William Stark Smith, Sr

1756 - Bef 1830  (< 73 years)

• Name	William Stark Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	15 Sep 1756	Essex, Virginia, USA   [1, 5, 7, 10]
  Gender	Male
  DAR Number	A106136  [5]
  Fact 1	3 sons and 6 daughters; all born in North Carolina  [1]
  Military	Between 1776 and 1778	Virginia, USA   [1, 5, 7, 11]
  	7th Virginia Regiment; Wounded at Brandywine Creek
  Relocated	1783	Caswell County, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  	From Virginia shortly after marriage
  Relocated	1817	Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA   [3, 9, 10]
  Will	1830	Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	LW&T
  Death	Bef 2 Jan 1830	Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA   [1, 3, 5, 9, 10]
  Notes	3 sons, 6 daughters. Native of Virginia
  Person ID	I30567	MontyHistNotes_2014
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	John Smith,   b. 1723, Virginia, USA d. 1759, Essex, Virginia, USA (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Starke,   b. 1727, Stafford, Virginia, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Oct 1755	Essex, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F2851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Smith,   b. 1760, Virginia, USA d. 1824, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1783	Virginia, USA   [1, 5]
  Children	+ 1. Joanna Smith,   b. 1793, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA d. Abt 1870, Collin County, Texas, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Reverend William Stark Smith, Jr,   b. 9 Mar 1797, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA d. 1 Jan 1876, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Sep 1756 - Essex, Virginia, USA Military - 7th Virginia Regiment; Wounded at Brandywine Creek - Between 1776 and 1778 - Virginia, USA Relocated - From Virginia shortly after marriage - 1783 - Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Marriage - 1783 - Virginia, USA Relocated - 1817 - Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Will - LW&T - 1830 - Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Death - Bef 2 Jan 1830 - Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Folios		Historical Southern Families William Smith of Virginia Volume VI - Pages 073-075
  		Historical Southern Families Descendants of William Smith of Virginia and Texas Volume VI - Pages 240-243

  
  

• Sources

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