Captain Edward Smith
Born 23 Jan 1741 in Albermarle, Virginiamap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of John Smith and Mary (Colston) Smith
Brother of Augustine Smith [half], Martha Jaquelin (Smith) Rootes [half], Sarah Smith [half], Mary Smith [half], Jaqueline Smith [half], Elizabeth Smith [half] and John Smith Jr [half]
Husband of Sarah Holman (Rice) Smith — married 1762 in Louisa, Virginiamap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Charles B Smith, Betsy Smith, Elizabeth Rice Smith, Mary Polly (Smith) Burton, Sarah Sally (Smith) Lipscomb, William Smith, Catherine Smith, Frances (Smith) Simmons, Edward Smith, Martha Patsy (Smith) Willis and Holman R Smith
Died 15 Aug 1815 in Love Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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 @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. [1]
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:
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 [1]
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. [1]
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 [1] [2] (Note: Elizabeth's middle name, Rice, is listed in Private Reuben Smith's DAR Record; it is consistent with her mother's maiden name)
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