Meriwether Smith b. 1730 Bathurst, Essex, Virginia d. 25 Jan 1790 Marigold, Essex, Virginia: KinshipTree

Meriwether Smith

1730 - 1790 (60 years)

Name	Meriwether Smith [1]
Birth	1730	Bathurst, Essex, Virginia [1]
Gender	Male
Alt. Birth	1730 [1]
	Alt. Birth
Death	25 Jan 1790	Marigold, Essex, Virginia [1]
Origins
Patriarch & Matriarch	Francis Smith, Sr., b. 1700, Gloucester County, Virginia d. 1762, Essex County, Virginia (Age 62 years) (Father) Mary Bathurst (Grandmother)
Notes	Note: DAR 59528 issue George William Smith Note: DAR 147732 SAYS MERRIWETHER SMITH Note: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF NOTABLE AMERICANS: VOLUME IX Smith, Meriwether, statesman, was born a Bathurst,Essex County, Va. in 1730. He was twice married; first to Alice, Daughter ofPhillip Lee, and of their children George William became Governor of Va. secondly Sep 29 1769 to Elizabeth, daughter of Col. William Dangerfield. He Represented Essex county in the House of Burgessess in 1770; was a member of theVirginia conventions in 1775 and 1776, being associated with George Mason (q.v.) in the drafting of the bill of rights and the state constitution; was a signer of the articles of the Westmorland association, Feb 27,1776 which was pledged to use no articles of British importation, and of the resolution of the Williamsburg association, which met the old Raleigh Tavern of the city, May 17,1779. He was also a delagate to the Continental congress, 1778-82, and amember of the Virginia convention, which adopted the constitution of the United States. He died Jan. 25 1790
Person ID	I17692	ktree
Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

Father	Francis Smith, Sr., b. 1700, Gloucester County, Virginia d. 1762, Essex County, Virginia (Age 62 years) Other Partners: Anne (1) Adams m. 1748
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Lucy Meriwether
Relationship	unknown
Family ID	F14671	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Alice Corbin Lee, b. Between 1702 and 1730 d. Yes, date unknown

Marriage 1760 Essex County, Virginia

Alt. Marriage 1760

Alt. Marriage

Children

	1. Alice Lee Smith, b. Abt 1760 d. Yes, date unknown [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	2. Gov. George William Smith, b. 1762, Essex, Virginia d. 26 Dec 1811, Richmond, Virginia (Age 49 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown] ▻ Sarah Adams m. 7 Feb 1793
	3. Lucy Dangerfield Smith, b. 1773 d. Yes, date unknown [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	4. Rev Thomas G. Smith, Sr. [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	5. Lettice Lee Smith [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	6. William Smith [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]

Family ID F6359 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Mar 2024

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Meriwether Smith