1630. Colonel Walter Smith (54) (220)(20) was born after 1651 in Calvert County, Maryland. He died before Jun 4 1711. Colonel Walter Smith lived at Hall's Craft in Calvert County, Maryland. That property had been bought by his father from Richard Hall--who was Col. Smith's father-in-law--and then given or left to Col. Smith.
He was commissioned as a captain of foot in Calvert County on Sep 4 1689, and as a Major of the county on Aug 17 1695. He was called Colonel in official records beginning in 1706. He represented the county in the Assembly in 1696, 1704, 1708, and 1711. He signed "Declaration of Calvert County for not choosing Burgesses," on Aug 20 1689, and the "Address from the Protestants of Calvert County to His Majesty," two documents having to do with the effects of the Glorious Revolution that had taken place in England the previous year. He seems to have been something of a Jacobite, however, as in July 1698 he was required to give security that he would appear at the next provincial court and drink the health of King William III.
He was a vestryman of All Soul's Parish at the time of its organization in 1692/3 and served until his death.
He served as Justice of Calvert County in 1694 and was made Presiding Justice on May 10 1699. He was named one of the Commissioners to treat with the Piscataway Indians in 1697. In 1706 the Assembly apopointed him, along with his brother, Captain Richard Smith, as a member of the commission for laying out towns and ports in Calvert County.
At his death his personal estate was apparised at 1612.5.8 pounds, inclsuing nineteen slaves and a sloop. He also heald more than 2600 acres in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, and Calvert Counties. He was married to Rachel Hall in 1686.
