John Smith, always referred to as “Skinner” Smith or “Skinner John” Smith was born at Stony Point on March 15, 1795, the year after his parents settled in Stony Point.
He became a man of great wealth and was widely known throughout Piedmont. He married 1st to Jane Franklin, a native of Maryland. She is buried in the Andrew Chapel Churchyard Cemetery and it is stated on her tombstone that she was born April 23, 1798 in Charles County, Maryland. Married to John Smith Jan 1, 1817 and died Dec 7, 1838. The epitaph continues: “A plain unassuming woman, she was convicted and converted early in life, joined the Methodist Episcopal Church and died a consistent member A blessing to her family; a friend to her neighbors; a benefactor to the poor. Her works do follow her.”
Two infant children of John Smith and Jane Franklin Smith are buried in the Andrew Chapel Cemetery. They are Lucy Wright Smith, died in 1826, one year; and Charles Lewis Smith, died 1829, age three months.
He became a man of great wealth and was widely known throughout Piedmont. He married 1st to Jane Franklin, a native of Maryland. She is buried in the Andrew Chapel Churchyard Cemetery and it is stated on her tombstone that she was born April 23, 1798 in Charles County, Maryland. Married to John Smith Jan 1, 1817 and died Dec 7, 1838. The epitaph continues: “A plain unassuming woman, she was convicted and converted early in life, joined the Methodist Episcopal Church and died a consistent member A blessing to her family; a friend to her neighbors; a benefactor to the poor. Her works do follow her.”
Two infant children of John Smith and Jane Franklin Smith are buried in the Andrew Chapel Cemetery. They are Lucy Wright Smith, died in 1826, one year; and Charles Lewis Smith, died 1829, age three months.
John Smith, always referred to as “Skinner” Smith or “Skinner John” Smith was born at Stony Point on March 15, 1795, the year after his parents settled in Stony Point.
He became a man of great wealth and was widely known throughout Piedmont. He married 1st to Jane Franklin, a native of Maryland. She is buried in the Andrew Chapel Churchyard Cemetery and it is stated on her tombstone that she was born April 23, 1798 in Charles County, Maryland. Married to John Smith Jan 1, 1817 and died Dec 7, 1838. The epitaph continues: “A plain unassuming woman, she was convicted and converted early in life, joined the Methodist Episcopal Church and died a consistent member A blessing to her family; a friend to her neighbors; a benefactor to the poor. Her works do follow her.”
Two infant children of John Smith and Jane Franklin Smith are buried in the Andrew Chapel Cemetery. They are Lucy Wright Smith, died in 1826, one year; and Charles Lewis Smith, died 1829, age three months.
He became a man of great wealth and was widely known throughout Piedmont. He married 1st to Jane Franklin, a native of Maryland. She is buried in the Andrew Chapel Churchyard Cemetery and it is stated on her tombstone that she was born April 23, 1798 in Charles County, Maryland. Married to John Smith Jan 1, 1817 and died Dec 7, 1838. The epitaph continues: “A plain unassuming woman, she was convicted and converted early in life, joined the Methodist Episcopal Church and died a consistent member A blessing to her family; a friend to her neighbors; a benefactor to the poor. Her works do follow her.”
Two infant children of John Smith and Jane Franklin Smith are buried in the Andrew Chapel Cemetery. They are Lucy Wright Smith, died in 1826, one year; and Charles Lewis Smith, died 1829, age three months.
Family Members
Advertisement
Advertisement
