SMITH.
Joseph Smith in 1734 joined with Edwin Hickman,
Thomas Graves, and Jonathan Clark in entering thirty-two
hundred and seventy-seven acres on the north side of the
Rivanna, where it is crossed by the South West Mountain.
In the partition of the tract, the portion of Smith coincided
with the Pantops plantation. He devised it to his sons,
John, Larkin, Philip and Thomas. In the interval from
1746 to 1765, they sold their shares, and eventually they all
came into the possession of Mr. Jefferson. What became of
the brothers, is not known. It is probable Larkin died in
the county in 1763, and Larkin Smith, doubtless a son of
his, or of one of his brothers, was a Captain in the Fourth
Dragoons in the Revolutionary army.
About 1766, William, John and Charles Smith, of Hanover,
purchased land on the head waters of Mechum's and
Rockfish. They were probably brothers. Charles settled
on Taylor's Creek, and William and John on Whitesides,
where they both bought from Morans, William from Nicholas,
and John from John Moran. Charles died in 1771,
William in 1801, and John in 1808. The name of John's
wife was Elizabeth, and his children were Thomas, William,
Mary, the wife of Francis Montgomery, Nancy, the wife of
David Burgher, Joel, Martha, Elizabeth, the wife of Robert
Page, and Charles. Joel married Martha, daughter of
Charles Patrick, and his children were Mary, the wife of
John Massie, John P., Elizabeth, the wife of John Wallace,
Harriet and Thomas J. All this family except Mrs. Wallace
and her husband, removed to Kentucky. Charles lived
at the foot of Armor's Mountain on the border of Nelson,
and died in 1842. His wife was Mary Bailey, and his children
William, Joel, Robert P., Frances and Jane.
In 1769 Thomas Smith purchased a part of the Chiswell
patent on the head waters of Mechum's. He died in 1783.
His children were Thomas, John, Ann, the wife of William
Grayson, Sarah, the wife of Nathan Crawford, Lawrence,
Mary, the wife of (David?) Buster, Susan, and another
daughter (Ursula?), the wife of a Ray. His son Thomas
died in 1791. His wife's name was Susan, and his children
were Nancy, the wife of James Lobban, Bolling, who removed
to Lincoln County, Missouri, Elizabeth, the wife of
Nicholas Merritt, Mary, Martha and Sebanah. The children
of Nicholas and Elizabeth Merritt were Rhoda, the wife of
Thomas Grayson, Thomas, Susan, the wife of Robert
Haislip, Sarah, the wife of Andrew Black, Markwood,
Rosanna, the wife of James Black, James and Retta, the wife
of Jeremiah Dollins.
