John Smyre

John Smyre

Male 1752 - 1846  (93 years)

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  • Name John Smyre 
    Born 16 Jun 1752  Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The Catawba River Valley, Rowan County NC, became in 1777: Burke County NC, and became in 1779: Lincoln County NC, and finally in 1842: Catawba County, NC.
    Gender Male 
    Died 08 Jan 1846  Catawba County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Old St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Ancestry.com:

      "John Smyre was a patriot in the Revolutionary War and furnished supplies according to records. He was born on 16 June 1752 and died 8 Jan 1846. On 17 May 1785, John Smyre married to Matilda Othello Bost, who was born in 1764 and died in 1834. She would have been about seventy when she died.

      John is listed with the Daughters of the American Revolution as John Schmeyer/Smyer. In 1818 John gave land to Old St. Paul's Lutheran Church. The deed is recorded in Book 28 page 256 in Lincoln County, NC. According to sources, the Smyers family was among those instrumental in progression of the Lutheran denomination in North Carolina. ("Catawba County Heritage," p. 492)
    Person ID I14013  Complete
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2014 

    Father Johan Jacob Schmeyer,   b. 06 Apr 1723, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1790, Lincoln, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Keiffer,   d. 18 Dec 1808, Prob. Lincoln, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8002  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Matilda Othello Bost,   b. 8 Dec 1764, Clarks Creek, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1834, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 17 May 1785  North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. John Smyre, (slaveowner),   b. 14 Oct 1785, Lincoln County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1877, Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +2. Daniel Edward Smyre, (slaveowner),   b. 26 Apr 1787, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1875, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     3. Jacob Smyre, (slaveowner),   b. 18 Feb 1789, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1875, Alpine, Perry County, Arkansas, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    +4. Elias Smyre, (slaveowner),   b. 1 Nov 1791, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1886, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     5. David Smyre,   b. 18 Nov 1793, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. George Smyre, (slaveowner),   b. 17 Jun 1795, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1860, Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     7. Mary Ann Genelia Smyre,   b. 9 Sep 1797, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1892, Caldwell County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     8. Sarah Smyre,   b. 16 May 1799, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1855, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    +9. Anna Katherine Smyre,   b. 10 Aug 1802, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1865, Caldwell County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     10. Elizabeth Smyre,   b. 8 Dec 1804, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1848, Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
    Last Modified 14 Jul 2013 
    Family ID F6117  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Jun 1752 - Rowan County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 May 1785 - North Carolina, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 08 Jan 1846 - Catawba County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Old St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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