Edward Smith Genealogy
Record modified: 2014-09-25
This is my direct ancestor 8 generations back.
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Born: about 1735-00-00 Virginia USA
Died: 1815-08-15 Spartanburg District, South Carolina USA
Marriages:
1. 1762-12-03 Sally Rice
Children of Edward Smith and Sally Rice:
Notes:
other children:
Nancy 1763 + Thomas Smith
Charles 1764-06-12 Goochland Co VA d 1842-06-26 Spartanburg Dist SC + Nancy Johnson
Elizabeth 1766-02-02 d 1853 Rockingham Co NC + Reuben Bartholomew Smith
Sarah 1767-11-04 Goochland Co or Louisa Co VA d 1860-03-28 + John Lipscomb
William 1769-09-23 VA d 1807-07-06
Katherine 1772 d 1851-12-xx Spartanburg Dist SC + David Lipscomb
Frances 1776-08-xx VA d c1821 Floyd Co GA + Richard Simmons
Edward II 1777 d 1803-12-04 + Catherine (unknown)
Martha 1780 Goochland Co VA d 1851-07-03 Spartanburg Dist SC + John Willis
Holman 1783-05-23 VA d 1855-05-28 Spartanburg Dist SC + Elizabeth Willis
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His will is dated 1815-04-17 and was recorded on 1815-08-15 in Will Book A p66, Spartanburg Dist SC.
I Edward Smith of the District of Spartanburgh & State of south Carolina, Planter, being blessed with sound mind memory and Understanding praised be god for the Same, but calling to mind that it is appointed for man once to die do make this my last will & Testament.
Item - I lend to my beloved wife Salley during her natural life or widowhood, all my real & personal property whatsoever, all which after her decease to be given unto by equal distribution forever my seven Children, vizt Charles Smith, Holman Smith my son in law John Lipscomb, David Lipscomb, Richard Simmons, Reubin Smith, and John Willis to them & their heirs forever, requesting my two sons to be liberal to my three daughters, Betsy, Frances, & Patsey, all which property as above mentioned to be equally divided between my seven Children to them forever, except such as is hereafter mentioned.
Item I give to my son in law William Burdon five Shillings.
Item I give to my son in law Thomas Smith five Shillings
Item I give to the heirs of my son William Smith five Shillings -- and I do nominate, constitute, & appoint my two sons Charles and Holman Smith executors of this my last will and testament. And do declare this to be my last will & testament -- In witness whereof I the above named Edward Smith have hereunto set my hand & Seal this Seventeenth day of April eighteen hundred and fifteen, Signed Sealed and published by the above named Edward Smith, as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence have Subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
Test
William Smith
Moses Waters
Besey Waters
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Genforum message 43871 says 11 children of Edward + Sally are listed in
Spartanburg Co Equity Bill box 2, package 8, year 1821; on file at SC archives, Columbia SC
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from DAR records:
He was a Captain from VA in the Revolutionary War. He also was a 2nd LT under CAPT Joshua Leak.
see Gwathmey, Hist Reg of VA in the Rev War, p720
In the DAR database he is number A105159.
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The marriage of Edward + Sally is recorded in
"The Douglas Register: Being a detailed record of Births, Marriages, and Deaths together with other
interesting notes, as kept by the Rev William Douglas, from 1750 to 1797".
It gives his birthplace as Albemarle Co and hers as Goochland Co.
[But Albemarle was formed in 1744 from Goochland and Louisa.]
Also recorded are their first 4 children:
p68: (no gender or name given) baptized 1764-08-08
p73: daughter Betty baptized 1766-02-02
p79: dau Sally born 1767-11-04 baptized 1767-12-06
p86: son William born 1769-09-23 baptized 1769-10-08
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One RootsWeb entry says his father was Augustine Smith c1700 VA.
Some trees at Ancestry.com say his parents were John Smith 1695 Richmond VA d 1740 Richmond + Mary Colston 1700 Halifax VA d 1755 VA. John and Mary seem to have lived in Richmond their whole lives, but Edward was born in Albemarle Co.
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1810 census Spartanburg Dist SC has
p186 my William Burton
p193 Edward Smith 2 M <10, 1 M 10-16, 1 M 45+, 3 F <10, 1 F 45+
p203 Edward Smith 1 M 10-16, 1 M 45+, 1 F <10, 1 F 45+
p203 Holman Smith 1 M <10, 1 M 26-45, 2 F <10, 1 F 16-26
1800 census Spartanburg Dist SC
p196 Edward Smith 1 M 26-45, 1 F 16-26
p203 Edward Smith 2 M 16-26, 1 M 45+, 1 F 10-16, 1 F 45+
p204 my William Burton
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 5500
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