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SMITH, John

SMITH, John

Male Abt 1675 - Abt 1719  (44 years)   Has 48 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name SMITH, John  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth Abt 1675  Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Individual Event-Heir 1699  Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    The Governor recommended him among "the gentleman of estate and standing" suitable for appointment to the Council 
    • Role: Heir
      He died in I700 before he could be appointed, and the honor of which he was deemed worthy fell upon his son, John of Gloucester County, who became Councillor and County-Lieutenant.
    Death Abt 1719  Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Age 44 years 
    Person ID I5205  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 May 2025 

    Father SMITH, Maj. Lawrence Sr.,   b. 29 Mar 1629, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 8 Aug 1700, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother DEBNAM, Mary,   b. 1634, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1687, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Family ID F1634  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family COX, Elizabeth,   b. Aft 1675, Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1704, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1695  Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 20 years - She : ~ 19 years. 
    Family ID F2089  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 May 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1675 - Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Bef 1695 - Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsIndividual Event-Heir - The Governor recommended him among "the gentleman of estate and standing" suitable for appointment to the Council - 1699 - Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Abt 1719 - Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1164] Magazine - William and Mary College Quarterly - Series 1 & 2 (JSTOR), 11 Dec 2018, Lyon G. Tyler, "Temple Farm," (Series 1) July 1893, Vol. 2, No. 1, p 3-21; digital images, Jstor (www.jstor.org : accessed 11 December 2018).
      Article 'Temple Farm' - Lawrence Smith
      Article "Temple Farm" - Lawrence Smith


    2. [S1564] Virginia Armistead Garber, Book - Armistead Family (Ancestry), (Richmond, Virginia: Whittit & Shepperson, Printers, 1910.), 6 May 2025, p 191.

    3. [S1567] Internet - Wikitree, (https://www.wikitree.com/), 8 May 2025, accessed 8 May 2025), John Smith (Smith-12085).
      https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smith-12085

    4. [S1145] Internet Forum - Debnam (Genealogy.com), 2 Sep 2018, Joseph Moore, "The Debnam and Grymes-Lee Family Lines of Virginia," >, 13 December 2011 (https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/debnam/137/ : accessed 7 August 2018).
      Debnam-Grymes-Lee Families in VA
      Debnam-Grymes-Lee Families in VA



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