Elizabeth Smith

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Elizabeth Smith (Witt)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Goochland County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Death: 1810 (84-85)
Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Witt, III and Elizabeth Witt
Wife of Capt. Thomas Smith, of Rockingham County
Mother of Captain Drury Erastus Smith, Sr.; Margerett Elizabeth Smith; Mary Jarnigan; Zachariah Smith; Thomas Smith and 3 others
Sister of Charles C. Witt; Elijah Witt; John Whitt, IV; Judah Matlock; Hannah Hulsey and 3 others

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About Elizabeth Smith

2.1.9.         Elizabeth Witt , possible daughter, d. 1810; m. Thomas Smith .

  • Parents: John  & Elizabeth (Unknown) Witt  III

According to the will of Thomas Smith, Elizabeth was his only wife, and he wanted her provided for. He left her the house and all of its contents for the duration of her natural life. (Woman weren't allowed to legally own real estate, so it was worded in such a way, that his intention was clear.)

Together they raised five children, and were some of the first settlers in Rockingham County.

Family

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145422629/elizabeth_smith

According to the will of Thomas Smith, Elizabeth Witt was his only wife, and he wanted her provided for. He left her the house and all of its contents for the duration of her natural life. (Woman weren't allowed to legally own real estate, so it was worded in such a way, that his intention was clear.)

Together they raised five children, and were some of the first settlers in Rockingham County.

Children

  1. Zachariah Smith 1742–1796
  2. CPT Drury Erastus Smith 1745–1822
  3. Mary Smith Jarnigan 1748–1818
  4. Elizabeth Daux "Betty" Smith Mayes 1752–1846
  5. Pheobe Smith Joyce 1761–1851
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Elizabeth Smith's Timeline

1725
1725
Goochland County, Virginia, British Colonial America
1745
1745
Virginia, British Colonial America
1746
1746
Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
1748
1748
North Carolina
1750
1750
Rockingham County, NC, United States
1750
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States
1752
December 29, 1752
Virginia, Colonial America
1755
1755
1760
1760
Loudoun County, VA, United States