I have a book at home called “Early KY Marriages-1780-1850” which lists all the marriages that took place there in that time frame.

I have found a connection between the Lincoln County Smiths and the Clay County Smiths.

William Smith married Elizabeth Singleton 20 Aug 1789, in Lincoln County.
Richard Singleton married Franky Smith, 7 Oct 1808, in Lincoln County
Phillip Singleton married Nancy Smith, 2 Apr 1810, in Lincoln County.
William Smith married Nicy Singleton, 14 Jun 1814, in Clay County
Ann Singleton married Isaac Hide, 9 Oct 1812, in Clay County.

Richard Singleton is listed on image 20, of the 1820, Clay County census.
He is on the same image as Thomas Smith, SR, and John Smith. There were several Thomas and John Smith marriages in Lincoln County.

Thomas & Elizabeth Peter 28 Aug 1793
Thomas & Nancy Holton 23 Jan 1797
John & Mary English 9 May 1785
John & Eleanor D. Green 25 Jul 1785
John & Jane McCarthy, 9 Apr 1790
John & Catherine Rutherford, 7 Aug 1794
John & China Hart 17 Oct 1797
John & Nancy Godsmith 14 Aug 1806

Richard Singleton
Males 2(26-45), 1(18-26), 1(16-18), 1(0-10)
Females 1(26-45), 1(10-16), 4(0-10)

By 1830, looks like Richard had returned to Lincoln County.

Phillip Singleton is on image 22, Clay County, and he is on the same image as William Smith. This is likely to be William Smith and Nicy Singleton.

Phillip Singleton
Males 1 (26-45), 3(0-10)
Females 1(45+) , 1(26-45), 3(0-10)

William Smith
Males 1(18-26)
Females 1(16-26)

By 1830, Phillip had removed to Rockcastle County, p096. Smith families in Rockcastle, in 1830, were Alfred, E., Elijah, Greenberry, and William, p100. I don’t know if this is the same William who married Nicy Singleton.

On image 21, of Clay County, is George Smith , single, age 45+. There were two George Smith marriages in early Lincoln Co. One George married Polly Gordon, 27 Jan 1785. Another
George married Nancy Wash 31 Mar 1789. I don’t know if either is the George in Clay County.

I have been unable to locate Isaac Hide.

Will post if I find more connections.

My Smith line is Jabel and Rhoda Swafford.

Brenda Cota