William F. Smith was mentioned in the 3 June 1828 will of his grandfather, John Dunn, proved 15 September 1828. To grandson William F. Smith the land I bought of the estate of Robert Jeffries decd. and a small part of the land that was Wm Chaney’s, beginning on the bridge called Chaneys & running along the road to a red oak a line between John Smith and myself at the mouth of the land, thence along the said Jeffries line (formerly) around to the middle of the canal of Chaney’s run, thence up the middle of the said canal to the bridge at the beginning, also the land I bought of John Newbill, the land I bought of Nathaniel Newbill, and the land I bought of John H. Beale, William to pay to his aunt Letty twenty dollars annually as long as she lives. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 21, pages 286–288.]

William Francis Smith was mentioned in the 27 May 1839 will of his father, John Smith, proved on 17 February 1840. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 24, pages 442–444.]

On 17 February 1840, John H. Smith, William Smith and Amos Cauthorn were bound in the penalty of $20,000 for John H. Smith’s executorship of the estate of John Smith, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 24, pages 444–445.]

William F Smith was mentioned in the 7 June 1847 will of his aunt, Letty Dunn, proved 17 January 1848. 1st I give to Anne E Croxton daughter of William S Croxton a negro woman named Emily and her two children Frances Ann & Margaret Ella, a woman Dicy and her child Betty, negro woman Ophelia & man William Hoomes, with the increase of the females, the bed and furniture standing in my chamber room, six silver spoons maked I C D and on half of the plantation on which I reside, subject to the Conditions herein after expressed— 2nd — I give to Polly Croxton another daughter of the said William S Croxton, eight negro boys named Henry Banks, James Harvey, Lewis, Ambrose, William Andrew, Lawrence and Booker, my family Bible, and the remaining half of my plantation on which I reside to be equally divided between her and her sister Anne E, subject to the following conditions and reservations in: that if either the said Anne E or the said Polly shall die unmarried, and without leaving a child or children, then then all the property herein before given to them; shall pass over, and be equally divided amongst my nephews Charles C. William F and Samuel N Smith and their heirs forever— 4th — I give to my nephew William F Smith and his heirs, six silver table spoons makred I C[?] D, and my silver soop ladle— 7th [sic] — I give the whole balance and residue of my estate of every kind, to be equally divided amongst my three nephews Charles C, William F and Samuel N Smith to them and their heirs forever— [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 26, pages 245–246.]

1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Page 67B, Dwelling 32, Household 32
Smith, William, 40, male, farmer, $10,000 real estate, born in Virginia
Smith, Elizabeth, 20, female, born in Virginia
Smith, Mary, 3, female, born in Virginia