Linda, What can you share with us about Winefred (BUSSELL) ADAMS and Cornelius SMITH? Be Well Joe McDonald ----- Original Message ----- From: <rlmlfm@aol.com> To: <rowanroots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 7:43 PM Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] To Linda, Andrew SMITH, Peter SCHMIDT/SMITH Family > Joe, > > No, my SCMIDT/SMITH's were not related to the NJ SMITH's, my SMITH's > were?German Palatines from Lancaster County, PA (PA Dutch) before > migrating to Rowan County, NC. > > However, my 5th great grandmother Winefred (BUSSELL) ADAMS married > Cornelius SMITH after her husband John ADAMS (my ancestor) died.? > Cornelius SMITH is from the NJ SMITH's and any children that they had > together and their descendants would be related to me. > > Linda Monticelli > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: joemcdo@flash.net > To: rowanroots@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 8:17 am > Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] To Linda, Andrew SMITH, Peter SCHMIDT/SMITH > Family > > > > Linda, > Are your SMITH'S related to Andrew SMITH family from NJ? > > Be Well > Joe McDonald > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Monticelli" <lindamonticelli@yahoo.com> > To: <rowanroots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 8:59 PM > Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Peter SCHMIDT/SMITH Family > > >> Phyllis, >> >> I'm sorry but I did not find any marriage records for Susanna >> Schmidt/Smith in PA. Since Susanna was born 8 April 1739, she would have >> just turned 16 years of age when Peter Smith and his family arrived in >> Rowan County, NC in May 1755 as per the following record: >> >> Rowan County, North Carolina, RECORD OF DEEDS, VOL. 6, 1764-1768, page >> 542: In an indenture dated 29 May 1755 the trustees for the township of >> Salisbury sell to John Adam a potter of Rowan County lot number 28 in the >> southeast square of Salisbury containing 144 perches for "Twenty >> Shillings >> Prov. money." >> >> The first record that I find for Richard Walton is when he shows up on >> the 1761 Early Census or Tax List in Rowan County, NC. He is mentioned in >> the will of Peter Smith, father of Susanna Smith, which was written 19 >> Sept. 1767 and is referred to as " my beloved sons George Smith and >> Richard Walton". >> >> As you probably already know Peter Smith was the Elder of the Dunkers >> Church or Church of the Brethren there in Rowan County probably soon >> after >> his arrival in Rowan. It is my understanding that the people who belonged >> to the Dunkers Church kept to themselves and there aren't any or very >> little records available of any marriages that took place within this >> religious group. >> >> I think it would be a fairly good possibility that Richard Walton and >> Susanna Smith were married sometime between 1756 and 1760, when Susanna >> Smith would have been between 17 and 21 years of age. >> >> There is a Henderson WALTON on the 1755 and 1760 and a Henry WALTON on >> the 1758, 1760 and 1761 Early Census/Tax List of Rowan County, NC. It's >> possible that one or both of these Walton men could have been somehow >> related to your Richard Walton. >> >> There are some folks who say that Richard Walton, husband of Susanna >> Smith, came from Virginia and his parents were Thomas Walton and Sarah >> Rountree. Whether this information is correct or not, I can't say. >> >> Linda Monticelli >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROWANROOTS-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 > ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > the message > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - > http://webmail.aol.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message