3260. Attorney General Richard Smith (54)(308) (20) died after 1690. He was born in England. Richard Smith first appears in the records of Maryland when he entered rights for himself in Feb 1649 and for his wife in Aug 1651. Between 1656 and 1661 he transported at least nine servants to Maryland. He was appointed a lieutenant in the militia by 1657.
He was a lawyer and served as Attorney General of the Province from 1657 to 1660. He served in the House of Burgesses for Calvert County in 1658, 1661, 1662, and 1666.
He owned land at St. Leonard's Creek and in the neighborhood of Lion's Creek in Calvert County, owning at least 1,690 acres at his death and probably much more. He was married to Eleanor ---------- in England.
3261. Eleanor ----------(309) . Children were:
i. Richard Smith died in 1714.
1630 ii. Colonel Walter Smith.
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20. Edward C. Papenfuse, et al. A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1635-1789. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1979, 1985.
54. Effie Gywnn Bowie. Across the years in St. George's County.
308. Maryland genealogies: A Consolidation of Articles from the Maryland Historical Magazine. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1980. "Smith Family of Calvert County," by Christopher Johnston, pp. 373-386.
309. Ibid. "Smith Family of Calvert County," by Christopher Johnston, pp. 373-386.
