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Lawrence Richard Smith Major 1629–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 March 1629

Birth Location: Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 August 1700

Death Location: White Marsh, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Christopher Smith

Mother: Elizabeth Townley

Spouse(s): Mary Debnam

Children(s): William Smith, Guy Smith, Charles Smith, Sarah Smith

In 1629, Lawrence Richard Smith Major entered the world in Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Christopher Smith And Elizabeth Townley. Lawrence Richard Smith Major married Mary Debnam, and had children including Charles Smith, Guy Smith, Sarah Smith, William David Smith. Lawrence Richard Smith Major passed away in 1700 in White Marsh, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1629, Lawrence Richard Smith Major entered the world in Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Christopher Smith And Elizabeth Townley.
  • Lawrence Richard Smith Major married Mary Debnam, and had children including Charles Smith, Guy Smith, Sarah Smith, William David Smith.
  • Lawrence Richard Smith Major passed away in 1700 in White Marsh, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Lawrence Major's Ancestors

Self
Lawrence Major
1629–1700
Birth Place: Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Christopher Smith
1592–1638
Stonirakes, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Townley
1598–1679
Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lawrence Major's Descendants

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Lawrence (Richard Smith) Major (29 March 1629–8 August 1700) m. Mary Debnam (1630–10 July 1728)
  1. 1. William (David) Smith 1650–1731
    1. 1. Thomas (Ballard) Smith 1710–1777 m. Anne (Nancy) Meriweather 1721–1792 m. Elizabeth Fleming 1710–1778 m. Margaret Fleming 1721–1792 m. Ann Hodges 1701–1753
      1. 1. Elizabeth Bull\Ball????? 1740–1766 m. John SMITH 1720–1799
        1. 1. Sarah SMITH 1750–1830 m. Adam (HATTON) (Hatten?) 1731–1811
        2. 2. Ann (Hunter) Smith 1791–1811
      2. 2. William Sandy 1731–1791
      3. 3. Susannah Smith 1746–
      4. 4. Catherine (Caty) Smith 1748–
      5. 5. Sarah Smith 1750–1822
      6. 6. Roxanna Smith 1753–1793
      7. 7. Catherine Smith 1760–1835
      8. 8. Sally Smith 1761–
      9. 9. Benjamin (Franklin) Smith 1750–1841
      10. 10. Daniel Smith 1752–1811
      11. 11. Dr (Fleming) Smith 1745–1847
      12. 12. Hannah Smith 1758–1778
      13. 13. Meriwether Smith 1730–1794
      14. 14. Peter Smith 1754–1816
      15. 15. William (Sandy) Smith 1731–1791
  2. 2. Guy Smith 1669–1719
  3. 3. Charles Smith 1655–1720
  4. 4. Sarah Smith 1659–1720

Lawrence Major's Timeline

3 Records

1629
29 March 1629
Birth of Lawrence Richard Smith Major in Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1685
1685
Age 56
Lawrence Richard Smith Major was married in Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1700
8 August 1700
Age 71
Death of Lawrence Richard Smith Major in Abington Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Abington Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 March 1629
    Event Place: Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1671; Page Number: 93

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry and Posterity of Dr. John Taliaferro and Mary (Hardin) Taliaferro
    [2] The Armistead family, 1635-1910

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Some Prominent Virginia Families, Vol. IV

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 August 1700
    Event Place: Abington Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: White Marsh, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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