Dennis Smith, Sr came from Pennsylvania and was a captain in the Revolution, and for services rendered received a warrant for 500 acres in Stonelick, on which his sons, Joseph, Christopher and David, and his son in law, James Searles, settled. He never lived here, but returned after seeing his children all comfortably located. Dr John C Smith born in Westfield, Massaschusetts, in 1757, enlisted in Colonel James Varce's regiment, 1st Massachusetts, in 1776, served through the Revolutionary war as soldier, in same, and died May 25, 1837, aged eighty years. His remains are interred in the burying ground at Christian church, near Amelia. William Huling came from New Jersey and settled on Lucy's Run in Monroe. He died in 1826. Of his sons, Samuel settled on the farm now owned by John Slye, William on part of the home farm, Abraham went to Indiana, Jacob A. kept the homestead, and Isaac lived on the Ohio turnpike.

I thank you so very much for sharing the Smith & Huling bios. Hopefully some detail included in the information will help unravel my Smith connections. Susan John Charles Tippet wrote: > Dennis Smith, Sr came from Pennsylvania and was a captain in the > Revolution, and for services rendered received a warrant for 500 acres > in Stonelick, on which his sons, Joseph, Christopher and David, and > his son in law, James Searles, settled. He never lived here, but > returned after seeing his children all comfortably located. > > Dr John C Smith born in Westfield, Massaschusetts, in 1757, enlisted > in Colonel James Varce's regiment, 1st Massachusetts, in 1776, served > through the Revolutionary war as soldier, in same, and died May 25, > 1837, aged eighty years. His remains are interred in the burying > ground at Christian church, near Amelia. > > William Huling came from New Jersey and settled on Lucy's Run in > Monroe. He died in 1826. Of his sons, Samuel settled on the farm now > owned by John Slye, William on part of the home farm, Abraham went to > Indiana, Jacob A. kept the homestead, and Isaac lived on the Ohio > turnpike. >