Dear Fauquier County, Virginia Genealogist, Through the years I have been extracting a lot of information on the Smith family of the Northern Neck. Here is my William Smith and Margery ROWLEY. I have a chapter on every county with partial information on the Smith family. I hesitate to share the information as it is in such a mess. My goal has been to determine who the father of William SMITH who married Margery ROWLEY. There must be 25 possible men who might be the father of William Smith who married Margery Rowley. Anyone have ideas, would love to correspond. The Smith family information of Westmoreland County, Virginia is at the bottom of this email. thanks Jim Burgess Fauquier County, Virginia USGENWEB William SMITH & Margery ROWLEY King George County, Virginia 1690 - 1741 1a. William SMITH was born about 1690 probably in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia. William married Margery ROWLEY about 1715 probably in King George County, Virginia. . William left his Will in Apr 1741 in King George County, Virginia. Margery ROWLEY was born about 1692 in Stafford County, Virginia the daughter of William ROWLEY Senior and Mary Children of William SMITH and Margery ROWLEY 2a. William SMITH was born about 1716 in King George County, Virginia. (mentioned in Will of William Rowley Junior) 2b. Joseph SMITH was born about 1718 in King George County, Virginia. He married Ann ANDERSON who was born about 1718 in Richmond County, Virginia the daughter of Walter Anderson and Mary TRAVIS. Anne Anderson married Joseph SMITH about 1739 in King George County, Virginia. Thomas SMITH will was written 6 Jan 1793 in Fauquier County, Virginia. (Refer to Chapter 7) 2c. Thomas SMITH was born about 1720 in King George County, Virginia (mentioned in Will of William Rowley Junior) 2d. John SMITH born about 1722 in King George County, Virginia and lived in Prince William County, Virginia was also a son of William SMITH. 2e. Anne SMITH was born about 1724 in King George County, Virginia Anne married Jeremiah BRYANT. 2f. Jeane / Jean SMITH was born about 1726 in King George County, Virginia. Jean married Mr. Richard OWENS (OWINGS) mentioned in William ROWLEY Jr. will. 2h. Rowley SMITH was born about 1728 in King George County, Virginia. 2g. Lettice / Letice SMITH was born about 1732 in King George County, Virginia and married:(1) John WISHART was born in Scotland and died 12 Aug 1774 in King George County, Virginia. married (2) Michael WALLACE married 8 Jun 1775 Michael WALLACE was the son of Dr WALLACE and Elizabeth BROWN Michael WALLACE was born 8 Jun 1753 in Ellerslie, King George County, Virginia. Michael died in April 1797 in Ellerslie, King George County, Virginia. NOTE: Lettice WISHART is mentioned in the will of William Rowley Junior Excerpt from the Will of William ROWLEY Junior King George County, Virginia written 11 May 1874 and proved 2 Jun 1774 King George County, Virginia Will Book 1 page 354 documents in my opinion that our Joseph SMITH who was the first cousin of William ROWLEY Junior had two brothers named Thomas and William. Item. I give unto Rowley Smith the sum of five pounds and whereas I sold unto Joseph Smith a negro woman and two children for whom he agreed to pay to me the sum of ninety pounds which is still due. My will is that the said Joseph do pay unto William Smith and Thomas Smith the sum of thirty pounds each out of the said ninety pounds and I acquit the said Joseph of the remaining thirty pounds and I release all other debts to every of the last named legatees. The migration path for our SMITH family seems to be Old Rappahannock, County, Virginia to King George County, and Stafford County, to Prince William County, Virginia and finally to Fauquier County, Virginia. NOTE: Anyone who tries to under SMITH families has lost his mind. Jim Burgess WILL OF WILLIAM SMITH (Father of Joseph SMITH) SMITH, William (d.i., 1741.) COB#2, p.248: 3 Apr 1741 = Administration on the estate of William SMITH, deceased is granted to his widow Margery with William ROWLEY, Jr., and John GRANT her securities. On the same day Margery SMITH gave bond as administratrix of William SMITH, deceased, with William ROWLEY, Jr. and John GRANT, her securities (Bond Book #3, p.10) The bond of the administratrix was in the sum of L200 Current Money and an inventory of his estate was promptly returned to court on 1 May 1741 and recorded in I#1, pages 264-265. COB#2, and Margery, his wife , deliver the estate of William SMITH, deceased, to William Rowley , Junior and John GRANT who were her securities for her proper administration of his estate; otherwise to her said securities counter security &c. From this and other recordings it is certain that Margery, widow and administratrix of William SMITH, deceased, married secondly the said George HENAGE. Perhaps the best record that proves the relationship between Joseph Smith and his father William Smith is found in King George County, Virginia Deed Book 1743-1752 page 81-84. Between Joseph Smith of Prince William County and Anne his wife formerly sold unto William SMITH, father of the said Joseph. WHO ARE THE PARENTS OF WILLIAM SMITH? We need more documentation to determine who the real parents of William SMITH are? At first review the couple named Edward SMITH and his wife Lettice had a son named William SMITH. That is the correct age to be our William SMITH. Our William SMITH had a daughter named Lettice and his mother was named Lettice. Sounds good to me. King George County, Virginia Deed Book 2 page 17-20 George Mason of Stafford County by deed 28 Mar 1692 and by said Mason sold unto Martin Scarlett by deed 1 May 1694 and said Martin Scarlet devised by his last will bearing date 5 Jan 1705/6 unto William SMITH son of Edward SMITH and Lettice SMITH and in case said William SMITH before he attained twenty one years of age to the heirs of Lettice SMITH s for ever, who is the Scarlett Hancock land bounded upon the river side .. corner tree of Richard Shipway into woods on west side a path leading to Parson Waughs land of John Fossaker Note: The name Edward does not appear in our family; however, Lettetia certainly appears many times. Certainly there are several more William SMITH men in the area. Lets review them and the records that we have available to us in the 21st Century about 300 years ago. Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Page 59 3 December 1684 Ordered that Mrs Elizabeth Smith be paid & allowed out of the Estate of her deceased Husband Major Henry Smith, two thousand pounds of tob and caske, it being for his funeral charges and expences expended therein. Reference is granted between Mr Abraham Kenyou Plt and the Adminirs of the estate of Majr Henry Smith deceased till next court north side of the River Wills of Richmond County, Virginia 1699-1800 Robert K. Headley page 178 Division of estate of William Smith deceased 5 May 1714 Mentions sons Thomas, James, William and William Carter. -----Original Message----- From: TEbel2888@aol.com [mailto:TEbel2888@aol.com] Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 8:03 AM To: jim@promobiz.biz Subject: Re: Blackwell Books Jim! You certainly have done a lot of work!! I think it will be critical to have a great Table of Contents to make the volume more user friendly. It was scary to me that I was the last leg in the chain and made so many corrections--obvious typo things like someone being married before they were born, etc. Libby cited HARDY throughout her corrections. We need to remember that books are written by people--who may not have had three editors. PS--More and more I think that my elusive William SMITH d. 1671 Westmoreland may connect to our Joseph SMITH of Fauquier somehow, but maybe not as an ancestor--maybe a many-grt uncle. His daughter Elizabeth m. a Daniel BROWN who was a son of a Francis and brother to another Francis. I think there is a COLEMAN connection further down AND they all lived near each other. A neighbor was Thomas GERRARD m. Rose (maybe Allerton) NEWTON, TUCKER. Their county became King George for a while. Mary (?) SMITH --the widow of William SMITH d. 1671 m 2) Samuel REEDS b. 1645--my forever brick wall ancestor d. Westmoreland--connects to HACKLEY, PIPER, MARSHALL, UNDERWOOD, KENDAL, CLAYTOR I have Samuel REEDS' will with no mention of Mary, so she must have pre-deceased him. Please watch for these people. His son went to Culpeper and m. Sarah HACKLEY, do Judith BALL and John HACKLEY--have much on these people. I do not have Mary's maiden name!! We have so many names alike. It was fun to see your picture in the book. You look just like my dad's first cousin --Duncan Hutchison REEDS. SMITH FAMILY OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA TRANSCRIBED BY JIM BURGESS FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA USGENWEB Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills on the Smith Family Page 12 SMITH, William 13 Dec 1671; 28 February 1671. Wife Mary; daughter Elizabeth SMITH. Page 43 SMITH, William, 10 Oct 1707, 26 November 1707. land and best bed and furniture to my wife; grand daughters, Jane and Sarah Ashton, bed, furniture etc. daughter Temperance Lucas 1 feather bed and furniture; daughter Mary King feather bed and furniture; son in law Williams Danks one horse; grand Smith King 150 acres of land; wife, daughters Temperance and Mary exx. Page 52 SMITH, James 9 Dec 1713; 9 Apr 1714. Land to son James when 20 years of age; Wife Ann, my three daughters Jane, Ann and Elizabeth Smith; residue of estate and personal property to wife and four children. Page 53 SMITH, Charles, Parish of Sittenburn; 16 Feb 1709, 9 Jun 1714. Lands to son William and daughter Mary SMITH, Nathaniel Pope Senior and Mr Joseph BAYLEY Trustees; son Franci feather bed and furniture; wife Ann and children of estate . Page 57. SMITH, Anne 16 Jan 1715; 30 May 1716. To Alice Beckwith 100 acres of land for life; daughter in law Mary Smith land and she to be exx; probated by Mary Gerrard the exx. Page 58 SMITH, Anne, 25 July 1716 29 August 1716 Inventory returned at house of William Gerard signed my Mary Gerard Page 66 SMITH, Joseph, 13 May 1718, 25 Jun 1718. Son Nathaniel SMITH 1 Shilling; daughter Mary cow etc; daughter Joyce SMITH 1 COW AND TABLE WARE; JOSEPH my land and rest of estate and he to live with his brother Nathaniel his brother For four years. Page 81 SMITH, Caleb 15 Jun 1725; 28 July 1725 To eldest son John 162 acres of lan; son Caleb an equal share with John; wife Elizabeth household goods, horse and cattle; my five children; brother John SMITH. Page 82 SMITH, John 25 Aug 1725 Sons Thomas and John; wife Mary Page 92 SMITH, Nicholas 23 July 1728; 25 Feb 1730. Lands between Nicholas, Peter and James the sons of Nicholas Smith; son John 1 shilling; ½ of my estate to be equally divided between my three sons and three daughters. ASHTON page 93. Page 101 SMITH, John 9 Dec 1735; 27 Apr 1736 Sister Margaret WATSON, son John; wife Mary and my child unborn Page 110 SMITH, Peter, 10 Jan 1738; 12 May 1741. 48 acres to my daughter Mary Fleming; son Peter land in Westmoreland; son James the land in Prince William on Bull Run where he now lived which is 325 acres; son Thomas and William land in Prince William which is 325 acres, daughter Abigail Fleming land in Prince William; granddaughter Ann Bailey land in Prine William, heirs of daughter Anne Thomas one shilling; daughter Mary Fleming one shilling; daughter Hannah Ware 1 Shilling; daughter Martha McClanahan1 feather bed; son Peter exr; heirs of son John Smith 1 shilling. Page 114 SMITH, Lazarus, 16 July 1742; 31 Aug 1742. Brother James; to Godson Spener son of Thomas Smith deceased, L 20 when he is 21 years of age; cox. Richard son of Richard Nutt and his wife Elizabeth horse, saddle, etc; Goddau Judith daughter of William SMITH, brother John SMITH 1 negro boy. Page 129 SMITH, Joseph 29 Dec 1749; 28 Aug 1750 Estate in her hands and 1 negro to daughter Jemima Monro; wife Sarah Saddle, bridle and estate for widowhood. To Augustine Goff 1 heifer; son Joseph 1 negro and land and if he die without issue to son Samuel and if he die without issue to son Gideon; sons Samuel and Gideon 1 negro each. Page 130 SMITH, Robert 12 Nov 1750; 29 Jan 1750 Son Samuel land whereon I live and if die without issue to my granson Robert son of Stephen Smith; son Samuel 1 feather bed and rest of estate to maintain his mother for life. Virginia Northern neck 1693-1742 2-62 William SMITH of Richmond County, Virginia 84 acres in Richmond County by Bryary Swamp surveyed by Mr. Edwin Conway ADJOINING Daniel ONEALL land formerly Edmund Goodmans now Smiths Doctor Deacres road 20 Nov 1694. 2-77 William SMITH 135 acres adjoining land of Thomas Robinson and Edward LEWIS, LAND OF Thomas Peavis and Edward Lewis, Mr Sysan, George Bryars 22 July 1695. 2-186 Elizabeth daughter of William SMITH late of Westmoreland died ????of 590 acres on Mollocks granted to Smith 7 Apr 1667 who gave to Elizabeth 13 Dec 1671 Samuel Read married widow of Smith and Daniel Brown married Elizabeth the daughter. Escheat to Daniel Read, and David Brown opposite Capt John Washington adjoining formerly Thomas Moultons Mr Pop 7 Sep 1695 Northern Neck Land Grants 1693-1742 B-67 William SMITH the elder of Farnham Parish Richmond has 550 acres 63 per bought of Wm Fantleroy of Rappa now Richmond 5 Feb 1672/3 & confirmed 25 Apr 1685 but no patent grant to Smith on Herring Creek South West 4 Apr 1727 4-113 Nathaniel Hedgeman of Stafford Count 17 June 1703 set forth Wm Smith of Lancaster County died seized of 200 acres in Lancaster County no heirs. Certificate by Joseph Taylor Grant to Hedgman adjoining Robert Carter esq. Thomas Tattnall, Robert Schofield 26 Aug 1712.