David Smith (1753 - 1834)

Born 31 Jan 1753 in Bear Creek, Anson, North Carolina

Husband of Obedience Emeline (Fort) Smith — married 3 Nov 1791 in Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1834 at age 81 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi

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Private David Smith served with Anson County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

David Smith is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A105080.

Biography

• David Smith was born in 1753 in North Carolina. He died in 1835 in Mississippi.

• Spouse #2: Obedience Bedie Beauty (Fort) Smith 1771 - 1847. They were married 12/12/1820 in Logan, Kentucky. They had 10 children. (listed on geocities source below)

Friend of Andrew Jackson

"Major David Smith, for whom the county is named, was born in 1753 in Anson County, NC. Smith served as a private in the battles of King's Mountain, Cowpens, and Euthaw Springs, becoming a hero of the Revolutionary War. He first married in 1776 to Sarah Terry, and later, in 1791 married Obedience Fort. He moved with his family to Mississippi, settling in Hinds County not long after that region was yielded by the Choctaws. His son, Benjamin F. Smith, served as the first representative for Hinds County in the Mississippi Legislature. Major Smith died at Jackson, Mississippi in 1834. Aurelia Smith, his daughter, married Governor Runnels."^[1]

Parents

The parents of David Smith are John Smith and Sarah Miles Smith ^{[2] [3]}

Marriage

DAR Record says he married 2Xs: 1) Sarah Terry, m 1776 2) Obedience Fort m 1791

Obedience Fort Smith, widow of Maj David Smith, died in Houston, Texas, March 01, 1847. ^[4]

Children

Children of Maj. David Smith and Sarah Terry are:

1. Sarah Smith, b. Jan 17, 1776, Anson County, North Carolina, d. Dec 20, 1817, The Hermitage, Port Gibson, Ms..
2. Mary "Polly" Smith, b. 1782, Cumberland Settlement, NC, d. date unknown.

Children of Maj. David Smith and Obedience Fort are:

1. Sarah David Smith, b. Jan 02, 1793, Christian County, Ky., d. Jan 1837, Texas.
2. John William Nicholas Arthur Smith, b. Apr 14, 1794, Christian County, Ky., d. Jan 1843, Texas.
3. Benjamin Fort Smith, b. Jan 02, 1796, Christian County, Ky., d. Jul 10, 1841, Montgomery County, Tx..
4. Josiah Smith, b. Apr 02, 1798, Christian County, Ky., d. Apr 02, 1833, Warren County, Mississippi.
5. Esther Smith, b. May 1800, Christian County, Ky., d. Oct 15, 1800, Christian County, Ky..
6. Esther Jackson Smith, b. Feb 03, 1802, Christian County, Ky., d. Jun 13, 1818, Christian County, Ky..
7. Obedience Aurelia Smith, b. Feb 15, 1805, Christian County, Ky., d. Dec 10, 1883, Texas. Married Gov Hiram George Runnels.
8. Piety L. Smith, b. Apr 24, 1807, Christian County, Ky., d. Aug 23, 1898, Houston, Texas. Married Thomas Hadley. ^[5]
9. Emeline Smith, b. Aug 09, 1809, Christian County, Ky., d. Sep 09, 1844, Texas.
10. David Andrew Jackson Smith, b. May 12, 1812, Christian County, Ky., d. Apr 15, 1861, Galveston, Texas.
11. Elias William Shelby Smith, b. May 19, 1812, Christian County, Ky., d. Feb 1863, Arkansas.

Military

David Smith was a soldier of Revolutionary War & War of 1812. ^[6]

Birth

ABT 1750 ^[7]

Death

1835 Hinds Co., MS^[8]

Obit

Major David Smith, of Hinds Co., died December 1835, age 82. He was born in Cumberland Co., NC on 10-9-1753. He married at the age of 19. Married twice. He moved to Mississippi Terrotory in 1798. In 1834, at the formation of the new counties by the Legislature were picked. One was called Smith County in his honor. ^[9]

Legacy

• Smith County, Mississippi is named in his honor.

Sources

1. ↑ History of Smith County, Mississippi
2. ↑ Robert M. Smith Family:Information about Maj. David Smith
3. ↑ Robert M. Smith Family:Information about Sarah Miles
4. ↑ [ Hinds County Deeds, Mississippi County Court Records, May Wilson McBee, McBee, Genealogical Publishing Com, Jun 1, 2009, page 58]
5. ↑ Mississippi Women: Their Histories, Their Lives, Volume 2, Martha H. Swain, Elizabeth Anne Payne, Marjorie Julian Spruill, University of Georgia Press, Feb 1, 2010, page 74
6. ↑ DAR Ancestor #A105080
7. ↑ Research by Harold C. Fisher, Yazoo City, MS (disallowed email removed) dated 1/08/1998
8. ↑ Research by Harold C. Fisher, Yazoo City, MS (disallowed email removed) dated 1/08/1998
9. ↑ Marriages and Deaths from Mississippi Newspapers from 1800 to 1880's, compiled by Betty Couch Wiltshire of Carrollton, Mississippi; published 1987, 1989 by Heritage Books, Inc.

• United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-J27 : 29 May 2015), David Smith, 1790.
• "United States Census, 1800", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR7-LXV : 10 June 2015), David Smith, 1800.
• "United States Census, 1810", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2S-PHZ : 1 December 2015), David Smith, 1810
• "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-4M4 : 16 July 2015), David Smith, 1820.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPZ-8G2 : 18 August 2015), David Smith, Hinds, Mississippi, United States; citing 227, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 70; FHL microfilm 14,838
• The Governors of Mississippi, Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (1808 - 1868), Cecil L. Sumners, Pelican Publishing, 1998, Page75
• Historical Markers in Smith County, Mississippi
• Smith County, Mississippi Genealogy & History Network. (web)
• Smith County MS History and Genealogy
• Smith County, Mississippi:Wikipedia
• The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Mississippi. Dept. of Archives and History, 1917, page 596
• Mississippi Women: Their Histories, Their Lives, Volume 2, Martha H. Swain, Elizabeth Anne Payne, Marjorie Julian Spruill, University of Georgia Press, Feb 1, 2010, page 74
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Jun 23, 2016), "Record of David Smith", Ancestor # A105080.
• Capt. David Smith: http://www.geocities.ws/ggsnider/d0003/f0000021.html#I1079

Research Sources

• Daniel Smith (October 29, 1748 – June 16, 1818)

Contributors

• Thank you to Corinna Lakey for creating WikiTree profile Smith-36726 through the import of Pozder_Lakey Family Tree_2013-01-25_01.ged on Jan 27, 2013.