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Hannah m. 1724? |
John b. 1724 d. 1761 |
Hannah |
Africa b. 1727? NC d. 1793 |
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Mary |
Edmundson Edward b. 1735? |
Edmundson John b. 1735? d. May 6, 1784 Martin Co. NC |
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Samuel |
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In the early 1720's, Edmund moved into Bertie County in the area of Cashie's neck and
lived on the south side of the Roanoke River, in the area of Smithwick Creek in
present day Martin County. |
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Albemarle County was formed in 1664 but by 1670 part of it had been split into Chowan and
Perquimans Precincts. Bertie County was formed in 1722 from Chowan.
Tyrrell County was formed in 1729 from Chowan, Bertie and
other parts of the Albemarle Sound region. See
Map of the North Carolina
Counties in 1740.
Martin County was formed in 1774 from Tyrrell and Halifax counties. See
Map of the North Carolina
Counties in 1780. |
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Sources: Bennett, William Doub, Hugh Smithwick Descendants, Martin County Historical Society, Williamston, NC, 1997. Gracy, Alice Duggan, Thomas Hinds Duggan, Descendant and Ancestor, privately publ., Austin, TX, 1976, pp. 152-164. "Hugh Smithwick ... ", in W.P. Jacocks Papers, #3120; Southern Hist. Coll., UNC Chapel Hill, NC. Johnston, Coy K., Thomas Hooks, 1730-1803, His Antecedents and Descendents and Allied Families of Harrison, Duggan and Smithwick, publ. by author, Atlanta GA, 1976, pp. 115-122. Journal North Carolina Genealogy, 10:1379, 1382, 1383. Smithwick, Edmund, family papers, NC Archives Search Room, Coll. PC 113.1. Notes taken by LMHolloway, VII-12-1978. Tyrrell Co., NC, Marriage bonds, NC Archives. Will, May 11, 1772, Martin Co. NC |
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