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From: "Robert Bacon" <>
Subject: [TNCOCKE-L] Surratt /Sarratt /Serrett Families
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 21:20:31 PST

My gggmother Leah Serrett of Cocke Co., TN was married to James Smith of
Cocke Co., TN and had three children born in Cocke Co. These were
George Lowery Smith born 16 Oct 1834, Byron Smith born abt. 1836 and
Isabell Smith born abt. 1838. I have tried in vain to attach her to
Allan Sarratt or others in the immediate vicinity. She may have been
born in South Carolina. I have the most info on George Lowery Smith who
is my ggrandfather. Here is an excerpt from his life sketch. He was
born on a plantation or farm and from the time he was 12 or 13 years of
age he was 17, he lived with his uncle and aunt. He rode race horses
for his uncle and for two or three seasons he went to the races from
Memphis to New Orleans. He told about he and his cousin playing lots of
jokes on the negro slaves. When he was 17 yeaars old he and his uncle
had some trouble, his uncle put him to work with the negroes, and he
left home and came West. His aunt called him back and gave him $300 and
told him when that was gone to come back home, but he never say her
again.....

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