Richard Smith

ca 1630 - Richard Smith was born. [probably in Virginia] from a deposition given on 5 January 1691, age 60 - [the supposed son of Thomas Smith who died in Surry Co in 1669]
by ? Dec 1653 -George Blow and wife Margaret were married
- George and Margaret had sons George ca 1657 and Richard Blow ca 1663.
3 July 1660 - Richard Smith appears in the record of Surry Co as the member of a jury.
1663, 6 Dec - along with Margery Blow and William Marriot he, Richard Smith, wit. a deed from George Blow to John Bynum for land on the Blackwater.
- Richard Smith married Margaret, widow of George Blow.
1668 - Richard Smith appears on the tithable list of Surry Co; George Blow does not.
ca 1668 - daughter Elizabeth is born.
1671 - George Blow Jr. petitioned that "the estate of his deceased father George Blow, now in the hands of his father-in-law Richard Smith be continued in such hands." [Smith was bonded by Nicholas Sessoms.]
7 May 1672 - Richard Smith appointed constable
1674, July, - Richard Smith Sen conveyed two steers, 6 years old, named "Swann" and "Sweeting" to Richard Drew.
1678, 4 March - Margaret had died because on that day the estate of John Twyford was presented to Richard Smith who had married the widow Mary. [John and Mary had a son John listed as baby in the estate]
1683 - Richard Blow appears on the tithable list in Richard Smith's household
1684, 20 April - Richard Smith was granted 230 a of land on the southeast side of Pigeon Swamp in Southwark, Surry, bordering on Nicholas Meriweather and Joseph Wall for importing five persons into the colony. This land is the 200 a listed with Richard on the Rent Roll of 1704 and the tract he entailed to his three sons by will.
1685 - George Blow acknowledged a deed of gift of a heifer to Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Smith.
In that same year Smith was attorney for Elizabeth, wife to Richard Blow, in relinquishing her dower in a parcel of land given by her husband to his brother George Blow Jr.
1687 - Richard Smith was a member of the Surry County Militia.
4 Sept 1688 - appointed surveyor of the highway over Pigeon Sw "near his house"
6 Jan 1690 - petitioned the court that he was "poor and impotent" and he was discharged from paying public or county levies in the future.
1694 - John Twyford was living in the household of Richard Smith
24 Feb 1712/13 - wrote his will - will probated at May Court 1713 Surry Co VA

1713, 9 May -- the inventory of Richard Smith's estate lists some livestock and a small quantity of household goods, including thirty-two pounds of pewter. He owned no slaves.

1733 - "the three sons of Richard Smith and Arthur, the eldest son of Richard Jr. signed a deed breaking the entail on the land devised in their father's will. The 230 a they sold to Blanks Moody was the same that Richard Smith had patented in 1684."

Children of George Blow and wife Margaret:
1. George Blow Jr ca 1657 -
2. Richard Blow ca 1663 -
appears on the 1683 tithable list in household of Richard Smith

Child of Richard Smith and 1st wife Margaret:
1. Elizabeth Smith ca 1668 Surry Co VA - aft 1735 White Plains, Hertford Co, NC
      married 1st Thomas Sessums ca 1677 - 1711
      married 2nd bef Feb 1712 James Boon ca 1677 - 1735

Children of Richard Smith and 2nd wife Mary Tooke:
2. Richard Smith ca 1679 - 1756 NH Co NC
      in 1719 Richard Smith received a grant for 390 a "for services performed toward making a new settlement for the Sapony Indians at Christiana." will written 26 July 1751; probate Feb Ct 1756
    married Ann
      a. Henry Arthur Smith
             desc moved to Wayne Co NC and later to Alabama
         married Amy
          i. Richard Smith bef 1751 -
                    named in grandfather Richard Smith will written 26 July 1751
             married by 1762 Amy Avent dau of Thomas Avent
                   Drew Aldridge was wit to 1762 deed to Frederick Jordan by Richard and Amy
          ii. Barbery Smith
              married bef 1 Oct 1762 John Morgan
      b. Mary Smith
          married Aldrig
           i. Drury Aldrig bef 1751 -
3. Thomas Smith ca 1680 - ?[1737 Isle of Wight VA
      married Elizabeth]
       there were several contemporary Thomas Smith's in that part of Virginia and they are hard to separate -- he may have been the Thomas Smith who eventually moved to Edgecombe Co for 17 May 1742 Richard Smith sold one Thomas Smith 390 a on the east side of Elk Marsh "which land was granted to Nicholas Smith and lapsed for not seating. The deed was witnessed by Drew Smith, William Smith and Henry Fike"
4. Nicholas Smith ca 1682 - ca 1743 Scotland Neck, NC
          appears of 1698 tithable list of Surry Co VA first time
              1723 - settled on the Roanoke in NC
     married Mary Drew
            daughter of John Drew ca 1672 - 1702 & Elizabeth Swann

Child of John Twyford and wife Mary Tooke:
1. John Twyford Jr ca 1678 -
listed as one baby in estate Records of his father John Twyford in 1678
living in Richard Smith's household in 1694

This is proved by Elizabeth relinquishing her right of dower on a deed in 1700 shown in Order Book 1691-1713 page 210.
also - a deed from Nicholas Smith on Feb 8 1729 for good will and affection to his nephew Richard Sessoms. . ."tract whereon Richard now lives adj. Richard Killingsworth, John Gray. Wit: John Shelly, Samuel Sessoms. Aug Ct Bertie 1729
Nicholas Smith was the brother of Elizabeth as shown by their father Richard Smith's will dated 24 Feb 1712. probate 20 May 1713 6-144.

Will of James Boone 8 Jun 1733 Prob Mar Ct 1735 Bertie Precinct, NC
      "....being sick and weak of body...."
     --- son in law John Early - Negro Rose at the death of my wife Eliza Boone
     --- son in law John Wynns - Negro Charles at my wife's death, also my crosscut saw and writing desk and half the benefit of my apple orchard which I leave under his care until his son George Augustus Wynns is of age, also black walnut table and 1000 foot of new plank.
      ---- son in law Cullimur Sessums - Negro Adam at the death of my wife.
      --- grandson George Augustus Wynns - manner plantation where I now live and 400 acres of lightwood land adjoining it but if he dies without heir it shall fall to the next heir of my daughter Mary Wynns, but if she should die without another heir it shall be divided among the heirs of my daughter Eliza Early.
     --- grandson George Augustus Wynns - mare and choice of all the children of my Negro Judey.
     --- grandson James Early - Negro Sam after my wife's death.
     --- to James Burk - Negro Moll and her son Coaffe, gold, silver, bed, etc. and wearing apparel, which I leave in the care of my son-in-law John Wynns as his tutor and guardian untill the said James is eighteen.
    --- to William Burk - Negro Judey and her increase, except for the child bequeathed to my grandson George, also mare, bed, etc, which I leave in the care of my son-in-law John Wynns as his tutor and guardian until the said William is eighteen. If either James or William dies underage the surviving brother will inherit half and the other half will be divided between the children of my sons in law John Early and John Wynns.
     ---- to John Askew -- cows and calves.
     ---- Goddaughter Martha Davis - mare.
     ---- wife Elizabeth Boone - horses, etc. Remaining estate after wife's death to be divided between John Wynns, John Early, and James Burke.
     EX: wife, sons-in-law John Wynns and John Early
     WIT: John Willson, Thomas Lee, James [x] Martin    [Abstract by David B Gammon]