Micajah Smithson (abt. 1742 - 1823)

Born about 1742 in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Cox) Smithson — married 8 Aug 1766 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 4 Jul 1823 at about age 81 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Micajah Smithson performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Micajah Smithson was born in ~1742 (according to DAR info) in New Kent (now Hanover) Co, VA, British Colonial America. His parents were Francis Hugh Smithson (~1705 - 1784) and Sarah Edward Burnley (Chiles) Smithson (~1714 - 1797).

His siblings were...

1. John S Smithson (~1739 - 1784)
2. Manoah Smithson (~1742 - ~1826)
3. William H. Smithson (~1742 - )
4. Miland (Smithson) Hobson (~1744 - ~1808)
5. Charles Smithson (~1747 - ~1810)
6. Bartlett Cox Smithson (~1752 - 1804)

Micajah married Mary Cox (<1738 - 1822) on August 8, 1766 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. ^[1]

Their children were...

1. Keziah (Smithson) Barry (1756 - >1807)
2. Marson Cox Smithson (1762 - 1830)
3. Albert Francis Smithson (1764 - ~1833).

Military Service: ^[2]

Micajah died on July 4, 1823 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States aged ~87.

Sources

1. ↑ http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WorldMarr_ga&h=1132315&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t45303587_p6520985085_kpidz0q3d6520985085z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 27 Aug 2021), "Record of SMITHSON, MICAJAH", Ancestor # A106210.

• Micajah Smithson: FamilySearch RecordID
• Rulon Smithson, private communication, 11 MAR 2008, 01:42:24

See also:

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-8KN : accessed 27 August 2021), Mariah Smithson, Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 126, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 181,425.
• "United States Census, 1810," https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2Y-C7C
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG6-STZ : accessed 27 August 2021), Micajah Smithen, Pendleton, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 178, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 120; FHL microfilm 162,023.