Jul-28-2018
Husband: Thomas Smith
Born: May-23-1743 in England 1,2 Died: Oct-17-1799 in Freehold, Monmouth Co, NJ 3 Buried: in Old Tennent Church Cemetery, Monmouth Co, NJ 1 Resided: in Freehold, Monmouth Co, NJ 4 Resided: formerly in Hunterdon Co, NJ 1 Immigrated: ca 1760 near Trenton, Mercer Co, NJ 1 Occupation: prominent farmer in Hunterdon County 1 Father: John Smith (1699 - 1748) Mother: Hannah Waters
Wife: Sarah Green Married: Jan-25-1764 in Hunterdon Co, NJ 1
Born: Aug-19-1744 4 Died: Nov-15-1801 5 Buried: in Old Tennent Church Cemetery, Monmouth Co, NJ 1 Father: Joseph Green (1699 - 1784) Mother: Elizabeth Mershon (1714 - 1775)
F Child 1: Hannah Smith Born: 1764 6 Died: ca 1803 1 Never married: 1
F Child 2: Elizabeth Smith Born: 1766 6
M Child 3: Watters Smith Also known as: Walter or Wattes Smith 7 Born: Jul-15-1767 in Freehold, Monmouth Co, NJ 8,1,9 Died: Mar-23-1849 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 10,11 Buried: in Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 11,12 Resided: (settled in 1796) at Duck Creek (West Milford), Harrison Co, (W)VA 13 Resided: formerly in Fayette Co, PA 13 Wife: Elizabeth Davison b. Oct- 8-1769 d. Jul-26-1839 Married: ca 1793 13
F Child 4: Rebecca Smith Born: 1772 in New Jersey 6 Died: Oct-17-1844 14 Buried: (no marker) in Arnold (aka Old Hill) Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 15 Resided: (settled 1818) at Lost Creek, Harrison Co, (W)VA 12 Husband: Samuel Morris Married: Jan-20-1796 in Freehold, Monmouth Co, NJ 16
F Child 5: Nancy Smith Born: 1774 6 Died: 1809 12 Never married: 12
M Child 6: John T. Smith Born: May-22-1778 12 Died: Apr-30-1846 12 Resided: in Monmouth Co, NJ 12 Notes 12
F Child 7: Sarah Smith Born: 1781 6
M Child 8: Joseph Smith Born: 1783 6 Died: ca 1801 17 Resided: in New Jersey 12
Sources: (1) Bernard L. Butcher, Genealogical & Personal History of Upper Monongahela Valley WV (1912, reprinted 1978 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD), p. 1132. (2) The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (Vol 46, No 2, WNo 173, May 1971, by Lewis Cook). However, Butcher's "Upper Monongahela Valley," p. 1132, gives 5/23/1743. And the Smith Family notes by Arlie Smith states 1742. p. 59. (3) Per Smith Family notes by Arlie Smith, per G. Jeff Whittaker. Also per Watters Smith Bible page on display at Watters Smith State Park, Harrison Co, WV. But Lewis D. Cook, p. 760, states death as Oct 18 1799 at Freehold Twp, Monmouth Co, NJ. (4) Lewis D. Cook, F.A.S.G., Smith Family of Bedford NY and Maidenhead NJ, The (Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Vol 46 (1971), pp49-61, 122-132). Reprinted in Genealogies of New Jersey Families, Volume I. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1996), pp. 751-774. Article reproduced on Brøderbund Software's Family Archive CD #182 (Family History: New Jersey Genealogies #1, 1600s-1800s). p. 760. (5) Lewis D. Cook, F.A.S.G., Smith Family of Bedford NY and Maidenhead NJ, The (Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Vol 46 (1971), pp49-61, 122-132). Reprinted in Genealogies of New Jersey Families, Volume I. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1996), pp. 751-774. Article reproduced on Brøderbund Software's Family Archive CD #182 (Family History: New Jersey Genealogies #1, 1600s-1800s). Citing Bible records. p. 760. (6) G. J. Whittaker, a Gaston descendant and researcher. (7) Bernard L. Butcher, Genealogical & Personal History of Upper Monongahela Valley WV (1912, reprinted 1978 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD), p. 1136. (8) The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (Vol 46, No 2, WNo 173, May 1971, by Lewis Cook). Birthdate given as Jul 15 1767, but headstone inscription of death date and age puts birth at Jul 5 1767. (9) Headstone, Inscription does not give a birthdate, but reads that he died on March 23 1849 "Aged 81ys 8m os18ds." This would put his birth at July 5 1767. (10) The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (Vol 46, No 2, WNo 173, May 1971, by Lewis Cook), p. 132. (11) Headstone. (12) Bernard L. Butcher, Genealogical & Personal History of Upper Monongahela Valley WV (1912, reprinted 1978 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD), p. 1133. (13) Bernard L. Butcher, Genealogical & Personal History of Upper Monongahela Valley WV (1912, reprinted 1978 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD), p. 1135. (14) Family Bible. (15) Findagrave.com. (16) John Edwin Stillwell (1853-1930), Historical and Genealogical Miscellany: Data Relating to the Settlement and Settlers of New York and New Jersey (Vol 4) (1916) www.archive.org/details/historicalgeneal04stil, p. 69. (17) G. J. Whittaker, a Gaston descendant and researcher, Smith Family notes by Arlie Smith states that mother Sarah died 11/15/1801 of grief over the death of her son Joseph.Name Index