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Sarah Wade Smithson 1775–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1865

Death Location: Williamson, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Smithson

Mother: Drusilla Walker

Spouse(s): James Knotts, Samuel Matthews

Children(s): Nancy Hebb, Margaret Knott, Charles Knott, James Knott

Sarah Wade Smithson was born in 1775 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA, the child of John S Smithson And Drusilla Ann Walker. Sarah Wade Smithson married James Knotts, Samuel John Matthews, Samuel Knight, and had children including Charles Knott, James Knott, Margaret M Knott, Nancy Hebb. Sarah Wade Smithson passed away in 1865 in Williamson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Sarah Wade Smithson was born in 1775 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA, the child of John S Smithson And Drusilla Ann Walker.
  • Sarah Wade Smithson married James Knotts, Samuel John Matthews, Samuel Knight, and had children including Charles Knott, James Knott, Margaret M Knott, Nancy Hebb.
  • Sarah Wade Smithson passed away in 1865 in Williamson, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Smithson's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Smithson
1775–1865
Birth Place: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Parents
John S Smithson
1744–1782
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Drusilla (Ann) Walker
1750–1811
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Francis (Marion Hugh) Smithson
1705–1784
Sylvanus Walker
1718–1785
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Martha Wade
1723–1767
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Smithson
1670–1761
Elizabeth Boulton
1680–1761
Sylvanus Walker
1686–1785
Susannah Tandy
1696–1787
Colonel Sr
1700–1770
Elizabeth Hampton
1690–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Smithson
1650–1733
Elizabeth Langdale
1658–1691
William Walker
1649–1723
Elizabeth Warren
1644–1728
Henry Tandy
1660–1703
Pricilla Colby
1664–1684
Edward Wade
1640–1682
Mary Hampton
1652–1700
Thomas Hampton
1654–1703
Elizabeth Bridle
1655–1747

Sarah Smithson's Descendants

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Sarah (Wade) Smithson (1775–1865) m. James Knotts (1772–1809) m. Samuel (John) Matthews (1765–1828)
  1. 1. Nancy Hebb 1804–1882 m. Robert (Casper) Hebb 1799–1852
    1. 1. Sarah (Belle "Sally") Hebb 1828–1909 m. Ahab (J) Knotts 1826–1879
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Louden) Knotts 1854–1888 m. William (Chambers) Wolfe 1856–1935
        1. 1. Elvada ("Aunt Vadie") Wolfe 1885–1927
        2. 2. Sara (Jane) Wolfe 1883–1938
        3. 3. Matilda (Alice "Tillie") Wolfe 1879–1961
        4. 4. Cora (B) Wolfe 1875–
      2. 2. William (H) Knotts 1859–1881
      3. 3. Francis (M) Knotts 1869–1958
      4. 4. Alice (Ann) Knotts 1861–1887
      5. 5. Elizabeth (London) Knotts 1856–1868
      6. 6. Mary (Virginia) Knotts 1855–1892
    2. 2. David (Ross) Hebb 1834–1873
    3. 3. James (Sybrant) Hebb 1838–1889
    4. 4. Virginia (Mariah) Hebb 1849–1895
    5. 5. Mary (Martha) Hebb 1836–1920
    6. 6. Annie (Laurie) Hebb 1845–1927
    7. 7. Josina Hebb 1832–1865
    8. 8. William (F) Hebb 1825–1895
    9. 9. Jehu (Henry) Hebb 1843–1923
    10. 10. Joseph (B) Hebb 1832–1878
    11. 11. Nancy Hebb 1844–1845
    12. 12. Julian Hebb 1842–
    13. 13. James (Seibert) Hebb 1837–1889
    14. 14. Mary (Martha) Hebb 1836–1920
    15. 15. Lamar Hebb 1840–
    16. 16. Mariah Hebb 1821–1827
    17. 17. Ann Hebb 1836–
  2. 2. Margaret (M) Knott 1800–1850
  3. 3. Charles Knott 1802–1832
  4. 4. James Knott 1799–1800

Sarah Smithson's Timeline

2 Records

1775
1775
Birth of Sarah Wade Smithson in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
1865
1865
Age 90
Death of Sarah Wade Smithson in Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Williamson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 330.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MWF

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Williamson, Tennessee, United States

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