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| Birth: | Bet. 1732 - 1736 in Louisa Co., Virginia |
| Death: | 1783 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Francis Hugh SMITHSON b. Bet. 1705 - 1710 in New Kent Co., Virginia |
| Mother: | Sarah Edwards CHILES b. About 1704 in Louisa Co., Virginia |
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| Changed: 9 Nov 2005 17:39:28 |
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| Drucilla Ann WALKER (Wife) b. in Virginia
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| Marriage: | ABT 1763 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia |
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 Francis Marion SMITHSON b. 1765 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia
- Drucilla Ann SMITHSON b. 1767 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia
- Clement SMITHSON , Sr. b. 11 Nov 1768 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia
- Charles N. SMITHSON b. 1770 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia
- Nathaniel B. SMITHSON b. 16 May 1773 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia
- John B. SMITHSON b. 1777 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia
- Sylvanus B. SMITHSON b. 1780 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia
- Sarah Wade SMITHSON b. 1775 in Lunenburg, Virginia
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Individual:
Private in Captain James Johnson's Company of the 6th Virginia Regiment of Continental Force
s commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James Hendricks. The "Old Free State" book has a photo of the Revolutionary Muster Roll of Captain James Johnson's Company for the period from Febuary 2, 1776 to May 31, 1777 that includes Jonathan Smithson, Tandy Walker, Langford Walker and William Walker.
The following was obtained from Frank Woodward Smithson II:
Born in Louisa County, Virginia, he moved with his parents to Lunenburg County in 1747; was m arried to Drucilla Anne Walker in 1763. They had 7 children and lived in the same area as their parents and his 7 brothers and his 2 sisters and their families.
JohnâÇôs Revolutionary War record shows he enlisted February 6, 1777 in the 6th Virginia Regime nt of Continental Forces, commanded by Lt. Colonel James Hendricks, where he served under Captain James Johnson. Family legend says that the entire clan were in the business of raising horses on the several family farms. Three of the brothers left for war on their horses but there was no cavalry attached to the armies at that time.
John became what was later called a âÇúcourierâÇù with the army of General Nathaniel Greene. A t that time, he was referred to as an express rider, delivering messages. He owned no complete uniform so he rode in civilian clothes. He reported to Valley Forge in December 1777, but did not winter there.
John was badly wounded at Monmouth Court House, New Jersey on the afternoon of June 29th, 177 8. Family legend has him making his way to the sea coast, some 200 miles east and being taken in by a fisherman and his wife who had a son in the Continental lines. It is thought that he recovered enough to make his way back home with a medical discharge.
In the battles around Monmouth, General George Washington was commanding with General Nathani el Greene and General the Marquis La Fayette holding subordinate commands.
In 1780 attention of the war shifted to South Carolina. General Greene was transferred ther e and the British captured Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia. Apparently that same year John Smithson reenlisted with a unit of Virginia Militia. One of JohnâÇôs brothers was now riding with General Count PulaskiâÇôs legions who had moved south to Charleston, South Carolina. They moved further south to Savannah, Georgia where General Pulaski was mortally wounded. Years later this brother would come over the mountains to Tennessee with his children and JohnâÇôs children and settle in what became Giles County, Tennessee where they named the new county seat Pulaski after the General.
Another brother was serving under General La Fayette to the end of the war and was with La Fa yette at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. John was not so fortunate. Apparently he went with the Virginia Militia to join General Gates at Camden, South Carolina. He was again wounded there and either died there or, as the grandchildren believed, he once again made it home to die. The battle of Camden was a series of engagements, with the possibility that John was actually wounded as the Americans retreated from there. Both General Cornwallis and General Banastre Tarleton were in command of British troops who harrassed the Americans into North Carolina and even into Virginia in 1780.
John must have put some of his time to good use because Sylvanus, his youngest child, was bor n in 1780. John and his wife Drucilla Anne Walker had seven children one of whom was Nathaniel B. who rode dim horse trails with his wife Mary Cheatham and brought two young children with them when they came to Williamson County, Tennessee in 1803 to share in a 1600 acre land grant given them for their fatherâÇôs services to âÇúthe Continental Forces, from 1777 to 1780âÇù.
Nathaniel B. and Mary, his wife, were the first two buried in a Smithson Family cemetery at P eytonsville, Williamson County, Tennessee. This is 33 miles south of Nashville off I-65.
Tandy S. and wife Ann were married at and lived at Peytonsville, TN. They were also buried a t Peytonsville.
Nathaniel N. and wife Margaret Knott are also buried in the family cemetery.
Elijah Knott Smithson and wife Margaret Isobelle Nunn are buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery. His s econd wife was Nell Gass of Jefferson City, Tennessee.
Frank Woodward, Jr. first married Ernestine Vaughn of Montgomery, Alabama and second wife Bet ty DeCoursey (nee Russell) is from Greenville, South Carolina.
Frank Woodward, III married Susan Compton of Summit, New Jersey.
Boyd Grant and his wife Carolyn live in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Gretchen Groom Smithson lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Lunenburg County, Virginia Publick Claims, 178--1784:
At a court held for Lunenburg County the 15th day of March 1782 agreeable to an act for adjus ting claims for property impressed or taken for public use by the Continental Army.
John SMITHSON300 head beef
Francis SMITHSON225 head beef
William SMITHSONfor waggoning 146 days
Francis SMITHSON, Jr.for 9 days waggoning
Francis SMITHSON, Jr.for serving as a wagon master
Bartley SMITHSONfor a gun
Francis SMITHSON, Jr.for a wagon & gear taken by the Continental & not returned; waggoning f or the Same 37 days; waggoning for the militia 20 days
âǦ. And at a court held for the same County on 11th day of April the next followingâǦ
Mrs. John SMITHSONfor 6 head horses
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