Smith Official DNA & One Name Study

Jacob B Smith b c 1773VA m Mary Shockey b 1782 Maryland. This family was in Montgomery Co VA, Pike County, KY, Cabell County VA (WV),Lawrence Co, OH and Wayne County KY. The Grouping has a number of participants and is well-established 

James C Smith b c 1819 NC married Susan Johnson. This family was in Henderson TN, along with candidate brother to James, Leonard Smith, also Poinsett AR, and Jonesboro/Craighead/AR . Haplogroup is E1b1 

Early origins with Nicholas Smith and son Capt. Nicholas Smith of  (Middlesex, Gloucester, and Essex Co) from about 1665-1757 with descendancy traced through son Col Francis Smith (!725-1762) and his son Francis Smith (1749-1814).  based on William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 25 No. 23, Jan 1917.  

Any of the following descendants of Col. Francis Smith would also be beneficial for further testing:  Sons Meriweather Smith (1730-1794), William Smith 1745-1785) and testing with descendants of the brothers of Thomas Adams Smith (1781-1844) - Reuben Smith (1755-1836), William Wilkinson Smith (1774 -     ) and/or Ebenezer Smith (1780-1837).

Jacob Smith of Canada- Two Smiths from Canada whose descendants came to US. Jacob Smith b 1842 CAN and John Smith b 1840 m Mary Knabb. Both Jacob and John were in 1880 Cedar/Saunders/NE. Descendants in Bond Illinois, Wyoming NY, McLennan, TX.

Robert Smith b 1778 County Derry, Ireland d 1881 Scrubgrass Twp, Venango PA m Martha ?. Descendants in Lane/Oregon, Benton/OR. John Smith d York PA > Henry KY

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I believe we started with a John SMITH in Scotland son Robert SMITH in Londonderry, N.Ireland to America, might have been straight to western Pennsylvania (Butler Co. & Venango Co. 

Richard Smith 1480 ENG, John Smith b 1827 KY, Anthony Thomas Smith b 1723 NJ.2 of the kits are thru Abraham Smith b 1647 Long Island NY m Margery, the 3rd John Smith also likely is, no paper trail as of yet. Descendants in Cape May NJ,Monongalia WV, Monmouth NJ, Burlington NJ Greene PA, Preston WV, Rush KS 

John W Smith b 1815 OH or KY d 1889 Jennings IN m Lucinda Green. The other matching kit is an adoptee. Descendants in Marshall IN, Jennings IN, Placer CA

John A Smith b 1793 VA, William Smith b 1786 Greenbrier, VA 

John Smith b c 1801 KY > IN