Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Richard Smith

Male 1726 - 1782  (56 years)


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  • Name Richard Smith  [1
    Birth 1726  William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1782  William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17172  Tree1
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

    Father Richard Smith,   b. 11 Jul 1688, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1762, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary MNU Smith,   b. Aft 1692   d. Aft 1755, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1725  William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7239  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BRENT, ROBERT, Charles Co. 3 Feb 1750 27 April 1751
      To wife Mary Brent, Negroes: Joss, Gabriel, Cate, Mott, Aron and Henny, cattle and furniture. That Negro Bell and her son Basil, and Cate and her dau. Lucy In Virginia and their increase to be sold to raise 100 pounds sterl. for use of my dau, Mary,
      To dau. Jane at: age 16 or day of marriage, Negroes: David, Terry, Lettice, Monica and Harry and cattle.
      To son Robert remaining part of estate.
      Joseph Pile, ex.
      Wit: Thomas Sympson, Ignatious Doyne, Richd. Smith. 28.73.
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      Joseph Hine 64.252 CH ---- --- 7 1757 Apr 24 1758
      Appraisers: Henry Lyon, John Moran.
      Creditors: George Maxwell.
      Mentions: John Hine, Anne Hine, Richard Smith.
      Administrator/Executor: [unamed] Hine
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      Early Families of Southern Maryland, Volume: 7

      Richard Smith, b. ca 1726, age 36 on 11 Jul 1762 (CCLR M#3 56.223)
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      Charles County Land Record Book A#2, 1752-1756; Page (189). Feb 21, 1754 from Richard Smith Sr of CC, planter, to Richard Smith Jr (son of the afd Richard Smith of CC, planter), for 20 shillings sterling, part of 3 tracts of land in William and Mary Parish near Pickuwaxen Church in CC, called Longest Day, Second Thought, and Picuwaxen, bounded by a tract of land called Lugar, Hungerford's land, Bennets Branch, the Run of sd Branch to the land of Robert Mastin, including such parts of the tracts of land, Second Thought and Piccawaxen as lie on the north of the Run afd, containing about 100 acres. Signed - Richd Smith Sr. Wit - Robt Yates, Arthur Lee. Mary, the wife of sd Richard Smith the Elder, relinquished her right of dower to the lands within mentioned. Recorded Jun 10, 1754.
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      Charles County Land Record Book A#2, 1752-1756; Page (494). Apr 21, 1756 from Richard Smith of CC, planter, to Charles Yates of CC, planter, for 1 pistole in gold and 10,000 lbs of tobacco, a tract of land on the north side of Potomack River near the Indian Town called Pickawaxen, adjoining the land formerly laid out for Richard Smith, and granted to sd Richard Smith's grandfather on Aug 13, 1658, containing and laid out for about 100 acres, the land at present being leased to William Hungerford of CC, of a number of years in sd lease yet to come. Signed - Richard Smith. Wit - Robt Yates, Arthur Lee. Recorded Apr 27, 1756.
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      Charles County Land Record Book G#3, 1756-1761; Page 542_ Mar 7, 1761 from Richard Smith Sr of CC, to William Shaw of CC, for 30 £sterling and 2000 lbs of tobacco, part of a tract of land called Smith, lying in CC, now in the possession and occupation of James Smith Sr, the bounds whereof is laid down and located by sd Richard Smith in presence of Richard Smith Jr, William Brown, and Joseph Shaw. To have and to hold, for the term of 7 years, during which term sd William may get rail, timber, & firewood from a piece of land now in sd Richard's possession, called Second Thought. Signed - Richard Smith Sr. Wit - Wm Brown,
      Richard Smith Jr, Joseph Shaw. (No recording date stated].
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      Charles County Land Record Book L#3, 1761-1765; Page 669. May 21, 1765 from Robert Yates of Stafford County, Virginia, planter, to Theophilus Yates of CC, planter, for 110 £sterling and for divers other good causes, a tract of land called Lugar, situated in Wiliam and Mary Parish in CC, bounded by the land of Richard Smith, containing and now laid out for about 100 acres. Signed - Robt Yates. Wit - Geo Dent*, Edwd Smoot*. Recorded May 21, 1765.
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      Charles County Land Record Book L#3, 1761-1765; Page 689. May 14, 1765 from Richard Smith of CC, planter, to Richard Lee of CC, Gentleman, for 26 £5 shillings sterling and for divers other good causes, part of two tracts of land commonly called Longest Day and the Biter is Bitt, lying in William and Mary Parish in CC, bounded by Hungerford's land, a small run formerly called Bennets Branch .. containing and laid out for about 21 acres. Signed - Richard Smith. Wit - Jno Winter*, Edwd Smoote (Smoot)*. Recorded Jun 19, 1765.
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      Charles County Land Record Book L#3, 1761-1765; Page 692. From Richard Smith of CC, planter, to Richard Lee of CC, Gentleman, for 50 £that is to say, dollars at 7 shillings & 6 pence & pistoles at 27 shillings each and for divers other good causes, part of three tracts of land in William and Mary Parish near Pickawaxon Church in [CC] .. by the names of Longest Day, second Thought, & last bound tree of a tract of land .. to the land of Hungerford's, thence to Bennets Branch, the land of Robert Martin decd, then to such parts of the tracts of land, Second Thought and Pickawaxon that lie on the north of the run afd to the first beginning, containing about 100 acres. Sd part of 3 tracts of land afd was, on Feb 21, 1754, conveyed to the sd Richard Smith by his father, Richard Smith (now decd), as by deed of gift dated the day and year last afd and recorded in CC Liber A No. 3 folio 191 & 192. To have and to hold, except that part of Longest Day which the sd Richard Smith has sold to the sd Richard Lee as by deed dated today. Signed - Richard Smith. Wit - Jno Winter*, Edwd Smoot*, Edm. Woodward, James Smith. Recorded Jun 19, 1765.
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      Charles County Deed Book S#3; Page 42, Aug 15, 1770 from Richard Smith of CC, planter, to Huse (Hughs) Mastin of CC, planter, for 146 £, and for divers other good causes, 4 tracts of land commonly called Longest day, the Biters Bitt, Pickawaxion, & Second Thought, being in William and Mary Parish in CC, bounded by land called Lugar, containing about 73 acres and 27 perches. Signed - Richd Smith. Wit - Geo Dent*, Sam Love*. Recorded Sep 30, 1770
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      Charles County Land Record Book S#3, 1770-1775; Page [10]. Jul 30, 1770 from Richard Lee, Esq of CC, to Richard Smith of CC, for 50 £and for divers other good causes, part of 3 tracts of land in CC called Longest day, Second Thought, and Pickawaxion, bounded by land called Lugar, the land of Hungerford, Bennets Branch, the land of Robert Mastins decd, lying on the south of the run afd, containing about 100 acres. Excepted is that part of Longest Day that sd Richard Smith has conveyed to sd Richard Lee, as by deed dated May 14, 1765, containing about 21 acres. Signed - Rich' Lee. wit - Geo Dent*, Sam Love*. Recorded Aug 10, 1770.
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      Charles County Land Record Book S#3, 1770-1775; Page 42, Aug 15, 1770 from Richard Smith of CC, planter, to Huse (Hughs) Mastin of CC, planter, for 146 £, and for divers other good causes, 4 tracts of land commonly called Longest day, the Biters Bitt, Pickawaxion, & Second Thought, being in William and Mary Parish in CC, bounded by land called Lugar, containing about 73 acres and 27 perches. Signed - Richd Smith. Wit - Geo Dent*, Sam Love*. Recorded Sep 30, 1770.
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      Charles County Land Record Book S#3, 1770-1775; Page 58. Aug 15, 1770 from John Baulhope of CC, to Richard Smith of CC, planter. Charles King and Sarah, his wife, of Virginia, by their letter of attorney dated May 23, 1770, in. consideration that 75 £to sd Charles and Sarah King was paid by sd Richard Smith, they appointed John Baulhope of CC, to convey to sd Smith, part of 2 tracts of land in William and Mary Parish called Wakefield and Ratsdale. Now this deed witnesses sd John Baulthope, for the afd sum and for 5 shillings, sells to sd Richard Smith the afd lands, bounded by Esq Lee's Second Purchase, near a tree marked RT. 1767, the land of Woman, containing about 73 acres. Signed - John Baulthrope. Wit - Geo Dent*, Saml Love*. Recorded Nov 6, 1770. Power of attorney recorded on pages 148-149.
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      Charles County Land Record Book S#3, 1770-1775; Page 62. Oct 22, 1770 from Edward Smoot of CC, to Richard Smith of CC, for 54 £17 shillings and 6 pence, a tract of land in CC commonly called Wakefield, and part of another tract in CC called Ratsdale, whereon Abednego Jenkins dwells, bounded by Esq Lee's Second Purchase, a tree marked RL 1767, the land of Wornall, containing about 73 acres. Signed - Edwd Smoot. Wit - Sam Love*, Theops Yates. Recorded Nov 10, 1770
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      Charles County Land Record Book S#3, 1770-1775; Page 122. Feb 4, 1771 from Richard Smith of CC, planter, to Samuel Jones of CC, for 50 £and for divers other good causes, a tract of land called the Batchelors Venture, lying in CC, adjoining the Widows Venture, bounded by Bowles Purchase, containing about 1-1/4 acres. Signed - Richard Smith. Wit - Jno Winter*, Saml Love*. Recorded Mar 22, 1771.
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      Charles County Land Record Book S#3, 1770-1775; Page 148. Power of Attorney. We, Charles King and Sarah King of Prince William County, Virginia, have sold to Richard Smith of CC, planter, 2 tracts of land in William and Mary Parish in CC, for 75 £, We hereby appoint John Baltrop of CC, Gentleman, our true and lawful attorney, to sign, seal, and execute a deed to sd Richard Smith for the 2 parts of the afd tracts of land, which contain about 75 acres. Signed May 23, 1770 - Chas King, Sarah {O her mark) King. Wit - William Carr, William Tibbs (Acting Magistrates, Prince William County, VA). Certified by John Grayham, Clerk of the County Court of Prince William County, VA. Recorded Apr 18, 1771.
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      Charles County Land Record Book S#3, 1770-1775; Page 243. Certificate_ Taken up as a stray by Richard Smith, a chestnut bay mare. Signed Mar 7, 1772 - Saml Love*. Recorded Mar 18, 1772.
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      1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Piccawaxen or Wm&Mary: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 386-65: WIDOWS VENTURE: 37 acres; Possession of - 37 Acres - Jones, Jane : : Surveyed 2 Aug 1714 for Jane Jones beginning at a bound White Oak on a point the first bound tree of BOWLES PURCHASE, pat 10 Dec 1714: Other Tracts Mentioned: BOWLES PURCHASE; {mm Note; not identified to a specific Hundred. Location identified by watercourse or nearby tract.},
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      1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Piccawaxen or Wm&Mary: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 292-35: WAKEFIELD BEGINNING: 100 acres; Possession of - 100 Acres - Shaw, Ralph : Surveyed 8 Oct 1667 for Thomas Wakefield beginning at a black walnut tree the back side Richard Smiths plantation Pykawaxon: Conveyance notes - Ralph Shaw in right of his wife, ,
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      1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Piccawaxen or Wm&Mary: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 292-33: RUTTS DALE: 80 acres; Possession of - 80 Acres - Shaw, Ralph : Surveyed 15 March 1682 for Thomas Wakefield at a bound hickory the bound tree of the land formerly surveyed for him: Conveyance notes - Ralph Shaw in right of his wife,
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      1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Piccawaxen or Wm&Mary: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 290-16: LEWGER: 100 acres; Possession of - 100 Acres - Wilson, Hannah : Surveyed 3 May 1658 for John Lewger and assigned and patented in the name of Richard Smith on the North Side Potomack River near Indiantown called Pyxawaxon:
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      1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Piccawaxen or Wm&Mary: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 288-3: SMITH: 100 acres; Possession of - 100 Acres - Smith, Richard : 100 Acres - Wilson, Hannah : Surveyed 25 Aug 1649 for Richard Smith Sen’r lying in Petites Creek on the North side of Potomack River: Conveyance notes - In both names; Richard Smith & Hannah Wilson, , .
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      1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County, Maryland Hundred - Piccawaxen or Wm&Mary: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 289-10: LONGEST DAY: 100 acres; Possession of - 100 Acres - Wilson, Hannah : Surveyed 11 June 1651 for Richard Smith lying on the North side of Petites Creek: Other notes - Thomas Hungerford from Richard Smith 3 July 1748,
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      1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County, Maryland Hundred - Piccawaxen or Wm&Mary: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 290-17: SECOND THOUGHT: 80 acres; Possession of - 80 Acres - Wilson, Hannah : Surveyed 3 June 1658 for Richard Smith in the woods adjoining to his own land formerly laid out :
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      1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County, Maryland Hundred - Piccawaxen or Wm&Mary: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 403-169: PICCAWAXEN: 67 acres; Possession of - 67 Acres - None: Surveyed 10 July 1717 for Richard Smith at Piccawaxen beginning at a bounded Red Oak.: Other notes - {mm Note; not identified to a specific Hundred. Location identified by watercourse or nearby tract.},

  • Sources 
    1. [S51] Early Families of Southern Maryland, Volume: 7.

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