John Smith (abt. 1775 - bef. 1847)

Born about 1775 in North America

Died before 1847 before about age 72 in Brunswick, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

On the 1820 census of Brunswick County, North Carolina, John's household consisted of these people:^[1]

Free whites:

• one male and one female between 26 and 44
• one male and one female between 10 and 15
• one male and four females under 10

On the 1830 census of Brunswick County, John Smith's household consisted of these people:^[2]

Free whites:

• one male 50-60 (presumably John)
• one female 40-50 (presumably his wife)
• one male and one female 20-30
• one male and two females 15-20
• one female 10-15
• two males and two females 5-10
• one male under 5

He is not recorded as holding slaves on either of these two censuses.

John was deceased by September 1846, when a notice for the sale of his personal property was posted. The administrator of his estate was Robert L. Sellers, probably his son-in-law.^[3] He was survived by a widow, unnamed; several Smiths who purchased items from John's estate may have been relatives.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGH-QC4 : accessed 5 April 2022), John Smith, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5M-LW2 : 20 February 2021), John Smith, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States; citing 325, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 118; FHL microfilm 18,084.
3. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH6F-JY7 : 8 March 2021), John Smith, 1846; citing Brunswick, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,673,317.