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Melinda Ann Smith 1740–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 20 Aug 1814

Death Location: Chester, South Carolina, United States

Father: John Smith

Mother: Sarah Buckner

Spouse(s): William Boyd

Children(s): Charles Boyd, Hannah Boyd, John Boyd, Mary Boyd, Nancy Boyd

Melinda Ann Smith was born in 1740 in Chester, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Smith And Sarah Ann Buckner. Melinda Ann Smith married William Blanton Boyd, and had children including Charles Leroy Boyd, Hannah Mccracken Boyd, John Boyd, Mary Boyd, Nancy Boyd. Melinda Ann Smith passed away in 1814 in Chester, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Melinda Ann Smith was born in 1740 in Chester, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Smith And Sarah Ann Buckner.
  • Melinda Ann Smith married William Blanton Boyd, and had children including Charles Leroy Boyd, Hannah Mccracken Boyd, John Boyd, Mary Boyd, Nancy Boyd.
  • Melinda Ann Smith passed away in 1814 in Chester, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melinda Smith's Ancestors

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Melinda Smith
1740–1814
Birth Place: Chester, South Carolina, United States
Parents
John Smith
1724–1782
Prince William, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ann) Buckner
1720–1783
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Captain (Ambrose Joshua) Smith
1703–1758
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Whitfield
1687–1765
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia Colony, Colonial America
Major (John Buckner) lll
1665–1762
St Paul Parish, Essex, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Ann) Ballard
1685–1745
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Catherine Snelson
1680–1742
Deborah Ferrers
1642–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Snellson
1640–1690
Amy Snelson
1641–1722
Col. II
1619–1661
Lady Ferrers
1620–1668

Melinda Smith's Descendants

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Melinda (Ann) Smith (1740–20 Aug 1814) m. William (Blanton) Boyd (1745–20 August 1814)
  1. 1. Charles (Leroy) Boyd 1771–1861 m. Elizabeth Cloud 1779–1843
  2. 2. Hannah (Mccracken) Boyd 1767–1839
  3. 3. John Boyd 1774–1825
  4. 4. Mary Boyd 1760–1829
  5. 5. Nancy Boyd 1775–1842

Melinda Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Melinda Ann Smith in Chester, South Carolina, United States
Chester, South Carolina, United States
1740
13 Feb 1740
Melinda Ann Smith was baptized in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1814
20 Aug 1814
Age 74
Death of Melinda Ann Smith in Chester, South Carolina, United States
Chester, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Suffolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 5892
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1740
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Suffolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 5892

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1814
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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