Would anyone happen to know the location of the Thomas Smithey plantation 1810 - 1830, Mercer County, Kentucky? Judy Smith/Colorado

Judy Perhaps you have seen this http://www.ole.net/~maggie/trimble/smithy.htm I got it by simply googling < "thomas Smithy" mercer county kentucky > without the brackets of course. There were several "hits" on this family. I'd do "smithy" and "smithey" as you get different responses. At any rate, the "address" of the writer is described as "I am still living on Thomas Smithy's place where James Thompson lived. Joseph Hybarger is still living on the same old place. William and Lenard are living between Providence and the bridge on William McAfee's place. G. Washington is living at Taylors front on the Ohio River." Further it is from: Eldorado Mercer County, Kentucky January 10, 1852 With a "return" of McAfee, Kentucky, Jan 12th/52 Now "Eldorado" is apparently near McAfee, which is about six miles north of Harrodsburg, on Highway 127 towards Frankfort. Here is the letter: Letter written to Fielden L. Smithey from his father, Richard Smithey on January 10, 1852 >>> Eldorado Mercer County, Kentucky January 10, 1852 Dear Son, I again embrace the present opportunity of writing you a few lines to inform of our present state of health. Our health has been very good since I wrote last. Sally is dead. She died about the 15th of December and left a child six months old named Mary Elizabeth. The rest of the connexions are well as far as I know. I am still living on Thomas Smithy's place where James Thompson lived. Joseph Hybarger is still living on the same old place. William and Lenard are living between Providence and the bridge on William McAfee's place. G. Washington is living at Taylors front on the Ohio River. Elizabeth's child is living with Willham his father. Willham is married again to James Thompson's daughter Margaret. The child's name is Richard Thomas. Fielden Smithy was born December 9th 1811 William Smithy was born February 18th 1814 G. W. Smithy was born September 7th 1815 Elizabeth O. Smithy was born June 13th 1817 Sara Ann Smithy was born November 24th 1819 Phebe Jane Smithy was born December 28th 1821 Alsey Smithy was born November 4th 1823 Fidela Smithy was born April 28th 1826 John Smithy was born September 25, 1827 My age is Richard Smithy was born January 15th, 1784 I wish to know what your corn crops are per acre. I want to know what kind of land you have. Several of our neighbors wish to know and probably visit you. Lenard wishes you to write him that letter he is very keen to come if he can get an excuse to come. Fidela sends a lock of her hair and wishes to know the name of the youngest child. Answer this letter immediately. Yor Father until death, Richard Smithy N.B. direct your next letter to Eldorado, McAfee post office Letter was addressed to: Mr. Fielden L. Smithy Corsicana, Texas and return address was McAfee, Kentucky, Jan 12th/52 >>> Hope this is of some help. Pat (a Túcson) Cuándo usted posee conocimiento de su antepasados usted gana comprensión de su mismo. (When you possess knowledge of your ancestors you gain knowledge of your self.) |-----Original Message----- |From: gjsmith58@comcast.net [mailto:gjsmith58@comcast.net] |Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 19:17 |To: KYMERCER-L@rootsweb.com |Subject: [KYMERCER] Query - Mercer County | | |Would anyone happen to know the location of the Thomas Smithey |plantation 1810 - 1830, Mercer County, Kentucky? | |Judy Smith/Colorado | | |==== KYMERCER Mailing List ==== |For an impressive amount of Mercer County KY family data, |refer to Pam Carey Ison's Mercer County Genealogy page: |http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymercer/ | |