Posted on: Amherst County Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst?read=427 Surname: Smith, Campbell, Nabors ------------------------- I would like to share information on the following early Amherst County, VA families: 1. ABRAHAM2 SMITH (JACOB1) was born New York?, and died 1806 in Amherst County, VA. He married ELIZA BIRCHFIELD. Children of ABRAHAM SMITH and ELIZA BIRCHFIELD are: i. ELIAS3 SMITH. 2. ii. JOHN SMITH, SR., b. 6 August 1754, Amherst, VA; d. 7 April 1841, Leighton, Lawrence Co., AL. 3. iii. MARY SMITH. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN3 SMITH, SR. (ABRAHAM2, JACOB1) was born 6 August 1754 in Amherst, VA, and died 7 April 1841 in Leighton, Lawrence Co., AL. He married MARY WHITEHEAD Abt. 1781, daughter of JOHN WHITEHEAD and SARAH BURCHER. She was born 1756, and died 22 February 1817 in Leighton, Lawrence Co., AL. Children of JOHN SMITH and MARY WHITEHEAD are: i. ABRAHAM4 SMITH, b. 15 September 1782, Amherst County, VA; d. 17 August 1864, Bradley Co., AR; m. NANCY PARKER RAGSDALE, 28 December 1815, Madison, Miss. Terr.; b. 25 July 1796, Caswell Co., NC; d. 5 June 1880, Cleveland Co., AR. ii. JOHN SMITH, JR., b. 13 April 1786, Amherst County, VA; d. 24 April 1849, Leighton, Lawrence Co., AL; m. (1) MARTHA ANN NABORS, Abt. 1811; b. 1792; d. 20 August 1822, Leighton, Lawrence Co., AL; m. (2) SUSAN RODGERS, Abt. 1827; b. 7 January 1805; d. 25 October 1857, Lawrence Co., AL. iii. NATHAN ALEXANDER SMITH, b. 25 November 1789, Amherst County, VA; d. 1863, Woodlawn, Harrison Co., TX; m. (1) MARTHA AMONETTE, 13 February 1813, Madison, AL; b. 1795, VA; d. 10 May 1840, AL; m. (2) FRANCIS MARTIN, 1841; b. 1805, South Carolina; d. 1864, Harrison Co., Texas. iv. RHODA SMITH, b. 1790, Amherst County, VA; d. Bef. 1838; m. JAVAN MCVAY, 7 July 1811, Madison Co., AL; b. Abt. 1785. v. JACOB SMITH, b. 17 April 1792, Amherst County, VA; d. 15 August 1878, Bertram, Burnet Co, TX; m. EDNA STEPHENS, 2 August 1821, Lawrence Co., AL; b. Abt. 1800, SC; d. 1838, Lawrence Co., AL. vi. LEVI SMITH, b. 1793; d. Bef. 1838; m. MANERVA SMITH. vii. SARAH SMITH, b. Abt. 1794, Amherst County, VA; m. THOMAS MORROW, 20 October 1809, Madison Co., AL. viii. MARY WHITEHEAD SMITH, b. 1795, Amherst County, VA; m. WILLIAM MORROW, 26 February 1811, Madison Co., (Miss. Terr.) AL. ix. JOSHUA V. SMITH, b. 8 February 1796, Amherst County, VA; d. 15 July 1880, Marshall, Harrison Co., TX; m. JANE M. UNKNOWN, 19 September 1821; b. 1810, TN. x. PERMELIA SMITH, b. 1798; m. ??? HUTCHENS. xi. NANCY SMITH, b. 15 October 1801, Amherst County, VA; d. 5 July 1895, Irene, Hill Co., TX; m. EPHRAIM BREVARD OSBORNE, 25 June 1818, Madison, AL; b. 21 February 1786, Rowan, NC; d. 23 May 1876, Irene, Hill Co., TX. xii. SILAS MERCER SMITH, b. 9 September 1803, Amherst County, VA; d. April 1894, Upshur Co., TX; m. (1) ADALINE POWERSCOURT KENNARD, 18 June 1832, Madison Co., AL; b. 9 October 1812, TN; d. 8 March 1862, Upshur Co., TX; m. (2) ELIZABETH W. FYFFE, Abt. 1850. 3. MARY3 SMITH (ABRAHAM2, JACOB1) She married JAMES CAMPBELL. Children of MARY SMITH and JAMES CAMPBELL are: i. JAMES4 CAMPBELL. ii. WILLIAM CAMPBELL.