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Major Robert Smith 1749–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 June 1749

Birth Location: Goochland County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 September 1822

Death Location: Springfield, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Col.

Mother: Elizabeth Hopkins

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Major Robert Smith was born in 1749 in Goochland County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Sterling Smith Col And Elizabeth Hopkins. Major Robert Smith passed away in 1822 in Springfield, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Major Robert Smith was born in 1749 in Goochland County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Sterling Smith Col And Elizabeth Hopkins.
  • Major Robert Smith passed away in 1822 in Springfield, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.

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Major Smith's Ancestors

Self
Major Smith
1749–1822
Birth Place: Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Sterling Smith Col.
1701–1775
Abingdon, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Hopkins
1690–1770
Grandparents
Guy (Augustine Smith) Rev
1669–1719
Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Grace (Elizabeth) Perrin
1693–
Goudhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Major Smith
1629–1700
Mary Debnam
1630–1728
Richard Jr
1661–1688
Ann Perrin
1650–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Smith
1592–1638
Lady Towneley
1598–1679
Katherine Royall
1642–1686
Richard Perrin
1637–1695
Robert Porter
1620–1661
Elizabeth Cox
1622–1690

Major Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1749
18 June 1749
Birth of Major Robert Smith in Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
1822
30 September 1822
Age 73
Death of Major Robert Smith in Springfield, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Springfield, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 June 1749
    Event Place: Goochland County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 September 1822
    Event Place: Springfield, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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