General Daniel Smith

General Daniel Smith

Male 1748 - 1818  (69 years)

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  1. 1.  General Daniel SmithGeneral Daniel Smith was born on 29 Oct 1748 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Jun 1818 in Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Rock Castle Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA; College of William and Mary
    • DAR/SAR: Daughters of the American Revolution: #: A104948, Sons of the American Revolution: #P-291668
    • _MILT: 1774; 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; 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; Rock Castle Plantation
    • _ELEC: 1798, Tennessee, USA; 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

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Sarah Michie and Daniel Smith, buried together

    Died:
    (Rock Castle Plantation)

    Daniel married Sarah Michie on 10 Jun 1773 in Washington County, Virginia, USA. Sarah was born on 30 Jan 1755 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA; died on 2 Apr 1831 in Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Rock Castle Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Ann Michie 'Polly' Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Apr 1781 in Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Dec 1857 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Rock Castle Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Ann Michie 'Polly' SmithMary Ann Michie 'Polly' Smith Descendancy chart to this point (1.Daniel1) was born on 26 Apr 1781 in Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Dec 1857 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Rock Castle Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1840, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
    • Census: 1850, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA; With Lucy Ann Baber

    Notes:

    Birth:
    (Rock Castle Plantation)

    Buried:
    Daughter of General Daniel Smith.First married to Samuel Donelson,then to James Sanders.

    Mary married Samuel Donelson on 20 Jun 1796 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA. Samuel (son of Colonel John Donelson and Rachel Stockley) was born in 1760 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA; died in 1803 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Hermitage Churchyard Cemetery, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Brigadier General Daniel Smith Donelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jun 1801 in Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; died on 17 Apr 1863 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in Hendersonville Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.
    2. 4. John Samuel Donelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1797 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1817 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.
    3. 5. Andrew Jackson Donelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Aug 1799 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Jun 1871 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

    Mary married James 'Jimmy Dry' Sanders on 26 Feb 1806 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA. James was born on 31 Oct 1764 in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died on 24 Aug 1836 in Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Rock Castle Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Sarah 'Sally' Sanders  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Mar 1807 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; died on 20 Oct 1870 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Brigadier General Daniel Smith DonelsonBrigadier General Daniel Smith Donelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Daniel1) was born on 23 Jun 1801 in Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; died on 17 Apr 1863 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in Hendersonville Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Adopted: 1806, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; After his father died, and his mother remarried, he and his brothers were sent to the Hermitage to be adopted by Rachel and President Andrew Jackson
    • _ELEC: 1841; Tennessee House of Representatives
    • _MILT: Abt 1861; US Army (Second Lieutenant ), Tennessee Militia (Brigadier General), and Confederate Army - War between the States (Major General)

    Family/Spouse: Margaret donelson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 4.  John Samuel DonelsonJohn Samuel Donelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Daniel1) was born in 1797 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1817 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Adopted: 1806, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; After his father died, and his mother remarried, he and his brothers were sent to the Hermitage to be adopted by Rachel and President Andrew Jackson


  3. 5.  Andrew Jackson DonelsonAndrew Jackson Donelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Daniel1) was born on 25 Aug 1799 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Jun 1871 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Adopted: 1806, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; After his father died, and his mother remarried, he and his brothers were sent to the Hermitage to be adopted by Rachel and President Andrew Jackson
    • _ELEC: 1846; United States Envoy to Prussia
    • Census: 1850, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
    • Census: 1860, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA; Residence Post Office: Memphis

    Family/Spouse: Emily Donelson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 6.  Sarah 'Sally' SandersSarah 'Sally' Sanders Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Daniel1) was born on 11 Mar 1807 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; died on 20 Oct 1870 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Kinfolk of Note: Niece of Rachel Donelson Jackson
    • Census: 1860, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA; Age: 52; Married to R L Caruthers
    • Probate: 6 Sep 1870, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Sarah Sanders and Robert L Caruthers, buried together

    Sarah married Judge Robert Looney Caruthers on 16 Jan 1827 in Wilson County, Tennessee, USA. Robert (son of Samuel Caruthers and Elizabeth Jane Looney) was born on 31 Jul 1800 in Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA; died on 2 Oct 1882 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]