54 CAPTAIN THOMAS SMOOT, GENT.3 Thomas Smoot, son of Thomas and Jane (Batten) Smoot, was born in Pickawaxon Hundred, Charles County. He married Elizabeth Barton who on June 15, 1688, described in the deed as "Elizabeth the wife of Thomas Smoot", received from her parents, William Barton and Mary his wife, certain property recorded as deeds of gift for the consideration of love and natural affections. Children of Thomas and Elizabeth (Barton) Smoot 1. Mary Smoot married John Bennett. 2. Barton Smoot married twice. q.v. 3. Thomas Smoot married Abigail ----. q.v. 4. Charles Smoot married thrice. q.v. 5. William Smoot. q.v. 6. John Nathan Smoot, d.s.p. 7. Elizabeth Smoot. 8. Rachel Smoot married Matthew, son of John and Elizabeth Stone. 9. Anne Smoot. In 1688 Thomas Smoot patented "Smoot's Chance" of 160 acres. On August 11, 1690, Thomas Smoot, Carpenter, deeded to John Wilder for 8,000 pounds of tobacco "Cabbin Land" adjoining "Smoot's Discovery" and the land adjacent to Richard Harrison lying on Smoot's Creek and the Wicomico River. In 1696 Thomas Smoot was listed as a military and civil officer of Charles County.1 Subsequent records refer to him as captain. On May 4, 1703, he was commissioned High Sheriff of Charles County. The will of Thomas Smoot was dated January 6, 1704, and proved in Charles County on January 30, 1704/5 by Thomas Whichaley, Thomas Careless, Samuel Durham, and James Sewell. He named his eldest son Barton the executor with his brother-in-law Lieutenant-Colonel William Barton, but in the event that Colonel Barton died during the minority of his son, then Thomas Taney, Richard Harrison, Robert Yates, and William Harbert were to administer on the estate. Thomas and Charles received jointly 150 acres of "Robbin" and "Gwin's Choice", 32 acres adjoining called "Cabbin", 21 acres of "Bargain", all lying on the west side of the Wicomico River. On the condition that Thomas and Charles died without issues, then the land was to revert to William and John Nathan. The latter two sons received ____________ 1 Archives, vol. 20, p. 543.

55 direct 200 acres of land at their majority. The four daughters--Elizabeth, Rachel, Anne, and Mary--received personalty. The inventory of his personal estate was filed in 1705, with Charles Jones and William Martin as the appraisers. An account was rendered by his executor Barton Smoot on November 22, 1706. His eldest daughter Mary married John Bennett who on March 9, 1705, conveyed to William Smoot and John Nathan Smoot for 3,000 pounds of tobacco "Skipton" lying in Charles County. The deed read as follows "Captain Thomas Smoot late of Charles County deceased in his lifetime ... and said Thomas Smoot by last will did devise the parcel of land to William and John Nathan Smoot". Both Mary and her husband made their mark. "Skipton" of 200 acres was surveyed July 22, 1672, for Robert Casseton, adjoining the lands of John Cane and Garrett Sinnett. This tract later became the seat of Barton Smoot whose widow was seized of the entire tract at the rent roll of 1753. Inasmuch as John Nathan Smoot was willed this tract jointly with his brother, and no deed is available to show the conveyance to Barton Smoot, though several deed books are missing in Charles County, it therefore can be established that Barton inherited or purchased it from his brother, John Nathan, who apparently died without issues. No further record of John Nathan is found beyond the year 1705.

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"The Smoots of Maryland and Virginia" by Harry Wright Newman, originally published privately in Washington D.C. in 1936. This edition edited and published by Frederick K. Smoot and the Smoot Family Association, copyright 2001.

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