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MY FATHER’S TREE

AN ANTHOLOGY OF FAMILY HISTORY

by

Dr. Stephen S Smith

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Testimonials
Dedication
Foreword
About the Author
A Letter to my Son
Introduction:
A Reality Check
Chapter 1: Twentieth Century Smiths
Gen 3: Lebanon Smith (1883-1972) and
Mary Hughes (1885-1979)
Chapter 2: The Irish Clan
Gen 4: The John Benedict Hughes Family
Gen 5: Edward Hughes (1810-1893) and
Ann Dooley (1822-1884)
Gen 5: Bernard Banks (1828-1858) and
Catherine Burns (1833-1908)
Gen 6: Edward ‘Jack’ Byrne (1801-1854) and
Margaret Mulvaney (1801-1876)
Chapter 3: The Smith / Stilley Connection
Gen 4: James Monroe Smith (1846-1910) and
Jane Stilley (1844-1927)
Gen 5: Peter Smith (1803-1870) and
Matilda Montgomery (1808-1874)
Gen 6: George R. Smith (1771-1840) and
Lydia Jenny Tate (1761-1810)
Chapter 4: A Secret Unveiled
Gen 7: Peter Smith (1734-1797) and
Jemima Simpson (1743-1793)
Kunta Kinte and the Smith Clan
William Bailey Smith (1737-1811) and
Daniel Boone: Wataugans
Gen 8: James Smith (1691-1749) of Bull Run, and
Elizabeth Taylor
Chapter 5: In the Beginning
Gen 9: Peter Smith of Yeocomico (1663-1741)
Peter Smith’s Neighborhood
A Gen 8 Uncle: Thomas Smith, George Mason and Religious Freedom (1708-1778)
Continuing the Search for Peter Smith’s Father
Chapter 6: Swallowfield Manor in Berkshire, England
The Smyth Family of Swallowfield, 16th Century England
Chapter 7: Our Scandinavian Heritage
Gen 4: Jane Stilley (1844-1927) and her Ancestors
Gen 11: Olof Stille (1610-1693)
Our French Huguenot Family
Chapter 8: The Empire Builders
Our Dutch Ancestors in New Amsterdam – 1626
Gen 12: Von Kouwenhovens: Crossing the Atlantic
Chapter 9: The Welsh Explorers and Davis Clan
Gen 8: William Davis (1725-1802)
Finding the Elusive Davis Family
Our Jamestown Ancestors: The Davis Immigrants:
Gen 14: James Davis (1575-1623)
The Descendants of James and Rachell Keyes Davis
The First Settlements of North Carolina
The Impact of Colonial Carolina on our Ancestor’s Lives (1665-1705)
Chapter 10: Our Many Quaker Connections
The Swofford Lineage
Chapter 11: The Montgomery Clan
Mark Twain
Sir Roger de Montgomery, First Earl of Shrewsbury (1022-1094)
The British Montgomery Lineage
The Second Viscount Montgomery (1597-1642) and Jean Alexander
James Montgomery (1627-1689) and Margaret Fitzwilliam
Great Uncle Hugh III and His Amazing Open Heart
Coming to America
Captain James Montgomery (1695-1756) and Anne Thomson
Anne Montgomery and the Ex Slave, Edward Tarr
Catherine Montgomery (1684-1760) and the Long Canes Massacre
Samuel Montgomery (1743-1815) and Mary Polly McFarland (1753-1819)
James Montgomery (1783-1826) and Nancy Cook (1784-1850)
Admiral John Hawkins (1532-1595) and the Andersons
Chapter 12: Our Appalachian Highland Kinfolk
A Link to the Early Norman and Viking Monarchs
The Scottish Highlanders and Covenanters
The Cook Family
The Allied Families of Lydia Jenny Tate
A Family Connection to President George Washington
Kincheloe Family Origins: Hy Kinsella
The Simpson Family
Chapter 13: Our Mayflower Connections
Mayflower Pedigree Charts
Chapter 14: Royal Family Snapshots
Eleanor of Aquitane: (1124- 1204)
The Demise of King Edward II
Humphrey de Bohun
Elizabeth de Badlesmere (1313-1356)
Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)
Llywelyn the Great ap Iorwerth (1173-1240)
William Marshal (1146-1219)
Chapter 15: Several More First Cousins
Chapter 16: Suspects: Peter Smith’s Ancestors?
Appendix:
The Last Will and Testament of Peter Smith of Yeocomico/Westmoreland
The Last Will and Testament of William Davis Esq of Hyde County NC
Pedigree Charts:   Smith and Allied Families- All inclusive, 1650 thru 2000
Reference Materials (A Partial List)
Afterword
Index to Pedigree Charts:
Pedigree Chart 1      My Father’s Family Circle
Pedigree Chart 2      Jane Stilley’s Roots
Pedigree Chart 3      The Irish Roots
Pedigree Chart 4      Five Generations of Smiths
Pedigree Chart 5      Six Generations of Great Grandparents
Pedigree Chart 6      From Westmoreland Co, VA to Posey Co, Indiana
Pedigree Chart 7      The Stilley (Scandinavian) Lineage (1 of 2)
Pedigree Chart 8      Swedish and Dutch Ancestors (2 of 2)
Pedigree Chart 9      The de la Fontaine Family (the French Connection)
Pedigree Chart 10    The Stilley/Davis Lineage
Pedigree Chart 11    Generations of Quaker Grandparents (1 of 2)
Pedigree Chart 12    Generations of Quaker Grandparents (2 of 2)
Pedigree Chart 13    Quaker Leadership in Carolina Colony- 1675
Pedigree Chart 14    The Montgomery Family 1783-2003
Pedigree Chart 15    Mark Twain’s Descent in the Montgomery Tree
Pedigree Chart 16    Roger de Montgomery and Wm the Conqueror
Pedigree Chart 17    The Descendants of Sir Roger de Montgomery
Pedigree Chart 18    Our Montgomery Ancestors in Great Britain
Pedigree Chart 19    The Montgomery Family in Colonial America
Pedigree Chart 20    The Anderson Branch of the Montgomery Tree
Pedigree Chart 21    The Scot Irish Clan of the Highlands
Pedigree Chart 22    Lydia Tate’s Allied Families
Pedigree Chart 23    Martha Washington’s Link to my Father
Pedigree Chart 24    Martha Washington’s First Husband’s Link to my Father
Pedigree Chart 25    The Simpsons
Pedigree Chart 26    Our Mayflower Ancestors
Pedigree Chart 27    Royal Lineage of a Dubious Sort (Chart 1 of 2)
Pedigree Chart 28    Royal Lineage (Chart 2 of 2)
Pedigree Chart 29    Jesse Davis’s Ancestors
Pedigree Charts:   Smith and Allied Families- All inclusive, 1650 thru 2000 pp 363-369