8, Hopkins, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 8, Hopkins, Texas; Roll: 911; Page: 140a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Hopkins, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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