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Zachariah Smith 1780 – 1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1780

Birth Location: Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 24 Jan 1848

Death Location: New Jersey, USA

Father: Johannes Schmidt

Mother: Mary Harshall

Spouse(s): Mary Smith

Children(s): Christina Smith, Jane Smith, John Smith, Jacob Smith, Peter Smith, Elizabeth Smith, William Smith, Zachariah Smith, Mary Smith, Gertrude Smith, Abraham Smith, Margaret Smith, Celinda Smith, John Smith, Christina Schmidt

Zachariah Smith was born in 1780 in Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA, the child of Johannes Heinrich Schmidt and Mary Christeen Harshall. In 1800, Zachariah Smith resided in Mississippi Territory. In 1802, Zachariah Smith resided in Petitioners, Mississippi Territory, MS. Zachariah Smith married Mary Smith, and had children including Christina Smith, Jane Smith, John S Smith, Jacob Zachariah Smith, Peter Z. Smith, Elizabeth Smith, William Z. Smith, Zachariah Z Smith, Mary Smith, Gertrude Smith, Abraham Z Smith, Margaret Smith, Celinda Smith, John Z Smith, Christina Schmidt. Zachariah Smith passed away in 1848 in New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Zachariah Smith was born in 1780 in Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA, the child of Johannes Heinrich Schmidt and Mary Christeen Harshall.
  • In 1800, Zachariah Smith resided in Mississippi Territory.
  • In 1802, Zachariah Smith resided in Petitioners, Mississippi Territory, MS.
  • Zachariah Smith married Mary Smith, and had children including Christina Smith, Jane Smith, John S Smith, Jacob Zachariah Smith, Peter Z. Smith, Elizabeth Smith, William Z. Smith, Zachariah Z Smith, Mary Smith, Gertrude Smith, Abraham Z Smith, Margaret Smith, Celinda Smith, John Z Smith, Christina Schmidt.
  • Zachariah Smith passed away in 1848 in New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Schmidt
1718 – 1791
Birth Location: Germany (Palatinate)
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Mary Harshall
1729 – 1814
Birth Location: Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
MH

Spouses(s)

Mary Smith
1779 – 1878
Birth Location: Peapack, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
MS

Children(s)

Christina Smith
1802 – 1874
Birth Location: Peapack, Somersetshire, NJ, USA
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Jane Smith
1803 – 1845
Birth Location: Near Peapack, Somersetshire, NJ
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John Smith
1805 – 1887
Birth Location: near Peapack,Somerset, New Jersey, USA
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Jacob Smith
1807 – 1877
Birth Location: Peapack, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
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Peter Smith
1810 – 1893
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Elizabeth Smith
1810 – 1823
Birth Location: Peapack, Somersetshire, NJ, USA
ES
William Smith
1812 – 1884
Birth Location: Peapack, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
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Zachariah Smith
1814 – 1884
Birth Location: near Peapack,Somerset, New Jersey, USA
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Mary Smith
1815 – 1842
Birth Location: Peapack, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
MS
Gertrude Smith
1817 –
Birth Location: Peapack, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
GS
Abraham Smith
1819 – 1823
Birth Location: Peapack, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
AS
Margaret Smith
1820 – 1823
Birth Location: Peapack, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
MS
Celinda Smith
1824 – 1898
Birth Location: Peapack, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
CS
John Smith
Birth Location: –
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Christina Schmidt
Birth Location: –
CS

Zachariah Smith's Ancestors

Self
Zachariah Smith
1780 – 1848
Birth Place: Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Johannes Heinrich Schmidt
1718 – 1791
Germany (Palatinate)
Mary (Christeen) Harshall
1729 – 1814
Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Johann (Martin) Schmitt
1693 – 1739
Herxheim, Bad Durkheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Maria (Elisabetha) Schloss
1695 – 1766
Bayern, Germany
John (Christian) Harshall
1700 – 1769
Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Eleanor (Lena Rudig Rederick) W
1704 – 1731
Raubah, Westervald, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Hanß Schmidt
1660 –
Maria Messmer
1660 – 1721
Joannes Schloss
1670 –
Anna Lauter
1669 –
Martinus Harshall
1670 –
Lysbeth Hermans
Johann Rudig
1681 – 1770
Anna Koetcher
1682 – 1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hanß Schmidt
1628 – 1671
Agnes Schmidt
Johann Schloss
1627 – 1684
agathe Schloss
1635 – 1694
Jacob Buckh
1641 – 1707
Veronica Eichenhofer
1655 – 1701

Zachariah Smith's Descendants

1.
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Zachariah Smith (23 Mar 1780 – 24 Jan 1848) m. Mary Smith (20 Jul 1779 – 12 April 1878)
  1. 1. Christina Smith (28 February 1802 – 27 April 1874) m. John PETTY (abt 1800 – 12 March 1878)
    1. 1. Henry Petty (Dec 1826 – 1904) m. Ella (E) Petty
    2. 2. Peter (S) Petty (abt 1829 – BET 1897 AND 1901) m. Malinda Howell (6 MAY 1824 – 14 OCT 1888)
      1. 1. Marietta Petty (22 MAR 1852 – )
      2. 2. Sarah (Francis) Petty (5 MAR 1854 – )
      3. 3. George (Henry) Petty (20 OCT 1855 – ABT 1897)
      4. 4. Sarah (Francis) Patty (4 Oct 1856 – )
      5. 5. Fred Petty (abt 1859 – 9 Dec 1860) m. Martha Petty (17 FEB 1858 – 29 JUN 1927)
        1. 1. Minnie Petty (20 FEB 1882 – 15 OCT 1893)
        2. 2. Harry Petty (3 APR 1884 – 22 JUN 1886)
        3. 3. Grover (Cleveland) Petty (Jun 1886 – 17 JUL 1945)
        4. 4. Charles Petty (Mar 1888 – 16 MAY 1948)
        5. 5. Bertha Petty (abt 1890 – 10,March 1921) m. Raymond Bailey (abt 1887 – Jan 1965)
        6. 6. Bertha Petty (abt 1890 – 10,March 1921)
        7. 7. Bertha Petty (abt 1890 – 10,March 1921)
        8. 8. Bertha Petty (abt 1890 – 10,March 1921) m. Raymond Bailey (abt 1887 – Jan 1965)
        9. 9. Lydia (B) Petty (6 OCT 1891 – 2 AUG 1892)
        10. 10. Mary (Ella) Petty (2 SEP 1894 – 14 NOV 1987)
        11. 11. Arthur (Rogers) Petty (Feb 1897 – 2 JUL 1943)
        12. 12. Barrett Petty
      6. 6. Petty (26 NOV 1860 – )
      7. 7. Charles (Dayton) Petty (27 NOV 1860 – 10 APR 1863)
    3. 3. William Petty (5 Jan 1834 – 6 March 1868)
    4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Petty (Apr 1836 – 1923) m. Abraham Ammerman (Feb 1830 – 1916) m. Jacob (M) Rockefeller (Abt 1825 – 5 March 1935) m. Abram (E) Amerman (Feb 1830 – 1916)
      1. 1. Cristianna Amerman (22 Jan 1861 – )
      2. 2. Cristianna Amerman (22 Jan 1861 – )
      3. 3. Cristiana Ammerman (Abt 1862 – )
      4. 4. George (E) Amerman (abt 1864 – 1941) m. Emma Gaston (abt 1872 – 1950)
        1. 1. Paul (A) Amerman (abt 1903 – )
      5. 5. George (E) Amerman (abt 1864 – 1941)
      6. 6. George (E.) Ammerman (Abt 1866 – 1941)
      7. 7. Jutia Ammerman (abt 1868 – )
      8. 8. Julia Amerman (abt 1868 – 1955) m. David (C) Apger (abt 1867 – 1937) m. William Apgar (Apr 1871 – 16 Jun 1944) m. William (Frederick) Apgar (1 February 1874 – 16 June 1944)
        1. 1. Mable Apgar (5 May 1891 – 30 October 1966) m. William Apgar (Apr 1871 – 16 Jun 1944) m. William Cramer m. William (H.) Crammer (12 July 1890 – 2 March 1942) m. Joseph Holdnak (2 Nov 1879 – 28 Sep 1968)
        2. 2. Allen (Wood) Apgar (19 Jun 1909 – ) m. Dorothy (B) Apgar (abt 1910 – )
        3. 3. Allen (Wood) Apgar (19 Jun 1909 – 18 Nov 1987) m. Dorothy (B) Apgar (abt 1910 – )
        4. 4. Allen (W) Apgar (19 Jun 1909 – 18 Nov 1987) m. Dorothy (B) Apgar (7 March 1910 – 6 September 1957)
        5. 5. Ann Julia (abt 1939 – )
        6. 6. Ann Julia (abt 1939 – )
        7. 7. Ann Julia (abt 1939 – )
        8. 8. Ann Julia (abt 1939 – )
    5. 5. Harvey Petty (Jan 1839 – 1914)
    6. 6. Edward Petty (1 Oct 1841 – 24 April 1853)
    7. 7. Sarah (A) Amerman (1836 – 1923)
  2. 2. Jane Smith (10 October 1803 – 23 Apr 1845) m. David Meisner (Abt 1798 – 28 Dec 1846)
    1. 1. Sarah Meisner (Jun 1824 – 07 Mar 1908) m. David Ammerman (abt 1821 – 26 Sep 1888)
      1. 1. James (M) Ammerman (Abt. 6 Dec 1847 – 04 Sep 1861)
      2. 2. Adason Ammerman (abt 1849 – 1929)
        1. 1. John (David) Ammerman (21 Apr 1885 – Dec 1964)
        2. 2. Lewis (C.) Ammerman (abt 1889 – 30 Dec 1978)
        3. 3. Lewis Ammerman
      3. 3. George Ammerman (abt 1851 – 18 August 1912)
      4. 4. Lewis (B.) Amerman (22 Sep 1853 – 15 Jan 1925)
      5. 5. Emma (Jane) Ammerman (abt 1859 – 26 August 1938)
      6. 6. Henry Ammerman (abt 1862 – 03 Oct 1956)
      7. 7. Sarah (Louise) Ammerman (ABT 1865 – 30 March 1932)
      8. 8. Morfon Maines (May 1857 – )
    2. 2. Abraham (Smith) Mizner (Sep 1827 – Aft. 1900)
    3. 3. Mary (E.) Mizner (1832 – 06 Mar 1852) m. Thomas (S.) WILLIAMS (ABT 1830 – )
      1. 1. Roderick (Byington) Williams (15 Feb 1853 – 12 Dec 1937)
    4. 4. Mary (E) Williams (Aug 11 1833 – 1 Dec 1880)
      1. 1. Rebecca Cole (abt 1863 – 1945)
        1. 1. Sarah (W.) Emmons (1882 – 1963)
    5. 5. Daniel (Henry) Mizner (29 Dec 1835 – 14 Sep 1868) m. Sarah (Louise (Louisa)) Spinning (27 SEP 1835 – )
      1. 1. Michael Mizner (1854 – ) m. Harriot Misner (Abt 1858 – )
        1. 1. H. (H.) Misner (Abt 1879 – )
      2. 2. Carrie (Louise) Mizner (Sep 1 1865 – Oct 27 1950)
  3. 3. John (S) Smith (11 Oct 1805 – 04 May 1887)
  4. 4. Jacob (Zachariah) Smith (19 Mar 1807 – 20 Feb 1877) m. Sarah (Catherine) Phoenix (about 1805 – 14 Jan 1841) m. Permelia (A) Rush (12 Dec 1810 – 11 Aug 1894)
    1. 1. Abraham Smith (15 Jan 1830 – 1909) m. Anna (A) Smith
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) Smith (28 Mar 1832 – 14 Apr 1902)
    3. 3. James (F) Smith (about 1834 – )
    4. 4. Edward Smith (abt 1837 – )
    5. 5. William Smith (1839 – )
    6. 6. Hamilton (Dinkens) Smith (may 1 1839 – september 8 1909)
    7. 7. Sarah Smith (31 Oct 1843 – 1868)
    8. 8. Jacob (Rush) Smith (31 Mar 1846 – 05 Jun 1928)
    9. 9. Zachary (Taylor) Smith (Nov 1846 – 27 Nov 1916)
    10. 10. Jacob Smith (10 December 1846 – 24 February 1928)
    11. 11. Zechariah Smith (Abt. 1848 – 27 Nov 1916)
    12. 12. Zacchariah Smith (21 Jun 1848 – 21 May 1913)
      1. 1. James (Armstrong) Smith (14 Feb 1880 – 26 Jan 1960) m. Gertrude (Dunham) Craig (13 Jul 1886 – 26 Jan 1948)
        1. 1. Henry (Craig) Smith (11 Aug 1911 – 11 MAY 1987)
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Smith (31 MAY 1913 – 21 SEP 1999) m. Murray (Cowley) Udy (26 May 1916 – 27 September 1965)
        3. 3. Dorothy (Armstrong) Smith (26 Aug 1920 – 25 Nov 2017)
        4. 4. Gertrude (M) Smith (abt 1928 – )
    13. 13. Fanny Smith (abt 1849 – )
    14. 14. Maria Smith (08 Feb 1850 – 26 July 1937)
    15. 15. Joab (C. probably for Campbell or Cyrus) Smith (abt 1851 – )
    16. 16. Maud (M.) Smith (abt 1852 – )
    17. 17. Ann (Amanda McMurtry) Smith (28 Aug 1853 – 17 Sep 1854)
    18. 18. Sally (L Smith) Alexander (8 Nov 1853 – 4 Jan 1932)
    19. 19. Edward Smith (01 Jun 1856 – 6 Sep 1857)
  5. 5. Peter (Z.) Smith (Abt 1810 – 1893) m. Jane Smith (Abt 1818 – 1902) m. Ann Smock
  6. 6. Elizabeth Smith (14 Sep 1810 – 03 Oct 1823)
  7. 7. William (Z.) Smith (07 Feb 1812 – 06 Oct 1884)
  8. 8. Zachariah (Z) Smith (11 Feb 1814 – 06 Oct 1884)
  9. 9. Mary Smith (21 OCT 1815 – 9 Nov 1842) m. John (Hill) Anderson (28 Dec 1813 – 7 May 1875) m. John (Hill) Anderson (28 Dec 1813 – 7 May 1875)
    1. 1. Zechariah (Smith) Anderson (10 May 1839 – 24 Jun 1841)
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) Anderson (16 Jan 1842 – 21 Jan 1852)
    3. 3. George (Smith) Anderson (30 September 1849 – 7 March 1915)
    4. 4. Zechariah (Smith) Anderson (10 May 1839 – 24 Jun 1841)
    5. 5. Mary (Jane) Anderson (16 Jan 1842 – 21 Jan 1852)
  10. 10. Gertrude Smith (30 Aug 1817 – )
  11. 11. Abraham (Z) Smith (06 Jan 1819 – 02 Oct 1823)
  12. 12. Margaret Smith (17 Oct 1820 – 30 Sep 1823)
  13. 13. Celinda Smith (20 Jan 1824 – 19 September 1898)
  14. 14. John (Z) Smith
  15. 15. Christina Schmidt

Zachariah Smith's Timeline

8 Records

1780
23 Mar 1780
Birth of Zachariah Smith in Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
1800
1800
Age 20
Zachariah Smith resided here in Mississippi Territory
Mississippi Territory
1802
1802
Age 22
Zachariah Smith resided here in Petitioners, Mississippi Territory, MS
Petitioners, Mississippi Territory, MS
1816
11 Oct 1816
Age 36
Zachariah Smith resided here in Bedminster, New Jersey, USA
Bedminster, New Jersey, USA
1847
20 Oct 1847
Age 67
Zachariah Smith - Probate in Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Somerset, New Jersey, USA
1848
24 Jan 1848
Age 68
Death of Zachariah Smith in New Jersey, USA
New Jersey, USA
1848
7 Oct 1848
Age 68
Burial of Zachariah Smith in Gladstone, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America
Gladstone, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America
1848
6 Jun 1848
Age 68
Zachariah Smith - Probate in Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1780
    Event Place: Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Mississippi Territory
    Record Source: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Petitioners, Mississippi Territory, MS
    Record Source: Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1816
    Event Place: Bedminster, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected States Dutch Reformed Church Membership Records, 1701-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1819
    Event Place: Sydney
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1848
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, Wills and Probate Records, 1739-1991
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1848
    Event Place: Gladstone, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1912
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1847
    Event Place: Somerset, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, Wills and Probate Records, 1739-1991

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1848
    Event Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980
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