I don't know how to unwind the tangle these families are in due to the wonderful guesses published so far. I have found wills good sources if clear as to offspring. But they are limited in scope. I can offer this analysis/reference of Rutherford Smarts: http://www.ancestor-rescue.com/SmartRoots/Analysis.htm I gave up after carving my family out and correcting the published errors in my direct line. Randy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 7:34 AM Subject: Re: [SMART] Need Will of William Smart Sr. of Rutherford Co., NC > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: GeorgeMitchell4813 > Surnames: SMART, BURNS, WHITE, BRIDGES > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.smart/1020.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > At another forum, replying to a posting you wrote about ten years ago, I > wrote: > This book : James E. Wooley and Vivian Wooley. : Rutherford County, North > Carolina, wills and miscellaneous records, 1783-1868. Easley, S. C. > Southern Historical Press, c1984. > reports the following on page 115. > 24 June 1819?. Recorded, Jan. Court 1819. > I, JOSEPH SMART, Sr. being in perfect mind and memory. I give unto my > wife, ELIZABETH SMART, 100 acres of land where I formerly live during her > life time or widowhood. Reserving 20 acres of said tract to my son, JOSEPH > SMART, which is the old improvement part of the tract, Also I give to my > wife 5 head cattle, all household furniture. I give unto son, THOMAS > SMART, 184 acres of land where I now live. I give to my dtr. 5 shillings. > I give to my son JOHN SMART 5 shillings. I give to my dtr. DICEA BURNS one > cow & calf. I give to my grandchild, after my wife's death, RACHEL BROOKS > one cow & calf. I give to my three sons all my tools, viz. JOSEPH, WM., & > THOMAS SMART. The land I left to my wife, at her death to become the > property of my son THOMAS SMART. I appoint my son THOMAS & wife ELIZABETH > SMART as my executors. Wit: JAMES BABER, jurat., W. GREEN, Ser. > Signed: JOSEPH X SMART. > Could this be the Joseph Smart who is the son of the Joseph Smart and > Margaret White who migrated to Rutherford Co., NC in 1760? > > I would be most interested in the letter you mention as available. If you > can help, please contact me at the email address given. My wife is a > descendant of the Martha Smart who married Minor W Bridges in Rutherford > County, NC, in 1832. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message