John Smith Sr (bef.1725-aft.1800) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree (2024)

Born before 1725 in North Carolina Colony

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Died after 1800after age 75in Bladen, North Carolina, USA

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Property: Sold 150 Acres to William Smith.24 SEP 1789.Bladen, North Carolina, USA.Map:Latitude: N34.6194.Longitude: W78.5559.^[1]Grant No. 554 for 100 acres.23 OCT 1782.Bladen, North Carolina, USA.Map:Latitude: N34.6194.Longitude: W78.5559.^[2]Grant No. 805 for 100 acres.7 NOV 1784.Bladen, North Carolina, USA.Map:Latitude: N34.6194.Longitude: W78.5559.^[3]Purchased 200 acres from William Moore.15 OCT 1785.Bladen, North Carolina, USA.Map:Latitude: N34.6194.Longitude: W78.5559.^[4]Purchase of 200 Acres from John Smith Jr.24 DEC 1776.Bladen, North Carolina, USA.Map:Latitude: N34.6194.Longitude: W78.5559.^[5]Grant of 100 Acres.21 APR 1764.Bladen, North Carolina, USA.Map:Latitude: N34.6194.Longitude: W78.5559.^[6]Purchase of additional 640 Acres from Nathan Horn.30 APR 1774.Bladen, North Carolina, USA.Map:Latitude: N34.6194.Longitude: W78.5559.^[7]Purchase of 640 Acres from Nathan Horn.30 APR 1774.Bladen, North Carolina, USA.Map:Latitude: N34.6194.Longitude: W78.5559.^[8]Sold 200 Acres to Richard Grantham.6 JAN 1775.Bladen, North Carolina, USA.Map:Latitude: N34.6194.Longitude: W78.5559.^[9]Purchased 640 Acres from Able Davis.4 DEC 1773.Bladen, North Carolina, USA.Map:Latitude: N34.6194.Longitude: W78.5559.^[10]Purchased 400 Acres from Howell Holleman.13 OCT 1772.Bladen, North Carolina, USA.Map:Latitude: N34.6194.Longitude: W78.5559.^[11]Sold 50 Acres to Alexander McDaniel.1 JUL 1767.Bladen, North Carolina, USA.Map:Latitude: N34.6194.Longitude: W78.5559.^[12]Granted 200 Acres.22 OCT 1762.Bladen, North Carolina, USA.Map:Latitude: N34.6194.Longitude: W78.5559.^[13][14]Sold 100 Acres to Philip Ikner.23 NOV 1767.Bladen, North Carolina, USA.Map:Latitude: N34.6194.Longitude: W78.5559.^[15]Sold 100 Acres to Archibald McDaniel.3 AUG 1789.Bladen, North Carolina, USA.Map:Latitude: N34.6194.Longitude: W78.5559.^[16]Witness8 OCT 1751.Bladen County, North Carolina, USA.Map:Latitude: N34.6194.Longitude: W78.5559.^[17]Photo: #M4806.File .

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• File M4806 File: C:\Users\Owner\Personal\Family Tree Maker\Jones Family Tree Media\Smith Family Crest.jpg Format: jpg. Smith Family Crest. Christopher’s was described as “Azure a Chevron between three acorns slipped and leaved”. Azure or blue in color matches Sir Thomas’, his father. The single chevron matches as well. It was the Acorns the bothered me. Sir Thomas had three Lions as shown above. The Acorns denote antiquity and strength; they hold a high significance as a Scandinavian and a Celtic symbol for life, fertility, and immortality. While attempting to research this in heraldry, I found that the Smith’s of America (which means our family to put it short) replaced the acorns with three yellow lozenges (Constancy). I want to believe the change was to help better distinguish them selves from the others in the world, such as those from Ireland, South Africa, and back in England. But it may also be that Christopher, however tied to the merchant way of life, chose to step back from the lime light and chose a quieter, more religious life. This trait may have carried on to his children, namely Christopher II as he spent many years involved with the church as we will find out. Originally all the Smyth Arms included what we would call a Unicorn symbol; which suggests that each of the sets of Smyths in the area may have similar lineage in earlier times, but I don’t know. We discussed this symbol briefly in the History of the Smith Name. The Unicorn seems to have been replaced with the Lions back before the early 1500s. But our Smiths changed them again to acorns as we see on Christopher’s. There is much to be learned here. Christopher could have separated from his father [either over some argument or by arrangement of marriage perhaps], changed the spelling of his name as well as the symbols on his crest, yet kept the arms still a claim to his father which still brought respect. This hypothesis would account for the records found of Sir Thomas’ children recording the three boys but only naming two. Remember this is just an assumption. There is just too much that matches for them not to connect, yet I can not explain the differences. With the connections built up over the years, it appears that each generation began to move up due to marriages within “good” families. It would be fair to assume then that many marriages were arranged (remember this is still the 1600s – arranged marriages were still recorded in the early 20th century). We will see such marriages in our ancestry and see how wise our ancestors were. Christopher married Ms. Elizabeth Townley (b. abt. 1599 in Lancashire) on 3 May 1624 in Lancashire, England. Elizabeth was the daughter of Lawrence Townley IV and Jennet Halstead, a well to do family. I had done a bit or research into her family because her father was an “IV”. I found nothing much but a long line of Lawrence Townley’s of which Elizabeth carried on with her children. What I did find out was that the Townleys were based in Lancashire but had many branches of the family spread across England. One such branch was at Stone Edge, which in Wiltshire. Guess what? This is the same place our Smiths were. Now I followed Lawrence Townley’s line a bit further and discovered many interesting things (Queens, Presidents, Explorers, Generals), but that will have to wait till we get to the Smith Branches Section.
• External File: M4806 File: C:\Users\Owner\Personal\Family Tree Maker\Jones Family Tree Media\Smith Family Crest.jpg Format: jpg Smith Family Crest Christopher’s was described as “Azure a Chevron between three acorns slipped and leaved”. Azure or blue in color matches Sir Thomas’, his father. The single chevron matches as well. It was the Acorns the bothered me. Sir Thomas had three Lions as shown above. The Acorns denote antiquity and strength; they hold a high significance as a Scandinavian and a Celtic symbol for life, fertility, and immortality. While attempting to research this in heraldry, I found that the Smith’s of America (which means our family to put it short) replaced the acorns with three yellow lozenges (Constancy). I want to believe the change was to help better distinguish them selves from the others in the world, such as those from Ireland, South Africa, and back in England. But it may also be that Christopher, however tied to the merchant way of life, chose to step back from the lime light and chose a quieter, more religious life. This trait may have carried on to his children, namely Christopher II as he spent many years involved with the church as we will find out. Originally all the Smyth Arms included what we would call a Unicorn symbol; which suggests that each of the sets of Smyths in the area may have similar lineage in earlier times, but I don’t know. We discussed this symbol briefly in the History of the Smith Name. The Unicorn seems to have been replaced with the Lions back before the early 1500s. But our Smiths changed them again to acorns as we see on Christopher’s. There is much to be learned here. Christopher could have separated from his father [either over some argument or by arrangement of marriage perhaps], changed the spelling of his name as well as the symbols on his crest, yet kept the arms still a claim to his father which still brought respect. This hypothesis would account for the records found of Sir Thomas’ children recording the three boys but only naming two. Remember this is just an assumption. There is just too much that matches for them not to connect, yet I can not explain the differences. With the connections built up over the years, it appears that each generation began to move up due to marriages within “good” families. It would be fair to assume then that many marriages were arranged (remember this is still the 1600s – arranged marriages were still recorded in the early 20th century). We will see such marriages in our ancestry and see how wise our ancestors were. Christopher married Ms. Elizabeth Townley (b. abt. 1599 in Lancashire) on 3 May 1624 in Lancashire, England. Elizabeth was the daughter of Lawrence Townley IV and Jennet Halstead, a well to do family. I had done a bit or research into her family because her father was an “IV”. I found nothing much but a long line of Lawrence Townley’s of which Elizabeth carried on with her children. What I did find out was that the Townleys were based in Lancashire but had many branches of the family spread across England. One such branch was at Stone Edge, which in Wiltshire. Guess what? This is the same place our Smiths were. Now I followed Lawrence Townley’s line a bit further and discovered many interesting things (Queens, Presidents, Explorers, Generals), but that will have to wait till we get to the Smith Branches Section.

Sources

1. ↑Source: #S96 Deed Book 27, page 206 150 acres on south side of Beaverdam
2. ↑Source: #S96 Volume 1, page 364 Grant No. 554 to John Smith, 100 acres at the mouth of Elbow branch, adj. lands of Absolom Powell.
3. ↑Source: #S96 Volume 1, page 247 Grant No. 805 to John Smith. 100 acres on the SW side of the North West River on the NE side of Ashley Creek.
4. ↑Source: #S96 Volume 1, page 3 William Moore, Esq. (planter) to John Smith (cooper) ... 200 acres land on both sides of Jackson's Swamp ... formerly granted to Joshua Pharoah on 12 Nov. 1779. Wit: John WIllis, Joseph Williams. Proven Nov. Term 1785 John White, Clk.
5. ↑Source: #S96 Deed Book 37, page 45 200 Acres on Cross Creek. A branch of Beaver Dam
6. ↑Source: #S445 Book 17, page 65 Grant of 100 Acres
7. ↑Source: #S96 Deed Book 23, page 516 Nathan Horn to John Smith, Sr. 30 lbs. proc. mone. 640 acres on Flowers Swamp between Tadpole & Drowning Creek, adj. lands of Edward Flowers & James Blounts. Wit: Saml. Smith, John Rowland. May Term 1774 Alfred Moore, Clk.
8. ↑Source: #S96 Deed Book 23, page 515 Nathan Horn to John Smith, Sr. 30 lbs proc. money. 640 A. lying between Tadpole Swamp & Drowning Creek. Wit: Saml. Smith, John Rowland. May Term 1774 Alfred Moore, Clk.
9. ↑Source: #S96 Deed Book 23, page 488 John Smith, Sr. (Planter) to Richard Grantham (Planter) 12 lbs. proc. money. 200 A in the swamp between Drowning Creek & Tadpole at a place called Turkey Island, granted to John Smith May 1772. Wit: Thos. Amis, Edward Grantham. Feb. Term 1775 Alfred Moore, Clk.
10. ↑Source: #S96 Deed Book 23, page 411 Able Davis of Craven County to John Smith, Sr. 100 lbs S.C. currency. 640 A on the S side of Bogue Swamp between the White Marsh & the lake, granted to Francis Davis on 5 June 1740. Wit: Joseph Bauon, Stephen Smith. May Term 1774 Alfred Moore, Clk.
11. ↑Source: #S96 Deed Book 23, page 312 Howell Holleman to John Smith, Sr. (Planter). 30 lbs proc. money. 400 A on SW side of Drowning Creek just above Ivey's Bluff Landing, pat. by 18 Nov. 1771. Wit: Danl. Willis, George Willis. Nov. 1772 Court. Maturin Colvill, C.C.
12. ↑Source: #S96 Deed Book 23, page 301 John Smith, Sr. (Planter) to Alexander McDaniel (Planter) 7 lobs. proc. money. 50 A on Buck Horn Swamp. Pat. 22 Oct 1762 Wit: Thos. Butler, Rich'd Elwell. Nov. Term Maturin Colvill, C.C.
13. ↑Source: #S96 Deed Book 11 pages 405 ....40 acres on south side of Beaverdam Swamp adj lands granted to John Smith, Sr. on 22 Oct 1762. (Note: 200 acres documented in Beaver Dam Patent Book 15, page 441)
14. ↑Source: #S445 Book 15, page 441 Grant of 200 Acres on Cross Creek.
15. ↑Source: #S96 Deed Book 23, page 128 John Smith, Senr. (Planter) to Philip Ikner (Planter) 17 lbs. 100 A on Buckhorn Swamp. Pat. on 22 Oct 1762. Wit: Isaac Cooper, John Leggett. Feb. Court 1769 A. Howe, Clk.
16. ↑Source: #S96 Deed Book 1, page 558 John Smith, planter to Archibald McDaniel, planter 5 lbs, 100 acres, lying on the pretty meadow or Savanah between Bever Dam and South River, pat. by John Smith in 1764. Wit: James Grice, Dempsey Everett. Aug. Term 1789
17. ↑Source: #S49 Page 4 Wife: Susanna Son and Executor: Isaac. Daughters: Hannah Lock, Jane Enecks. Grandsons: Isaac and WIlliam Enecks. Granddaughter: Ann Enecks. To Carvers Creek Meeting is given ten pounds. Witnessess: John Smith, Wm. Sibbly, John Gray. Justices: Benjamin Fitzrandolph, Henry Simmond, Jonathan Evens. Clerk: Thos. Robeson

• Source: S445 Unknown Beaver Dam & South River Patent Book Publication: Name: Unknown; Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA; Date: Unknown;
• Source: S49 Wanda S. Campbell Abstracts of Wills, Bladen County, North Carolina (1734-1900) Publication: Name: Bladen County Bicentennial Commission, 1975; Location: Elizabethtown, North Carolina; Date: 1975; NOTE<line/>
• Source: S96 Wanda Suggs Campbell Abstract of Deeds, Bladen County, North Carolina Publication: Name: Bladenboro Historical Society; Location: Bladen, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1977;

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