Lemuel Smith was the son of Charles Smith (1731-1757) and Elizabeth Ann Patsy Pryor (1735-1797). After the death of his father, Elizabeth married Matthew Flournoy, who became Lemuel’s guardian. Lemuel’s siblings were John Pryor Smith (1754-1823) and Margaret Peggy Smith (1757-1823). He also had several half siblings. In 1778, Lemuel married Bethunia Perkins (1763-1845) who was the daughter of Col Peter Perkins and his wife Agnes Wilson Perkins. Lemuel served as a Captain in the Pittsylvania County Virginia Militia under the command of his father-in-law, Col Perkins. He transported prisoners of war, furnished supplies, and paid the 1783 supply tax which supported the war effort. Lemuel Smith is a verified DAR patriot (A213494) based on these services. After the war, Lemuel and his family moved to North Carolina. In 1784, the NC General Assembly appointed Lemuel as a trustee to oversee “extending the navigation of the Roanoke River” by supervising the clearing of the river. Lemuel served as a Justice of the Peace in Chatham County in 1795 and 1796, and he was elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1796 and 1801. The children of Lemuel Smith and Bethunia Perkins Smith include: Ruth Smith, Agnes Wilson Smith, Elizabeth Pryor Smith, Peter Perkins Smith, Nicholas Perkins Smith, John Pryor Smith, Lemuel Smith, and Nathaniel Greene Smith.
Location of grave - Matthews Township. East of SR 1178, Old US 421, 0.1 mile north of Mt. Vernon Springs, SR 2118, Foust Road (Cemetery Census)
Location of grave - Matthews Township. East of SR 1178, Old US 421, 0.1 mile north of Mt. Vernon Springs, SR 2118, Foust Road (Cemetery Census)
Lemuel Smith was the son of Charles Smith (1731-1757) and Elizabeth Ann Patsy Pryor (1735-1797). After the death of his father, Elizabeth married Matthew Flournoy, who became Lemuel’s guardian. Lemuel’s siblings were John Pryor Smith (1754-1823) and Margaret Peggy Smith (1757-1823). He also had several half siblings. In 1778, Lemuel married Bethunia Perkins (1763-1845) who was the daughter of Col Peter Perkins and his wife Agnes Wilson Perkins. Lemuel served as a Captain in the Pittsylvania County Virginia Militia under the command of his father-in-law, Col Perkins. He transported prisoners of war, furnished supplies, and paid the 1783 supply tax which supported the war effort. Lemuel Smith is a verified DAR patriot (A213494) based on these services. After the war, Lemuel and his family moved to North Carolina. In 1784, the NC General Assembly appointed Lemuel as a trustee to oversee “extending the navigation of the Roanoke River” by supervising the clearing of the river. Lemuel served as a Justice of the Peace in Chatham County in 1795 and 1796, and he was elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1796 and 1801. The children of Lemuel Smith and Bethunia Perkins Smith include: Ruth Smith, Agnes Wilson Smith, Elizabeth Pryor Smith, Peter Perkins Smith, Nicholas Perkins Smith, John Pryor Smith, Lemuel Smith, and Nathaniel Greene Smith.
Location of grave - Matthews Township. East of SR 1178, Old US 421, 0.1 mile north of Mt. Vernon Springs, SR 2118, Foust Road (Cemetery Census)
Location of grave - Matthews Township. East of SR 1178, Old US 421, 0.1 mile north of Mt. Vernon Springs, SR 2118, Foust Road (Cemetery Census)
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