EIGHTH GENERATION
146. Obadiah SMITH was born on abt 1750. He died before Oct 6, 1820 in Rutherford Co., TN. He appeared on the 1790 Census in Rowan Co., NC. He appeared on the 1800 Rowan Co., NC Census, and again on the 1810 Rowan Co., TN. Sometime after the 1810 Census and before 1815, Obadiah Smith, with his family moved to Rutherford Co., TN. On Jul 26, 1816 he wrote his will in Rutherford Co., TN. The will was filed for probate on Oct 6, 1820. He named his sons, William Smith, John Smith and Thomas Smith as executors. He mentioned his wife, and left her slaves, during her lifetime and mentioned the balance of his estate to be divided between his wife and "all my children" but named no others. Oct 17th 1820, a list of the Sale of Obadiah Smith's Estate was recorded, those named were: John Smith, O. Marable, I. H. Overall, John F. Cooke, Thomas Smith, I. Smith, Thomas Butler, Haray Pope, William Smith, P. Ward, James Smith, William Caton, Isaac H. Overall, John Biles, B. Marable, Smith Biles, Robert Smith. The slaves who were willed to Obediah's wife in the will, were sold at this estate sale, so I am assuming that she was deceased by this time.
He married ??? abt 1774.
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His wife was born about 1756.
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Elizabeth "Betsy" SMITH.
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