Nehemiah Smith

While working on some other patents/deeds, I came across a Smith that I wasn’t familiar with, Nehemiah Smith.

This person appears to fall into the same category as my Hardy Smith. A Smith descendant from either John or Samuel Smith or more likely one of their children. Of note Nehemiah had son’s named William, Britain, Gideon, and Samuel. Three of which are names of sons of John Smith Jr. Is Nehemiah a son of John Smith Jr?

Below is information that I have found on Nehemiah, which I will use as a record placeholder for future research.

1. Nehemiah Smith was a solider for North Carolina and in 1778 received military pay. (The State Records of North Carolina, Vol 17 page 250/251); also Vol 16 Nehemiah is listed with the rank of ‘musc’ or Musician. He was a Musician under Capt John Baker, 3rd NC Regiment for 9 months.
2. Nehemiah Smith married Lurana Avera, bond date, 9 January 1787 Johnston County. Bondsman Nahor Norris, Witness R Sanders (suspect Reuben) / (NC County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. NC State Archives, Raliegh, NC).
3. State Census of NC 1784 – 1787 – Nehemiah Smith of Johnston County, 1M21-60, 1F.
4. Richard Willoughby to Nehemiah Smith; 1788 150A parcel of land situate lying and being in Johnston County, south side of Neuse River and on the north side of Swift Creek on both sides of the Cooper Branch. (JOCO BK:Transcript3/PG:26) (This 150A tract is made up of land from two patents granted to Richard Willoughby (400A 1778 & 300A 1779). Also of note, this property is within walking distance to John Smith Sr and John Smith Jr’s properties.
5. 1790 U.S. Federal Census – Nehemiah Smith of Johnston, North Carolina 1M<16, 1M16&>, 2F.
6. Alexander Parker, et al  to Nehemiah Smith; 1791 80A (JOCO BK:Transcript2/PG:389)(Currently no access)
7. Nehemiah Smith, et al (Nahor Norris and Aventon Avera executors of the LW&T of William Avera) to John Bryan Jr; 1796 300A parcel of land situate lying and being in Johnston County between Neuse River and Swift Creek on both sides of Reedy Branch above John Browns entry (JOCO BK:V1/PG:404)
8. Nehemiah Smith, et al (Nahor Norris and Aventon Avera executors of the LW&T of William Avera) to Thomas Carrell; 1793 Lot 113 in Smithfield, North Carolina (JOCO BK:Y1/PG:64)
9. At some point in the late 1790’s Nehemiah relocated to Hancock County, Georgia as evident from 1796 and 1812 tax records from Hancock County.
10. Nehemiah Smith to James Frost; 1804 640A; parcel of land situate lying and being in Johnston County on the north side of Swift Creek and on both sides of the Cooper and Reedy Branches (JOCO BK:D2/PG:175)

Nehemiah died in Hancock County, Georgia in 1809.

Hancock Probate records Georgia, Probate Records, (Family Search)
Vol G. pg. 86 image
Georgia, Hancock Co.  Pursuant to an order issued out of the Honorable of the Court of Ordinary for the said county, the 4th of January 1813.  We the commissioners whose names are hereunto annexed have this day met & divided the real estate of Nehemiah Smith dec; (consisting of 428 1/4 acres of land lying on Little Ogechee between the heris of said Smith & the widow, allotting to Lurana Smith the widow of said Nehemiah dec 142 3/4 acres of sd land as a third part thereof, agreeable to her choice. …….

Links for future analysis

1. https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/9102426/person/-817251522/media/a6fe6b69-2c40-4ed5-9bf7-fbee719814fa (Division of land dower Lurana)
2. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=avery2&id=I01695 (information on the Avera’s and their migration to Washington County, Georgia. This could have a connection to my Smith’s of Washington County)
3. http://vincentfamily.org/Cousins/02_Caroline/documents/Oversided_Files/Record%20of%20Estates%20of%20Johnston%20Co%20NC%20-%201781-1807%20-%20Vol.pdf (Johnston County Inventores, Settlements of Estates and Wills – source of information for future analysis)