John Smith

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• Name	John Smith
  Gender	Male
  Death	c 1795	Knox County, Tennessee, USA
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  Person ID	I33775	Smith Smyth Schmidt Smythe Smitt
  Branches/DNA What is a Branch?	Smith Branch: John Smith d 1795 Knox Co TN m Jane 2 John 3 John (Kit# 1228****/ ), Smith Branch: 1 Samuel Smith 2 John Smith b 1795 m Jane (Kit# 1977****/ ), Smith Branch: John Smith d c 1795 Knox Co TN m Jane ? 2 Henry 3 Daniel 4 Heber (Kit# 1809****/ ), Smith Branch: Pleasant Smith b 1808 TN m Cassandra Lane (Kit# B686****/ ), Smith Branch: Pleasant Smith b c 1808 Tuckahoe TN m Cassandra Lane (Kit# 1532****/ ), Smith Branch: Henry Smith b c 1769 VA m Rebecca Fraker 2. Daniel 3 John L (Kit# 9852****/ ), Smith Branch: Heber C Smith b 1846 IA m Amanda Wiser (Kit# B881****/ )     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
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  Family	Jane
  Children	+ 1. Jesse Smith   d. Knox County, Tennessee, USA   2. Joseph Smith,   b. c 1763, Knox County, Tennessee, USA + 3. John Smith,   b. c 1765, Knox County, Tennessee, USA + 4. Robert Smith,   b. c 1767, Somerset,PA,USA d. 1851, Knoxville,Knox County,Tennessee,USA  (Age ~ 84 years)   5. David Smith,   b. 1771, Knox County, Tennessee, USA   6. William Smith,   b. Knox County, Tennessee, USA + 7. Henry Smith,   b. c 1770, Virginia, USA d. Knox County, Tennessee, USA   8. Nancy Smith   d. Knox County, Tennessee, USA   9. Sally Smith   10. Betsey Smith
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2012 Help
  Family ID	F11947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  John Smith with wife Jane made his will in Knox Co., TN in April 1795. He left his wife Jane 1/3 of his "living" and the rest of his living was to be divided equally between daughters Nancy and Sally with bequests of 2 shillings and 6 pence each to be paid by them to children Joseph, John, Robert, David, William, Jesse, Henry, and Betsey. http://files.usgwarchives.org/tn/knox/wills/smith03.txt April Session John Smith In the name of God Amen. I John Smith of Knox County being in a low state of health and calling to mind the mortality of Man and Knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to die and thence to appear in Judgment do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills be me made and (?). I give and bequeath my soul into the hand of Almighty God who gave it and my Body when Called off the stage of action to the discretion of my executors hereafter named, to be decently entred at a Christian like burial and as Touching those worldly Goods that God hath Indow (?) me with I give and dispose of the same in manner and form following to wit. Item. I will and desire my wife Jane to possess the one third of my living during her natural life and at her death to be at her disposal. Item. The rest of my living I give and desire to be divided equally between my daughters Nancy and Sally. Item. I bequeath to my son, Joseph and my son John and Robert and David and William and Jesse and Henry and to my daughter Betsey two shillings and six pence each in full of their part to be equally paid by Nancy and Sally. Lastly I appoint Charles Collins and Joseph Hippenstall executors of this my last Will and testament in witness whereof I have herein to set my hand and seal this fourteenth of January 1795 Test. James Mason his his Charles x O. Collins John x Smith (Seal) mark mark Joseph Hippingstall