Person:John Smith (1230)

Watchers
Capt. John Smith
m. 25 Apr 1784
  1. Mary Smith1785 - 1785
  2. John Smith1786 - 1787
  3. Charles Smith1788 - 1809
  4. Rev. Mother Delphina Smith, of the Annunciation1790 - 1855
  5. Mary A Smith1792 -
  6. Leonard Smith1794 - 1849
  7. Helena Smith1795 - 1834
  8. Ignatius Francis Smith1799 -
  9. John Smith1801 - 1823
  10. Unknown Infant Smith1803 - 1803
Facts and Events
Name Capt. John Smith
Gender Male
Birth[1][3] 9 Nov 1754 Frederick, Maryland, United States
Military[1][2] 1776 Maryland, United StatesRev War
Marriage 25 Apr 1784 Maryland, United Statesto Elizabeth Fenwick
Death[1][3] 26 Jan 1805 Frederick, Maryland, United Statesage 51 -

Research Notes

  • great grandson John Francis Smith, of California
  • I've seen the nickname "Gather John" - needs source
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Family Recorded, in Smith, Mrs. Francis F. "Captain John Smith, Frederick Co. MD., of the Revolution, and some of his ancestors." Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia. Volume X. Pages 328-334.
  2. Family Recorded, in Williams, Thomas John Chew, and Folger McKinsey. History of Frederick County, Maryland: with a biographical record of representative families. (Baltimore [Maryland]: Regional Pub. Co., 1967).

    Vol 1, p 1215 -
    ... John Smith, son of Leonard and Elizabeth (Neale) Smith, was a soldier of the Revolution, and rose to the rank of Captain. He was a member of the Maryland line that served in the "Flying Camp" in 1776, and, throughout the war. He was a member of the "Order of the Cincinnati." Captain Smith was married to Elizabeth Fenwick, a daughter of Ignatius Fenwick, of Cherryfields, St. Mary's County, Md. Ignatius Fenwick was a lineal descendant of Cuthbert Fenwick, on of the signers of the Religious Toleration Act of 1649. ...

  3. 3.0 3.1 Family Recorded, in Family Bible - Smith, Leonard. (Privately held).

    ... My Father John Smith was born Nov 9. 1754
    And died 26 January 1805 ...

    Leonard Smith Family Bible, part 1