What tree are you referring to? Is this a charted Smith family tree? I am descended from Peter Smith, son of Zachariah, Sr. Mary -----Original Message----- From: mswilkin-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mswilkin-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nan Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 7:19 PM To: mswilkin@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] cemetery ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherry W. Manuel" <swman@centurytel.net> To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 4:58 PM Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] cemetery Sherry, You were just the kind of person I was hoping to catch up with. The only member in First Families on Zachariah to my knowledge was Winnie Cowgill. I will have to Email Ralph to see if he had any supporting data for the death dates. I just wonder why, since at the base of the tree, Zachariah and Frances birth dates are given and their marriage date, but no death dates. The notation at the side of the base states that the tree was done as a wedding gift for Sinai upon her marriage to Erastus Lum. It says 1820, but my record shows they married Jan 1821. It seems whoever made the tree would have included the death dates. Perhaps the tree is incomplete. I do have some of the gift deed records but certainly not all you list. I am very appreciative of that info. which child of Z and F do you descend from? Nan > Hi Nan > Sorry to be so late jumping in here but I just got home. > I am always excited to see Zachariah Smith family information show up. > According to the book THE ORDER OF THE FIRST FAMILIES OF MISSISSIPPI > 1699-1817. ed. Pg. 72. Zachariah Smith died in 1812 and the records I > have abstracted from the courthouse in Woodville seem to bear that out. > The Conveyance records show a group of bequests to his grand children > and great grand children that began to be recorded in starting the 4 > November 1812. They had been written at various dates in the preceding > months of that year with the last being done the 1 November 1812. I > expect he died shortly after that date. > Conveyance records > Book A pg. 295. Recorded 4 November 1812. Zacariah Smith to Francis Ann > Lovelace his grand daughter a Negro girl Phebe. Done 29 Aug. 1812. > Signed Zachariah Smith. Witnessed Jno Wall, W. Hunter. > Book A pg. 296. Recorded 4 November 1812. Zachariah Smith to Nancy D. > Foster a Negro girl Sary with yellowish complexion, 13 years old. Done 9 > October 1812. Signed Zachariah Smith. Witnesses Jno Wall, W. H. Hunter. > Book A. pg. 300. recorded 20 November 1812. Zachariah Smith to > granddaughter Barsheba Hetty Foster, a Negro girl Louisa. Done 28 Aug. > 1812. Signed Zachariah Smith. Witnesses Randolph Foster and Moses A > Foster. > Recorded 20 November 1812. Zachariah Smith to Polly Eleanor Foster, his > granddaughter, a Negro girl Nancy. Done 28 Aug. 1812. Signed Zachariah > Smith. Witnesses Randolph Foster and Moses Foster. > Book A, pg. 301. recorded 20 November 1812 Zachariah Smith to his > grandson Thomas Kelsey 2 plow horses with all utensils for husbandry, > Smith and Working tools, all household and kitchen furniture, clock and > yoke of oxen, a sorrell horse, 1/4 of present crop, all stock of hogs, > and all whiskey in storage. Done 28 August 1812. signed Zachariah Smith. > Witness Randolph Foster. > Book A, pg. 307. recorded 5 Jan. 1813 Zachariah Smith to Adolphus > Fredrick Smith in Parish of Attakapas for $500 land on Thompsons Creek > in New Felicianna. Spanish Grant to Felix Barnard. When granted bounded > on north by Philip Alston, on south by Dr. Joga Raouel, bought from > Edward Gibbens by Zachariah Smith. 236 1/2 arpents. Done 28 July 1812. > Signed Zachariah Smith. Witnesses: John Wall and Peter Smith. > Book A, pg. 309. recorded 5 Jan. 1813. Zachariah Smith to Eliza Ann > Wilkinson his great grand daughter 4 cows and a chestnut sorrell mare. > Done 1 Nov. 1812. signed Zachariah Smith. Witnesses: John Wall, Peter > Smith. > Book A, pg. 310. recorded 5 Jan. 1813. Zachariah Smith to William Henry > Smith his grandson a Negro boy Jerry. Done 28 July 1812. Signed > Zachariah Smith (his mark this time, the rest have been signatures). > Witnesses: John Wall and Peter Smith. > His son Peter Smith is made administrator of his estate in January of > 1813 as he died intestate. He had already taken care of his bequests by > deed in the preceding months so there was only a small amount of last > details for Peter to settle. > INVENTORY AND ACCOUNTS BOOKS (These are housed in the basement) > Vol. 1, pg. 262. Jan. 1813. Peter Smith made administrator of Zachariah > Smith Sen. estate as he died intestate. > Vol. 2 pg. 376. July 1821. Peter Smith, administrator of Zacheriah Smith > Sen. dec. states he has only $186 belonging to the estate and bills > amounting to $193. > Vol. 3 pg. 113. > Debts of Zachariah Smith estate as of 13 Feb. 1813. > North Evans $85.91, $5.50,$51.41 > Arron Kirkland $18 > E.H. Marselis $20.24 > Jas. Wilson $4.86 > John Threkeld $28.00 > total $193.70 > Property of Estate available to Peter Smith Administrator. > 1 horse $76 > Neat processed 4 bales of cotton $189.22 > cotton $20.46 > Property brought $186.28 > pg. 261. Bond of Peter Smith as administrator with Zachariah Smith and > Thomas Lovelace as securities. The dates and information in not filled > in on the bond. But it is obviously the bond for Peter to be > administrator of his fathers estate. > (This appears to be the final accounting of Zachariahs estate.) > I believe Francis Prestwood Smith had already died in 1809, though First > Families says she died 1820-24. In the first place if she had still been > alive at the time of Zachariah's death (1812) she would have been > provided for in his estate or the deeds prior to his death. She was not. > The last record on which she signed was Conveyance Book A, pg. 90. > recorded 10 October 1808. Made 2 March 1808. Zachariah Smith Sr. and > Francis his wife to John Foster and Mary his wife and Claiborne and > William Zachariah Foster, their sons for $3,500 a tract of land on > Blumart Creek 500 acres. Adjacent Zachariah Smith Jr. on north, David > Ogden on south, William Ogden on east. signed Zachariah Smith Sr. and > Frances Smith. Wit. Thomas Foster and William Hunter. > Book A, pg. 135. Recorded 4 January 1810 made 16 September 1809 > Zachariah Smith Sr. and Frances his wife to Thomas Kelsey for $1000 a > tract of land on Buffalo Creek 174 acres. A Spanish grant of 1788. > Signed Zachariah Smith. Frances did not sign. Wit. Joshua Buchammer > Bateman, John Foster. > Though the last record says Zachariah and wife and was actually done > September 1809 no signature is shown on the record at the courthouse. > While most of the of the other property he deeded to his grandchildren > were not real estate and did not require her signature the property in > Feliciana Parish that he deeded to his grandson Adolphus Fredrick Smith > would probably have carried her signature had she been living. > As to where they are buried I expect both are buried on the family > plantation as was the custom of the time. > So unless someone in the family can give me proof that she went to live > with one of the family (I love to get those kinds of stories from > families as they are the only ones that can give us that kind of > information) until her death because she needed special care I will > leave their dates of death at 1812 for him and 1809 for her. > Thanks! > Sherry > > -----Original Message----- > From: mswilkin-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:mswilkin-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nan > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:11 PM > To: mswilkin@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MSWILKIN] cemetery > > While we are on cemeteries, does anyone know where John Foster is > buried. He died apparently Jan 26, 1837, at the age of 80 according to > a copied notation from the Woodville Republican, Feb. 18, 1837. He had > returned from Fort Bend Co.,Texas to Woodville where he lived out his > remaining years with his daughter Hettie B. (Foster) Mayes, and > son-in-law Major Francis S. Mayes. > > We would also like to find the burial site of Frances Prestwood Smith > and Zachariah Smith. they were born 1734 and 1741 respectively, but we > do not have death dates. They moved from Adams Co. to Wilkinson Co. in > the late 1780 to early 1790's with most of his 12 living children. the > latter married into the Hunter, Kimbrel, Lovelace, Phipps, Thompson, > Goodby and Bonner families as well as 3 daughters marrying Fosters. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message