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John Smith

Born 10 Mar 1774 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland

Ancestors

Son of Samuel Douglas Smith Sr. and Hannah Jane (Kitely) Smith

Brother of Jane (Smith) Beeding, Chester Smith, William Smith, Samuel Douglas Smith Jr, James Smith, Thomas Smith [half], Thomas Smith, Sarah Smith, Levi Kitely Smith, Sarah Smith and Perry Smith

Husband of Elizabeth (Speer) Smith — married 9 Aug 1797 in Surry Co., NC

Descendants

Father of Benjamin Smith, Jane B (Smith) Willis, Nancy Smith, Samuel Smith, Martha Smith, Patsy Smith, George Smith, Charles Wesley Smith, Mary (Smith) Wells, William Smith, Ruth (Smith) Watson, John Smith and James Smith

Died 25 Sep 1855 at age 81 in Overton, Tennessee, United States

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1 Biography
2 Research Notes
3 Sources
4 Acknowledgment

Biography

He was a farmer and Methodist minister.

Research Notes

Note: All information about John Smith's children from John Smith bible records unless otherwise noted or cited. --Carol 1998

John moved to Kettle Creek, Cumberland County, KY about 1805. About 1825-26 they moved downstream to the Obey River section of Overton Co., TN ( this area later became Clay Co., TN )

Sources

CENSUS

1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1850; Census Place: District 8, Overton, Tennessee; Roll: 892; Page: 91a
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #6469225 (accessed 31 March 2022)
John Smith (76), Farmer, in District 8, Overton, Tennessee, USA. Born in Maryland.

MARRIAGE

Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60548 #5769183 (accessed 31 March 2022)
John Smith marriage to Eliza Speer.
Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004"
Data Source: County Court Records - FHL # 0546467-0546474
Ancestry Record 8909 #2103574 (accessed 31 March 2022)
John Smith marriage to Eliza Speer on 9 Aug 1797 in North Carolina.

DEATH

Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5734285/john-smith

BOOKS and OTHER

Title: KY, Cumberland Co., Bible Records

Author: Randolph N. Smith

Publication: NSDAR library

Note: Smith file

Title: SMITH, John bible records

Author: R. N. Smith, transcriber

Note: Copies in Carol Wilkerson files

Title: BATTERSHELL, Diane Smith

Publication: Feb. 5, 1998

Note: Carol Wilkerson files

Acknowledgment

Smith-132094 was created by Randy Smith through the import of 2l4s5e_696151bdf5wc942z5424s7.ged on Jul 5, 2017.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: