Joseph N. Smith is s/o Elisha Thomas Smith (1833 GA – 1919) and Julianna Frances Alexander (1844 – ). He married Amanda L. Van Norman 22 Feb 1891 in Amite County, MS.
Elisha Thomas Smith Sr:
Enumerated Tishomingo Co., MS 1860 Census - E. T. Smith
Enumerated Township 5 Range 7, Prentiss Co. MS 1870 Census
Enumerated Prentiss Co., MS 1880 Census
E. T. SMITH Self M Male W 46 GA Farmer GA GA
J. F. SMITH Wife M Female W 35 MS Keeps House TN NC
J. N. SMITH Son S Male W 19 MS Works On Farm GA MS
J. R. SMITH Son S Male W 12 MS At Home GA MS
E. T. SMITH Son S Male W 10 MS At Home GA MS
C. Bula SMITH Dau S Female W 5 MS At Home GA MS
Albert J. SMITH Son S Male W 3 MS At Home GA MS
C. P. SMITH Son S Male W 5M MS At Home GA MS
Enumerated Beat 3, Amite Co., MS 1900 Census
An Elisha Smith, the correct age and birth place (b. 1833 in GA) can be found enumerated in Subdivision 65, Newton Co., GA 1850 Census in house hold of William Smith Sr (b. abt 1804 GA – ) and Ladosa(sp?) (b. abt 1807 GA – ).
Julianna Frances Alexander:
Julianna Frances Alexander is d/o Joseph V. Alexander (abt 1808 TN – 1845 Tippah Co., MS) & Berlina D. Robertson (abt 1811 Wake Co., NC – abt 1880 Prentiss Co., MS)
Berlina D. Robertson Alexander:
Enumerated Southern Division, Tishomingo Co., MS 1850 Census
Enumerated Tishomingo Co., MS 1860 Census
Enumerated Beat 3, Amite Co., MS 1900 Census living with dau & her husband, Julianna & Elisha T. Smith
Ahnentafel Chart for Julianna Frances Alexander
First Generation
1. Julianna Frances Alexander was born on 2 Apr 1844 in Carrollville, MS. She died about 1920.
Julianna married Elisha Thomas Smith Sr son of William Smith Sr and Ladosa on 21 Sep 1859 in Alcorn Co., MS. Elisha was born on 20 Oct 1833 in GA. He died on 28 Oct 1919.
Second Generation
2. Joseph V. Alexander was born about 1808 in TN. He died on 17 Jan 1845 in Tippah Co., MS. He married Berlina D. Robertson on 11 Jul 1833 in Lawrence Co., AL.
3. Berlina D. Robertson was born about 1811 in Wake Co., NC. She died in 1870/1880 in Prentiss Co., MS.
Enumerated Southern Division, Tishomingo Co., MS 1850 Census
Enumerated Tishomingo Co., MS 1860 Census
Enumerated Beat 3, Amite Co., MS 1900 Census living with dau & her husband, Julianna & Elisha T. Smith
Third Generation
4. William Alexander was born about 1780 in Washington Co., VA. He died before 1820. He married Ann Bingham on 5 Sep 1800 in Blount Co., TN.
5. Ann Bingham was born about 1782 in TN. She died in 1850/1860.
6. James Robertson was born about 1750 in Wake Co., NC. He died before 1830 in Lawrence Co., AL. He married Temperance in 1788 in VA.
7. Temperance was born about 1770 in VA. She died in Jan 1845 in Tishomingo Co., TM.
Fourth Generation
8. James Alexander was born on 26 Sep 1740. He died after 1799. He married Mary "Patsy" Long.
9. Mary "Patsy" Long .
10. William Bingham .William married Sarah Vance.
11. Sarah Vance .
12. John Robertson Sr was born about 1729 in VA. He died before May 1803 in Warren Co., NC. He married Amy Temple about 1749 in VA.
13. Amy Temple was born on 3 Jun 1732 in Bristol Parish, Prince George Co., VA. She died after 1803 in Wake Co., NC.
Fifth Generation
16. John Alexander was born about 1714.
24. Christopher Robertson was born about 1710 in Scotland. He died before 1791 in Warren Co., NC. He married Mrs. Isham Robertson.
25. Mrs. Isham Robertson .
26. William Temple III was born about 1690 in Prince George Co., VA. He died after 1763. He married Elizabeth Chambliss about 1724 in Prince George Co. VA.
27. Elizabeth Chambliss was born about 1704 in Prince George Co., VA.
Sixth Generation
32. James Alexander was born on 1 Jan 1685 in Annanessex, Somerset Co., MD. He died in 1717/1718 in Cecil Co., MD. He married Mary Steele about 1711.
33. Mary Steele was born about 1690.
48. Nathaniel Robertson Sr was born about 1680 in Kindeace, County Ross, Scotland. He died in 1711 in Surry Co., VA. He married Mary Drewry about 1705 in York Co., VA.
49. Mary Drewry was born on 14 Oct 1688 in Charles Parish, York Co., VA. She died in 1718 in Surry Co., VA.
52. William Temple Jr was born on 6 Jun 1662 in Hutton Bushell, Yorkshire, England. He died after 7 Sep 1724 in Charles City, Charles City Co., VA. He married Rebecca Tatum about 1685 in Charles City Co., VA.
THE EARLIEST RECORD OF WILLIAM TEMPLE IS FOUND IN CHARLES CITY CO. VA. ,FEB 3 1687 . WM.
TEMPLE , PLANTIFF,HAVING COMMENCED SUIT VS. DANIEL HIGDON,DEFENDANT. WILLIAM MARRIED
REBECCA ABOUT 1685. REBECCA WAS THE DAUGHTER OF SAMUEL AND MARY TATUM AND THE
GRAND-DAUGHTER OF NATHANIEL,THE IMMIGRANT. PRINCE GEORGE CO. VA. TAX RECORDS(QUIT
RENT ROLLS) SHOW WILLIAM TEMPLE PAYING TAXES ON 100 ACRES IN 1704. Nov 11,1717. William
Temple of Prince George Co. to Samuel Temple,326 acres on the north side of Warwick Swamp in Prince
Geo.Co. next to Adam Sims======
Prince George Co. Wills and Deeds from 1713 to 1728 show William and Rebecca Temple of Bristol Parish,
Prince George C. willing to thier son, Thomas Temple, 126 acres on the south side of Warwick Swamp,
being part of a great tract patented by William Temple.Wittnessed by Samuel,Elizabeth , Willam and
Rebecca Temple on Oct 13, 1724.
53. Rebecca Tatum was born on 6 Jun 1662 in Charles City, Charles City Co., VA. She died after 7 Sep 1724.
54. Henry Chambliss Sr was born about 1660 in Prince George Co. VA. He died about 1719 in Prince George Co., VA. He married Mary Moore about 1699 in Prince George Co. VA.
55. Mary Moore was born about 1664 in Prince George Co. VA.
Seventh Generation
64. Samuel Alexander Sr was born about 1657 in Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland. He died on 14 Jun 1733 in Cecil Co., MD. He married Mary Taylor about 1680 in New Munster, Cecil Co., MD.
1688 Maryland Probate Records 1674-1774" Prerogative Court Abstracts, 1685-1701 (Libers 9, 10, 101c,
11a, 11b) pg. 81 & 82 The list is dated 1688. Found in Liber 10, Folios 61-69.
List of Debts & Payments
for William Stevens
In the Inventories & Accounts is a list of the debts & payments for the estate of
William Stevens. Andrew & James & Samuell & Francis Allexander
Francis Allexander
"SAMUEL ALEXANDER, after settling on the Pocomoke about 1685, removed in 1723 to Cecil County.
That year he, John Brevard, and Peter Bouchelle were elders of the Broad Creek Presbyterian
Congregation.14 On 13 June 1723 Richard Thompson deeded to Samuel Alexander "one acre of land for
the use of the Presbyterian Congregation to erect [thereon] a meeting house" for which an annual rent of
one eat of Indian corn was to be paid, if lawfully demanded.15 Himself patentee of Sligo, he deeded 21
March 1723 to his son Martin the northern end thereof, adjoining Alexandria and Bullen's Range.
Witnesses were his sons Francis and Samuel Alexander, Jr. The following year he gave a part of Sligo and
of Alexandria to his son Francis. Witnesses were his son Samuel Jr., and John, son of his brother James.
Samuel Alexander died testate. Will dated 29 March 1729 which was probated 14 June 1733."
[Source: "
John McKnitt (ca. 1660-1714) and Some of His Kinfolk:
ALEXANDERS -- BREVARDS -- DALES"
By
John Goodwin Herndon
The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine
Vol 16, Oct 1948 pp 75-97 ]
MD Archives: Cecil Col, Md., Liber 20 fol. 706
Samuel Alexander, Cecil Co., MD Will
[Page 706]
In ye
Name of God Amen The 29th Day March 1727 --
I Samuel Alexander of Cecil County in Maryland being
in health of body And of Sound and perfect Memory praise be Given to God for the Same, and knowing
the Uncertainty of this life one [sic] Earth and being Defirous to Setle [sic] things in order do make this
my last Will and Teftament in maner [sic] and form following -- that is first and principally I commend my
Soul to God my Creator hopeing [sic] that I Shall receive full pardon & Remifsion of all my Sins and be
Saved by the precious Death and Merits of my blefsed Saviour & redeemer the lord Jefus Christ and my
Body to the Earth whence it was taken believeing [sic] and hopeing [sic] for a Gloryous [sic] refurection
[sic] at ye last Day. and touching Such Worldly Efstate as it hath pleased the lord to bestow upon me my
will is that it Shall be imployed [sic] and beftowed as followeth
Item. I Give and bequeath unto my
well beloved Wife Mary Alexander my house and plantation whereon I now Dwell Caled [sic] Sligo --
Dureing [sic] her Naturall [sic] Life and after her Death I bequeath the Said Plantation to my Son in law
Thomas Creig and my Daughter Mary his Wife to them & theires [sic] for ever they with what Afsistances
& my Said Wife Can give them paying my prefent Debts.
Item. I Give unto my Sd Son in law the Crop
of Wheat that is now upon the Ground toward the payment of my Debts and my Will is that my Said Son
in law Shall have the use and occupation of all the Ground Cleared and to be Cleared and one of the
Houfes that is now built upon the Sd Plantation from this Day forward Except So much as will maintain
me and my Sd Wife Dureing [sic] our Naturall [sic] lives.
Item, I bequeath unto my loveing [sic] Wife
all my perfonall [sic] Eftate and also make and Conftitute her my Sole Executrix of this my last will and
Teftament as Witnefs my hand and Seall [sic] the Day and Year above Written Sam: Alexander (seal)
Witnefses prefent --
Francis Alexander
Martin Alexander --
On the back of the aforegoing Will was
the following Probate thus Written
Cecil County fst June 14th 1733.
Then perfonally Appeared Martin
Alexander One of the Subscribing Evidences to the within Written Will and Declared on the holy
Evangelists of Almighty God that he Saw Samuel Alexander the therein named Teftator Sign & Seal the
Said Will and heard him publish and Declare the Same as his Last Will & Teftament, and that at the time
of doing
[Page 707]
Doing the Same he was of Sound and disposing Mind Memory and
Underfstanding to all Appearance & to the best of his knowledge and farther [sic] Declares that he and
Francis Alexander the other Evidence did Subfscribe the Same in the Prefence and at the request of the
Said Teftator -- Sworn before me
Wm Ramsey [_____]
4 [___] Sides
Source: Cecil County, MD Prerogative Court Wills 20, pp. 706-707
Inventory
[Page 586]
A true
Inventory of the Goods Chattles & Credits of Samuel Alexander Late of Cecil by us the Subscribers
Two
Cows and one Steer Calf 4= 8= :
One Steer 1= 10= :
One Yearling := 13= :
Three Pots := 13= :
Fourteen pounds of Pewter := 18= 7.1/2
[Page 587]
Eleven Sheep 2= := :
One Table Cloth := 4= :
A parcel of Lumber := 3= :
One Jarr := 1= 6
Two old [R]undle[ls] := := 9
A parcel of old Iron :=
9= 8
A Glafs bottle := := 3
Wearing Cloaths 1= 2= :
A pair of Stilliards := 5= :
A pair of Stirrip
Irons := 1= 6
An old Bench and Chair := 2= 10
Maul Rings wedges and hammer := 2= 6
One Chest
:= 8= :
Old Books := 16= :
More Lumber := 1= 3
One Bed bedstead and bedding 1= 10= :
Eleven pounds of Woole := 10= :
Two hogs := 7= :
More old Iron := 1= 4
A Bill from William
Boulding 2= 10= :
18= 19= 3.1/2
Richard [his RN mark] Nash (seal)
Robert Peterton (seal)
Kin {Martin Alexander
{Francis Alexander
Approv'd of by
Wm Rumsey Cred.
The Adm. Says he
is a principal Cred. himself
Cecil Counds [sic] fsP. Novemr. 9th 1733 Andw. Alexander makes Oath on
the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that this is a Just & perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods
and Chattles which were of Samuel Alexander Deced that came to his Hands at the time of making
thereof And that what hath since of [sic] shall hereafter come to his hands or Pofsefsion he will return in
an additional Inventory that he knows of no Concealment of any part or parcel thereof by any Person
whatsoever and that if he shall hereafter discover any Concealment or suspect any to be he will acquaint
the Commifsary General for the time being or his Deputy with such discovery or cause of Suspician [sic]
that it may be Enquir'd into and that he will well and truely [sic] give an Account of all and every part of
the Deceased's Estate Personal that shall hereafter come to his hands Pofsefsion or knowledge Sworn
before me
Wm Rumsey D Comy.
3.1/2 Sides
Cecil County fs
Source: State of Maryland, State Archives, Hall of Records Commission,
Certificate #2163, dated 28 May 1986: Prerogative Court Inventories 17, pp. 586-587.
[SOURCE/
DEATH: (Maryland Hall of Records, 29-30) Mary Alexander, " June 14th 1733 Mary relict of Samuel",
petitioned that her son, Andrew, serve as sole executor of her husband's estate and that she be relived
as co-executor" by reason of old age"].
65. Mary Taylor was born about 1660 in Pocomoke, Worrester Co., MD. She died after 1733.
66. John Steele .
96. William Robertson Sr was born about 1650 in Kindeace, County Ross, Scotland. He died in 1708/1709 in James City Co., VA. He married Mary MacKenzie about 1671.
Immigrated from Scotland to Virginia abt 1705 and settled in James City County, Virginia that later fell
into Surry County, Virginia
97. Mary MacKenzie was born about 1653 in Scotland. She died in 1710 in James City Co., VA.
104. William Guilielmus Temple was born about 1621 in Hutton Bushell, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 10 Jul 1621 in Hutton Bushell, Yorkshire, England. He married Elizabeth Woad on 20 Nov 1654 in Hutton Bushell, Yorkshire, England.
105. Elizabeth Woad was born in 1625 in Hutton Bushell, Yorkshire, England.
106. Samuel Tatum Sr was born in 1630 in VA. He died in 1750. He married Mary Elizabeth Moore.
107. Mary Elizabeth Moore was born about 1631 in Dronfed, Derbyshire, England. She died in 1715 in VA.
110. John Moore .
Eighth Generation
128. James Alexander was born about 1634 in Bughall, Scotland. He died on 17 Nov 1704 in Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland. He married Mary Maxwell.
129. Mary Maxwell was born about 1634 in Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland. She died in Cecil Co., MD.
130. George Taylor was born about 1620. He married Comfort Anderson.
131. Comfort Anderson was born about 1625.
192. John Robertson was born about 1620 in Scotland. He married Catherine Ross about 1646 in Scotland.
193. Catherine Ross was born about 1635 in Easterfeam, Scotland.
208. Thomas Temple was born in 1597 in Hutton Bushell, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 17 Jul 1597 in Hutton Bushell, Yorkshire, England. He died after 1633. He married Jane.
209. Jane was born in 1601 in Hutton Bushell, Yorkshire, England. She died in 1664. She was buried on 9 May 1664.
212. Nathaniel Tatum Sr was born on 18 Nov 1599 in London, England. He died on 27 Jan 1674 in Henrico Co., VA. He married Ann Godfery.
Settled in Virginia as early as 1619.
Nathaniel Tatum, baptized 18 Nov. 1599 at Holy Trinity the Less, London, son of William Tatum and his
wife Ellen Kirk who were married 3 Aug. 1589 at St. Benet Grace Church, London, was among the 75
boys and 25 wenches listed in the Bridewell Royal Hospital records, 27 Feb. 1618/9, to go to Virginia.
These were children aged 8 to 16 found "running wild in the streets " of London, "sleeping under stalls",
and begging and had been committed to Bridewell, which served as a house of correction. They were
mainly homeless waifs, although some were probably petty pilferers. One of the ships that brought them
to Virginia was the George, 150 tons , William Ewens, master, which left England in March 1618/9 and
arrived in Virginia in May 1619. By Feb . 1624/5 there were alive in Virginia but very few young men who
can be identified as "Bridewell Boys" and of these there are but two, Nathaniel Tatum and Nicholas
Granger , from whom descent can be proved.
Nathaniel Tatum was living at West and Shirley
Hundred 16 Feb. 1623/4 and at Shirley Hundred, Charles City, in the muster, 22 Jan 1624/5, he was
listed as 20 years old, having come in the George, 1619. He patented 100 acres of land in Charles City
County on Appomattox River, 25 July 1638, for the transportation of his wife Ann and his daughter Mary
Tatum. This land adjoined a 500 acre patent to him which he repatented 4 Dec. 1641. An Act of
Assembly of 6 Jan. 1639/40 named him as a tobacco viewer for the north side of Appomattox River. He
was living as late as 27 Jan.1675/6 when a deed of gift from Nathaniel Tatum the Elder to his grandson
Nathaniel Tatum was recorded in Bristol Parish court.
Nathaniel Tatum SR. on deeds with JOHN
HOWELL in Charles city Co. Va.
Early Virginia Immigrants, by George Cabell Greer, Clerk Virginia State
land Office, Genealogical Pub. Inc.
Pg. 321: Tatum, Mary, 1638 by Nathaniell Tatum (her father)
Charles City Co.
Tatum, Ann, 1638, by Nathaniell Tatum (her husband), Charles City Co. Va.
213. Ann Godfery was born about 1608. She died before 26 Apr 1684 in Henrico Co., VA.
Ninth Generation
256. Robert Alexander was born about 1600 in Stirling, Scotland. He died in Drumquin, Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland. He married Mary Hamilton about 1630 in Scotland.
257. Mary Hamilton .
416. Ralph Temple was born about 1564 in Hutton Bushell, Yorkshire, England. He died in 1626 in Westayton, Pickeringlith, England. He married Anna before 1585.
417. Anna was born in 1568 in Hutton Bushell, Yorkshire, England. She died in 1598. She was buried on 11 Aug 1598.
424. William T. Tatum was born in 1560 in Nuneaton, Worwickshire, England. He died in 1603 in London, England. He married Ellen Kirk about 1589 in London, England.
architect 1585 Nuneaton, Worwickshire, ENG
425. Ellen Kirk was born about 1568 in England.
Tenth Generation
512. John Alexander was born in Scotland. He died in Eridy, County Donegal, Ireland.
832. Lionel Temple was born about 1540 in Yorkshire, England. He died in Jan 1571 in Yorkshire, England. He was buried in Hutton Bushell, Yorkshire, England. He married Elizabeth about 1563.
833. Elizabeth was born about 1544 in Yorkshire, England.
848. William Tatum was born about 1535 in Nuneaton, Worwickshire, England.
Architect 1560 Nuneaton, Worwickshire, ENG
Enumerated Beat 3, Amite Co., MS 1910 Census