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General Daniel Smith

Male 1748 - 1818  (69 years)

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  • Name Daniel Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Title General 
    Birth 29 Oct 1748  Stafford County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Education Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    College of William and Mary 
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    DAR/SAR Daughters of the American Revolution: #: A104948, Sons of the American Revolution: #P-291668  [6] 
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    _MILT 1774  [5, 7] 
    Brigadier General in the Tennessee Militia: Colonel in the Virginia Militia, taking part in the later battles of the Revolutionary War, including Guilford Courthouse and Kings Mountain 
    Occupation 1781  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Surveyor - he surveyed what became the site of the town of Nashville, Tennessee and named the state after Cherokee "Tanasi" 
    Residence 1796  Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Rock Castle Plantation 
    Plantation-Rock Castle    		 Plantation-Rock Castle
    _ELEC 1798  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    United States Senator - Also, Member of North Carolina convention which voted to ratify the United States Constitution - Member of the convention that wrote Tennessee State Constitution 
    Death 16 Jun 1818  Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    • (Rock Castle Plantation)
    Burial Rock Castle Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Sarah Michie and Daniel Smith, buried together
    Cemetery-Rock Castle (Hendersonville TN)    		 Cemetery-Rock Castle (Hendersonville TN)
    Grave-SMITH Sarah and Daniel    		 Grave-SMITH Sarah and Daniel
    Person ID I25678  A Tree Called Smith
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family Sarah Michie,   b. 30 Jan 1755, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1831, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jun 1773  Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Ann Michie 'Polly' Smith,   b. 26 Apr 1781, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1857, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F10509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Oct 1748 - Stafford County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - College of William and Mary - - Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Jun 1773 - Washington County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Surveyor - he surveyed what became the site of the town of Nashville, Tennessee and named the state after Cherokee "Tanasi" - 1781 - Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Rock Castle Plantation - 1796 - Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_ELEC - United States Senator - Also, Member of North Carolina convention which voted to ratify the United States Constitution - Member of the convention that wrote Tennessee State Constitution - 1798 - Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Jun 1818 - Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Rock Castle Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S425] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Volume: 228.
      U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970      		 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970


    2. [S34] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Daniel Smith BIRTH 29 Oct 1748 Stafford County, Virginia, USA DEATH 16 Jun 1818 (aged 69) Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA BURIAL Rock Castle Cemetery Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA MEMORIAL ID 6624093.
      Revolutionary War Patriot, Brigadier General, US Senator. Born in Stafford County, Virginia, he was educated at the College of William and Mary and became a surveyor. In 1773, he became the deputy surveyor of Augusta County, Virgina and was elected sheriff of Augusta County in 1780. During the Revolutionary War, he was commissioned a Colonel in the militia, took part in the later battles and was appointed Assistant Deputy Surveyor for the Southern Department of the Continental Army in 1781. At the war's end, he moved to Sumner County, Tennessee, to claim a land grant for his military service and served as the county surveyor. He was prominent in local affairs, was appointed a Brigadier General in the Continental Army militia and President George Washington named him the first Secretary of the Southern Territory 1790. Smith was a member of the convention that wrote the Tennessee Constitution which came into effect with its statehood on June 1, 1796 and he prepared the first official map of Tennessee. In 1798, he was appointed as a Democratic United States Senator and served until 1809, when he resigned, returned to his Sumner County Virginia, estate and pursued agricultural and business interests until his death.
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6624093/daniel-smith

    3. [S110] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 8810.921; Source type: Family group sheet, listed as a child; Number of Pages: 1.

    4. [S479] Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930      		 U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930


    5. [S2690] Wikipedia: Daniel Smith (Surveyor), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Smith_(surveyor).
      Daniel Smith (October 29, 1748 – June 16, 1818) was a surveyor, an American Revolutionary War patriot, and twice a United States Senator from Tennessee.
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Smith_(surveyor)

    6. [S2691] DAR: Daniel Smith, SMITH, DANIEL Ancestor #: 104948 -- http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A104948.
      SMITH, DANIEL Ancestor #: A104948
      Service: VIRGINIA - NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE, COLONEL
      Birth: 10-17-1748 STAFFORD CO VIRGINIA
      Death: 6-16-1818 HENDERSONVILLE--BUR SUMNER CO TENNESSEE
      Service Source: SUMMERS, HIST OF SW VA, 1746-1786, WASHINGTON CO, 1777-1870, PP 237, 255, 302, 369, 853, 622, 662, 668, 300, 698; DAVIDSON CO, TN, CT MINUTES, 1783-1792, P 1; THE GEORGE WASHINGTON PAPERS AT THE LOC, 1741-1783 , SEPT 20, 1781, P 21
      Service Description: 1) ALSO CAPT, MAJ, LCOL, 2ND BATT, WASHINGTON CO MILITIA
      2) MEM, CT OF PLEAS & QUART SESSIONS; ASST DEP PURVEYOR, TRUSTEE; COMMISSIONER
      http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A104948
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    7. [S3654] Wikipedia: Battle of Kings Mountain, (Name: Wikipedia;).
      The Battle of Kings Mountain was a military engagement between Patriot and Loyalist militias in South Carolina during the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in a decisive victory for the Patriots. The battle took place on October 7, 1780, 9 miles south of the present-day town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina. In what is now rural Cherokee County, South Carolina, the Patriot militia defeated the Loyalist militia commanded by British Major Patrick Ferguson of the 71st Foot. The battle has been described as "the war's largest all-American fight".
      . . . The battle was a pivotal event in the Southern campaign. The surprising victory of the American Patriot militia over the Loyalists came after a string of Patriot defeats at the hands of Lord Cornwallis, and greatly raised the Patriots' morale. With Ferguson dead and his Loyalist militia destroyed, Cornwallis was forced to abandon his plan to invade North Carolina and retreated into South Carolina.
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kings_Mountain


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