William Smith
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William Smith (abt. 1759)

William Smith
Born about in Marylandmap [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
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Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Biography

William’s grandson, Robert Wharton (b 1818), named his maternal grandparents, William Smith and Catherine Robinson Smith, in a letter of 8 Aug, 1904 addressed to LeRoy P. Wharton. He further states that they were natives of Maryland and that William was of Welsh descent and that Robinson was of English descent.

Although there is another Mary Ann Smith, daughter of William and Catherine in neighboring vicinities, Robert’s letters should put to rest the alternate theory of Mary Ann’s parentage.

A resident of Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, he enlisted Feb. 1, 1777 and served as private in Capt. Uriah Springer's Company and in Col. John Gibson's Virginia Regiment in the American Revolution. He was discharged July 25, 1783.

William participated in the Indian Wars from 1794-95 and helped build Fort Greenville, Ohio. In the victorious battle under Gen. Anthony Wayne, he had bullets shot through his clothes.[1]

William was living in Washington Co., Pennsylvania in 1797.

The Smiths settled in Morgan Co., Ohio about 1817. Daughter Mary Ann married John Wharton in nearby Guernsey County, 26 Jan 1818.

William was placed on the pension roll in 1819 for six years service as a private in Virginia Continental Line. His application was executed Dec.30, 1819 in Hamilton Co., Ohio. A large family is referred to but no names are given.[2]Pension claim No. S-40465 from Adjutant General's Dept-Soldiers' Claims, State House, Columbus, Ohio.[3]

In 1828 he was living in Rush Co., Indiana. Two minor grandchildren (children of a son of the soldier) are referred to in 1838 (1828?). Their names are not stated, and there is no further data on file as to family[4]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1904 letter from Robert Wharton, William Smith's grandson
  2. ↑ Robert Wharton (1750-1823) and His Descendants (1985) by Edith McIntosh Hall
  3. ↑ DAR archives and State Library at Richmond, Virginia
  4. ↑ Genealogist Mrs. Grace B. Lodder, Washington D.C., in 1956, upon inquiry from Edith McIntosh Hall




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Family of Robert Smith and Elizabeth Buchanan
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Robert Smith, settler of York Co., PA
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Will of William Smith


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Former Alternate Biography, Descendants

The Juliana White DAR CHAPTER SMITH of the DAR lists different children, but the will to the left shows Mary Ann Smith Wharton and her siblings as children of William Smith and wife Catharine. There may have been two William Smiths married to Catharines. The biographies may be intertwined. Here is the list of children from DAR:

  1. Isaac Smith, 7-25-1784, m Ann Elliott Mitchell 9/5/1814
  2. Samuel Smith, 7-9-1793, m (1) Nancy Mitchell; (2) Sarah Calloway
  3. Robert Smith,1-10-1786, Sarah Douglass
  4. James Smith, 12-16-1756
  5. Elizabeth Smith, 12-25-1787, John Somerville
  6. Ma ---- -- Smith, 11-16-1790, Dr. Boyd???
  7. Catherine Smith, 2-20-1800h, ?rice Taylor
  8. William Smith, 8-16-1789, m Miss Calloway
  9. John Smith, 3-16-1796

WILLIAM SMITH enlisted from Westmoreland Co., Penna Date of enlistment February 1“, 1777. Services six years, Capt. Uriah Springer, Colonel John Gibson. William Smith,son of Robert, drove teams for a short time then enlisted Feb-1-1777 for six years or the remainder of the Revolutionary War. William Smith was born 12-3-1760, died 3-4-1836, was married to Catherine Robinson 8-25-1783, their son Isaac married Ann Elliott Mitchell 9-5-1814, their son William Smith married Nancy Douglass 11-1-1838, their son William Addison Smith married Minnie Jane Finch 11-7-1878, they had a daughter Lucy Smith who is a member of the Juliana White Chapter D.A.R.<ref>The Juliana White DAR CHAPTER SMITH</ref>

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