I have recently come into possession of Smithson Family information from my Mother, Frances Cowan Driver, granddaughter of Sarah Smithson Cowan of Westminster, S. C. Oconee County. The letter is from Miss Mary Isabelle Smithson Jones, now deceased, of Westminster, S. C., Born, March 1881, deceased March 1963. The letter was written when Miss Mary was 74 years oldie. 1955. Record of Smithson Family My great-grandfather, Micajah Smithson's father came from England and settled in Virginia. I do not know his name or what year he came over. Micajah Smithson (my great-grandfather) married Mary Cox in Virginia and they immigrated to South Carolina, do not know what year. They had several children when they moverd here and settled on what is known as the "old Mose Terrell" place on Sugar Creek near Tugaloo River. This is the list of great-grandfather's children: l. Keziah Smithson, only daughter born Nov. l0, 1736 2. John Smithson, born Dec. 21, 1758 3. Hozey Smithson, born Feb. 13, 1760 4.Marsin Smithson, born Mar. 7, 1762 5. Albert Francis, born Oct. 10, 1764 6. Bartley Smithson, born Jan. 26, 1767 7. Basil Smithson, born July 21, 1769 8. Grison Smithson, born Feb. 13, 1777 Asa Smithson, my grandfather married Violet Wakefield the 9th of May 1826. Violet Wakefield was born Jan. 27, 1796. John Smithson joined the British Army and lived North, never had anything to do with his family any more. He settled in New Jersey and a few years ago he had two great-granddaughters in East Orange, N. J. One is married, her name I have forgotten. The single one's name was Mary Isabelle, same as mine. The fifth son, Albert also left this country but was never heard of. Also, the 7th son, Basil Coleman did likewise. Grandfather, Asa Smithson was youngest child and last to marry. He lived with his parents in their last years , in fact, never left there and was left the home, negroes and all their goods, chattles of every description. Children of Asa Smithson and Violet Wakefield l. David Ebenezer Smithson, my father born March 23, 1827 2. Asa Manton Smithson, born July 26, 1828, died when small. 3. Nancy Cox Smithson, born Nov. 9, 1829 4. Cyrenus Augustus, born Jan. 28, 1831 He was your grandfather (the letter was to Caroline Isobel Cowan , born Feb. 9, 1892, died Jan. 7, 1964 - editor's note) 5. Micajah Terrell Smith, born May 25, 1832. Died in Birmingham, Ala. few years ago. 6. Mary Amanda Smithson born Nov. 18, 1834. She married Daniel Gordon. Went West, died in Texas. 7. Silas Newton Smithson born July. The record does not give date of birth, you possibly know grandfather died in Civil War, in Virginia in Camp-Uncle Newton died in Camp also of pneumonia. Uncle Newt left wife and one daughter. Both are dead. Uncle Micajah left three children, two boys and a daughter. Aunt Nancy you know married a Dickson, she left three children. Newt is dead, Addie (Mrs. Mont Jones) lives near the old home. Lucy who married a Dickson lives in Oklahoma. Few dates of marriages- David Smithson and Hortense Addeline Telford, married Aug. 1st 1854 (my parents). Nancy Smithson and William Dickson married Sept. 14th, 1852 Cyrenus Augustus Smithson and Mary Jane Fullerton married Aug. 4th, 1853 Doesn't give Uncle Newt's marriage. When my father was discharged from prison, July 1865, at Point Look Out, Maryland, there was a second cousin discharged at the same time. James Smithson, who lived on part of the old home in in Virginia. Greatgrandfather's only daughter, Keziah, married Enoch Barry, and grandfather of Mr. John W. Shelor, perhaps you remember the family. James Smithson who was a cousin of greatgrandfather's founded the "Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D. C. and his father was Hugh Smithson who married a daughter of the Duke of Portland and Hugh Smithson was later made an Earl and there was other connection with the nobility of England, but my father never lived to get the history. In 1908 they were hunting for the Smithson heirs to settle a big estate in England. I never tried to put in a claim as I thought there were so many would not amount to anything. Of my family, there is only left Leila (Mrs. John Welborn) in Washington State and myself. I am in my 74th year. (signed) Mary I. Smithson Jones Rose D. Stuart rdspros@aol.com