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Father Peter Smith Jr., b. Bef 1685, Wales 
, d. 1741, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA (Age > 56 years) Mother Mary Bayley Notes - Richard Abell
Subject: Peter Smith
Notes:
Premise #1. Some think Peter's wife is Margaret....because of this deed
15 May 1706 Hannah Breel spouse to Henry Breel of Northumberland
County, only daughter and child of the deceased James Smith of
Westmoreland County with the consent of Henry Breel, to Peter Smith
our interest in the land. Witnesses: John Davidson and Margrett Smith.
I believe Margaret to be the wife of brother James Smith.
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Peter, (b abt 1670 d 1740) wife: Mary BAYLEY?
If your Peter is this last one, here are 2 versions of the will I
found: Names daughter, Martha McClanahan. (My ancestor)
the actual year of death was known to be "before May 1741", but 1740
came from a book of Peter Smith of Westmoreland, Virginia? (probably the same
one cited above)
From Wills of Westmoreland county, VA 1654-1800 by Augusta B. Fothergill
"10 Jan 1738; 12 May 1741, 48 acres to my dau. Mary Fleming; son Peter, land in Westmoreland; son
James the land in Prince William on Bull Run where he now lives which is 325
acres; sons Thomas and William land in Prince William which is 325
acres; dau Abigail Fleming land in Prince Wiliam; granddau., Ann Bailey land
in Prince William; heirs of dau Anne Thomas one shillng; dau Mary Fleming
one shilling; dau Hannah Ware 1 shilling; dau. Martha McCLANAHAN 1 feather
bed; son Peter exr; heirs of son John Smith 1 shilling."
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LDS microfilm 873,918 Page 45. SMITH, Peter. 10 Jan 1738; 12 May
1741. My dau Mary FLEMING; son Peter; son James the land in Prince William
where he now lives; sons Thomas and William; dau Abigail FLEMING; granddau
Ann BAILEY; dau Anne THOMAS; dau Mary FLEMING; dau Hannah WARE; dau Martha
McCLANAHAN; son Peter exor.
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Where did your cousins get the name of Mary Bailey?
I believe the info originally came from one of Wilmer Smith's books
(Wilmer and Richard. Abell--SMITH cousins, desc of Peter)
I have "guessed" that Martha's mother was Mary Bayley, daughter of
Stephen Bayley but I have no proof other than Mary married a Mr.
Smith! I've never had any luck finding a record where the first name
of Mary's husband is given. However, I do note that Mary Bayley was
probably born in 1668 so she would be quiet a bit older than Peter, not too uncommon, I guess.
I think "Ann Bayley" might be a better guess? see following:
Fairfax Deed Book O, pg. 36. 29 Apr 1783. John Baley of Westmoreland County sold to Alexander Henderson for 60 pounds the rights to Ann Bayleys share of land patented by Peter Smith 13
June 1712. By his will Peter Smith devised 325 acres to each of his sons,
James, Thomas, and William. The remaining part was devised to his daughter
Abigail Flemming and his granddaughter Ann Baley who were to have first choice
of land.
25 Nov 1997:
Peter's will at http://users.deltanet.com/~rfsmith/wills/peter.htm
The witnesses were Hugh Thomas (son-in-law), James Walker, and STEPHEN BAILEY, JUNIOR. Stephen is probably the brother of Mary/Ann and son of Stephen and Ann (Jeffers) WALKER Bailey. Which brings me to James Walker--there could be the relation between him, Ann Jeffers, and her first husband William Walker, or there could be the relation with Mary/Ann's brother, John who married Elizabeth Walker. Did I mention Stephen Bailey had a daughter named Ann Bailey(Baley)?? Could this be the Female Smith who married ??? Bailey????? I am going to order from Donna Beers the Stephen Bailey descendant book she compiled. It could help. Let me know what you think!! Jen
http://www.geocities.com/smith73114/HTM/Tmg27smi.htm Peter Smith website
Wilmer Smith's answer to some of the above questions.
Ann - This responds to some of the notes in you last msg.
1. The first note about Margaret Smith. You will note in the book that Margaret Smith was a witness. Logic would lead one to believe that if Margaret was the wife of Peter's brother James, she would have been the principle in the transaction rather than James daughter - not a witness. That is the reason we state in the book that she "might be Peter's wife."
2, ?The second note mentions Peters' death being in 1740. No where in the book does it cite the year 1740. The title says 1741, the face page says 1741, Part 1 says 1741. You will note that his hand written will is shown on pages 17 and 18. On page 18 it says that the will was presented to the court on 28 April 1741. That is almost 4 months into the year 1741. Logic would again indicate that he died in 1741.
2. Smith/Fleming - There were several marriages between the Smiths and Flemings. Peter' daughter Abigail married William Fleming, daugher Mary Smith married John Fleming and son Thomas Smith married Elizabeth Fleming.
3, With respect to the Fairfax Deed Book - The hand written will of Peter Smith, as mentioned above cites the distribution of the land.
4. Martha Smith (Peter's daughter) who married William McClanahan.
Well, I hope this is of some help - not making it more confusing. Ha. Wilmer
Unfortunately, the Robert/Nicholas Smith connection is not correct. Westmoreland County records show that Peter Smith of Nicholas/Robert issue was a minor in 1741; and unless an 18 year old can have a granddaughter named Anne Bayley, he must be a different Peter Smith. :-) Richard Smith on Genforum post #7346 corrected me. If my memory serves me right, he is the author of the Peter Smith book of Westmoreland Co. and again if memory is right, he had this info in his book and found it to be wrong later. :-(
More from Richard...
"I went through the Westmoreland County, VA, records and discovered that the Peter Smith whose parents and grandparents were Nicolas and Robert Smith was a minor in 1741, the year that our Peter Smith died. So far, no record I have seen names the father of our Peter Smith (died 1741).
There were so many Peter Smiths in the Westmoreland County records that
it is difficult to determine if any of them is our Peter Smith. So
far, no record I have seen names the father of our Peter Smith (died 1741)."
More from Richard...my memory was correct...found this in my notes. "In researching the VA Smiths I found records on a Peter Smith, son of Nicholas Smith and grandson of
Robert Smith, all living in the southern part of Westmoreland or northern part
of Northumberland County. The info fit so well and a distant cousin, who
lived in Alexandria, Va talked me into making that connection in the first book (A
Smith Family - Pioneers of the South). Well, later a noted Certified
Genealogist of Northern Virginia rapped my nuckles about it (Ha). He had a record
where, about 1756, a Peter Smith sold some land that had belonged to Nicholas
Smith so he was the son of Nicholas, not the proven Peter Smith who died in 1741.
He thought the Proven Peter Smith was the son of an earlier Peter Smith who
died in the 1690's - no proof tho but probably true. So, this was corrected in
the second book."
Smith6558@aol.com
I went through the Westmoreland County, VA, records and discovered
that the Peter Smith whose parent and grandparent were Nicolas and
Robert Smith was a minor in 1741, the year that our Peter Smith died.
There were so many Peter Smiths in the Westmoreland County records that
it is difficult to determine if any of them is our Peter Smith. So
far, no record I have seen names the father of our Peter Smith (died 1741).
Richard Smith
rfsmith@deltanet.com
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Smith Family from History of Spartanburg Family ID F7885 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Fleming, b. 18 Feb 1710, Richmond County, Virginia, USA , d. Abt 1780, Prince William County, Virginia, USA (Age 69 years) Children + 1. Charles Smith, b. 1742, Prince William County, Virginia, USA , d. 07 Apr 1824, Spartanburg County,South Carolina,USA (Age 82 years)2. Thomas Smith, b. 1744, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA , d. 1785, South Carolina, USA (Age 41 years)+ 3. Fleming Smith, b. 5 Dec 1745, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA , d. 27 Aug 1847, Monroe County, Kentucky, USA (Age 101 years)+ 4. John Smith, b. 1747, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA , d. 1816, South Carolina, USA (Age 69 years)+ 5. James Smith, b. 09 Jun 1750, Prince William County, Virginia, USA , d. 11 Nov 1840, Union County, South Carolina, USA (Age 90 years) [Natural]+ 6. Daniel Smith, b. 1748, Virginia, USA , d. Abt 1811, Henry County,Virginia,USA (Age 63 years)+ 7. Peter Smith, b. 1754, Prince William County, Virginia, USA , d. 30 Nov 1816, Spartanburg County,South Carolina,USA (Age 62 years)8. Hannah Smith, b. c 1755, Prince William County, Virginia, USA , d. Bef 1778 (Age ~ 22 years)9. Elizabeth Smith, b. 1757, Prince William County, Virginia, USA , d. Aft 1778 (Age > 22 years)Last Modified 27 Feb 2014 Help Family ID F7886 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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