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The Smoot Family |
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William Smoot was born about 1596/7. He was a ship builder. About 1633 he came to America and settled at Hampton, York County, Virginia. His wife was named Grace. William's children probably included: About 1646 the Smoots moved to Maryland. On June 12, 1647, he was granted a patent for 300 acres near the mouth of Herring Creek, known as Smoote. He also received a patent for 400 called Smoothly . This patent later became known as Attwicke's Purchase. In 1650 William Smoot and his son-in-law, William Hungerford, signed Stone's Declaration. On January 26, 1652, William Smoot assigned part of Atwicke's Purchase, lying next to the lands of John Hatch, to Humphrey Atwickes and another part to Richard Smoot. The transactions were acknowledged by his wife, Grace. In 1658, William patented 240 acres of land on the west side of the Wicomico River known as Smootwood.
The jury returned a verdict of "not guilty". Grace died on January 14, 1666. |
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Richard Smoot married Elizabeth [Rowland]
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He married Jane Batten. His children included: Mary Smoot (married John Bennett) |
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