William B Smith
1788 - Abt 1866 (78 years)-
Name William B Smith Birth 1787/1788 NC 
Gender Male _UID F2ACAD38F7E2C9488BD2667B96514FF7D8EF Death Abt 1866 Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) Person ID I45085 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Father Smith d. Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) Marriage Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) Family ID F30665 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Henrietta, b. 1797/1798, NC d. 1876/1877, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) (Age 79 years) Marriage Bef 1815 Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) Children 1. Justina Smith, b. 1814/1815, NC d. Aft 1860, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) (Age > 46 years)2. Margaret Smith, b. 1814/1815, NC d. Aft 1850, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) (Age > 36 years)3. Ann Eliza Smith, b. 1819/1820, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) d. Aft 1857, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) (Age > 38 years)4. William B Smith, b. 2 Mar 1818, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) d. 14 Nov 1900, Richmond Co, NC (Age 82 years)5. John B Smith, b. 1822, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) d. 2 Nov 1898, Richmond Co, NC (Age 76 years)6. Robert Smith, b. 1828/1829, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) d. Aft 1850, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) (Age > 22 years)7. Elizabeth Ann Smith, b. Nov 1830, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) d. 23 Apr 1914, Wilmington, New Hanover Co, NC (Age 83 years)8. Joseph Smith, b. 1834/1835, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) d. Aft 1850, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) (Age > 16 years)9. Martha Ann Smith, b. 1837/1838, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) d. 1 Feb 1918, Columbus Co, NC (Age 80 years)10. Morris Smith, b. 1832/1833, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) d. Aft 1850, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) (Age > 18 years)11. William B Smith, b. 1842/1843, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) d. Aft Nov 1866, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) (Age > 23 years)Family ID F30627 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
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Notes - !NOTES:He might be "William B. Smith", see Brunswick Co., NC Deed Book Q, p. 556. Not entirely certain it is same man though.;
!CENSUS:1820 x
* Not in Brunswick Co., NC
!CENSUS:1830 Brunswick Co., NC p. 311
William Smith age 40-49 (1780/90)
1110001-111101
Slaves=110000-000000
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 40-49 (1780/1790) William Smith (c1789)
1m 10-14 (1815/1820) William B. Smith (c1818) son
1m 5-9 (1820/1825).. John B. Smith (c1823) son
1m 0-4 (1825/1830).. Robert Smith (c1829) son
1f 30-39 (1790/1800) Henrietta (c1798) wife
1f 15-19 (1810/1815) Justina Smith (c1814) dau
1f 10-14 (1815/1820) Margaret Smith (c1815) dau
1f 5-9 (1820/1825).. Ann E. Smith (1820) dau
1f 0-4 (1825/1830).. Elizabeth Smith (1830) dau;
!CENSUS:1840 Brunswick Co., NC p. 220
William Smith age 40-49 (1790/1800)
0111001-1101001
Slaves=220000-110000
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 40-49 (1790/1800) William Smith (c1789)
1m 15-19 (1820/1825) John B. Smith (c1823) son
1m 10-14 (1825/1830) Robert Smith (c1829) son
1m 5-9 (1830/1835).. Joseph Smith (c1835) son
1f 40-49 (1790/1800) Henrietta (c1798) wife
1f 15-19 (1820/1825) Ann E. Smith (c1820) dau
1f 5-9 (1830/1835).. Elizabeth Ann Smith (1830) dau
1f 0-4 (1835/1840).. Martha Smith (c1838) dau
!LAND GRANT:14 May 1846 Brunswick Co., NC William Davis on John's Branch, 100a
Entry # 2965 4 Dec 1843 Book 151, p. 33
Grant # 1439 14 May 1846, Card # 1678
Joining Christenbury Byrd's land.
Chain Bearers: Asa Ruffin, Cornelius Davis;
!CENSUS:1850 Brunswick Co., NC # 181/181
William Smith 62 Farmer $600 NC
Henrietta 52
Ann E. 30
Robert 21
Betsy 19
Joseph 15
Martha A. 12
Morris 17 Labourer
William 7
George Chanery 21 mul. Labourer
!DEED:22 Dec 1854 Brunswick Co., NC Book Q, p. 556 William B. Smith to Thomas J. Smith for $400, 218a Fork of Dans Creek & William B. Robinsons Mill Creek several tracts ... adjoining the lands of James E. Huffam & Jas R. & Allen Grist. ... Mrs. May Huffam’s corner, ... Effy Freeman’s line ... McKay’s line ... Wm Jacobs line ... Hights Corner ... Thompsons Line ... David Taylor’s corner ... Isaac Freeman’s corner ... Cornelius Davis’ line ... references William Jacobs to Jonathan Peavy conveyance.
S: William B. (his mark) Smith
W: C. J. Byrd, Jordan Willard;
!DEED:25 Nov 1857 Brunswick Co., NC Deed Book R, p. 140 William Smith Sr of Brunswick, Planter, to Eliza Smith, Spinster, $100, Negro girl named Betty the second child of my Negro woman Mary, aged about two years.
S: William (his mark) Smith.
Wit: Jas E. Huffam.;
!CENSUS:1860 Brunswick Co., NC North West District, Robeson PO # 143/143
William Smith 71 Farmer $1235/2260 NC
Henrietta 65
William 17 Laborer
Martha J. Wallace 16;
!WILL:23 Jun 1866 Brunswick Co., NC William Smith of Brunswick Co., NC
Wife Henrietta Smith 125a a portion of 250 acre tract
Grandson William B. Smith 125a land, the balance of the 250 acre tract being a portion of my home tract.
"all of my children"
Wife Henrietta Executor
S: William (his mark) Smith
W: M. M. Bourdeaux, John P. Lennon;
- !NOTES:He might be "William B. Smith", see Brunswick Co., NC Deed Book Q, p. 556. Not entirely certain it is same man though.;