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Ransom SMITH 1761–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 April 1761

Birth Location: Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia

Death Date: 12 Aug 1855

Death Location: Powells Crossroads, Marion, Tennessee, USA

Father: Gulielmus SMITH

Mother: Elizabeth ?)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Smith)

Children(s): Robert SMITH, Thomas SMITH, Sarah SMITH, Benjamin SMITH, Elmus SMITH, Reuben SMITH, Nancy SMITH, Martha SMITH, Marcellus SMITH

Ransom SMITH was born in 1761 in Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia, the child of Gulielmus William Smith And Elizabeth Gooding Smith Nee Howland. Ransom SMITH married Elizabeth Betsey Moss Morse Smith, and had children including Benjamin Smith, Elmus Aka Gulielmus Smith, Lucretia Smith, Marcellus Smith, Martha Smith, Nancy Smith, Reuben Smith, Robert Anderson Smith, Sarah Sally Smith, Thomas Smith. Ransom SMITH passed away in 1855 in Powells Crossroads, Marion, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Ransom SMITH was born in 1761 in Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia, the child of Gulielmus William Smith And Elizabeth Gooding Smith Nee Howland.
  • Ransom SMITH married Elizabeth Betsey Moss Morse Smith, and had children including Benjamin Smith, Elmus Aka Gulielmus Smith, Lucretia Smith, Marcellus Smith, Martha Smith, Nancy Smith, Reuben Smith, Robert Anderson Smith, Sarah Sally Smith, Thomas Smith.
  • Ransom SMITH passed away in 1855 in Powells Crossroads, Marion, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gulielmus SMITH
1735–1814
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia
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Elizabeth ?)
1733–1814
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth (Smith)
1763–1855
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Robert SMITH
1784–1858
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
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Thomas SMITH
1788–1876
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah SMITH
1805–
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin SMITH
1791–1866
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
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Elmus SMITH
1797–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Reuben SMITH
1804–1884
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy SMITH
1805–
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
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Martha SMITH
1805–
Birth Location: –
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Marcellus SMITH
1808–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Ransom SMITH's Ancestors

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Ransom SMITH
1761–1855
Birth Place: Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia
Parents
Gulielmus William SMITH
1735–1814
Hanover County, Virginia
Elizabeth (GOODING (Smith) (nee: Howland) ?)
1733–1814
Grandparents
David (Thomas) SMITH
1698–1778
St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia
Elizabeth (RAGLAND) (Smith)
1718–1778
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Catherine Smith
1680–1742
Thomas RAGLAND
1685–1719
Elizabeth (Ragland)
1691–1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Evan RAGLAND
1656–1717
Susanna PETTUS
1656–1717

Ransom SMITH's Descendants

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Ransom SMITH (11 April 1761–12 Aug 1855) m. Elizabeth (Betsey MOSS Morse) (Smith) (November 1763–August 1855)
  1. 1. Robert (Anderson) SMITH 1784–1858
  2. 2. Thomas SMITH 1788–1876 m. Catharine (KOGER) (Smith) 1785–1857
    1. 1. David (James) SMITH 1805–1856 m. Matilda (Adeline BESS) (Smith) 1807–1899
      1. 1. Ransom SMITH 1828–1865 m. Rosana (E LANCE) (Smith) 1835–1933
        1. 1. Sarah (Adaline SMITH) (Dennis) 1863–1955
      2. 2. Mary SMITH 1833–
      3. 3. Louisa (Eliza SMITH) (Bollinger) 1835– m. Joseph (R) BOLLINGER 1836–1891
        1. 1. Eliza (N) BOLLINGER 1874–
        2. 2. Josephis BOLLINGER 1877–
        3. 3. Lauretta (C) BOLLINGER 1862–1898
        4. 4. Mary (A Polly) BOLLINGER 1856– m. Thomas BENNETT 1856–
        5. 5. Sarah (Adeline) BOLLINGER 1860–1941
      4. 4. Eda SMITH 1838–
      5. 5. John SMITH 1839–
      6. 6. Margaret SMITH 1842–
      7. 7. Letitia SMITH 1843–
      8. 8. Henry SMITH 1845–
      9. 9. Isaac SMITH 1847–
      10. 10. Rachael SMITH 1850–
      11. 11. Edman (Edward) SMITH 1826–1885 m. Annie (BOLLINGER) (Smith) 1827–1898
        1. 1. Isaac (H) SMITH 1848–
        2. 2. Daniel (Andrew T) SMITH 1850–1909 m. Tabitha (Catherine COOK) (Smith) 1858–1881 m. Malissa (Ann PHILLIPS) (Smith) 1837–1921
        3. 3. William (M) SMITH 1856– m. Lottie (DAUGHERTY) (Smith) 1873–1896
    2. 2. Thomas SMITH 1821–1865 m. Lourinda (LEWIS) (Smith) 1824–
      1. 1. Amos (Lewis) SMITH 1849–1935
      2. 2. James (F) SMITH 1852–
      3. 3. Sarah (M) SMITH 1852–
      4. 4. Thomas (A) SMITH 1855–
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) SMITH 1862–
      6. 6. Rhoda Smith 1852–
    3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) SMITH 1825–1910 m. Nancy (STEWART) (Smith) 1827–
      1. 1. Margaret (Ann SMITH) (Rollins) 1869–1959
      2. 2. Martha (Jane SMITH) (Everett) 1856–1949
      3. 3. Thomas SMITH 1855–
      4. 4. Sarah (E) SMITH 1859–
      5. 5. Mary SMITH 1849–
      6. 6. Benjamin SMITH 1862–
      7. 7. Catherine (Stewart 'Kate' SMITH) (Smith) 1852–1932 m. George (Deakins) SMITH 1854–1932
        1. 1. Mary (Emma) SMITH 1886–
        2. 2. William (Franlin) SMITH 1876–1955
        3. 3. Hallie (Louise) SMITH 1879–1974
        4. 4. Easter (Ester L) SMITH 1884–
    4. 4. Dorcas (R SMITH) (Richards) 1813–1856 m. Harvey RICHARDS 1810–1862
      1. 1. James (Franklin) RICHARDS 1843–1914
      2. 2. Thomas RICHARDS 1836–
      3. 3. Stephen RICHARDS 1838–
      4. 4. Mary RICHARDS 1839–
      5. 5. William RICHARDS 1844–
      6. 6. Elizabeth RICHARDS 1850–
      7. 7. Robert (C) RICHARDS 1854–
    5. 5. Sarah (A SMITH) (Teague) 1822–1894 m. Joshua (E) TEAGUE 1822–1880
      1. 1. Elizabeth TEAGUE 1844–
      2. 2. Lyntha (J) TEAGUE 1846–
  3. 3. Sarah (Sally) SMITH 1805–
  4. 4. Benjamin SMITH 1791–1866 m. Rhoda (PROFFITT) (Smith) 1805–1866
    1. 1. Martha SMITH 1837–
    2. 2. Sarah SMITH 1841–
    3. 3. Rhoda (SMITH) (Deakins) 1842–1884 m. Thomas (S) DEAKINS 1839–1913
      1. 1. William (Thaddius) DEAKINS 1881–1921
      2. 2. John (Lafayette) DEAKINS 1874–1911
      3. 3. Mary DEAKINS 1867–
      4. 4. Edmond DEAKINS 1872–
      5. 5. Emma DEAKINS 1875–
      6. 6. Mattie DEAKINS 1879–
    4. 4. Francek SMITH 1843–
    5. 5. Marcellus (M) SMITH 1847–1917
    6. 6. Nancy SMITH 1824–
    7. 7. Mary SMITH 1828–
    8. 8. William SMITH 1830–
    9. 9. Anna (Proffitt SMITH) (Borden) 1834–1920
    10. 10. Lucretia SMITH 1837–1905
    11. 11. Benjamin (F) SMITH 1840–
    12. 12. Preston SMITH 1843–
  5. 5. Elmus (aka Gulielmus) SMITH 1797–1860 m. Rhoda (C MADDY) (Smith) 1806–1853
  6. 6. Reuben SMITH 1804–1884 m. Sarah ('Sallie' Elizabeth Hollingsworth) (Smith) 1803–1876
    1. 1. William (Franklin) SMITH 1828–1862 m. Martha (Martella Martelia) MITCHELL 1830–
      1. 1. George (Deakins) SMITH 1854–1932 m. Catherine (Stewart 'Kate' SMITH) (Smith) 1852–1932
    2. 2. Lucretia (Hollingsworth SMITH) (Walker) 1836–1917 m. James (M) WALKER 1834–
      1. 1. David (Reuben) WALKER 1867–1948 m. Anna (Annie GOLDSTON) (Walker) 1869–1899 m. Ora (Eva Oria JARNIGAN (North)) (Walker) 1872–1910 m. Cora (A PERKINS Parkins (Letts)) (Walker) 1875–1957
        1. 1. Estella WALKER 1895–1905
        2. 2. James (B) WALKER 1896–1969
        3. 3. Davye (Lucretia) WALKER 1903–1995 m. Robert (Arthur) BETTS 1905–1981
        4. 4. Theodore (Roosevelt) WALKER 1905–
      2. 2. S (M) WALKER 1871–
      3. 3. M (A) WALKER 1873–
      4. 4. Joset WALKER 1875–
      5. 5. James (Vandeman) WALKER 1877–
      6. 6. Joe Walker 1877–
    3. 3. Thomas SMITH 1841–
    4. 4. Elmus SMITH 1843–
  7. 7. Nancy SMITH 1805–
  8. 8. Martha SMITH 1805–
  9. 9. Marcellus SMITH 1808– m. Mary (Polly STINNETT) (Smith) 1808–1860
    1. 1. Ransom SMITH 1830–
    2. 2. Elizabeth SMITH 1831–
    3. 3. Isham SMITH 1833–
    4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin) SMITH 1836–1862 m. Patience (R) DEAKINS 1840–1907
      1. 1. Mary SMITH 1862–
    5. 5. Elmus SMITH 1845– m. Bettie (FLOYD) (Smith) 1848–
    6. 6. Harvey SMITH 1848–

Ransom SMITH's Timeline

3 Records

1761
11 Apr 1761
Birth of Ransom SMITH in Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia
Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia
1761
11 April 1761
Birth of Ransom SMITH in Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia
Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia
1855
12 Aug 1855
Age 94
Death of Ransom SMITH in Powells Crossroads, Marion, Tennessee, USA
Powells Crossroads, Marion, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1761
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 April 1761
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1855
    Event Place: Powells Crossroads, Marion County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Ransom D. Smith 12 Aug 1855

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1855
    Event Place: Powells Crossroads, Marion, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Powells Crossroads, Marion, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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