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3. Richard Harrison, third child of Dr. William Anderson, was born Feb. 25, 1829; married August 12, 1856, Josephine Elvira McCann, born August 12, 1837. Issue : (1) Ida Nar- cissa, born July 18, 1858 ; married Dec. 4, 1877, John Dixon Smith. Their children were : Harrison Gustavus, born Feb. 4, 1879, married Feb. 6, 1901, Leila Inez Boggs; Jerome Dixon, born March 22, 1881; Julius Edgar, born Aug. 14, 1883, died Aug. 15, 1883 ; Plumer De Witt, born August 20, 1884 ; Clyde Nicholdson, born Dec. 26, 1886 ; Lloyd Hunter,
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born June 12, 1889, died in July, 1890; John Adger, born May 29, 1891 ; Minnie Lee, born Feb. 23, 1894 ; Selma Jose- phine, born July 12, 1896. (2) Hampton Gustavus, born August 20, 1861. (3) Julius Harrison, born Feb. 5, 1865. Married Mary Simpson Norris, Nov. 15, 1892. Issue : Louis Harrison, born March 4, 1894; Susan Simpson, born Sept. 15, 1897. (4) Mary Josephine, born Sept. 41, 1869 ; married Dr. Marion Augustus Thompson, Jan. 9, 1901. (5) William De Witt, born September 29, 1872.
4. Mary Julia, 4th child of Dr. William Anderson, was born March 19, 1831 ; married Rev. Robert H. Reid, of Orr- ville, S. C., Nov. 25, 1851. Issue : Ella Louise, born July 4, 1853 ; married Rev. Robert P. Smith, Nov. 28, 1876. He was born March 24, 1852. Their children were : Mabel Clare, born March 30, 1878; Bernard Reid, born July 6, 1881; Albert Dixon, born August 9, 1883, died May 14, 1884; Mary Julia, born June 30, 1885; Roy Hamilton, born May 26, 1888, and died Sept. 26, 1889.
5. Ann Elizabeth, 5th child of Dr. William Anderson, was born Dec. 22, 1832; married John Robert Tarrant, Oct. 28, 1856. He died March 27, 1891. Issue : (1) William Ander- son, born August 4, 1857; died Sept. 30, 1873. (2) Mary Augusta, born Feb. 27, 1859; married George Barksdale, Dec. 21, 1876. Their children were: Claude Bruce, born July 2, 1879, died in June, 1892 ; Guy Tarrant, born August 12, 1880, died April, 1883 ; George Roydon, born August 27, 1882 ; John Hugh, born Sept. 25, 1885 ; Clara Gladys, born June 25, 1890; Carl, born April 29, 1892 ; Cecil Bruce, born Jan. 10, 1894. (3) Clara Cornelia, born Dec. 27, 1860; mar- ried Joel Smith Bailey, Oct. 25, 1882, who died Sept. 6, 1900. Issue : Joel Smith, born Aug. 12, 1882; Willie Tarrant, born June 6, 1886; Ossamus Bowen, born Nov. 22, 1887; May Maxwell, born May 4, 1889 ; Clarence Bernard, born July 25, 1894; James Robert, born June 1, 1896, died Sept. 10, 1899. (4) Lucia Linwood, born Nov. 25, 1862; died Juno 26, 1899; married Dr. James Bryan Hughey, Jan. 7, 1885. Issuo :
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Robert Duncan, born Nov. 26, 1885; Florence Burkhead, born Dec. 22, 1886; Annie Laurie, born June 17, 1888; Lucia Tarrant, born Aug. 13, 1889 ; Mary Hunter, born Aug. 26, 1891 ; Joseph Wilmot, born April 26, 1894 ; James Bryan, born Aug. 1, 1897, died Oct. 13, 1898. (5) John- Robert, Jr., born Jan. 10, 1865 ; married May 22, 1884, Ida V. Reynolds." Issue : Bennie Clyde, born Dec. 22, 1884; Anna Linwood, born March 6, 1886; Guy Matthews, born Sept. 13, 1888 ; Blanche Garlington, born April 18, 1890 ; Leland Reynolds, born Nov. 14, 1892; Robert Hunter, born Dec. 22, 1894; Jessie Virginia, born Oct. 30, 1897 ; Sybil Hudson, born May 5, 1900 ; Arthur Anderson, born Jan. 24, 1902. (6) Eugene Hunter, born March 24, 1870 ; married, July 19, 1892, Mrs. Mary Ida Parks. Issue : Eugene Hunter, born June 16, 1894, died Dec. 17, 1897; Mary Elizabeth, born June 13, 1896 ; George Barksdale, born Oct. 26, 1898; Clara Augusta, born July 14, 1900; Ruby McBride, born Feb. 5, 1902. (7) Jessie Olivia, born July 16, 1872 ; died August 31, 1876.
6. William, sixth child of Dr. William Anderson, was born July 7, 1835, and died Nov. 2, 1835.
7. Olivia Louise, seventh child of Dr. William Anderson, was born Feb. 9, 1837. Married Oct. 13, 1858, Rev. Jesse Do Witt Burkhead, D. D. He was born Aug. 10, 1833, in Iredell county, N. C. He was a graduate of Davidson Col- lege, N. C., took his theological course at Columbia Seminary in South Carolina, and at Free Church College in Edinburg, Scotland. He was a Presbyterian minister of distinction, and died in Montgomery, Ala., April 18, 1892. Issue : (1) Mary Florence, born Nov. 28, 1859. Married in Huntsville, Ala., Sept. 16, 1878, to Malcolm Joseph Gilchrist, and died March 15, 1881. Issue : Jessie Olivia, born Oct. 1, 1879, and mar- ried Jan. 29, 1902. Name of husband not given. (2) Wil- liam De Witt, born June 16, 1861. Married in Montgomery, Ala., June 27, 1890, Annie Laurie Bell. Issue : Jessie De Witt, born July 5, 1893 ; Ella Louise, born Jan. 22, 1897. William De Witt Burkhead is a Presbyterian minister and is
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located (1902) at Mount Meridian, Virginia, as pastor .of Mount Horeb Church. (3) Rockwell Giles, born June 28, 1863 ; died Oct. 23, 1899, unmarried. (4) Arthur Anderson, born Nov. 11, 1866 ; died Feb. 26, 1884, unmarried.
8. Arrabella Hunter, eighth child of Dr. William Ander- son, was born Sept. 3, 1838 ; died Oct. 7, 1901, unmarried.
9. Rebecca Jane, ninth child of Dr. William Anderson, was born June 23, 1840 ; died Dec. 30, 1842.
10. Augusta Virginia, tenth child of Dr. William Ander- son, was born Jan. 12, 1842, and died Dec. 17, 1898. She was married to her cousin, James Laird Anderson, Dec. 17, 1873. He was born May 2, 1837. Issue : (1) Mary Hunter, born Oct. 30, 1874 ; died July 30, 1886. (2) William Saxon, born June 14, 1876 ; married April 10, 1901, Ruby Rowland. Issue : Hugh Rowland, born Feb. 27, 1902. (3) Augusta Virginia, born March 3, 1878 ; married George M. Douglass, Dec. 16, 1897. Issue : Mary Hunter, born Oct. 23, 1898 ; Irene, born Nov. 10, 1900. (4) John Heflin, born July 28, 1880. (5) Eliza Caroline, born March 3, 1882.
11. William Henry, eleventh child of Dr. William Ander- son, was born Dec. 23, 1843 ; married Nov. 12, 1862, Clarissa Ann Duckworth, of Anderson county, S. C. She died in 1869. No issue.
Dr. William Anderson was a man of the highest character and fine attainments, a member of the legislature of South Carolina before the Civil War, an eminent physician, and one of the largest land owners in his section.
VI. ANDREW, sixth child of John Anderson and Jean, his wife, was born in Augusta county, Va., about 1750. His will was admitted to probate in the county court of Augusta in 1823. He was twice married, the name of his first wife being unknown to the writer. By this marriage he had the follow- ing children :
1. Dr. George Anderson, of Montgomery county, Va., born Sept. 4, 1779; died Sept. 22, 1818 ; married Mary Douglass, daughter of Benjamin Douglass, of Bath county, Va. No issue.
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2. Mrs. Brown, of Kentucky.
3. Betsy, first wife of Major William Poague.
The second wife of Andrew Anderson was Martha, daughter of Patrick Crawford, of Augusta, and her children were :
1. John, born April 19, 1789 ; died in Montgomery county, Va., March 16, 1821. He married Elizabeth Fitzhugh Doug- lass, granddaughter of Benjamin Douglass, and had three children : (1) Mary D., born July 31, 1816; married Dr. John Smith, of Russell county, Va. (2) George W., born April 23, 1818. (3) Eldred R., born June 3, 1820.
2. James, who married Caroline Douglass, sister of John's wife, and had (1) John, (2) Eliza, (3) James, and (4) William, who removed to Tennessee.
3. Robert, who married Nancy Dean, of Greenbrier county, W. Va., and had one son, William D., who married Miss Ingles.
4. William, who died in New Orleans.
5. Nancy, wife of William Crawford, of Augusta.
6. Sallie, wife of Jacob Ruff.
Andrew Anderson served as an ensign, lieutenant, and captain in the War of the Revolution, and in 1794 was the colonel in command of the militia of Augusta county, Va. He served for many consecutive years as a member of the House of Delegates from that county.
VII. WILLIAM, seventh child of John Anderson and Jean, his wife, was born about the year 1752. He served as captain in the War of the Revolution. His wife was Mary, daughter of James and Mary (Laird) Craig, born May 10, 1752, and died Jan. 16, 1778. If there was issue born of this marriage they are unknown to the writer. In 1784 Captain Anderson removed to Kentucky and nothing is known of his descendants.
The writer has endeavored to give as complete a list as possible of John Anderson's descendants in the foregoing paper, but necessarily there are many omissions in some of the
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lines of descent. For much kindly assistance in the prepara- tion of this article, the writer is indebted to Mrs. Eliza C. Orr, of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Olivia Louise Burkhead, of Hunts- ville, Ala., granddaughters of Captain James Anderson ; also to Miss Harriet Maxwell, of Pendleton, S. C., and Rev. B. Palmer Reid, of Reidsville, S. C.
CHARLES E. KEMPERS.
Washington, D. C., November 18, 1902.
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TRANSCRIPT OF THE HUGH DAVIS BIBLE OF DAVIS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.
This record is here inserted that the student of history may readily separate the North Carolina family from that of Spott- sylvania county, Va., which follows, their children being cotemporary :
TRANSCRIPT.
Hugh Davis married, -, Ann Children :
1. Mary, b. April 14, 1731.
2. Bridget, b. Dec. - , 1732.
3. Mirick, b. Feb. 15, 1734-5.
4. Sarah, b. July 2, 1740.
5. Lydia, b. Feb. 19, 1742-3.
6. Hugh, b. - -, 1748.
7. Joseph (Rev.), b. Nov. 19, 1751.
Mirick Davis, born 1734-5; son of Hugh and Ann, his wife ; married Margaret Children :
1. Hannah, b. May 10, 1761.
2. Bridget, b. Oct. 29, 1763.
3. Mirick, b. Mar. 1, 1765.
4. Gabriel, b. Sept. 10, 1767.
5. Abner, b. Aug. 27, 1773.
6. Hugh, b. June 16, 1778.
7. William, b. Nov. 11, 1780.
8. Mary, b. June'18, 1788.
Hugh Davis, born 1748 ; son of Hugh and Ann; married McCrary. Children :
1. Susan, b. Dec. 15, 1755.
2. Abner, b. Sept. 17, 1763.
3. Lydia, b. Feb. 9, 1771.
4. John, b. - , 1772.
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Mirick Davis, Jr., born 1765 ; son of Mirick and Margaret ; married Rachel Yountz, 1783, daughter of Rudolph Yountz. Children :
1. Mahaly, b. Dec. 9, 1783.
2. Mirick, b. Feb. 9, 1786.
3. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 15, 1788.
4. Susannah, b. Mar. 11, 1791.
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6. John, b. July 12, 1794.
7. Lydia, b. July 24, 1797.
8. Joel, b. July -, 1800.
9. Fanny, b. -; married McCrary.
Rachel Davis, Sr., died in North Carolina in 1881, aged 96 years.
Gabriel Davis, son of Mirick, Sr., and Margaret, born Sept. 10, 1767 ; married, 1792, Nancy (Ann), born June 16, 1774. Children :
1. Mirick, b. Mar. 8, 1793.
2. Abner, b. Mar. 6, 1795.
3. Hugh, b. Sept. 12, 1797.
4. James, b. Jan. 8, 1800.
5. Gabriel, b. Apr. 23, 1802.
William Davis, son of Mirick, Sr., and Margaret, born Nov. 11, 1780; married - -, 1800, Sarah Sarah, a daughter, born Nov. 23, 1800.
DAVIS FAMILY NOTES. (REVOLUTIONARY.)
Affidavit of Hugh Davis, in 1837, then a resident of Nelson county, Kentucky ; states his age at 80 years; that he was born in Prince William county, Va., and that Capt. Jesse Davis, of Prince William county, was his brother-in-law and
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first cousin ; that Presley Davis, who was killed at the battle of Long Island, was a brother of Capt. Jesse Davis ; that John Davis, who died in the hospital of smallpox, was another brother ; that Capt. Jesse Davis was married to Nancy Milton (Melton), of Prince William county, about the beginning of the war, and further, that William M. Davis, of Frankfort, Kentucky, and Mr. P. Davis, of Washington county, Ky., and Mrs. Nancy Reynolds, of said county, were the children of Capt. Jesse Davis and Nancy Milton, his wife. The mili- tary service of Capt. Jesse Davis is given in the following order : Served as a soldier from Jan. 1, 1777, to Jan. 6, 1778 ; as a lieutenant from Jan., 1778, to Oct., 1778, and twenty days in Oct. as captain. Died Feb., 1782.
Another affidavit in this set of papers states that Elijah Davis, of Nelson county, Ky., was a son of Jefferson Davis, who was a soldier in the Continental Line, Revolutionary army.
Col. William Davis, of Virginia, received Land Warrant Certificate, No. 597, for 500 acres, May 7, 1797. (Pub.)
TRANSCRIPT FROM THE DAVIS FAMILY BIBLE OF SPOTTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VA., WITH DECLAR- ATION OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR SERVICE OF THOMAS DAVIS.
The first date intelligible is 1738 ; which is believed to be the date of marriage of the parents whose names are obliterated by time. Their children were :
James Davis, b. March 5, 1741.
Benjamin, b. Jan. 10, 1743.
Elizabeth, b. Feb. 22, 1745.
Snead, b. May 16, 1748.
William, b. Aug. 26, 1750.
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Mary, b. May 24, 1753.
Felix, b. Apr. 27, 1755.
Charles, b. Oct. 22, 1758.
Thomas, b. Nov. 30, 1761.
Thomas Davis married May 1, 1783, Susannah Heath, in- Spottsylvania Co., Va., where she was born Feb. 26, 1765; their children were :
Elizabeth Davis, b. Oct.
16, 1784, { in Spottsylvania Co.,
Mary,
b. Dec. 22, 1786, 1 Virginia.
Fielding, b. May
9, 1789, in Woodford Co., Ky.
Larkin, b. Sept.
27,1791.
Thomas,
b. Feb. 3, 1794 ; died Oct., 1794.
Thomas,
b. Aug. 26, 1795 ; died May, 1817.
William,
b. Apr. 7, 1798 ; died Dec., 1798. -
John,
b. June 9, 1800; died Aug. 9, 1800.
Susannah,
b. Aug.
13, 1801.
James,
b. Apr.
17,1804.
Diannah,
b. June 17, 1806.
Benjamin,
b. March 1, 1809 ; died Sept. 6, 1828.
Sallie Stephens, b. Apr. 26, 1811.
The last eloven were all born in Woodford county, Ky.
DECLARATION OF THOMAS DAVIS OF WOODFORD COUNTY, KY.
I was born in Spottsylvania county, Va., in 1761. I en- listed April 25, 1779, for 18 months in the war of the Revolution.
I served under Capt. Alexander Parker in Col. Richard Parker's regiment.
I served also for two months as a sub-alternate for my brother Benjamin in a company of militia commanded by
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Capt. William Mills (James Cunningham, first lieutenant), and marched to Williamsburg, where I served until dis- charged.
The day after my return home I was drafted, and served two months in the state, I marched to Yorktown and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis.
My total service was 18 months, for which I received $60.
This declaration is supported by an affidavit of John Mc- Grady, of Woodford county, who served in the same regiment with Thomas Davis.
Thomas Davis was pensioned in Woodford county, Ky., August 18, 1818, in the 57th year of his age. (Pub.)
TRANSCRIPT FROM THE CUSTIS (THOMPKINS) BIBLE.
Now (1902) in the possession of Mrs. Edmonia Bayly, of Staunton, Va., wife of Capt. E. W. Bayly, deceased, late of Staunton, formerly of Accomac county, Virginia.
John Custis and Anne Kendall were married by Rev. John Holebrooke on Monday, 5th of March, 1732.
John Custis, son of said John and Anne, was born July 7, 1734.
Mary Brown Custis, born Jan. 9, 1736.
Peggy Custis, born July 16, 1738.
John Custis departed this life Dec. 27, 1738.
Hannah Custis, born 25th July, 1740; died Aug. 31st following.
John Custis, born April 10, 1743.
Hannah Custis, born 19th May, 1745 ; died Jan. 27, 1751.
Col. John Custis, died Dec. 1, 1746, aged 40 years.
John Custis (2d of that name, and third son of the above John Custis, deceased), died Aug. 24, 1747.
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John Thompkins and Anne Custis were married Feb. 25, 1747, by Rev. Mr. Barlow.
John Custis Thompkins, son of John and Anne Thompkins, was born 27th Nov., 1748, and died 16th Dec. following.
William, second son, was born 16th Sept., 1750, and died the 24th instant.
John Thompkins, 3d son of John Thompkins and Anne his wife, was born the 20th of Nov., 1751.
Bennet Thompkins, 4th son of John Thompkins and Anne his wife, was born Jan. 22, 1755.
John Thompkins, Sr., was born 19th June, 1718, and died Aug. 21, 1757.
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SMITH FAMILY OF AUGUSTA AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES, VIRGINIA.
Capt. John Smith, born 1698, in England, settled with his parents in Province of Ulster, Ireland ; is said to have been an officer of the British army (?), and married, in 1719, Mar- garet - -; immigrated to America about 1730, with his wife and children ; settled, 1st, in Chester Co., Pa., about 1740; removed, with the MeDowells and others, to what is now Augusta county, Virginia, then Orange, and on June 26, 1740, proved the importation of himself, his wife Margaret, their sons Abraham, Henry, Daniel, John and Joseph, from the colony of Penna. (See Orange County Land Records.) In 1738 Augusta county was taken from Orange, the first court being held in Staunton Dec. 9, 1745, prior to which time all the legal business of Augusta county was transacted at Orange Court House. June 26, 1742, John Smith qualified at Orange Court House as captain of the militia for Augusta county.
As a protection against the inroads of the Indians, he had several rude forts, or block-houses, constructed in the Valley, one of which was in the county of Botetourt, on the James river, where Pattonsburg was subsequently located. This fort became the scene of memorable events.
Capt. John Smith, with seventeen men, held a fort, called Fort Vause-variously written Vass, Voss, and Vaus-which was located on the head-waters of the Roanoke river, about ten miles from where Christiansburg now stands. This fort was invested by three hundred French and Indians, and, after a brave resistance for three days, the garrison agreed to sur- render the fort, upon a stipulation allowing them to return to their homes. Astonished and mortified at finding so few men in the fort, the enemy disregarded the terms of surrender and held the survivors-now only nine or ten in number-as prisoners. Two of Capt. Smith's sons were with him : John,
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who was wounded during the siege, and killed by an Indian after the surrender. The prisoners were taken down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans, and on the way down the other young Smith (Joseph), who had survived the disaster at the fort, died. Only five of the prisoners lived to reach New Orleans. Capt. Smith and two others were then sent to France, and he alone returned to America, after an absence of two years. "When the treaty was signed at the fort, Cap- tain Smith was so cautious as to secure the paper by ripping open the lining of his coat and sewing it between, which de- feated the most diligent search for it. On arriving at Paris, Capt. Smith produced the agreement, and, upon exhibiting it to the proper authorities, was promptly released, and with his two companions was sent to London, where he received quite an ovation, a street being named in his honor. He there told of the immense territory of the Southwestern country."
Mr. Waddell, in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, says :
" Capt. John Smith commanded a company in the disastrous Sandy Creek expedition, sent out on Feb. 18, 1756, and it would seem that after his return he was stationed at Fort Vause ; also, that while Capt. Smith was detained as a pris- oner and absent two years, his pay during that time, and also that of his son, Lieut. John Smith, Jr., up to the time he was killed at Fort Vause, on June 25, 1756, was provided for by an Act of Assembly, passed by the House of Burgesses .- Hening's Virginia Statutes."
As a further proof of the accounts given by Mr. Waddell, and Benj. H. Smith, the Editor of the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, adds : " A register of the persons who have been either wounded, killed, or taken prisoner by the enemy in Augusta county, as also such as have made their escape ; " and among many other names and dates are found the following : "June 25th, 1756, at Fort Vause, Capt. John Smith, prisoner returned 1758, Lieut. John Smith (Jr.), killed, Joseph Smith, prisoner, died on the way to New Orleans."
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" After his return to this country, probably in impaired health, he seems to have taken no active part in Military affairs.
" He survived until the Revolutionary War began, and this, his military spirit having revived, he applied for a Com- mission and was refused on account of his advanced age, then 78 years, which greatly offended him. He died shortly after this at Smithlands, the residence of his son Daniel, two miles north of Harrisonburg, Virginia.
" His sons, Abraham, Henry, and Daniel, were also prom- inent in the French and Indian Wars; his son-in-law, Hugh Reece Bowen, was killed at the battle of Kings Mountain, near the close of the fight, as a Lieut. of Campbell's Regiment of Riflemen, Virginia Militia, on Oct. 7, 1780, and left many highly respectable descendants in southwestern Virginia, namely, Tazewell, Wythe, and Montgomery counties."
Capt. Smith was one of the first Vestry Members for the parish of Augusta ; their first Meeting was held April 5, 1747, at which date John Smith, John Buchanan, James Patton, John Madison and others, took the oath appointed by act of Parliament as such. His name appears as being present at all meetings from 1747 to Nov. 23, 1756; at this meeting John Matthews, Jr., was chosen Vestryman in place of Capt. John Smith, who had been captured at Fort Vauso on Nov. 20, 1758, there being a vacancy, Col. (formerly Capt.) John Smith having returned to Virginia, was chosen Vestryman, which position he held until May 25, 1760. The military record of Capt. John Smith is well known, he having received from his colony, grants of land for his service as early as 1754. (Sco records.) ITis military record is too well known to require any further notice in this paper.
On March 30, 1745, John Smith, Gentleman, had patented to him 400 acres of land in the great survey on Mossy Creek, and 400 acres on Spring Creek ; from this time on for many years the records of Augusta show that he and his sons handled many thousand acres of the best lands in the Shen-
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andoah Valley. He died 1776. His wife Margaret Smith died They had six children, namely :
1. Abraham, b. 1722, in Ireland. (See later.)
2. Daniel, b. 1724, in Ireland. (See later.)
3. Henry, b. 1727 ; m. Amy [1756.
4. John, Jr., b. 1730 ; was killed at Fort Vause, June 25,
5. Joseph, b. 1734, in Chester Co., Pa. Was taken pris- oner at Fort Vause; d. on way to New Orleans, 1756.
6. Margaret, b. 1741; m. Hugh Reece Bowen, who was a Lieut. in Campbell's regiment of Rifle- men, Va. Militia, was killed at the battle of Kings Mountain, Oct. 7, 1780, leaving his widow and children surviving. Of his descendants, no further record.
SECOND GENERATION.
First. Abraham Smith, eldest child of Capt. John the emi- grant and Margaret Smith, born in Ulster Province, Ireland, 1722, was Capt. during the French and Indian Wars from Sept. 11, 1756, to April 19, 1760. In 1778, one of the 1st Justices for Rockingham Co., and County Lieut. He is fre- quently referred to in the preceding pages of the work in connection with French and Indian war records of his county. Married Sarah Caldwell, of Augusta county, resided near North Mountain in Rockingham county, Va., on a large land estate called " Egypt," where he died. Two children :
1. John, b. Dec. 16, 1755.
2. Henry, b. 1758.
THIRD GENERATION.
First. John Smith, born Dec. 16, 1755, son of Abraham and Sarah (Caldwell) Smith, was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army, distinguished himself at the Battle of Point Pleasant as ensign in the company commanded by his uncle Daniel.
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He inherited his father's plantation at foot of North Mountain. He married on Sept. 14, 1775, Mary Jane Hart, daughter of Silas, 1st Sheriff of Rockingham county. Eleven children :
1. Abraham, Jr., b. Feb. 22, 1778 ; d. Apr. 22, 1778.
2. Joseph, b. June 27, 1785 ; d. May 14, 1863. .
3. Silas Hart, b. Jan. 8, 1787 ; d. Sept. 15, 1842.
4. Nancy, b. Feb. 19, 1783 ; d. Aug. 25, 1854.
5. Margaret, b. June 10, 1776; d. Sept. 13, 1862.
6. Abraham, b. Jan. 8, 1781 ; d. Feb. 20, 1852.
7. Sarah, b. Dec. 7, 1788.
8. Jane, b. Aug. 27, 1790 ; d. July 30, 1836.
9. William, b. Apr. 1, 1792.
10. Lucinda, b. Aug. 24, 1793.
11. Annis, b. March 11, 1795.
FOURTH GENERATION.
First. Abraham Smith, Jr., born 1781 ; son of John and Mary Jane (Hart) Smith; was three times married, 1st to Julia Lyle. Three children :
1. Margaret Lyle, b.
2. Mary, b. -; m. Ezra Walker. No issue.
3. Joseph, 1 b. -; m. Fannie Faucett. One child,
a daughter Josephine, born
Second marriage of Abraham Smith to Martha McDowell Reed, of Lexington, Va. Two children :
1. Juliet, b. -.
2. Magdaline, b.
Third marriage of Abraham Smith to Charolette Gambill, of Rockingham Co. Three children :
1. Jennie, b. -; m. Alex. McNutt Hamilton.
2. Jouette, b. -; d. unmarried.
3. Mary Walker, b. -; d. unmarried.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
First. Margaret Lyle Smith, 1st of Abraham and Mary Jane (Hart) Smith, born -; m. Robert S. Brooke, as his 2d wife, she being 1st cousin to his 1st wife. Six children :
1. John Brooke, b. -; m. - , Ann Carter, of Berkley.
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