Mary (Webb) Smith (1740 - 1827)

Born 18 Oct 1740 in South Farnham Parish, Essex Co., Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Granville Smith Sr. — married May 1761 in Essex, Virginia

Descendants

Died 20 Nov 1827 at age 87 in Abrams Plains, Granville, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Mary Webb was born on 18 October 1740 in South Farnham Parish, Essex Co., Virginia, daughter of James William Webb (1705–1771) and Mary Edmondson (1713–1794).

Her siblings were:

1. James Webb (2 July 1734 – 1773)
2. Mary Webb (4 October 1736 – 1740)
3. John Webb (7 April 1739 – 2 September 1740)
4. William Webb (1 May 1745 – 10 December 1809)
5. John Pomfret Webb (18 January 1747 – 29 August 1826)
6. Thomas Webb (27 February 1751 – 1783)
7. Samuel Berry Webb (1753 – 1783)
8. Elizabeth Webb (20 June 1754 – 1830)

Mary (20) married Samuel Granville Smith (31) (born on 3 December 1729 in Essex, Virginia; son of Samuel Smith Sr. and Anne (Amis) Smith) in May 1761 in Essex, Virginia. Their children were:

1. Anne Smith (7 May 1762 – 7 September 1832)
2. Mary Webb Smith (18 September 1763 – 21 March 1814)
3. Samuel Amis Smith (25 September 1765 – 4 June 1816)
4. Elizabeth Smith (7 April 1767 – 17 September 1804)
5. Jane Smith (7 October 1768 – 0 January 1813)
6. James Webb Smith (10 May 1770 – about 22 May 1856)
7. John Granville Smith (5 March 1772 – 2 October 1828)
8. William Smith (2 June 1774 – 4 June 1818)
9. Maurice Smith (6 May 1776 – 25 May 1835)
10. Thomas Smith (9 February 1779 – 27 September 1794)
11. Alexander Smith (11 February 1781 – 25 December 1827)

Mary died on 20 November 1827 in Abrams Plains, Granville, North Carolina, United States, aged 87. Her will was probated in February 1828.^[1][2]

Slaves

At the time of her death in 1827, Mary (Webb) Smith had possession of 18 enslaved people and named them in her will. For more information, please see: Slaves of Mary (Webb) Smith, Granville County, North Carolina

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Mary (Webb) Smith - North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998. Granville County, Wills, Vol 10, 1824-1828. Page 407. Image 429 of 573. Written 10 Jan 1825. Probated Feb 1828. Ancestry Sharing Link
2. ↑ Estate Inventory of Mary (Webb) Smith - North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998. Granville County, Wills, Vol 10, 1824-1828. Page 409. Image 431 of 573. Recorded Feb 1828. Ancestry Sharing Link

See also:

• DAR Ancestor #A105835
• FindAGrave.com memorial #51510488 in Abrams Plains Plantation Cem, Stovall, Granville, NC
• [ http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=174432&pid=728047410 Ancestry Family Trees]
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHPL-2G4

Acknowledgements

• This profile was created through the import of Yates and Allied Families.ged on 21 December 2010.
• Unsourced family tree handed down to Bill Fathauer.