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John Smith, Jr., of Opequon Creek
m. 1711 - William SmithBet 1713 & 1718 -
- Rees SmithBef 1717 - Bef 1744
- John Smith, Jr., of Opequon CreekAbt 1716 - Aft 1796
Facts and Events
| Name |
John Smith, Jr., of Opequon Creek |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
Abt 1716 |
prob Cecil County, Maryland |
| Residence? |
1734 |
Orange County, VirginiaOpequon Creek ; Turkey Spring |
| Marriage |
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to Elizabeth _____ |
| Other? |
1 Aug 1738 |
Orange County, VA is divided to create Frederick County, VA. |
| Property? |
1739 |
Frederick County, VirginiaThe Bullskin |
| Other? |
10 Feb 1772 |
Frederick County, VA is divided to create Berkeley County, VA. |
| Will[1] |
23 Dec 1788 |
Berkeley County, Virginia |
| Will[1] |
6 May 1796 |
Berkeley County, Virginiacodicil |
| Death? |
Aft 6 May 1796 |
Berkeley County, Virginia |
Working Timeline
1711: Cecil County, MD - Parents are married.
1716: John Smith, Jr. is born.
1734: Spotsylvania County, VA is divided to create Orange County, VA.
1738: Orange County, VA is divided to create Frederick County, VA (1 Aug 1738).
- 1739: John Smith purchased The Bullskin (now Summit Point, about 3 miles SE of Middleway) where he had an ordinary by May 1743. [Source: O'Dell1]
- 1741: John Smith was witness to the obligation of Thomas Morgan of Berryville to Jost Hite.
- 1768-69: brother William Smith had surveyed 127 acres on Stony Lick Run of Sleepy Creek & Wolf Hill, adj. Pierce Butler. [Source: Joyner, 4:93]
1772: Frederick County, VA is divided to create Berkeley County, VA (10 Feb 1772).
- 1773-75: John Smith had surveyed 212 a at mouth of Lt. Sleepy Creek where Sir John’s Road crosses, next the Warm Springs; adj. Jerome Williams, Thomas Morgan, Christian Houzer, ??? Crisman. Jerome Williams and John Grier were chain carriers. [Source: Joyner, 4:93]
- [Research Note [1]: It is difficult to determine where Sir John’s Road was. O’Dell refers to it in several places and mentions that in 1832, Josiah Hedges and his wife Catherine (daughter of Morgan Morgan II) offered lots for sale at the intersection of Sir John’s Road with the Warm Springs Road, Hedgesville. Hedgesville is perhaps 10 miles east of the place where the Warm Springs Road crossed Sleepy Creek. Perhaps the town was named only in a general sense, or perhaps Thomas Morgan had additional land farther east.]
- 1788: Berkeley County, VA - John Smith writes his will. 1
- 1796: Berkeley County, VA - John Smith writes a codicil to his will. 1
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 O'Dell, Cecil. Pioneers of old Frederick County, Virginia. (Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Pub. Co., c1995)
152.
John Smith's will was written on 23 December 1788 with a codicil added on 6 May 1796 leaving sons: John Smith, Jr., William Smith, Rees Smith, Moses Smith and daughter Phoebe Fry (wife of John Fry) lands at Turkey Spring on Opequon Creek. He named his wife Elizabeth in his will.
[Berkeley County, West Virginia Will Book 3, pg. 145].
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