Byrd
Smith
Born in Cumberland Co, VA
Son of Robert Smith Sr.
and Elizabeth (Unknown) Smith
Husband of
Virgillea (Arnold) Smith
— married
15 Sep 1789 in Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Husband of
Sarah Dowdy
— married
14 Jan 1822 in Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
John Marshall Smith, Robert Smith, Martha (Smith) Dowdy, Nancy Ann (Smith) Hill, Pleasant Smith, Moses Arnold Smith, Ava Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Sarah Smith and William Smith
Died
at age 63
in Cumberland Co, VA
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jul 2013
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Contents |
Biography
Burial: UNKNOWN. Previously thought to be buried in the Moses A. Smith Place Cemetery, Cumberland VA on Davenport Road. This is unlikely. More likely that he was buried west of this location on his own property, or that of the Smith Chapel.
One submitter at FamilySearch says "Bird Jones Smith"[1]
Byrd was born in 1763. He was the son of Robert Smith and Elizabeth Unknown. He passed away in 1827.
He married First "Gillea" Arnold 15 Sep 1789 in Cumberland. He married Secord Sally Dowdy 14 Jan 1822 in same.
Sources
- ↑ Entered by Jim Cooke.
Will Book of BYRD SMITH - WB8, page 324, dated 23 July 1827, probated 27 Aug 1827; Will of James Dowdy, dated 12 Jan 1804, probated 27 Aug 1804, Cumberland, Co, VA; Suit styled "Dowdy Vs Dowdy", #1848-024, Cumberland Co, VA; 1833, John Strange Affidavit filed on behalf of Measanello Womack in Womack's Pension Application; Records of Cumberland Co, VA (Mrgs, Deeds, Wills, Orders)
Footnotes
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Jim Cooke for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Jim and others.
- Personal knowledge: family bible records: Cumberland County, Virginia, deeds and
tax records: father's LWT of 1771, Probate 1776: mother's LWT of 1804
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Byrd by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Byrd by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Neal Smith
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 838 markers, haplogroup J-FT245303, FTDNA kit #128452 - Robbie Smith :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup J-M172, FTDNA kit #363678
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~1.56%
Jim Cooke :
23andMe, GEDmatch MQ8422185 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member CookieMark
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Living DNA
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~1.56%
Lorraine (Gillikin) Anonymous :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Douglas Yarn :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dyarn126
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~0.78%
Melissa McPheeters :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LS3193846 [compare]
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of Cumberland County, Virginia.