Hello from WV....You need to fix your dates on Christopher Smith below....It is hard to read any of the rest of the information with real interest when you have a man who marries a woman at the age of seven......Marsha in WV Sansee@aol.com wrote: >I hope this settles the many doubts on this site about the correct lineage. >I have literally hundreds of pages of documents, wills, land transfers, >deeds, court records, etc. plus the 4 volumes of The Valentine Papers and 2 >books written on the Smith Family with references, all on this family. > >Christopher Smith born in England 18 March 1592, married Elizabeth Townley, >born abt 1599, widow of Richard Halsted. > >Major Lawrence Smith born 29 March 1629 at "Stoneyhurst", Burnley Parish, >Lancashire, England (per parish registers) married there 28 Sept 1651 to Mary >------ (surname Hitchon or Warner). Major Smith became prominent in >Gloucester Co, VA where in 1675-76 and was commanding attacks against Indians; a >Colonel in the Va Militia in 1676 fighting Bacon in "Bacon's Rebellion"; was >Commander-in-Chief of Gloucester Co; a surveyor in York and Gloucester Co in 1686; >a Burgess in 1688, 1691, 1692. He was living in June 1700 when he deeded >land to his son, Charles. His will was dated (or proved) 08 August 1700. > >Capt. William Smith born c 1687 in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co, VA and is >on record in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co, in 1709; in King William Co in >1725-26; later in Spotsylvania Co, where he died intestate (see Valentine >Papers p 2317 & 21 Tyler p 230). He executed a deed 12 Oct 1712 in Essex Co >giving 920 acres in Essex Co to his brother, Augustine Smith of Essex (35 V 229) >and styled himself "William Smith, Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co, >Gentleman". He was a Captain in the Militia and died in Spotsylvania Co in June 1734. > His wife was Elizabeth Ballard, dau of Thomas & Katherine (Hubbard) Ballard >of York Co. > >Capt Thomas Ballard Smith born c 1710 in Spotsylvania Co, died between Oct - >Dec 1777 in Louisa Co, VA where he was one of the leading men of the county. > He was in the county militia in 1754 in the same year was given a lifetime >position on the Commission of Justices; was appointed Sheriff in 1768. He >was married c 1740 to Anne Meriwether, dau of Col. David and Anne (Holmes) >Meriwether. > >William Smith "B" born c 1743 in Louisa co, VA where he seems to have >remained until he died. His death date is not known, he is last known to be living >in Sept 1822 when he and his 2nd wife, Sally (Pryor) were selling land. He >was first married on 19 Dec 1768 in Louisa Co, VA to Elizabeth Young. >Nothing is known of Elizabeth's lineage. They married 19 Dec 1768 (Louisa Co, VA >Marriage Register 1766-1861, page 1) when consent was given by John Fox as >"Parent or Guardian of wife". > The "B" after his name was to distinguish himself from the many William >Smith's and the "B" is signed in many documents, some I have copies . > >Meriwether Smith born 16 Sept 1769 in Louisa Co, VA. He married 09 June 1796 >in Fluvanna Co, VA. to Sarah "Sally" Payne, dau of William and Mary >(Thompson) Payne of Fluvanna. In the early 1800's they settled in what is now >Kingston, Roane Co, TN where they remained until their deaths. Meriwether died 27 >June 1838 and his wife, Sally, on 28 April 1847. > >SOURCES: >Valentine Papers Vol IV, pp 2176-2187; 2317 >Louisa Co VA Hist Mag - Vol 9, No 1, P 29-30 >Gwathmy Hist register of Virginians in the Revolution, p 723 >William & Mary quarterly: Vol 2- p 25; Vol 9 p 242; Vol 10 p 264; Vol 23 p >87; Vol 5 (2nd series) ; 53 > ><BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free >email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at >http://www.aol.com. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >