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Nathan (0Research) Smith of North Carolina
Nathan Smith was born in about 1720 in North Carolina. In about 1745 in North Carolina, Nathan married Ann Smith b. c. 1725. By 1751 Nathan and Ann settled in Bladen Co NC and began raising their family. The first documentation for this family is from the 1767 Cumberland Co NC Tax List. And, the family is next found in the 1768 Cumberland Co NC patent for land on Richland Creek near what is now Putnam NC.
In 1784 Moore County split from Cumberland County. A Nathan Smith is found in the 1790 Moore Co NC Census. With him is one female of indeterminate age. Did Ann die before 1790, and is this daughter Mary living at home?
Nathan Smith, et. al., migrated in about 1791 from North Carolina to an area thought to be Franklin Co GA, establishing the Nathan Smith Settlement. This date is set by Jacob Hollingsworth's later arrival in 1793 when Jacob built Ft. Hollingsworth. And, there is circumstantial evidence which indicates Nathan was awarded bounty land in Georgia as a Patriot even though he had not served in Georgia.
The Cherokees complained that the Nathan Smith Settlement was on their land. Benjamin Hawkins, an Indian Agent, was sent to Georgia to determine who was right, the settlers or the Indians; and, he decided in favor of the Indians.
Note, the Nathan Smith Settlement was located in the vicinity of Holllingsworth, Franklin (now Banks) Co GA near where Fort Hollingsworth still stands. Evidence for locating the Nathan Smith Settlement at Ft. Hollingsworth comes from Jacob Hollingsworth, Resident #63 on the list, who is cited as a New Settler to Nathan Smith's Settlement and a deed showing James Minyard, Resident #42 on the list, owning property on Mountain Creek. This property is located approximately 1/4 mile south of Hollingsworth GA.
The land dispute went on for many years, and the settlers became discouraged. On 9/13/1798, members of the Nathan Smith Settlement sent a petition to the Governor of Georgia, requesting some sort of relief. With the "Four Mile Purchase" of 1804, the boundary of the Cherokee Purchase was extended north and west, and these lands were added to then Franklin Co GA. Although the newly purchased lands included a majority of settlers in the previously disputed territory, many settlers of the Nathan Smith Settlement were either out of luck or had already moved on.
As some awaited final resolution, other members of the settlement sold their lands "warranted against all but the Indian Claims," continuing their southern and western migration. Four of Nathan Smith's sons and many of their neighbors migrated by 1813 to what would become the Fair River, Bahala, Bogue Chitto, and McCall Creek settlements of Lawrence and Franklin Counties in Mississippi. Nathan and his wife are believed to have lived the remainder of the lives at the original settlement, and are buried somewhere in what is now Banks Co GA.
Born c. 1720 in North Carolina
Married c. 1745 in North Carolina to Ann Smith b. c. 1725
11/10/1749 Craven Co NC Land Joining
| Craven Co NC (1747-1847) v. 1, p. 415: 11 Oct., 1749. Nathan Smith.250 acres in Craven Co. on S. side of Neuse River and on S. side on S. W. Creek, joining the creek and George Roberts on a Beaver Dam. |
Settled by 1751 in Bladen (now Moore) Co NC
| Abstracts of Deeds of Cumberland Co NC, Book 6, p. 26: 4 Dec. 1772. LEVY PENNINGTON planter, & wife, MARTHA (X), to JOHN McLOUD, farmer, all of Cumberland, for £50 N.C., 200 a. on Richland Creek incl. The plantation whereon sd. PENNINGTON now lives, adj. CAMPBELL's upper line, patent to NATHAN SMITH 22 Dec. 1768. Wit: JAMES MUSE, JOHN MARTIN. Proved by JOHN MARTIN Jan 1773. |
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20 Jul 1771. NATHAN SMITH, and ANN SMITH his wife, planter of Cumberland Co. to Levi Pennington, Sr of Cumberland Co., 45pds, land in Cumberland co. on Richland Creek branch of McClendon's Creek. s/ NATHAN SMITH, ANN SMITH w/ John Stephens, Isaac Pennington. |
| 30 Jan 1772. Deed: NATHAN SMITH & wife ANN to Levi Pennington, Sr. proved by John Stephens. |
| Cumberland Co NC Court of
Pleas: 25 Oct 1774. Deed: Jesse Ritter to NATHAN SMITH proved by William Manes. |
1784 Cumberland Co NC Grand Jury: Nathan Smith
1790 Moore Co NC Census
| Males | Born After |
# | Smith | Females | # | Smith |
| 18+ | 1 | Nathan |
All |
1 | Ann | |
| 17- | 1778 | 1 | Unknown |
Migrated c. 1791 to Franklin Co GA
| Georgia's Roster of the Revolution.
Containing a List of the State's Defenders; Officers
and Men; Soldiers and Sailors; Partisans and
Regulars; Whether Enlisted from Geor
gia or Settled in Georgia After the
Close of Hostilities.
SMITH, NATHAN. "Georgia's Roster of the Revolution," Index Printing Co., Atlanta GA, 1920 <http://www.archive.org/stream/georgiasrosterof00georuoft/> 15 April 2015. |
9/13/1798 Petition to the Governor of Georgia for adjustment of land boundaries: Nathan Smith
12/20/1798 Franklin Co GA Land Transaction
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Franklin Co GA Deed Book N, p 102-103: |
1800 Franklin Co GA Tax List: Nathan Smith 300 a. Hudson River
2/18/1803 Franklin Co GA Land Transaction
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Franklin Co GA Deed Book OO, p 70-71: |
1804 List of original inhabitants of the Nathan Smith Settlement: #41. Nathan Smith
1808 Franklin Co GA Tax List: Nathan Smith on Hudson River
Died c. 1811 Franklin (now Banks) Co GA
Migrated c. 1791 to Franklin Co GA
9/13/1798 Petition to the Governor of Georgia for adjustment of land boundaries: Nicholas Smith
1800 Franklin Co GA Tax List: Nicholas Smith 100 a. Hudson River
1804 List of original inhabitants of the Nathan Smith Settlement: #45. Nicholas Smith (R)
Departed before 1804 from Franklin Co GA
Probable father of Nicholas Smith of Franklin Co MS
Died probably in Franklin Co MS
Born 1751 in Bladen Co NC
Married c. 1773 in Cumberland (now Moore) Co NC to Eliza Furr b. 1758 in North Carolina
Migrated before 1804 to Franklin Co GA
1804 List of new settlers to the Nathan Smith Settlement: #77. Averitt Smith
Migrated c. 1813 to Lawrence Co MS
1820 Lawrence Co MS Census:
Died 4/21/1822 Lawrence Co MS
Buried Smith Cemetery, Lincoln Co MS
Migrated before 1804 to Franklin Co GA
1804 List of new settlers to the Nathan Smith Settlement: #54. Isham Smith
4/18/1804 Franklin Co GA Land Transaction
| Franklin Co GA Deed Book RR, p. 38: 18 April 1804, rec. 7 June 1808. From Lewis Dickerson (x) of Franklin Co. to Isham Smith of same. In consideration of $1,065, conveys 200 acres in Franklin County on Hudson Fork of Broad River, granted to Joseph Martin Russell, and by him conveyed to Thomas Warren, who conveyed it to John Parker, and conveyed by Parker to said Dickerson, adj. Hableton. Wit: John Douglas (x), Caleb Griffith. Sworn to Douglas before Jno. Collins, J. P. 21 May 1808. |
1810 Franklin Co GA Tax List: Isham Smith 200 a. Hudson River
Migrated before 1800 to Franklin Co GA
1800 Franklin Co GA Tax List: William Smith
1804 List of new settlers to the Nathan Smith Settlement: #76. William Smith
10/3/1806 Franklin Co GA Land Transaction
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Franklin Co GA Deed Book ?, p 27-28: |
Died 1833 Franklin Co GA
5. Stephen Smith b. c. 1765 Cumberland Co
6. Mary Smith b. c. 1768 Cumberland Co NC
Married c. 1790 in Moore Co NC to Owen Carpenter b. c. 1765 in North Carolina
1790 Moore Co NC Census: Owen Carpenter 3 3 4
Migrated c. 1795 to Franklin Co GA
9/13/1798 Petition to the Governor of Georgia for adjustment of land boundaries: O(w)en Carpenter
1800 Franklin Co GA Tax List: Owen Carpenter 100 a. Hudson River
1804 List of original inhabitants of the Nathan Smith Settlement: #46. Owen Carpenter
Migrated c. 1813 to Lawrence Co MS
Died before 1820 Lawrence Co MS
1820 Lawrence Co MS Census: Owen Carpenter, Sr. (+45)/ No spouse
