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From: "Robert M. Wilbanks IV" <>
Subject: Part 2 of Nimrod Smith, Pendleton Dist SC
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 08:33:07 -0700

Proven children of Nimrod and Lettice Nicholl (Wyatt) Smith:

while I haven’t seen all of the documentation, it is my understanding that
land records help to show that Nimrod was the father of these Smiths from
Pendleton/Anderson District, South Carolina; consistently, as these children
reached the age of maturity or married, Nimrod traditionally gave them land
and other property to help them establish themselves. Other documents
prove, and circumstantial evidence helps to support, these sibling
relationships; so if just one of these Smiths is proven a child of Nimrod,
then all can be proven to be children of Nimrod.
However, of most significance is the will of “Nimrod Smith Senior” dated 30
July 1846 in which he names his sons William and Wyatt Smith to be executors
of his estate. This, combined with the probate estate of Isaac Smith, in
1839, helps to prove sibling relationships of “whole blood” between all of
these Smiths, thus making them all issue of Nimrod and Lettice.

Caleb Smith
Born before 1790 South Carolina
Died 14 January 1877 James County, Tennessee
James County was a short-lived county that broke off of and then reverted
back to Hamilton County
Buried Plowman Cemetery, Apison, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Married 1st Elizabeth “Betsey” Swain
daughter of John and Mary (Smith) Swain
Mary Smith was the daughter of Wyatt and Elizabeth (Sanford) Smith and thus
the sister of Nimrod Smith. Thus, Caleb and Elizabeth were first cousins.
Married 2nd (?) Sarah
Born circa 1804
Died 15 March 1874 James County, Tennessee
James County was a short-lived county that broke off of and then reverted
back to Hamilton County
Buried Plowman Cemetery, Apison, Hamilton County, Tennessee
identified as “whole blood” sibling of Isaac W. Smith in his estate papers
1839 and newspaper notice; indicated as living outside of South Carolina
listed on McMinn County, Tennessee 1829 and 1830 Tax / Poll lists
1840 census, McMinn County, Tennessee
1850 census, McMinn County, Tennessee
1854 land purchase Hamilton County, Tennessee, Deed Book 10, page 572
1860 census, Hamilton County, Tennessee
1870 census, Hamilton County, Tennessee
another source says he moved to Georgia, Alabama and finally Texas, but
based on these census records and close association with Silas Smith in same
part of Tennessee, this clearly is false

Lettice Smith
Born circa 1790 South Carolina
Married Thomas J. Brown
identified as “whole blood” sibling of Isaac W. Smith in his estate papers
1839 and newspaper notice; indicated as living outside of South Carolina
no further information

Elizabeth Smith
Born 16 September 1792 South Carolina
Died 31 March 1876 Anderson District, South Carolina
Married Aaron Smith 19 July 1810 Pendleton District, South Carolina
Captain; title apparrently achieved around 1853; not from military service;
more probably a rank of
social standing
son of Jonathan and Margaret (Guyton) Smith
Born 26 July 1789 Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Died 15 August 1864 Anderson District, South Carolina
identified as “whole blood” sibling of Isaac W. Smith in his estate papers
1839 and newspaper notice; appears to still be living in South Carolina
22 March 1847 Aaron Smith and Robert Smith appointed Appraisers of Estate of
Nimrod Smith
31 March 1854 Robert Smith Petitioned for Letters of Administration on
Estate of Nimrod Smith following death of Administratrix Jane Smith, widow
of Nimrod; Bond executed 14 April 1854 with James Shirley as one of the
Sureties; Appraisers appointed included Aaron Smith, James Shirley and
Whitaker Smith

Wyatt Smith
Born 21 January 1793 South Carolina
Died 15 March 1864
Married Hannah Guyton
daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Whitaker) Guyton
Born 18 December 1893
Died 22 February 1864
1820 Census Pendleton District, South Carolina : 100010-00010 : about
three households from Nimrod Smith
1830 Census Anderson District, South Carolina : 2110010000000-0100010000000
Appears on 1835 Tax List Anderson District, South Carolina
identified as “whole blood” sibling of Isaac W. Smith in his estate papers
1839 and newspaper notice; appears to still be living in South Carolina
in his Will written 30 July 1846 Nimrod Smith Sr. wills that “my sons
William Smith and Wyatt Smith” be executors of his will; 1 March 1847
renounced acting as executor of the will of Nimrod Smith
moved to Tennessee?

William Smith
Born 11 October 1795 South Carolina
Died 28 February 1849 (or 1842) Anderson District, South Carolina
Married Anna Mariah Mattison 25 March 1823 Broadmouth Community, near Honea
Path, Pendleton District,
South Carolina
daughter of James and Frances Newton (Wyatt) Mattison
Frances Newton Wyatt was the daughter of William and Frances (Newton) Wyatt,
and thus the sister of Lettice Nicholl Wyatt. Thus, William and Anna were
first cousins.
Born 30 August 1799
Died 15 October 1883
they had 7 children, 2 dying young
1830 Census Anderson District, South Carolina : 1000010000000-1000010000000
: near Wyatt Smith
identified as “whole blood” sibling of Isaac W. Smith in his estate papers
1839 and newspaper notice; appears to still be living in South Carolina
in his Will written 30 July 1846 Nimrod Smith Sr. wills that “my sons
William Smith and Wyatt Smith” be executors of his will; 1 March 1847
renounced acting as executor of the will of Nimrod Smith
owned land and one room log house on Six-and-Twenty Creek, Hopewell
Community, Anderson District, South Carolina

Talitha Cumi Smith
Born 1796 South Carolina
Died very soon after marriage (before 1839)
Married Jesse Swain
son of John and Mary (Smith) Swain
Mary Smith was the daughter of Wyatt and Elizabeth (Sanford) Smith and thus
the sister of Nimrod Smith. Thus, Talitha and Jesse were first cousins.
Born about 1795 South Carolina
Died between 1880 and 15 April 1884 Gordon County, Georgia
It is said that this was Jesse Swain’s first marriage. He then married
Matilda/Mathilda Smith, Talitha’s sister. There is the possibility that
Talitha and Matilda/Mathilda are in fact the same person.
unconfirmed as child of Nimrod Smith
unconfirmed as to actual existence
not listed as “whole blood” heir of Isaac W. Smith in his estate papers
1839; possibly because pre-deceased.
some say this is same as Matilda or Mathilda Smith?

Matilda or Mathilda Smith
Married Jesse Swain
son of John and Mary (Smith) Swain
Mary Smith was the daughter of Wyatt and Elizabeth (Sanford) Smith and thus
the sister of Nimrod Smith. Thus, Matilda/Mathilda and Jesse were first
cousins.
Born about 1795 South Carolina
Died between 1880 and 15 April 1884 Gordon County, Georgia
It is said that this was Jesse Swain’s second marriage. He was previously
married to Talitha Smith, Matilda/Mathilda’s sister. There is the
possibility that Talitha and Matilda/Mathilda are in fact the same person.
identified as “whole blood” sibling of Isaac W. Smith in his estate papers
1839 and newspaper notice; indicated as living outside of South Carolina

Isaac W. Smith
Born 1797 South Carolina
Died before 1 May 1839 Anderson District, South Carolina
never married
died intestate; extensive probate of his estate begins 1 May 1839;
significant in identifying only the siblings of “whole blood”; they being
brothers Wyatt, William, Caleb, Silas, and Sanford, and sisters Nancy, wife
of John Kay, Elizabeth, wife of Aaron Smith, Malina, wife of Charles Bell,
Lettice, wife of Thomas Brown, and Mathilda, wife of Jesse Swain; same
information provided in notice in The Pendleton Messenger, 19 July 1839,
adding that the following were residing outside of South Carolina: Jesse
Swain, Thomas Brown, Caleb Smith, Silas Smith, and Sanford Smith.

Malina Smith
Born 1801 South Carolina
Married Charles Bell
identified as “whole blood” sibling of Isaac W. Smith in his estate papers
1839 and newspaper notice; appears to still be living in South Carolina
no further information

Silas Smith
Born 15 February 1802 South Carolina
Died between 1 January 1873 and 27 July 1878 James County, Tennessee
James County was a short-lived county that broke off of and then reverted
back to Hamilton County
Buried possibly Bethel Cemetery, Apison, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Married 1st Nancy Virginia Swain 8 July 1824 Pendleton District, South
Carolina
daughter of John and Mary (Smith) Swain
Mary Smith was the daughter of Wyatt and Elizabeth (Sanford) Smith and thus
the sister of Nimrod Smith. Thus, Silas and Virginia were first cousins.
Born13 May 1797 South Carolina
Died 13 January 1863 Hamilton County, Tennessee
Buried possibly Plowman Cemetery, Apison, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Married 2nd Susan Bayless 7 January 1869 Catoosa County, Georgia
Died 27 March 1899 Mississippi
10 children by first wife
0 children by second wife
1830 Census Anderson District, South Carolina : 2000100000000-1000100000000
two households from Nimrod Smith
identified as “whole blood” sibling of Isaac W. Smith in his estate papers
1839 and newspaper notice; indicated as living outside of South Carolina
1830 census, Anderson District, South Carolina
moved to McMinn County, Tennessee after 1830 before 1839
1840 census, McMinn County, Tennessee
1850 census, McMinn County, Tennessee
1860 census, Hamilton County, Tennessee
1870 census, Hamilton County, Tennessee

Nancy Smith
Born 26 August 1803 Pendleton District, South Carolina
Died 11 April 1873 Anderson County, South Carolina
Married John Kay 22 March 1822 Pendleton District, South Carolina
Born 17 February 1797 Broadmouth Creek, Pendleton District, South Carolina
Died 19 September 1873 Town Creek, Anderson County, South Carolina
identified as “whole blood” sibling of Isaac W. Smith in his estate papers
1839 and newspaper notice; appears to still be living in South Carolina
lived in Hopewell Community, Anderson District, South Carolina
(My ancestors: RMWIV)

San(d)ford Vandiver Smith
Born 180? (1806?) or 1813? Pendleton District, South Carolina
Died 1885
Married Miriam Dean McGregor 1836
identified as “whole blood” sibling of Isaac W. Smith in his estate papers
1839 and newspaper notice; indicated as living outside of South Carolina
migrated to Talladega County, Alabama and later to Texas
no further information

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