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Reuben Smart

Male 1775 - 1780 - Aft 1840  (60 years)


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  1. 1.  Reuben Smart was born 1775 - 1780, Rutherford Co., North Carolina (son of Joseph Smart and Elizabeth White); died Aft 1 Jun 1840; was buried Grundy Co., Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1820, Saint Luke's Parish, Beaufort, South Carolina
    • Census: 1830, Warren Co., Tennessee
    • Census: 1840, Warren Co., Tennessee
    • Residence: 1820, Saint Luke's Parish, Beaufort, South Carolina; Living alone
    • Residence: 1830, Warren Co., Tennessee; With a boy age 10 to 14, a boy and girl age 15 to 19 and a man age 20 to 29
    • Residence: 1840, Warren Co., Tennessee; With a girl aged 10 to 14, two boys aged 15 to 19 and a woman aged 30 to 39

    Notes:

    Not found in Grundy Co., Tennessee Wills 1838-1874 vol. 1
    Not found in Grundy Co., Tennessee Estate Settlements 1841-1860 vol. 1
    Not found in Warren Co., Tennessee Wills, Sales and Settlements vols. 1-2 1827-1850 (27 Jan 2017)

    Birth:
    The 1820 census places his birth between 1775 and 1794, while the 1840 census places his birth between 1771 and 1780

    Buried:
    Nunley Cemetery

    Reuben — Sally Nunley. Sally died Between 1820 and 1830. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph Smart was born Abt 1736, Pennsylvania; died 8 Oct 1819, Rutherford Co., North Carolina; was buried Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Will: 24 Jun 1819, Rutherford Co., North Carolina; To wife Elizabeth Smart; to son Joseph Smart; to son Thomas Smart; to son Reubin Smart; to son John Smart; to daughter Deida Burns; to grandchild Rachel Brooks; to sons Joseph, Wm. and Thomas Smart; executors son Thomas Smart and wife Elizabeth Smart

    Notes:

    Per Martha Smart: "The story has been passed down by family members that Joseph Smart came to Rutherford County, North Carolina about 1770. He left Pennsylvania, came through Virginia, and married Elizabeth White. They first settled in Mooresboro (now Cleveland County) and later moved to Ellenboro (Webb's Creek) which is 1/2 mile SE of Corinth Baptist Church. He was a carpenter/cooper by trade. His will was dated June 24, 1818 and filed June 1819. He is buried in Joseph Smart Cemetery, now called Hamrick Family Cemetery."

    There is a grave of a William Smart (died 1795) in Rutherford Co., some researchers make him Joseph's father and give two brothers who fought in the Revolutionary War.

    Name:
    Some researchers give him a middle initial of 'D,' based on unknown sources

    Buried:
    Hamrick Family Cemetery

    Joseph married Elizabeth White Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth White
    Children:
    1. Daniel Smart
    2. Deida Smart was born Rutherford Co., North Carolina; died 25 Jan 1849, North Carolina; was buried Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina.
    3. William Smart was born 1773, Rutherford Co., North Carolina; died Aft 1 Jun 1850.
    4. 1. Reuben Smart was born 1775 - 1780, Rutherford Co., North Carolina; died Aft 1 Jun 1840; was buried Grundy Co., Tennessee.
    5. Thomas Smart was born 28 Nov 1780, Rutherford Co., North Carolina; died 23 May 1862, Rutherford Co., North Carolina; was buried Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina.
    6. Mary Smart was born Abt 1782, Rutherford Co., North Carolina; died Rutherford Co., North Carolina.
    7. John White Smart was born 10 Apr 1783, Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina; died 1858-1859; was buried Mahomet, Burnet, Texas.
    8. Elizabeth Smart was born Abt 1788, Rutherford Co., North Carolina.
    9. Joseph Smart was born 2 Jul 1791, Rutherford Co., North Carolina; died 9 Nov 1852, Tippah Co., Mississippi; was buried Tippah Co., Mississippi.