Website, Farquard Campbell & Alexander Smith

LEA L. DOWD discovered this valuable bit of Cumberland County history while
researching her SMITH line in Tennessee. Thanks, LEA.

MYRTLE BRIDGES.
December 24th, 1999

           FARQUARD CAMPBELL & ELIZABETH EXECUTORS ALEXANDER SMITH WILL

State of Tennessee
Hamilton District

Superior Court of Equity, April Term 1797

FARQUARD CAMPBELL and ELIZABETH his wife surviving executors of Last Will &
Testament of ALEXANDER SMITH, decd. They admit that said JOHN SMITH Senr. left a
daughter named JANE [SMITH] who had been married to THOMAS PHELPS and another
daughter named PHERUBA [SMITH] the wife of JOHN HINTON, also a son SAMUEL SMITH the
complainant living and that beside the sd. two daughters & son who survived him, he
had a daughter ANNE [SMITH] who married NEEDHAM BRYAN, ELIZABETH [SMITH] who
married WILLIAM BRYAN, a son JOHN [SMITH] and one named ALEXANDER [SMITH] who died
before him, all of whom left issue.

These defendants also say that ALEXANDER, son of the intestate [John Smith Sr.],
previous to his death make and publish in due form his Last will & testament in
writing and therein constitute DAVID SMITH, BRYAN WHITFIELD & ELIZABETH his wife
then Executors. The said ELIZABETH SMITH (now ELIZABETH CAMPBELL) and DAVID SMITH
prove the said will in Cumberland County where the testator resided at the time of
his death. BRYAN WHITFIELD never qualified as an Executor and has declined to do
so. As [FARQUARD] CAMPBELL intermarried with ELIZABETH 25 March 1792, he is advised
executor in right of his wife. ELIZABETH is named as relict of ALEXANDER SMITH, son
of JOHN SMITH SENR. (The year entered as '1792' should be '1782')

[Elizabeth Whitfield married (1) Alexander Smith (2) Farquard Campbell]

An April 1782 Court Record found in Johnston County, NC reads:

JOHN SMITH of Johnston County to 3 grandchildren, RACHEL WILLIAMS, JOHN SMITH and
MARY SMITH, son and daughters of my son ALEXANDER SMITH, dec'd for love - 9
negroes; to RACHEL WILLIAMS - DANIEL and his wife FEBEE & her youngest son ISOM; to
MARY SMITH - ISOM, RANDELL & DEP; to JOHN SMITH - ALFE, MILLE and JACOB, to remain
in hands of Mr. ISAAC WILLIAMS until MARY SMITH & RACHEL WILLIAMS reach 16 and JOHN
SMITH reaches 18. Wit: WILLIAM WHITFIELD, J. BRYAN, JOSEPH BARNES and SAM SMITH.

Source: Johnston Co., NC Unmarked DB 2 Apr 1782 / Feb Ct 1783 / Lea Dowd




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