Maj. David Smith

DAR# A105080

Major David Smith, was born in 1753 in Anson County, NC. Smith served as a private in the battles of King Mountain, Cowpens, and Euthaw Springs, becoming a hero of the Revolutionary War. He first married in 1773 to Sarah Terry, and later, in 1791 married Obedience Fort. He moved with his family to Mississippi, settling in Hinds County not long after that region was yielded by the Choctaws. His son, Benjamin F. Smith, served as the first representative for Hinds County in the Mississippi Legislature. Major Smith died at Jackson, Mississippi in 1835. Aurelia Smith, his daughter, married Governor Hiram George Runnels.

Son of John Smith, b. ca. 1725, Culloden, Scotland

Husband of 1st wife, Sarah "Sallie" (Terry) Smith ~ married September 1773, Anson, North Carolina Husband of 2nd wife, Obedience Bodie "Beauty" (Fort) Smith ~ married November 3, 1791, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN Major David Smith, was born in 1753 in Anson County, NC. Smith served as a private in the battles of King Mountain, Cowpens, and Euthaw Springs, becoming a hero of the Revolutionary War. He first married in 1773 to Sarah Terry, and later, in 1791 married Obedience Fort. He moved with his family to Mississippi, settling in Hinds County not long after that region was yielded by the Choctaws. His son, Benjamin F. Smith, served as the first representative for Hinds County in the Mississippi Legislature. Major Smith died at Jackson, Mississippi in 1835. Aurelia Smith, his daughter, married Governor Hiram George Runnels.

Son of John Smith, b. ca. 1725, Culloden, Scotland

Husband of 1st wife, Sarah "Sallie" (Terry) Smith ~ married September 1773, Anson, North Carolina Husband of 2nd wife, Obedience Bodie "Beauty" (Fort) Smith ~ married November 3, 1791, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 8 2020, 16:08:40 UTC