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Maj. Augustine Smith
b.16 Jun 1669
Facts and Events
Advisory on Col. Augustine Smith
There appears to be more than one Augustine Smith in early Virginia that have been confused by some researchers. Another Augustine Smith, son of Col. John Smith "of Purton", was born sometime around 1685-1689, and has been confused with this Augustine Smith.
There are widely varied birthdates attributed to Col. Augustine Smith, from abt. 1650 to 1689 (as indicated in information section below). The most probable date is listed in several sources as 16 June 1669 in Essex County, Virginia (source needed).
Records of Col. Augustine Smith in Spotsylvania County, VA
- July 14, 1722. Augustine SMITH of Spts. Co., Gent., to Jno. CATLETT, junr., and Richard BUCKNER of Essex Co., £120 sterl., 4000 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. Witnesses: Benja. GRUBBS, Ann REYNART, Ann x BELL. Rec. Octr. 2, 1722. [Spotsylvania County Virginia Deed Book A - 1722-1729].
- April 14, 1731. Augustine SMITH of St. Mark’s Par., Spts. Co., Gent., to Philemon CAVANAUGH of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. £15, 150 a. on Rappk. River, about four miles above the falls, in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. Robt. SLAUGHTER, Joseph HENDERSON, Lewis Davis YANCEY. Augt. 3, 1731. [Spotsylvania County Virginia Deed Book B - 1729-1734].
- [Sept. 1, 1733.] Augustine SMITH of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., Gent. To William TRIPLETT of Brunswick Par., King Geo. Co., Gent. £100 ster., 515 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., in Fork of Rappk. River. Elliott BENGER, Rogr. QUARLES, Tho. REEVES. Nov. 6, 1733. [Spotsylvania County Virginia Deed Book B - 1729-1734].
Records of Col. Augustine Smith in Orange County, VA
Acquisition of Land from Orange County, Virginia Records:
- Pages 370-73. 3-4 Nov. 1735. Joseph Henderson of St. Mark's Parish, Orange County, millwright, to Augustine Smith of same, Gent. Lease and release; for ₤20 sterling. 1,000 acres in the little fork of the Rappahannock River and on the south side of the north river... corner to Beverley... (signed) Joseph Henderson. Wit: Wm. Kelly, Wm. Duett, James Turner, Patt. Woulfe, Wm. (X) Roy. 19 Oct. 1736. Proved by James Turner, Wm. Kelly and Wm. Duett. On motion of Robt. Slaughter, Gent., admitted to record. [Orange County Deed Book 1, Dorman, pg. 26].
Disposition of Land from Orange County, Virginia Records:
- Pages 2-5. 20-21 Jan. 1734 [1735]. Augustine Smith of St. Mark's Parish, Orange County to John Carder of same. Lease and release; for 2,000 pounds of tobacco. 100 acres in the great fork of the Rappahannock River... in Col. Carter's line... (signed) Augt. Smith. Wit: Robert Green, Francis Slaughter, Robt. Slaughter. 21 Jan. 1734 [1735]. Acknowledged by Augustine Smith, Gent. [Orange County Virginia Deed Book 1, Dorman, pg. 1].
- Pages 128-32. 18-19 Aug. 1735. Augustine Smith of St. Mark's Parish, Orange County, Gent., to William Triplett of Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Gent. Lease and release; for ₤42 current money. 300 acres in the fork of the Rappahannock river... on the north side of the Mountain Run, it being a corner to William Triplett... corner to Colo. Charles Carter... (signed) Augt. Smith. Wit: J. Mercer, W. Heny. Terrett. 19 Aug. 1735. Acknowledged by Augustine Smith, Gent. [Orange County Virginia Deed Book 1, Dorman, pg. 12].
- Pages 180-83. 15-16 Dec. 1735. Augustine Smith, Gent., of Orange County to Thomas Hopper of Prince William County, planter. Lease and release; for ₤20 current money. 200 acres in the little fork of Rappahannock River on the north branch thereof... upon the river side... to Colo. Beverley's line... (signed) Augt. Smith. 16 Dec. 1735. Acknowledged by Augustine Smith, Gent. [Orange County Virginia Deed Book 1, Dorman, pg. 15].
- Pages 494-98. [493 blank]. 23-24 Aug. 1738. Thomas and Augustine Smith, the former of Truro Parish, Prince William County and the latter of St. Mark's Parish, Orange County, to William Roy of St. Mark's Parish. Lease and release; for ₤6 current money. 100 acres in the great fork of Rappahannock River, part of 350 acres patented by Majr. Augustine Smith and bounded by the lands of Christopher Zimmerman, Mr. James Pollart, Mr. Francis Thornton and John Carder. (signed) Thos. Smith, Agt. Smith. Wit: Thomas Yeates, John Carder, Anne Ball. 24 Aug. 1738. Acknowledged by Thomas and Augustine Smith. [Orange County Virginia Deed Book 2, Dorman, pg. 62]. (Note: Thomas and Augustine Smith listed in this record appear to be sons of Maj. Augustine Smith, who had died two years prior to this deed).
Will of Augustine Smith
- Pages 23-24. Will of Augustine Smith of the parish of St. Mark in the County of Orange, undated.
- To my son Thomas Smith twenty shillings currt. money of Virga. he having had his full part and shear of my estate already.
- To my daughter Mary Slaughter twenty shillings currt. money of Rirga. she having had her full part and shear of my estate already.
- To my grandson Lawrence Slaughter the mulatto boy George.
- To my son Augustine Smith junr. all that tract of land belonging to my plantation being three hundred sixty six acres surveyed by Mr. James Wood surveyor and the remainder of that tract where John Carder (prob. Carter) liveth being two hundred and fifty acres and all my meat cattle, horses and mares and hoggs and all my household goods provided that my said son Augustine Smith junr. do acknowledge, levy, execute good and sufficient deeds to the honble. John Grymes Esqr. in and unto a certain tract or parcell of land containing three hundred thirty three acres which Abraham and William Bledsoe made deeds to the said Augustine Smith junr. for the said land, but if my said son doth refuse and will not acknowledge such deeds then the above gift shall be void. Then my executor hereafter named said two tracts of land and meat, cattle, horses and mares and hoggs to pay the honble. John Grymes Esqr. his debt. [It appears this will was never completed].
- 20 July 1736. Presented unto Court by Robert Slaughter, Gent., who desired to administer on the estate. Letters of administration granted Robert Slaughter, Gent., who gave bond with John Taliaferro and Samuel Ball his securities.
- Pages 24-25. Bond of Robert Slaughter, John Taliaferro and Samuel Ball unto Goodrich Lightfoot, justice. For ₤1000. 20 July 1736. Robert Slaughter is admr. with the will annexed of Augustine Smith, dec. [Orange County Will Book 1, Dorman, pg. 6].
Information on Col. Augustine Smith
Information listed below appears to be for more than one Augustine Smith:
There are problems with this person.
From a decendency chart supplied by Lulu Mae (Richardson) Almen, I find
"Colonel Lawrence Smith; d. 1700; m. Mary;
Major Augustine Smith; b. 1689; d. 1736; m. Susanna Darnell;
Mary Smith; m. Colonel Robert Slaughter (1705-1764), 1723;
(They had 9 children)"
This is sketchy, but cohesive within itself. It suggests that Mary Smith might have been born later than 1700.
From the Genserver file "lasn6ca" prepared by Jack A. Laswell, Sr.:
Augustine SMITH. Born 1664/1665. Died 1735/1736. Son of Major
Lawrence SMITH and Mary HICHON. Married ABT 1710, Susanah or
Mary UNKNOWN, born ABT 1669. SOURCE NOTES: !Relation to Fa-
ther: N Relation to Mother: N This individual was married.
!Place Lived:
!Notes:
!Information Sources:- Carolynn Salas and Ancestral File 4.13 Ge-
nealogies of Virginia Families from the Virginia Magazine of His-
tory and Biography Volume V, Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore,
MD p.330 surveyor in 1710
Children of Augustine SMITH and Susanah or Mary UNKNOWN:
1 Joseph SMITH. Born ABT 1720. Died 16 DEC 1799, Amherst,
, Virginia. Married 3 APR 1745, St. Pauls Parish, , Vir-
ginia, Mary SHROPSHIRE, born ABT 1727, Of Hanover, , Vir-
ginia, died SEP 1806, Amherst, , Virginia, daughter of WINK-
FIELD SHROPSHIRE. SOURCE NOTES: !Relation to Father: N Re-
lation to Mother: N This individual was married.
!Place Lived:
!Notes:
!Information Sources:- Jack A. Laswell, Sr., Evelyn Rosmary
Frantz, and Carolynn Salas
Information from database(s): lasn6ca
Submitter: Laswell, Jack A. Sr.
Email address: JALaswell@@AOL.com
Street Address 1: 3164 Lynwood Drive
Street Address 2:
City: Highland
State: CA
ZIP: 92346
Country code: USA
Telephone: (909) 862-1871
Remarks: FAX (909) 862-1871,,,,,,,#11
The problem is that if Augustine Smith had only one wife and her name was either Susanah or Mary, and she was born about 1669, she would have been 51 years old when her son Joseph Smith was born! That isn't likely. It is possible that his daughter is the source of the "Mary" name. It is possible that Augustine Smith had two wives, Both Susannah Darnell and a "Mary". But the most likely possibility is that Susannah Darnell was born considerably after 1669. It was common in those days for a man to marry a woman more than ten years younger than himself. Mary was married in 1723 to Robert Slaughter, according to several sources.
From Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol. V; p. 305; article titled "Slaughter Family" by John S. Carpenter, Louisville, KY.:
Colonel Robert Slaughter (5) {Robert (4); Francis (2_3); John (1)} born in Essex County about the year 1702. Died in Culpeper in 1768. He was commissioned Captain of Militia on Sept. 2, 1729, later Col. of Militia. In 1758 an act was passed (Hening's Statues) authorizing payment of L-218 to Col. Robert Slaughter for services of himself and forty men, sent by order of the Council to garrison Patterson Fort. He was Vestryman of St. Mark's Parish 1731; Church Warden; Member of the House of Burgesses 1742; Presiding Justice for Orange County 1745. His name is included in a list of Virginia Gentlemen, who between 1739 and 1750, imported English blooded horses, and who were interested in the turf. He married about 1723, Mary Smith, daughter of Augustine Smith of Essex County. Issue:
11. I. ROBERT
12. II. WILLIAM
13. III. THOMAS
14. IV. FRANCIS
15. V. JAMES
16. VI. LAWRENCE
17. VII. GEORGE
VIII. Elizabeth Lightfoot.
Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol. V; p. 330; article titled "Smith of Gloucester, York, etc." --
(4th child of Lawrence Smith and Mary)
"4. Augustine, married Susannah, Surveyor in 1710, Va. Mag. Vol 2, p.5."
From the Family Tree Maker User Home Page titled "Ancestors of John Steven Bush": Notes for Augustine Smith: M. Whitaker, Genealogy of the Campbell, etc., , Byrd Genealogy, p. 221, passim, correctly notes that this Augustine Smith is not the Augustine Smith who married Sarah Carver. The two Augustines were second cousins. But she also asserts that they are descended from Thomas Smith of the house of Tottne in Devon, not Lancaster. She also states that Major Lawrence Smith did not even have a son named Augustine; she says that his son, also called Lawrence had a son called Augustine. P. 222, which would make this Augustine a second cousin once removed of the other. I would like to be cited to any source that examines this question further, particularly if it reaches a definite conclusion one way or the other.
More about Augustine Smith:
1722, one of first justices of Spotsylvania Co.121
Robert second, married Mary, daughter of Capt. Augustine Smith (1723), a son of Col. Laurence Smith, who was one of the most distinguished Virginians of his day. Capt. Smith was civil engineer and surveyor in the company of fifty, under Governor Spottswood, 1716, styled "the cocked hat gentry," of the old Dominion, to whom it is accredited, went to lift the blue veil, which once hid from the eyes of the white man the fair face of nature in the Valley of Virginia.
As Reprinted in Genealogies of Kentucky Families, Vol. III; Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981; pp. 270-275.
References
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