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Sam Smith 1709–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1709

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 14 Sep 1783

Death Location: Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Colonel

Mother: Elizabeth (6GGM)

Spouse(s): Edith Smith)

Children(s): Jane Smith, Samuel Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Edith Folsom, Alexander Smith, Jonathan Smith, NANCY Turner), John Smith, COL. SMITH, Maney Smith, Pherabee Smith, Esther Barnes, Alexander Smith, Col. *

Sam Smith was born in 1709 in North Carolina, the child of John Smith Colonel And Elizabeth Whitfield Smith 6Ggm. Sam Smith married Edith Elizabeth Whitfield M Smith, and had children including Alexander Smith, Col Benjamin Smith, Col David Smith, Edith Bryan Folsom, Elizabeth Smith, Esther Barnes, Jane Smith, John Smith, Jonathan Smith, Maney Smith, Nancy Ann Smith M Turner, Pherabee Smith, Samuel Larkin Smith. Sam Smith passed away in 1783 in Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sam Smith was born in 1709 in North Carolina, the child of John Smith Colonel And Elizabeth Whitfield Smith 6Ggm.
  • Sam Smith married Edith Elizabeth Whitfield M Smith, and had children including Alexander Smith, Col Benjamin Smith, Col David Smith, Edith Bryan Folsom, Elizabeth Smith, Esther Barnes, Jane Smith, John Smith, Jonathan Smith, Maney Smith, Nancy Ann Smith M Turner, Pherabee Smith, Samuel Larkin Smith.
  • Sam Smith passed away in 1783 in Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Colonel
1684–1777
Birth Location: Shooters Hill, Middlesex, Virginia or Gloucester, VA
JC
Elizabeth (6GGM)
1685–1770
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
E(

Spouses(s)

Edith Smith)
1717–1785
Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
ES

Children(s)

Jane Smith
1739–1753
Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
JS
Samuel Smith
1744–1809
Birth Location: Craven County, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Smith
1737–1783
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
ES
Edith Folsom
1743–1792
Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
EF
Alexander Smith
1763–1831
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
AS
Jonathan Smith
1758–1818
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
JS
NANCY Turner)
1738–1819
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina
NT
John Smith
1738–1813
Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
JS
COL. SMITH
1735–1808
Birth Location: Wayne County, North Carolina
CS
Maney Smith
1730–1819
Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
MS
Pherabee Smith
1748–1810
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, USA
PS
Esther Barnes
1760–1830
Birth Location: –
EB
Alexander Smith
1735–1779
Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
AS
Col. *
1746–1795
Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
C*

Sam Smith's Ancestors

Self
Sam Smith
1709–1783
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
John SMITH, Colonel
1684–1777
Shooters Hill, Middlesex, Virginia or Gloucester, VA
Elizabeth (Whitfield - Smith) (6GGM)
1685–1770
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Col. (John Lawrence) Smith,
1629–1700
Stoneyrakes, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
Matthew (II Carol Whitfield Jr (8GGF) (Immigrant) (arriv in "The Providence" his own ship 1664 to) VA)
1666–1761
, Surrey, , England
Ann Woodard
1657–1689
Of Surrey, Or Lancaster, , England
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Whitfeldee
1602–1684
Mildred Manning
1640–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Surrey
1545–1629
Mildred Chaucer
1560–1627

Sam Smith's Descendants

1.
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Sam Smith (27 May 1709–14 Sep 1783) m. Edith (Elizabeth Whitfield ' (m.) Smith) (7 MAR 1717–14 April 1785)
  1. 1. Jane Smith 1739–1753 m. Joel Williams 1730–1760 m. Theophilus (Hunter) Sr. 1727–1798
    1. 1. Hannah Williams –1770
    2. 2. Joel Williams 1758–1818
      1. 1. Joel (Williams) Jr 1800–1865
        1. 1. Jane (Elliot) Williams 1833–1910
    3. 3. Clara ("Clary") Hunter 1781–1862
    4. 4. Irene Hunter 1770–1822
    5. 5. Isaac Hunter –1899
    6. 6. Mary ("Polly" Smith) Hunter 1776–1833
    7. 7. Adelaide Hunter 1778–
    8. 8. Delilah Hunter 1765–1798
    9. 9. Edith Hunter 1766–1861
    10. 10. Theophilus ("Orphy" Hunter) Jr. 1767–1840
    11. 11. Osborne Hunter 1772–1810
    12. 12. Henry ("Harry") Hunter 1770–1810
    13. 13. Samuel Williams 1754–1805
    14. 14. Pheribah Williams 1753–1828
    15. 15. Nathan Williams 1755–
    16. 16. Delilah Hunter 1755–1793
      1. 1. Temperance (Hinton) * 1777–1850
        1. 1. Eliza SMITH 1813–
    17. 17. Lt. (Isaac) WILLIAMS 1756–1815 m. Rachel SMITH 1763–1824
      1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Williams 1792–1872
      2. 2. John (Campbell) Williams 1789–1873
      3. 3. Eliza (Ferabee) Williams 1806–1872
      4. 4. Isaac (Williams) Jr 1787–1836
      5. 5. Joel (Williams) Jr 1783–1855
      6. 6. Eliza (Ferrebee) Williams 1781–1785
      7. 7. Theophilus (Hunter) Williams 1799–1877
      8. 8. James Williams 1803–1875
        1. 1. Eliza (P) Williams 1832–1900
      9. 9. Samuel Williams 1785–1871
      10. 10. Jane (Smith) Williams 1793–1853
      11. 11. Jacob Williams 1784–1866
      12. 12. ALEXANDER (J. "Zan") WILLIAMS 1789–1871 m. Jemima Middleton 1796–1870 m. Mary (Margaret) Barksdale 1813–1854 m. Charity Smith 1788–1843
        1. 1. Rachel (Jones) MIDDLETON 1837–1921
        2. 2. Francis (E Williams) McMurtrey 1839–1873 m. John (Benson) McMurtrey 1825–1862
        3. 3. Sarah (Eliza) Middleton 1824–1897
        4. 4. Robert (John Middleton) Jr. 1824–1836
        5. 5. Alexander (S.) Williams 1810–1875 m. Mary (Margaret) Barksdale 1813–1854 m. Malinda Marilda 1837–1862
  2. 2. Samuel (Larkin) Smith 1744–1809
  3. 3. Elizabeth Smith 1737–1783
  4. 4. Edith (Bryan) Folsom 1743–1792
  5. 5. Alexander Smith 1763–1831
  6. 6. Jonathan Smith 1758–1818
  7. 7. NANCY (ANN SMITH ' (m.) Turner) 1738–1819
  8. 8. John Smith 1738–1813
  9. 9. COL. (BENJAMIN) SMITH 1735–1808
  10. 10. Maney Smith 1730–1819
  11. 11. Pherabee Smith 1748–1810
  12. 12. Esther Barnes 1760–1830
  13. 13. Alexander Smith 1735–1779 m. Elizabeth Whitfield 1746–1800
    1. 1. Rachel SMITH 1763–1824 m. Lt. (Isaac) WILLIAMS 1756–1815
  14. 14. Col. (David Smith) * 1746–1795 m. Charity Whitfield 1756–1818
    1. 1. Edith Smith 1772–1841
    2. 2. Rachel Smith 1778–1841
    3. 3. Samuel Smith 1774–1813
    4. 4. William Smith 1776–1833
    5. 5. Jonathan Smith 1783–1819
    6. 6. Whitfield Smith 1785–1817
    7. 7. Needham Smith 1793–1859
    8. 8. Louis Smith 1795–1796
    9. 9. Lydia Smith 1772–1846
    10. 10. Mary Smith 1779–1780
    11. 11. Elizabeth ((Bettie)) Smith 1790–1790
    12. 12. David Smith 1781–1805
    13. 13. Charity Smith 1788–1843 m. ALEXANDER (J. "Zan") WILLIAMS 1789–1871
      1. 1. Charity (E S) Williams 1820–1872
      2. 2. Isaac (Smith) Williams 1817–1883
      3. 3. David (Smith) Williams 1807–1896
        1. 1. Rachel (Frances) Williams 1838–1914
      4. 4. Rachael (S) Williams 1819–1892
      5. 5. John (Marion) Williams* 1822–1905
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Jane) Williams 1831–1911
      7. 7. Albert Williams 1836–
      8. 8. Susanah Williams 1841–1928
      9. 9. John (Bryant) Williams 1823–1920
      10. 10. Isaac (Henry) WILLIAMS 1820–1888

Sam Smith's Timeline

7 Records

1709
27 May 1709
Birth of Sam Smith in Isle of Wight, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Prince George, Virginia, USA
1709
27 May 1709
Birth of Sam Smith in North Carolina
North Carolina
1737
1737
Age 28
Sam Smith was married in Cranen, VA, Virginia, USA
Cranen, VA, Virginia, USA
1745
1745
Age 36
Sam Smith was married in Craney Island, Portsmouth, South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
Craney Island, Portsmouth, South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
1783
14 September 1783
Age 74
Death of Sam Smith in Smithfield,Johnston,North Carolina,USA
Smithfield,Johnston,North Carolina,USA
1783
14 Sep 1783
Age 74
Death of Sam Smith in Smithfeild, Johnson County, North Carolina, USA
Smithfeild, Johnson County, North Carolina, USA
1783
14 Sep 1783
Age 74
Death of Sam Smith in Johnston, North Carolina
Johnston, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1709
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Prince George, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1709
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Cranen, VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Craney Island, Portsmouth, South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 September 1783
    Event Place: Smithfield,Johnston,North Carolina,USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1783
    Event Place: Smithfeild, Johnson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1783
    Event Place: Johnston, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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