Eli D Smith

1761 - 1836  (75 years)  Submit Photo / Document   Submit Gedcom

• Name	Eli D Smith
  Nickname	Eli (Ali or Aly)
  Born	1761	Russell Co,VA,USA
  Gender	Male
  DAR Ancestor #	Eli Smith b c 1760 VA d Apr 19 1836 Campbell TN Pension R9751V VA Private Spy DAR A105175 Daughters of the American Revolution - Revolutionary War Patriot
  Pension Application	Pension application of Eli Smith
  Died	19 Apr 1836	Campbell Co,TN,USA
  Buried	Smith Cemetery, Fincastle, Campbell, TN, USA
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  Person ID	I39592
  American Revolutionary War	DAR Ancestor #: A105175 Smith American Revolutionary War Patriot Report |Pension: R9751V
  Branches/DNA	Smith DNA GRP-I-P37-1 Smith Branch: William W Smith b Unk VA m Margaret ? > Scott Co TN((YDNA)), Smith Branch: Hans Jurgen Smith b Sweden>DE(Tree Only-No DNA), Smith Branch: Peter Smidt b 1667 SWE m Magdalena Hindrichdotter Huwalt((YDNA)), Smith Branch: Elias (Ale) Smith b c 1812 TN m Sarah Jane Taylor((YDNA)), Smith Branch: Aly Smith b 1812 TN m Sarah Jane Taylor((YDNA)), Smith Branch: Peter Smidt b 1667 SWE m Magdalena Hindrickdotter Huwalt(FF/Aut)     Showing line by DNA type-if DNA tester representation, will be on above line JOIN the Smith Official DNA Project w a DNA Kit Is This Your Line? Have confirmed DNA match? Have additions/corrections? Come Collaborate With Us!-Submit Your Tree/Match or Suggest a Change/Reference/Source
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Ericus Smith, Sr,   b. 31 Mar 1734, New Castle Co,DE,USA ,   d. Bef 1797, Russell Co, VA  (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Brigitta Anderson
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	22 Nov 1783	Wilmington, New Castle Co, Delaware
  Family ID	F14286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane/Jean Denny,   b. 7 Jul 1765, Augusta, Virginia ,   d. 4 Mar 1852, Campbell County, Tennessee  (Age 86 years)
  Married	8 Apr 1783	Washington County, Virginia
  Census (Family)	1830	Campbell Co, TN
  1 m 60-69 1 f 15-19 1 f 60-69
  Children	1. Nancy Smith,   b. Nov 1799, VA:Russell Co. ,   d. 10 Aug 1881, MISSISSIPPI  (Age ~ 81 years)   2. Jane Smith,   b. 15 Dec 1802, Russell, Co., Virginia ,   d. 1836, TN:Campbell Co.  (Age 33 years)  [Birth] + 3. Ericus Smith,   b. 11 Oct 1783, Washington Co,VA,USA ,   d. Campbell Co,TN,USA + 4. Patrick Smith,   b. 4 Oct 1786, Russell Co., Virginia ,   d. 1814, Campbell Co., Tennessee  (Age 27 years)  [Birth]   5. Eli Smith, III,   b. 27 Jan 1791, Russell Co., Virginia ,   d. 21 Aug 1872  (Age 81 years)  [Birth]   6. James Smith,   b. 9 Feb 1793, Russell Co., Virginia ,   d. 1850  (Age 56 years)  [Birth]   7. Elizabeth H. Smith,   b. 23 Sept. 1796, Russell Co., Virginia ,   d. 1850  (Age 53 years)   8. Mary Smith,   b. 1802, Russell Co., Virginia ,   d. 1860, Galena, Stone Co., MIssouri  (Age 58 years)  [Birth]   9. Alexander Denny Smith,   b. 1809,   d. 1839  (Age 30 years)  [Birth] + 10. William W Smith,   b. 24 Oct 1788, VA,USA ,   d. 1862, ,Scott,TN,USA  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2014 01:05:04
  Family ID	F14193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1761 - Russell Co,VA,USA Married - 8 Apr 1783 - Washington County, Virginia Died - 19 Apr 1836 - Campbell Co,TN,USA Buried - - Smith Cemetery, Fincastle, Campbell, TN, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Ali Smith tombstone
  		Bible page of the Eli (Ali) Smith family Presented to verify a DAR line
  		Smith Cemetery 6 miles NE of LaFollette Tennessee

  
  

• Notes

  From my sources there are seven children (see attached family group sheet.) A son of Ericus is listed as Alexander D. Smith (ID#139592). When you click on his name the next screen says Eli Smith. I believe that this is the correct name for this individual - not Alexander. Definite proof would be a birth record but I don't know of anyone who has found one. The family had left their land and church in New Castle and were in Virginia when he was born. He is listed in all court records and land transactions (Russell Co., Va and Campbell Co. Tenn) as Eli or Ali. In his service records in the Revolutionary War he is listed as Eli. In the family Bible that was used to verify his ancestor to join the DAR ( DAR#511452) his name is listed as Eli. He is also listed as Eli on his widow, Jane's, request for his pension (DAR#9751). That name is also the name on his tombstone in LaFollette Tennessee. The name Ali (or Eli) - not Alexander - was given to children born into his family. The youngest son of Eli (Ali) and Jane Denny Smith is named Alexander D (Denny) Smith born in 1809.-Pat Dickinson Is the name Ali or Eli? The name "Ale" is an old Swedish name. It comes from Swedish mythology. It celebrates an early King Ale of Sweden(actually now part of Norway) whose exploits on the battlefield werelegendary (very similar to England's King Arthur or Beowulf). [See origin of the name in A HISTORY OF THE VIKINGS; Gwyn Jones (Oxford University Press; New York), 1968, pp.38.] George Hanson, Swedish genealogy expert, says that the Swedish pronunciation of "Ericus" & "Eli" is with a rolling, long /a/ sound. That could explain why their names appear with both spellings, as do court records written by various court clerks. Pronunciation: "Air-eek'-us" (note the accent is on the middle syllable).