CHARLES SMITH of Jackson County

Revolutionary War Soldier, was b. 1737, Halifax Co., Va., the son of John Smith, b. 1715 who m. In 1736 Halifax Co., Va., Mary Colston, the daughter of William Colston of VA; and the grandson of William Smith and his wife, Ann, who lived and died in Warsaw, Richmond Co., Va. Charles Smith d. In Jackson Co., Ga. He married in Halifax Co., Va. In 1760, Elizaabeth Hendrick, the daughter of John Hendrick who married Tabitha Hurt (dau. Of Joel Hurt and Tabitha Collins). He enlisted in the war from Greenville Co., S. C., where he had moved with his family, settling on the Tiger River. He served in Capt. Barnetts Co., Hamptons Regt., in Sumpter's S. C. Brigade, receiving bounty grant of land in Georgia in 1786 for his services.

JAMES SMITH SR.

Wife, Ann. His Will dated 3/1/1812 Jackson County. Executors: John, James and Silas Smith. Named children:

• Polly Smith.
• Nancy Smith.
• Anna Smith.
• William Smith. The above William Smith may be the one who is buried at Antioch Baptist Church, Center, Georgia, church established in 1799, Jackson County, Ga.:

  "William D. Smith
  6/28/1793-10/9/1860
  "Anna Smith
  9/9/1799-10/3/1862"
  

• Samuel Smith.
• Daughter who married Nicholas Jarret.
• James Jarrett Smith, Jr. married Milly Garrett 1/24/1807 Jackson County, Ga., his Will dated 8/25/1839, probated 11/4/1839 Jackson County, Ga., naming children:

1. Charles Smith.
2. Alford Smith married Nancy Smith 10/23/1838 Jackson Co.
3. James M. Smith married Emily Stovall 5/21/1840 Jackson Co.
4. Dianna Smith.
5. Martha Smith.
6. Daughter married Ephraim Jackson.

NEHEMIAH SMITH

March 3, 1806, Letters of Administration issued to John James and Alexander McHargue. November, 1802, Jackson County, Charles Dougherty was appointed the guardian of Charles Smith, Eliza Smith and Lucy Smith.

JOHN SMITH

John Smith, Revolutionary War Soldier, who drew in 1827 Georgia Land Lottery, land in Lee County, which was granted in 1834. John Smith was listed on 1798 Jury in Jackson County, and married 1/23/1808 Esther Gillespie, Jackson County.

1798-1799 Jurors, Jackson County

John Smith
William Smith
Alexander Smith
Charles Smith

Last Will and Testament of James Smith Sr.
Last Will and Testament of James Smith
Last Will and Testament of Mary Smith

Sources: Gregg's History of the Cheraws; Rev. Claims No. 289 S. C., 10-1-1781, by Salley; Revolutionary War Soldiers in Georgia by McCall; Jackson County Marriages; Jackson County Estates and Estates.