Hi Helen, I don't know the name of Sterling Robert Smith's first wife, but believe her name was either Ailsey (Alice) or Jane. I thought the George W. Smith who married Julia Smith was the son of a James Smith. Paul History is just one damn thing after another!

Paul, George W. Smith is a son to James Smith and wife Jane Kincaid, and here are deeds that prove it. PROOF OF MOTHER & HER PARENTAGE: TN; Campbell Co; Deed Bk. J; p. 122-123 4 Feb 1843 George W. Smith conveys to John Kincaid...for $150...interest I have in tract in Campbell County, 6th civil district...adj. land for'ly owned by Robert Glenn, desc. (being the tract whereon he died) on the South, by the river hills on the East, by lands for'ly owned by Jonathan Basham & now belonging to sd. Kincaid...containing 329 1/2 ac....sd. tract being the one on which John Kincaid son for'ly lived & died...my interest being 1/9 part accrued to me by right of my mother Jane Smith, decd., as one of the heirs at law of sd. John Kincaid Senior, Decd. George W. Smith Seal Proved by Smith 4 Feb 1843 / Recorded 6 Feb 1843 DEED, PROOF OF DEATH OF JAMES SMITH: TN; Campbell Co; Deed Bk. O; p. 355-357 30 Sep 1861 George W. Smith, Admr. of James Smith, to F.P. McNew & Ayres Maupin...on 27 Jun 1848 James Smith, the intestate of the said George W. Smith, executed to Elisha McNew his bond in which James bound himself to make over title to McNew to a certain tract of land upon completion of a payment schedule by McNew...McNew transferred this to F.P. McNew & Ayres Maupin...therefore George W. Smith makes a deed to F.P. McNew & Ayres Maupin for "the sum paid to my intestate" and $317.25 (being the last installment) ...beginning on the lot line of letter J, in District #7, on N side of Bashams's Creek near sd. line, running down the creek on the N bank to where it intersects with Davis' Creek, on a east course to a marked white oak on Andrew Smith's former line, with sd. line to the top of the dividing ridge; with the top of the ridge to lot line, with sd. line to a chestnut & chestnut oak marked a corner of William Phillip's land now William Dykes', with that line to line of lot J at a marked sugar tree, thence with the lot line to the beginning...500 acres...with the exception of a small tract within the aforesaid boundary of 50 ac. including the place where Robinson Orrick formerly lived now owned by John Miller George W. Smith Seal Witnesses: Wiley X Graham J.H. McNew Proved by George W. Smith 22 Mar 1862 / Recorded 4 Apr 1862 ----- Original Message ----- From: <Nanapaul2@aol.com> To: <TNCAMPBE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 6:28 PM Subject: Re: [TNCAMPBE-L] George W. Smith > Hi Helen, > > I don't know the name of Sterling Robert Smith's first wife, but believe her > name was either Ailsey (Alice) or Jane. I thought the George W. Smith who > married Julia Smith was the son of a James Smith. > > Paul > > History is just one damn thing after another! > > > ==== TNCAMPBE Mailing List ==== > Post your questions and inquiry about your Ancestor regularly...Someone may find a relative. > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/TNCAMPBE > >