Edward Smith (1741 - 1815)

Born 23 Jan 1741 in Albermarle, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Holman (Rice) Smith — married 1762 in Louisa, Virginia

Descendants

Died 15 Aug 1815 at age 74 in Love Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Edward was born in 1741. He passed away in 1815.

The marriage of Edward Smith and Sarah Rice is recorded in the Douglas Register^[1]

Revolutionary War

Captain Edward Smith, born 1740 in Virginia, died Spartanburg District, South Carolina, @15 August 1815 , and his wife Sally Rice, born 1740 in Goochland, Virginia, died Spartanburg District, South Carolina at 1821, married 03 December 1762 in Albemarle, Virginia, are honored by the Daughters of the American Revolution for service: 1) ALSO SECOND LIEUTENANT, CAPT JOSIAH LEAK, GOOCHLAND CO MILITIA. Their son Holman Smith, born @1782 in South Carolina, died Spartanburg District, South Carolina on 28 May 1855, and his wife Elizabeth. died Spartanburg District, South Carolina after 1860. ^[2]

Book: Records of the descendants of John and Elizabeth Bull, Early Settlers in Pennsylvania Collected and arranged by Commodore James H. Bull, US Navy Retired 1674-1919 Published by the Shannon.Conmy Company, San Francisco CA. 1919

"John Smith was the son of John and Mary (Jaquelin) Smith who were married at Jamestown, Virginia November 17th 1773 by the Reverand William Dawson. Copy of leaf from Bible in appendix. In consequence of the sale of the Smith family to pay for speaker Robinson's defalcation on whose bond their father had been John Smith and his brother EDWARD removed from Fleet's Bay in Northumberland County Virginia to Frederick County in 1773. John Smith settled at Hackwood and Edward Smith settled at Smithfield near Winchester. A portion of this defalcation was recovered in 1839 and divided among the heirs. John Smith was immediately, after change of residence, commissioned by the Governor, one of the King's Justice's, and the next year was promoted to the post of County Lieutenant, which made him not only a Justice but gave him command over the County Militia, then very large. In 1774 he took part in Dunmor's War against the Indians. On January 8th 1776 he was commissioned Colonel by the Committee of Safety, Colony of Virginia, and saw service under Generals Daniel Morgan and Muhlenburg. On March 6th 1777 he was commissioned County Lieutenant by Governor Patrick Henry and had charge of the raising and equipment of forces and of purchase of supplies at Winchester. He was again commissioned County Lieutenant by Governor Patrick Henry April 1st 1784. He was made Lieutenant Colonel Commandant March 6th 1793 of the Thirty First and Thirty Second Regiments by Governor Henry Lee; Brigadier General, December 1st 1861 by Governor James Monroe; and Major General, January 6th 1811, by Governor Monroe. He was a member of Congress 1801-1815."

Family

Children born to Edward Smith and Sally Rice:

1. Sarah (Smith) Lipscomb, born 04 November 1767, died 20 March 1860, married December 18, 1783 to John Lipscomb, born 31 October 1763, died 04 November 1767 ^[2]
2. Holman Smith, born @1782 in South Carolina, died Spartanburg District, South Carolina on 28 May 1855, and his wife Elizabeth. died Spartanburg District, South Carolina after 1860. ^[2]
3. Elizabeth (Smith) Smith was baptized in 02 Feb 1766 in Goochland, Virginia. On Nov 4, 1782, in Goochland, Virginia, she married Reuben Smith, born 15 August 1761 ^{[2] [3]} (Note: Elizabeth's middle name, Rice, is listed in Private Reuben Smith's DAR Record; it is consistent with her mother's maiden name)

The following register of JOHN SMITH, son of Augustine Smith and Sarah Carver, was copied by Edward Jaquelin Davison from the original Bible register:

John Smith(15) and Mary Jaquelin were married the 17th day of November 1737 By the Revrd. Wm. Dawson at James Town.

17. I. Augustine Smith was born the 3 of Jan at 5 o'Clock in the evening at Yorktown 1739 & Christened on the 15th of Jany by the Revrd. Mr. Fountain [Fontaine].

18. II. Martha Jaqueline Smith was born 12th Novr 1740, it being on a Wensday about 11 o'Clock in the forenoon. Her Aunt her Godmother & M. S.(?) [This was the aunt for whom she was named, Miss Martha Jaquelin.]

19. III. Sarah Smith was boran the 11th Novr 1742 about 9 o'Clock at night, her Aunt Cook & E. Smith with Mr. Phillip Grymes Godfather and Mothers.

20. IV. Mary Smith was born the 17th Septr 1744 at 6 o'Clock in the morning. Richard Ambler Esqr Majr Berkeley Godfathers, Mrs. Berkeley and Milld Willis G.M. [Godmothers.]

21. V. Jaquelin Smith was born the 2nd of July 1746 about 4 o'Clock in the morning and died the 24th Feb 1747.

22. VI. Elizabeth Smith was born the 29th Decr 1747 abt 3 in the morning and died the 10th September 1748.

23. VII. John Smith was born the 7th of May 1750 about five in the morning. [This is General John Smith, of "Hackwood."]

24. VIII. Edward Smith was born the 11th of June 1752 about 1 in the morning.

Sources

1. ↑ The Douglas register, being a detailed record of births, marriages, and deaths, together with other interesting notes, as kept by William Douglas from 1750 to 1797. An index of Goochland Wills; notes on the French-Huguenot refugees who lived in Manakin-town. Transcribed and edited by W. Mac. Jones. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001874199
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 4, 2020), "Record of Edward Smith", Ancestor # A105159.
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 17, 2020), "Record of Reuben Smith", Ancestor # A106716.

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