Aaron A. Smith *
Source: West Virginia Family Files
Birth: <28 Mar 1751>, Trenton, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA
Death: 11 Oct 1826, Lower Simpson Creek, Harrison Co., West Virginia, USA
Burial: Oct 1826, Smith Cemetery, Simpson Creek, Harrison Co., West Virginia, USA
Father: James Smith *
Mother: Ann Park *
- Married Sarah Allen * on 1 Nov 1772 at Frederick Co., Virginia, USA
- Child 1: James Allen Smith 30 Jun 1773 - 31 Mar 1835
- Child 2: Aaron Smith * 6 Sep 1774 - 10 Jun 1830 m. Hannah Drake *
- Child 3: Joshua Allen Smith 22 Mar 1776 - 14 Dec 1850
- Child 4: Levi Smith 8 Jul 1778 - 1865
- Child 5: Moses Smith 19 Sep 1780 - 25 Sep 1833
- Child 6: Barnes Smith 18 May 1782 - 9 Mar 1857 m. Nancy Ann Earle
- Child 7: Elijah Smith 1784 - 1784
- Child 8: Timothy Smith 30 Apr 1786 - 1863
- Child 9: Sarah Smith 14 Apr 1788 - 1837
- Child 10: Jacob Smith 17 Dec 1789 - 8 Sep 1856
- Child 11: William Smith 27 Nov 1791 - 2 Oct 1870
- Child 12: Elizabeth Smith 16 Feb 1795 - 24 Aug 1855 m. Joseph Hartman
- Child 13: Elias Smith 30 Sep 1798 - 19 Feb 1880
- Child 14: Israel Smith 1804 - m. Elizabeth Phillips
Notes: Aaron settled in the area northeast of present day Bridgeport about 1770.
URL (Click on link) http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=589&last=&g_p=GM&colle ction=LO Title Smith, Aaron. Publication 10 December 1784. Other Format Available on microfil m. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. G rants 125- , reels 369-. Related See also the following surname(s): Smyth. Note Location: Mon ongalia County. Description: 244 acres adjoining his resident survey on Simpsons Creek. Sourc e: Land Office Grants M, 1781-1785, p. 589 (Reel 53). Part of the index to the recorded copie s of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at t he Library of Virginia.
URL (Click on link) http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=587&last=&g_p=GM&colle ction=LO Title Smith, Aaron. Publication 10 December 1784. Other Format Available on microfil m. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. G rants 125- , reels 369-. Related See also the following surname(s): Smyth. Note Location: Mon ongalia County. Description: 400 acres on Simpsons Creek adjoining lands claimed by John McIn tire including his settlement made thereon in 1772. Source: Land Office Grants M, 1781-1785 , p. 587 (Reel 53). Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virgini a Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
URL (Click on link) http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=18&last=&g_p=G8&collec tion=LO Title Smith, Aaron. Publication 25 October 1786. Other Format Available on microfil m. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. G rants 125- , reels 369-. Related See also the following surname(s): Smyth. Note Location: Har rison County. Description: 308 acres on the waters of Simpsons Creek adjoing on the north eas t side of his settlement survey. Source: Land Office Grants No. 8, 1786-1787, p. 18 (Reel 74) . Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. Th e collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
URL http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=401&last=&g_p=G6&collection=LO Titl e Smith, Aaron. Publication 25 October 1786. Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia S tate Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125 - , reels 369-. Related See also the following surname(s): Smyth. Note Location: Harrison Cou nty. Description: 286 acres on the waters of Simpsons Creek adjoining on the north east of hi s settlement survey. Source: Land Office Grants No. 6, 1786, p. 401 (Reel 72). Part of the in dex to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is ho used in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
URL http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=284&last=&g_p=G47&collection=LO Titl e Smith, Aaron. Publication 14 November 1800. Other Format Available on microfilm. Virgini a State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125 - , reels 369-. Related See also the following surname(s): Smyth. Note Location: Harrison Cou nty. Description: 162 acres adjoining two of his surveys of 308 and 296 acres on waters of Si mpsons Creek. Source: Land Office Grants No. 47, 1800-1801, p. 284 (Reel 113). Part of the in dex to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is ho used in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
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Smith Graveyard At mouth of Smith Run, Lower Simpson Creek Simpson District, Harrison County , West Virginia LDS Microfilm Reel #163928
NAME DATE OF DEATH DATE OF BIRTH RELATIONSHIP SPOUSE/PARENT AGE AT DEATH COMMENT
Aaron Smith Oct 11 1826 Mar ------ none none 75y 6m 18d
David Rees, Henry Bickel (Pickel), and Sarah, his wife, and Jacob Rees, adults; Nathan, Joel , Hanna and Jesse Rees, infants, by their brother Jacob Rees, heirs and devisees of their fat her, Jacob Rees, deceased, vs. William, Benjamin and Mackinney Robinson--O. S. 44; N. S. 15-- From Harrison County. Bill filed in Harrison 21st August, 1797. At a very early period of adv entures into the Western country Jacob (senior) came into the country now Harrison county, an d on 31st July, 1775, purchased of William Williams a tract on Ten Mile Creek which William s had bought of one John Jones, who purchased of John Simpson, the original improver, by bil l of sale dated 8th January, 1774. Jacob Rees lived on the land two years and agreed upon a d ivision line between him and William Robinson. When the Indians became active (Jacob being ag ed and infirm and his family numerous but young) Jacob removed to Frederick County, whence h e came and remained there until 1784 or 1785. In spring or summer of 1789, Jacob died testate , will dated 3d April, 1789, and proved in Harrison County. Answer says William and Benjami n Robinson were brothers. Jacob Rees was so much an enemy of the Revolution that he refused t o take the oath of fidelity. Benj. answers that he made an entry but found that a prior one h ad been made by one Thomas Bartlett, who conveyed to McKinney Robinson. Commission May 1798 t o take deposition of William Williams, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Hanna Rees, relict o f Jacob, relinquishes dower 19th June, 1798. Hanna Rees, relict, &c, deposes 2d July, 1798, a t house of Col. Benj. Wilson in Harrison County, that, in 1773, Jacob Rees and Benj. Shinn, h aving purchased of William Robinson the tract on Ten Mile Creek moved there in fall of 1774 , but got no farther than Redstone, in Penna.; but went there himself in spring of 1775 and i n next fall moved his family there. A line was agreed between Rees and Robinson to which thes e were witnesses: Benj. Robinson, Joseph Wood and Vincent Hubbs. The Indians became very trou blesome and Jacob moved to the house of Thomas Harteest (?) which the Indians attacked, kille d five persons, took three and wounded four, among them (wounded) were Jacob and one of his l ittle daughters, but afterwards when he recovered a little he stood to his post and defende d the house. The next morning it was thought best to evacuate the house, and they all moved t o Grundy's Blockhouse, the place whereon Col. Wilson now lives, on Simpson's Creek. Jacob liv ed in this country 18 months after this disaster prior to his removing his family. About 178 1 he moved to Frederick. Samuel Shinn deposes at time and place as above. In 1773 his father , Benjamin Shinn, and Jacob Rees came into this country and accordingly Benjamin's family (in cluding deponent) came out. Isaac Horner, a single man, also came with them. Isaac Shinn depo ses as above, son of Benjamin. Benjamin Shinn died in 1790. Joshua Allen deposes as above. 8 4 Jonathan Stout deposes as above. Watson Clarke deposes as above. Joseph Wood. Following dep osed 18th August, 1798, at same place as above: Joshua Allen deposes Jacob Rees was a Quaker , and said the oath had never been tendered him. Aaron Smith deposes that Jacob's brothers i n Berkeley County persuaded him to go to Berkeley for safety. Robert Bartlett. Col. David Sco tt deposes at house of Hugh McNeeley, in Morgantown, Monongalia County, 13th August, 1798, h e employed James Anderson to make an improvement on 10 Mile Creek in the spring of 1773. Lev i Shinn deposes that he was with William Robinson when he improved near mouth of 10 Mile Cree k in 1772. Copy of will of Jacob Rees, dated 23d April, 1789. Wife Hannah; children not named . William Williams deposes 11th August, 1798, that he purchased the tract from John Jones i n 1772 or 1773, planted a crop in 1774, the same year the settlement broke up and moved dow n to Prickett's settlement and built a fort. Wm. Robinson was in the fort with deponent for s ome time, also at Power's fort.
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