Col. Toby Smith

Tobias or Toby Smith, as his name appears most often in official records, is first seen in colonial Virginia in Patent Book 1, Part 1: Thomas Holt, 500 acres, Up. Co. of New Norf., 22 May 1637, p. 423, N. side of the E. Branch of Eliz. Riv., upon the maine river, Sly. into the woods, N. upon the head of the river. Ely. & downe the river lying upon a Cr. joyning upon land of Thomas Ranshaw, Wly.

The "Colonial Virginia Register, House of Burgesses", Page 63, lists Toby Smith as Burgess from Warwick River when the Assembly convened on March 2nd, 1642/43. Moore Fauntleroy first appears as a Burgess in 1644 for Upper Norfolk Co. Page 47 records Toby as Burgess from Nansemond County when the Assembly convened on October 10, 1649.

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29 Sep 1641 - 1657 (Old Rappa. Recs. 1656-1664, Part I:22-3) Toby SMITH of Nancemond in the Colony of Virginia gent … for a certain consideracon by me received of my Brother in Law More FANTLEROY of the Forest in the County of Nancemond aforesaid Gent also out of the naturall love and affection which (I bear) unto my son Toby and my Daughter Phebe have in and about the ninth of Aprill last past given granted and delivered unto my said Children thesse catle hereafter specified to each of them severally & (missing) herafter Exprest & declared (Vizt.:unto my daughter Phebe one young cow… name of Nipple … to my son Toby … one young cow… with their increase… shall remain with their (increase in the) profession of me the said Toby (missing) Speciall assignes unto my Son Toby shall (missing) twenty years & my daughter Phebe of the age of eighteen years and at the Sa(missing) Cattle should increase to the number (missing) … sole discretion… to them & (missing) the uses of their Bro(missing) shall please God to send (missing) Toby SMITH & their own (missing) to my own will power … should dye before they come to the ages aforesaid and (missing) Survive & further (missing) aforesaid to be equally devided (missing) likewise if they should both Die before their age (missing) Brothers or Sisters that then said right to return unto me the said Toby SMITH (mising) to their Mother if she be then living Now Know Ye (missing) ratefy confirm… as (missing) hand and Seal this 29th day of September anno Dom 1641 [sic] S/Toby SMITH {Seal}. Wits: Anthony BUCK, George GWILLY, Sara [SP] PARSONS. (Sparacio)

Note: No date recorded but appears to be 1657 based on records preceding and following. According to Fothergill Toby SMITH married, in London, Phebe FAUNTLEROY. No date or source given

Also Note: According to Genealogies of Virginia Families, "Slaughter Family, Vol. V, pp. 301-302), Phoebe SMITH (d/o Toby and Phoebe FAUNTLEROY Smith?) married William SLAUGHTER, brother of Francis SLAUGHTER who married Elizabeth UNDERWOOD Taylor Slaughter Catlett Butler.

From: http://www.combs-families.org/combs/assoc/u-fauntly.htm

• Residence: Virginia
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