I just subscribed to this listserv but found in the archives your request for information re the Smith-Jarratt family. This family is on my family tree and can be found at gencircles.com - http://www.gencircles.com/users/carolrobertson/5 .Let me know if you need additional information. One of the interesting pieces of information that I found is about the Smith Home called Springfield written in Heartstones by Mary B. Hughes. I have quoted from that book for you. Springfield, built in 1805-1809 by "General" John Smith, was said to be "the biggest house in Rutherford County." The land on which Springfield stands was a grant to John Mulherin for military service during the Revolutionary War. The land was purchased by Robert Harald of Warren County, Kentucky who sold it to General Smith of Goochland County, Virginia. From his home in Virginia, General Smith brought many pieces of fine furniture and forty slaves by oxcart caravan. These slaves built his house, baking t! he bricks in an old kiln that still stands on the place. They morticed and pegged the timbers togher. The fine carved mantels and woodwork is believed to have been carved by skilled artisians. Springfield once housed two of Andrew Jackson's soldiers on the way to the Battle of New Orleans. One late winter's daythe two brothers, sons of Col. Anthony Crockett of Revolutionary Fame, Overton Washington Crockett and Fontaine Posey Crockett came to seek the hospitality of General John Smith. They had come all the way from Frankfort, Kentucky to join Gen. Jackson's forces at a point on the Harpeth River where they would proceed to New Orleans. After supper, Overton found a chair near the gneeral's fourteen-year- old daughter, Evalina Augusta and romance began to sprout. Of course, Evalina's sister Julia Granville Smith was not interested in talks of war or of the soldiers. After the Battle of New Orleans, the brothers were returning home to Kentucky and stopped again for the! hospitality of the Smith family. In the spring of the year they ret urned to Middle Tennessee, not to stay, but to live. The romance between Overton Crockett and Evalina Smith that budded on their first meeting blossomed into love and they were married on November 25, 1815. It was the first wedding that had taken place in General Smith's home and kinsmen came from miles around. Five years later, on December 7, 1820, Julia and Fontaine Crockett were married at the same spot. After that, there were many weddings at Springfield including that of Julia's daughter, Sara Katherine Crockett to Francis Whiting Washington, a fourth cousin of George Washington, whose son, John Hall Washington, inherited the place. In 1857, Francis Washington had the place remodeled, adding the portico and tall colonial columns and lengthening the windows to the floors. During the War beween the States, Federal officers were quartered in the west side of the house and on the east side was a carefully concealed wounded confederate soldier, unknown to each other.! Springfield still stands today and belongs to Lou and Elizabeth Jennings.Some of this material was abstracted from Hearthstones: the Story of Historic Rutherford County Homes by Mary B. Hughes (1942). Murfreesboro, TN: Mid South Publishing Co.-Photo available.===The General Smith House, also known as Springfield, stands on Wilkinson Pike near Overall Creek. The original owner of this home, General John Smith of Virginia, bought a 640-acre tract in 1805, and his slaves soon constructed a residence on this property. On December 31, the General Smith House stood in the path of the advancing Confederates as they staged their early morning assault on the Union right. The structure is outisde of Stones River National Battlefield's authorized boundary. Source: National Park Service: Stones River Battlefield >X-Originating-IP: [67.18.230.132]>To: [email protected]>From: [email protected]>Reply-To: [email protected]>Subject: [Forum:] SMITH/JARRETT/FERRIS>Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:33:40 -0500 (CDT)>X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p10 (Debian) at usgennet.net>>The following new message has been posted on Forum at><http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>;.>>***************************************************************************>> MESSAGE: (#1861) SMITH/JARRETT/FERRIS>><http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/webbbs/queries/index.cgi?rev=1861>;> AUTHOR: Kristi Sunderla> DATE: Tuesday, 31 August 2004, at 3:33 p.m.>>I am looking for any information on the above surnames. William SMITH b 6>April 1806 d 17 January 1851 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. John SMITH b>July 16, 1776 d March 11, 1825 in Rutherford County. Robert SMITH b 18 June>1749 d 30 September 1822 in Rutherford County. Mary JARRETT b 1755 d>1835/1837. Virginia Carter FER! RISb July 30, 1782 d April 12, 1856. Mary>JARRETT married Robert SMITH on August 11, 1774. Virginia Carter FERRIS>married John SMITH August 12, 1797. William SMITH wife unknown.>>***************************************************************************>>This is an automatically-generated notice. If you'd like to be removed from>the mailing list, please visit Forum at><http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>;, or send your>request to [email protected] If you wish to respond to this message,>please post your response directly to the board. Thank you! __________________________________________________________________Switch to Netscape Internet Service.As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! 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