I alluded to in a previous post that maybe John Smith (Short) could be deceased as early as 1793. Scanning through the Record of Estates Johnston County, North Carolina Vol. I – V 1781 – 1807, the following is found "3. Acct. of part of est. of Joseph Sims, 29 Nov. 1791. Buyers - Drury Vinson,... Continue Reading →
William Avera, Alexander Parker, John Edins, John Smith, Samuel Durham, Alexander Hobby Sr, and Jonathan Avera
Here is the next iteration of the Johnston County map showing patents of the subject individuals. This stretches west between Swift and Middle Creek. I'm going to work more west along Middle Creek towards an additional settlement of Samuel Smith Sr. The entire map, to date, can be viewed here. (32Mb)
Nehemiah Smith, in the papers!
While searching through newspaper's from Georgia, I stumbled upon some articles about Nehemiah that I thought I would post as a record for future research. The 1810 snippet is from the Georgia Argus dtd 13 February 1810 and the second snippet is from The Georgia Journal dtd 13 April 1814. What I didn't realize when... Continue Reading →
Job Smith of Cumberland County and Georgia
I know that the Smith's started migrating in a southerly direction from Johnston County into Cumberland County, NC along the Cape Fear River and Black River. Of focus is an area in Cumberland County known then as Averaboro, created in 1791 when William Avera donated 120 acres to establish the town. The first commissioners of... Continue Reading →
digging our roots 