John Smaw III (abt. 1722 - aft. 1782)

Born about 1722 in Northampton County, VA

Ancestors

Husband of Joanna (Edmunds) Smaw — married about 1746 in Northampton County, VA

Descendants

Died after 8 May 1782 after about age 60 in Northampton County, VA [uncertain]

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Biography

John Smaw III M, b. circa 1722

Father

Andrew Smaw III1 b. c 1695, d. b 10 Jun 1735 Mother

Elishe (of John of Philip) Jacob1 b. c 1705, d. b 8 May 1770 Last Edited

29 May 2015 Birth* circa 1722 John Smaw III was born circa 1722 at Northampton Co, VA. Will - Father's* 25 March 1735 John was named in his father's will on 25 March 1735 at Northampton Co, VA. He was shown as son John (under 18) in the will of Andrew Smaw, planter, wife Elishe.1 Land inherited* 1735 He inherited land in 1735 at tract N45, Chesapeake, N'hamp Co, VA. It was in this year that Andrew Smaw left the 100 acres of tract N45 between Eastville and Cherition on the Sea Side of the highway to wife Elishe and then to a son John under entail.2 Tithable list* 1740 He was on the list of tithables at Northampton Co, VA, in 1740. He was shown as Jno Smaw, listed under Jno Nelson, on Digby Semour's list. Evidently this was the John Nelson who had married his mother Elishe.3 Tithable list 1741 He was on the list of tithables at Northampton Co, VA, in 1741. He was shown as Jno Smaw, listed under Jno Nelson, on Digby Semour's list. Evidently this was the John Nelson who had married his mother Elishe.4 Appraiser* 18 March 1742 John was named as an appraiser of an estate on 18 March 1742 at Northampton Co, VA. It was on this date that Peter Norly Ellegood, John Smaw, Hillary Stringer & William Bishop were named to appraise the estate of Thomas Cowdry.5 Marriage* circa 1746 He married Joanna Edmunds, daughter of David (of Owen) Edmunds and (-----) (-----), circa 1746.2 Appraiser 13 June 1749 John was named as an appraiser of an estate on 13 June 1749 at Northampton Co, VA. It was on this date that William Scott, Henry Smaw, Edward Robins & John Wilkins were named to appraise the estate of Cantwell Carrison.6 Anecdote December 1751 In Dec 1751 in N'hamp Co is was noted that the estate of Edbn Wimbrough dec'd & deft was in the hands of John Smaw. He later appeared and declared that he had 6 barrels & 1 bushel of indian corn of the estate of the deft.7 Jury duty 11 December 1751 He served on a jury on 11 December 1751 at Northampton Co, VA. He was shown as John Smaw.8 Will - Witnessed* 6 February 1752 John witnessed a will on 6 February 1752 at Northampton Co, VA. It was on this date that John (X) Smaw & John Wilkins witnessed the will of Thomas Wilkins, wife Anne.9 Appraiser 10 April 1753 John was named as an appraiser of an estate on 10 April 1753 at Northampton Co, VA. It was on this date that John Ellegood, Jacob Pitts, John Smaw & Levin Evans were named to appraise the estate of John Nelson, Elishe Nelson Admrx. (NOTE: Elishe was John Smaw's mother by her first marriage to Andrew Smaw.)10 Anecdote September 1754 In Sep 1754, Frances Wilkins, infant under 21 years (by John Smaw, her next friend and guardian), one of the daughters of Jonathan Wilkins, late of N'hamp Co, shows that her father at the time of his death was possed of several slaves which descended to Frances and her sisters Rachel and Joanna, all under age. Frances, after the death of her mother, chose John Smaw as her guardian.11 Land bought* 13 April 1756 He bought land on 13 April 1756 at Northampton Co, VA. Mark Freshwater & wife Elishe of N'hamp Co sell to John Smaw of N'hamp Co for 6 pound 10 shillings the one third part of a tract of land containing 100 acres, which is the said Elishe's right of dower, bounded westerly by land of Littleton Eyre, which he purchased of William Jacob, southerly by Littleton Wilkins, easterly by Kendall Harmanson dec'd, and northerly by George Kendall dec'd, which land was devised to John Smaw by Alexander Smaw his dec'd father's last will & testament, recorded in N'hamp Co. Witt: None.12 Anecdote December 1756 In Dec 1756 Daniel Weeks, Free Negro, petitions against John Smaw for assault and battery.13 Anecdote February 1758 In Feb 1758 in N'hamp Co Laban Stott, guardian of Archibald Roberts, orphan, sues John Smaw for damage of £40. Case agreed.14 Anecdote* August 1758 In Aug 1758 in N'hamp Co, a case involving the division of the estate of Thomas Edmunds is brought by William Heth Jr and James Heth (son of William) infants by William Heth, their next friend (guardian) and by Elishe and Thomas Smaw, infants by John Smaw, the next friend (guardian) and by John Wilson Jr., infant against Sarah Edmunds, Extr of the said Thomas. The said Thomas died leaving a will (probate 14 Dec 1756) naming legacies to the above orators & oratrixes and also to Southy Edmunds who died intestate in the lifetime of the said Thomas, underage, without issue.15 Jury duty* July 1759 He served on a jury in July 1759 at Northampton Co, VA. He was shown as John (X) Smaw.16 Appraiser 8 January 1760 John was named as an appraiser of an estate on 8 January 1760 at Northampton Co, VA. It was on this date that Custis Kendall, John Smaw and Abel Savage were named to appraise the estate of James Powell.17 Appraiser 10 January 1764 John was named as an appraiser of an estate on 10 January 1764 at Northampton Co, VA. It was on this date that William Wilkins, Nathaniel Tyson, John Smaw & John Evans were named to appraise the estate of Reubin Davis.18 Land sold* 11 September 1764 He sold land on 11 September 1764 at tract N45, Chesapeake, N'hamp Co, VA. According to Whitelaw John Smaw had the entail docked and the land surveyed on the land his father left him, when 144 acres were found. He and his wife Joanna sold the excess 44 acres to William Wilkins and 25 acres to Jacob Nottingham. In 1768 Jacob and Mary Freshwater, Southy Nelson, John Kemp and John & Joanna Smaw untied in a deed to William Wilkins for 18 1/2 acres saying it was a part of the land which had been sold by Smaw by a General Court deed. Later in the year they sold him 43 acres more. ORIGINAL RECORD: John Smaw & Joanna Smaw his wife of N'hamp Co sell to William Wilkins Junr of N'hamp Co. Whereas Andrew Smaw dec'd of N'hamp Co was seized of a plantation containing 100 acres in N'hamp Co and in his will of 25 Mar 1735 recorded in N'hamp Co he devised it to his wife Elishe Smaw while she lived his widow and at the day of her marriage or death to his son John Smaw, party to these presents. And by the death of the said Elishe Smaw the said John Smaw is seized and possessed of the land as tenant in fee tail and whereas by an inquisition dated 23 August last past, by virtue of the writ of our Lord the King in the nature of an 'Add Quod Domnum' dated 15 Jul in the present year sued out from the Secretary's Office of this Colony and it appears by survey made in presence of the jury that 140 acres of land are contained within the bounds of the 100 acres above, and that it value is 197 pounds 8 shillings money of Great Britain. The same are a separate parcel and not a parcel of or contiguous to other Entailed Lands in the possession and seizer of the said John Smaw as recorded in the Secretary's Office. John Smaw & wife Joanna now sell for 99 pounds to William Wilkins the 44 acres bounded easterly by John Harmanson orphan, southerly by the remaining part of the said land of John Smaw, westerly & northerly by William Wilkins. Witt: John Evans, Nathan Hanby & William Hanby. Signed: John (his X mark) and Joanna (her J mark) Smaw.2,19 Will - Witnessed 27 May 1765 John witnessed a will on 27 May 1765 at Northampton Co, VA. It was on this date that John (X) Smaw and Joanna (X) Smaw witnessed the will of John Wilkins Watts, wife Rachel.20 Land sold 8 October 1765 He sold land on 8 October 1765 at Northampton Co, VA. John Smaw & Joanna his wife of N'hamp Co sell to Jacob Nottingham of N'hamp Co for 70 pounds 25 acres of land which is already conveyed by Smaw to Nottingham by a deed recorded in the General Court. Signed: John (his X mark) and Joanna Smaw. (NOTE: The General Court was the court of the colony and would not have been recorded locally. This deed therefore resulted in this sale being recorded in N'hamp Co.)21 Land sold 4 May 1768 He sold land on 4 May 1768 at Northampton Co, VA. Jacob Freshwater & wife Mary, Southy Nelson & John Kemp & John Smaw & wife Joanna all of N'hamp Co sell to William Wilkins Junr of N'hamp Co for 41 pounds 12 shillings & 6 pence a tract of land in N'hamp Co containing 18 and an half acres bounded northerly & westerly by William Wilkins, easterly by John Harmanson orphan & southerly by John Smaw, being part a greater tract formerly conveyed by the said John Smaw to Jacob Freshwater, Southy Nelson & John Kemp by a deed recorded in the General Court. Witt: John Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson & Clark Glegg. Signed: Jacob Freshwater, Mary (her mark) Freshwater, Southy Nelson, John Kemp, John (his mark) Smaw & Joanna (her mark) Smaw.22 Land sold 8 November 1768 He sold land on 8 November 1768 at Northampton Co, VA. Jacob Freshwater & wife Mary, Southy Nelson, John Kemp & John Smaw & wife Joanna of N'hamp Co sell to William Wilkins Junr of N'hamp Co for 107 pounds 10 shillings a tract of land in N'hamp Co containing 43 acres bounded northerly & westerly by the said William Wilkins, southerly by Jacob Nottingham & easterly by John Hamanson orphan, being part of a greater tract formerly conveyed by the said John Smaw to Jacob Freshwater, Southy Nelson & John Kemp by a deed recorded in the General Court. Witt: Addison Nottingham, John Harwood & Southy Goffigon. Signed: Jacob Freshwater, Mary (her X mark) Freshwater, Southy Nelson, John Kemp, John (his X mark) Smaw & Joanna (her X mark) Smaw.23 Land sold* 9 January 1769 He sold his aminals, crops & etc on 9 January 1769 at Northampton Co, VA. John Smaw (no wife) of N'hamp Co sells to William Wilkins Junr for 52 pounds 2 horses, 11 head of cattle & all my crop of corn, oats, wheat & tobacco that I shall make for the present year and all my other estate whatsoever , sort or quality whatsoever. Witt: John Mapp, Teackle Robins & Benjamin Wilkins. Signed: John (his X mark) Smaw.24 Will - Mother's* 15 February 1769 John was named in his mother's will on 15 February 1769 at Northampton Co, VA. He was shown as son John Smaw in the will of Elishe Freshwater.25 Anecdote* 13 January 1773 On 13 Jan 1773 in N'hamp County John Smaw sells to William Biggs, William Wilkins and Luke Griffeth one Negro man named Abel, all my crop of corn, oats, wheat, tobacco and flax that I make this present year on the place of Berry Joynes and 16 head of cattle, 3 head of horses named Diamond, Beech & Toney, 4 beds and furniture and … my other household furniture, my hogs, sheep and all my other estate of whatsoever sort or quality. Witt: Watkins Joyne, Nicholas Dolby & Rahel Joyne. Signed: John (his X mark) Smaw.26 Rev War Veteran* 8 May 1782 He served in the Revolutionary War on 8 May 1782. It was on this date that a certificate from John Smaw, a Sergeant in the 1st Virginia Regiment, for a boat pressed of Caleb Smith & William Cobb, was allowed £20.27 Family

Joanna Edmunds b. c 1718 Marriage* circa 1746 He married Joanna Edmunds, daughter of David (of Owen) Edmunds and (-----) (-----), circa 1746.2 Children 1. Thomas Smaw+28 b. c 1748

2. Elishe Smaw+29 b. c 1750 Citations [S497] James Handley Marshall, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1632-1802, p. 288 (will of Andrew Small, wife Elishe). [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), p. 205 (tract N45). [S859] John B. Bell, Northampton Co, VA, Tithables, 1720-1769, p. 305. [S859] John B. Bell, Northampton Co, VA, Tithables, 1720-1769, p. 329. [S497] James Handley Marshall, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1632-1802, p. 335 (adm of Thomas Cowdry to Esther Cowdry). [S430] Northampton Co, VA, Wills, Deeds &c No 26, 1725-1733, p. 339 (adm of Cantwell Garrison). [S861] Frank V. & Gail M. Walczyk, Northampton Co, VA, Bk 23, Orders, 1751-1753, p. 17 & 32 (Pitts vs Wimbrough). [S861] Frank V. & Gail M. Walczyk, Northampton Co, VA, Bk 23, Orders, 1751-1753, p. 20. [S497] James Handley Marshall, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1632-1802, p. 352 (will of Thomas Wilkins, wife Anne). [S497] James Handley Marshall, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1632-1802, p. 361 (adm of John Nelson to Elishe Nelson). [S882] Jean M. Mihalyka, Loose Papers and Sundry Court Cases, April 1744 to July 1761, Northampton County, Virginia, Volume III, p. 103 (Wilkins vs Wilkins). [S2111] Northampton Co, VA, Deed Book 19, 1750-1763, p. 310 (Mark Freshwater & wife Elishe to John Smaw). [S882] Jean M. Mihalyka, Loose Papers and Sundry Court Cases, April 1744 to July 1761, Northampton County, Virginia, Volume III, p. 141 (Weeks vs Smaw). [S882] Jean M. Mihalyka, Loose Papers and Sundry Court Cases, April 1744 to July 1761, Northampton County, Virginia, Volume III, p. 151 (Stott vs Smaw). [S882] Jean M. Mihalyka, Loose Papers and Sundry Court Cases, April 1744 to July 1761, Northampton County, Virginia, Volume III, p. 159 (Heth et al vs Edmunds). [S882] Jean M. Mihalyka, Loose Papers and Sundry Court Cases, April 1744 to July 1761, Northampton County, Virginia, Volume III, p. 170 (Savage vs Costin et al). [S497] James Handley Marshall, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1632-1802, p. 382 (adm of James Powell to Seyeur Powell). [S497] James Handley Marshall, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1632-1802, p. 395 (adm of Rubin Davis to John Bowdoin). [S2112] Northampton Co, VA, Deed Book 20, 1763-1771, p. 61 (John Smaw & wife Joanna sell land of Andrew Smaw who died in 1735 to Wm. Wilkins Jr.). [S497] James Handley Marshall, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1632-1802, p. 413 (will of John Wilkins Watts, wife Rachel). [S2112] Northampton Co, VA, Deed Book 20, 1763-1771, p. 96 (John Smaw & wife Jaonna to Jacob Nottingham). [S2112] Northampton Co, VA, Deed Book 20, 1763-1771, p. 389 (John Smaw & wife Joanna & others to Wm Wilkins Jr). [S2112] Northampton Co, VA, Deed Book 20, 1763-1771, p. 20 (John Smaw & wife Joanna & others to Wm. Wilkins Jr). [S2112] Northampton Co, VA, Deed Book 20, 1763-1771, p. 469 (John Smaw to Wm. Wilkins Jr). [S497] James Handley Marshall, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1632-1802, p. 418 (will of Elishe Freshwater). [S2113] Northampton Co, VA, Deed Bk 21, 1771-1785, p. 55 (John Smaw to Wm Biggs, Wm Wilkins & Luke Griffeth). [S575] Stratton Nottingham, Soldiers and Sailors of the Eastern Shore of Virginia In the Revolutionary War, p. 86 (N'hamp Co). [S497] James Handley Marshall, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1632-1802, p. 370 (will of Thomas Edmunds, wife Sarah). [S622] Jean M. Mihalyka, Northampton Co, VA, Marriages, 1660/1-1854 (Recorded in Bonds, Licenses, Minister Returns, and other sources).

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