Colby Smith^[1]

1751 - 1840  (88 years)

• Name	Colby Smith  [2, 3]
  Birth	1 Jun 1751	, Loudoun, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Colby Colesby Smith
  Residence	1790	, Chatham, North Carolina, USA   [5]
  Residence	1820	, Washington, Georgia, USA   [6]
  Residence	1832	, Washington, Georgia, USA   [3]
  Death	1840	, Washington, Georgia, USA   [4]
  Burial	Tennille, Washington, Georgia, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I27102	Master
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Thomas Smith,   b. 1 Jun 1720, , , Virginia, USA d. 1 Jun 1780, , Loudoun, Virginia, USA (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Sarah Anita Colby,   b. 13 May 1724, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 Jun 1768, , Loudoun, Virginia, USA (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1750	, , Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F6881	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Anne Henry,   b. 1753, , Loudoun, Virginia, USA d. 1 Jun 1838, , Washington, Georgia, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1775	, Chatham, North Carolina, USA   [7]
  Children	1. Lucy Smith,   b. 1795, , Chatham, North Carolina, USA d. 1825, , Macon, North Carolina, USA (Age 30 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Isaac L Smith, Sr,   b. 14 Oct 1796, , Chatham, North Carolina, USA d. 7 May 1860, , Washington, Georgia, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F6887	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Jun 1751 - , Loudoun, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1775 - , Chatham, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1790 - , Chatham, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1820 - , Washington, Georgia, USA Residence - 1832 - , Washington, Georgia, USA Death - 1840 - , Washington, Georgia, USA Burial - - Tennille, Washington, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Colby Smith, who was prominent in America's War of Independence, settled in the 89th District in 1798 and was granted property by the Governor of Georgia in Honor of his service to America. He, his children, and his grandchildren owned property reaching from Harrison to Irwins Crossroads and were among the founers and leaders of the early churches of this area, throughout Georgia and other adjoining states. He died in 1840 at the age of 85. The marker on his grave was erected July 1920 by the General Samuel Elbert Chapter of the D.A.R. He was the son of Thomas Smith and Anita Colby. He and his wife Anna Henry had 9 children, 73 grandchldren and over 200 great-grandchildren. 37 of his great grandson's [sic] served in the Confederate Armies of Georgia. He served as constable in Chatham County, North Carolina in 1790 prior to settling in Washington County, Georgia with other sturdy yeoman families of BRANTLEY, PEACOCK, WOOD, YOUNG, AND IRWIN. He is the forbearer of thousands of American's [sic], many of whom were prominent in the fields of Government, Medicine, and the Ministry. Location: Located in roadside park on Ga. 15 at Montgomery Rd. 7 miles S. of Tennille.

  
  

• Sources

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