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SMITH, Col. Lawrence Jr.

SMITH, Col. Lawrence Jr.

Male 1660 - 1739  (78 years)   Has 48 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name SMITH, Lawrence  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Prefix Col. 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 29 Mar 1660  Yorktown, York, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Male 
    Appointed Abt 1710  York County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Sheriff 
    Election From 1718 to 1738  [1
    as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses 
    • He represented York County from 1718 to 1734, and Gloucester County from 1736 to 1738.
    Death 23 Feb 1738/39  York County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Age 78 years 
    Person ID I5008  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 May 2025 

    Father SMITH, Maj. Lawrence Sr.,   b. 29 Mar 1629, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 8 Aug 1700, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother DEBNAM, Mary,   b. 1634, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1687, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Family ID F1634  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 CHISMAN, Mildred,   b. 19 Feb 1674/75, York County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1737/38, York County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage Y  [1, 2, 4
    Family ID F1993  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 May 2025 

    Family 2 READE, Mildred,   b. Abt 1685, Yorktown, York, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1754, Yorktown, York, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1720  [1, 2, 4
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 59 years and 9 months - She : ~ 35 years. 
    Family ID F1994  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 May 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Mar 1660 - Yorktown, York, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAppointed - Sheriff - Abt 1710 - York County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Feb 1738/39 - York County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1145] Internet Forum - Debnam (Genealogy.com), 2 Sep 2018, Joseph Moore, "The Debnam and Grymes-Lee Family Lines of Virginia," >, 13 December 2011 (https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/debnam/137/ : accessed 7 August 2018).
      Debnam-Grymes-Lee Families in VA
      Debnam-Grymes-Lee Families in VA


    2. [S1150] Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Book - Historical Southern Families, Vol. XVII (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1972.), 19 Sep 2018, p 184.
      Smith of VA - Historical Southern Families, vol XVII
      Smith of VA - Historical Southern Families, vol XVII


    3. [S1564] Virginia Armistead Garber, Book - Armistead Family (Ancestry), (Richmond, Virginia: Whittit & Shepperson, Printers, 1910.), 6 May 2025, p 191.

    4. [S1567] Internet - Wikitree, (https://www.wikitree.com/), 8 May 2025, accessed 8 May 2025), Lawrence Smith Jr. (Smith-12044).
      https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smith-12044


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