Col. William Smith was born on 15 Nov 1752 in Chesterfield, Virginia to parents Obadiah Smith and Mary Burks. He married Elizabeth Mayo on 13 Jan 1781 in Chesterfield, Virginia. Children: Mary, Elizabeth, Lucy, William, Luke, Obadiah, Charles, William. He died on 26 Dec 1800 in Chesterfield, Virginia.
Col. William Smith's wife was Elizabeth Mayo who descended from Joseph Mayo who came to Virginia in 1727 from Barbados and settled at "Powhatan" near Richmond, the seat of the Indian chief.
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