Jesse Smith (1765 - 1842)

Born 16 Apr 1765 in Anson, North Carolina

Husband of Unknown (Unknown) Smith — married about 1784 in Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Apr 1842 at age 76 in Franklin, Georgia, USA

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Biography

Private Jesse Smith served with Camden District Regiment, South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Jesse Smith is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A210280.

Jesse Smith fought in Revolutionary War for South Carolina.^[1] There is no evidence of his parentage.

Birth

According to his pension application, Jesse was born 16 Apr 1765 in Montgomery, then Anson, North Carolina.^[2][3][4]

He received several land grants at various times in Franklin County, Georgia.

Georgia's roster of the revolution

Marriage

He married a woman who's maiden name was unknown after the War.

Known Children:

1. Jesse Smith, born near 1785
2. William E. Smith, born near 1787
3. Henry A. Smith, born near 1796
4. James Smith, born near 1800
5. Margaret Smith, b. c 1808

He married, as his second wife, a woman named Anne.^[5]

Issue:

1. Rebecah Beulah Smith, b, about 1833.

Death

He died April 1842 in Franklin, Georgia.^[5]

Research Notes

He is probably a brother or cousin of Gabriel D. Smith Sr. (1764-1841).

Sources

1. ↑ Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1998.pg 489 $
2. ↑ Historical collections of the Georgia chapters, Daughters of the American Revolution. Atlanta, Ga.: C.P. Byrd, state printer, 1926. pg 154
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. $
4. ↑ United States Census, 1840,database with images, FamilySearch [1] : 24 August 2015), Jesse Smith, District 215, Franklin, Georgia, United States; citing p. 312, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 41; FHL microfilm 7,043.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Georgia. Dept. of Archives and History; Knight, Lucian Lamar, 1868-1933. Georgia's roster of the revolution, containing a list of the states defenders; officers and men; soldiers and sailors; partisans and regulars; whether enlisted from Georgia or settled in Georgia after the close of hostilities. pg 322

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 25 Feb 2024), "Record of Jesse Smith", Ancestor # A210280.
• Revolutionary War Soldiers for NC and SC, Data provided by the website Carolana.

See Also:

• More sources available at FamilySearch Family Tree: [2]