Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
Genealogical Notes,
Queries and ANSWERS
Addrcss nil "ommunication. q
Genealogical editor, the Times.
Dispatch.
Smith Family In NtrElnin.

10 tho editor OF The fines Dispatch:
Sir.--Followinc IL tho vcucalosy OF
the Smith family. OF Totucs. Devon
shire. England. early Virginia settlers:
Coat of arms-Azure. a chcvron be-
tween three acornS. slipped and ieaved.
Sir Lawrence Smith. OF Bathurst.
DcvonShirc, England. had Il son. Law
renee. who came to America 10 look
up his colonial possessions OF $4,000
acres Of land in Rappahannock County.
Va. and was u member of the House
OF Eurgesscs In 1922 lie married
Mildred Ttcadc. anddaughter OF John
Hcadc first owner Of Yorktown. Mil
Hred IIcade WAS sister 20 Lady Nelson,
wife Of Lord Thomas Nelson.
Lawrence smith. second. who owned
Temple Farm. left j, TO his wife. MIL
dred Reade. and she willcd it to her
son. Robert Smith. who sold 1t to
Augustine Moore, who married Lucy
Smith. his sister.
Robert. son Of Lawrence Smith and
Mildred Hcadc. married Sarah Nicho.-
son. and had John aud Rcbciah. re-
bclah died unmarried,
John. son Of Robert Smith and Sarah
Nicholson. married Elizabeth niEEs.
and had Elizabeth and Samuel. Eliza
beth married Sir William Skipwith. Of
MiddlcScN County. and was the third
William in Virginia and father to Sir
Feyton Skipwith. who built rrcStwold.
near t.arksvillc. Mccklcnburg County.
Va.
Grey Skipwith, cldcs, son Of Sir
William and Elizabeth Smith. returned
To England. llumhcrStonc youngcs:
son o. Sir William S'sipwith and ELIZA
beth smith. lived and died at rrcst-
void.
Alexander. son OF Robert Smith and
Sarah Nicholson. married Mary Nelson.
great granddaughter "f Lord Thoma 8
Nelson.
Mary Nelson. ma rricd Mary Webb.
daughter OF James Webb and Mary
t:slmonds of Essex County. Va. and
lived Al his home. bathurst" in rs
sex County. Va. from which they
moved to Granville County. y. e. and
settled on the 5000 acres Of land
granted to him ny the crown OF Ems :
land through Lord G.anvil.c for his
valiant services in General Wolf
Regiment in the battle OF abraham $
Plains. near Quebec, Canada. for which
he named his North Carolina home
abrams Plains" Afterwards he
Tough; in the Rerolutionary War. and
was promoted 10 colonc;. This Samuel
Smith was born December :. 1929. IN
ESSEX County, Va. and died October 6.
$500. al Abrams Plains. He married
MARY webb. horn October ~. ITO died
November %. 1922. Their children:
Anne. born May a. 1862. died APRIL -
! 1892. IN Tennessee: Mary. born Scp,em
her Is i1G%. married and died in Mis-
souri,.
Samuel, son OF Samuel Smith aud
Mary Webb. was horn September 30.
.7G5; m,.Iied elizabeth Harrison.
daughter II Major Thomas Harrison
aud Mary kennon. Their children
Mary kennon. died unmarried: Eliza :
beth. married Henry Warren: Samuel.
married Miss Martin: Richard Ives.
married Mary Goodwin Smith; Maurice.
married % Miss Williams. a. Mis-.
Reid: Anne. married John Wilson:
Robert i<cnnon. married Mildred
Howe: Mary. married Dr. John H.
Crisp and lived ia l;raxil: William
Webb. died in Arkansas. married Miss
Wilson.
Elizabeth. daughter Of Samuel and
Mary Webb smith married James
Downcy. son OF John Downey and
Mary Hawkins Of ESSEX County, Va
Their children: Elizabeth. married
Colonel Joseph .Amis: Anne married
James Crawford Cooper. from Scot
land: Janc. marri,d pr. John Il. Hicks:
James, died unmarried: Samuel s.. mar
r.cd. first. Jane Harrison. daughter OF
Major Thomas Harrison and Mary
kcnuon: second Sarah romfrnt smith.
Lanc Smith. daughter OF Samuel and
Mary Webb Smith. married Alexander
Murphcy: died IN Iowa.
James Webb Smith. captain in tho
Revolution. son Of samuel and Mary
Webb Smith, married. first. Mary
bowncy. daughter of John and Mary
Hawkins bowneA, Of ESacH County.
Va: second. Mary Webb. died in Ten
uc*Scc.
John a. son Of Samuel and Mary
Webb Smith. born Earch ), l..a: died
October =: ISIS; was lawyer in Rich.
mond: engaged 10 he married TO Miss
Ives; burned III rheatcr in Richmond in
ISL
William, son Of Samuel and Mary
Webb Smith. born March ). l,Ii: died
June 1. ISIS: married Lethc Eaton: had