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THOMAS SMOOT4
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HIS DESCENDANTS
Thomas Smoot, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Barton) Smoot, was born in William and Mary Parish, Charles County, in the year 1697, according to deposition. In 1724 he, with James Waters, was bondsman for Rebecca Tyre, when she administered on the estate of John Glass, likewise, in 1726 he, with Samuel Love, was bondsman for Anne Kingsland at the administration of the estate of William Kingsland. Before November 13, 1728, Thomas Smoot married Abigail ---- who assigned her dower when he deeded "Smoot's Chance" to his brother Charles. At the establishment of Trinity Parish in 1753, the plantation of Thomas Smoot lay in the newly created parish, and there the births of his younger children are recorded.
Children of Thomas and Abigail Smoot
1. Samuel Smoot married Elizabeth Davis. q.v.
2. Edward Smoot. q.v.
3. Josias Smoot married twice. q.v.
4. Benjamin Smoot. q.v.
5. Mary Smoot, born May 17, 1739.
6. Arthur Smoot married Catherine Farrand. q.v.
7. Margaretta Smoot, born Dec. 13, 1748, married William, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Edwards) Dent. Issues: Alexander; Thomas; Jane; Catherine; and Nathan Smoot.
On January 7, 1729, there was surveyed for Thomas Smoot "Monday's Disappointment" of 100 acres which was later conveyed to William Smoot. In the same year he patented "Smoot's Hazard" of 121 acres, lying on Fresh Creek in Charles County, which in 1749 he deeded to Benjamin Fendall for 20 shillings. In 1756 he patented "Smoot's Venture", containing 343 acres.
The will of Thomas Smoot was dated August 28, 1781, and probated November 5, 1782, in Charles County. Edward, Josias, and Benjamin received equaled portions of the dwelling-plantation "Thompson's Hope". Samuel was bequeathed 20 acres of "Gateson Addition", while Arthur was devised the remainder of the tract whereon he was then residing. Mary Smoot, the spinster, was willed 20 acres of "Thompson's Hope", and his daughter, Margaretta Dent, received a number of negroes.
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The first available census of Fauquier County, Virginia, that is 1810, shows Edward Smoot the head of a family with a number of children (5 girls and 3 boys), the births of which ranged from after 1784 to before 1810. In 1820 he was again the head of a family with 4 girls and 5 boys. Both census schedules show him to be a fair owner of slaves.
Unfortunately, the names of his children have not been established and therefore many missing links remain unbridged. Marriage licenses were issued to the following maidens of Fauquier County, who were of ages to be his daughters: Polly Smoot and James Wood, Aug. 8, 1806; Carey Smoot and John Shumate, Feb. 6, 1808; Asenath C. Smoot and Presley R. Hett, Jan. 23, 1808.
Josiah Smoot5
(17-- - 1797)Josiah Smoot, son of Thomas and Abigail Smoot, was born in old William and Mary Parish, Charles County. He married first Christian, the daughter of James Grant. After the death of his first wife, he on December 22, 1781, married Anne Douglas, by the Rev. John McPherson, of William and Mary Parish. It is proved that one son was of the first union, but some doubt exists whether Samuel was of the first or second marriage.
Children of Josiah Smoot
1. Charles Smith Smoot, born Dec. 9, 1774, married Rachel ----.
2. Samuel Smoot married Lydia Gill. q.v.
During the Revolutionary War, Josiah Smoot served as a private in Captain Richard Bennett Mitchell's Company, of Charles County Militia.1
On December 1, 1784, Josiah Smoot purchased from Edward Smoot, his brother, then a resident of Virginia, the latter's share of "Thompson's Hope". At the tax list of 1783, Josiah Smoot was seized of 195 acres of the above-named tract, formerly being a part of Calvert's Manor, lying in Bryan Town Hundred. The will of Josiah Smoot was dated September 9, 1796, and proved in Charles County on November 5, 1797, by John Adams and Joseph Morton. His wife, Anne, was devised the dwelling-plantation during life then to his two sons, Charles and Samuel, who also received "Maidstone" and "New Branford".
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1 Unpublished Maryland Records, D. A. R. Library, vol. 2, p. 288.
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His executrix, Anne Smoot, had the inventory of his estate recorded on December 5, 1797, at which time Deborah Smoot and Catherine Smoot signed as the kinswomen. The final account on his estate was rendered in 1805, by Samuel Smoot, showing distribution to the widow and two sons.
Ultimately Charles Smoot instituted action against the estate for the services of a negro willed to his mother, Christian Smoot, by her father James Grant, then claimed by Anne Smoot, the executrix of Josiah Smoot. The case was decided in favor of the plaintiff, while Anne Smoot was ordered to pay £97/19/6 current money and interest from December 9, 1795, the day on which Charles Smoot became of age. The widow died intestate, whereon the court on January 29, 1806, ordered an inventory of the personal effects.
The eldest son, Charles Smith Smoot, died without issues during February 1807. By his will he named his wife, Rachel, conveying to her the plantation on which Samuel Burroughs then lived known as "Foxes Race" of 100 acres and the homestead. A bequest was made to his brother, Samuel, while the residue was devised to his wife. He named his friend, Dr. Charles Smoot, as the executor. John C. Waters, Walter B. Waters, and Zachariah Moran witnessed the instrument.
Benjamin Smoot5
(17-- - 1812)
Benjamin Smoot, son of Thomas and Abigail Smoot, was born in Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland. Before the settlement of the estate of his father who died in 1782, he moved to Henrico County, Virginia, where on December 3, 1784, he purchased from John Ellis and Susannah his wife 30 acres of land lying on Allen's Branch. The deed was witnessed by William Alley, Stephen Ellis, William Henley, and Nicholas Connaway.
Benjamin Smoot married in Maryland where his eldest children were born, but the identity of his wife has not been established through public records. The following list of children may or may not be complete:
Children of Benjamin Smoot
1. Barton Smoot married Mary Alley. q.v.
2. Josiah Smoot married Elizabeth Brown. q.v.
3. Thomas Smoot married Janney Powers. q.v.
4. Betsy Smoot married Samuel Vaughan. License Henrico Co., Jan. 10, 1798.
5. Mary Smoot married William Brown. License Nov. 24, 1802, Henrico Co.
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6. Judith Smoot married Thomas Shaw. License Jan. 26, 1807, Henrico Co.
7. Nancy Smoot married William Powell. License Dec. 12, 1791, Henrico Co.
Benjamin Smoot died intestate. The personal estate was appraised at £71/1/3, and recorded in Henrico County on June 1, 1812. The papers were signed by Robert Massie, William Ellis, and William Alley.
Arthur Smoot5
(1742 - 1797)Arthur Smoot, son of Thomas and Abigail Smoot, was born August 16, 1742, in Trinity Parish, Charles County. He married Catherine, born October 8, 1746, the daughter of John and Mary (Stonestreet) Farrand, who was probably a widow at the time of this marriage. John Farrand in his will proved in Charles County during 1774 named his daughter Catherine Smoot. As next of kin, Arthur Smoot signed the inventory papers of his brother-in-law, Hezekiah Farrand, on June 21, 1783.
Children of Arthur and Catherine (Farrand) Smoot
1. Thomas Barton Smoot married Louisa ----. q.v.
2. Eleanor Smoot married John, son of George Adams.
3. Mary Abigail Smoot married John Harrison.
4. Rezin Smoot married Martha Dent. q.v.
5. Catherine Smoot married Thomas G. Waters.
6. Deborah Smoot.
7. George Smoot married Mary ----. q.v.Arthur Smoot in 1781 purchased from James Carrico, son of Peter, a portion of "Maidstone", at which time Elizabeth Carrico, wife, waived her dower rights. In 1788 he purchased from Samuel Smoot "Gates' Addition". According to the tax list of 1783, he was the head of a family of nine in Bryan Town Hundred and was seized of the following tracts of land--"Gates' Addition" of 95 acres; "Keith's Hope" 18 acres; "Carrico's Hope" 94 acres; "Smoot's Venture" 8 acres; and "Maidstone" 12 acres.
He died intestate. The inventory of his personal estate was taken on October 19, 1797, with Eleanor Adams and Deborah Smoot signing as the next of kin, and Catherine Smoot as the administratrix. Her bondsmen were Josiah Smoot and John Adams. The inventory showed personalty delivered to the deceased's daughter, Eleanor, at the time of her marriage to John Adams, also those to Mary Abigail at her marriage to John Harrison.
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The will of his widow was dated October 9, 1799, and proved in Charles County by Zephaniah Farrand and Edward Smoot. She devised personalty to her son George and to the children of her deceased son Thomas Barton Smoot. The residue was to be divided among "my other six children". Her son Rezin was named as executor.
At the April term of the court in 1801, Rezin Smoot, the administrator of Catherine Smoot, rendered an account on the petition of Anthony Collins Gray, guardian to Roger Collins Gray, Anne Gray, Mary Anne Gray, and George Gray, the representatives of Edward Gray, late of Charles County deceased.2 Anthony Gray stated that he was resident of Virginia and that the children were of sufficient age to receive portions of the deceased's estate except George who was still a minor.
The final settlement of the estate of Catherine Smoot was made on December 10, 1805, by Rezin Smoot and showed distribution to George Smoot, the six Smoot children, and the three children of Thomas Barton Smoot.
The final account on the estate of Arthur Smoot was made at the same time, by Rezin Smoot, administrator de non bonis. The account showed the widow's share, and those of the following--Thomas Barton, Eleanor, Mary Abigail, Deborah, Rezin, Catherine, and George.
John Smoot6
(17-- - 1797)
John Smoot, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Smoot, was born about 1740 in Charles County, Maryland. By the will of his father in 1792, he received realty in Fauquier County, Virginia, where he was already seated. His wife was Tomsen (Thomasine) ----.
Children of John and Tomsen Smoot______________
1. Leonard Smoot married Milly Courtney. q.v.
2. John Smoot married Margaret Hitch. q.v.
3. Mary Smoot.
4. Elizabeth Smoot.
5. James Smoot married Frances. q.v.
6. Barton Smoot.
7. William Smoot.
8. Claiborne Smoot married Nancy Payne. q.v.
9. Charity Smoot married Colston Payne. Bond Oct. 20, 1790, Fauq. Co.
2 It is assumed that Edward Gray was the son or son-in-law of Catherine Smoot by a former marriage.
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10. Lewis Smoot married Elizabeth Marcus and Elizabeth Anderson. Bonds, Feb. 8, 1799, and Feb. 8, 1800, Fauq. Co.
11. Enoch Smoot. q.v.
12. Frances Smoot married Lewis Jones. Bond, Jan. 31, 1799, Fauq. Co.
13. Thomas Smoot, died during war.The will of John Smoot was dated September 5, 1796, and proved in Fauquier County, Virginia, on June 26, 1797, by Aquilla Davis, D. Wood, and William Wood. He named his twelve children, and bequeathed his wife all rights and title in his lands and moveable goods. This widow was living as late as 1810, but did not appear as the head of a family at the 1820 census.
sons' William and Thomas, both enlisted in the Revolutionary Army as privates during April 1776. William served in Captain Henry Fauntleroy's Company, 5th Virginia Regiment of Foot, commanded by Colonel Josiah Parke. During the first year of his services he participated in the battles of Brunswick and White Plains. At the former place, he reenlisted. In February 1778, he was engaged in the campaign around West Point. At muster, dated Pompton, December 1778, he was recorded as being ill at West Point, likewise, the musters of January and February at Middle Brooke, New Jersey, reported him ill. He was discharged February 28, 1779.
Thomas Smoot, his brother, enlisted at the same time in the identical company, and reenlisted in June 1778 for three years. In February 1778, he was reported ill at West Point, in Captain Bentley's Company, 3rd Virginia Regiment, commanded by Colonel William Heth. Subsequent muster rolls show him ill at West Point, where he died January 11, 1779.
Edward Smoot6 Edward Smoot, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Smoot, was born in Charles County, Maryland. By the will of his father he received land purchased from William Gerard lying in Fauquier County, Virginia, where he established his homestead. On June 11, 1788, bond was offered for his marriage to Susannah Hitch, with Christopher Hitch as the surety.
One does not find him as the head of a family in Fauquier County at the census of 1810, but it is believed that he was the Edward Smoot who was the one in 1820, with 5 boys all under 26 years of age and 5 girls all under 26 years. The following list of children is therefore probably incomplete.
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Children of Edward and Susannah (Hitch) Smoot
1. Thomas Smoot married Elizabeth Hett. q.v.
2. Josias Smoot married Harriet Whitacre. q.v.
3. Rebecca Smoot married Alexander Hitch. License Nov. 15, 1827, Fauq. Co.
4. Aryanna Smoot married William P. Rogers. License Dec. 14, 1830, Fauq. Co.
5. Elwen Smoot married Rebecca Anne Hirst. License Sept. 27, 1833, Fauq. Co.
6. Samuel Smoot married Betsy Harris. q.v.
7. Edward Smoot married Harriet G. Downing. q.v.On May 9, 1820, Edward Smoot purchased household goods from Henry H. Downing, of Fauquier County. On January 17, 1824, he deeded negroes to his wife Susannah and the following children--Josias, Rebecca, Aryanna, and Elwin. At the same date he assigned all debts to his son Thomas. The deeds were witnessed by John Neale, Edward Smoot Jr., Samuel Smoot, and Matthew Neale, and recorded on May 24, 1824. As no further record of Edward Smoot exists in Fauquier County, it is probable the various deeds of conveyance were in lieu of a last will and testament.
Consequently, five children are conclusively proved. It is assumed, however, that Samuel (named from his grandfather) and Edward (named from his father) two of the witnesses to the deeds of conveyance, are sons. Thomas Smoot6
(175- - 1824)Thomas Smoot, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Davis) Smoot, was born between the year 1750-1760 in Charles County, Maryland. His wife was Catherine (Caty) ----, born 1760-1770. He lived for a time in Fauquier County, Virginia, where his brothers settled and where it is believed that most of his children were born. The following children were named in his will--Betsy; John N. (q.v.); Samuel; Jacob; Caty; Nancy; Thomas; Charlotte; Polly; and Josiah.
After 1800 Thomas Smoot migrated to Rowan County, North Carolina, where on May 9, 1810, he purchased from John Linster for $700 land on the north side of the South Yadkin River, "where Boon's Road crosses", containing 100 acres which had been granted by the State to Moses Linster. The transfer was proved by Harrod B. Pruit and Richmond C. Hughes. In August 1810, he deeded to John N. Smoot land for $150, at which time Samuel Smoot and Jacob Smoot witnessed the conveyance. On May 17, 1819, he sold another tract to John N.
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Smoot for $300, lying on the north side of the South Yadkin River, being part of the tract on which he was then living and adjacent to the dwelling of the said John N. Smoot. The deed was attested to by Josh Smoot. On December 7, 1819, he sold to John W. Linster for $500 land on the north side of the South Yadkin River, with Joseph Kincaid and Neal McGill as the witnesses. On August 2, 1830, he conveyed 200 acres of land to Jesse Tatum, with Joseph C. Pickler as the witness. The census of 1830 shows him as domiciled in the "forks of the Yadkin River".
The will of Thomas Smoot was dated May 10, 1824, but it was not proved until the November session of the court in 1830, with James Owens as the testator. He bequeathed his wife Caty and daughters-- Betsy, Caty, Nancy, Charlotte, and Polly--all lands of which he was seized in Rowan County, including the dwelling-plantation and a small tract of woodland. To his sons--John N., Samuel, Jacob, Thomas, and Josiah--"that are about to advance themselves in different parts of the world far away from me I do not leave them any thing more than one dollar each".
Samuel Smoot6
(17-- - 1832)Samuel Smoot, son of Josiah, claimed during his life that he was born in Virginia, though his father lived and died in Maryland. He married Lydia Gill, born 1790, in Maryland.
Children of Samuel and Lydia (Gill) Smoot
1. Henry Smoot, born 1808, d.s.p.
2. William E. Smoot, born 1814, married Elizabeth Perrine. q.v.
3. Charles Smoot, born 1816, in Ky., d.s.p.
4. Samuel Smoot, settled in New Orleans.
5. Elizabeth Smoot, born 1817, married 1835 Alexander Hamilton Wall, of Scott Co., Ky. Issue: Garrett Smoot, born July 12, 1845, served in Confederate Army; Lydia; Mary married Judge Lewis Apperson, of Mt. Sterling, Ky.
On May 7, 1804, Samuel Smoot with his brother Charles S. Smoot deeded "Maidstone" to Joseph Norton. On January 13, 1808, he as a resident of Charles County, conveyed "New Cranford" to John Waters of John. At the 1810 census he was the head of a family in Charles County, with 10 slaves.
Shortly after 1810 Samuel Smoot and his family migrated to Mason County, Kentucky, and settled at Limestone, later known as Maysville. On March 20, 1815, he and his wife Lydia, of Mason County, conveyed
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to Henry Gill, of Charles County, "Thompson's Hope" which had descended to Samuel Smoot through Josiah Smoot, deceased. On September 11, 1815, he and his wife, Edward Tabbs and Lettice his wife, Anne Gill, and Erasmus Gill, all of Mason County, Kentucky, deeded to Mary Johnson, of Charles County, the tract "Foxes Race". The will of Samuel Smoot was proved in Mason County, Kentucky, on December 26, 1832, naming his five children.
Barton Smoot6
(176- - 1845)Barton Smoot, son of Benjamin, was born in Maryland between the years 1765 and 1770, and was brought to Henrico County, Virginia, by his parent as a boy. On February 26, 1798, he secured license in Henrico County, to marry Mary Alley. Only one child has been established, that is, Richard who married Mary Jane Cottrell, on August 25, 1828. On August 27, 1814, Barton Smoot enlisted as a private in Captain William B. Chamberlayne's Company of Artillery, attached to the 33rd Virginia Regiment, recruited in Henrico County. His enlistment expired on November 30, 1814.
He deeded to his son Richard for natural love and affections on June 10, 1835, land lying on Turnpike Road comprising of 15 acres in Henrico County. This conveyance was witnessed by Charles Cottrell, and Binford S. Brown.
Barton Smoot died intestate. His personal estate was appraised at $1,238.75, and returned to the court on January 17, 1846.
The following is from an old Smoot Bible, the owner of which could give no information as to the original owner nor its connection with her branch of the family. The first notation is the marriage of Richard Smoot and Mary Jane Cottrell, the date of which is identical with the license issued in Henrico County.
Richard Smoot, born June 14, 1810.
Mary J. Smoot, born Aug. 22, 1808.
Samuel W. Smoot, born Jan. 31, 1804.
Martha L. Smoot, born Dec. 15, 1809.
Benjamin Sylvester Smoot, born May 24, 1835.
Mary J. Smoot, died Aug. 5, 1838.
Martha L. Smoot, died Mar. 1, 1845.
Mary Ann Smoot, born Feb. 3, 1848.
Rebecca Jane Smoot, born Feb. 4, 1848.
William Thomas Smoot, born Feb. 12, 1852.
Nannie Lee Smoot, born Nov. 9, 1854, died Aug. 29, 1856.
William Smoot, born Feb. 3, 1848.
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Josiah Smoot6
Josiah Smoot, son of Benjamin, was born sometime after 1765 in Maryland. He came to Henrico County, Virginia, with his parents in his youth, and there on August 4, 1806, he secured license to marry Elizabeth, the daughter of Micajah Brown.
Josiah Smoot enlisted August 27, 1814, as a private in Captain William B. Chamberlayne's Company of artillery raised in Henrico County and was attached to Truehart's Regiment, 33rd Virginia. He was stationed at one time at Camp Bottom's Bridge.
On July 24, 1824, he acknowledged an indebtedness to Samuel Cottrell and Royal Shepherd, executors of the estate of Charles W. Cottrell, and therefore sold personal property to Samuel Brown and Obadiah Duval to meet his obligations.
He was not the head of a family in Henrico County in 1830, according to the census for that year. There was an Elizabeth Smoot, however, with three girls between the ages of 10 and 15 years, and one girl between 5 and 10 years of age.
Thomas Smoot6
(1787 - 18--)
Thomas Smoot, son of Benjamin, was born about 1787, in Henrico County, Virginia. On April 10, 1811, he secured license in Henrico County to marry Virginia (Jenny) Powers, born 1796 in Virginia. The following children are known, that there were others is possible.
Children of Thomas and Virginia (Powers) Smoot
1. Sally Smoot, born 1814, died June 28, 1886.
2. William Henry Smoot married Siana M. Lee.
3. Nancy Smoot, born 1821, died Mar. 11, 1886.
4. Elizabeth Jane Smoot, born 1824, died Jan. 6, 1891.
5. Thomas Barton Smoot married Mary Elizabeth Redd. q.v.
It is probable that he was the Thomas Smoot who served as a private in Captain Hezekiah Henley's Company of Riflemen, First Virginia Regiment, commanded by Colonel Clark. Records show that he was in service from February 7 to May 14, 1813, and was encamped at Fort Norfolk. In the same company were also Joseph Smoot and Barton Smoot.
In 1850 Thomas Smoot, engaged in agriculture, was the head of his household in Henrico with his wife and three maiden daughters. He died sometime after this date
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Thomas Barton Smoot6
(17-- - 179-)
Thomas Barton Smoot, son of Arthur and Catherine (Farrand) Smoot, was born in Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland. His wife was Louisa ----.
Children of Thomas Barton and Louise Smoot
1. Walter Smoot, born Jan. 18, 1789.*
2. Arthur Smoot, born Jan. 18, 1789.
3. George Smoot, born Mar. 31, 1792.
4. Anne Smoot, born Mar. 28, 1794.
Thomas Barton Smoot died sometime before 1800, at which time his widow appeared as the head of the family and the guardian of her four minor children. She apparently died soon afterwards, for by 1803 Rezin Smoot, the uncle, was their guardian.
Rezin Smoot6
(17-- - 1836)Rezin Smoot, son of Arthur and Catherine (Farrand) Smoot, was born sometime between the years 1775 and 1794, according to the census records. His wife was Martha, the daughter of Gideon and Mary Dent. His plantation lay in Bryantown Hundred.
Children of Rezin and Martha (Dent) Smoot
1. Benjamin Smoot married Betty ----. q.v.
2. William Smoot, born 1823, unmarried 1860.
3. Mary Smoot.
4. Samuel Smoot, born 1827, unmarried 1860.
5. Elizabeth Smoot.
6. Anne Smoot.
During the summers of 1813 and 1814, Rezin Smoot served under Captain Alexander Dent in Hawkins' Maryland Regiment. Later he was transferred to Captain Hugh Cox's Company, same regiment. On February 14, 1821, he and his wife Martha conveyed to George Smoot
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* Note: Walter Smoot, of St. Genevieve Co., Territory of Missouri, enlisted Aug. 13, 1814, for 60-day service in Capt. Henry Poston's Company of Mounted Militia, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Dodge. His outfit rendezvoused at St. Louis "82 miles distant from his home". He was transferred to Capt. Edward Hempstead's Company, but was rejected "on account of an inflamation on one of his legs". Could these be the same?
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"Higdon's Chance", described as that tract which had been bequeathed to Martha Smoot by the will of her father Gideon Dent. Rezin Smoot died on December 2, 1836, and according to the records of Trinity Parish, he was interred on the plantation of Mr. B. Adams.
His will was dated November 13, 1836, and proved in Charles County on February 20, 1837, by John Hughes, Alexander Boarman, and Benjamin Adams. He bequeathed his entire landed estate to his wife Martha Smoot during life, then to his sons Benjamin and William. A third son Samuel received $400. Mary, Elizabeth, and Anne were devised personalty.
Ensign George Smoot6
George Smoot, son of Arthur and Catherine (Farrand) Smoot, was a minor at the death of his mother in 1799, and was placed under the guardianship of his uncle Rezin Smoot. Charles Smith Smoot and Thomas Gibbons offered bond.
George Smoot volunteered on July 1, 1813 for the War of 1812 and was mustered into service at the plantation of Major Henry S. Yates. While serving as a sergeant in the company of Captain Alexander Dent, Hawkins' Regiment, he was brevetted ensign. During the summer of 1814 he was again in service as ensign in John Moran's Detachment, First Maryland Regiment, and at another time in Lieutenant George Gardiner's Detachment. Prior to the war he had married Mary ----.
Children of George and Mary Smoot
1. Arthur D. Smoot, born 1816, unmarried 1850, with realty of $2,200, at Allen's Fresh, Chas. Co.
2. Mary Catherine Smoot, born 1818, married Stoughton Warren Dent, son of Hatch and Susannah (Edwards) Dent. Issues: Catherine; Stoughton Hubert; Hugh; Lydia; Mary; George H.; Columbia; and Ella.
3. Theophilus Smoot, born 1819, married Amelia Harrison. q.v.
4. Josias Smoot, born 1822, died Apr. 11, 1850.
5. Alexander Smoot, born 1822, unmarried 1860.
6. George S. Smoot, born 1823, unmarried 1850.
7. Emeline Anne Smoot, buried Sept. 25, 1843.
George Smoot died before 1830, inasmuch as his widow Mary Smoot was the head of the household at the census for that year. She was made the guardian of her minor children, at which time Theophilus Dent and Edward Pye were her bondsmen. The homestead lay in Bryantown Hundred.
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James Smoot7
(1764 - 1843)James Smoot, son of John and Tomsen Smoot, was born May 25, 1764, in Lord Fairfax Manor, Fauquier County, Virginia, according to his own statement. During the Revolutionary War, he was drafted for three months and served under Captain Francis Triplett. His outfit joined the troops under the command of Colonel Daniel Morgan and marched to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Upon their return to Fauquier County five or six months hence, he was honorably discharged. Later he substituted for Jacob Krim and was in active service for three months. He returned home during June 1781, and again substituted, but this time for Manoah Crawley. He was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, and afterwards guarded prisoners at Winchester.
In 1783 he migrated to Wilkes County, North Carolina, where he continued to live until his death on April 29, 1843. By the Rev. James Fletcher, of Wilkes County, he was married to Fanny ----, born 1757. Under the act of 1832, James Smoot was granted a revolutionary pension. After his death, his widow applied for a pension and received one until her death in Wilkes County, on December 5, 1848. In 1853 William Smithy and Elisha Vickers stated that Susannah Parker and Nancy Vickers were the only surviving children.
Claiborne Smoot7 Claiborne Smoot, son of John and Tomsen Smoot, was born prior to 1784 in Fauquier County, Virginia. On February 4, 1790, he secured license in his native county to marry Mary Payne. At the first available census for Fauquier County, that is 1810, he was the head of a family, with a number of young children. The schedule shows that he had at least six daughters and two sons, but only one child has been established-- William Payne Smoot. (q.v.) By 1820 Claiborne Smoot had left Fauquier County, and in 1825 one finds him a tax payer on 73 acres of land in Fleming County, Kentucky.
Enoch Smoot7
(1777 - 18--)
Enoch Smoot, son of John and Tomsen Smoot, was born 1777 in Fauquier County, Virginia. During the War of 1812 he served as a private in Captain James Payne's Company of Riflemen, attached to the 41st Virginia Regiment of Colonel Branham, formed in Fauquier County.
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Before 1820 he settled with some of his brothers in Fleming County, Kentucky, where he married and raised a family. The only child established, however, is Elizabeth J. Smoot who married Abner Boyd in Flemington County, according to license issued November 2, 1849. In 1850 Enoch Smoot made his home with his son-in-law Abner Boyd, born 1816, in Virginia. Elizabeth, the latter's wife, was born 1835 in Kentucky, and in the household were three Boyd children whose ages would not place them as those of Elizabeth.
Thomas Smoot7
Thomas Smoot, son of Edward and Susannah (Hitch) Smoot, was born in Fauquier County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Hett. One son-- Thaddeus Norris Smoot who married Mildred Jeffries (q.v.)--has been proved.
In 1848 a law suit developed over the landed estate of Peter Hett, late of Fauquier County, who in 1802 willed his land to his widow Hannah during life. In 1846 his widow Hannah Hett died leaving a will which bequeathed her estate to her grandson Thaddeus N. Smoot. The heirs consequently brought action, declaring that the interest of the widow was only life and that at her death the heirs should share equally. The following plaintiffs were all children of Peter and Hannah Hett--Presley Hett (he married Asenath C. Smoot January 23, 1808); Harrison Hett; Alexander Hett; Thaddeus Hett; Mary Anderson, widow of Taliaferro Anderson; Thomas Palmer and Susan his wife; Alexander Anderson and Nancy his wife; Thomas Smoot and Elizabeth his wife; Humphrey Hopper and Hannah his wife; and James Freeman and Frances his wife.
Josias Smoot7
(1805 - 1857)
Josias Smoot, son of Edward and Susannah (Hitch) Smoot, was born 1804 in Fauquier County, Virginia. On January 2, 1830, he secured license in his native county to marry Harriet Whitacre, born 1811, in Virginia.
Children of Josias and Harriet (Whitacre) Smoot
1. Edward M. Smoot, C. S. A. q.v.
2. Sarah Smoot, born 1833.
3. Thomas Smoot, born 1837.
4. Samuel Smoot, born 1838.
5. Lucinda Smoot, born 1840.
6. John R. Smoot, born 1842.
7. Isaac N. Smoot married Alma Walker. q.v.
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8. Josias Smoot, born 1846.
9. Harriet A. Smoot, born 1848.
10. Marie A. Smoot, born 1850.The first three children were born in Virginia, but after 1834, Josias Smoot and his young family migrated westward and before 1837 was living in Missouri, where Thomas and the remaining children were born. The above named children, except Edward who was at school, comprised his household in 1850, when he was the proprietor of a farm in Round Grove Township, Marion County, Missouri. He died in 1857.
His eldest son Edward M. Smoot enlisted April 20, 1862, in Marion County, Missouri, in Co. A, First Northeast Missouri Cavalry under Colonel McCullough of the Confederate Forces, and gave his life to the cause. His popularity led to his election as First Lieutenant on July 2, 1862, but the company was not fully organized until July 29, 1862, owing to the presence of the Yankee Army. The company was forced to disperse in squads on October 18, and was ordered to assemble in Arkansas. On November 25, the entire company, each and every man well mounted, arrived at Pocahontas, Arkansas, and reported to Colonel Burbridge, but on December 1, 1862, was reorganized at Mill Creek, Izard County, Arkansas, Lieutenant Smoot was present with his company at muster on July 28, 1863, at Moore's Mill, Calloway County, Missouri, but was killed by the enemy on August 10, 1863, near Stacton, Missouri.
A number of citizens of Marion County, made the following deposition on January 23, 1865. "That we were residing in Palmyra in 1862 and that in the winter of that year one Edward Smoot a Rebel soldier was confined in the Palmyra Jail . . . that he made his escape from the jail and was arrested by a Federal soldier (Andrew Alsman) of Colonel Glover's Regiment from whom he escaped after quite a struggle in which he wristed Alsman's pistol from him . . . We have no doubt that Smoot was harbored and concealed in the city of Palmyra while the soldiers were searching for him".
Samuel Smoot7
Samuel Smoot, the believed son of Edward and Susannah (Hitch) Smoot, was born in Fauquier County, Virginia, around 1790. From August 1 to September 14, 1814, he served as a private in Captain James Payne's Company of Riflemen, attached to the 44th Virginia Regiment which was formed in Fauquier County. He was stationed at one time at Camp Alexandria.
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On Feburary 24, 1812, Samuel Smoot secured license in Fauquier County to marry Betsy Harris, the daughter of Thomas Harris. Peculiarly, he was not listed as the head of a family in 1820, but he and his wife of "Fauquier County" were among the representatives of Thomas Harris who conveyed land to Samuel Chancellor, of Rappahannock County, sometime after 1820.
Edward Smoot7
Edward Smoot, the believed son of Edward and Susannah (Hitch) Smoot, was born in Fauquier County, Virginia. There on December 7, 1830, he secured license to marry Harriet G. Downing.
In 1833 he recovered judgment in the court of chancery against Mary Brown and William Brown, in which a John Smoot was involved, over a crop of corn. Thomas Smoot made the following deposition: "I was living on my brother's (Edward) land in his house the year before he had a crop of corn which was near the house. He told me that he agreed to have Mrs. Brown 14 bbls. and perhaps 2 bushels delivered about 1828 or 1829".
John N. Smoot7
(1786 - 18--)John N. Smoot, son of Thomas and Catherine Smoot, was born 1786 in Virginia. He migrated to Rowan County, North Carolina, with his parent, where in 1813 he was listed as a patroller in the militia company of Captain Pearson. In February 1814, he was appointed constable of his district, at which time Richmond Pearson Jr. and Harod B. Pruitt offered bond. On December 23, 1818, John Pearson conveyed to him two lots of ground in Rowan County, with J. A. Pearson as a witness. On May 17, 1819, he purchased from his father 55 acres of land. On October 8, 1819, he sold to Susannah Henderson, of Botetourt County, Virginia, for $100 one-half lot of ground in the town of Clinton, Iredell County, North Carolina. On September 18, 1820, he deeded to Richard Williams 150 acres of land on the north side of the South Yadkin River. The transfer was witnessed by John Clement and Godfrey Clement.
Children of John N. Smoot
1. Elizabeth B. Smoot, born 1818.
2. Charlotte W. Smoot, born 1822.
3. Narcissa P. Smoot, born 1828.
4. Malinda M. Smoot, born 1830.
5. Thomas Randolph Smoot, born 1834, later of Union City, Tenn.
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6. Richmond Kelley Smoot, married Sarah Jane Graham. q.v.
7. Margaret Smoot, born 1838.
8. John N. Smoot, M. D., of Fulton, Ky., C. S. A., wounded at Bull Run; died in Texas.
9. Benjamin F. Smoot.
He ultimately settled at the present town of Huntingdon in Carroll County, Tennessee, which was formerly a part of the Jackson's Purchase of 1821. At the first census of Carroll County in 1830 John N. Smoot was the head of a large family of twelve and two slaves.
At the age of 64 he was the proprietor of a moderate-sized tannery establishment in 1850. The senior feminine member of his household was Elizabeth H. Smoot, born 1803 in Tennessee. The next in matter of age was Elizabeth B. Smoot, born 1818 in North Carolina, who may or may not be the daughter of the senior Elizabeth. All other children were born in Tennessee. The names of the foregoing children were given by their nephew and were substantiated by the 1850 census with the exception of John Jr. and Benjamin who probably were away from home at that time.
William E. Smoot7 (1814 - 1887)
William E. Smoot, son of Samuel and Lydia (Gill) Smoot, was born 1814 in Mason County, Kentucky. In that county he obtained license on October 16, 1837, to marry Elizabeth Perrine, born 1817, in Kentucky, and the sister of William Perrine. The following children composed his household at the census of 1850 in Mason County:
Children of William and Elizabeth (Perrine) Smoot
1. Lydia Ellen Smoot, born 1839.
2. William Perrine Smoot, born Nov. 23, 1840, died May 26, 1909, married Mary K. Gordon.
3. Henry Gill Smoot, born 1843.
4. Charles Smith Smoot, born 1845.
5. Samuel N. Smoot, born Dec. 11, 1847, married Oct. 15, 1874, Ella Gordon; resided in Barton Co., Mo.
Upon an adjoining plantation in 1850 lived his widowed mother Lydia Smoot, born in Maryland, with her two unmarried sons, Henry and Charles. William P. Smoot died at the age of 73, and his wife at the age of 70.
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Thomas Barton Smoot, C. S. A.7
(1837 - 1872)
Thomas Barton Smoot, son of Thomas and Virginia (Powers) Smoot, was born January 12, 1837, in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He married Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Temple Redd. Late in 1861 Thomas Barton Smoot enlisted in Company A, 24th Virginia Cavalry, commanded by Captain Dabney and attached to the forces under General J. E. B. Stuart. He was taken a prisoner by the Northern Army at Emmanuel Church, Brooke Hill, Henrico County, during the raid of Generals McClellan and Dahlgren. He later escaped and returned to his regiment. He passed through Richmond on the night of April 2, 1865, enroute to Appomattox, where he surrendered with General Lee. He returned to his home in Henrico County in ill health and lived very quietly until death on July 17, 1872.
Children of Thomas Barton and Mary Elizabeth (Redd) Smoot
1. Mary Thomas Smoot, born Oct. 6, 1851, died Nov., 1919, married Thomas Kanfelt. Issues: Thomas, d.s.p.; Sally.
2. Elizabeth Redd Smoot, born Aug. 15, 1853, d.s.p. July 3, 1919, married James M. Johnson.
3. Martha Jane Smoot, born Oct. 21, 1855, died Jan., 1927, married Andrew Butler. Issues: Grace; Charles; and Edward.
4. George Waverly Smoot, born Jan. 10, 1858, died Aug. 7, 1912, married Betty Lee Alexander. Issues: Sarah Redd, born Nov. 19, 1892; Betty Alexander, born Mar. 28, 1894, married Apr. 12, 1923, Donald L. Belcher; and Thomas Barton, born Dec. 20, 1903.
Benjamin Smoot7
(1811 - 18--)Benjamin Smoot, son of Rezin and Martha (Dent) Smoot, was born 1811 in Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland. His wife was Elizabeth ----, born 1812 in Maryland. Births of some of the following children are registered in Trinity Parish, while others are established through the 1850 and 1860 censuses--Mary Martha born 1841, Elizabeth 1843, Samuel 1844, Benjamin 1844, William R. March 1, 1845, John Henry February 24, 1847, Arthur 1850, and Anne 1859.
Theophilus Smoot7 (1819 - 1891) Theophilus Smoot, son of George and Mary Smoot, was born 1819 in Charles County, Maryland. In 1850 he maintained his own establishment with a child, Mary Smoot aged 6 years, as the only other member of his household. About 1851 he married Amelia Harrison.
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Children of Theophilus and Amelia (Harrison) Smoot
1. George Thomas Smoot, born 1852, d.s.p., married Lola ----.
2. Winfield Smoot, born 1854, d.s.p. 1902, naming bros., sisters, and nephew Theophilus Hallie Smoot, of Theophilus.
3. Joseph Alexander Smoot, born 1856, died Oct. 17, 1935, married Avie Tippett.
4. Mary Smoot, born 1858.
5. Robert Harrison Smoot.
6. Theophilus Smoot.
7. Amelia Alice Smoot married Charles H. Shepherd.
8. Margaret Ida Smoot.
9. Adaline Ellen Smoot.
Theophilus Smoot maintained his seat near Charlotte Hall, where in 1860 it was appraised at $13,000. In his household was also Henry Dent, born 1842 in Maryland.
The will of Theophilus Smoot was dated November 5, 1890, and proved in Charles County on February 3, 1891. George was bequeathed the farm near Dentsville and was named the executor, while Robert received the farm on Gilbert Swamp. Joseph was willed the farm on which he was residing known as "St. Margaret", and Winfield the farm called "Johnson's Place", lying partly in St. Mary's County. Other heirs were his children, Theophilus, Amelia wife of Charles H. Shepherd, Margaret, and Adaline, and his wife Amelia. He mentioned notes of William T. Briscoe, and Edward T. Briscoe and his wife Sallie.
His son George Thomas Smoot died a resident of Charles County, and by his will proved November 16, 1920, he named his wife Lola, and devised his nephew Theophilus Smoot the Smoot's Family Bible, the sword used by "my" uncle Alexander Smoot, and other relics of the Smoot family. He finally requested that he be buried at All Faith's Churchyard in the Smoot's burial lot.
Leonard Smoot8
Leonard Smoot, son of Leonard and Milly (Norman) Smoot, was born prior to 1784, in Fauquier County, Virginia. On May 24, 1799, he secured license in Culpeper County, Virginia, to marry Abigail Heaton. On February 25, 1807, he, described as a resident of Culpeper County, purchased from John Rea a lot in the town of Washington (now in Rappahannock County). By 1810 Leonard Smoot had migrated to Franklin County, Kentucky, where he was the head of a family in that year, with his wife, and a boy and two girls.
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Courtney Norman Smoot8
(1803 - 18--)Courtney Norman Smoot, son of Leonard and Milly (Norman) Smoot, was born about 1803 probably in Fauquier County, Virginia. About 1827 he married Margaret ----, born 1808 in Virginia. To them were born Elizabeth in 1828, Ann in 1830, Mary in 1831, Frances in 1835, Charles in 1836, Martha in 1838, Virginia in 1840, John in 1842, Norman in 1844, and Cecelia in 1850.
Courtney Norman Smoot settled in Hampshire County, Virginia, and from the census record of 1850 for that county, the above-named children were taken. His sympathies during the Civil War are well examplified by his arrest and confinement in jail on Sepetmber 11, 1862 for "piloting rebels to capture Union pickets and violating the oath of allegiance". The following facts were recorded at his arrest--occupation, farmer; complexion, light; hair, gray; height, 5 feet 8 inches; eyes, blue; age, 60; whiskers, none; address, Burlington, Virginia.
William Payne Smoot8
(1798 - 1872)William Payne Smoot, son of Claiborne and Mary (Payne) Smoot, was born 1798 in what is now Flemington County, Kentucky. At maturity he settled in Harrison Township of Daviess County, Indiana, and about 1825 he married Elizabeth Jett, born 1806 in Tennessee. All six children were born in Indiana.
Children of William and Elizabeth (Jett) Smoot
1. James Franklin Smoot, born 1827, married Phoebe Smith.
2. Claiborne J. Smoot, born 1832; pvt. Co. A, 52 Ind. Regt., Civil War.
3. Warner Smoot married Lydia Robinson. q.v.
4. William H. Smoot, born 1836.
5. John Smoot, born 1840.
6. George W. Smoot, born 1844; pvt. Co. D, 52 Ind. Regt., Civil War.
The census of 1850 shows that he had in his household, besides his six children, Adlene Hamm, aged 4 years, born in Indiana, and Arlemisa Smoot, aged 17, born in Kentucky. He died July 22, 1872.
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Thaddeus Norris Smoot8
(17-- - 1849)Thaddeus Norris Smoot, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Hett) Smoot, was born in Fauquier County, Virginia. On April 23, 1845, he secured license in that county to marry Mildred Jeffries, born 1820 in Virginia. To this union the following children were born--James, born 1836; Hannah, born 1847; and Georgianna, born 1848. Thaddeus Smoot died intestate in Fauquier County, when in 1849 letters of administration were issued to George W. McQueen. His widow in 1850 was residing in Rappahannock County, and there she married Richard Welch, according to license, on October 13, 1851.
Isaac Newton Smoot, C. S. A.8
Isaac Newton Smoot, son of Josias and Harriet (Whitacre) Smoot, was born about 1844 in Missouri. During the War Between the States, true to his Southern lineage, he served as a private in Company C, First Northeast Missouri Cavalry, C. S. A., the same regiment wherein several of his brothers served. During June 1876, he married Alma Walker, born 1857. He maintained his residence for a time at La Belle, Missouri, but eventually settled at Denver, Colorado, where he died.
Children of Isaac and Alma (Walker) Smoot
1. Lottie Smoot, died 1931, married ---- Holt, and Elmer Johnson.
2. Anna Sue Smoot, died young.
3. Lucy Smoot, died young.
4. Edgar Everett Smoot, born Aug. 18, 1884, La Belle, Mo., married Mar. 5, 1915, Eva, born Oct. 9, 1892, at Curtis, Nebr., dau. of Arthur Mason and Mary A. (Peale) Johnson. Issues: Arthur Newton, born Dec. 29, 1915.
Richmond Kelly Smoot8
Richmond Kelly Smoot, son of John N. Smoot, was born 1836 in Carroll County, Tennessee. On February 1, 1866, he married Sarah Jane, daughter of Judge Asher W. Graham, of Bowling Green, Kentucky. He later settled in Austin, Texas, and there he died. His son, Lawrence Kelly, of Austin, on June 17, 1918, married Julia Emma Williams, of Maysfield, Texas, but of South Carolina lineage. To this union was born a daughter--Jane, on December 13, 1919.
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Lieutenant Warner Green Smoot, U. S. A.9
(1833 - 1918)Warner Green Smoot, son of William Payne and Elizabeth (Jett) Smoot, was born August 28, 1833, in Daviess County, Indiana. At the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted first in Co. C of the 6th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Later he was commissioned a First Lieutenant and served in Co. D of the 80th Regiment of Indiana Infantry. Upon his return from service, he married on July 24, 1864, Lydia E. Robinson, born December 2, 1844. She died on December 9, 1910; he died November 16, 1918.
Children of Warner and Lydia (Robinson) Smoot
1. Walter Glide Smoot.
2. Emma Jane Smoot.
3. Richard Bruner Smoot.
4. Mary Della Smoot.
5. Edwin Robinson Smoot married Lura Wall. q.v.
Edwin Robinson Smoot10 Edwin Robinson Smoot, son of Warner and Lydia (Robinson) Smoot, was born in Washington, Indiana. On September 3, 1907, at Greenwood, Mississippi, he married Lura, daughter of John Archelaus and Anna Ardelia (Aven) Wall.
Children of Edwin and Lura (Wall) Smoot
1. Warner Green Smoot, born Aug. 18, 1908, planter, cotton buyer, and manager of Shelby Hardware & Lumber Co., Shelby, Miss.
2. Anna Aven Smoot, born Sept. 20, 1913, married June 3, 1934, Hal Lochridge Carnes, large cotton planter of the Mississippi Delta. Issue: Hal Lochridge, Jr., born Apr. 24, 1935.
Edwin Robinson Smoot was graduated from the Mulliken University at Lincoln, Illinois, after which he devoted himself to evangelistic work of the church. For thirty years or more he has been a force in the Methodist Episcopal Church South, with charges at Corinth, Greenville, and other places in Mississippi. He is also prominent in the Masonic orders, being a Knight Templar, Scottish Rite Mason, Shriner, and at one time Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of the Grand Jurisdiction of Mississippi. In politics he is affiliated with the Republican Party. His residence is at Shelby, Mississippi.
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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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