An American Family History

George Smith b. 1732 m. Rebecca Bowen b. 1741 - moved to Sullivan County about 1778

North Carolina Land Grants in Sullivan County Joseph, Anderson, Peter Smith 1782

North Carolina Land Grants in Sullivan County Soloman, William and James Smith 1784.

North Carolina Land Grants in Sullivan County William Smith 1787

North Carolina Land Grants in Sullivan CountySamuel Smith received a land grant in 1788.

Philip 1769 b. Virginia moved to Kentucky
Joseph 1771 - 1830 census
George W. 1773 - 1796 list
Jesse M. 1774 - 1830 census
Rebecca 1775
Margaret 1776
James 1778 b. Sullivan, Tennessee - 1796 list, 1830 census, 1840 census (may be Josiah Smith's father. The family lived near John Pitts.)
Elizabeth 1780
William 1781 - 1796 list
John 1784 -
Jonathan 1787
Fanny Mae 1790
Jane 1792
Henry 1793

Smiths in Sullivan County in 1796
Daniel, George, George Jr., James, Joseph, Samuel, Samuel, Sr., Solomon, William

Smith's in 1812 Tax List of Capt. Everitt's Company
Caleb, Ezekiel, John, Joseph

1813 Petition Signed by Thomas Smith, Joseph Smith and Joseph Smith Jr,

Smiths in Sullivan County in 1830
Abram, Alexander, Benjamin, Briant, Catharine, Calvin, Delia, Esther, Garper, Henry, James, Jeremiah D., Jessie, John, John, Sr., John J. Joseph, Luallen, Mary, Robert, S. B., Samuel, Samuel F., Sarah, Smel, Thomas, William

Josiah would have been about 5 in 1830

Smiths in Sullivan County in 1840
Aclin Allen, Andrew, Calvin, Catharine, Daniel, David, Delily, Elizabeth, Gasper, James (closest to John Pitts), John, John S., Joseph, Kesiah, Mary, Nathaniel, Robert, Samuel, Solomon, Thomas, William, William W.,

James Smith Sullivan County 1830
a boy under 5 (about 1827- Josiah about 1825?)
a boy between 5 and 9 (about 1822-George 1823)
a man between 40 and 49 -James

James Smith Sullivan County 1840
a boy between 10 and 14 - Josiah about 14???
a boy between 15 and 19 - George
a man between 50 and 59 - James
a girl between 5 and 9 - daughter about 1837
a girl between 15 and 19 - Edna 18
3 women between 20 and 29 - Catharine 22, unknown, unknown
a woman between 30 and 39- Malinda age 30
a woman between 40 and 49 - unknown second wife

James Smith family 1850
James Smith 1778 Tennessee
Malinda 1820
George 1823
Catharine 1828
Edna 1832
daughter 1835
daughter
third wife Nancy 1806 Tennessee
John 1840

In 1860 the household consisted of
James age 78
Nancy age 52 (can't read or write)
Malinda age 46
Thomas Jordon age 29, Thomas was born in North Carolina
and Noah Jones age 5 (idiotic)

The next household was the George Smith Household

1850 Smiths in Division 22 Meigs County
William b. 1823 Tennessee
Joseph b. 1825 Tennessee
Josiah b. 1825 Tennessee
Bryant W. b. 1820 Tennessee
John W. b. 1820 Tennessee
James b. 1829 Tennessee
James b. 1830 Tennessee
Hugh b. 1832 Tennessee
Luke b. 1834 Tennessee
Jacob b. 1836 Tennessee
Samuel b. 1837 Tennessee

Philip J. Smith Family
1840 census Benton County, Alabama page 69
P. J. Smith
2 (?) males ages 5 - 10
2 males ages 10 - 15
2 males ages 20 - 30
1 male age 40 - 50
1 female under age 5
1 female age 5 - 10
2 females ages 10 - 15
2 females ages 15 - 20
1 female age 20 - 30
1 female age 40 - 50

1850 Benton Co. Alabama Census, pg 409
Philip J. Smith, age 58, shoemaker, born South Carolina
Elizabeth Pitts, 27, F, born in Tennessee
Catherine Smith, 26, F, born in Tennessee
Lucinda J. Smith,20, born in Tennessee,
Enoch W. Smith, 19, farmer, born in Tennessee
Margaret Smith, 16, born in Tennessee
John S. Smith, 16, farmer, born in Tennessee
Harvey Pitts, 6, born in Alabama
William J. P. Pitts, 3, born in Alabama

John S. Smith gave his birthplace as Dogwood, Tennessee.