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View Tree for Thos SmithThos Smith (b. 1721, d. 04 May 1803)

Thos Smith was born 1721 in Susquehanna, Maryland, and died 04 May 1803 in Harford, Maryland. He married Hannah Harris.

 Includes NotesNotes for Thos Smith:
1. Kept a tavern and a ferry on the bank of the Susquehanna River 2. In 1772 sent eldest son, Ralph, west of the mountain to buy land 3. 11 Apr 1791 signed his last will and testament Home is still standing in Susquehanna State Park but is not open to visitors.

2. He lived on farms, now located below the Falls of Conowingo Dam near
Port Deposit MD (now in Susquehanna State Park). At that time it
crossed the main road from Baltimore MD to Philadelphia, . This was
where he operated his ferry, tavern, inn and several mills with the
Dallam brothers. Thomas's farms were on both sides of Little Creek
and Deer Creek, and on the west side of the Susquehanna river.

Heirs and Legatees of Harford Co., MD 1802-1846 by henry C. Peden., Jr.
page 4
shows DOD May 4, 1803, administrator John Criswell
H7L hannah Smith, widow; ralph Smith; Hugh Smith; Thomas Smith; John Smith; Susannah Gorrell; Olevia Ingrim; Elizabeth Barrett; Mary McCracken; William Smith; Nathaniel Smith; James Smith

from Mary Henderson of Harford Co, MD - get a copy of Hugh Smith's Bond of Conveyance of Smith's Mistake. Yes, Smith's Mistake was the name given by old Thomas Smith to his resurvey of Cordwood Grove. From the dates, I'm assuming that the Bond was given by old Thomas' son Hugh

3.

(Source: The Cornerstone Clues, Quarterly Publication of the Cornerstone Genealogical Society, Waynesburg, PA, Volume XVI, #4, November, 1991, page 95.)

Thomas Smith of Smith Creek

The "Perkin's Ferry" on the Susquahanna River, Harford County, Maryland was owned and operated by William Perkins until his death in 1760. His son Reuben inherited the land and the ferry properties, succeeding his father as operator of the ferry. On November 5, 1748 Reuben Perkins married Avarilla Durbin and had two sons and three daughters. He sold the residence of his river property in 1771 and moved to Ten Mile Creek in western Pennsylvania where he appeared on the Assessment Rolls of Morgan Township, Washington County for the years 1784 and 1785 with Elisha Perkins, Richard Perkins and Reuben Perkins Jr.
Thomas Smith, of Harford County, became the operator of the Susquahanna ferry in 1772, where he also kept an inn. During the Revolutionary War the "Smith Ferry" was used by the French Army to transport troops across the river. Certificates issued for the use of those boats state "to Thomas Smith of Harford for his flat eight days, 3 shillings and 9 pence, current money per day".
Thomas Smith and his wife Hannah had twelve children. His will, probated December 19, 1791 in Harford County, names Ralph, Hugh, Thomas, John, James, William, Nathaniel, Susannan (Gorrell), Oliva (Ingram), Elizabeth (Garrett), Mary (McCracklin), and Hanna.
In 1772 Ralph Smith, acting as agent for his father, purchased land in Morgan and Franklin Townships, Washington County, Pa. In 1774 he and his younger brother Thomas, along with several others from the Harford County area, came to clear and cultivate this land. Ralph resided on the Morgan Township property while Thomas Jr, William and Arthur Ingram, Billy Lafferty and Thomas Kent continued up the Ten Mile to the 800 acres previously owned by Winser Pipes and Richard Jackson, and there planted a crop of corn. On November 27, 1787 Thomas Smith transferred these properties by deed to his sons, Thomas Jr, Hugh and John, as their share in his estate. His will in 1791 gave each of them ten shillings as a token bequest.
According to his pension application dated May 8, 1833, Thomas Smith Jr was born in Baltimore County, Maryland in 1757. He was drafted into Capt. David Owen's Militia Company in 1776 and later served under Captains William Harrod and James Archer. From 1777 until 1781 he served as a scout at Fort Jackson.
Thomas Smith married Mary Williams in 1777. Their children were Martha, Hannah who married David Porter, Olive who married Thomas Kent Jr, John who married Jane Hamilton, Thomas Jr. who married Catherine Johnson, Basil who married Elizabeth Staggers, Mary, Vincent who married Elizabeth Bell, Nathaniel who married Lydia Smith, Sarah who married James Smith and Hugh.
Thomas Smith of Smith Creek died in May 1844, age eighty-seven. Mary Williams Smith died in her eighty-fifth year.

Ref: The Tenmile Country by H. L. Leckey
"Lapidum and its Surroundings" by Albert P. Silvers
(phamplet read to Harford County Historical Society in1888)

Submitted by Zenia Gilbert, a descendant of Thomas Smith.
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Thomas married Mary WILLIAMS. Mary was born about 1754 in MD? and died on 7 Jan 1829 in Greene Co., PA about age 75.

4. He lived on farms, now located below the Falls of Conowingo Dam near
Port Deposit MD (now in Susquehanna State Park). At that time it
crossed the main road from Baltimore MD to Philadelphia, . This was
where he operated his ferry, tavern, inn and several mills with the
Dallam brothers. Thomas's farms were on both sides of Little Creek
and Deer Creek, and on the west side of the Susquehanna river.

Heirs and Legatees of Harford Co., MD 1802-1846 by henry C. Peden., Jr.
page 4
shows DOD May 4, 1803, administrator John Criswell
H7L hannah Smith, widow; ralph Smith; Hugh Smith; Thomas Smith; John Smith; Susannah Gorrell; Olevia Ingrim; Elizabeth Barrett; Mary McCracken; William Smith; Nathaniel Smith; James Smith

from Mary Henderson of Harford Co, MD - get a copy of Hugh Smith's Bond of Conveyance of Smith's Mistake. Yes, Smith's Mistake was the name given by old Thomas Smith to his resurvey of Cordwood Grove. From the dates, I'm assuming that the Bond was given by old Thomas' son Hugh

source: http://w.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db+ilucas&id+IO113

5.

The Ten Mile Country and Its Pioneer Families

Howard Leckey

Page 308

Relationship of Some Fort Jackson Pioneers

Arthur Inghram, brother of William Inghram married Olive Smith.

Thomas Smith, brother of Olive Smith, married Mary Williams.

Robert Gorrell, married Susannah Smith, sister of Thomas smith. Had land next to Thomas Smith.


Children of Thos Smith and Hannah Harris are:
  1. +Thomas Smith, b. 1757, Maryland, d. May 1844, Greene Co. PA.
  2. Susannah Smith, b. 1742, Harford, Maryland, d. 09 Apr 1827, Tyler, Virginia.
  3. Ralph Smith, b. 1751, Harford, Maryland, d. 19 Aug 1821, Pleasanta, West Virginia.
  4. Olive Smith, b. 04 Mar 1754, Harford, Maryland, d. 04 Jun 1839, Waynesburg, PA.
  5. Hugh Smith, b. 1754, Harford, Maryland, d. 23 Aug 1838, Harford, Maryland.
  6. John Simth, b. 09 Jul 1755, Baltimore, Maryland, d. 31 Jan 1831, Tyler, West Virginia.
  7. Elizabeth Smith, b. 1760, Maryland, d., Maryland.
  8. James Smith, b. 1762, Baltimore, Maryland, d. 1803, Harford, Maryland.
  9. Samuel Smith, b. 1765, Harford, Maryland, d. 1790.
  10. Mary Smith, b. 1767, Baltimore, Maryland, d. Sep 1860, Harford, Maryland.
  11. William Smith, b. 1767, Baltimore, Maryland, d. 14 Jan 1796, Harford, Maryland.
  12. Hannah Smith, b. 1768, Harford, Maryland, d. Jan 1780.
  13. Nathaniel Smith, b. 1771, Harford, Maryland, d. 12 Feb 1856, Harford, Maryland.
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