Second Lady of the United States
The Colonel was Elizabeth Quincy Smith's father and grandfather of Abigail Smith Adams (1744–1818). Abigail Smith Adams was first Second Lady of the United States and second First Lady of the United States being married to John Adams. John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), her son, was 6th President of the United States, serving from 1825 to 1829. He also served as a diplomat, a Senator and member of the United States House of Representatives.