Martha Elizabeth (Smith) Cantrell (abt. 1765 - abt. 1866)

Born about 1765 in North Carolina

Wife of Aaron Cantrell — married 1785 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died about 1866 at about age 101 in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Martha Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith was born about 1765 or 1770 in Colonial North Carolina, in an area which would later become Rockingham County. Her parents were Martha (Potter) and John Smith.

She married Aaron Cantrell about 1785 in Rockingham County, had several children with him^[1][2] and passed away about 1866 in DeKalb County, Tennessee.

Sources

1. ↑ "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
   Book Title: The Cantrill-Cantrell genealogy : a record of the descendants of Richard Cantrill, who was a reside
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #4122868 (accessed 3 April 2023)
   Name: Betsey Smith; Gender: Female; First Marriage Place: Rockingham County, N C; Spouse: Aaron Cantrell; Child: William Cantrell John Cantrell James Cantrell Moses Cantrell Smith Cantrell Ephraim Cantrell Polly Cantrell.
2. ↑ Search Result in The Cantrill-Cantrell genealogy : a record of the descendants of Richard Cantrill, who was a resident of Philadelphia prior to 1689, and of earlier Cantrills in England and America by Christie, Susan Cantrill, Mrs. "[1]"

• 1850/Jun/01 USA Census of District#7, DeKalb County, Tennessee; on ancestry.com citing NARA# M432_876; image#210; p39B; household#569; which included ...

NC 69 Young John, occ: farmer

NC 63 Young Lucy

TN 27 Young Rachel

NC 85 Cantrell Martha (widow)

TN 79 Glenn Margaret

TN 16 ??? James H., occ: farmer.

• Probate: "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008"
  Settlements and Wills, 1831-1967; Author: Tennessee County Court (White County); Probate Place: White, Tennessee
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9176 #3825347 (accessed 3 April 2023)
  Aaron Cantrell probate on 2 Oct 1834 in White, Tennessee, USA. Wife Martha Cantrell.

• Family Data Collection - Individual Records compiled by Edmund West on ancestry.com; b: 1763 Rockingham County, NC; d: 1834 Dekalb County, TN; m: 1785 Rockingham County, NC

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=23138780&pid=837 Ancestry Family Tree submitted by ancestry.com member

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Smith-30510 created through the import of Lozon.ged on Jul 26, 2012 by Jamie Henderson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jamie and others.