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.]

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