John Smith

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• Name	John Smith
  Birth	7 Oct 1754	Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  DAR Ancestor #	John Smith b c Feb 1755 VA d Aug 7 1841 Leighton Franklin Co AL VA Patriotic Service, Soldier DAR A105953
  Death	7 Apr 1841	Leighton, Colbert County, Alabama, USA
  Burial	Smith-John Cemetery (Pond) , Colbert County, Alabama, USA
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  Person ID	I2040
  American Revolutionary War	DAR Ancestor #: A105953 Smith American Revolutionary War Patriot Report
  Branches/DNA What is a Branch?	Smith Branch: Abraham Smith b 1728 Amherst Co VA (2 John 3 Jacob) (Kit# 3565****/ ), Smith Branch: Abraham Smith b c 1728 Amherst Co VA (2. John 3 Jacob ) (Kit# 4288****/ ), Smith Branch: Abraham Smith b c 1728 Amherst Co VA (2. John 3,Jacob ) (Kit# 3317****/ ), Smith Branch: Abraham Smith b c 1728 Amherst Co VA (2. John 3,Jacob )( ), Smith Branch: Abraham Smith b c 1728 Amherst Co VA (2. John 3,John( ), Smith Branch: Abraham Smith b c 1728 Amherst Co VA (2. John 3. John ) (Kit# 3336****/ ), Smith Branch: Abraham Smith b c 1728 Amherst Co VA 2 John 3 Jacob (Kit# B942****/ ), Smith Branch: Abraham Smith b c 1728 Amherst Co VA m E Birchfield (2 John 3 John) (Kit# 9577****/ ), Smith Branch: Abraham Smith b c 1728 Amherst VA (2. John 3. Silas) (Kit# 3135****/ ), Smith Branch: Abraham Smith, bc 1728 Amherst Co VA (2. John 3 Abraham) (Kit# 4082****/ )     Showing line by DNA type-if DNA tester representation, will be on above line If a branch has more than one Smith line, be sure to check the branch description (click Smith Branch: link above) to see which group, if any, represents each line JOIN the Smith Official DNA Project w a DNA Kit If you are a male Smith or have a male Smith that can test for you, do a YDNA test Smith Matched Groupings List (All) Is This Your Line? Have confirmed DNA match? Have additions/corrections? Come Collaborate With Us!-Submit Your Tree/Match or Suggest a Change/Reference/Source
  Autosomal Group What is an Autosomal Group?	If you have some known autosomal Smith matches already in the Smith DNA Project for this line, please let us know and we'll add to the group. Also,if the matches are not part of the Smith Official DNA Project at FamiliyTreeDNA, ask them to join; they can do an autosomal transfer if the DNA test was done with most other vendors
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2022 Help

  
  

  Father	Abraham Smith,   b. Abt 1728, Spotsylvania,Amherst County, Virginia, USA
  Mother	Elizabeth Birchfield
  Photos » Slide Show		Smith Member Descendant of Abraham Smith b c 1728 Amherst Co VA
  		Smith Member Descendant of Abraham Smith b 1728 Amherst Co VA
  		Emmett Taylor Smith Emmett T. Smith Army photo kit member of the Smith DNA project. Abraham Smith/John Smith/John Smith, Jr./Littleberry Smith/Littleberry Smith, Jr./Emmett Cavett Smith
  Family ID	F845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Whitehead
  Children	+ 1. Abraham Elias Smith,   b. 15 Sep 1782, Amherst County, Virginia, USA d. 17 Aug 1864, Rison,Cleveland County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 81 years) + 2. John Smith,   b. 13 Apr 1786, Amherst County, Virginia, USA d. 24 Apr 1849, Leighton,Colbert Co,AL,USA  (Age 63 years) + 3. Jacob Smith,   b. 17 Apr 1792, Amherst County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Aug 1878, Bertram, Burnet County, Texas, USA  (Age 86 years) + 4. Nancy Smith,   b. 15 Oct 1801, Amherst County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Jul 1895, Irene,Hill Co,TX,USA  (Age 93 years) + 5. Silas Mercer Smith,   b. 9 Sep 1803, Virginia, USA d. 1850, Harrison County, Texas, USA  (Age 46 years)   6. Permelia Smith,   b. 1809   d. 1874  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2020 Help
  Family ID	F846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Oct 1754 - Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Alabama History Quarterly, Winter Issue 1944 pg 648-9 "John Smith died 3/18/1841 at the home of his son, John Smith Jr. at the age of 87. He was in the Revolution at its close. He was a member of the Baptist Church at least 52 years. " Huntsville, AL Advocate 8/29/41. Huntsville Democrat published death notice Aug 1841 stating " Departed this life on the 17 Aug. 1841 ...aged near 90 years..." Diary of E.A. Osborne, Charlotte, NC found in the (NC State Archives ?) Durham NC. Copy of will of John Smith filed deed Record Vol. 1 pg 66 & 67 Lawrence Co., AL Showed up in Alabama in 1812. From Osborne Diary "John Smith married a Miss Whitehead of VA. In Miss Terr. by 1809 or earlier. Bought land (150a) R 1E TWP 2 Sec 10. The 1816 Census of Madison Co.(now in Alabama) shows heads of families: John Smith, Nathan Smith, Iavan McVay (Rhoda Smith's husband and Eli Smith (Possible Elias, John's brother. -Findagrave