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Major Thomas Smith 1718–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 25 September 1786

Death Location: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Joseph Smith

Mother: Katherine Smith

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Elizabeth Smith

Major Thomas Smith was born in 1718 in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Joseph Smith And Katherine Sarah Gwyn Smith. Major Thomas Smith had children including Elizabeth Ann Smith. Major Thomas Smith passed away in 1786 in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Major Thomas Smith was born in 1718 in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Joseph Smith And Katherine Sarah Gwyn Smith.
  • Major Thomas Smith had children including Elizabeth Ann Smith.
  • Major Thomas Smith passed away in 1786 in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Major Smith's Ancestors

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Major Smith
1718–1786
Birth Place: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Smith
1697–1764
Hail Weston, Huntingdon, England
Katherine (Sarah Gwyn) Smith
1695–1734
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
The (Honorable Thomas Landgrave") Smith
1670–1738
Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
Anna (Cornelia Ballard) (Smith)
1670–1710
Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Ballard
1630–1689
Anne Thomas
1635–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Smith's Descendants

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Major (Thomas) Smith (1718–25 September 1786)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Smith 1720–1777 m. William Grayson 1732–1829
    1. 1. Susan Grayson 1745–1817 m. Isaac (B) Wood 1741–1813
      1. 1. Harrison Wood 1768–1826
        1. 1. Robert (W) Wood 1802–1884
      2. 2. Zachariah Wood 1772–1835

Major Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718
Birth of Major Thomas Smith in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America
Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America
1786
25 September 1786
Age 68
Death of Major Thomas Smith in Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 September 1786
    Event Place: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America

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