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LEWIS F. SMITH was born Abt. 1793, probably in Germany, Maryland, or Va.. He died after 1850 and probably before 1867 in Frederick Co. Va.. He married SUSAN ? Abt. 1820. He was in Frederick County by 1830, as he is listed in the 1830 census with all family members of ages consistent with the ages of his known children, himself, and his wife. Susan probably died betw. 1870-1876 in Ford Co. IL after moving there with her daughter and son-law.Lewis Smith owned land in the Back Creek area of Frederick Co. that he sold to a Jacob Seibert in the early 1840s. I found this on land microfilm but cannot now locate my notes on the specific reel.
On 27 Oct. 1848 he bought from Abraham, John, and Lucinda Moyers of Augusta Co. a tract of 130 acres near McCleaves Mill in the Pine Hills bordering on ("cornering on") Charles Moyers' land . See Deed Book 77, pp. 27-30. This deed is followed by another deed of trust of 7 Nov. 1848 from Lewis and Susan Smith to Jacob S. Danner and Edwin B. Ridings. The Smiths are in debt to Ridings for $300 "for entering security of Smith on a bond drawn in favor of Abraham Moyers 12 months after date and dated 27 Oct. 1848. Security is the 130 acres purchased of Moyers except for the 10 acres 3 rods and 5 perches (or poles) sold to Daniel Steel." Smith sold these 10 acres to Daniel Steel on Dry Run. Nov. 7 1848, recorded 29 Nov. 1848.
(Note: Daniel Steel's son Daniel Edgar Steele would later marry Lewis Smith's grandaughter Delphia Ann Sargent. And there are more interconnections, as you will see if you explore the database.)In about 1849 Lewis sold the McCleaves Mill, Pine Hills land tract (130 acres minus the 10 sold to Daniel Steel=120 acres) to his sons Simon P. and Isaac N. Smith for $700. See Deed Book 77, p. 420.
In 1855, Simon sells his share of the land (60 acres) to his brother Isaac N. for $450. This tract is joining Atwell Barrow, Henry Scoolin (?), Isaac Fry, Daniel Steel, and Edwin B. Ridings. No witnesses; both Simon and Isaac sign. Dated 13 Nov. 1855, recorded 17 Nov. 1855. Deed Book 82, 339-40. Presumably this is just before Simon moves his family over the border to Warren County just a few short miles away.
(The Moyers property was orig. deeded to John Moyers by Casper Moyers Sr. and Mary his wife 1 Aug. 1777, Deed Book 17, p. 355; by John bequeathed to Mary his daughter by his will of 15 Feb. 1829, Mary married Abraham Moyers and their children John W. and Lucinda Moyers were parties to the deed signed by Lewis Smith in 1848. This property "corners on Charles Moyers.") Earlier deed books show that this or other Moyers land was also once owned by William and John Barrow.
Other Transactions:Deed Book 83, pp. 95-96:
24 July 1856 Simon sold horses, a cow, a wagon, furniture and other items, including the oat crop, the potato crop, and the corn crop on his farm to secure his debts of $215, $152.25 and $227.50, respectively, all to his brother-in-law George W. Sargent, trustee Fred W.M. Holliday. No witnesses, signed by Simon and Fred, recorded 24 july 1856. (Note: George W. Sargent married Evalina Smith, daughter of Lewis Smith.)Deed Book 83, p. 97:
George W. Semley and John W. Ritenour merchants brought a suit in chancery against Isaac N. Smith, Simon P. Smith, George W. Sargent, Lewis R. Smith, and John F. Smith, to set aside two deeds of trust executed by Isaac n. Smith to secure certain alleged debts to said John F. Smith, Lewis R. Smith as fraudulent and void. The land contains 120 acres situated in Frederick County. . .Deed Book 83, pp 99-100
30 July 1856, Isaac N. Smith and Martha E. his wife to George W. Sargent, trustee, tract of land of 120 acres part in Frederick and part in Warren adjoining lands of Atwell Barrow, Isaac Fry, Daniel Steel and Henry Swollam, [two horses, four head of cattle, ten hogs, 20 sheep, a wagon, a wheat fan, five stands of bees, one crop of corn of 28 acres, 3 ploughs, 3 shovels; gears; 10,000 pieces "cooper stuff"; 2 sets cooper tools; many other household and farm items, including furniture and 36 "years"--yards? rag carpeting] in trust to secure a debt of $1500 for money lent evidenced by a bond payable to John F. Smith dated 30th July 1856, bond of $32.69, 424.37/2 $17.00, $26.00, $29.60, to same and one bond of $130.00 payable to Lewis R. Smith signed by Simon P. Smith and Isaac N. Smith; signed Isaac N. Smith, Martha Smith; George W. Sargent, recorded 2 August 1856.(Note: Atwell Barrow's brother Frederick Barrow married Lewis Smith's daughter Mary Ann. Mary Ann's brother Isaac purchased land right next to Atwell Barrow. (See below.) Atwell Barrow himself married a Mary Jane Smith, daughter of an Isaac Smith, possibly unrelated; their daughter Pauline would later marry Algernon Sargent, Lewis Smith's grandson. Daniel Steel's wife was a Matilda Barrow; her brother Franklin married Daniel's sister Barbara.)
Deed Book 83, pp. 141-142:
1 Sept. 1856 betw. Isaac N. Smith to Frederick FWM Holliday tract in Frederick and Warren county adjoning Atwell Brown (probably Atwell Barrow), Dr. Steel and others containing about 120 acres being the same land described in a deed of trust from said Smith to George W. Sargent, trustee, dated 30 July 1856, also personal property named or embraced by said deed of trust. . .to secure payment of two bonds held by Lively and Rotenour against Isaac N. and Simon P. Smith for $247.43 dated 25 June 1856 and the other for $64.92 dated 25 June 1856 also $100 to Alexander W. Allen dated 1 april 1856 and three bonds held by Anthony M. Kline one for $21.38, one for $34.25 and one for $7.40. . .[several others], 2nd pay all the other debts. . .3rd and lastly to secure to John F. and Lewis R. Smith the debts due to them as recited in said acct. . .and the said John F. Smith and Lewis R. Smith and George w. Sargent hereby convey the legal title in and to said property to said Frederick FMW Holiday. . . signed Isaac N. Smith, John F. Smith, Lewis R. Smith, George W. Sargent, Simon P. Smith; certificate of acknowledgement dated September 1856, recorded 1 September 1856.Deed Book 83, pp. 156-157:
15 Sept. 1856 Fred WM Holliday, trustee, Isaac N. Smith and Martha E. Smith his wife to GA White for $601.20 evidenced by three notes dated 12 Sept. 1856 each for the sum of $200.40, the first at 60 days, the second at 9 months, and the third at 18 months, all bearing interest from date grant a tract of land lying partly in Frederick and partly in Warren County being the same tract that was conveyed to the said Holliday trustee for the benefit of sundry creditors by deed bearing date 1 September 1856 which last deed was substituted by the consent of all parties interested for another given by said Smith and wife to George W. Sargent, trustee, bearing date 30 July 1856, both of which deeds are of record in Frederick County. The said land joins Atwell Barrow, Isaac Fry, Daniel Steel and Henry Swallow and contains 121 acres; signed Isaac N. Smith, Martha E. Smith, Fred WM Holliday, trustee. Dower release and certificate of acknowledgement dated 16 Sept. 1856; recorded 18 Sept. 1856.Simon moved to Warren Co. after selling his share of the farm to Isaac. Simon's son Walter N. Smith farmed in Riverton until 1920. John F. Smith was a tailor. He remained in White Hall, near Winchester, and his son Eugene B. Smith moved to Ohio. Lewis R. Smith was also a tailor, but I do not know what became of him. He married Elizabeth Brown and had a son named Edward Lewis Smith and at least one other child.
transaction involving another Isaac N. Smith, son of Isaac Smith Sr.:Deed Book 83, pp 28-29:
9 Feb. 1856 Charles "Glenie"(?) and Margaret his wife to Isaac N. Smith for $550 tract in Frederick county near the Warren County line on which Charles Glenie now resides joining Atwell Barrow, 51 3/4 acres; no witnesses. Charles and Margaret sign; dower release and certificate of acknowledgement dated 1 April 1856; recorded 4 May 1856. This is Isaac, son of Isaac, who married Sarah C. Kline. See also Deed Book 83, p. 544, referring to this Isaac N. Smith and Sarah C. Smith his wife and the land they purchased from Charles "Glenie" used as surety for debts to A.M. Kline and Solomon Kline, Jacob Larrick, trustee.
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