The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17

sMELT, 1894.
| Arms: AZ. or a chevron, or, between
three smelts Of the second, nalant.
No crest or motto. Il
Agreeable to promise, we present the
Smelt family. the date Of which is fur.
tnished by q worthy descendant and can
be fully relied upon. S8l 81 84ta
Is The emigrant and ancestor Of this notn-s
lnble family in Virgnia. was the Rev.
John Smelt (not NJ 5Smelt, as stated on
the Sd instanD. He was probabl born
at Kirby Flatham, In Yorkshire Eng
lsland and was graduate OF Oxford The
Rev. Mr.. Hood, the present rector at
I<irlsby, writes. that the smelt family.
once owned that place, and many Of the
Smells were buried there. In that vicinity
the name has long been extinct Gray's
I Free Admission Register, mentions as ad-i
mltted, In 1874. Thomas S1nelt, son and
heir OF Robert Smet, OF Richmond.
County York.
In 1913, Matthews smelt, son and heir
Of Leonard Srnelt, esq, OF Kirkby Flet-.
ham, in 1914. Thomas ssn1elt, County ork,
IN 1886, Leonard smelt, son OF Matthews
5: smeit, Of I. Klrkby, County York; in,
R1644, John and Matthews, sons OF Mat
thews s. Smelt, Of Kirkby Flutham; in
1856 CHRISTOPHER, also son OF Matthew S.
Smelt; in 1915, Leonard and John, the
sons OF Leonard Smclt, OF Ilrkby Flut-.
5hama In 1884, Matthew Srnen OF ST.
Andrews, Holborn. Gent. A niece OF the
Rev. John Smelt, married a Mr., Gadsby
In England. who settled at Alexandria.
va. Her brother was an officer In tho.
British Navy 776. One OF Mrs g adspy's
daughters married q Mr.. Newton; another
married a Mr. Chapman. OF Baltimore.
Md. Her, son became somewhat famous
as potrait painter The Rev. John.
Smclt was rectoA Of st. AIMS parish,
Essex county, Va. from 17A9 to 1855, sue
ceeding the Rev. Robert Rose, who was
called to, st. Johns Church. Richmond,
Mr. Snnelt married Anne, the daughter
of Colonel Thomas Waring, who came
oldberry." Essex county, where he
died, January, 5i1754. He was Burgess
and Justice Of the Peace for Essex coun-
ty.8 His will was PROVED in Essex county
January 49,, 1904. which mentions sons.
Francis and Thomas; daughters, Ann,
who married the Rev. John smelt. and
Molly. who married Henry Robinson "a
brother OF Speaker Roblnson) Colonel
Francis Waring Lucy, daughter. OF secre-.
= for Essex county, and also signer
OF Richard Henry Lees protest against
the stamp act. "a sSi
Ills children were. Henry: Elizabeth,
married Colonel Spencer NJ. Ball: lucy.
marrided James Robb; Ann. married VIII
liam atane; Susanna married DIR. John
- Lewis. This Thomas Warning, Bur-
CESS and Justice Of the Peace Of Essex.
was commissioned ensign OF the 9Th
Virginia battalion, by John Hancock
September %, 1776 and was with WASH
ington at Trenton and Princeton. and
was no doubtethe cause OF Colonel Tho
Waring, whose heirs We're allowed 4, 80
acres OF land, for three years service.
In the Revolutionary War
Through the courtesy Of j. P. Tallia-5
ferro. ESD. the following fac-simile In
I scrlption on tomb OF the Rev. John smelt
Is obtained. which shows that he left
widow and five children. It is "a fol-
lows: 6 ~ 81 ii ~ n
Here lays the body Of the Rev. John
smelt who departed this life on the
fourth day OF January "A. D., $1765. and
IN the forty-second year OF his age, leay-
Ing behind him wife and nve children.
His death was much lamented BY all
who knew him, he being an afrectionate
husband 9! and a devoted parent a kind
neighbor and a good MASTER
OF his Ave children, record OF only two
IS obtalned, VIZ: Ann Lyle, who married
Major Reuben Butler eat-grandfatIer
OF the writer), a native Of King William
county. and served with Graysor's Ora
CONS in the Revolution; and Or. Dennis
smelt, who was educated at William and!
Mary, and graduated In England. flo
moved to Augusta. Ga. where he married
Miss Mary Cooper, 1908. He was an emil
nent- physician. and represented the
Augusta District. in Congress.
Or. smelt's children We're: John. died IN
infancy; Caroline Elizabeth, died at the
age OF II; another daughter died an In
rant. Caroline e. smelt was noted for
her beautiful character and plety. A
memoir OF her life was written by her
pastor, the Rev. Moses Waddell. d. D.
At "Goldberry," the seat OF the War
lyle Butler, daughter OF Rev. John
smelt and wife OF Major Reuben Butler
and OF Mrs. Ann Susanna Lewis, of
Mrs Susanna Lewis. and Of Mrs. Cthe-
rine Lewis, who was ''Kitty," the
daughter of Major Butler and wife OF
Warner Lewis; Lucy Robinson, another
daughter Of Major Butler, who married
William OYerton Harris, whose first wife
was Eliza Brooks G'wathmey. Major
B, B. Harris OF San Bernardina, CALI
cornia states that the emlgranta Butler
was an Episcopal minister, whose OPP
polntments to preach in Doubln. Ire
land, he had seen. when a boy In possess
sion of his cousin. daughter OF Mrs
Kitty Lewis. This statement Is some-
what doubtful, though manyEof the But
Ter family were In the. ministry. and
their Irish extraction authentic. VIII
liam smelt Butler ESQ, OF Tenn. son
Of Major Reuben. states that four or lye
butler brothers emigrated from ireland
to America about the game time, one
settled in Pennsylvania, one on Mas
sasuttes and one or two in Virginia. He
claimed to the Buffers. of South Carolina.
and General William o. Butler, of Ken
lucky, NIL OF whom were' of the Virginia
ancestry.
Major Buffers children were;
i. John, moved to Tenn, where he
died without issue.
2, Polly, married Mr.. Downey, OF
North Carolina
g. Nancy. married also in North Caro-
lima.
4. Henry slnelt moved to Tenn, near
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q g. Thomas, died childless in Tenn.