Capt. Richard Smith

Richard Smith, called Captain Richard Smith, was captain in the Calvert 'County Militia. He was almost the only Protestant Militia officer to support Lord Baltimore during the Revolution of 1689. He was taken prisoner by John Coode when Mattapany surrendered and was detained in custody for a long period. He was released through the efforts of his wife, Barbara Morgan Smith, who went to England to protest against her husband's imprisonment.

He was Surveyor-General of Maryland from 1695 to 1699. Lord Baltimore rewarded him for his loyalty with the ant of extensive land grants in Baltimore County, including a grant of 2500 acres of land called the Valley of Jehoshaphat. This valley, just north of Baltimore City, is one of the most beautiful spots in Maryland. It is now known as the Dulany Valley, Richard Smith's descendants having sold it to Daniel Dulany, the great lawyer of the eighteenth century.

Captain Smith was married three times. His first wife was Elizabeth Brooke, the youngest daughter of Robert Brooke. His second wife was Barbara, the daughter of Captain Henry Morgan and widow of John Rousby. His third wife, whom he married in 1697, was Johanna Lowther, widow of Col. Lowther and daughter of Charles Sommerset, Esq., an English gentleman.

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