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Narrative - Most Recent Update - April 8, 2006
by Sandra Branson Young

The Smallwoods of North Carolina and Kentucky

Some Smallwood Families in Missouri
SMALLWOOD-HANSON AND ALLIED FAMILIES OF CHARLES, MD
  View this Family Tree 

by Sandra Branson Young
(Thanks to Mary Ann Smallwood Bolton, Debby Elmer, Roberta Estes, Margaret Stubblefield, Ronda (Moore), Georgia, Joyce Brown, Martha Hansen, Carrie Scharf, Gary Smallwood and many others for their valuable and much appreciated input and assistance)

SMALLWOOD DNA TEST RESULTS ARE ENCOURAGING!
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SMALLWOOD AND MARY HANSON (?)
NAME-EVENT-LOCATION CHART (COLOR-CODED)

CLICK HERE FOR MORE ABOUT MARY HANSON AND HER HERITAGE
(A Work in Progress)

As a result of several years of research on the Smallwood and Broughton families who migrated to Eastern Kentucky, combined with the research about Lemuel Moore of Laurel, Kentucky, a vague pattern has begun to emerge.  The Smallwoods married into the Moore family in Laurel/Rockcastle, KY and they also married into the Broughton family in Knox, KY (before the formation of Laurel and Rockcastle Counties).

CLICK HERE FOR SMALLWOODS IN SHELBY COUNTY, KENTUCKY

                 SMALLWOODS IN CLAY COUNTY, KENTUCKY                  

Hezekiah Smallwood was born ca. 1799.  Elizabeth "Betsy" Broughton was born ca. 1807 in Clay, Kentucky.  We're not exactly sure where Hezekiah was born because census records list several different states in different records, including: North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.  Hezekiah and Elizabeth were married March 18, 1822 in Knox, KY by Rev. Blaggrove Hopper.  Also married by Rev. Hopper in Knox, KY were Edy Smallwood and John Edwards on August 6, 1820 and Polly Smallwood and John Lawson on April 13, 1820.

There were no Smallwood families living in Knox, KY at that time.  However, there were Smallwoods living in Shelby, which is close by and there were Smallwoods in Clay, KY as late as 1817.  It is therefore believed that Hezekiah was related to these Shelby/Clay, KY Smallwoods.  None of these Smallwood families had a son named Hezekiah, to our knowledge.  And none of them had daughters named Polly or Edy who married into the Lawson and Edwards families, to our knowledge.  Edy, Polly and Hezekiah seem to be three lost Smallwoods with no identified parents, living near other Smallwood families.  This tends to suggest that Hezekiah, Edy and Polly were orphans who were living with other families, or whose father had died and they were living with the mother who had remarried and was listed under another last name, or they were living in other regions during census months.

The Smallwoods of Shelby and Clay, KY were from Maryland and North Carolina.  William Smallwood and Sarah Philpot were listed in Surry, NC on early tax lists (1771) and census records along with their descendants, Elijah Sr., Elijah Jr., John, William and Jonathan.  Also on early tax lists of Surry, NC were several Lawson and Edwards families and Job Broughton (Elizabeth's grandfather).  Land transactions in 1779, 1816 and 1817 referencing Thomas, Martin and Sarah Lawson and William and Elijah Smallwood were located by another researcher.  In 1810 Surry, NC a Gideon Edwards was listed next to Elijah Jr. and nearby were a John Edwards and William Edwards Jr.  In 1786 Gideon Edwards appears on the Surry, NC Tax List.  Research has shown that Gideon Edwards was probably the son of William Harrison Edwards and Grizzell Coleman.  Other databases show that Gideon married Anne E. Perkins in Surry, NC.  He was born ca. 1754 in Surry, NC and died ca. 1810, probably in Surry, NC.  The John Edwards listed next to Elijah Jr. was age 45+ in 1810, therefore he was born before 1765.  This places him in the same generation with Gideon and he may have been his brother.  Gideon's descendants may have gone to Pittsylvania, Virginia.

Lawson and Edwards families were also found in Knox and Laurel, KY in 1820 --> listed near the Broughtons.

21 Feb 1779 Surry NC
Surry County, N. C. Deed from Thomas Bryant to Martin Lawson, 21 February 1779. Start at court house to Thomas Venable’s line, north side of Taliaferro, Joseph Fortner’s line, Elijah Smallwood’s line, Harding Anderson’s line, Thomas Lawson’s corner and east on Lawson’s line, Cadle’s (Caddle’s) Creek, 5 acres, Surry County. Wit: Martin D. Word and Thomas Word.


1816 Surry Surry County, N. C., Tax List, Captain Micajah Forkner’s District –
Thomas Lawson
, 125 acres, adjacent James McCraw, William Smallwood and Charles Tucker on Cadle’s (Caddle’s) Creek, value $200.

1817 Surry Surry County, N. C., Tax List, Captain John Zackery’s District –
Sarah Lawson, 125 acres, adjacent Martin Lawson and William Smallwood, Cadle’s (Caddle’s) Creek, value $192.

1810 census
Gedion Edwards Not Stated, Surry, NC 1810 (00001-10101) age 45+ - Page 670
NEXT TO
ELIJAH SMALLWOOD (30110-21010) age 26-45
John Edwards Not Stated, Surry, NC 1810 (01101-00101) age 45+ - Page 696
William Edwards Jr. Not Stated, Surry, NC 1810 (20010-31110) age 26-45 - Page 678
(Jonathan Smallwood was on pg 636)

NORTH CAROLINA CENSUS
CEDAR EDWARDS NC Surry County Early Tax List 1771
CADER EDWARDS NC Surry County Early Tax List 1772
JOSEPH EDWARDS NC Surry County Early Tax List 1772
PRISCILLA EDWARDS NC Surry County No Township Listed 1778
GIDEON EDWARDS NC Surry County Willeses District 1786
ELIJAH SMALLWOOD NC Surry County Early Tax List 1771
WILLIAM SMALLWOOD NC Surry County Regiment First Company 1812

1777 Surry NC Tax Lists - "Jabez JARVIS District" (Excerpted):
Job BROUGHTON

1790 Federal Census -
Name: Job Broughton
Township: Not Stated
County: Surry
State: NC
Year: 1790 Roll: M637_7 Page: 185 Image: 0297
Males: 1 over 16, 3 under 16
Females: 1
Living in same county:
Elijah Smallwood Not Stated, Surry, NC 1790
John Smallwood Not Stated, Surry, NC 1790

In the 1810 Federal Census Elijah Smallwood Jr. was listed 2 lines above Thomas Lawson in Surry, NC.  Both of them were age 26 to 45.  Thomas Lawson had one young male in his household, age 10 to 16 (born between 1794 and 1800).  Elijah Smallwood had 2 females age 0-10 and 1 age 10-16.  The names of his daughters are not known, however the 2 females age 0-10 could be Edy and Polly. 

1810 Census - Surry, NC
Elijah Smallwood (30110-21010) age 26-45 - Image 40
2 LINES BELOW: Thomas Lawson  1810 (01010-51010) age 26-45 - Image 40

The female age 10-16 could be another Smallwood who was found in Surry, NC marriage records - Dillaney Smallwood.  Since she was married in 1818, she was probably born before 1800.  She and her husband moved to Illinois sometime between 1837 and 1844.

NC marriage records:
Joseph Collins Dillaney Smallwood 13 September 1818 Surry Co NC
One of her sons was named Elijah - makes sense if her father was Elijah Smallwood

In the 1820 Federal Census a John Lawson was listed next to Job Broughton in Knox, KY.  On the other side of Job were John, William and Arthur Edwards.  John Lawson was age 18-26 and the oldest female was in the same age range.  Job Broughton was the son of Willoughby Broughton who was found on the 1771 Surry, NC tax list along with Elijah Smallwood and several Lawsons.  Job Broughton was in Surry, NC in 1790.  A Joe or Jos. Broughton (age 45+) was in Clay, KY in 1810 along with William Broughton and Elijah Smallwood (son of Wm. Smallwood and Sarah Philpot).  A younger Joe or Job Broughton was in Shelby, KY in the 1820 census along with William Smallwood age 45+ and John Smallwood age 26-45. 

If you have information about Joe or Joseph Broughton, Martin Lawson, Arthur Edwards, Gideon Edwards or John Edwards please contact me by email.

1790 Census
Job Broughton Salisbury, Surry, NC 1790 (1-3-1) - Image 5

1810 Census - Clay Co, KY
PG 160: Elijah Smallwood 00100-10100 (age 16-26) <1784-1794> (son of William Smallwood and Sarah Philpot)
PG 158: Wm Broughton 10100-00100 (age 16-26) <1784-1794>
NEXT DOOR: Jos? Broughton 00001-10001 (age 45+)

1820 Census - Shelby Co, KY
Wm Smallwood
Males: 0 0 0 0 0 1(45+)
Females: 0 0 0 0 1(45+)
Also in Shelby Co KY in 1820
Job Broughton
Males: 1(0-10) 0 0 0 1(26-45) 0 - born between 1775-1794
Females: 4(0-10) 0 1(16-26) 0 0
John Smallwood
Males: 100010 - age 26-45 - born before 1794
Females: 20010

1820 Census - Stinking Creek, Knox, KY
JOHN LAWSON - On same page with Woodred, Job and Jesse Broughton, John Edwards, William Edwards, Arthur Edwards (all Edwards and John Lawson are next to Job Broughton)
John Lawson
Males: 0(0-10) 2(10-16) 1(16-18) 2(18-26) - born bet 1794 and 1802
Females: 0 0 1(16-26) 1(26-45)
(Willoughby Broughton was in Surry NC in 1771 with Elijah Smallwood and several Lawsons)

Census records found for a John Lawson in 1830 Knox, KY include males ages 50-60, 30-40, 5-10 and 0-5, and females ages 20-30, 5-10 and 0-5.  If this was the same John Lawson who married Polly Smallwood, it is possible that he was the male age 30-40 and she was the female age 20-30.  It is not known if these Lawsons were related to the Lawsons referenced on the Surry, NC land transactions and shown in Surry, NC census records living near Elijah Smallwood Jr.

1830 Census - Knox Co, KY
John Lawson
Males: 2(0-5) 1(5-10) 0 0 0 1(30-40) 0 1(50-60)
Females: 1(0-5) 1(5-10) 0 0 1(20-30)

NOTE: Polly is a common nickname for Mary and Edy may be a nickname for Edith or Elizabeth. 

                     SURRY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA                         

A census analysis for the Surry, NC Smallwood families shows several possibilities for the father of Hezekiah.

The following analyses are color coded to more easily identify the individual in the census records listed below.

ELIJAH SMALLWOOD, SR.

In 1790 Elijah Smallwood Sr. had 1 male under the age of 16 in his household.  The young male was probably Elijah Jr since he was not listed separately.  A John Smallwood was also in 1790 Surry NC.  He will be discussed later.  In 1800 Elijah Sr. had 3 males under the age of 26 in his household.  His known sons were Jonathan (b. 1763) and Elijah  Jr (b. ca. 1770).  Elijah Jr. was listed separately in 1800 and an unnamed Smallwood age 26-45 was also listed separately as was a John Smallwood age 26-45.  The 3 young males in Elijah Sr's. household are unidentified.  One was born 1790-1800, one was born 1784-1790 and one was born 1774-1784.  It is not known if these were sons, grandsons, nephews or unrelated children.  Several male Smallwoods have been found "floating" around Kentucky with unidentified parents, including Hezekiah (1799), Elijah C. (ca. 1790), Russell C. (1800-1810), John (b. before 1794), and another Elijah (b. ca. 1809). 

Elijah Sr. had a brother John born 1732 who married Anne Marlow.  He died about 1765 and he may be the grandfather of some of these "floating" Smallwood males, although it appears that some of his descendants went to Georgia and Tennessee.  (Some of Elijah Sr's children also went to Georgia and Tennessee).  Another of Elijah Sr's brothers (James) died 1783 in Frederick, VA.  Nothing is known about him or his descendants.  It is believed his brother Elisha was already in Georgia, so these 3 unidentified males are probably not his children.

Elijah Smallwood Sr. died about 1810 in Surry, NC, probably before the 1810 census was taken, since he was not listed.

NEW INFORMATION RECEIVED AUGUST 18, 2005:

An email was received from a Smallwood researcher who provided a theory that Elijah Smallwood Sr. had a daughter named Asenath who married William Hill.  There are source documents indicating her maiden name was Smallwood and that she was born probably in Surry, NC.  This researcher indicated that they lived in Henry, VA for a short time and in Sullivan, TN from 1809 to 1847.  (NOTE: An Elisha Smallwood was listed on the Revolutionary War Pension Records of Sullivan, TN in 1835.  He was not listed in census records, so he may have been living with Asenath.  This is a great mystery because all the known Elishas who were old enough to service in the Rev. War were dead by 1835.  The record was only a notation, with no details.  It is possible that the recipient of the pension was the widow and not the solider.  If this is the case, it could have been Sarah, the widow of Elijah Sr. - if the spelling of the first name was incorrect)  A search for further information revealed a family tree listing on Ancestry.com for Hescencia Smallwood who married William Hardin Hill.  They were located in the 1850 census in Claiborne, TN.  William's wife's name was spelled "Lealeth".  In the 1860 census, she was located in Claiborne, TN with the spelling "Areneth".  Apparently, William Hill died before 1860.

The known children of Asenath and William were Greenberry (b. Mar 15, 1805 in VA), Foster (b. ca 1809 in VA),  William Hardin Jr. (b. ca. 1810 Sullivan, TN), James (b. ca. 1810 in TN), and Harriet (b. ca 1812 in TN). 

An Elisha Smallwood b. 1790-1800 was in Sullivan, TN in 1830 on the same page with Griffith and Daniel Ragan. Listed nearby were Wm. and Foster Hill.  In 1840 William Hill was in Sullivan, TN two pages away from Griffith and Daniel Ragan. The Ragans are connected to the Surry, NC Smallwoods. Elijah Sr's son Jonathan married Mary Indes "India" Howard there before 1790. Jonathan died in 1812 and India remarried to Owen Ragan Sr. (b. 1757).  I'm not sure which Daniel Ragan this was but Owen Ragan had three 3rd cousins named Daniel.

It is not proven that Asenath/Hescencia was the daughter of Elijah Sr., however, it is quite likely.  There were other familiar families living near them in TN.

1830 Census
Wm & Foster Hill Not Stated, Sullivan, Tennessee (??2200001-01010001) age 60-70 <1760-1770> - Page 343
2 LINES BELOW: Green Hill Not Stated, Sullivan, Tennessee (no males-000001) - Page 343
2 LINES BELOW: Greenbury Hill (00001-001) age 20-30 <1800-1810> - Page 343
Thomas & Zachariah Hill Not Stated, Sullivan, Tennessee (no one is listed on this line) - Page 344
Elisha Smallwood Sullivan, TN (210001-010001) age 30-40 <1790-1800> - Page 347
SAME PAGE: Griffith Ragan (010101-00001) age 30-40 <1790-1800> - Page 347
SAME PAGE: Daniel Ragan (01110001-00010001) age 50-60 <1770-1780> - Page 347
Lewis Fawbush Not Stated, Sullivan, Tennessee - Page 342
John Wyett Not Stated, Sullivan, Tennessee - Page 342

1830 Census
William Smallwood Hawkins, Tennessee (00102001-00200001) age 50-60 <1770-1780> - Image 79 (possible brother of Asenath)

1840 Census
William Hill  Sullivan, Tennessee (001110001-001200001) age 60-70 <1770-1780> - Page 134
Greenbery Hill  Sullivan, Tennessee
John Hill  Sullivan, Tennessee
Robert S Hill  Sullivan, Tennessee
Thos B Mckinzey Not Stated, Sullivan, Tennessee - Page 133
Danl Ragan Not Stated, Sullivan, Tennessee - Page 132
Griffith Ragan Not Stated, Sullivan, Tennessee - Page 132
Lilbern H Ragan Not Stated, Sullivan, Tennessee - Page 132
Perry Ragan Not Stated, Sullivan, Tennessee - Page 132

1850 census - Subdivision 7, Claiborne, TN
Morris Tribbles, 31, farmer, SC
Harriet, 26, TN
Rosey A, 3, TN
Samuel, 1, TN
Wm Hill, 76, farmer, NC
Lealeth Hill, 76, NC

1860 Census
Moris Tribble Subdivision 9, Claiborne, TN 47 1812 South Carolina Male
Harriet Tribble Subdivision 9, Claiborne, TN 47 1812 Tennessee Female
Roxanna Tribble Subdivision 9, Claiborne, TN 14 1845 South Carolina Female
Jeremiah Tribble Subdivision 9, Claiborne, TN 1 1858 South Carolina Male
Ereneth Hill Subdivision 9, Claiborne, TN 96 1763 North Carolina Female (ASENATH??)

ANCESTRY.COM
ID: I186
Name: Hescenia SMALLWOOD
Sex: F
Birth: 1774 in North Carolina
Death: AFT 1860 in Claiborne County, Tennessee
Marriage 1 William Hardin Hill SR. b: 1780 in North Carolina
Children
William Hardin Hill JR. b: 1809 in Sullivan County, Tennessee
Harrieet HILL
Foster HILL
Greenberry HILL b: 15 MAR 1805
James M. HILL b: 1810

Conclusion: Hezekiah (b. 1799) could have been living in Elijah Sr's household in 1800.  He could have been a son of Elijah Sr., however, Elijah Sr. was over the age of 60 when Hezekiah was born, therefore, he was probably not the father of Hezekiah.

ELIJAH SMALLWOOD, JR.

In the 1800 Surry NC census Elijah Jr. had  2 males under the age of 10 (1790-1800), and 1 male age 26-45.  The young males could have been Lee (which may be a nickname for Elisha or Elijah) (b. ca. 1799-1810) and Hezekiah (b. 1799).    NOTE: I originally thought that Russell B. Smallwood (b. ca 1795) may have been the son of Elijah Jr.  However,  I just found a record on the LDS web site showing that Russell's father was William Benjamin Smallwood, b. 1773 of Baltimore, MD.  His middle name was listed as "Bean".   A Wm. Smallwood was listed in the 1800 Baltimore, MD census.  Also listed was Ann             Smallwood.  Margaret Logan Briscoe who m. Russell may have been related to John/Philip Briscoe who m. Mary's sister Chloe.  This makes sense, since the son of Chloe Hanson and John /Philip Briscoe (Samuel Hanson Briscoe) was born in Baltimore, MD in 1815.  I don't have information about this William.  If anyone knows about him, please contact me.  UPDATE:  new information reveals that Chloe Hanson was probably the sister of Mary Hanson who possibly married William Smallwood.  See Narrative.

SALISBURY, SURRY NC IN 1800:
Elijah Smallwood Jr. (20010-10010)
Analysis:
MALES:
2 - 0-10 <1789-1800> - Lee? and Hezekiah?
1 - 26-45 <1754-1774> - Elijah Jr.
FEMALES:
1 - 0-10 <1789-1800> -  Mary/Polly?
1 - 26-45 <1754-1774> - Susan

In the 1810 census Elijah Jr. was in Surry, NC with 3 males under the age of 10 (1800-1810), 1 male age 16-26 (1784-1794) and 1 male age 26-45 in the household.  The 2 males who were in his household under the age of 10 in 1800 have disappeared from his 1810 household.  They may have been sons who died young, they may have been nephews who were living with another family, or they may have been old enough to leave the household by 1810 and be on their own.

1810 Census - Surry Co NC - Image 40
Elijah Smallwood Jr 670 3 0 1 1 0 - 2 1 0 1
MALES:
3 - 0-10 <1799-1810> - Hezekiah?, Benjamin?, Abijah? (or Lee or Micajah?)
1 - 16-26 <1784-1794> - ?
1- 26-45 <1764-1785> - Elijah Jr.
FEMALES:
2 - 0-10 <1799-1810> - Edy? and ??
1 - 10-16 <1794-1801> - Mary/Polly?
1 - 26-45 <1764-1785> - Susan?
NOTE: If Hezekiah was the son of Jonathan then he was probably not in this household - he may have been with Jonathan


UPDATED 7/10/05: In the 1820 census
Elijah Jr. was in Capt. Daniel Marrians District, Surry, NC with 3 males age 10-16, 1 male age 16-18,  1 male age 18-26 and 1 male over the age of 45.  Also in Capt. Daniel Marrians District was Martin Lawson and several Halder/Holder families.  The census was listed alphabetically so we cannot tell if they lived close to one another, however, there were only 104 families listed in this district.

1820 Census - Capt Daniel Marrians District,Surry,NC
Eligah Smallwood (Jr.) - indexed as Elizah Smiallwood
MALES:
3 - 10-16 <1805-1811> - Lee?  Abijah?, John M?, and/or Micajah?
1 - 16-18 <1801-1805> - Benjamin?
1 - 18-26 <1793-1801> - Hezekiah?
1 - 45+ <bef. 1775> - Elijah Jr.
FEMALES:
4 - 0-10 <1811-1820> - Susannah, ??, ??, ??
2 - 10-16 <1805-1811> - ??, ??
1 - 45+ <bef. 1775> - Susan
NOTE: Polly was married Apr 1820, Edy was married Aug 1820

1820 Census - Capt. Marrians District, Surry, NC
Jonathan Halder Capt Daniel Marrians District,Surry,NC 1820
Pretlly Halder Capt Daniel Marrians District,Surry,NC 1820
Spencer Halder Capt Daniel Marrians District,Surry,NC 1820
Davidson Holder Capt Daniel Marrians District,Surry,NC 1820
Martin Lawson Capt Daniel Marrians District,Surry,NC 1820
Alexander Lawson Capt Daniel Marrians District,Surry,NC 1820
Sarah Lawson Capt Daniel Marrians District,Surry,NC 1820

Elijah Jr. may have been in Grayson, Virginia in 1830.  Grayson County is located on the southern border of Virginia near Sullivan, Tennessee and near Russell, Scott and Smyth Counties in Virginia.  However, this profile does not fit well because it is believed Elijah had a daughter Susannah born ca. 1815 and she is not in this household.   (This may have been another Elijah, son of James Bidon Smallwood.)

1830 census
Elijah Smallwood Grayson, VA (10000001-000010001) - Image 63
MALES:
1 - 0-5 <1824-1830> - grandson?
1 - 45+ - Elijah Jr.?
FEMALES:
1 - 20-30 <1799-1811> ??, where is Susannah?
1 - 45+ - Susan?
NOTE: THIS MAY NOT BE THE SAME FAMILY - PROFILE DOES NOT FIT WELL

In 1840 Elijah Jr. was in Smyth, Virginia.  (This may have been the son of James Bidon Smallwood, but I believe it was Elijah Jr.).  Also there was a John Smallwood age 20-30 with a female age 20-30 in his household.   In 1850 Elijah Jr. was still in Smyth, Virginia with wife Susan and probable son or grandson John in the household.  There was no male the age of John in Elijah Jr's 1820 household, so it is likely that John was a grandson or nephew. 

1840 Census
Eligah Smallwood Unknown Townships, Smyth, VA 1840
Males: 100001001- age 60-70
Females: 110000001
MALES:
1 - 0-5 <1834-1840> - grandsons?
1 - 30-40 <1799-1811> - ??
1 - 60-70 <1770-1780> - Elijah Jr.
FEMALES:
1 - 0-5 <1834-1840> ?? - granddaughter?
1 - 5-10 < 1829-1834> ?? - granddaughter?
1 - 60-70 <1770-1780> - Susan


SAME PAGE: John Smallwood Unknown Townships, Smyth, VA 1840
Males:     ?0001 - age 20-30
Females: 00001

1850 Census:
Eligah Smallwood 78 1771 North Carolina Male District 60, Smyth, VA
Susan Smallwood 80 1769 North Carolina Female District 60, Smyth, VA


A POSSIBLE SCENARIO:

The Lawsons, Edwards and Broughtons were friends with the Smallwoods in Surry, NC; the Broughtons moved to Knox KY and some of the Edwards and Lawsons followed soon thereafter; two daughters of Elijah Smallwood Jr. in Surry, NC are "matched"
with young men in Knox KY where there were few single women; Polly and Edy are transported from Surry, NC to Knox, KY to marry John Lawson and John Edwards. Same thing with Hezekiah. Or, they were childhood friends and felt compelled to marry someone they knew well or had a hankerin' for when they were younger.

I don't think it's a coincidence that
Elijah Smallwood is surrounded by Lawsons and Edwards in Surry NC and the Broughtons are surrounded by Lawsons and Edwards in Knox, KY. Notice John Edwards has two males his own age in his household in 1820 Knox - one of them could have been Hezekiah living with his brother-in-law and sister.

I'm starting to doubt my theory that Hez was the son of Jonathan - I think he may have been the son of
Elijah Jr., or at least was raised by him.  There are some incidental connections between the Smallwoods of Russell, Smyth and Scott, Virginia - some of these Smallwood and allied families were in Missouri and possibly connected to Hezekiah there.  This causes some confusion because I believe Hezekiah was part of the Surry, NC group due to the fact that Job Broughton was in Surry, NC and Knox, KY and Hezekiah married Job's granddaughter.  The Smallwoods of Russell, Smyth and Scott, Virginia may be the descendants of James Bidon Smallwood.  I suppose it is reasonable that Hezekiah would be living in Missouri near descendants of James Bidon Smallwood since Hezekiah's probable father was the cousin of James Bidon Smallwood, one generation removed.  However, I'm proceeding on the assumption that the Elijah who was in Smyth, VA was Elijah Jr., son of Elijah Sr.

1810 Census - No Twp Listed, Surry, NC
Eligah Smallwood Sr. (11001-10021) age 45+ - Image 28
NEXT DOOR: Arthur Rippin or Riggin age 26-45 - Image 28
Gideon Edwards (00001-10101) age 45+ - Image 40
NEXT LINE:
Elijah Smallwood (30110-21010) age 26-45 - Image 40
2 LINES BELOW: Thomas Lawson (01010-51010) age 26-45 - Image 40
John Edwards (01101-00101) age 45+ - Image 66
William Edwards Jr. (20010-31110) age 26-45 - Image 48

1820 Census - Brush Creek (Stinking Creek and Goose Creek), Knox, KY
Woodred Broughton (210001-11110) age 45+ - Image 2
SAME PAGE: John Lawson (021200-00110) age 18-26 - Image 2
SAME PAGE: Jesse Broughton (310010-11010) age 26-45 - Image 2
SAME PAGE: Will. Edwards (100100-00100) age 18-26 - Image 2
NEXT LINE: John Edwards (100100-00100) age 18-26 - Image 2
NEXT LINE: Arthur Edwards (000101-00001) age 45+ - Image 2
NEXT LINE: Jobe Broughton (000001-000001) age 45+ - Image 2
SAME PAGE: Jacob Hopper (100100-00100) age 18-26 - Image 2

Conclusion: Hezekiah (b. 1799) could have been living in Elijah Jr's household in 1800, 1810 and 1820.  Elizabeth Broughton's grandfather was in Surry, NC on the same tax list with Elijah Smallwood Sr. in 1777, therefore, Hezekiah could have been the son of Elijah Jr.

JOHN SMALLWOOD

In the 1790 Surry, NC census, John Smallwood had 1 male under the age of 16 in his household.  In the 1800 census John had 1 male age 10-16 and 1 male age 26-45 in his household.  Therefore, he was born before 1774. We are not certain who this John was. 

It is known that the John who married Jemima Smith was in Clay, KY in 1808 when they were married there and it is believed this was his first marriage.  Therefore, the mysterious John born before 1774 would not be him.  This mysterious John disappears from Surry NC after 1800, but a John Smallwood appears in Shelby, KY in 1810 age 26-45 along with Samuel Smallwood age 16-26 and Randolph Smallwood age 26-45 - both sons of William Smallwood and Sarah Philpot.  This John was born between 1775 and 1794, so the birth year is not quite the same but very close.  The family profiles also seems reasonable, so these two Johns could be the same person.  He may have been the father of the John who was living with Elijah Jr. in Smyth, Virginia.

In the 1820 census of Shelby, KY a John Smallwood is listed along with a William Smallwood age 45+ with a female age 45+ and no children.  It was assumed that this was William Smallwood and Sarah Philpot, however a William Smallwood age 45+ was also in Wilkes, GA in 1820 and another researcher believes this was William and Sarah. 

Conclusion: It is not certain who the mysterious John Smallwood was who was born before 1774, however, Hezekiah (b. 1799) could have been his son.

JONATHAN SMALLWOOD

Jonathan only appears in the 1810 census using the name "Jonathan".  He was in Surry, NC with 2 males under the age of 10.  It is known that  Jonathan  married Mary Indes "India" Howard in Surry, NC.  A record of their marriage bond was located there, with no date.  The oldest male in his household was age 26-45, indicating that Jonathan was born between 1765 and 1784.  Others have given the birth date of January 2, 1763.  According to other researchers, Jonathan died between 1812 and 1824, however, some researchers show a will probated in 1812 in Surry, NC.  I have not yet seen a copy or extract of this will, and would love to have it.  If you know where I can obtain a copy of this will, please contact me at oregongal9@aol.com

Originally, I had thought that the unknown John shown in 1790 and 1800 was  Jonathan  going by the name of "John".  If he was born in 1763, it would make sense that he would be married and have a family in 1790 - and -  Jonathan  does not show up elsewhere.  I decided to take a closer look at the family profiles of the young individuals listed for John and Jonathan - based on the temporary assumption that they were the same person.

In 1790 - 1 male born before or during 1790 and 2 females (at least 1 assumed to be a child)
In 1800 - 1 male born 1783 - 1790 (or during) and 1 female born 1783 - 1790
In 1810 - 2 males born 1799 - 1810 (or during) and 1 female born 1799 - 1810

Analysis of the young males:

The male born before or during 1790 in the 1790 census could be the same male born between 1783 and 1790 (or during) in the 1800 census.  In the 1810 census, this male is no longer in the household.  He would be age 20-27, so this makes sense. 

The two males in the 1810 census were born between 1799 and 1810 (or during) and these males would be at least 9 years younger than the first young male.

Analysis of the young females:

The young female born before or during 1790 in the 1790 census could be the same female born between 1783 and 1790 (or during) in the 1800 census.  In the 1810 census, this female is no longer in the household.  She would be age 20-27, so this makes sense.  Other evidence discussed below indicates that  Jonathan married Mary Indes "India" Howard between 1796 and early 1800.  Therefore, she was probably his second wife.  If John/ Jonathan was a widower in 1796-1800 then he could have been a widower in 1790.  If so, then the two females in his 1790 household could have been daughters.

The young female born between 1799 and 1810 (or during) in the 1810 census would be at least 9 years younger than the first young male and female.

Summary

1 son born between 1783 and 1790 (or during) - gone from household by age 23-27
1 daughter born between 1783 and 1790 (or during) - gone from household by age 23-27
2 sons born between 1799 and 1810 (or during)
1 daughter born between 1799 and 1810 (or during)

Further Analysis and Comment

If these were the same families, the above summary looks as if they went up to 9 years between their first two children and their last three children.  This suggests several possibilities including:

1.  
Jonathan was married previously and had the first two children from a previous marriage
2.  They had children in that 9-year period, but they died young.
3.  They did not have any children during that 9-year period.
4.  They are not the same family

Some Further Investigation Work on the Marriage of Jonathan and India

On the marriage bond for  Jonathan Smallwood and India Howard, a Stephen Ring is listed as the bondsman.  A Rachel Smallwood married a Stephen Ring about 1796 in Rowan Co, NC.  This Stephen was born about 1775 and Rachel was born Sept, 1775.  If this was the same Stephen Ring who was a bondsman for the marriage bond of  Jonathan and India, then it is likely that their marriage did not occur until at least 1796, when Stephen would have been age 21.

The father of Stephen Ring is not known, however there was a Thomas Ring in 1790 Stokes, NC and in 1800 Knox, KY. It is possible he was Stephen's father since others in the Smallwood/Philpot group went there or near there.  Also, a message board posting indicates that Thomas Ring was from Ireland and came to Granville, NC after arriving in America in about 1765.  Granville was another county near Surry where the Smallwoods were known to live.  It is not known if Rachel Smallwood was related to the Smallwoods featured in this narrative, but Rowan, NC was the parent county of Surry, NC, so it is likely she was related.  She may have been one of the unidentified daughters of Elijah Smallwood Sr.

To summarize, since it is likely that Stephen Ring who married Rachel Smallwood was the same one who was a bondsman for the marriage bond of Jonathan and India, and since he was born about 1775 and would not be age 21 until about 1796, it is possible that Jonathan was married to India sometime during or after 1796.  If this is the case, then Jonathan would have been at least 33 years old and this is quite old for a first marriage.  In 1796 India would have been about 26 to 27 years old.  It is entirely possible that the John who was listed in 1790 Surry NC was Jonathan , going by the name John, and married to a first wife with whom he had at at least one son and one daughter.  And it is possible that he married India between 1796 and 1799 and was listed as John in the 1800 census with 1 son age 10-16 (Hezekiah) and one daughter age 10-16 (Mary).  It is presumed the older son from the theoretical first marriage was gone from the household by 1810.  Other postings show that Jonathan had a daughter Mary born about 1790 in NC who married John Carnes before 1808.   Another posting indicates a possible daughter Elizabeth born about 1800-1801 in NC who married John Holder in 1820 Surry NC.  If this is true, then she was probably living with Elijah Sr. or William, since they were the only Smallwoods in 1820 Surry NC.   I tend to think this Elizabeth was probably the daughter of Elijah Jr. or William.  More about Mary and Elizabeth later.  Using the analysis from above, here is a possible scenario:

1 son born between 1783 and 1790 (or during) - gone from household by 1810 - unknown
1 daughter born between 1783 and 1790  - gone from household by 1810 - Mary
2 sons born between 1799 and 1810 (or during) -
Hezekiah and unknown
1 daughter born between 1799 and 1810 (or during) - Edy

There is other evidence to support the theory that Jonathan was the father of Hezekiah (b. 1799).  This evidence is entirely circumstantial and is not supported by documentation, and could be disproved if his will is ever obtained, however, it is quite compelling.  Since India is a rather unusual name, I decided to do a search of the 1850 Federal Census for that name.  I was not expecting to find much, especially someone who was living near Hezekiah in that year.  However, much to my delight, I found an India Ragan, age 80, living in Whitley County, Kentucky - very close to Hezekiah and Elizabeth who were in Rockcastle County, Kentucky.  India was living with Owen Ragan, age 40, who was born in KY, and his family.  A further search on the Ragan family revealed that his father, Owen Sr., was in Knox, KY from at least 1817 to 1830.  Owen Sr. was born about 1757 in Granville Co, NC.  His father was there in 1755, along with Mary (Grant?) Smallwood, believed to be the widow of William and mother of the William who married Sarah Philpot.  Owen Sr. died after 1835, probably in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  He was listed there in 1832 and 1835 on the list of Revolutionary War Pensioners. 

In 1777 Owen Sr's brothers, Jesse and Nathan, were in Caswell County, NC along with Wyatt Stubblefield, the grand uncle of Lemuel Moore's probably wife, Ann Stubblefield.  In 1790 Owen and his brothers were in Caswell Co, NC along with Wyatt Stubblefield, James-John-Joseph-Richard and Robert Moore, William-Hezekiah-Thomas-William-John and Nathan Rice, and Job Broughton.

In 1799 Owen Ragan was taxed in Greene Co, TN in Captain William White's Company along with Darby Ragan (Owen's 2nd cousin) and Rice Moore.  Rice was the uncle of Lemuel Moore whose daughter, Mary, married Hezekiah Smallwood's son, Elisha in Rockcastle, KY.  Also on the Greene Co, TN tax list in surrounding years were other familiar names, including:

Moses Moore who went to Laurel Co, KY - relationship to Lemuel is unknown, if any
Samuel Wyatt who went to Knox, KY and may have been allied with the Moore family
William Moore, Lemuel Moore's possible relative
Rev. David Rice - the 1st cousin of Lemuel Moore's probable grandmother
John Ragan, Owen Ragan Sr's probable brother
William and Johanna Howard - may have been related to India Howard
David Prewitt - the grandfather of Joseph Pruitt who married Lemuel Moore's daughter Nancy

In 1810, Owen Sr. and his two brothers, Jesse and Nathan, were in Person County, NC.  In his household was a young male age 10 to 16.  This could have been Hezekiah Smallwood.

1810 census - Person, NC
Owen Ragan (01001-01101) age 45+
also there: Jesse Ragan and Nathan Ragan

By January 7, 1817, Owen was in Knox Co, KY where he was listed on a land transaction.

In the 1820 census, Owen was in Big Poplar Creek, Knox, KY.  Also in Knox in 1820 were Will, Job and Woodward Broughton, Thomas Ring, Rev. Blaggrove Hopper and Christopher Howard. 

1820 Census
Owen Ragan (300011-00102) age 45+ (one of the young males was his son Owen Jr, born about 1810.  The other young males and the young female are unknown.  The male age 26-45 could have been an older son, possibly William, with whom Owen may have lived when he was in Sumner TN.  (A William Ragan was there in 1830).  Notice there is no male the age of
Hezekiah Smallwood (1799) in his household.  This could happen if Hezekiah was living elsewhere working on a farm, for example.  He would have been age 20-21.

In 1830 Owen Sr. was in Knox, KY along with David, Jesse, Job, William and William Broughton Sr, Ephraim, Alexander, Isaac, Thomas, Joab and Levi Moore, Rev. Blaggrove Hopper and Betsy Howard, probable widow of Christopher.  He is listed as age 90-100, which does not match other records, so it is believed to be an error.

1830 Knox KY Owen Ragan (102100100001-2100100111)

Owen Ragan seems to appear just about every place where the Smallwoods, Broughtons and Moores went between 1757 and 1830.   Almost his entire lifetime, was spent living near one of these allied families, and marrying one of them.  There is more evidence to support the theory that Owen Ragan was the step-father of Hezekiah Smallwood, including other census records where his relatives and descendants were living near other allied families.  As mentioned earlier, the evidence is circumstantial, but I believe it is quite strong evidence that Hezekiah was the son of Jonathan Smallwood and Mary Indes "India" Howard.

Conclusion: Hezekiah could have been the son of Jonathan Smallwood and Mary Indes "India" Howard.

WILLIAM SMALLWOOD

There appears to be another William Smallwood that is not yet identified.  He was in Surry, NC in 1810 and 1820 along with Elijah Jr.  and was born 1764-1775.  He had several young male and females in the household who are also unidentified.  He may have been in Hawkins, TN or Sevier, TN in 1830.  He may also have been the father of several unknown Smallwoods who were in Northeast Tennessee during and after 1830, including John (1830 Sevier TN), William (1830 Sevier, TN), Andy K. (1840-1860 McNairy, TN), Churchwell B. (1840-1860 McNairy, TN).

This William could not be William Jr, son of William Smallwood and Sarah Philpot because he was married in 1816 in Clay, Kentucky and was in Georgia by 1820.

A Smallwood with no first name was listed in 1800 Surry, NC, age 26-45.  This could have been William.  He was listed along with Elijah Sr., Elijah Jr. and John Smallwood.  If this was William, then he was age 26-45 in 1800, the same generation as Elijah Jr.  and John.  Since he was there in 1810 and 1820, I will assume the unnamed Smallwood in 1800 was William.  In 1800 there were no young males in his household and one young female age 10-16.  In 1810 there were 5 males under the age of 10, 1 male age 10-16 and 1 female age 16-26 in addition to the two adults.  Since 1810 is the year that Elijah Sr. died and he had 3 young males and 3 young females in his household in 1800, it is possible that some of them were living with William in 1810.

Since William was in the same generation as Elijah Jr.  and John/Jonathan, I am assuming that he was a son of Elijah Sr.

In 1800 there were no young males the age of Hezekiah in William's household, so it is probable that he was not the father of Hezekiah.

Conclusion: If William was in Hawkins, TN in 1830, this could be a possible connection between him and Lemuel Moore.  Hezekiah's son married the daughter of Lemuel, so Hezekiah could have been the nephew or brother of William.  It is more likely that he was a nephew.

               MARY SMALLWOOD  and JOHN CARNES             

Mary Smallwood, b. 1790 in NC, married John Carnes before 1808 and was in Georgia by 1808 where her first child was born in that year - according to other research.  The second child was born 1810 in Hall County, Georgia.   If Mary was the daughter of Jonathan Smallwood, why was she in Georgia by 1808?  Jonathan was still in Surry, NC in 1810.  William Smallwood and Mary Grant had other descendants who were in Georgia. Elisha Smallwood, the son of William Smallwood and Sarah Philpot, was in Georgia by 1822.  Prior to that he was in Clay Co, KY.  Their son William who married Mary "Polly" Clark, had a child in Habersham, Georgia in 1820.  Prior to that he was in Clay Co, KY.  Their son James, who married Cora, was in Georgia by 1818 when his first child was born there in that year.  Elisha Smallwood and Tabitha Humphreys were in Georgia by 1780 and they had a daughter named Mary.

According to a listing on the LDS web site, Jonathan Smallwood and Mary Indes Howard were the parents of Mary Magdaline Ann or Polly Smallwood who was born about 1790 and died about 1869 in Carroll, Georgia.  Another listing shows she died in Comanche, Texas.  A "John" Smallwood had a daughter age 0-10 in the 1790 Surry, NC census and a daughter age 0-10 in the 1800 Surry, NC census, therefore, she would have been born in 1790.  Census records for Mary Smallwood Carnes indicates a birth year of 1790, so this fits the profile.  However, there is no documentation on this information and the facts stated in the paragraph above make it questionable that Mary was the daughter of Jonathan, unless she left his household and went to Georgia with others before 1808.  In 1807 Mary would have been age 17, so this is possible.

It is curious how Mary could have been in Georgia by 1808.  Joseph Carnes, the father of John Carnes who married Mary, was listed in the 1800 Federal Census in Montgomery, NC along with an Edmund Carnes, presumed to be his son.  It is assumed that John Carnes was there also, since he would have been about age 14 and probably living with his parents - and Mary would have been about age 10, presumably living with her parents in Surry, NC.  I know of no Smallwood families who were in Montgomery, NC during that time period, and Montgomery is a distance south of Surry.  Remember - Jonathan died in about 1812, presumably in Surry, NC.  If she married John Carnes in Surry County (which has not been reported by any researcher to my knowledge) then the Carnes family must have been in or near Surry, NC in about 1807 when she was presumably married.  Why would they go from Granville, south to Montgomery, north to Surry and then south to Georgia? 

UPDATE December 14, 2005:  The county formation map for North Carolina shows that Montgomery County was formed in 1777 from Anson County which was directly south of Rowan County.  Surry County was formed from Rowan County.  Therefore, it is feasible that the Carnes family went a slight distance north to Surry Co to join groups who were getting ready to migrate to Georgia.  The Carnes family may have connected with the Smallwood family at that time, since Joseph Carnes probably knew the Smallwoods when he was in Granville, NC in 1784-1786.  Mary's father, Jonathan Smallwood, was still alive and living in Surry, NC until 1812 and she married John Carnes before 1808.  Jonathan Smallwood's uncle, Elisha, was in Fayette, GA by 1780.  He had been in Orange, NC as late as 1775, before going south to Georgia.  Orange County is between Granville and Rowan Counties.  It is possible that he was involved in forming or leading a group of migrants that wanted to move from North Carolina to Georgia.

Correction:  This web page (in the paragraph above this one) was incorrect.  It indicated that Joseph Carnes was in Mecklenburg Co, NC - it should have been Montgomery Co.

I can find no marriage record for John Carnes and Mary or Polly Smallwood - which does not mean it did not occur.  If the Mary Smallwood who married John Carnes was born 1790 in Surry, NC, it is quite likely that she was the daughter of Jonathan or Elijah Sr., for they are the only Smallwoods listed there in that year with unidentified daughters born ca. 1790.  Because the person who sent this listing to the LDS web site seemed to be so sure of the identity of Mary Smallwood, and because John Carnes was in Habersham GA in 1820 and 1830 (where Wm. Smallwood and Mary Clark were married) I will assume, for the time being, that this information is correct.  A more detailed discussion of this is contained in the next segment.

LDS WEB SITE:
Jonathan Smallwood
Birth: About 1764 , , North Carolina
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Wife
Mary Howard or Heyward
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Children
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1. Mary Magdaline Ann OR Polly Smallwood
Female
Birth: About 1790
Christening:
Death: About 1869 , Carroll, Georgia
Burial: About 1869 New Hope Primitive Baptist Church, , Carroll, Georgia
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LDS WEB SITE
 
Jonathan (John) SMALLWOOD (AFN:GKS2-W2)
Born: Abt. 1764 Place: <, , Surry County, North Carolina>
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Wife's Name
Mary Indes HOWARD (AFN:GKS2-X7)
Born: Abt. 1768 Place: <, , Surry County, North Carolina>
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Children
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1. Sex Name
F Mary SMALLWOOD (AFN:GKS2-NT)
Born: 1790 Place: , , Surry County, North Carolina
Died: 15 Apr 1866 Place: , Comanche, Comanche, Texas

                                     POLLY SMALLWOOD                                

Polly Smallwood who married John Lawson April 13, 1820 in Knox, KY is unidentified.  From census records, it appears that she was born between 1794 and 1804 (1820 census, Stinking Creek, Knox, KY).   Since she was married in Knox, KY by the same minister who presided over the marriage of Hezekiah Smallwood and Elizabeth Broughton, she was probably closely related to Hezekiah, perhaps a sister.  She may have been the daughter of one of Elijah Smallwood Senior's children who died before 1820, and she may have been living with another family.  These possibilities are all valid.  However, she could also be the daughter of Jonathan Smallwood who died about 1812 in Surry, NC.  Since I am assuming that the information about Mary Smallwood and John Carnes is correct, it is unlikely she was the daughter of Jonathan since Polly is a nickname for Mary and he would not name two daughters the same name.

Elijah Smallwood Jr. had several unidentified children in his household in Surry NC in 1800 and 1810.  Polly could have been one of the unidentified females, however, Elijah Jr. was listed in the 1820 Surry, NC census and Polly was married in April 1820 in Knox, KY.  It seems unlikely that she would be married in KY when her family was still in Surry.  Although, it is possible that Elijah owned property in NC and was listed there because of that, when he may have been in KY (although no census records exist for him in KY). 

William Smallwood and Mary Clark were in Clay, KY from at least 1816 (marriage) until 1817 when their first child was born there.  Their second child was born 1820 in Habersham, GA.  This creates a possible connection between the Smallwoods who were in Clay, KY and others who were in Habersham, GA.  Mary Smallwood and John Carnes were in Habersham, GA in 1820 and 1830.  Also in Habersham, GA in 1820 was John Holder who married Elizabeth Smallwood, reported to be the daughter of John Smallwood of Surry, NC.  It is presumed that the Carnes and Holders knew William Smallwood and Mary Clark who were from Clay, KY.

This possible connection between assumed children of Jonathan Smallwood and those who were in Clay, KY is quite interesting because the three Smallwood marriages that took place in Knox, KY from 1820 to 1822 (Polly, Edy and Hezekiah), took place in a location where the possible widow of Jonathan Smallwood was living with her 2nd husband, Owen Ragan.   In 1820 Jonathan's presumed daughter Mary was in GA near his first cousin, William who married Mary Clark.  With Jonathan's possible widow living in Knox, KY and his possible daughter living near William who was in Clay, KY in 1816 - and the fact that Hezekiah Smallwood who married Elizabeth Broughton in Knox, KY in 1822 went "back" to Clay, KY after his marriage - it is very likely that Hezekiah was somehow connected to the families of William Smallwood/Mary Clark and Jonathan Smallwood/Mary Howard.

William Smallwood married Mary Clark in Clay, KY 1816 however he was listed in Franklin, GA along with the father of John Carnes as early as 1810.  Possibly, William Smallwood traveled back to Clay, KY to get married, or he traveled back and forth between Clay, KY and GA.  William Smallwood's uncle, Elisha Smallwood who married Tabitha Humphreys, was in GA as early as 1780.  So, it is possible that William traveled back and forth between his uncle's place of residence and Clay, KY.  His brother Elisha who married Sarah Clark in 1809 Clay, KY may have done a similar thing for he ended up in GA by 1822.

Exactly how Hezekiah, Polly and Edy fit into this picture is difficult to figure out.  It makes sense that they were the children of Elijah Jr., but that doesn't seem to fit with the location of their marriages and his location at the time.  We must keep in mind that many families in those days were traveling back and forth between various locations, exploring newly civilized areas and looking for deals on good land.

Polly may have been the daughter of one of Elijah Smallwood Senior's children who died before 1820, the daughter of Elijah Jr., the daughter of the unknown William, or she may have been the daughter of Jonathan (but that is unlikely).  Since two other daughters of Jonathan Smallwood have been tentatively identified, I am categorizing Polly as a possible daughter of Elijah Jr.

Whoever was the father of Polly was most probably also the father of Hezekiah.  The following survey illustrates this point - John Lawson married Polly Smallwood:

1839 Laurel Co, KY Deeds pg 55 of KY Lineage
Surveyed for Jobe Broughton, assignee of
Hezekiah Smallwood, 100 acres on
the SE side of Rockcastle River. James McNeill, S.L.C.
Hezekiah Smallwood
John Lawson
Jobe Broughton

                                        EDY SMALLWOOD                                  

Edy Smallwood who married John Edwards August 6, 1820 in Knox, KY is also unidentified.  From census records, it appears that she was born between 1794 and 1804 (1820 census, Stinking Creek, Knox, KY).  It is uncertain if this was the correct John Edwards family since they were not married until August and the census was usually done in about June.  Also, there was one male age 0-10 in the household and if they were married in 1820, there would probably not be a child in 1820 (although it could happen).  In 1830 a John Edwards was in Knox, KY.  He and the oldest female were age 30-40.  Again, it is not known if this was the John Edwards who married Edy Smallwood.

Edy fits the profile to be the second daughter of Jonathan Smallwood, as does Elizabeth who married John Holder and Polly who married John Lawson.  It is simply not known who Edy's parents were, so the mystery remains unsolved.  She may have been the daughter of one of Elijah Smallwood Senior's children who died before 1820, the daughter of Elijah Jr., the daughter of the unknown William, or she may have been the daughter of Jonathan (but that is unlikely).  Since two other daughters of Jonathan Smallwood have been tentatively identified, I am categorizing Edy as a possible daughter of Elijah Jr.

In 1840 a John Edwards was living in Laurel, KY, age 30-40.  There was no older female in the household, so his wife may have died by then.  Next to him was William Edwards born 1810-1820, believed to be his son.  William married Marilla Elliott (per LDS web site) and was still living in Laurel, KY in 1850.  If you have information about this family please contact me by email.

1840 Census - Laurel Co KY
John Edwards
Males: 1(0-5) 0 1(10-15) 0 0 1(30-40)
Females: 1(0-5)
His wife must have died?
NEXT DOOR:
William Edwards - John's son?
Males: 1(0-5) 0 0 0 1(20-30)
Females: 0 1 0 0 1

1850 census - Laurel, KY
William Edwards, 38, farmer, KY
Marilla, 32, KY
Elizabeth, 17, KY
Nesby, male, 15, KY
M. Ann, 13, KY
Louis, 11, KY
Daniel, 9, KY
Andrew, 7, KY
William, 5, KY
Isaac, 3, KY
Madison, 5 mos, KY

     ELIZABETH SMALLWOOD  and JOHN HOLDER           

Elizabeth Smallwood married John Holder on Nov. 28, 1820 in Surry, NC.  It is reported by others that Elizabeth was the daughter of John Smallwood of Surry, NC.  It is probable that she was the sister of Mary Smallwood who married John Carnes.  A John Holder was located in the 1820 census in Habersham, Georgia along with a John Carnes.  It is not known if this John was the one who married Elizabeth.  In 1830 John Holder is found in Maury, Tennessee, age 30-40 and John Carnes is still in Habersham, Georgia.  A message board posting indicates that they had 11 children as they migrated from Surry County, NC to middle TN.  Elizabeth was born ca. 1801 in Surry, NC.  Jonathan Smallwood had a female in his household age 0-10 in 1810.  This could have been Elizabeth and the John who was referred to as her father could have been Jonathan .

In 1860 John and Elizabeth are found living in Perry, Tennessee.  No other Smallwood families are listed near their places of residence.  No documentation for Elizabeth's relationship to John Smallwood has been found, but since the researcher seems to be so sure that she was his daughter, I assume this is correct.

The following message was posted on the internet connecting the Holder family to the Pigg family:

Mary Salisbury is looking for the parents of John Holder b. about 1800 from Pittsylvania County, VA. He married, Elizabeth Smallwood 28 Nov 1820 Surry County, NC, b abt 1801 dau of John Smallwood. They had 11 children as they migrated from Surry County, NC to middle TN. The 5th child, Rebecca "Becky" Holder, b Feb 1832 Maury County, TN, is my 2GGmother. The Holders seemed to be connected with the Pigg Family as they migrated with them, & intermarried with them. Becky married John Clebourne Pigg, son of Clayborn Pigg, whose last wife was Ann Holder. Any clues or help I may receive will be most appreciated.

There was a William Pigg in 1790 & several other Pigg families 1800 & 1810 Surry, NC living near Elijah and John/Jonathan Smallwood, Job Broughton, Russell Carn and several Holder families. This is further evidence that Elizabeth was the daughter of John/Jonathan, as claimed in the message and elsewhere.

1790 Census (semi-alphabetical)
William Pigg Surry, NC 1790 - Page 183
James Holder Surry, NC 1790 - Page 184
Phillip Howard Surry, NC 1790 - Page 184
John Smallwood Surry, NC 1790 - Page 184
Russel Carn Surry, NC 1790 - Page 184
Jane Howard Surry, NC 1790 - Page 185
Job Broughton Surry, NC - Page 185
Elijah Smallwood Surry, NC 1790 - Page 186
John Holder Surry, NC 1790 - Page 186
Joseph Holder Surry, NC 1790 - Page 186
Solomon Holder Surry, NC 1790 - Page 186

1800 census (semi-alphabetical)
Clabourn Howard Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 662
Isaac Howard Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 661
James Howard Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 659
John Howard Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 663
Philip Howard Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 660
William Howard Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 660
Elijah Smallwood Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 690
Elijah Smallwood Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 690
No first Name (William?) Smallwood Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 690
John Smallwood Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 690
Nathan Pigg Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 682
Paul Pigg Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 682
Richard Pigg Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 682
William Pigg Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 682
Davis Holda Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 710
P Holder Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 708

1810 Census
LINE 5: Claborn Pigg Surry, NC 1810 (01010-51110) age 26-45 - Page 637 - Image 7
LINE 7: Nathan Pigg Surry, NC 1810 (10010-42010) age 26-45 - Page 637 - Image 7
LINE 4: Jonathan Smallwood , Surry, NC 1810 (20010-10010) age 26-45 - Image 6
LINE 5: Elizabeth Howard Surry, NC 1810 (11100-20010) age 26-45 - Image 6
LINE 6: Charles Howard Surry, NC 1810 (20010-30100) age 26-45 - Image 6
LINE 7: William Pigg Surry, NC 1810 (30110-11112) age 26-45 - Image 6
LINE 8: Presley Holder Surry, NC 1810 (00010-01001) age 26-45 - Image 6
LINE 11: Spencer Holder Surry, NC 1810 (21010-20010) age 26-45 - Image 6

1820 census
John Carnes Habersham, Georgia (very diff. to read-can't find him on the linked page) - Image 8
SAME PAGE: John Holder (000100-00000) age 18-26 - Image 8

1830 census
John Carn Not Stated, Habersham, Georgia (2201001-011101) age 40-50 <1780-1790> - Image 9
SAME PAGE: Alexander Moore (0000201-no females) age 40-50 <1780-1790> - Image 9
John Holder Maury, Tennessee (120001-110001) age 30-40 <1790-1800> - Image 57 - Page 347

1860 census
John Holder Not Stated, Perry, TN 59 1800 Tennessee Male
Elizabeth Holder Not Stated, Perry, TN 58 1801 Tennessee Female
Doke Holder Not Stated, Perry, TN 23 1836 Tennessee Male

                                   WILKINSON SMALLWOOD                                    

Wilkinson Smallwood is yet another mystery.  His birth year is also in question.  There appears to be a least three WilkinsonSmallwoods connected to the same family in Missouri. 

Wilkinson #1:  was born ca. 1797, 1821 or 1822 in Kentucky.  He married Eliza Johnson Sep. 1, 1842 in Laurel or Rockcastle, KY (this is where Hezekiah and Elizabeth lived).  His widow Eliza applied for a Mexican War pension which claimed that he was age 64 when he died in 1862.  However, the 1860 census indicates a birth year of ca. 1821.  If he served in the Mexican War (1846-1848) and was age 64 in 1862, he would have been about age 50 during that war.  It would be unusual for a person to serve in a war at the age of 50 unless he was a commissioned officer, which he probably was not.  Therefore, I believe he was born ca. 1821/1822 and not 1797.

Wilkinson #2:  married Sarah Catherine Smallwood "Kate" Ambrose Feb. 25, 1862 in Clark, Missouri.  They had one known child, Wilkinson born Dec. 4, 1862.  Wilkinson #2 died in the Civil War in August 1862.  Military records indicate he was age 21 during his war service, therefore, his birth year was about 1840.

Wilkinson #3: was born Dec. 4, 1862 in Clark, Missouri.  In 1880 Scotland, Missouri, he was living with a Louis Smallwood who was born ca. 1860 in Missouri.  Also in the household was the wife of Louis, Julia A., born ca. 1860 in Ohio.  In 1900 he was living with Louis in Pottawatomie, Kansas.

Kate Ambrose who married Wilkinson #2 was born Aug. 11, 1835 in Virginia.  She was the daughter of John Bell Ambrose (b. ca. 1804) and Julia Ann Green.  John Bell Ambrose born 1804 was the son of John Bell Ambrose (b. 1781 in Berkeley, VA)  and Elizabeth Betsy Crum.  His father was William Henry Ambrose b. 1740 Frederick, MD and Sarah Catherine whose maiden name is unknown.  Some researchers suspect her maiden name was Smallwood or Hanby, based on middle names of children and grandchildren. 

Wilkinson#1 and Eliza Johnson had a daughter named Elizabeth, b. ca. 1845 in Jefferson, KY.  She married Hezekiah Wheeler, b. ca. 1842 in Missouri.  Their daughter, Eliza F. Wheeler, b. ca. 1864 in Missouri, married Charles E. Winegar (also spelled Wininger) b. ca. 1864 in Missouri.  Charles E. Winegar was the son of Andrew Winegar and grandson of Peter Winegar who married Julia Ann Slusher.  Phebe Winegar, b. 1817, daughter of Peter Winegar and Julia Ann Slusher, married an unidentified Hezekiah Smallwood, b. ca. 1826 in Tennessee.  Peter Winegar was born 1782 in Hawkins, TN and his wife Julia Ann Slusher was born 1780 in Scott, Virginia.   Other Smallwoods were in Scott, Virginia, including an Elisha (b. 1800-1810) and an Elijah (b. 1790-1800) - see below.  It is believed these Smallwoods were connected to an older unknown Elisha Smallwood who was listed on the Revolutionary War Pensioner's list in 1835, Sullivan, TN.   Since Scott, Virginia is very close to Smyth, Virginia, where Elijah Jr. lived, it is possible that the Scott, VA Smallwoods were connected to him. 

In 1860, William Winegar and Andrew Winegar, sons of Peter Winegar and Julia Ann Slusher, were living in Scotland, Missouri.  Also there were Wilkinson#1 and Eliza.  Peter S. Winegar, the son of Peter Winegar and Julia Ann Slusher, was living in Scott, Virginia in 1860.  In 1880 Riley Smallwood, son of Hezekiah Smallwood and Elizabeth Broughton, was also living in Scotland, Missouri.

Julia Ann Slusher's brother, Phillip Slusher, was in Harlan, KY (very near Laurel and Rockcastle) and died there in about 1869.  Their son, John Slusher, named one of his sons Wilkerson.  Wilkinson and Wilkerson are sometimes considered to be the same name, at times, mispelled.

This is a very complex puzzle that takes some real focus to analyze.  Possibly, Elijah Smallwood Jr. had descendants who married into the Winegar family who ended up in Scotland and possibly Clark, Missouri.  We know that Hezekiah Smallwood and Elizabeth Broughton were in Clark, Missouri in 1860 and their son Riley was in Scotland, Missouri in 1800. 

If Hezekiah who married Elizabeth Broughton was the son of Elijah Jr., and If Wilkinson was connected to  Elijah Jr. then it makes sense that Wilkinson would be living near Hezekiah in Missouri.  We don't know what connection Wilkinsonhad to Hezekiah, if any, but if Wilkinsonwas born in 1797 and not in 1821/1822, he could be the brother of Hezekiah and son of Elijah Jr.   lf he was born 1821/1822 (which is more likely) then he could be the son of Hezekiah and Elizabeth who were married in 1822 in Knox, KY.  There were four young males in Hezekiah's household in 1830 and we have only accounted for three of them, so the fourth one could be Wilkinson.

Wilkinsonand Eliza had two daughters and two sons in the 1860 census in Scotland, Missouri.  The daughters were Tabitha b. 1852 in KY and Elizabeth b. 1844 in KY.  Tabitha married Thomas Rhodes b. 1823/1828 in Tennessee.  Elizabeth married Hezekiah Wheeler b. 1842 in Missouri.  In the 1870 census of Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, these two families were listed next to each other. 

The father of Thomas Rhodes may have been Levi Rhodes whose widow, Jane, was listed in the 1850 census of Scotland, Missouri.  One of the children in the household was William age 17.  Levi Rhodes died before 1850.  He was listed in Hawkins, TN in 1830, along with nine Winegar families and a William Smallwood b. 1770-1780. 

The father of Hezekiah Wheeler was Ignatius L.  Wheeler b. 1806 in Pendleton, KY.  In 1820 and 1830 he was listed in Jefferson, KY which is where Elizabeth Smallwood was born in Mar. 1845.  This creates a further question about the whereabouts of her father Wilkinson during the 1840's.  In April of 1845 he was listed as a witness to a marriage between Susan Johnson and Woodward Owen in Laurel, KY.  If this was the same Wilkinson, and if he was in Jefferson, KY in March 1845 for the birth of his daughter Elizabeth - then in Laurel, KY in April, 1845 for the marriage of a Susan Johnson (who just happens to have the same last name as his wife Eliza) - this would be quite interesting because Laurel, KY and Jefferson, KY are quite a distance from each other.  It is possible that he moved his family from Jefferson, KY to Laurel/Rockcastle, KY between March and April, 1845. 

Research into the identity of Susan Johnson who married Woodward Owen has proven unhelpful with one exception:  they had a daughter named Tabitha Owen b. 1846 in KY.  She was found on the Kentucky Marriage list marrying William Wiggins on Jan. 12, 1865 in Pulaski, KY.  The grandfather of William Wiggins was Morris Wiggins who was listed in the 1830 census living very near Hezekiah Smallwood and Elizabeth Broughton, and some other allied families.  Tabitha's parents were not found in census records after 1850 so they may have died.  Efforts to identify Susan Johnson and Woodward Owen have proven fruitless thusfar.  However, since their daughter married into a family who was close to Hezekiah Smallwood I would venture to guess that Woodward Owen's wife (Susan Johnson) was the sister of Eliza Johnson who married Wilkinson Smallwood and WilkinsonSmallwood was the missing son of Hezekiah and Elizabeth. 

To further complicate matters, the LDS website indicates that a Sarah Ambrose was a relative/sponsor for the birth or baptism of a Wilkinson Smallwood in 1822 Kentucky.  We cannot find a Sarah Ambrose who was living in Kentucky and was related to Kate Ambrose who married Wilkinson #2.  There were some Ambrose families in Clay and Pulaski, KY but it appears they were not of the same branch.  However, in the 1820 Clay, KY census, we find a John Crum Jr. (age 45+) living 4 households away from a John Ambrose (age 26-45) who was living next to a John Bell (age 26-45).  It is not known if this John Ambrose was connected to the family of Sarah Catherine who married William Henry Ambrose (son of Mathias Ambrose from Germany) or to the other Ambrose family who descended from Joseph Ambrose from England and whose descendants were in Nelson, Pulaski and Clay, KY.  John Bell Ambrose Sr. was in Berkeley, VA in 1810 and died in Warren, VA in 1860/1870.  John Bell Ambrose Jr. was in Urbana, Champaign, Ohio in 1850.  It is not known where he was before that.  He married Elizabeth Crum 1802 in Frederick, VA.  It is possible that he went to Clay, KY before going to Ohio, however the John Ambrose in Clay, KY was born 1793 to 1803 and John Bell Ambrose Jr. was born 1804.  This is only a one-year age difference, so it could be him.

This Sarah Ambrose is yet another mystery to be added to the long line of mysteries surrounding these families.

1860 census
W Smallwood Miller, Scotland, MO 38 1821 Kentucky Male
Eliza Smallwood Miller, Scotland, MO 38 1821 Tennessee Female
Tobitha Smallwood Miller, Scotland, MO 17 1842 Kentucky Female
Elizabeth Smallwood Miller, Scotland, MO 15 1844 Kentucky Female
James Smallwood Miller, Scotland, MO 5 1854 Kentucky Male
Thomas F Smallwood Miller, Scotland, MO 3 1856 Missouri Male

1880 Census Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Louis SMALLWOOD Self M Male W 20 MD? MO? R. R. Employee VA VA
Julia A. SMALLWOOD Wife M Female W 20 OH OH PA
Wilkerson SMALLWOOD Brother S Male W 17 MD? MO? VA VA
Source Information:
Census Place St. George, Pottawatomie, Kansas
Family History Library Film 1254393
NA Film Number T9-0393
Page Number 263D

1900 census - St. George, Pottawatomie, KS
Louis Smallwood, 40?, railroad employee, MD or MO, VA, VA
Julia A., 50?, wife, OH OH PA?
Wilkinson, 37?, brother, MO, VA, Penn or Tenn (terrible handwriting)

1820 Census - Clay, KY
LINE 16: John Crum Jr. (000001-01111) - Image 41 (John Bell Ambrose m. Elizabeth Crum)
LINE 20: John Ambrose (000100-010001) age 18-26 <1793-1803> - Image 41
LINE 22: John Bell (000010-10001) - Image 41 - interesting name!

1830 census
Morris Wiggins Not Stated, Laurel, Kentucky (101100001-021101) age 60-70 <1760-1770> - Image 21, Page 267
2 LINES BELOW: Isaac Forbush (0201001-0113001) age 40-50 <1780-1790> - Image 21, Page 267
SAME PAGE: John Bustle, John Prewitt
NEXT PAGE (268):
Hezekiah Smallwood, Woodard Broughton, John Johnstone, William Johnstone, Samuel Owens, Wm. Owens
PREVIOUS PAGE (266): Hiram Forbush, Wm. Forbush, Aaron Johnson

1840 census
Morris Wiggins Not Stated, Laurel, Kentucky (0010100001-00001101) age 70-80 <1760-1770> - Image 7, Page 5
PREVIOUS PAGE (4): Lemuel Moore, Hugh, Isaac and Wm. Forbush, John Lawson, Wm. Johnson, John Prewitt
 

                         MARY INDES "INDIA" HOWARD                      

1790 Census (semi-alphabetical)
Phillip Howard Surry, NC 1790 - Page 184 - Mary's father?
John Smallwood Surry, NC 1790 - Page 184
Jane Howard Surry, NC 1790 - Page 185
Job Broughton Surry, NC - Page 185
Elijah Smallwood Surry, NC 1790 - Page 186

1800 census (semi-alphabetical)
Clabourn Howard Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 662
Isaac Howard Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 661
James Howard Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 659
John Howard Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 663
Philip Howard Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 660
William Howard Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 660
Elijah Smallwood Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 690
Elijah Smallwood Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 690
No first Name (William?) Smallwood Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 - Page 690

1810 Census
LINE 4: Jonathan Smallwood , Surry, NC 1810 (20010-10010) age 26-45 - Image 6
LINE 5: Elizabeth Howard Surry, NC 1810 (11100-20010) age 26-45 - Image 6
LINE 6: Charles Howard Surry, NC 1810 (20010-30100) age 26-45 - Image 6

1820 Census (alphabetical)
Charles Howard Capt Winfreys District,Surry,NC 1820 (020201-12201) age 45+ - Image 2 - Page 780
Wm Smallwood Capt Winfreys District,Surry,NC 1820 (210001-21101) age 45+ - Image 4 - Page 784
Eligah Smallwood Capt Daniel Marrians District,Surry,NC 1820 (231101-42001) age 45+ - Image 3 - Page 734
Joseph Howard Capt Daniel Marrians District,Surry,NC 1820 (000110-20100) age 26-45 - Image 2 - Page 732

                        BENJAMIN M. SMALLWOOD  (b. ca. 1801)                          

A marriage record for Benjamin Smallwood and Sally Hutson (Hudson) was located in Knox, KY dated Jan. 12, 1832.  Research on Sally (aka Sarah) Hudson reveals that her probable father was Sterling Hudson who had a daughter named Sally born ca. 1810 in NC.  In the 1850 census, we find Benjamin and Sarah living in Jefferson, KY (same location as the birth place of Wilkinson Smallwood's daughter).  Sterling Hudson was in Salisbury, Surry, NC at the same time as Elijah and the other Surry, NC Smallwoods.  Several Hudson families were found with Kentucky Land Grants in Knox and Clay, KY.  They may have been related.  Also, Elizabeth Hopper, the granddaughter of Blaggrove Hopper, married Samuel Hudson July 30, 1831 in Knox, KY.  Samuel may have been related to Sally/Sarah.

1850 census - Louisville Ward 8, Jefferson, KY abt 1801 South Carolina
Benjamin M Smallwood, 49, upholsterer?, SC
Sarah, 39, NC
Mary J, 16, KY
Sarah A., 14, KY
Albert Devoe, 6, KY
NEXT HOUSEHOLD:
Washington Ragan, 26, well digger, IN
Mary, 21, IN
James Tiffay, 25, well digger, PA
India Tiffay, 20, Ireland

1800 census
Richard Hudson Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 (10010-10010) - Image 30
Francis Hudson Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 (00000-00101) - Image 30
Sterling Hudson Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 (13020-20011) - Image 30
William Hudson Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800 (20010-20010) - Image 29
ALSO IN SALISBURY, SURRY, NC:
Elijah Smallwood Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800
Elijah Smallwood Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800
No First Name Smallwood Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800
John Smallwood Salisbury, Surry, NC 1800

It is not proven that Benjamin Smallwood was the son of Elijah Jr. however, since he was married in Knox, KY and since Elijah Jr.  had a male Benjamin's age in his 1810 and 1820 households, it is possible that Benjamin was the son of Elijah Jr.  Census records indicate that Benjamin was born in South Carolina and I can find not records of a Smallwood family in South Carolina in about 1800 - he may have been born in North Carolina, or he may be a descendant of an unknown Smallwood family who was in South Carolina.

                   SUSANNAH SMALLWOOD  (b. ca. 1815)                     

A marriage record for Susannah Smallwood and Elijah Warren was found in Smyth, VA dated March 18, 1841.  In the 1840 census Elijah Warren was listed in Smyth, VA along with Elijah Jr.  and John M. Smallwood.  Elijah Warren and Susannah were found in the 1850 census living in Smyth, VA.  There were several children in their household born before 1841, so it is possible that Susannah was not the first wife of Elijah Warren.  Since it is believed that Elijah Jr. was in Smyth, VA in 1840, it is likely that Susannah was his daughter.

1840 census (alphabetical)
Eligah Smallwood Not Stated, Smyth, Virginia (100001001-110000001) age 60-70 <1770-1780> - Page 406
John Smallwood Smyth, Virginia (20001-00001) age 20-30 <1810-1820> - Page 406
Eligah Warren Not Stated, Smyth, Virginia (001001-00001) age 30-40 <1800-1810> - Page 409
William Reagan Not Stated, Smyth, Virginia (00000000001-00000000001) age 80-90 <1750-1760>

1850 census - District 60, Smyth, VA
Elijah Warren, 42, laborer, NC
Susannah, 35, NC
Nancy C, 15, NC
Amanda J, 14, NC
John M, 13, NC
James A, 12, NC
Sarah Ann, 10, NC
Margaret, 8, NC
Mary, 1, NC
 

                         THE OTHER "FLOATING" SMALLWOODS                      

ELIJAH AND ELISHA SMALLWOOD - SCOTT, VA

In 1830 in Scott, Virginia we find an Elijah Smallwood age 30-40 and an Elisha Smallwood age 40-50.  An Elisha Smallwood is also listed as a Revolutionary War Pensioner in Sullivan, TN in 1835 and the Elisha listed in 1840 Scott, VA could have been in Sullivan, TN in 1830. I am unaware of an Elisha Smallwood who was born early enough to have served in the Revolutionary War who was still alive in 1835.  The pension recipient may have been a widow and not the solider himself.  We don't know the death date of Elijah Senior's wife Sarah.  The pension record is listed under the name Elisha, but this may be an error - or Elijah Sr. may have had a son named Elisha born early enough to serve in the Revolutionary War.  The pension record does not provide the age of the claimant.   Scott, VA is very close to Smyth, VA where Elijah Jr. was living in 1840 and 1850, so this strengthens the possibility that there may be a connection between the Rev. War Elisha and Elijah Jr.

1840 census - Scott, VA
Elijah Smallwood (000001-300001) age 30-40 (born 1800-1810)
Elisha Smallwood (1000001-010001) age 40-50 (may have been in Sullivan TN in 1830)

1830 Sullivan Co TN pg 347a
Elisha Smallwood
Males: 2(0-5) 1(5-10) 0 0 0 1(30-40) (born between 1790 and 1800)
Females: 0 1 0 0 0 1

This segment will be expanded soon....

   HEZEKIAH SMALLWOOD AND ELIZABETH BROUGHTON 

This segment is coming soon....


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DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDS

1790 Census - Surry NC
Elijah Smallwood (2 males over 16 - 1 male under 16 - 5 females)
John Smallwood  (1 male over 16 - 1 male under 16 - 2 females)
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1800 Census Salisbury, Surry, NC
Elijah Smallwood Sr (11101-10201) (45+)
Elijah Smallwood Jr. (20010-10010) (26-45)
?? Smallwood (00010-01010) (26-45) (no 1st name) - William??
John Smallwood (01010-01010) (26-45) - unknown
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1810 Census - Surry Co NC
Elijah Smallwood Jr
Males: 3 0 1 1 0 - oldest male age 26-45
Females: 2 1 0 1 0
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Wm Smallwood - unidentified
Males: 5 1 0 1 0 - oldest male age 26-45
Females: 0 0 1 0 1
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Jonathan Smallwood - brother of Elijah Jr.
Males: 2 0 0 1 0 - oldest male age 26-45
Females: 1 0 0 1 0
NOTE: Mary had married before 1808, so she was gone from household
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1810 Census - Shelby, KY
Samuel Smallwood (20100-00100) age 16-26 - Image 6
SAME PAGE: Reuben Stout (00201-10411) age 45+ - Image 6 (5 lines away from Samuel Smallwood)
Randolph Smallwood (10010-10010) age 26-45 - Image 7
1 LINE ABOVE: Joseph Akers (21301-11000) age 45+ (father of Sarah Akers)
3 LINES BELOW: Drury Akers (10010-00010) age 26-45 - Image 7
John Smallwood (00010-00100) age 26-45 - Image 14 -- ??
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1820 Census - Surry Co NC
Elijah Smallwood
Males: 0 3 1 1 0 1(45+) male age 16-18 was not there in prior years.
Females: 4 2 0 0 1
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William Smallwood - ??
Males: 2 1 0 0 0 1 - oldest male age 45+
Females: 2 1 1 0 1
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1820 Census - Shelby Co, KY
Wm Smallwood - ??
Males: 0 0 0 0 0 1(45+)
Females: 0 0 0 0 1(45+)
Also in Shelby Co KY in 1820
John Smallwood - ??
Males: 100010 - age 26-45 - born before 1794
Females: 20010
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1820 census
Mary Smallwood Wilkes,GA 1820 (110000-00011) age 45+ - Image 9
Wm Smallwood Wilkes,GA 1820 (032211-00101) age 45+ - Image 12 - ??
LINE ABOVE: Jas. H. Marlow (000200-00101) age 18-26 - Image 12
NOTE: John Smallwood s/o Smallwood/Grant, m. Ann Marlow - could this Wm. be Smallwood/Philpot?
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1820 Census - Stinking Creek, Knox, KY
JOHN LAWSON - On same page with Woodred, Job and Jesse Broughton, William Edwards, Arthur Edwards (all Edwards and John Lawson are next to Job Broughton)
John Lawson
Males: 0(0-10) 2(10-16) 1(16-18) 2(18-26) - born bet 1794 and 1802
Females: 0 0 1(16-26) 1(26-45)
(Willoughby Broughton was in Surry NC in 1771 with Elijah Smallwood and several Lawsons)
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1830 Census - Knox Co, KY
John Lawson
Males: 2(0-5) 1(5-10) 0 0 0 1(30-40) 0 1(50-60)
Females: 1(0-5) 1(5-10) 0 0 1(20-30)
male age 30-40 - John - and male age 50-60 - his father?
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1820 Census
Brown Edwards North West Side of Cumberland River,Knox,KY 1820 (210001-11010) AGE 45+
BROWN EDWARDS WAS A REV WAR PATRIOT - ON 1835 PENSION LIST
Arthur Edwards Stinking Creek,Knox,KY 1820 (000101-00001) AGE 45+ (Prob father of Will and John)
NEXT DOOR:
Will Edwards Stinking Creek,Knox,KY 1820 (100100-00100) AGE 18-26
NEXT DOOR:
John Edwards Stinking Creek,Knox,KY 1820 (100100-00100) AGE 18-26
SAME PAGE: WOODRED, JOB & JESSE BROUGHTON, JACOB HOPPER AND JOHN LAWSON
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1830 Census - Knox Co, KY - Page 246
John Edwards
Males: 1(0-5) 2(5-10) 0 0 0 1(30-40)
Females: 2(0-5) 0 0 0 1(30-40) 0 0 0 0 1(80-90)
SAME PAGE:
Edwards, Nancy Unknown Townships, Knox, KY 1830 - Page 246 (001 - 13001(20-30))
NEXT DOOR:
Edwards, Benjamin Unknown Townships, Knox, KY 1830 - Page 246 (0010001(40-50) - 0200001)
SAME PAGE:
Edwards, Brown Knox, KY 1835 - Page 246 (02111(20-30) - 00011001)
Edwards, Andrew Unknown Townships, Knox, KY 1830 Page 230
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SURRY CO NC 1810:
Wm Smallwood - unidentified
Males: 5 1 0 1 0 - male age 26-45
Females: 0 0 1 0 1
Analysis:
MALES:
5 - 0-10 <1799-1810>
1 - 10-16 <1794-1801>
1 - 26-45 <1764-1785> - William
FEMALES:
1 - 16-26 <1784-1794>
1 - 45+ (mother or mother-in-law?)

SURRY NC IN 1820:
William Smallwood - unidentified
Males: 2 1 0 0 0 1(45+)
Females: 2 1 1 0 1(45+)
Analysis:
MALES:
2 - 0-10 <1809-1820>
1 - 10-16 <1803-1810>
1 - 45+ <b. bef 1775> - William
FEMALES:
2 - 0-10 <1809-1820>
1 - 10-16 <1803-1810>
1 - 16-18 <1802-1804>
1 - 45+ <b. bef 1775>