How about throwing this into the mix? John Smith mar. Elizabeth Whitfield. Not sure which one. Almost as numerous as the Smiths. They had at least 2 children - daughters, Elizabeth (b abt 1727 -d. 25 Nov 1819) and Nancy Smith. Elizabeth mar. Wm. Bryan abt 1744, possibly at Snowfield Johnston Co., NC The Bryans had 9 children. Nancy Smith mar. Needham Bryan, Jr. They had son, Needham III; and dau, Nancy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Grimes" <kcks@gorge.net> To: <NCWAYNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 6:37 PM Subject: [NCWAYNE] RE: John SMITH in NC...WAYNE and/or JOHNSTON Co's > Good afternoon all, > > I've been casually following the discussion...regarding JOHN SMITH...on > both > lists. *S* > > I have to admit...that I also have one of these elusive little > critters...in > my NC family tree. > Actually...I'm the lucky one...with two of them...to try to research > and...to keep straight. *S* > > One that arrived in the Carolina's...before 1765...and another arrived in > Charleston SC in 1796. Fortunately...you've all been discussing a line > that > pre-dates my second one...by a 'few' years. > > Well....for once...the dates save me from trying to sort out two lines. I > have spent many many years...researching my family tree, but with a name > as > common as...John SMITH...I have to admit ....that I have left that > one......mostly alone.... > > Here's all that I have on my earliest...John SMITH...just to see if > there's > possibly anyone out there that might...have a clue or two...for me to > chase > after. *S* > > John SMITH > b. before 1747, location unknown > d. unknown, location unknown > m. ____________________also unknown > > son: > John Jackson SMITH, by tradition he is referred to as "Jr" > b. 1767-68, "Province of Carolina" > d. 1839, TN [probably Bedford or Coffee Co. TN] > m. [Martha?] "Patsy" HAGGARD > b. 1770-72, Surry Co., NC > d. ________________, [either in GA or TN] > Patsy was the d/o, Samuel HAGGARD, Sr [b. 1749-1756] > m. Nancy HIX [or HICKS] > Note: Samuel was the s/o, Gray "Granville" HAGGARD, b. 1728 > and grand s/o, James HAGGARD, b. 1672-1678 > > Children of John SMITH m. Martha "Patsy" HAGGARD: > 1. Sarah SMITH, b. 1793 NC; m. John HAGGARD > 2. Anna SMITH, b. 1797 NC; m. Alfred HAGGARD > 3. Mary SMITH, b. 1801 GA; m. James C. GREEN > 4. unk child, b. c1705 GA; m. ____________ > 5. Josiah SMITH, b. 1807 GA; m. Nancy ROBERTS > 6. Rebecca SMITH, b. 1809 TN; m. Zephaniah ROBERTS, in TN > 7. Hannah SMITH, b. 1811 TN; m. Joseph ROBERTS, in TN > 8. Malinda SMITH, b. 1812 TN; m. William ROBERTS, in TN > 9. John Jackson SMITH, III, b. 1813; TN; m. Jane ROBERTS, in TN > > As you can see...by the naming pattern...this looks to probably be of > British ancestry > ...and I have long leaned towards either Scottish or Irish. *S* > > My line, on my father's side, is Mary "Polly" SMITH...m. James C. GREEN. > ...Polly was b. in Jackson Co. GA...and migrated with everyone else in the > family to TN. > > This SMITH family migrated from NC...circa 1795...to around the Jackson > Co. > GA area > This SMITH family migrated from GA...circa 1808...to around the Bedford > Co. > TN area > > Any help with this particular SMITH family...would be greatly appreciated. > > Lisa Grimes > ----------- > d/o = "daughter of" > s/o = "son of" > > ================================================================ > ...also a Johnston Co. NC descendant....on my mother's lines: > > Reace WATKINS Sr [b.1730 PA - d. 1807 GA] m. Sarah BARBER [b. VA-d. GA] > \Sarah WATKINS, b. 1763, Johnston Co. NC - d. LA; m. Levi [Levy] > CAMPBELL > s/o Charles CAMPBELL m. Elizabeth BELINDEN > James Glendenning ROSSER [b.1738-39 VA - d. 1799 NC] m. Alice WORTHING > \Benjamin ROSSER [b. 1785 Johnston Co., NC - d. 1873, Tuscaloosa Co. AL] > m. 1st, Elizabeth West VINSON > d/o, Levin VINSON m. Alice WEST > ================================================================= > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.5/303 - Release Date: 4/6/2006 > > > ==== NCWAYNE Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the > utility address NCWAYNE-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM If you are trying to > unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change > the -L- to a -D- > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >