Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
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Samuel Nicholas Smith was mentioned in the 3 June 1828 will of his grandfather, John Dunn, proved 15 September 1828. To grandson Samuel Nicholas Smith all my land on the south side of the canal of Chaneys bridge run, beginning at the aforesaid bridge and running down the middle of the canal to the bestland canal at the fork, and thence up the middle of the bestland canal to John Smith’s line, thence along said John Smith’s line, and around up the same to the beginning at the bridge. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 21, pages 286–288.]
Samuel Nicholas 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.]
Samuel N 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— 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 71A, Dwelling 85, Family 85
Smith, Samuel N., 37, male, farmer, $5,000 real estate, born in Virginia
Samuel Nicholas 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.]
Samuel N 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— 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 71A, Dwelling 85, Family 85
Smith, Samuel N., 37, male, farmer, $5,000 real estate, born in Virginia