John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes

Note 2472

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The issue of Zachariah Smith (b. ca 1735, d. 1816) and his first wife, Ann Elizabeth Fishback:

  1. William Smith, d. prior to 1818, leaving seven children, of whom one was Sallie, wife of Thompson Williams of Scott Co., KY.
  2. Elizabeth Smith, m. Capt. Henry Grider of Swiss Mennonite descent (b. 9 May 1755 in Lancaster Co., PA; d. 1843 in KY).  He was a soldier in Revolution from Rockingham Co., VA, and in 1788 he was a Lieutenant in the Militia in Mercer Co., KY.
  3. Mary Smith, m. William Powell and was a widow living in Warren Co., KY, in 1818.
  4. Jesse Smith, m. Joanna Pendleton.

The issue of Zachariah Smith and his second wife, Sarah Ann (who died in 1835) was:

  1. Zachariah Smith of Mercer Co., KY, b. 1770-1780, m. Annie or Agnes Dickie.
  2. Peter Smith, m. Elizabeth ___; living in Bullitt Co., KY, in 1818.
  3. Jeremiah R. Smith, m. Polly ____; living in Garrard Co., KY, in 1821.
  4. James Smith, m. Margaret ____; living in Garrard Co., KY,, in 1821.
  5. Samuel Smith.
  6. Abraham Smith, m. Nancy _____; living in Garrard Co., KY, in 1821.
  7. Sally Smith, m.(1) a cousin, William Smith, according to family tradition, and had a daughter Mary (Polly) Smith (b. 16 April 1788, d. 5 May 1848 according to her tombstone record).  Mary married (2) George Green in 1806 in Mercer Co., KY, with the bond signed by her stepfather and mother, Uriah and Sally (Smith) Taylor.  The marriage, her second, of Sally Smith to Uriah Taylor was on 28 June 1793, with Zachariah Smith and Elijah Holtzclaw on the bond.  Elijah was the son of Jacob Holtzclaw and Susannna Thomas.
  8. Mildred (Milly) Smith, m. Joseph Fisher [I believe he was a descendant of Ludwig Fisher and Anna Barbara Blankenbaker.  Therefore, Milly and Joseph were distant cousins.]
  9. Nancy Smith, m. Robert Ragan, and had two sons, Zachariah Ragan and Reuben G. Ragan, who are mentioned in Nancy’s mother’s will.

The statements above are not entirely proven.  The identity of Ann Elizabeth Fishback is not proven.  The division of the children between the two wives of Zachariah is not proven either.  We do see that the family connections which were formed in Virginia are continued into Kentucky.  There is quite a bit of mixing between the First and Second Colonists and the later-comers.

*[Is it that late already?]
(05 Mar 07)

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