Nena, do you have any dates or time lines for James Franklin Smothers??? Until next time, Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nena Smothers" <smothersnena@hotmail.com> To: <SMOTHERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 5:54 PM Subject: [SMOTHERS] Bio of Jas Franklin Smothers -Tn > > > > > Benton County Tennessee Ancestors, Early Settler Biographies > ... Genealogy Early Settlers Biographies Send your "Early Settler's" > biography for inclusion on this page to Alison Collignon James Franklin > Smothers tn_smothers_jpg.jpg Smothers Family Laura, Ernest Hawkins, Mary > (brother and sister from marriage w/ Sarah Barnes), Elbert, Logan, James > Franklin ... > > ... Early Settlers Biographies Send your "Early Settler's" biography for > inclusion on this page to Alison Collignon James Franklin Smothers > tn_smothers_jpg.jpg Smothers Family Laura, Ernest Hawkins, Mary (brother and > sister from marriage w/ Sarah Barnes), Elbert, Logan, James Franklin, Cora > Baggett ... > > ... Send your "Early Settler's" biography for inclusion on this page to > Alison Collignon James Franklin Smothers tn_smothers_jpg.jpg Smothers Family > Laura, Ernest Hawkins, Mary (brother and sister from marriage w/ Sarah > Barnes), Elbert, Logan, James Franklin, Cora Baggett, Minnie & Perlie ... > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnbenton/ancest15.html 01/14/03 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Does any one on our Smothers list have any information to a connection of (Elisha Smothers b 1800) parents being William Smothers and his wife's name being Nancy, last name unknown?? Until next time, Jan

Oh sure, I'd be happy to have it on the TN list. All my family came from Carroll, Benton and Sumner Counties. glenda -----Original Message----- From: Nena Smothers [mailto:smothersnena@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 5:40 PM To: SMOTHERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [SMOTHERS] Martha Smothers Carroll Co Tn photo-Glenda's family Glenda....you are so fortunate to have found such a find!! Wish we just had ONE pic of our Smeathers, any of them......boo hoo! That is great yr mother got to see it! My wonderful cuz Grass/Smeathers found that and sent it to me.....we do research together, hes a sweetie, lives on west coast here, too, in WA.....we try to keep look out for everyone in the tribe!!......Nena ps-I am on the Tenn mail list....could post it there if you wish, w/yr permission?? From: "Glenda Meyers" <gsmeyers1@mchsi.com> Thanks Nena, I found this as a negative in with my mother's photos, had it developed and then was amazed at what I saw. I was able to show it to my mom just a few weeks before she passed away and she was so happy to see it. I don't think she had ever seen the picture and I have no idea where she got the negative.>Hope it will generate a few more cousins!! >glenda _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Benton County Tennessee Ancestors, Early Settler Biographies ... Genealogy Early Settlers Biographies Send your "Early Settler's" biography for inclusion on this page to Alison Collignon James Franklin Smothers tn_smothers_jpg.jpg Smothers Family Laura, Ernest Hawkins, Mary (brother and sister from marriage w/ Sarah Barnes), Elbert, Logan, James Franklin ... ... Early Settlers Biographies Send your "Early Settler's" biography for inclusion on this page to Alison Collignon James Franklin Smothers tn_smothers_jpg.jpg Smothers Family Laura, Ernest Hawkins, Mary (brother and sister from marriage w/ Sarah Barnes), Elbert, Logan, James Franklin, Cora Baggett ... ... Send your "Early Settler's" biography for inclusion on this page to Alison Collignon James Franklin Smothers tn_smothers_jpg.jpg Smothers Family Laura, Ernest Hawkins, Mary (brother and sister from marriage w/ Sarah Barnes), Elbert, Logan, James Franklin, Cora Baggett, Minnie & Perlie ... http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnbenton/ancest15.html 01/14/03 _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

Thanks Nena, I found this as a negative in with my mother's photos, had it developed and then was amazed at what I saw. I was able to show it to my mom just a few weeks before she passed away and she was so happy to see it. I don't think she had ever seen the picture and I have no idea where she got the negative. Hope it will generate a few more cousins!! glenda -----Original Message----- From: Nena Smothers [mailto:smothersnena@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 1:52 PM To: SMOTHERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SMOTHERS] Martha Smothers Carroll Co Tn photo-Glenda's family http://www.rootsweb.com/~tncarrol/photos/townsend.htm _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Glenda....you are so fortunate to have found such a find!! Wish we just had ONE pic of our Smeathers, any of them......boo hoo! That is great yr mother got to see it! My wonderful cuz Grass/Smeathers found that and sent it to me.....we do research together, hes a sweetie, lives on west coast here, too, in WA.....we try to keep look out for everyone in the tribe!!......Nena ps-I am on the Tenn mail list....could post it there if you wish, w/yr permission?? From: "Glenda Meyers" <gsmeyers1@mchsi.com> Thanks Nena, I found this as a negative in with my mother's photos, had it developed and then was amazed at what I saw. I was able to show it to my mom just a few weeks before she passed away and she was so happy to see it. I don't think she had ever seen the picture and I have no idea where she got the negative.>Hope it will generate a few more cousins!! >glenda _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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His personal property was appraised at £46.13.4. Mary Smithers married John Freeman in St. Anne's Parish on 7 October 1713. On 8 January 1714 Mary Freeman filed an account of the estate, listing payments of £48.17.2. As for the mortgage, Charles Carroll assigned it to Thomas Macnemara on 13 August 1713, and Amos Garrett paid the consideration money for Mary by the recording date of 28 Sepember 1713 . Sources: F. Edward Wright, Anne Arundel County Church Records of the 17th and 18th Centuries, pp. 68, 75; Archives of Maryland, Vol. 24, p. 410; Anne Arundel County Court (Land Records) [MSA C97] WT 2, p. 378, PK, p. 493, and IB 2, pp. 22, 78; Anne Arundel County Court (Judgment Record) [MSA C91] TB 1, pp. 115, 116, 201, 305-307; Prerogative Court (Wills) [MSA S538] 13, p. 469; Prerogative Court (Inventories and Accounts) [MSA S536] 33B, p. 148 and 35A, p. 39. An act for the Naturalization of Christopher Smithers of the Port of Annapolis Taylor, Arnold Livers Taylor, John Tawers of Cecil County, Gent. Be it enacted by the Queens most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of her Majesties Governour Councill and Assembly of this Province and the Authority , the same that Christopher Smithers of the Port of Annapolis, taylor a German born and Arnold Livers Taylor a native of Holland, and John Tawers of Cecill County, Gent. And all and every of them shall from hence forth be adjudged and reputed and taken as naturall born people of this Province and that they and every of them by the Authorities and be enabled amd adjudged to all intents and purposes to demand challenge ask have hold and enjoy any lands tenements rents and here ditaments to which they might in any wise be intituled as if they were free and natural born subjects and people. And also that they and and every one of them shall be and may be enabled to Mainetaine prosecute avow justify and defend all manner of Accons, Suites, Pleas, Plaints and other demands whatsoever as liberally, frankly, freely, fully lawfully and securely as if they and every one of them had been naturall born people and subjects, any law statute mag, or custom to the contrary in any wise nothwithstanding, April the 29th, 1704. Read and Assented to by her Majesties honble Councill. April the 29th, 1704 W. Bladen CI Concil. Read and Assented to by the house of Delegates W Taylard CI house Del. May the third Seventeen hundred and four. On the behalf of her Most Sacred Majty Anne by the Grace of God of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, and the Dominions thereto belonging to Queen Defender of the faith and ca I will this to be law. Instead of Jo: Seymour the Great Scale of Maryland Maryland Assembly Proceedings, April 26, May 3, 1704, Engrossed bill for the naturalization of Xpher Smithers, Arnold Livers and John Jawert, endorsed May 10, 1704, read and assented to by her Majestyes Hon. Concil W Bladen Concil

Descendants of Christopher Smithers Generation No. 1 1. CHRISTOPHER2 SMITHERS (SMITHERS1 ?) was born Abt. 1650 in Germany, and died Abt. 1713. He married (1) MARY SMITHERS. She was born Bet. 1658 - 1672. He married (2) ANN. She died October 26, 1706. He married (3) MARY MAY. Notes for CHRISTOPHER SMITHERS: [Smithers.FTW] CHRISTOPHER SMITHERS by Robert Barnes Christopher Smithers, German inn holder and tailor of Annapolis, had a checkered career to say the least. He arrived in Annapolis by 1704, and died 8½ years later. He was naturalized on 3 May 1704. On 22 January 1705, he purchased from George Valentine Valentine's Lot on the south side of George St. in Annapolis. Smithers' first wife, Ann Foster, married him while her first husband, James Foster, was still alive. She was indicted for bigamy in November 1705. The complaint stated that she had been legally joined in matrimony with James Foster, and in 1703 had contracted and solemnized a marriage with one Christopher Smythers, tailor, even though Foster was still living. The charge stated that in February 1705 both Christopher and Ann had been legally admonished by the rector of St. Anne's Parish not to cohabit or live together, but they had continued to do so. After hearing all the evidence in June 1706, the jury decided that Christopher and Ann were in fact lawfully married. The court record does not say what convinced the jury of the couple's innocence. In spite of this verdict, the rector of St. Anne's felt he had to have the last word. When Ann died, and was buried on 26 October 1706, the entry in St. Anne's Parish Register stated: "Ann Foster, married to Christopher Smith [sic] in her former husband's lifetime." Whatever the facts of Christopher Smithers' private life, he was listed in June 1706 as living in Middle Neck Hundred, with two orphans entrusted to his care: William Cooly and Eliza Bayly. After Ann's death, Christopher took up with Mary May, by whom he had an illegitimate daughter who was born and died in 1708. By 1712, Mary was referred to as Smithers' wife. The card index to Anne Arundel County judgments contains a card saying that in November 1710 Smithers was indicted for murder, but the actual entry for that date states that he appeared in court as a surety for Thomas McNemara. On 19 May 1712 Smithers mortgaged to Charles Carroll of Annapolis Lots 8, 33, and part of 34 in Annapolis. Smithers' wife Mary released her right of dower. On the following day, Smithers, now describing himself as a tailor, sold the rest of Lot 34 to John Navar. Smithers died leaving a will dated 1 November 1712 and proved 31 December 1712. He left his entire estate to his wife Mary, whom he named executrix. His personal property was appraised at £46.13.4. Mary Smithers married John Freeman in St. Anne's Parish on 7 October 1713. On 8 January 1714 Mary Freeman filed an account of the estate, listing payments of £48.17.2. As for the mortgage, Charles Carroll assigned it to Thomas Macnemara on 13 August 1713, and Amos Garrett paid the consideration money for Mary by the recording date of 28 Sepember 1713 . Sources: F. Edward Wright, Anne Arundel County Church Records of the 17th and 18th Centuries, pp. 68, 75; Archives of Maryland, Vol. 24, p. 410; Anne Arundel County Court (Land Records) [MSA C97] WT 2, p. 378, PK, p. 493, and IB 2, pp. 22, 78; Anne Arundel County Court (Judgment Record) [MSA C91] TB 1, pp. 115, 116, 201, 305-307; Prerogative Court (Wills) [MSA S538] 13, p. 469; Prerogative Court (Inventories and Accounts) [MSA S536] 33B, p. 148 and 35A, p. 39. An act for the Naturalization of Christopher Smithers of the Port of Annapolis Taylor, Arnold Livers Taylor, John Tawers of Cecil County, Gent. Be it enacted by the Queens most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of her Majesties Governour Councill and Assembly of this Province and the Authority , the same that Christopher Smithers of the Port of Annapolis, taylor a German born and Arnold Livers Taylor a native of Holland, and John Tawers of Cecill County, Gent. And all and every of them shall from hence forth be adjudged and reputed and taken as naturall born people of this Province and that they and every of them by the Authorities and be enabled amd adjudged to all intents and purposes to demand challenge ask have hold and enjoy any lands tenements rents and here ditaments to which they might in any wise be intituled as if they were free and natural born subjects and people. And also that they and and every one of them shall be and may be enabled to Mainetaine prosecute avow justify and defend all manner of Accons, Suites, Pleas, Plaints and other demands whatsoever as liberally, frankly, freely, fully lawfully and securely as if they and every one of them had been naturall born people and subjects, any law statute mag, or custom to the contrary in any wise nothwithstanding, April the 29th, 1704. Read and Assented to by her Majesties honble Councill. April the 29th, 1704 W. Bladen CI Concil. Read and Assented to by the house of Delegates W Taylard CI house Del. May the third Seventeen hundred and four. On the behalf of her Most Sacred Majty Anne by the Grace of God of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, and the Dominions thereto belonging to Queen Defender of the faith and ca I will this to be law. Instead of Jo: Seymour the Great Scale of Maryland Maryland Assembly Proceedings, April 26, May 3, 1704, Engrossed bill for the naturalization of Xpher Smithers, Arnold Livers and John Jawert, endorsed May 10, 1704, read and assented to by her Majestyes Hon. Concil W Bladen Concil Child of CHRISTOPHER SMITHERS and ANN is: i. ELIZABETH3 SMITHERS, b. Bef. 1680; m. CHARLES HALL, January 05, 1700, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel county, Maryland. Notes for ELIZABETH SMITHERS: [Smithers.FTW] Elizabeth Smither, daughter of Christopher Smithers, and Charles Hall, married January, 5, 1700, at Saint James Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland...notes from Issue no. 1 Smethers Society Gazette, June-July 1999. Loretta A. Smethers Stuber publisher, 14606 So. Alden Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062. More About CHARLES HALL and ELIZABETH SMITHERS: Marriage: January 05, 1700, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel county, Maryland Child of CHRISTOPHER SMITHERS and MARY MAY is: ii. UNKOWN3 SMITHERS, b. 1708; d. 1708. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan & Joe Smothers" <joejan@viclink.com> To: <SMOTHERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 6:35 PM Subject: [SMOTHERS] smither/Smithers : just a snipet I found, no other information. Jan : : : George Smither who settled in Virginia in 1652; Christopher Smithers settled in Maryland in 1704. : : : ============================== : To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: : http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 :

Nena, this was sent to me with no other information, sorry I am disappointed too. My source was of no help, Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nena Smothers" <smothersnena@hotmail.com> To: <SMOTHERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [SMOTHERS] smither/Smithers > Jan-have seen this before....where did you run across it? thanks, Nena > > From: "Jan & Joe Smothers" <joejan@viclink.com> > just a snipet I found, no other information. Jan > > George Smither who settled in Virginia in 1652; Christopher Smithers settled > in Maryland in 1704. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Jan-have seen this before....where did you run across it? thanks, Nena From: "Jan & Joe Smothers" <joejan@viclink.com> just a snipet I found, no other information. Jan George Smither who settled in Virginia in 1652; Christopher Smithers settled in Maryland in 1704. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

just a snipet I found, no other information. Jan George Smither who settled in Virginia in 1652; Christopher Smithers settled in Maryland in 1704.

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Civil War Main page http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/tools.htm OR Soldiers page http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm Soldier Names Displaying records 1-50 out of 183 No. Soldier Name Side Function Regiment Name 1 Smothers, A. J. Confederate Infantry 45th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry 2 Smothers, A. T. Confederate Infantry 45th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry 3 Smothers, Alexander Union Infantry 32nd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry 4 Smothers, Alexander Union Infantry 188th Regiment, Ohio Infantry 5 Smothers, Alexander Union Infantry 178th Regiment, Ohio Infantry 6 Smothers, Alfred Confederate Infantry 21st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry 7 Smothers, Andrew J. Union Cavalry 6th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry 8 Smothers, Archibald Confederate Infantry 12th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Young's) 9 Smothers, Benjamin Confederate Infantry 9th Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry 10 Smothers, Charles Union Infantry 36th Regiment, Indiana Infantry 11 Smothers, Charles C. Confederate Cavalry Hardeman's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (31st Cavalry) (1st Regiment, Arizona Brigade) 12 Smothers, D.C. Confederate Infantry 7th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry 13 Smothers, Daniel Union Infantry 95th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry 14 Smothers, Daniel Confederate Cavalry 4th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry 15 Smothers, David Union Infantry 97th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry 16 Smothers, David H Union Infantry 4th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry 17 Smothers, David P. Union Infantry 110th Regiment, Illinois Infantry 18 Smothers, Dennis Union Infantry 3rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry 19 Smothers, Dennis Union Infantry 4th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry 20 Smothers, Dewit C. Union Infantry 2nd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry 21 Smothers, E.A. Confederate Infantry 27th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry 22 Smothers, Edmond Union Infantry 136th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864) 23 Smothers, Edward Union Infantry 30th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry 24 Smothers, Edward Union Infantry 39th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry 25 Smothers, Eli Union Infantry 64th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry 26 Smothers, Eli Union Infantry 50th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry 27 Smothers, Elihu Union Infantry 110th Regiment, Illinois Infantry 28 Smothers, Elijah Union Infantry 132nd Regiment, New York Infantry 29 Smothers, Elijah B. Union Infantry 78th Regiment, Ohio Infantry 30 Smothers, Elisha Union Infantry 72nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry 31 Smothers, Elisha A. Union Infantry 2nd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry 32 Smothers, Emil Union Infantry 81st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry 33 Smothers, Emory Union Infantry 78th Regiment, Ohio Infantry 34 Smothers, Francis J. Union Cavalry 8th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry 35 Smothers, Francis J. Union Infantry 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry 36 Smothers, Garland D. Confederate Infantry 13th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry 37 Smothers, George Union Infantry 45th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry 38 Smothers, George Confederate Infantry 22nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry 39 Smothers, George Confederate Infantry 1st/4th Consolidated Regiment, Missouri Infantry 40 Smothers, George S. Confederate Cavalry 5th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (5th Mounted Volunteers) 41 Smothers, George W Union Infantry 55th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored) 42 Smothers, George W. Confederate Cavalry 5th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (5th Mounted Volunteers) 43 Smothers, George W. Union Artillery 2nd Regiment, Missouri Light Artillery 44 Smothers, Green B. Union Infantry 4th Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry 45 Smothers, H. Confederate 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days 1862-63) 46 Smothers, H. A. Confederate Infantry 45th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry 47 Smothers, H.H. Confederate Infantry 26th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry 48 Smothers, Harmon Union Infantry 3rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry 49 Smothers, Henderson Union Cavalry 15th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry 50 Smothers, Henry Union Infantry 39th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Records 51-100 out of 183 _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Will of George W. Smothers Dated 10 Jan 1885 GEORGE W. SMOTHERS Will Probated April Term 1885 Minute Book D pages 271 & 272 In the name of God Amen I G. W. SMOTHERS of the State of Tennessee and County of Crockett being of sound mind and memory do hereby make publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made. First I order and direct my Executors as soon after my decease as practicable to pay off and discharge all my debts dues and liabilities that may exist against me at the time of my decease. 2 second and after all my debts are satisfied the property left to be equally devided between my heirs. Third I hereby nominate and appoint my sons N. D. SMOTHERS and J. F. SMOTHERS to be my Executors. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this the 10 day of January 1885 G (X) W. SMOTHERS Witnesses: N. A. McMILLAN (Seal) T. A. REAMS (Seal) G. W. PERMENTER (Seal) This will was transcribed, as written, and contributed by Natalie Huntley.The submitter of this will has no further information on this person or their family.This transcription is provided for personal use only, and is not to be copied,redistributed, or used for any commercial purposes. Return to the Wills Index page Return to the main Crockett County web page Natalie Huntley - 2001. Last updated Saturday, 02-Feb-2002 20:11:49 MST _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

Will of Thomas Smothers Dated 5 Jan 1882 THOMAS SMOTHERS Will Probated June Tem 1892 Minute Book E Page 650 I, THOMAS SMOTHERS of the County of Crockett & state of Tennessee, do make this my last will and Testamony... 1st I give will & devise to my wife MARTHA SMOTHERS during her natural life the following described lot or parcel of land lying & being & situated in the County of Crockett civil District No 5 and State of Tennessee... (lengthy description of land)... containing by estimation 108 acres & 107 poles, embracing my pressent residence and after the death of my wife MARTHA SMOTHERS, I direct will bequeath & devise the above described land to my three children to witt JAMES P. SMOTHERS, J. T. SMOTHERS and SARAH J. HUGHES the same to be equally divided between them. I give and devise to my Grand son JAMES B. NEAL son of my deceased daughter C. E. NEAL 40 acres land... (lengthy description of land)... bounded by JAMES SMOTHERS, REAMES, and GEORGE SMOTHERS. I give and direct to be equally divided between my two sons J. P. SMOTHERS & T. J. SMOTHERS and any & all other lands that I may die possessed of I give bequeath & devise to my three children JAMES P. SMOTHERS, T. J. SMOTHERS & SARAH J. HUGHES equally divided between them. I give bequeath and devise to my wife MARTHA SMOTHERS after paying all my funeral expences for her use and benefit and during her natural life all the stock house hold & kitchen furnature except one bed & bed clothing and all the personal property of every description any part of which may be sold for her use & benefit... what is left of same to be equally divided between my three children... I give bequeath & devise to T. T. NEAL my grand son Five Dollars and one bed & bed clothing the same to be selected by JAMES P. SMOTHERS who is hereby appointed my executor to carry out his my last will and testament this January 5th 1882 THOMAS SMOTHERS Witnesses: W. M. TYLER M. GREGORY Please note that the preceeding information was extracted, as written, and includes all names mentioned in the will. The submitter of this will has no further information on this person or their family. This will was transcribed and contributed by Natalie Huntley Return to the Wills Index page Return to the main Crockett County web page Natalie Huntley - 2001. Last updated Saturday, 02-Feb-2002 20:11:50 MST _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Who is this Jas Smothers????? Will of James Smothers Signed 25-Aug-1814 Recorded November Term 1814 Transcribed by Sherry Falcon, © 1998 Source: Will Book I, pages 197 - 198 (TSLA Microfilm) I James SMOTHERS of Sumner County and State of Tennessee, being in a low state of health but in perfect knowledge of his weakness doth acknowledge this to be his last will and testament. First I leave my soul to God and all my worldly goods as follows to wit: Second I leave all my property in the hands of my loving wife Margret SMOTHERS till the youngest child is able to get his _ _ divided as follows: my first son is to have a reasonable good horse and saddle and all the rest of the property to be legally divided between my wife and children. Dear and loving wife and children this is my wish and advice to you _ which I lie on my dying bed that you all live together and not separate yourselves from each other and help each other children, help your mother and try and refrain from all evil practices. I wish Aunt Jemima SUMMERS to live with thy family as long is she pleases- this being my last will and testament, _ on the 25th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fourteen. Signed, sealed with my hand and sealed with my seal in presence of us. James SMOTHERS(( seal )) Witness Jacob HARDIN Levi SUMMERS Executors Wm DORRIS Esqr. Marget SMOTHERS Thomas SMOTHERS State of Tennessee Sumner County Court November Term 1814 The last will and Testament of James SMOTHERS dec'd was exhibited in Court for probate and was therefore said will was duly proved by the oath of Levi SUMMERS a subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be recorded and then being an Executor named in said will on motion it is ordered that letters of Administration with said will annexed be granted & delivered to Margaret SMOTHERS, widow and relict of said decedant who entered into and acknowledged his bond, together with Alexander GWINN her security to the Governor in the penalty of five hundred dollars conditioned as the law directs. Return to Sumner County Will Transcription Index Page Return to Sumner County Wills Page Return to Sumner County Main Page _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Who does this family belong tooooo?? Smothers Family Bible >From Family Findings, Vol. VIII, No. 1, January 1976, p. 13 The SMOTHERS Family Bible is owned by Mrs. Jane Smothers Reeves (Mrs. Clarence E. Reeves), of Gadsden, Crockett Co, Tn. The Bible was published by John E. Potter and Co., Philadelphia, Pa., contains no date but is very old and fastens with a metal clasp. Births: Thomas E. Smothers was borned Apr the 12, 1865. John H. Smothers was borned Nov the 20, 1866. William T. Smothers was borned Nov the 9, 1868. James N. Smothers was borned May 30, 1872. Paul E. Smothers was borned Nov the 26 1875. Jesse Smothers was borned Jul the 5, 1878. Irene E. Smothers was borned Aug the 20, 1881. J. P. Smothers was borned Sep the 6, 1833. Melinda F. Smothers wife of J. P. Smothers was borned Mar the 30, 1845. John H. Smothers (no dates) Amarilla Buford Braden Smothers wife of Ned Smothers was born June 17, 1885. (She died Apr 27, 1974) Deaths: Thomas E. Smothers departed this life Jul 1865. Inf babe was borned the 12 June 1871 departed this life same date. Jesse Smothers departed this life Jan the 30th, 1879. Irean E. Smothers departed this life July the 7th, 1882. Inf Babe borned 27th Jul 1879 died same date. Malinda F. Smothers wife of J. P. Smothers departed this life Jul the 17th, 1893. James P. Smothers departed this life Feb 6th, 1919. John H. Smothers departed life Jul 3, 1927. W. T. Smothers departed this life on Sunday Jul 14, 1940. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

Hey folks, got approved to have a Smathers mail list.....all get a board here and lets rock and roll, Nena Smothers List Admin ps-Just for your information, incase you do not know, we also do have a Smeathers, also a Smithers mail list too, subscribe in the same manner. And dont forget the Smeathers, Smathers and Smithers forums at ancestry.com and rootsweb.com. From: listmaster@rootsweb.com To: SMATHERS-admin@lists2.rootsweb.com Subject: SMATHERS-L and SMATHERS-D mailing lists have been created Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 11:59:21 -0700 I. Your new RootsWeb mailing list: OK, good news: your mailing list is ready to roll. Briefly (very), people can subscribe to your list in mail mode by sending a message to SMATHERS-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains the word subscribe and nothing else. If they prefer digest mode, they should send the command instead to SMATHERS-D-request@rootsweb.com. To unsubscribe, they should send the command "unsubscribe" to SMATHERS-L-equest@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or SMATHERS-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) To switch from one mode to the other, they should unsubscribe from one and then subscribe to the other. There is no "no mail" mode -- if they want messages to stop, they should simply unsubscribe. (Suggestion: use these commands to subscribe to SMATHERS-L, as no one at all is currently subscribed, and then send a test message through. Take your list for a test drive, in other words.) To post to both SMATHERS-L and SMATHERS-D, messages should be sent to SMATHERS-L@rootsweb.com. Messages sent there will appear both places. Not everyone will be able to follow the directions for subscribing/ unsubscribing. You'll find out about them because they'll ask you for help, or because SmartList will forward their messages to you as something it couldn't understand. (It's amazing what SmartList doesn't understand,but don't get me started on that.) Anyhow, you can add/delete people from SMATHERS-L and SMATHERS-D by using the URL: _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

PARRISH (roop1930@hotmail.com) Saturday, October 26, 2002 at 09:26:52 Looking for descendants of Laura (mainen name may have been Roop or Smothers.) Sons Arthur and Louis. Parrish were born in Paducah,Ky.She was also married to a Campbell. Her half brother-or brother was Edgar T. Roop. Her mother was Almira Pile. She was Indian or part. Looked like a full blood. They all lived in Illinois, as well. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=sgorin&recno=6752 ID: I3121 Name: Almira PYLE Given Name: Almira Surname: PYLE Sex: F _UID: B0705C062799624CABC845FF4EDAF42BEE0F Birth: 15 APR 1837 Burial: East Fork Cem, Franklin, Illinois Father: JAMES NEWTON PYLE b: 1800 in North Carolina Mother: NANCY SMOTHERS b: 1815 in Sumner, Tennessee Marriage 1 Martin SMOTHERS Married: 6 APR 1859 Marriage 2 Gardner THREEWITS Married: 24 FEB 1864 _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail