Alexander Smyth (1765 - 1830)

Born 14 Sep 1765 in Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Ireland

Husband of Nancy (Binkley) Smith — married 13 Jan 1791 in Wythe County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1830 at age 64 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Alexander Smyth born 14 September 1765 in the island of Rathlin, son of Rev Adam Smyth, emigrated as a child. ^[1]

Soldier and congressman ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Smyth
2. ↑ Dictionary of American biography by American Council of Learned Societies, Published 1943. Vol 17 page 373

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRM8-BHZ : 11 February 2018), Alexander Smyth and Nancy Binkley, 13 Jan 1791; citing Wythe County, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 34,254.
• Founders Online
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL8-M4L : accessed 3 September 2018), Alexander Smythe, Evensham, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing p. 222, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 139; FHL microfilm 193,698.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 September 2018), memorial page for Alexander Smyth (1765–17 Apr 1830), Find A Grave: Memorial #6984105, citing Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .

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