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Maj Charles Smith 1655–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1655

Birth Location: Essex Meadows, Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Feb 1720

Death Location: Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Maj Rivers

Mother: Mary signed

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Maj Charles Smith was born in 1655 in Essex Meadows, Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA, the child of Maj Lawrence Smith Bore Coat Of Arms Of Smiths Tottne Devon County England In Charge Of All Forts Along The Rappahannock Potomac Rivers And Mary Hitchon Died In House In Which The Treaty Of Yorktown Was Signed. Maj Charles Smith passed away in 1720 in Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Maj Charles Smith was born in 1655 in Essex Meadows, Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA, the child of Maj Lawrence Smith Bore Coat Of Arms Of Smiths Tottne Devon County England In Charge Of All Forts Along The Rappahannock Potomac Rivers And Mary Hitchon Died In House In Which The Treaty Of Yorktown Was Signed.
  • Maj Charles Smith passed away in 1720 in Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Maj Rivers
1629–1700
Birth Location: Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
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Mary signed
1631–1687
Birth Location: Burnley, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England
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Maj Smith's Ancestors

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Maj Smith
1655–1720
Birth Place: Essex Meadows, Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA
Parents
Maj Lawrence Smith, bore coat of arms of Smiths, Tottne, Devon County, England; in charge of all forts along the Rappahannock & Potomac Rivers
1629–1700
Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
Mary (Hitchon, died in house in which the Treaty of Yorktown was) signed
1631–1687
Burnley, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Christopher Lawrence Smith Smythe Sr, Gentleman, Knight of Stoneyrakes, Prior of Whalley) Abbey
1592–1638
Stonirakes, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (Townley Towneley, Lady of Stone) Edge
1598–1679
Stone Edge, Colne, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Russia
1558–1625
Sarah Leicester
1562–1655
Sir Edge
1564–1655
Jennet Halstead
1575–1623
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir State
1522–1591
Dame Tonbridge
1535–1593
William MountJoy
1536–1599
Anne Bymand
1535–1570

Maj Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1655
1655
Birth of Maj Charles Smith in Essex Meadows, Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA
Essex Meadows, Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA
1720
19 Feb 1720
Age 65
Death of Maj Charles Smith in Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Essex Meadows, Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1720
    Event Place: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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