Jan....its Ed's line and am sure he has more accurate data than I, but if you went to that link and read that 4pgs of what EJ Sims wrote...its a very well written timeline. This is also his line. Nena ps-also if you go to Bill Smothers web site....it very well done and does inc this information all the way back to Thomas Smithers of MD, who could be the ancestor of this line, proven Wm Smothers can be documentated as father to John b 1763 and Bill does say CAUTION, but its exciting as I had not realized before so many of ya'll out there could be tied in all together, someone needs to do some searching on this Wm Smothers that md Nancy for sure. Elisha is also tied in here if some of the data can be proven as Bill mentions. He done a fine job on trying to get this line together for sure! Name: William SMOTHERS Birth: BEF 1762 in (DE or NC probably) Death: 1818-1820 in (last residence: Sumner [now Macon] Co., TN) _FA1: CAUTION: Children of William & Nancy Smothers are not proven _FA2: 1784, Wm Smothers, 320 acres, Chatham District, Orange Co., NC, Land Poll _FA3: 1790, Wm Smathers in Fed Census (reconstructed), Chatham Dist., Orange Co., NC _FA4: 29 Sep 1794, Wm Smothers sold land, Orange Co., NC, to John Smothers (110 acres, 40 pounds) _FA5: 29 Sep 1794, Wm Smothers sold land, Orange Co., NC, to Joseph Sullivan (132 acre, 52 pounds) _FA6: 1796, Wm Smothers purchased land from Sion Perry, Sumner Co., TN _FA7: 6 Jul 1796, Wm Smothers served on Jury in Sumner Co., TN _FA8: 26 Oct 1796, Wm Smothers purchased a gun from estate of Thomas Egnew (dec'd), Sumner Co., TN _FA9: 5 Apr 1798, Wm Smothers sold 108 1/2 acres land to James Roads, Sumner Co., TN MISC: Wm & Nancy Smothers members Testament Baptist Church, Sumner/Macon Co., TN Father: Thomas SMOTHERS b: 1714-1744 in probably Kent Co., DE Mother: Susannah "Suky" GILLIAM b: 5 APR 1755 in Albemarle Parish, Surry Co., VA Marriage 1 Mrs. Nancy SMOTHERS b: 1764-1770 Married: ABT 1784 in (Orange Co., NC, probably) Children William SMOTHERS b: 11 FEB 1785 in NC (Orange Co., probably) Jacob SMOTHERS b: 1788-1790 in NC John SMOTHERS b: 1791-1792 in NC md Rebecca had dau NANCY Rhoda "Roady" SMOTHERS b: 24 MAY 1796 in TN Elisha M. SMOTHERS b: 14 JAN 1800 in TN md Sarah Children of William SMOTHERS and Mrs. Nancy SMOTHERS are: i. William SMOTHERS was born 11 FEB 1785 in NC (Orange Co., probably), and died 20 MAR 1877 in Macon Co., TN. He married Sarah SMOTHERS 13 SEP 1809 in Sumner Co., TN, bondsman John Lindsey. She was born 1790-1794 in (NC probably), and died 1840-1850 in Macon Co., TN. He married Martha F. HAMMACK 9 FEB 1857 in (Macon Co., TN, probably), daughter of Coleman H. HAMMACK and Frances "Fannie" JACOBS. She was born 30 MAR 1822 in VA, and died 1880-1900 in (Longton, Elk Co., KS, possibly). ii. Jacob SMOTHERS was born 1788-1790 in NC, and died 14 FEB 1864 in Franklin Co., IL. He married Mrs. Nancy SMOTHERS ABT 1804 in (Sumner Co., TN, probably). She was born 1785-1787 in NC, and died AFT 1860 in (Franklin Co., IL, probably). iii. John SMOTHERS was born 1791-1792 in NC, and died 1850-1860 in Carroll Co., TN. He married Mrs. Rebecca SMOTHERS. She was born 1792-1800 in NC, and died AFT 1859 in (last known residence Carroll Co., TN, 1860). iv. Rhoda "Roady" SMOTHERS was born 24 MAY 1796 in TN, and died 23 FEB 1867 in Macon Co., TN. She married Alsey STINSON 24 JUL 1817 in Sumner Co., TN, bondsman John M. Rice, son of John STINSON and Sarah TYSON. He was born 11 JAN 1796 in Wake Co., NC, and died 26 AUG 1845 in Macon Co., TN. v. Elisha M. SMOTHERS was born 14 JAN 1800 in TN, and died 15 NOV 1881 in Baxter Co., AR. He married Mrs. Sarah SMOTHERS 1818-1820 in (Sumner Co., TN, probably). She was born 19 NOV 1803 in VA or TN, and died 17 DEC 1856 in Baxter Co., AR. He married Rachel Elizabeth STRATTON ABT 1860 in (Marion Co., AR, probably). She was born DEC 1842 in AR, and died 1916 in AR. From: <edoxford@bellsouth.net> Jan,>I can supply dates and time line for James Franklin Smothers. He is my GGF and I have a whole passle of info on him.>Ed From: "Jan & Joe Smothers" <joejan@viclink.com> Nena, do you have any dates or time lines for James Franklin Smothers??? Until next time, Jan http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnbenton/ancest15.html 01/14/03 _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
Elisha Smothers b 1800, his 1st son was William M. Smothers, this William was killed by a falling tree, (at the age of 10) he was helping his father cut wood. Thanks for sending the web sites, they will give me more places to look, some day I do so wish that it could all come together for all of this SMOTHERS, SMITHERS, SMUTHERS etc, line, Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nena Smothers" <smothersnena@hotmail.com> To: <SMOTHERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 8:46 PM Subject: Re: [SMOTHERS] Smothers -Tn > Jan....its Ed's line and am sure he has more accurate data than I, but if > you went to that link and read that 4pgs of what EJ Sims wrote...its a very > well written timeline. This is also his line. Nena > ps-also if you go to Bill Smothers web site....it very well done and does > inc this information all the way back to Thomas Smithers of MD, who could be > the ancestor of this line, proven Wm Smothers can be documentated as father > to John b 1763 and Bill does say CAUTION, but its exciting as I had not > realized before so many of ya'll out there could be tied in all together, > someone needs to do some searching on this Wm Smothers that md Nancy for > sure. Elisha is also tied in here if some of the data can be proven as Bill > mentions. He done a fine job on trying to get this line together for sure! > > Name: William SMOTHERS Birth: BEF 1762 in (DE or NC probably) > Death: 1818-1820 in (last residence: Sumner [now Macon] Co., TN) > _FA1: CAUTION: Children of William & Nancy Smothers are not proven > _FA2: 1784, Wm Smothers, 320 acres, Chatham District, Orange Co., NC, Land > Poll > _FA3: 1790, Wm Smathers in Fed Census (reconstructed), Chatham Dist., Orange > Co., NC > _FA4: 29 Sep 1794, Wm Smothers sold land, Orange Co., NC, to John Smothers > (110 acres, 40 pounds) > _FA5: 29 Sep 1794, Wm Smothers sold land, Orange Co., NC, to Joseph Sullivan > (132 acre, 52 pounds) > _FA6: 1796, Wm Smothers purchased land from Sion Perry, Sumner Co., TN > _FA7: 6 Jul 1796, Wm Smothers served on Jury in Sumner Co., TN > _FA8: 26 Oct 1796, Wm Smothers purchased a gun from estate of Thomas Egnew > (dec'd), Sumner Co., TN > _FA9: 5 Apr 1798, Wm Smothers sold 108 1/2 acres land to James Roads, Sumner > Co., TN > MISC: Wm & Nancy Smothers members Testament Baptist Church, Sumner/Macon > Co., TN > > Father: Thomas SMOTHERS b: 1714-1744 in probably Kent Co., DE > Mother: Susannah "Suky" GILLIAM b: 5 APR 1755 in Albemarle Parish, Surry > Co., VA > > Marriage 1 Mrs. Nancy SMOTHERS b: 1764-1770 > Married: ABT 1784 in (Orange Co., NC, probably) > Children > William SMOTHERS b: 11 FEB 1785 in NC (Orange Co., probably) > Jacob SMOTHERS b: 1788-1790 in NC > John SMOTHERS b: 1791-1792 in NC md Rebecca had dau NANCY > Rhoda "Roady" SMOTHERS b: 24 MAY 1796 in TN > Elisha M. SMOTHERS b: 14 JAN 1800 in TN md Sarah > > Children of William SMOTHERS and Mrs. Nancy SMOTHERS are: > i. William SMOTHERS was born 11 FEB 1785 in NC (Orange Co., probably), > and died 20 MAR 1877 in Macon Co., TN. He married Sarah SMOTHERS 13 SEP 1809 > in Sumner Co., TN, bondsman John Lindsey. She was born 1790-1794 in (NC > probably), and died 1840-1850 in Macon Co., TN. He married Martha F. HAMMACK > 9 FEB 1857 in (Macon Co., TN, probably), daughter of Coleman H. HAMMACK and > Frances "Fannie" JACOBS. She was born 30 MAR 1822 in VA, and died 1880-1900 > in (Longton, Elk Co., KS, possibly). > ii. Jacob SMOTHERS was born 1788-1790 in NC, and died 14 FEB 1864 in > Franklin Co., IL. He married Mrs. Nancy SMOTHERS ABT 1804 in (Sumner Co., > TN, probably). She was born 1785-1787 in NC, and died AFT 1860 in (Franklin > Co., IL, probably). > iii. John SMOTHERS was born 1791-1792 in NC, and died 1850-1860 in > Carroll Co., TN. He married Mrs. Rebecca SMOTHERS. She was born 1792-1800 in > NC, and died AFT 1859 in (last known residence Carroll Co., TN, 1860). > iv. Rhoda "Roady" SMOTHERS was born 24 MAY 1796 in TN, and died 23 FEB > 1867 in Macon Co., TN. She married Alsey STINSON 24 JUL 1817 in Sumner Co., > TN, bondsman John M. Rice, son of John STINSON and Sarah TYSON. He was born > 11 JAN 1796 in Wake Co., NC, and died 26 AUG 1845 in Macon Co., TN. > v. Elisha M. SMOTHERS was born 14 JAN 1800 in TN, and died 15 NOV 1881 > in Baxter Co., AR. He married Mrs. Sarah SMOTHERS 1818-1820 in (Sumner Co., > TN, probably). She was born 19 NOV 1803 in VA or TN, and died 17 DEC 1856 in > Baxter Co., AR. He married Rachel Elizabeth STRATTON ABT 1860 in (Marion > Co., AR, probably). She was born DEC 1842 in AR, and died 1916 in AR. > > > From: <edoxford@bellsouth.net> > > Jan,>I can supply dates and time line for James Franklin Smothers. He is my > GGF and I have a whole passle of info on him.>Ed > > From: "Jan & Joe Smothers" <joejan@viclink.com> > > Nena, do you have any dates or time lines for James Franklin Smothers??? > Until next time, Jan > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnbenton/ancest15.html 01/14/03 > > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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 > >