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David Smith

Male 1770 - 1841  (71 years)


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  • Name David Smith 
    Birth 1770  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Alt Birth 1770  [2, 3] 
    Alt Birth 1775  [4] 
    Occupation Farming  [3] 
    Residence 1830  Bledsoe County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1840  Bledsoe County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Death 1841  Bledsoe County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Person ID I6698  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 24 May 2019 

    Family Susannah "Susan" Handy,   b. 1784, (Jefferson County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Bledsoe County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 28 Apr 1816  Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Gilbert W. Smith,   b. 1819, Bledsoe County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0Aug 1860, Bledsoe County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
     2. Elizabeth Smith,   b. 1823, Bledsoe County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1882, (Sequatchie County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     3. Malkijah Garrett "Garrett" Smith,   b. 18 Jun 1824, Bledsoe County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1886, Bledsoe County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     4. Nancy Smith,   b. 10 Oct 1826, Bledsoe County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1884, Dunlap, Sequatchie County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     5. Susan Silvan(a) Smith,   b. 1829, Bledsoe County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1870, Dunlap, Sequatchie County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
     6. Martha "Patsy" Smith,   b. 1840, Bledsoe County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1846-1850, Bledsoe County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 10 years)
    Family ID F2460  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1770 - North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Apr 1816 - Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1830 - Bledsoe County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1840 - Bledsoe County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1841 - Bledsoe County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • David Smith, progenitor of this line, was born between 1770-1780 somewhere in Tennessee...Thomas Beavert

      Reference 1840 Bledsoe Co.,TN, Census, p. 10, :

      "Smith,David 00011001/01111001"


      10 May 2006:

      Posit: Could Jesse be father to David?...DAH

      24 Nov 2007: Website by Donna Sadler Doty; ddoty@bellsouth.net
      1. David SMITH, GGG Grandfather, S530, M. Born in 1770-1780 in Tennessee. David died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, in 1841; he was 71. Occupation: Farmer.

      Bledsoe County Circuit Court Minutes 1834-1841. P-360; Friday, July 12th, 1839

      The State VS. Skelton C. Standefer Misdemeanor

      The attorney general reported to Court the following bill of cost as correctly taxed.

      Deputy Shff Thomas N. Foster for conveying defendant from the Jail in Bledsoe County to the house of Judge Keiths in McMinn County on a writ of Habeas Corpus 46 Miles going & 46 Miles returning, making 92 miles at 10¢ pr. Mile=$9.20
      Const. Jno. G. Lamb arrest 50¢ Summoning 6 witnesess 25¢ each=$2.00
      Witness for the State David Smith: 1 day 1.00, 120 miles 4.80, ferry 25¢, pekeage 25¢ = 6.30
      Witness for the State G. W. Smith, 1 day $1.00, 120 miles $4.80, Ferrys 25¢, Pekeage .25¢ = 6.30
      Witness for the State Jonathan Pope: 1 day $1.00, 116 Miles $4.64, Ferry 25¢, Peakeage 25¢ = 5.89

      And it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the offense charged in the warrant was a Misdemeanor & that the said defendant was discharged on Habeas Corpus. It is considered by the Court that the Clerk of this Court certify the foregoing bill of costs to the County Court for allowance.

      P-381; 1839, David Smith VS Martha Standefer

      Alexander Lamb acting Justice of the peace in and for the county of Bledsoe returned into Court the following proceedings had before him in this cause to wit.

      State of Tennessee Bledsoe County

      To any lawful officer of said County I command you to Summons Martha Standefer to appear before some Justice of said County to answer David Smith in a plea of Debt under warrant Given under my hand and seal January 1, 1839 Joel Wheeler (Seal), Justice of the Peace. Executed the 8th Jan 1839 by citing the defendant to appear Esquire Lamb he same day at 12 o'clock. Jasp Hoge Const.

      1840 United States Federal Census Record
      Name: David Smith
      Township: Not Stated
      County: Bledsoe
      State: Tennessee
      Number of persons in household: 8 Total
      Males: Age 15-20 1; Males Age 20-30: 1; Male Age 50-60: 1
      Females: Age 5-10:1; Age 10-15: 1; Age 15-20:1; Age 20-30: 1; Age 50-60: 1
      Ages of persons in household: See above
      Occupation information: Farmer

      On 27 Mar 1816 when David was 46, he married Susan HANDY, GGG Grandmother, H530, F, in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Born in 1784 in Tennessee. Susan died in Tennessee aft 1870; she was 86.

      They had the following children:

      2 i. Gilbert W., M (1819-~1859)
      3 ii. Elizabeth, F (1823-1882)
      4 iii. Malkijah Garrett, M (1824-1886)
      5 iv. Nancy, F (1826-1884)
      6 v. Susan Silvan, F (1829-1864)
      vi. Martha "Patsy", GG Grandaunt, S530, F. Born in 1840. Martha "Patsy" died in 1846-1850; she was 6.

      end of report [10]
    • Name: David Smith
      Event Type: Census
      Event Date: 1840
      Event Place: Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
      Page: 165
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: M704
      Affiliate Film Number: 517
      GS Film Number: 0024542
      Digital Folder Number: 005154897
      Image Number: 00336

      Citing this Record
      "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT1-QG1 : 18 August 2017), David Smith, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 165, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 517; FHL microfilm 24,542.

      end of 1840 census record [6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S14191] "David Smith 1770 - 1841", Profile, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LJ25-93H, Abstracted or parsed by D.

    2. [S1075] Thomas Alex Beavert (1924-2007) Genealogist and historian who concentrated on Sequatchie Valley families and who very h (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S46905] http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/d/ddoty/Smith%20Register/RR01/RR01_001.HTM#P654.

    4. [S4172] "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:33YL-3XX : accessed 2014-12-20.

    5. [S48369] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHPM-VXV.

    6. [S14190] David Smith United States Census, 1840, "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://family.

    7. [S45034] Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950 for David Smith.

    8. [S48368] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8YN-GFM.

    9. [S14183] "Susanah Handy Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002", Citing this Record.

    10. [S14189] This site and source is now extinct; http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/d/ddoty/smith%20register/RR01/RR01_001.HTM#P654, Abstract.


  

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