collecting the seeds of a Smith tree
William Smith was likely born in either Surry or Isle of Wight County, Virginia in about 1709. William Smith moved with his parents George Smith and Elizabeth Smith to Occoneechee Neck, Chowan Precinct, North Carolina in about 1719. William Smith appears in historical records for the first time when he purchases land in 1738 from... Continue Reading →
Around the time that George Smith was born, the Cheroenhaka Indian Tribe, or commonly called the Nottoway Indians, due to encroachment by the Colonials of Virginia moved from the Nottoway town of Tonnatorah in Sussex County, Virginia to the Assamoosick Swamp in what was then Isle of Wight County, Virginia. In 1705 the Virginia House... Continue Reading →
On 2 July 1767 William Smith of Johnston County deeded 100A to Philip Jones (JoCo E1:244) for 12£ proc. The deed was witnessed by Robert and David Mims. The following year, in 1768, Philip Jones would become Johnston County Sheriff upon the death of Sheriff John McCullers. Fast forward 4 years later, Philip Jones is... Continue Reading →
digging our roots 