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Note: SMITH, STEPHEN Ancestor #: A105957 Service: SOUTH CAROLINA Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: (CIRCA) 1740 Death: 10-17-1788 BARNWELL DIST. SOUTH CAROLINA Service Description: 1) SENATOR FROM FORK DIST.GENERAL ASSEMBLY SpouseNumber Name 1)MARTHA NEWMAN ************************************************************************** The Stephen Smith, who married Martha Newman, dau/of Thomas & Martha Newman, was evidently a very wealthy man. Barnwell Plat Book 2, p. 383 is the plot of a grant to Sarah Way.... warrent from Wilson Brown Esq. Commissioner of locations 5 August 1816; 438 acres on Indian Grave Branch and Pen Branch waters of Savannah river, bounded NW by land of Geo. R. Dunbar and "land said to be surveyed for Stephen Smith;" SW by land belonging to Amos Way; SE by William Griffin and NE by Pen Branch. All neighbors of James and Sarah Wilson. Stephen Smith came to Burke County, Georgia and Barnwell District, S. C. about 1765, as the following records in Atlanta, Charleston, Columbia and Barnwell, S. C., and the Smith family Bible will show. The following from the COLONIAL RECORDS OF GEORGIA; by Chandler Vol. IX. p 318: "March 5, 1765, Read a Petition of Stephen Smith setting forth that he was possessed of Six Negros and was desirous to settle in this Province if he could obtain Land for that Purpose Therefore praying for one hundred Acres in Halifax District below Land lately ordered John Fryer which if granted he purposed to settle and improve the same--Resolved That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven months from this Date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Province within six months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted..." Vol. IX. p 433, "His Excellency Governor James Wright signed the Grant to Stephen Smith for 100 Acres in St. George's Parish, on Oct. 29, 1765." Vol. IX. p 694, "Petition of Stephen Smith to register. Grant: read and Granted, Nov. 4, 1766." Vol. X. p 752, "Delay 2, 1769, Read a Petition of Stephen Smith setting forth that he was settled in the Province and had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having five Negroes Therefore praying for three hundred`'' Acres in St. George's Parish on Lambert's big Creek....Resolved That on Condition etc. the prayer..be granted on proving hie` Family Rights." Vol. X1. p 12, "April 3, 1770. Read a Petition Of James Wilson setting forth that he had with Stephen Smith, purchased O'Daniel's Saw Mill in St. George's Parish and, was desirous to Obtain a piece of Land Contiguous for the use of the said Mill having a Wife and three Children and had obtained no Land in the province Therefore praying for three hundred Acres on. the South. Side of the Beaver Dam in St. George's Parish adjoining the saw mill land being part of a tract Sometime since ordered Morgan and Dunlap by them given up and elapsed. Granted on purchase." Vol, XII. p 236, "March 3, 1772. Read a Petition of Stephen Smith setting forth that he had heretofore land granted him on Family Right but had now Six Slaves for whom he never had any land. ..Therefore praying for three hundred Acres of Land in St. George's Parish formerly surveyed for James Wilson the plat whereof had Elapsed in the Surveyor General's Office. Resolved....is granted." Vol. XIX. Pt. 1, pp 258-259, "And Be it Enacted that the Road from the North west line of the parish of St. Matthew to the North west line of the parish of St. George and all Waters, Creeks and Rivers within the same shall be and continue to be called the third North West division, and that the several Male white inhabitants, Free Negroes and Mulattoes and all Male slaves within the limits hereafter named That is to say from the mouth of Briar Creek up Savannah River as far as the mouth of Macbeans Swamp and up Brier Creek as far as Milltown Mill inclusive and from thence in a direct line to the fording place on the said Swamp, shall be and they are hereby declared to be liable to work on the lower Road leading through the said Parish towards Augusta, and that Peter Shand, Esquire, John Conyers, James Harbet, Stephen Smith, Joseph Gresham, John Green and James Nesmith shall be and they are hereby declared to be Commissioners or Surveyors of the said Road..." From LAND GRANT BOOK, 1758.1772, p 444, the original of which is on file in the Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta, Ga., "A Memorial exhibited by Stephen Smith to be entered in the office of his Majesty's Auditor General pursuant to a particular clause and condition in his grant of 100 acres of Land in the Parish of St. George bounded to the North East by the Savannah River and on every other side by land vacant and originally granted by King George III on the 29th of October 1765 unto the daid Stephen Smith at the quit rent of 2 shillings the hundred acres. In witness whereof he hath set his hand the 2nd of January 1767. (signed) Step. Smith Certified by William Handley for Deputy Auditor. Shortly after settling on the Georgia side of the Savannah . river, Stephen Smith received grants of land on the South Carolina side of the river. Records in the Court House at Barnwell, S. C., MEMORIAL BOOK 8, p 508, "A memorial exhibited by Stephen Smith" 200 A of a Plantation or Tract of Land in Granville Co. on Pen Branch waters of Savannah River. Survey certified March 10, 1768 and granted the 2nd of June 1769, signed for by Geo: Robison. Records in the office of the Secretary of State, Columbia, S. C.L LAND GRANTS to: Acreage Vol. Page Date Stephen Smith130 16 229 23 Feb. 1768 100 26 697 2 Oct. 1772 Cedar Creek 200 18 324 2 June 1769 Pen Br. Sav. Riv. 50 16 246 23 Feb. 1768 (Near Point Comfort, Sav. Riv.)- 150 26 21 21 May 1772 Br. of, Run. In Barnwell Court House, Barnwell, S. C. Deed Book 1, p 42: "Granted by his Majesty" to Stephen Smith on Pen Branch waters of Savannah River, sold Aug. 23, 1785, 200 acres for 30L current - money, "all that parcel or tract of Land containing 200 acres together with the Rights numbers appurtenances thereof all houses: edifices building orchard and gardens meadows pastures trees woods underwoods ways paths passages waters water courses casements profits commodities advantages here declaments and appurtanances whatever to this parcel or Tract of Land...." 1788: May 1788 Stephen Smith was a member of the Convention in South Carolina, which ratified the Constitution of the United Stated. 1799: In Deed Book B. Barnwell, p 59 is recorded Jan, 7, 1805, "Indenture made Sept. 5, 1803," Tarleton Brown, Esq. , Sheriff, Land on Lower Three Runs, 5000 acres surveyed,1/3 for Stephen Smith and 2/3 for Robert McLewrath and Daniel Bordeaux, Merchant of Charleston. In 1799, Jane McLewrath signed a quit claim unpon marrying Daniel Miller, to her share of the above. WINTON COUNTY MINUTES of COUNTY COURT Thursday 19th October the Cort met according to Adjournment. Esquires. Present Daniel Green Thomas Knight James Fair William Buford. ) Ordered that a road be laid out from Silver Bluff to Matheses Bluff and that Capt. Richd. Kirkland, John Wickly, Capt. Joseph Vince, Stephen Smith Esqr. , Stephen Boyt and William Holmes are appointed Commissioners of the said road and that they lay it out as near the corse of the old road as they find most convenant. Ordered that a road be laid out and opened from Hamptons Ferry on Savannah River on a direct cors to orangeburgh as far as the limits of this County and that Jonathan Clark, Tarlton Brown, Joseph Harley, Benjamin Odom, Thomaso'Bannon, Edward Miles be & are appointed Commissrs. of sd. road. 6 That a road be laid out from the lower Bridge on the old Three Runs on a direction for Saltcatcher Bridge and to continue as far as the limits of this County that Capt. William Weekly, Colo. Wm. Davis, Joseph Brooker are appointed Commissioners for the Said Road. Ordered that a road be laid out the nearest and Best way from Parkers Bluff to Williamses foard on the Saltcatcher, thence to continue the nearest way to the Green Pond on Edisto; that Bartlett Brown Senr. , John Wyld Esqr (stricken), Richd Creech Jr., Robert Jordon, James Brabham, Arthur Jenkins is appointed Commissioners for the said Road. Ordered that a road be laid out from the lower Bridge on the new three runs to the uper Bridge on the lower three runs from thence down the old Saltcatcher road to Whippey Swamp, that Robert Hankinson, William Dunbar, John Bates, Richard Creach and John Cox (stricken) Wm Roberts Senr is Appointed Commissioners for the said Road. Ordered that a road be laid out from Williamses foard to Big Saltcatcher to the old Savannah foard on Little Saltcatcher and that Isom Cayton and Moses Distoe is Commissioners for the Said Road. Ordered that a road be laid out from David Jacksons on the Charleston Road to cross Edisto at the mouth of Shaws Creek, from thence to Benjamin Kirklands foard on Edisto and that Nathaniel Abney, David Gibson, John Rivers and Wm. Jones is Appointed Commissioners for the Said Road. Ordered that the orphen children in possession of Richd. Tradaway, Esq. and Zadock Woolly Remain in their care till the next cort in cors. 7 Ordered that the minutes be read which was done. The Cort adjourned till the Cort in cors which is the third tuesday in January next at the plantation of Charles Brown. WINTON COUNTY MINUTES of COUNTY COURT & WILL BOOK 1 by HOLCOMB WILL OF STEPHEN SMITH Pp. 49-50: Will of STEVEN SMITH of Good Hope, State of South Carolina, County of Winton...all the lands that I am at present possessed of in the State of South Carolina & Georgia, except the tract of Land I purchased from ALEXR. WOOD in this State and all the Lands that lyes convenient to my Saw Mil on Steel Creek to be sold by my executor..... to my son STEPHEN SMITH that Tract of Land I purchased from ALEXR. WOOD with the Land I run joining it, also one tract of land opposite to WOODS Tract in the State of Georgia...my wife and children may live on my Plantation on Steel Creek and carry on the business of the Saw MIll until the Children come of age... to my wife MARTHA SMITH, also to my dear Children ELINOR SMITH, STEPHEN SMITH, ANN SMITH & HENREITTA SMITH, the Plantation I now live on, on Steel Creek, also all my negros [not named]...my daughter SARAH GOLPHIN to have negros [named] also one horse & and a sute of Mourning .. .wife MARTHA SMITH, JOHN PARKINSON, WILLIAM VINCE and ALEXANDER NEWMAN, Exrs., 15 Oct 1788...STEPHEN SMITH [Seal], Wit: JOHN COLLINS, GEORGE WIGGINS, RACHEL WALKER. Proved 3 Nov 1788 by JOHN COLLINS and Rachel Walker. Rec. 26 Aug. 1789. The Last Will and Testament of STEPHEN SMITH was proved by the Oath of JNO. COLLINS and RICHARD WALKER, who also swore they saw GEORGE WIGGINS Subscribe & Sign his Name as Witness/ therefore/ & was ordered to be recorded. Pp 50-52: Inventory & Appraimnent of the Estate of STEPHEN SMITH decd, by JOHN COLLINS, ROBERT LARK & HENRY COCKER, 9 Dec. 1788. Bonds and Notes of Hand due from JOHN CASPER HORREMAN, WILLM. BIRNEY, JACOB PRICE, ALEXANDER WOODS, SARAH SHEPHERD, DAL. SAMPSON GRIFFIN, JOHN C. SMITH, PATRICK WALLACE, HENRY COKER, JONAS GRIFFIN, BENJA. KNIGHT, NEEDHAM DEES, HEZEKIAH WADE, RICHARD CAPERS, JOHN COLEY, JOHN GOODEN, DAVID SHIPS, ROBERT LARK, GODFREY LEE, HENRY SOMERALL, MOSES ODOM, WILLM MOOR, JAMES HARRISS, JOHN NEWMAN, G. LEAVER. Total Pnds. 2777 2 51/2. Certifyed 9 Dec. 1788. Recorded 26 Aug 1789. Barnwell County Judge of Probate, Will Book 1 Winton County 1787-1790 Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of Stephen Smith, Decd. By John Collins, Robert Lark and Henry Coker, December 9th 1788 Brought forward 49.18.6 1Mahogany Desk 1 Maple Do 3.10 1pr Scale weights 2.10 1Tea Stand 3.10 A lott bottles, Candle sticks, & C 1.5 1Dinning Table 4 1Cradle & Furniture 7.0 1 Ditto old 3 A bed & furniture 17 1Walnut Do .9.4 1 Small Do. & Do 1.5 3 Pine Tables 14 2 Ink Stands 7 12 Chairs 1.4 1 Portmantua 1. 1 Large Sq. Look Glass 4 1 Basket, 3 Cham Potts 10 1 Sml Do & dressing Box 1.10 Series Number: S108093 Reel: 0005 Frame: 00021 item: 00 Date: 1789/08/26 Description: SMITH, STEPHEN OF WINTON COUNTY, WILL TYPESCRIPT, BARNWELL COUNTY (MSS WILL: BOOK 1, PAGE 49) (2 FRAMES). Names Indexed: SMITH, STEPHEN/WOOD, ALEXANDER/SMITH, MARTHA/SMITH, ELINOR/SMITH, ANN/SMITH, HENRIETTA/GALPHIN, SARAH/LUCY (SLAVE)/AMEY (SLAVE)/PARKINSON, JOHN/VINCE, WILLIAM/NEWMAN, ALEXANDER/COLLINS, JOHN/WIGGINS, GEORGE/WALKER, RACHEL/CELIA (SLAVE) Locations: WINTON COUNTY/BARNWELL COUNTY/STEEL CREEK/GEORGIA/GOOD HOPE Type: WILL (TYPESCRIPT)/
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