ID: I13451 Name: Nicholas SMITH Surname: Smith Given Name: Nicholas Sex: M Birth: ABT 1718 _UID: 257A6A2DD435D611BD9E004854864D706045 Note: The thirteen hundred and seventy-fifth note in a series on the Germanna Colonies In preparing the notes on the descendants of Matthew Smith, I was following material that I had published about eleven years ago. At that time, I said that Prof. B. C. Holtzclaw had contributed much to Germanna research and noted that not of his work had been published at the time of his death. The Germanna Foundation gave me copies of some of this material and said that I might publish it. Over a few years I published most of this. When I wrote about the Matthew Smith descendants, I used his material and noted that I was following very closely his work. Since the last note, I have been asked about some of this data. The corrections that I gave were his corrections to his own previously published work. I have not attempted to verify this. In the last note I discussed the line of Nicholas Smith, the son of MatthewSmith, the immigrant. I gave the four sons of Nicholas, John, Nicholas, Michael, and Godfrey. John apparently never married as he left his property to his nephews and nieces. I continue now with the son Nicholas, a grandson of the immigrant, Matthew. He was probably born ca. 1754-6 and died in Washington Co., VA in 1804. He married ca. 1783-4, Susannah Yager, born 1766 as she was confirmed at Hebron in 1782 at the age of 16. She was the daughter of Godfrey Yager and his first wife ____ Klug who was the daughter of Rev. Klug. As Nicholas Smith, Jr. he was in the militia in the Culpeper Classes (#93). His will, probated in Madison Co. 22 Nov 1804, leaves his property to his wife "until the youngest child comes of age." The will does not name the children though. The births of the children, except the apparently eldest who was Mary, are recorded at the church. They are also mentioned in a suit brought by Nicholas' brother John against his brothers Godfrey and Michael and the heirs of his brother Nicholas. The basis for the suit was an attempt to get the estate of Nicholas Smith, Sr. settled. The heirs of Nicholas are given as Mary, Elizabeth, Anna Gabriel, Joel, Jeremiah, Juliana, and Noah Smith. It was also stated that Mary had married Isaac Skinner and he too became a defendant. Isaac Skinner also became the guardian of Juliana Smith, orphan of Nicholas (this was in 1818). On 18 Aug 1831, Joel Smith, Jeremiah Smith, and Noah Smith with Gabriel Crisler who had married ____ Smith deeded 118 acres to John Lindsay. Joel Smith married Helen Smith in 1817. Jeremiah married Mary Eddins in 1818. Julianna was probably the one who married Gabriel Crisler. John Blankenbaker November 2, 1752 according to the Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia, Vol. 5, Wilmer L. Hall, Ed. P. 408-09?.?The following petitions for land were read and granted. To the Rev. George Samuel Klug, Michael Thomas, Nicholas Knot, Jacob Burner, Henry Bachman, Abraham Mayer, Stephen Suel, Abraham Brown, Adam Wayland, Adam Broil (Broyles), Adam Barler (Barlow), Henry Ailer (Aylor), Mathew Smith, Nicholas Smith, Michael Russell, John Ralchbach, John Barler (Barlow), and Paul Ledderer, leave is granted them to take up and survey thirty thousand acres of land lying between Green Briars to the South and Youghyoughganie (Youghiogheny) to the North, bearing the name Mannangelie (Monongalia) upon a river called Goose-River, beginning at a run known as Muddy Run up the River upon a white walnut tree marked ?M.T? provided it does not interfere with any prior grant, and four years time is allowed them, to survey and pay rights upon return of the plans to the Secretary?s office.? Change Date: 12 Mar 2002 at 01:00:00
Father: Matthew SMITH b: ABT 1693 Mother: Regina Catherine SCHLOSSER b: ABT 1693
Marriage 1 Mary Magdalena REINER b: 21 Sep 1720 in Schwaigern,,Ger. Children Has No Children Michael SMITH b: ABT 1756/1758 Has No Children Godfrey SMITH b: ABT 1755 Has No Children Nicholas SMITH Jr. b: ABT 1766 Has Children John SMITH b: ABT 1770
