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ARCHIBALD SMITH SR. of Hancock County


Wife, Mary. Will of Archibald Smith dated 2/22/1799, probated 3/9/1799 Hancock County, Georgia, names children:
  • Jehu Smith, listed on 1805 Hancock County Land Lottery.
  • Archibald Smith, Jr. Grand Juror in Montgomery County in 1806, listed on 1825 Georgia Land Lottery, resident of Montgomery County. Also listed on 1820 Tattnall County, Georgia Census, as being age 45 and over. He left a Will in Montgomery County dated 9/27/1850 naming George and William T. Smith, Trustees for Archibald Smith.
  • George W. Smith, not 21 years old in 1799. Listed on 1830 Butts County Census. Married Frances M. Roan 11/24/1829 Butts County.
  • Judith Smith married William Sharp, listed on 1830 Monroe County Census.
  • Salley Smith, married Drury Hawkins 7/16/1817 Hancock Co. Ga. Executors Return, Hancock County October 25, 1799, Estate of Archibald Smith, Sr., names legatees: John Thompson, Jehu Smith, Salley Smith and William Sharp.

AARON SMITH of Hancock County


Aaron Smith was born in 1777, died Hancock County, Georgia. Southern Recorder dated 11/27/1838: "Aaron Smith died 11/27/1838, aged 61, in Hancock County, Ga. "

Listed on 1805 Ga. Land Lottery, Hancock Co. Married Mary J. Miller 2/17/1828 Hancock Co. Ga.

Will of William Lewis 4/7/1808 names brother, James. Friend, Abraham Alfred. Sisters, Patsey Smith, Polly Green, Nancy D. Lewis and Rebecca Lewis. Executors, Davis Smith and James Lewis. Hancock County Wills.

Southern Recorder dated 1/30/1844, William E. Smith married Martha A.D. Burton, daughter of Thomas W. Burton, all of Hancock County.
Last Will and Testament of Nehemiah Smith
Last Will and Testament of Nehemiah Smith (2)
Last Will and Testament of William Smith

Sources: Hancock Co. Marriages; 1805 Ga. Land Lottery, The Southern Recorder; 1830 Monroe Co. Census.