Smith Official DNA & One Name Study

Jacob B Smith b c 1773VA m Mary Shockey b 1782 Maryland. This family was in Montgomery Co VA, Pike County, KY, Cabell County VA (WV),Lawrence Co, OH and Wayne County KY. The Grouping has a number of participants and is well-established 

James C Smith b c 1819 NC married Susan Johnson. This family was in Henderson TN, along with candidate brother to James, Leonard Smith, also Poinsett AR, and Jonesboro/Craighead/AR . Haplogroup is E1b1 

Early origins with Nicholas Smith and son Capt. Nicholas Smith of  (Middlesex, Gloucester, and Essex Co) from about 1665-1757 with descendancy traced through son Col Francis Smith (!725-1762) and his son Francis Smith (1749-1814).  based on William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 25 No. 23, Jan 1917.  

Any of the following descendants of Col. Francis Smith would also be beneficial for further testing:  Sons Meriweather Smith (1730-1794), William Smith 1745-1785) and testing with descendants of the brothers of Thomas Adams Smith (1781-1844) - Reuben Smith (1755-1836), William Wilkinson Smith (1774 -     ) and/or Ebenezer Smith (1780-1837).

Jacob Smith of Canada- Two Smiths from Canada whose descendants came to US. Jacob Smith b 1842 CAN and John Smith b 1840 m Mary Knabb. Both Jacob and John were in 1880 Cedar/Saunders/NE. Descendants in Bond Illinois, Wyoming NY, McLennan, TX.

Robert Smith b 1778 County Derry, Ireland d 1881 Scrubgrass Twp, Venango PA m Martha ?. Descendants in Lane/Oregon, Benton/OR. John Smith d York PA > Henry KY

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I believe we started with a John SMITH in Scotland son Robert SMITH in Londonderry, N.Ireland to America, might have been straight to western Pennsylvania (Butler Co. & Venango Co. 

Richard Smith 1480 ENG, John Smith b 1827 KY, Anthony Thomas Smith b 1723 NJ.2 of the kits are thru Abraham Smith b 1647 Long Island NY m Margery, the 3rd John Smith also likely is, no paper trail as of yet. Descendants in Cape May NJ,Monongalia WV, Monmouth NJ, Burlington NJ Greene PA, Preston WV, Rush KS 

John W Smith b 1815 OH or KY d 1889 Jennings IN m Lucinda Green. The other matching kit is an adoptee. Descendants in Marshall IN, Jennings IN, Placer CA

John A Smith b 1793 VA, William Smith b 1786 Greenbrier, VA 

John Smith b c 1801 KY > IN

Some possibilities for commonality. Origins in Germany, through Lancaster Co PA. In North Carolina - Rowan Co NC, Stokes Co NC.

Jonathan Smith 1784 PA m Amy (Shepler?). Descendants in Columbiana, OH 

Johannes Schmidt 1718 Hunterdon NJ m Christeen Hasskel. Some descendants in Ontario CAN 

Carolus Schmidt 1718 France > PA m Otilla (Utilla) Brua(h). Descendants in Perry, PA, Dauphin PA, Stark OH, Bureau IL 

Andrew Smith b 1756 Londonderry NH and John Smith b 1775. Descendants in Canada, Butte MT, Lincoln KS, Kane IL Fort Duchesne UT-no paper trail connection to tie them together 

John Smith b c 1730 m Patience – Descendants in Johnston NC 

John Smith b c 1800 England, Eli Smith b c 1828 CAN 

This is one of 2 main groups that claims descent from Nicholas Smith m Elizabeth Flood of Surry Co VA. Nicholas named, among others, two sons, William and Lawrence. One YDNA tester has a very strong paper trail line from Lawrence born 1797 VA that includes a son named Flood Smith. Locations include Brunswick Co, VA.Another matching tester is a descendant of Edward Smith m Dorothy Hardeman Owen. This line found in Oglethorpe Co GA. The third member in this line has a Lawrence that may be from Cumberland Co VA.

The conflict here is that the group that has tested for Nicholas Smith/E Flood has a YDNA haplogroup of R-M269 and the one for Edward, George, Lawrence, etc are I-M223. The people in the group below are I-M223, so there is definitely NO match with the people who have done YDNA testing and have R-M269. 

We would like to have additional Smith YDNA testers to prove this line, including any and all male Smith descendants from lines that were in 1820, 1830, 1840 Upson Co GA and Ogletree Co GA, as well as Wake Co NC.

Lines and Locations: Nicholas Smith is said to have had the following chldren, per will.

• Nicholas Smith b 1682 d 1730 Westmoreland Co VA - no specific YDNA tester for this line.Note that he has a son Peter of Westmoreland Co VA. There is another distinct DNA group that lays claim to Peter Smith of Westmoreland, Haplogroup J-M172  
• John Smith b 1685 m Mary Price: Children: Arthur Smith, John Smith-no specific YDNA tester for this line
• William Smith b 1695 d 1750 m Ann Isham- Children mentioned in will
  • Josiah Smith b 1728 Sussex Co VA YDNA tester for this line- R-M269 haplogroup. 
  • Cuthbert Smith b 1720 Surry Co VA. Descendants in Jones Co GA, Oglethorpe Co GA, Talbot Co GA -Possible I-223 haplogroup 
  • William Smith b 1730 Surry Co VA-No YDNA tester for this line. 
  • Isham Smith d 1795 Sussex Co VA No YDNA tester for this line.
  • Sarah Smith
  • Lucy Smith
  • Susannah Smith b 1737
• Lawrence Smith b 1687 Surry Co VA d 1746 Isle of Wight VA. -Son Flood Smith to Northampton Co and Wake Co NC. (There is a YDNA tester in this group for Lawrence Smith m Caroline Gardner.  If R-M269, not the same;  this second Lawrence Smith d in Lamar Co GA) 
• Mary

In this I-M22

• George Smith b 1821 Fentress TN (there is not a George listed in Nicholas Smith will) 

In order to help resolve this, looking for YDNA testers that are  from Cuthbert, Frederick and Lawrence. Meantime, the Edward and Lawrence in GA's ancestry is Virginia but needs the county to be proven

James M Smith b 1810 GA (or SC) Descendants in Lee MS, Itawamba MS

James M Smith that our DNA traces back to the surname RAINEY/RANEY. My YDNA matched folks with the last name RAINEY/RANEY. as did a 3rd cousin on a different branch from James M. Smith our progenitor. We determined that there was surname change event that occurred with James M Smith or prior to him, which no one has any info on him prior to 1840. and believe all the records were destroyed in Georgia because of the Civil War. Rainey researchers have not been helpful as they cannot find any possible links between our James M Smith and any of their Raineys/ Raneys in the geogrpahical area during his timeline.

Andrew Smith b 1648 Bristol MA m Mary Bundy. Descendants in Taunton MA Also Joseph Smith b bef 1740 Putney, VT, Eliab Smith b c 1750 of Kennebec Maine

John Smith b c 1619 Hertfordshire ENG d 1684 New Haven CT; Zera Smith Brookfield, Fairfield CT, Chauncey Smith b 1797 Cornwall, Litchfield CT, George Smith b 1618 West Haven CT.

Nehemiah Smith b 1640 CT m Sarah Bourne

Also Jedediah Smith b New london CT. Descendants in Sherman, NY, an Deerfield MI

Locations: New york, Clinton County, PA; Harford County, MD; Colchester, New London CT; Pittstown, Luzerne, PA; Ontario, NY; Lyme, New London, CT; Chautauqua Co, NY; Crawford Co PA; Lenawee, MI.

Yost Smith b before 1760 GER went to Washington MD. Descendants in Carroll OH. Also Elias Smith b c 1813 MD; descendants in Carroll IL 

John Smith b c 1715 Middlesex VA d 1756 m Ann . Descendants in Fayette IL. Also James Smith b 1803 VA m Clarisa Coldwater, descendants in Jefferson IN 

John Smith b c 1756 CT m Lucy Rowe

James Atwell Smith b 1841 AL, Isaac Smith b 1801 VA -

Abraham Smith 1728 Amherst Co VA. Descendants in Johnston OK, Erath TX, Lawrence AL, Laurens SC, Shelby AL, Rising Star TX, Artesia MS, Prairie Point MS. James C Smith b 1801 Ontario CAN Well established group

James Smith b 1766 ENG m E Hutchens. Descendants in Wilkes Co NC, Surry Co NC, Howell MO 

Basil Smith b 1799 Mecklenburg NC m Catherine Byram, John A Smith b 1815 NC, Nathan Smith b c 1725/1730 NC and Stephen Smith b c 1798 SC/GA. Descendants in Coweta GA, Clay AL , Carroll GA, Rankin MS, McNairy TN, Cherokee TX. 

Charles Smith 1680 > VA Elijah Smith b 1818 Surry NC, James Turner Smith b 1810 NC. In 1830 Surry Co NC, there is a Catlett Smith, James Smith, Charles Smith, as well as an Elijah Auberry. 

Jonathan Smith 1801 Montgomery Co NC and Malcolm Smith 1800 SC. Do not have a nexus match at this point. Descendants in Giles TN -

Subgroup 1- Thomas Smith (Lt) b c 1688 Ulster, Ireland d 1768 NH m Mary Karr. Descendants in New Boston NH,, Rockingham NH, OH, Quebec CAN.

Subgroup 2- signature 464 markers(12-15-15-16) -Robert Smith b 1767 PA, and descendants of John Smith d 1795 Knox Co TN, Alexander W Smith b 1814 TN, John Smith b 1764 England, David Henry Smith b 1880 PA Albert Smith b 1892 PA