Cuthbert Smith (abt. 1715 - 1780)

Born about 1715 in Surry County, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Chamberlain) Smith — married 25 Jul 1758 in Brunswick, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died 27 Nov 1780 at about age 65 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

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Biography

(Southside Virginia Families, Vol I, Boddie, Balto. Gen. Publ. Co, 1966, THE NICHOLAS SMITH FAMILY, pg 371): "3. Cuthbert Smith, son of William and Ann Smith, married, first Elizabeth Chamberlayne, daughter of Samuel Chamberlayne. (d. 1752) of Brunswick, Va. He married secondly, Elizabeth Washington Lanier, widow of Sampson Lanier,^[1] and daughter of Richard Washington, only son of John Washington who married Mary of the four distinguished husbands. Cuthbert's will was probated in Brunswick in 1780. He named wife, Elizabeth, and children: Charles [by Elizabeth Washington Smith]; Stephen; Janey; Frederick; Benjamin; Sarah; Lucy; Mary, Susannah, Anne; Elizabeth; and Frances, who married Thomas Hill." (Other sources dispute this second wife, saying that the Elizabeth Lanier who Cuthbert married was born Elizabeth Chamberlain, the widow of Sampson Lanier Jr., son of Sampson Sr. and Elizabeth Washington.)

(Source known only as, "Smith Papers, Vol 14, Issue 3, page 28," unknown author): "Stephen Smith was the son of Cuthbert Smith by his first wife (name unknown) [Elizabeth Chamberlain/Chamberlayne]. After the death of his first wife Cuthbert Smith (M) Elizabeth Chamberlyn [sic] Lanier, daughter of Samuel Chamberlyn and widow of Sampson Lanier, Jr. Elizabeth has at least 7 children by Lanier and she and Cuthbert had 9 more. (there were 4 earlier ones by his lst wife.)" [Stephen may have been on the staff of George Washington during the Revolution.]

(Deed Book 3, p. 48, Brunswick Co, VA ): Cuthbert Smith and Elizabeth his wife of Brunswick to John Langley, 180 acres. wit: John burch, Charles King. 1 Aug 1745

(Deed Book 6, p.522, Brunswick Co, VA): Indenture made the 27th day of May, 1760, between Cuthbert Smith, and Elizabeth [Washington Lanier], his wife, and John Smith, son of the said Cuthbert.

According to an article in Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Cuthbert was the second husband of Elizabeth Chamberlain and served as guardian for her daughter Rebecca from her first marriage to Sampson Lanier.^[2]

Will

Will of Cuthbert Smith of Brunswick Co [VA]. Rowan Co., NC, Original Wills (this is a copy of a will from Brunswick Co., VA), written 13 Sep 1777, proved Brunswick Co. [VA] 27 Nov 1780. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://tinyurl.com/exvna3fu

son Charles Smith
son Stephen Smith
son John
son James
wife Elizabeth
son Frederick
son Benjamin (under 21)
daughter Sally
daughter Lucy; all the children of my said daughter who shall be living at the time of her death
daughter Mary
daughter Susanna
daughter Anne
daughter Elizabeth
daughter Francis (sic)
my following sons (viz) John, James, Frederick and Benjamin when of lawful age
Exr: brother Isham Smith, sons Charles & Stephen
Wit: John Baptis Goldberry, Samuel Harwell, Samuel Harwell Junr

17 Apr 1818, Brunswick Co., VA - Robert Turnbull clk certified that the foregoing is a true copy of the last will and testament of Cuthbert Smith.

Cuthbert was born about 1715. He passed away before 1815. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ http://wvancestry.com/ReferenceMaterial/Files/Marriage_Records_of_Brunswick_County_Virginia_1730-1852.pdf
2. ↑ P. 135 of article "The Lanier Family", Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Volume III, No. 2, October 1921.
3. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Rob (Anglin) Palsgaard-Anglin.

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYW1-64C

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQN-44G : 11 February 2018), Cuthbert Smith in entry for John Neal and Susanna Smith, 05 Aug 1769; citing Brunswick, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 30,659.
• Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol 4., William & Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine;Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, 1982.
• Southside Virginia Families, Vol 1., Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, 1955, 1966