Hi, I've had a slow down on my research as I was helping a friend do some work on her Tree, which naturally got me interested in going back to my own tree :) I thought the best place to start was with two articles I have in my possession. One is simply titled Smith by Vernon L. Skinner, Jr. It first lists a David Smith, Somerset, and talks about land named Givan's Last Chance. It goes on to a David Smith, Worcester, and talks about Busby Neck, Buck's Neck, Canaan, Goshen, Pea Patch, Smith's Good Will, Smith's Delight, Stoughton's Good Will, Smith's Lott. Does anyone know if this is the same David Smith? I believe this is the David Smith connected to Henry Trader and Elizabeth Smith. If this is the same man, boy, did he own a lot of land! He then discusses the John Smith who lived in Accomac County. He wrote his will on October 27, 1677. I am wondering if this could be one of the four Smith brothers who came over from England (Henry & Thomas on the Primrose and Edward and John on the High Hope in 1635 - from Vaughn Baker) Vaughn Baker's "Chrono Facts Smiths, Lanes, and Truitts of Worcester County". It is simply a chronology of all the Smiths in paperwork he could find starting in 1607 and continuing to 1760. Then there are Smith names, with wives and kids. It doesn't link Smiths together but if you have some firm dates it may help. I am going to go through these name by name again as I've added a lot of Smith names since I started so may be able to pick up some new/old information. I would sure be willing to help anyone who I could help. I guess my main question is does anyone know of someone who has jumped the pond to link these four Smith brothers to their families in England. I would love to be able to start in on the England Smith families. But a wise old genealogist once told me to find every scrap of information on the Smiths here before jumping the pond so I intend to do that in the next few months. Thanks and keep posting to LDR. Love to read the discussions! Joni

In regards to Smiths who came from England. My Archibald Smith, who died, leaving a Will, he died 27 Nov 1729, Lewes, Sussex Co, DE, appears to have come to the colonies from North Ireland. Are there researchers working with Smiths from North Ireland? His sister Mary (she spelled it Marey) Smith by 1729, was the wife of Theophilus Simonton. Theophilus and Mary had 6 children. The locations that are mentioned in Archibald Smith's Will are: the Glebe in the Parish of Orney, in the Barony of Strabane, in the Kingdom of Ireland. In the Will, is mentioned land lying on Longbridge branch in the Parish of Orney, land near the Green Branch where on Samuel Samples dwells. Here in the colonies, Archibald Smith left house lots with the Town of Lewes; in Somerset Co MD, he mentions Begrove (??Belgrove, Bengrove) left to him by his "Uncle Robert Perrie"; land called Timber Hill; he gave to his sister Mary and husband Theophilus, the tract of land of 300 acres formerly James Barr's. Names mentioned in Will of Archibald Smith, his wife was Isabella ?__; his sister in Ireland was Rachel Curry; his brother Robert Smith and his daughters Anne Magdalen and Mary, in Ireland; his "cousins" James Smith and Adam Smith of the Parish in Ireland mentioned in above paragraph; cousin James Smith who lived with Archibald Smith in Lewes; his "cousin" Anne Simonton (was she the wife of Theophilus Simonton II, son of Mary Smith and Theophilus Simonton?, is there a connection to the Frame family?) Can someone give me the location of Begrove or Belgrove; and of Timber Hill, in Somerset Co MD, where I can find them on a map that is a present day map? Where was James Barr's land? Does anyone know of the Curry family in North Ireland? I think Archibald Smith's wife, Isabella was a Campbell. Did she remarry? Does anyone have records of the cousin James Smith who lived with Archibald Smith in Lewes inheriting anything from Archibald Smith, what happened to James, how was he a cousin to Archibald? How was Robert Perrie/Pirrie/ Peery an Uncle to Archibald Smith? Thanks... Jackie Helmke [email protected] This message has been screened by Norton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joni Rabena" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 5:05 PM Subject: [LDR] SMITHS OF DELAWARE & MARYLAND & VIRGINIA > Hi, > > I've had a slow down on my research as I was helping a friend do some work > on her Tree, which naturally got me interested in going back to my own > tree > :) > > I thought the best place to start was with two articles I have in my > possession. One is simply titled Smith by Vernon L. Skinner, Jr. It > first > lists a David Smith, Somerset, and talks about land named Givan's Last > Chance. > > It goes on to a David Smith, Worcester, and talks about Busby Neck, Buck's > Neck, Canaan, Goshen, Pea Patch, Smith's Good Will, Smith's Delight, > Stoughton's Good Will, Smith's Lott. Does anyone know if this is the same > David Smith? I believe this is the David Smith connected to Henry Trader > and Elizabeth Smith. If this is the same man, boy, did he own a lot of > land! > > He then discusses the John Smith who lived in Accomac County. He wrote > his > will on October 27, 1677. I am wondering if this could be one of the four > Smith brothers who came over from England (Henry & Thomas on the Primrose > and Edward and John on the High Hope in 1635 - from Vaughn Baker) > > Vaughn Baker's "Chrono Facts Smiths, Lanes, and Truitts of Worcester > County". It is simply a chronology of all the Smiths in paperwork he > could > find starting in 1607 and continuing to 1760. Then there are Smith names, > with wives and kids. It doesn't link Smiths together but if you have some > firm dates it may help. > > I am going to go through these name by name again as I've added a lot of > Smith names since I started so may be able to pick up some new/old > information. I would sure be willing to help anyone who I could help. > > I guess my main question is does anyone know of someone who has jumped the > pond to link these four Smith brothers to their families in England. I > would love to be able to start in on the England Smith families. But a > wise > old genealogist once told me to find every scrap of information on the > Smiths here before jumping the pond so I intend to do that in the next few > months. > > Thanks and keep posting to LDR. Love to read the discussions! > > > Joni > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message