Muhlenberg County Kentucky

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William Weston Smith & Sarah Hampton

Husband: William Weston Smith1
Born: 20 May 17972
Married: 27 Jan 1829, Logan Co., Kentucky3
Died: 15 Nov 18394
Buried: Smith Cemetery, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky5
Father: Ambrose Smith6

Wife: Sarah Hampton7
Born: 17 Oct 18008
Died: 2 Feb 18739
Buried: Smith Cemetery, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky10
Father: Stephen Hopton11

Children12 of William W. Smith & Sarah Hampton:

  1. Manerva “Minervy” E. Smith13, b. 26 Feb 1831; d. 16 Jun 1849.
  2. Daniel A. Smith14, b. 07 Jul 1833; bottom of stone missing.
  3. Eudoxie J. Smith15, b. 12 Jul 1835; d. 6 [stone broken] 1841.
  4. Zebulon P. Smith16, b. 18 Sep 1842; d. 16 Nov 1869.

Footnotes

  1. Lam, Dorann. “William W. Smith FGR, etc. & Smith Cemetery #3.” Received by J.P. Johnson, 9 Mar 2017: At one place in the Chancery papers, William is referred to as William Weston Smith.
  2. Hammers, Marian G. “Smith Cemetery.” Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries. Vol. 3. Madisonville, KY: Marian G. Hammers, 1978. 25 [Hammers 3:25].
  3. Logan County Kentucky Marriage Record Book 1, 1818-1840, p.28: 27 Jan 1829, Wm. Smith to Sarah Hampton. Familysearch. Web. Accessed 21 Mar 2017.
  4. Hammers 3:25.
  5. Hammers 3:25. The cemetery is located on the TVA's Paradise Plant property. Not clear exactly where, or if the cemetery still exists.
  6. Logan County Kentucky Will Book G, 1837-1847, “Sale of Ambrose Smith Estate,” p. 316-318: By amo. pd. E. Durall Guard of Wm. Smith's heirs. 26 July 1842. Also Muhlenberg County Kentucky Administration & Guardian Settlements Book 1, 1834-1849, p. 379-380: Ephraim Durall, guardian of Zebulon Smith, Minerva Smith, Daniel Smith and Udoxy Smith (one of said wards being dead) orphans of William Smith decd. 25 Aug 1848. Ambrose Smith's will appears in Logan County Kentucky Guardian Records, Vol. B, 1834-1856, p. 27, Familysearch image 53. Familysearch. Web. Accessed 22 Mar 2017.
  7. Hammers 3:25. Maiden name from Logan County Kentucky Marriage Record Book 1, 1818-1840, p.28: 27 Jan 1829, Wm. Smith to Sarah Hampton. Familysearch. Web. Accessed 21 Mar 2017. Surname also appears as Hopton. See Logan County Kentucky Will Book F, p. 46-47, Will of Stephen Hopton. Familysearch. Web. Accessed 22 Mar 2017.
  8. Hammers 3:25.
  9. Hammers 3:25.
  10. Hammers 3:25. The cemetery is located on the TVA's Paradise Plant property. Not clear exactly where, or if the cemetery still exists.
  11. Logan County Kentucky Will Book F, p. 46-47, Familysearch image 38, Will of Stephen Hopton. Familysearch. Web. Accessed 22 Mar 2017. The name Hampton appears in Logan County Kentucky Marriage Record Book 1, 1818-1840, p.28: 27 Jan 1829, Wm. Smith to Sarah Hampton. Familysearch. Web. Accessed 21 Mar 2017.
  12. Muhlenberg County Kentucky Administration & Guardian Settlements Book 1, 1834-1849, p. 379-380: Ephraim Durall, guardian of Zebulon Smith, Minerva Smith, Daniel Smith and Udoxy Smith (one of said wards being dead) orphans of William Smith decd. 25 Aug 1848.
  13. Hammers 3:25.
  14. Hammers 3:25.
  15. Hammers 3:25.
  16. Hammers 3:25.

Updated August 9, 2017