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Descendants of Richard Smith
RICHARD SMITH d. Abt. 31 January 1658/59 in Northampton County,
Virginia
Notes for RICHARD SMITH:
Richard Smith came to Virginia in the London Merchant, March 1619/20. He
was living at Pasbehaighs, James CIty, at the time of the census, 1623/24
and the muster, 1624/25. Soon, however, he moved to the Eastern Shore,
where he had been granted, 18 November 1618, 200 acres in Accawmack County,
23 September 1639. The area where he resided became Northampton County and
in his will, proved 31 January 1659/60, he mentioned 500 acres which he
divised to his daughter Alse Smith and 450 acres left to his daughter Susan
Smith
Since he divised to his daughter Alice by her maiden surname, Smith, and
also referred to Nathaniel Bradford as his son-in-law, it seems clear
Richard Smith had two wives, both dead when he wrote his will, one of whom
was the mother of Alice and probably of Susan, and one who was a widow
Bradford, mother of Nathaniel Bradford. Susan Smith was left "the linen
which was her mother's"
Children of RICHARD SMITH
ALICE SMITH d. Accomac County, Virginia
SUSAN SMITH m. ROBERT RICHARDSON
NEXT GENERATION
ALICE SMITH d. Accomac County, Virginia m. NATHANIEL BRADFORD
Notes for ALICE SMITH:
Alice Smith married her step-brother Nathaniel Bradford. On 18 August 1663
he and his wife Alice sold 400 acres which Bradford had patented, May 1661.
On 14 August 1662 he had made an agreement with the King of Mathcepungo
whereby in exchange for a suit of clothes and other things he had received
200 acres about his house at Matchepungo. As Nathaniel Bradford of the
County of Accomack, "currier," he deeded, 18 October 1664, the land he had
acquired by his marriage to Alice Smith, daught of Richard Smith, deceased,
to his son and heir, Nathaniel Bradford, Jr. He held 3620 acres in
Accomack County, by 1683, by virtue of his warrant, 25 March 1676, he was
granted a tract called "Bradford's Hall" on Rehoboth Creek in Sussex
County, Delaware, which his son William sold 29 June 1692. After Alice's
death Nathaniel Bradford married Joan (or Jeane) Franklin, sister of Henry
Franklin of Northumberland County, by whom he had a son John. She and
William Bradford, his son and heir were granted letters of administration
on his estate, 18 November 1690
Child of ALICE SMITH and NATHANIEL BRADFORD
WILLIAM BRADFORD b. 1663; d. 01 June 1736 Accomac County,
Virginia m. BRIDGET FISHER 1701,
daughter of PHILLIP FISHER and ELIZABETH MATTOCKS
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Children of WILLIAM BRADFORD and BRIDGET FISHER
WILLIAM BRADFORD b. Eastern Shore Virginia; d. 1785, Accomac
County, Virginia m. SARAH
NATHANIEL BRADFORD
THOMAS BRADFORD
NEXT GENERATION
Child of WILLIAM BRADFORD and SARAH
SARAH BRADFORD b. November 1 1748 Accomac County, Virginia d. 1786 Accomac County, Virginia m. January 25 1764 Accomac County Virginia WILLIAM POLK, son of JOHN POLK and ELLENER SHELBY
