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William S Smith

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  • Name William S Smith 
    Birth 1789  Homerville, Clinch County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military War of 1812 1812  Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    2 Regiment (Pray's) Georgia Militia
    Private
    Private
    Roll Box 194
    M602
    US War of 1812 Service Records 
    Death 1867  Long County,Georgia,USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Smith Family Cemetery, Ludowici, Long County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I2015  Smith Smyth Schmidt Smythe Smitt
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    Group GRP-R-M269-164 Smith Branch: William Smith b 1765 GA m Mary Platt 2 John 3 David (Kit# 6818****/ ), Group GRP-R-M269-164 Smith Branch: William Smith b 1765 GA m Mary Platt 2 William S Smith m Mary Baxter 3 William A Mobley (Kit# 9542****/ ), Group GRP-R-M269-164 Smith Branch: William Smith Sr b c 1760 GA? NC? m Mary Townsend 2 William 3 James M (Kit# 1866****/ ), Group GRP-R-M269-164 Smith Branch: William Smith b 1765 m Mary T Platt 2. Wiliam S 3. Eleanor Smith Hodges (Kit# 3417****/ )
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    Father William Smith,   b. 1 Mar 1765, Georgia,USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1841, Ware,Bacon County,Georgia,USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Mary Townsend Platt,   b. 1766   d. 1807, Ludowici,Long County,Georgia,USA` Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Census (Family) 1830  Ware County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1 m under 5

    1 m 5-10

    1 m 10-15

    1 m 60-70

    1 f 5-10

    2 f 15-20

    1 f 40-50  
    Census (Family) 1840  District 586, Ware, GA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1 m 10-15

    1 m 15-20

    1 m 60-70

    1 f 5-10

    1 f 10-15

    1 f 15-20

    1 f 50-60  
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    Descendant of William Smith b 1765 GA m Mary Platt
    Family ID F229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Ann Baxter,   b. c 1790, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1853 (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Marriage 1810 
    Census (Family) 1820  Fort Stewart, Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1 m under 10
    1 m 16-25
    1 f under 10
    1 f 10-15
    1 f 26-44 
    Census (Family) 1830  Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    2 m 5-9
    1 m 10-14
    1 m 40-49
    2 f under 5
    1 f 10-14
    1 f 30-39 
    Census (Family) 1830  Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    William Smith

    2 male 5-1-

    1 m 10-15

    1 m 40-50

    2 f under 5

    1 f 10-15

    1 f 30-40 
    Census (Family) 1840  Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    William Smith Jr
    1 m 15-20

    1 m 40-50

    1 f 5-10

    2 f 10-15

    1 f 40-50  
    Census (Family) 1850  Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    William Smith 55
    Mary Ann Smith 57
    Sarah C Smith 17
    John M Smith 10
    William A Morrison 23 
    Census (Family) 1860  Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    William Smith 65
    Mary Smith 52 
    Children 
     1. John M Smith,   b. c 1840, Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. William Baxter Smith,   b. 22 Sep 1816, Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1856, Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     3. Nancy Ann Smith,   b. 15 Dec 1818, Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1894, Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    +4. James Madison Smith,   b. 28 Jul 1823, Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1893, Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    +5. Eleanor Elizabeth Smith,   b. 14 Nov 1825, Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1889, Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     6. Sarah C Smith,   b. 21 Dec 1832, Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1912, Lake Butler,Bradford County,Florida,USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F9827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
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    Family 2 Elizabeth Peacock,   b. 1814, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1881, Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Children 
    +1. William Albert Mobley,   b. 10 Oct 1830, Hinesville, Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1864, Hinesville, Liberty County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
    Family ID F51048  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
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  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1789 - Homerville, Clinch County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary War of 1812 - 2 Regiment (Pray's) Georgia Militia Private Private Roll Box 194 M602 US War of 1812 Service Records - 1812 - Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus (Family) - 1 m under 10 1 m 16-25 1 f under 10 1 f 10-15 1 f 26-44 - 1820 - Fort Stewart, Liberty County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus (Family) - 2 m 5-9 1 m 10-14 1 m 40-49 2 f under 5 1 f 10-14 1 f 30-39 - 1830 - Liberty County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus (Family) - William Smith 2 male 5-1- 1 m 10-15 1 m 40-50 2 f under 5 1 f 10-15 1 f 30-40 - 1830 - Liberty County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus (Family) - William Smith Jr 1 m 15-20 1 m 40-50 1 f 5-10 2 f 10-15 1 f 40-50 - 1840 - Liberty County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus (Family) - William Smith 55 Mary Ann Smith 57 Sarah C Smith 17 John M Smith 10 William A Morrison 23 - 1850 - Liberty County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus (Family) - William Smith 65 Mary Smith 52 - 1860 - Liberty County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1867 - Long County,Georgia,USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Smith Family Cemetery, Ludowici, Long County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Born in Liberty County, son of William and Mary Townsend Smith. He married Mary Ann Baxter (1790-1856), daughter of John S. Baxter of Colleton County, South Carolina, in 1810. Their children were John W., William Baxter, Nancy Ann, James Madison, Eleanor Elizabeth, and Sarah C. Smith.

      He was Justice of the Peace in the 16th Militia District in 1819, 1829, and from 1837 to 1846. He was surveyor for Liberty County from 1830 to 1832, and state representative from 1853 to 1854. His plantation encompassed 4,000 acres, and he owned 18 slaves. He was a member of Liberty Union Lodge No. 94, Free and Accepted Masons at Taylors Creek, and third capĀ­tain of a militia unit in the 16th Militia District in 1824.

      His son, James Madison Smith, was captain of the Altamaha Scouts (Company I, 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry) during the Civil War. He and his brother, William Baxter Smith, were two of the three members of the first Liberty County Board of Commissioners in 1872. William Smith Jr. and his wife are both buried in the Smith Cemetery in Long County, Georgia.

      From "Sweet Land of Liberty, A History of Liberty County, Georgia" by Robert Long Groover; Appendix Number 39, Page(s) 231-232; Used by the permission of the Liberty County Commissioners Office. http://libertyhistory.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=426:smith-william-jr-1789-1867-&catid=105:all&Itemid=65